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Lamborghini Gallardo Hitsa Enda Da Roada - Lamborghini Ends Gallardo Production

Lamborghini Gallardo Hitsa Enda Da Roada - Lamborghini Ends Gallardo Production

Sant'Agata Bolognese, 25.11.2013; In the historic factory buildings of Sant'Agata Bolognese, the last Lamborghini Gallardo has left the production line. The final model is a Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante in Rosso Mars (red) and it is destined for a private collector. With a total of 14,022 units the Gallardo is ... Continue reading

3-D Scanning Big Part of Cadillac Elmiraj Design

3-D Scanning Big Part of Cadillac Elmiraj Design

“ Structured-light 3-D scanning, an advanced measuring technology often used for fine art restoration and reproduction, helped create a “work of art” in the Cadillac Elmiraj concept car – appearing at the Los Angeles International Auto Show through Dec. 1. 3-D scanning uses projected light patterns and ... Continue reading

SAIC-GM-Wuling Launches Wuling Rong Guang S Minivan

SAIC-GM-Wuling Launches Wuling Rong Guang S Minivan

Liuzhou – SAIC-GM-Wuling today launched the Wuling Rong Guang S minivan in China. Four variants are available at a starting price of RMB 44,600. The Rong Guang S builds on the success of the original Rong Guang introduced in 2008. It offers additional sedan-like features and an upgraded exterior, interior, powertr ... Continue reading

Hyundai, Honda, Toyota and other major auto manufacturers announce plans to introduce hydrogen fuel cell cars next year

Hyundai, Honda, Toyota and other major auto manufacturers announce plans to introduce hydrogen fuel cell cars next year

HyperSolar, Inc. (OTC:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today announced that it is evaluating commercial methods for onsite hydrogen production at distribution points or fueling stations to meet the demand created by the launch of fue ... Continue reading

Growth of LTE-Based In-car Wi-Fi Hot Spots to Boost Rear-seat Entertainment Options

Growth of LTE-Based In-car Wi-Fi Hot Spots to Boost Rear-seat Entertainment Options

Although the majority of rear-seat entertainment usage is likely to be based on BYOD, ABI Research forecasts that the number of embedded OEM-supplied rear-seat entertainment displays shipped in cars will increase to reach 13.3 million units globally by 2020. “Although we expect the majority of people to use their ... Continue reading

Allstate and Sterling Autobody Give a Ride to Families and Charities in Need of Transportation

Allstate and Sterling Autobody Give a Ride to Families and Charities in Need of Transportation

More than 160 cars and counting; that's the number of vehicles Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Centers has donated over the last six years to families and nonprofit organizations in need of reliable transportation. This year, the companies will donate 18 newly refurbished automobiles through the Nation ... Continue reading

Henry Ford and Ford Community Programs Celebrated on New Float in Nationally Televised Parade on Thanksgiving Day

Henry Ford and Ford Community Programs Celebrated on New Float in Nationally Televised Parade on Thanksgiving Day

Ford Motor Company's new float for America's Thanksgiving Parade presented by Art Van was unveiled by Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford to hundreds of Ford employees today in front of Ford World Headquarters A giant likeness of company founder Henry Ford has the seat of honor on the float; his great-great-granddaughter ... Continue reading

Zipcar Offers New Monthly Membership Plan

Zipcar Offers New Monthly Membership Plan

Zipcar, Inc., the world's leading car sharing network, today announced a new plan that gives members the option to pay for membership on a monthly basis for its "wheels when you want them" service. Based on strong and positive feedback from two test cities, Zipcar is now rolling out the option to nearly all US and Cana ... Continue reading

2013 Los Angeles Auto Show Reveals Automotive Innovations Across All Vehicle Segments

2013 Los Angeles Auto Show Reveals Automotive Innovations Across All Vehicle Segments

Start your engines! The Los Angeles Auto Show, the first auto show of the season is here! Widely regarded as being the most forward-thinking of all the major shows, the latest in technology and design exhibited at the show will be finding their way into driveways across the country in the near future. The show proves t ... Continue reading

