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EPA Annual Report Shows Automakers Are Making Strides in Increasing Fuel Economy Averages

EPA Annual Report Shows Automakers Are Making Strides in Increasing Fuel Economy Averages

Statement by John Bozzella, Global Automakers President and CEO Our members' efforts to reduce their environmental footprint each year by advancing fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse gases (GHG), and accelerating the introduction of advanced fuel technologies are working. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) a ... Continue reading

Kia Brand Value Skyrockets 480 percent Since 2007

Kia Brand Value Skyrockets 480 percent Since 2007

Kia moves ahead nine spots to 74th place on the definitive list of the world's most valuable brands - 15 percent increase in brand value to US$5.4 billion over past year SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2014 -- Since declaring design management as a core driver of the company's future growth and the hiring of President & Ch ... Continue reading

Porsche Announces Rennsport Reunion V to be held October 2015

Porsche Announces Rennsport Reunion V to be held October 2015

Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced today that the next Porsche Rennsport Reunion will again take place at the famed California racetrack the weekend of October 9-11, 2015. Hosted by PCNA, Rennsport Reunion V will, once again, bring together an extraordinary gathering of significan ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Reports: A Satisfying Automotive Website Experience on a Smartphone Leads to Greater Sharing of Vehicle Information on Social Media, Benefiting the Brand and Website

J.D. Power Reports: A Satisfying Automotive Website Experience on a Smartphone Leads to Greater Sharing of Vehicle Information on Social Media, Benefiting the Brand and Website

Acura Ranks Highest in Automotive Mobile Site Satisfaction among OEM Websites, and U.S. News Best Cars Ranks Highest among Third-Party Automotive Sites ... Continue reading

Nissan Group Becomes No. 1 Full-Line Manufacturer in EPA's Annual Fuel Economy Review

Nissan Group Becomes No. 1 Full-Line Manufacturer in EPA's Annual Fuel Economy Review

Nissan Group takes lead as most fuel efficient full-line automaker with largest year-over-year improvement among any automotive manufacturer Lightweight engineering strategy, improved aerodynamics and efficient transmissions drive fuel economy improvements ANN ARBOR, MI -- October 9, 2014: Nissan Group is the most fuel ... Continue reading

CEA Commends D.C. City Council on Pro-Consumer, Pro-Ridesharing Vote

CEA Commends D.C. City Council on Pro-Consumer, Pro-Ridesharing Vote

The following statement can be attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), regarding the D.C. City Council’s passage of a ridesharing legalization bill on Tuesday: "The D.C. Council's unanimous decision is a great step forward and a true confirmation of the value of innov ... Continue reading

Pandora Internet Radio Announces New Auto Partnership With Ford Australia

Pandora Internet Radio Announces New Auto Partnership With Ford Australia

Leading internet radio service Pandora Internet Radio has officially announced its partnership with Ford Australia, a key milestone in the expansion of availability across the local automotive market. The launch, effective from today across a range of nameplates including Fiesta ST and Focus ST and Ford Kuga line up, w ... Continue reading

2015 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe Combines Sporty Driving Dynamics with Fuel Sipping Powertrain

2015 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe Combines Sporty Driving Dynamics with Fuel Sipping Powertrain

Compact dimensions provide sporty handling and around-town agility Hybrid powertrain offers spirited performance with a EPA highway fuel economy rating of 39 mpg1 making the CR-Z both fun and frugal With sleek and sporty styling paired with spirited performance and high efficiency that lives up to its sport hybrid moni ... Continue reading

Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon Roll Out of Wentzville

Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon Roll Out of Wentzville

More than 125 Chevrolet and GMC dealer representatives came to the new home of the Colorado and Canyon midsize pickup trucks today to personally take delivery of their first orders. Dozens of trucks, dealers, and VIPs converged on General Motors’ Wentzville Assembly plant as part of dealer drive-away and truck lau ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Sells More than 1 Million Sparks Worldwide

Chevrolet Sells More than 1 Million Sparks Worldwide

Chevrolet has reached a big number in mini cars, surpassing 1 million sales worldwide of the Spark and Beat. It is fresh evidence of Chevrolet’s small car lineup attracting more people to the brand around the world. Earlier this year, Chevrolet sold its 3 millionth Cruze compact car. The Spark first went on sale a ... Continue reading

California Demand Moves Ford Fusion Sales Growth at Double the Segment Rate in 2014

California Demand Moves Ford Fusion Sales Growth at Double the Segment Rate in 2014

Retail registrations up 12 percent through July, more than twice the growth rate of midsize sedan segment A 27 percent retail registration growth rate in California makes the state the biggest contributor to Fusion sales growth Fusion market share operating at record levels of 12 percent through September according to ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 MAZDA3 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 MAZDA3 REVIEW

