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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

CarCharging Continues to Operate the EV Charging Stations Included in the "EV Project", The Largest Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in History

CarCharging Continues to Operate the EV Charging Stations Included in the "EV Project", The Largest Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in History

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that the company will continue to operate the EV Project's charging stations while the company collaborates with the Department of Energy ("DoE") to transfer its grant supporting the EV Pr ... Continue reading

Ken Czubay Joins MSX International Advisory Board

Ken Czubay Joins MSX International Advisory Board

MSX International (MSXI), a service and technology solutions provider helping automotive and other global organizations improve retail network performance, talent acquisition and management strategies, announced that Ken Czubay, recently retired vice president of Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, has ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Celebrates 20th Anniversary In The U.S. After Delivering Seven All-New Or Significantly Redesigned Vehicles In 2013

Kia Motors Celebrates 20th Anniversary In The U.S. After Delivering Seven All-New Or Significantly Redesigned Vehicles In 2013

Over the last two decades, Kia Motors America (KMA) has experienced unprecedented growth, due in part to an aggressive new vehicle launch cadence – 16 new or significantly redesigned cars and CUVs in the last five years alone – and 2013 served as an important transitional year that saw the brand continue to d ... Continue reading

Infiniti Marks 25th Anniversary Of Official Brand Announcement At 1989 North American International Auto Show

Infiniti Marks 25th Anniversary Of Official Brand Announcement At 1989 North American International Auto Show

For many buyers of the stunning all-new 2014 Infiniti Q50, there has always been the Infiniti brand. Owners just getting their driver's licenses at age 16 in 1989, for example, would now be entering their 40's. Yet in January of that year, Infiniti was just pulling the covers off its very first vehicle, the groundbreak ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK's Low Emission Sealing Solutions address fuel consumption, weight, start-stop and direct fuel injection challenges

Freudenberg-NOK's Low Emission Sealing Solutions address fuel consumption, weight, start-stop and direct fuel injection challenges

Amid the dazzling designs and impressive powertrains being unveiled at this year's 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit are some often invisible but always essential sealing components that keep today's new vehicles on the road and more fuel efficient than ever before. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing ... Continue reading

DENSO, MIT AgeLab and Touchstone Evaluations Establish New Consortium to Study Driver Distraction

DENSO, MIT AgeLab and Touchstone Evaluations Establish New Consortium to Study Driver Distraction

Leading a new effort to address the continuing challenge of driver distraction, global automotive supplier DENSO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AgeLab and Touchstone Evaluations have founded a consortium, Advanced Human Factors Evaluator for Automotive Distraction (AHEAD), that aims to develop new perspec ... Continue reading

2015 Subaru WRX Revealed at NAIAS

2015 Subaru WRX Revealed at NAIAS

New platform offers a stiffer, more agile chassis for Subaru’s global performance flagship model Bold new sedan model with aero body design High-performance chassis with new Active Torque Vectoring 305 hp turbo BOXER engine; most powerful engine in the segment Driver Controlled Center Differential All-Wheel Drive ... Continue reading

Sub-Zero Wake-Up Call: Winterize Your Vehicle Now

Sub-Zero Wake-Up Call: Winterize Your Vehicle Now

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The recent record cold weather in most of the country should be a wake-up call to motorists who have not yet winterized their vehicles, says the Car Care Council. "Sub-zero temperatures can stress out a vehicle, as well as its driver," said Rich White, executive d ... Continue reading

2015 TLX Prototype - Acura's "Red Carpet Athlete" - Unveiled at 2014 North American International Auto Show

2015 TLX Prototype - Acura's "Red Carpet Athlete" - Unveiled at 2014 North American International Auto Show

Acura today unveiled the 2015 Acura TLX Prototype showcasing the design and performance direction for the all-new 2015 TLX performance-luxury sedan launching mid-year at Acura dealerships nationwide. The TLX was developed around the theme"Red Carpet Athlete" to deliver a compelling blend of luxury refinement and sports ... Continue reading

High Spec And High Value As Skoda Launches Two Rapid Special Editions

High Spec And High Value As Skoda Launches Two Rapid Special Editions

Skoda has unveiled two limited edition versions of the Rapid hatchback, each with unique features and extra equipment worth thousands of pounds. ... Continue reading

Toyota Reveals Its "Ultimate" Sports Coupe Concept

Toyota Reveals Its "Ultimate" Sports Coupe Concept

A daring new Toyota coupe concept breaks cover at the Detroit motor show today. The new FT-1 concept is the result of Toyota's Calty design studio’s mission to create the ultimate sports car. ... Continue reading

Green Light For Isuzu's Entry Into 2014 British Cross Country Championship

Green Light For Isuzu's Entry Into 2014 British Cross Country Championship

Isuzu UK this weekend unveiled a rally-ready version of its award-winning D-Max pick-up at the Autosport International show in the build up to the brand's participation in the 2014 Britpart MSA British Cross Country Championship (BCCC). ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Increases Worldwide Sales For The Third Year In A Row To 2,121 Cars Delivered To Customers

Lamborghini Increases Worldwide Sales For The Third Year In A Row To 2,121 Cars Delivered To Customers

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. looks back on 2013 as a year with great importance for the brand, the products and the sales. ... Continue reading

Very early FJ40 LandCruiser in Shannons Melbourne Late Summer sale

Very early FJ40 LandCruiser in Shannons Melbourne Late Summer sale

A carefully restored and believed mechanically correct 1963 Toyota FJ40 LandCruiser is expected to be pursued by 4WD enthusiasts and collectors at Shannons Late Summer Melbourne Auction on February 17. ... Continue reading