NICB Reports Small Decline in Motorcycle Thefts in 2012

NICB Reports Small Decline in Motorcycle Thefts in 2012

Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki Are Top Stolen Brands - The National Insurance Crime Bureau today released a report on motorcycle thefts in the United States for 2012. The report is based on National Crime Information Center (NCIC) motorcycle theft data for 2012. A total of 46,061 motorcycles were reported stolen in 2012 compare ... Continue reading

Carvana Extends Cyber Monday Offers To Car Buyers

Carvana Extends Cyber Monday Offers To Car Buyers

Who/What: Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year and for the first time cars are included. Through Carvana, the first complete online auto retailer that allows consumers to shop, finance and purchase a car entirely on the Web in less than 15 minutes, car buyers now have a choice in how they spend t ... Continue reading

2014 HONDA Civic Tourer: Solid Foundations & Strong Heritage

2014 HONDA Civic Tourer: Solid Foundations & Strong Heritage

Solid foundations in Civic - high utility compact car Strong Honda heritage in Wagon derivatives in Europe Strong market opportunity Developed, designed and built in Europe, for Europe Solid foundations in Civic The 2014 Civic Tourer was developed and designed in Europe, allowing Honda's European R&D team to lead the c ... Continue reading

Affordable auto parts gift ideas from AutoPartsWarehouse.com make packing up the gear and hitting the road easier than ever

Affordable auto parts gift ideas from AutoPartsWarehouse.com make packing up the gear and hitting the road easier than ever

With nearly eight in ten leisure travelers opting to drive versus fly and an approximate 46% of these travelers looking for adventure1, it is a safe bet that someone on most consumers' holiday lists is planning to hit the road in 2013. And, while most people may not think of auto parts for holiday giving, AutoPartsWare ... Continue reading

Hertz welcomes Ford Focus ST-H hatchbacks with unique Hertz exterior to its Fun Collection in The Netherlands

Hertz welcomes Ford Focus ST-H hatchbacks with unique Hertz exterior to its Fun Collection in The Netherlands

The Hertz Corporation , the world's leading general use car rental brand, has added Ford Focus ST-H models to its Fun Collection in the Netherlands, with the "hot hatches" now available to rent from Schiphol Airport. The Ford Focus ST-H follows a long tradition of Ford creating limited edition models hallmarked with an ... Continue reading

Mazda Makes Car and Driver's Top Ten List for 12th Consecutive Year

Mazda Makes Car and Driver's Top Ten List for 12th Consecutive Year

The 2014 Mazda3 and 2014 Mazda6 have been named to Car and Driver's 2014 10Best Cars list, marking the 29th and 30th times a Mazda vehicle has been awarded a spot on the long-running Top Ten list, and is Mazda's 12th consecutive annual appearance. The 2013 MX-5 Miata made the coveted final cut last year. Completely red ... Continue reading

MAM Software returns from Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week

MAM Software returns from Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week

MAM Software enjoyed a productive Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW) and was pleased with the response to the items it showcased. The company also took great pride in collecting the Business Tools AAPEX Product Showcase Award for its Autocat+ electronic parts catalog. ... Continue reading

LoJack's Diego Tebaldi To Deliver Keynote Address At INTERPOL Global Conference On Vehicle Crime

LoJack's Diego Tebaldi To Deliver Keynote Address At INTERPOL Global Conference On Vehicle Crime

LoJack Corporation's Senior Director of Global Government Regulatory Affairs, Diego Tebaldi, will be the opening keynote speaker at this week's INTERPOL Global Conference on Vehicle Crime. Following Secretary General Ronald Noble's welcome address, Tebaldi will speak to auto theft experts, attendees and representatives ... Continue reading