2015 MAZDA3 REVIEW, woman review, woman opinion ... Continue reading

Toyota Still Most Valuable Auto Brand on Interbrand's 2014 Best Global Brands Report

Toyota Still Most Valuable Auto Brand on Interbrand's 2014 Best Global Brands Report

Toyota Climbs to No. 8 on Interbrand’s 2014 'Best Global Brands' with 20 Percent Brand Value Growth October 09, 2014 TORRANCE, Calif. Oct. 9, 2014 – Playful campaigns, commitment to women leaders and its zero-emission “Car of the Future” Fuel Cell Vehicle are just a few of the reasons Interbrand ran ... Continue reading

A Hat-Trick of Chevrolet Performance Models

A Hat-Trick of Chevrolet Performance Models

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_6636) About fifty miles west from our Nation’s Capital situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains are some wonderful and scenic driving roads that provide the opportunity to experience cars that are intended to be driven hard. A beauti ... Continue reading

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS--More Power, More Dynamic

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS--More Power, More Dynamic

‘Gran Turismo Sport’ models offer outstanding levels of Porsche performance Porsche today announces the second generation of the 911 Carrera GTS, ahead of its arrival in showrooms this November. It will join the acclaimed Boxster GTS, Cayman GTS and Panamera GTS in the range of sports cars from Stuttgart. Eac ... Continue reading

Uk Prices for the All-New Mercedes-AMG C 63

Uk Prices for the All-New Mercedes-AMG C 63

Prices for the all-new Mercedes-AMG C 63 will start at £59,795 as the super Saloon and Estate open for ordering ahead of their arrival in the UK in Spring 2015. ... Continue reading

Bentley's Record Breaking Year is Firmly on Track

Bentley's Record Breaking Year is Firmly on Track

Strong growth continues in the first nine months of 2014 Global deliveries increase by 19% New models drive sales success CREWE, ENGLAND -- October 8, 2014: Nine months in to 2014 and Bentley’s aim of having a record breaking year is firmly on track. Global deliveries increased by 19%, to 7,786 cars, up from 6,516 ... Continue reading

Qoros Wins Best of the Best at ABC Awards

Qoros Wins Best of the Best at ABC Awards

Qoros, the new international car company based in China, has been recognised for outstanding achievements in brand design across no fewer than five categories in the annual Automotive Brand Contest organised by the German Design Council. Qoros won the ‘Best of the Best’ award in the ‘Corporate Publishing ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans Continues A Record Sales Run

Mercedes-Benz Vans Continues A Record Sales Run

Mercedes-Benz Vans is celebrating another record quarter result, with an increase in registrations by 12%, marking the seventh consecutive record-breaking quarter. With year-on-year order intake for the end of third quarter 2014 for Citan up at 40%, Vito up at 11% and Sprinter Van up 23%, the star in the Mercedes-Benz ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motorsport Future WRC Car based on New Generation i20

Hyundai Motorsport Future WRC Car based on New Generation i20

Hyundai Motorsport has carried out the first roll-out of its next WRC car, based on the New Generation i20 Bryan Bouffier tested the car for the first time on a private testing ground last month The team will continue development of the car with a series of tests scheduled until the end of 2014 and throughout 2015. Oct ... Continue reading

Yaya Touré Joins Nissan as New global Ambassador

Yaya Touré Joins Nissan as New global Ambassador

Nissan is proud to announce Yaya Touré, three-time African Footballer of the Year and UEFA Champions League winner, as its newest global ambassador. The Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder has agreed to a deal which will see him work alongside Nissan’s global UEFA Champions League and Orange Africa Cup o ... Continue reading

Luca di Montezemolo Bids Farewell to the Ferrari GT Division

Luca di Montezemolo Bids Farewell to the Ferrari GT Division

Maranello, 8th October – “It’s not easy…” were the words with which a visibly moved Luca di Montezemolo began his farewell address to the employees of Ferrari’s GT Division last afternoon. He was, unsurprisingly, interrupted several times with long applause from the assembled audience. In ... Continue reading

Renault Captur Line-Up Gets New Top-of-the-Range Trim Level

Renault Captur Line-Up Gets New Top-of-the-Range Trim Level

Captur line-up gets new top-of-the-range trim level Adds extras including part-leather upholstery, R-Link infotainment system and rear parking camera Choice of petrol and diesel engines Returns up to 78.5mpg and emissions as low as 95g/km Captur Signature priced from £17,495 OTR Available to order now Renault has in ... Continue reading

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