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Nutson In NY Reports On 2015 Ford Mustang Press Unveiling +VIDEO

Nutson In NY Reports On 2015 Ford Mustang Press Unveiling +VIDEO

2015 Ford Mustang Mustang-Since 1964 by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel The hype to see the all-new (or would it really be all-new) 2015 Mustang was wild. Ford announced that the Mustang would make its debut today, December 5 in six cities on four continents: Its hometown, Dearborn, Michiga ... Continue reading

Green Automotive Company Closes $500,000 Investment from Ironridge Global

Green Automotive Company Closes $500,000 Investment from Ironridge Global

Green Automotive Company (OTCQB: GACR), a state-of-the-art niche vehicle design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales company, driving innovation in the use of cutting edge zero and low emission technologies, today announced that it has settled trade payables in excess of $500,000, removing these obligations from its ... Continue reading

Next Gen Ford Mustang Revealed

Next Gen Ford Mustang Revealed

All-new sophisticated design clearly inspired by 50 years of Mustang heritage evolved to attract wider array of customers and expand global market availability Mustang now available with three engines offering a broader power of choice – a more powerful 5.0-liter V8, a 3.7-liter V6 and an all-new fuel-efficient 2. ... Continue reading

GM Strengthens its European Brand Strategy

GM Strengthens its European Brand Strategy

Opel/Vauxhall to compete as GM's mainstream brands across Europe Chevrolet to focus on iconic products in Europe Cadillac to expand in Europe “ General Motors today announced plans to accelerate its progress in Europe by bolstering its brands in the mainstream and premium segments. Beginning in 2016, GM will compete i ... Continue reading

GM Announces $24-Million Landfill Gas Investment: Will be first automaker in North America to generate its own electricity

GM Announces $24-Million Landfill Gas Investment: Will be first automaker in North America to generate its own electricity

“ General Motors announced today a $24-million investment in electrical generation equipment that will allow the company to use more landfill gas at its Fort Wayne, Ind., and Orion, Mich., assembly plants. The new equipment will generate more than 14 megawatts of electricity from landfill gas, a renewable energy sourc ... Continue reading

Trucking Industry Warns D.C. That Diesel Registration Proposal Will Hurt City

Trucking Industry Warns D.C. That Diesel Registration Proposal Will Hurt City

A coalition of trucking industry groups warned the D.C. Council that provisions in the recently introduced Sustainable D.C. Omnibus Act of 2013 would have "significantly harmful effects on the District's economy and on the quality of life of District residents." ... Continue reading

World's Leading Maker of Arcade-Quality Pinball Celebrates 50 Years of Ford Mustang with Newest Machine

World's Leading Maker of Arcade-Quality Pinball Celebrates 50 Years of Ford Mustang with Newest Machine

Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's leading maker of real pinball games, proudly announced today the merging of two American icons. Get ready to start your engines and celebrate 50 years of Mustang. The Mustang pinball machine, exclusive to Ford, drops players into the driver's seat of one of the hottest cars on the stree ... Continue reading

National Car Rental Teams with Chevrolet on 2014 Impala Test-Drive Promotion

National Car Rental Teams with Chevrolet on 2014 Impala Test-Drive Promotion

National Car Rental and Chevrolet are offering a two-month 2014 Impala Test-Drive Promotion to National's Emerald Club Executive and Executive Elite members. The new Impalas are available to these members at the top 20 U.S. airports in the Executive Section of National's "Emerald Aisle" – an exclusive section of t ... Continue reading

Alcantara Part Of Vehicle Debuts At L.A. And Tokyo Shows

Alcantara Part Of Vehicle Debuts At L.A. And Tokyo Shows

MILAN, Dec. 5, 2013 -- Alcantara was on center stage for vehicle debuts at 2013's final two major international auto shows -- Los Angeles and Tokyo. A unique Italian-made material used by automotive interior designers from the world's leading brands, Alcantara was chosen for the interior of the all-new Porsche Macan Tu ... Continue reading

Zipcar Touches Down in Chicagoland Airports, Marking the Company's 25th and 26th Airport Locations

Zipcar Touches Down in Chicagoland Airports, Marking the Company's 25th and 26th Airport Locations

Zipcar, Inc., the world's leading car sharing network, today announced it has launched service at Chicago's O'Hare International and Midway airports, bringing the total number of airports that offer Zipcar to 26. To celebrate this milestone Zipcar is offering special pricing – $99 for a two-day reservation – ... Continue reading

Honda Joins Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Demonstration Project in Partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

Honda Joins Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Demonstration Project in Partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

Honda has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing a potentially valuable energy storage resource to the nation's electrical grid while providing for more cost-effective ownership of plug-in electric vehicles. ... Continue reading

Honda's Mean Mower Scoops'Thing of the Year'in 2013 BBC TopGear Magazine Awards

Honda's Mean Mower Scoops'Thing of the Year'in 2013 BBC TopGear Magazine Awards

Honda (UK)'s fire spitting 'Mean Mower' has scooped a very special accolade in the 2013 BBC TopGear Magazine Awards, winning the newly-created 'Thing of the Year' title. In this month's magazine, Piers Ward of BBC TopGear praises the "brave men and women of Honda" for creating the 1000cc beast, going on to explain that ... Continue reading

The Jeep Brand And NBCUniversal Launch Strategic Cross-Portfolio Partnership With "Cherokee Effect"