Auto Guangzhou witnesses the arrival of the new 918 Spyder and new 911 Turbo S

Auto Guangzhou witnesses the arrival of the new 918 Spyder and new 911 Turbo S

On November 21 at the Pazhou International Exhibition Centre in Guangzhou, Porsche unveiled two revolutionary sports cars. The Asian Premiere of the new Porsche 918 Spyder and the new Porsche 911 Turbo S were landmark moments for the acclaimed marque in China. ... Continue reading

Industry-leading companies across verticals gather in Frankfurt to receive coveted awards

Industry-leading companies across verticals gather in Frankfurt to receive coveted awards

Frost & Sullivan presented accolades acknowledging superlative performances within their respective industries to over twenty game-changing companies at the 2013 Excellence in Best Practices Awards Banquet at the Frankfurt Jumeirah Hotel on 19th November. The black tie event recognized companies, strategies, processes ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs Comprehensive Transportation Legislation

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs Comprehensive Transportation Legislation

Bipartisan Support Fuels Needed Bridge, Road Repairs and Upgrades; Funds Transit Systems Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law House Bill 1060, Pennsylvania's most comprehensive piece of state transportation legislation in decades. The transportation package will keep Pennsylvania safe and economically competitive ... Continue reading

Professional Drivers Offer Highway Safety Tips for Thanksgiving Travel

Professional Drivers Offer Highway Safety Tips for Thanksgiving Travel

The American Trucking Associations is urging the 43.4 million motorists that are expected to travel on the highways this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to follow the safety tips from a team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles. ( ... Continue reading

Subaru And The National Park Foundation Invite You To "Share the Love" For Your National Parks

Subaru And The National Park Foundation Invite You To "Share the Love" For Your National Parks

Subaru will donate $250 to the National Park Foundation for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased November 21 – January 2 The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, and Subaru are giving people across the country the opportunity to support their more than 400 national parks. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander Phev Will Be Exempt From The London Congestion Charge

Mitsubishi Outlander Phev Will Be Exempt From The London Congestion Charge

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is pleased to announce the new Outlander PHEVwill be exempt from the London Congestion Charge. ... Continue reading

Maserati Officially Opens The 31st Turin Film Festival

Maserati Officially Opens The 31st Turin Film Festival

The opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the Turin Film Festival was held yesterday at the Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli Lingotto in Turin. ... Continue reading

Citroen C4 Picasso Crowned Continental Irish Car Of The Year 2014

Citroen C4 Picasso Crowned Continental Irish Car Of The Year 2014

Citroen's New C4 Picasso has been honoured with the title of Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA). ... Continue reading

Four Wins For Three-Pointed Star Including Car Of The Year 2013 At Professional Driver Magazine Awards

Four Wins For Three-Pointed Star Including Car Of The Year 2013 At Professional Driver Magazine Awards

Mercedes-Benz vehicles scooped four awards at last night's Professional Driver Magazine Awards, including Car of the Year for 2013 for the E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Further Strengthens Innovation And Technology Leadership

Volkswagen Group Further Strengthens Innovation And Technology Leadership

The Volkswagen Group will invest a total of €84.2 billion in its Automotive Division over the coming five years. ... Continue reading

BRZ is People's Choice - Again

BRZ is People's Choice - Again

For the second consecutive year Subaru's BRZ sports car has been voted the carsales People's Choice Best Performance Car Under $100,000. ... Continue reading

Land Rover is victorious in the Carsales.com.au People's Choice Awards 2013

Land Rover is victorious in the Carsales.com.au People's Choice Awards 2013

Land Rover Discovery 4 has topped the voting in the Off-road 4x4 category and the All-New Range Rover was voted best SUV Over $50K in the carsales.com.au People's Choice awards. ... Continue reading

Upcoming Changes at Ford Australa Communications

Upcoming Changes at Ford Australa Communications

Ford Australia is today announcing changes to the leadership of the Ford Australia Communications team, effective January 2014. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Australia awards its top Service Technicians and Service Advisors

Mitsubishi Motors Australia awards its top Service Technicians and Service Advisors

Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMAL) has announced the winners of the National Final of the 2013 Service Skills Contest. ... Continue reading

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