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2015 Honda Fit Kit Car - Build It Yourself +VIDEO

2015 Honda Fit Kit Car - Build It Yourself +VIDEO

2015 Honda Fit Kit Car; Honda is first OEM to offer complete do-it-yourself kit for all-new 2015 Fit TORRANCE, Calif. April 5, 2014; Kit cars have been around for decades for replica vehicles, but the industry will receive a big jolt with the 2015 Fit Kit, (#FitKit) the first production car you build yourself, in the c ... Continue reading

2014 BMW 435i xDrive Coupe Review By John Heilig

2014 BMW 435i xDrive Coupe Review By John Heilig

2014 BMW 435i xDrive Coupe Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

U of M Report ; U.S. Drivers Using Less Fuel

U of M Report ; U.S. Drivers Using Less Fuel

Contact Bernie DeGroat ANN ARBOR April 1, 2014; Despite U.S. population growth, fuel consumption by American drivers of light-duty vehicles is now lower than it was 15 years ago, says a University of Michigan researcher. In a follow-up to a series of reports released last year, Michael Sivak of the U-M Transportation R ... Continue reading

RECALL: EVENFLO CHILD CAR SEATS

RECALL: EVENFLO CHILD CAR SEATS

RECALL: EVENFLO CHILD CAR SEATS ... Continue reading

Nicholas Frankl: F1 Thoughts and Reports

Nicholas Frankl: F1 Thoughts and Reports

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor F1 Desk The Auto Channel Malaysia proved a couple of things to us. The local audiences and “fans” in general and especially at the “new races” aren't really of any interest and play little if any significance to F1 racing today except “getting in the way” a ... Continue reading

What's Up Mac? April 1-5, 2015

What's Up Mac? April 1-5, 2015

from Mac Gordon News Flash The Volkswagen Group was dealt a strong power play in the midsize sedan segment, killing the exclusive 5-cylinder engine on Passat and Jetta SE models and replacing it with a 1.8 liter 170 hp turbocharged 4-cylinder engine fitted for its long-awaited turbo diesel model front wheel drive. Unli ... Continue reading

Honda Joins the Pa-European Project to Create Hydrogen Powered Cars

Honda Joins the Pa-European Project to Create Hydrogen Powered Cars

Honda and other leading motor manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers and energy consultancies from around the globe met in London this week to sign a £31m agreement coordinated by the Mayor of London’s Office, to develop and demonstrate technology and infrastructure that will help fuel cell electric vehicles to ... Continue reading

SEAT Leon Cupra is the 2014 Lineup

SEAT Leon Cupra is the 2014 Lineup

CCIA will host record-breaking new Leon Cupra 280 and new Leon ST Leon ST will be there with 99 g/km diesel engine Mii city car, Ibiza supermini and Alhambra MPV available to drive, too SEAT Leon has just taken the Fleet News Best Lower-Medium Car award SEAT overall sales up 34.1% year-to-date, while true fleet sales w ... Continue reading

The New BMW M4 Convertible

The New BMW M4 Convertible

Powered by a 431hp TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder engine Six-speed manual or seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission Lightweight engineering sheds 60kg, compared with predecessor Chassis, driver aids, styling and technology true to BMW M Optional new Air Collar for added comfort One sale 6 September, priced from £60, ... Continue reading

My Electric Avenue--Street of the Future

My Electric Avenue--Street of the Future

The UK’s first road of electric cars – ‘the street of the future’ - has been created in Marlow by the ground-breaking ‘My Electric Avenue’ project. Nine neighbours are now receiving delivery of their all-electric Nissan LEAFs to use over 18 months in order to test a new technology that wil ... Continue reading

MG celebrates 90th anniversary in 2014 with record growth in Q1

MG celebrates 90th anniversary in 2014 with record growth in Q1

MG celebrates 90th anniversary in 2014 with record growth in Q1 SMMT figures released today show highest growth of any manufacturer in UK in Q1 2014 More MGs sold in Q1 2014 than in total in 2013 Success driven by new MG3 supermini, diesel MG6 and strong finance offers Sales growth also from major dealer network expans ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles march into the record books

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles march into the record books

Record year-to-date registrations of 11,783, up 17.1 per cent Record March registrations of 7,564, up 22.5 per cent Record March LCV market share of 13.5 per cent Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating a record-breaking start to 2014 with best-ever first quarter light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations of 10 ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta is the UK's best seller

Ford Fiesta is the UK's best seller

Chalking up its highest monthly sales volume since 2008, UK market leader Ford recorded year-over-year increases in its car and commercial vehicle (CV) sales for March and for the year to date. Ford’s lead over its nearest rival in car and total vehicle sales has also been extended both for the month and for the y ... Continue reading

Toyota's British-built Auris achieves record market share in the UK

Toyota's British-built Auris achieves record market share in the UK

Toyota's British-built Auris achieves record market share, accounting for 5.7 per cent of the compact car segment in the first quarter of this year Auris sales accelerating ahead of the UK new car market – up 29 per cent so far this year in market that has grown by 23 per cent Hybrid now account for half of all Au ... Continue reading

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