The Jeep Brand And NBCUniversal Launch Strategic Cross-Portfolio Partnership With "Cherokee Effect"

NBCUniversal Talent Including Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family" on USA), Kyle Richards ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" on Bravo), Terrence Jenkins ("E! News"on E!) and Baron Davis ("How I Rock It" on Esquire Network) take the all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee for unique "adventures" in new marketing campaign ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Receives Company of the Year Innovation Award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council

Chrysler Group Receives Company of the Year Innovation Award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council

Award recognizes Company's innovation and leadership in expanding opportunities for minority suppliers Since 1983, Chrysler Group has purchased more than $50 billion from minority-owned suppliers Chrysler Group LLC has received the inaugural Company of the Year Innovation Award for 2013 from the National Minority Suppl ... Continue reading

Infiniti to Reveal Formula One Inspired Concept at Detroit Show

Infiniti to Reveal Formula One Inspired Concept at Detroit Show

Infiniti will reveal a Formula One inspired concept car based on the Q50 premium sports sedan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The concept car represents Infiniti's design vision of a high performance variant of Q50. Called 'Q50 Eau Rouge', the car is named after the world-famous corner at the ... Continue reading

Soundbites: All-New Ford Mustang

Soundbites: All-New Ford Mustang

The next chapter in the life of the iconic pony car began today as the all-new Ford Mustang was simultaneously revealed around the globe in six cities on four continents. Dave Pericak (Pair-ah-sack), chief engineer of Mustang, says this legend is the only American sports car that has been around for 50 consecutive year ... Continue reading

Horsepower Unleashed – Motivating the All-New Ford Mustang

Horsepower Unleashed – Motivating the All-New Ford Mustang

5.0-liter V8 anchors the all-new Ford Mustang lineup with power and torque fit for the iconic brand New 2.3-liter EcoBoost® brings turbocharging to Mustang with exceptional power and torque and projected class-leading fuel efficiency Manual transmissions provide smoother shifting, automatic transmissions feature steer ... Continue reading

Toyota and Actor Lance Gross to Host Healthy Tailgate at SWAC Football Championship on Saturday, December 7

Toyota and Actor Lance Gross to Host Healthy Tailgate at SWAC Football Championship on Saturday, December 7

WHAT: Toyota invites SWAC Championship fans and local media to an exclusive tasting of eco-friendly delights during the Toyota Green Initiative Healthy Tailgate hosted by actor and Toyota Green Coalition Member Lance Gross. The Toyota Green Initiative (TGI) is an environmental stewardship platform that tours select His ... Continue reading

Skoda Octavia vRS Wins 'Everyday Car Of The Year' Title In Fhm Car Awards

Skoda Octavia vRS Wins 'Everyday Car Of The Year' Title In Fhm Car Awards

The Skoda Octavia vRS has added to its growing trophy cabinet after being named 'Everyday Car of the Year' in the FHM 2013 Car Awards. ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta ST Is Topgear Magazine Car Of The Year

Ford Fiesta ST Is Topgear Magazine Car Of The Year

The multi-award-winning Ford Fiesta ST has earned the ultimate accolade - TopGear Magazine Car of the Year 2013. The Fiesta's victory came despite competition from rivals such as the £866,000 McLaren P1 supercar ... Continue reading

Kia Snatches Best Manufacturer Used Car Scheme Award

Kia Snatches Best Manufacturer Used Car Scheme Award

Kia's industry-leading Approved Used Car scheme has been honoured by Car Dealer magazine at its Used Car Awards in London. ... Continue reading

Another gong for Golf: new Golf is Money Magazine's "Best-value small car"

Another gong for Golf: new Golf is Money Magazine's "Best-value small car"

Volkswagen has again triumphed in Money Magazine's annual "Best of the best" awards with the all-new seventh generation Golf claiming the title of "Best-value small car". ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang Marks 50 Years with All-New Sleek Design, Innovative Technologies and World-Class Performance

Ford Mustang Marks 50 Years with All-New Sleek Design, Innovative Technologies and World-Class Performance

The next chapter in the life of the iconic pony car begins today as the all-new Ford Mustang - loaded with innovative technologies and delivering world-class levels of performance - is simultaneously revealed around the globe in six cities on four continents. ... Continue reading

Sydney will host Ferrari Racing Days for the first time 11-13 April 2014

Sydney will host Ferrari Racing Days for the first time 11-13 April 2014

Together with Destination NSW Ferrari Australasia is delighted to announce that Sydney will play host to the first ever Ferrari Racing Days in Australia that will take place at the famous Sydney Motorsport Park circuit. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Announced as Australia’s Most Engaging Automotive Brand on Facebook

Mercedes-Benz Announced as Australia’s Most Engaging Automotive Brand on Facebook

Mercedes-Benz Australia has been recognised by Social Pulse social media analytics as Australia's most engaging automotive brand on Facebook. ... Continue reading

MOTOR Magazine's 2013 Performance Car of the Year is the Audi R8 V10 plus

MOTOR Magazine's 2013 Performance Car of the Year is the Audi R8 V10 plus

Its second award in less than a week, the amazing Audi R8 V10 plus has taken out one of the most significant performance car awards in the country. ... Continue reading

Another Record Sales Month for Hyundai

Another Record Sales Month for Hyundai

Hyundai Motor Company Australia finished November in third place overall in the market, ahead of Mazda, Ford, Nissan and Mitsubishi, with total sales of 8,530 units, up 10% compared to the same period last year. ... Continue reading

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