Lincoln MKC Brings $129 Million Investment, 300 New Jobs to Louisville Assembly Plant +VIDEO
Louisville Assembly Plant adds new jobs and investment to help support production of the all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC > Ford Motor Company maintains its strong commitment to the commonwealth of Kentucky and the city of Louisville through production of the new Lincoln crossover > MKC gives Lincoln a strong entry in the smal ... Continue reading
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National Safety Council Predicts 400 Fatalities in Car Crashes During Labor Day weekend
Aug. 25, 2014: The National Safety Council estimates 395 people will be killed and an additional 42,300 will be injured in car crashes during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The period begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1. ... Continue reading
2014 Car Complaint Index From Author Jack Gillis - Most Complained About Models
Thanks to consumer advocate Jack Gillis, author of the 2014 Car Book, and the efforts of the Center for Auto Safety, we are able to provide you with the Top 20 vehicle complaints on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Each year, thousands of Americans call their government to register ... Continue reading
Subaru Launches All-New "WRX S4" in Japan +VIDEO
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, has introduced the Subaru "WRX S4" in Japan. Subaru's all-new sports sedan goes on sale today at Subaru dealers throughout Japan. The WRX S4 sports sedan combines Subaru's state-of-the-art all-wheel drive (AWD) sports performance with unique over ... Continue reading
Designers' Imaginations Run Wild with Mustang
Five top fashion designers from around the world collaborate with Ford on the Mustang Unleashed collection â a limited-edition line of graphic shirts inspired by Mustang Mustang Unleashed visionary designers include Anna Sui; Rogan Gregory and Scott Mackinlay-Hahn of Rogan; Paula Cademartori; Tomaso Anfossi and Fr ... Continue reading
Volvo PV444 - The "Little Volvo" Turns 70 +VIDEO
Editors Note: Wow 70 years. In 1961 I was in the market for a car and bought a 1957 green PV 544...stick shift on the floor, a throwback car to the 1940's, but it did have personality...after the PV came a brand new 1964 122S, and then a <a href="https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/models/245/1974&am p;qu ot;> ... Continue reading
Enduring Equinox: Compact SUV Sales Still Rising After Five Years
Greg Stahl, president of Bob Johnson Chevrolet in Rochester, N.Y., has a pleasant problem. He cannot keep the Equinox compact SUV in stock. While this could be true for any hot new car or truck, the Equinox is in its fifth year of production. With sales rising every year since introduction in 2009 as a 2010 model, the ... Continue reading
Second Annual NewCo Detroit Festival Aims to Educate, Inspire Detroiters
NewCo Detroit will host free informational sessions with over 50 businesses throughout Detroit on Thursday, September 18 for executives, entrepreneurs, investors and the general public. Throughout the day, more than 1,000 attendees will create personalized schedules where they will attend sessions hosted by over 50 loc ... Continue reading
Wingfoot One' Ushers in New Era of Goodyear Blimps
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's newest blimp, Wingfoot One, was christened today by Robin Roberts, the award-winning co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America." Wingfoot One officially joins Goodyear's fleet of blimps, ushering in a new era of technologically-advanced airships. Roberts, also a long-time ESPN sp ... Continue reading
Car Collector to Share Lifetime Passion at History of Transportation Festival
Greg Dawson has been a car guy all his life. Songs on the radio in the 1950s about hot rods and going fast ignited a fire in him as a child. Streets filled with shiny modified roadsters surrounded him as a teenager and poured fuel on that fire. "I didn't have any money back then but once something so powerful gets in y ... Continue reading
Ram Launches 2015 Heavy Duty Models
New Cummins 6.7-liter calibration adds 15 lb.-ft. of torque, edging out even Class 4 pickup competitors to a best-in-class 865 lb.-ft. 2015 Ram 3500 crushes the competition with up to 30,000 pounds of SAE J2807-spec. towing capacity, beating the closest competitor by nearly 1.5 tons 2015 Ram 2500 holds best-in-class 17 ... Continue reading
2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review By Steve Purdy
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Among the first questions we ask when evaluating an electric, hybrid or other alternatively powered car are how much extra it costs, does it provide a performance advantage and what is the payback period for the investment. Some folks insist those are the wrong question ... Continue reading
Volvo's All-New XC90 Will be the First Volvo Built on the New Scalable Product Architecture
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, 12 August 2014 -- Volvoâs all-new XC90 â which will be launched in two weeksâ time in Stockholm â will be the first car in its range to be built on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) modular chassis technology developed in-house. SPA has been under in-house development at Vo ... Continue reading
Eyeing the Checked Flag Early: Team Preps for the 2015 NASCAR Season
Even with three solid months of racing left in the 2014 NASCAR season, Toyota team Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is getting ready for 2015. This week the team announced theyâll add a fourth Sprint Cup Series Camry to the lineup next year with two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) runner-up Carl Edwards. The 35-year ... Continue reading
GM Student Corps Brightens Neighborhoods and Futures
The second GM Student Corps ended today as General Motors executives, GM retiree mentors and GM student interns gathered to celebrate their summer of community revitalization. For many students and retirees, though, itâs only the beginning of new relationships aimed at helping students develop the teamwork and lea ... Continue reading
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