La Ferrari will make it debut at Ferrari Racing Days Sydney

La Ferrari will make it debut at Ferrari Racing Days Sydney

Ferrari Australasia is pleased to announce that La Ferrari will make its Australian debut at Ferrari Racing Days Sydney this April. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Renews Global Humanitarian Partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Land Rover Renews Global Humanitarian Partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Land Rover is pleased to announce it is to continue its Global Humanitarian Partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for a further five years. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors overseas sales up 2.7% in 2013

Kia Motors overseas sales up 2.7% in 2013

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its 2013 full-year global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 2,746,643 units sold. ... Continue reading

MiTo Refreshed and Reloaded for 2014

MiTo Refreshed and Reloaded for 2014

MiTo Series 2 is headlined by the introduction of the new entry level model featuring the 2011 International Engine of the Year – the turbocharged, 875cc, twin-cylinder TwinAir. ... Continue reading

Corvette Z06: A Quick History of a Fast Car

Corvette Z06: A Quick History of a Fast Car

The all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is the most capable in the history of the track-oriented model. The Z06 was first offered as an option package in 1963, directed at those who intended to use their Corvettes on a track. The Z06 since has been offered in four of the Corvette’s seven production generations, ea ... Continue reading

Cadillac Crest Evolves to Reflect Brand Growth

Cadillac Crest Evolves to Reflect Brand Growth

Cadillac is introducing an evolution of the historic Cadillac Crest, a revision in synch with new products such as the award-winning 2014 CTS and 2015 ATS Coupe. The new Cadillac Crest will begin appearing on vehicles in the second half of 2014. The unmistakable Cadillac Crest has a heritage of evolution, marking new e ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Achieves Record Global Sales in 2013

Chevrolet Achieves Record Global Sales in 2013

Chevrolet sold a record 4,984,126 vehicles around the world in 2013. “With 25 product launches around the world, including all-new versions of our most iconic nameplates – Corvette, Impala and Silverado – 2013 was a significant year for the Chevrolet brand,” said Alan Batey, General Motors senior vi ... Continue reading

Cadillac Introduces 2015 ATS Coupe

Cadillac Introduces 2015 ATS Coupe

Cadillac’s first compact luxury Coupe, infused with ATS sedan’s agility 2.0L Turbo model is segment’s lightest, with increased torque for faster acceleration Launching in summer 2014, continuing Cadillac’s ongoing expansion DETROIT – Cadillac today introduced the all-new 2015 ATS Coupe, a quick ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Sweeps 2014 NACTOY Awards Corvette Stingray, Silverado pickup: represent brand's first double win

Chevrolet Sweeps 2014 NACTOY Awards Corvette Stingray, Silverado pickup: represent brand's first double win

The all-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Silverado 1500 are the 2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year. It is the first time Chevrolet has won both awards in the same year. The Silverado was last named Truck of the Year in 2007 and the Corvette was last named Car of the Year in 1998. “Chevrolet is in the ... Continue reading

VL Automotive Introduces Destino Concept at Detroit Auto Show

VL Automotive Introduces Destino Concept at Detroit Auto Show

VL Automotive of Auburn Hills, Michigan, held the world premiere of its Destino two-door hard top convertible touring coupe Concept at the 2014 North American International Auto Show today. The Destino Red concept, based on the Fisker Karma chassis and re-designed by former General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz, now jo ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Mustang to Make Its Silver Screen Debut in Highly Anticipated Movie 'Need for Speed'

All-New Ford Mustang to Make Its Silver Screen Debut in Highly Anticipated Movie 'Need for Speed'

All-new Ford Mustang will make its big-screen debut in "Need for Speed" this spring before it goes on sale this fall Mustang has had one of the most prolific film and television careers of any car, with more than 3,200 appearances chronicled at MustangIMDB.com After five decades, Mustang continues to inspire fans aroun ... Continue reading

ALL-NEW 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS DEBUTS AT NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO

ALL-NEW 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS DEBUTS AT NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO

New, Ultra-rigid Rear-drive Platform Adds More Precise Vehicle Dynamics, Superior Passenger Safety and Multi-mode AWD Availability Today Hyundai introduced its all-new 2015 Genesis at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, marking the highly-anticipated launch of its second-generation premium sedan. The ... Continue reading

Students in DeLand, Florida, will be first to experience Mazda's R.A.C.E. Program

Students in DeLand, Florida, will be first to experience Mazda's R.A.C.E. Program

Mazda today announced the introduction of its new Racing Accelerates Creative Education (R.A.C.E.) program. This national program, designed to motivate and engage the next generation of STEM superstars, launches on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, in DeLand, Florida. ... Continue reading

Nissan Sport Sedan Concept Previews New Nissan Design Signatures In Stunning World Debut

Nissan Sport Sedan Concept Previews New Nissan Design Signatures In Stunning World Debut

Nissan today provided an advanced look at its future design direction with the world debut of the Nissan Sport Sedan Concept during a press conference at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. The stunning Sport Sedan Concept embodies a number of next-generation Nissan design signatures, including V-Motion fr ... Continue reading

Kia Shocks The Motor City With Rear-Drive GT4 Stinger Concept

Kia Shocks The Motor City With Rear-Drive GT4 Stinger Concept

Hearkening back to the glory days of purebred, affordable sports cars, Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled the brand's most aggressive concept car ever when wraps came off the GT4 Stinger at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Kia's eye-catching design language moves in a bold new direction with the ... Continue reading

Honda Introduces All-New 2015 Fit at North American International Auto Show

Honda Introduces All-New 2015 Fit at North American International Auto Show

Honda unveiled the all-new 2015 Fit at the North American International Auto Show today. Set to go on sale in the U.S. this spring, the new Fit is completely redesigned from the ground up to deliver an unparalleled combination of style, interior space, fun-to-drive performance and fuel efficiency plus leading-edge safe ... Continue reading

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