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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

SYLVANIA Announces New LED, HID and Halogen Products At SEMA

SYLVANIA Announces New LED, HID and Halogen Products At SEMA

The SYLVANIA ZEVOTM LED Lighting Line brings OE quality LED technology to the aftermarket. Debuted last year at SEMA, the LED product line grows this year with more mini bulbs for interior and exterior applications, and a 4-inch fog light. The line already includes a unique fog daytime running light, 7-inch round seale ... Continue reading

First Drives: 2015 Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Variant (EURO)

First Drives: 2015 Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Variant (EURO)

First Drives: 2015 Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Varient (EURO) ... Continue reading

Ford S-Max Winds Best MPV Award in the UK

Ford S-Max Winds Best MPV Award in the UK

All MPV owners of virtually every model on UK roads have submitted their car reviews and the Ford S-MAX came 1st. Although the Volkswagen Touran came 2nd, the Ford Galaxy beat other MPV makes giving Ford a double victory in the sector which focuses on practicality and lifestyle needs. Ford: 67,074 S-MAX and 114,442 Gal ... Continue reading

Chevy Colorado Performance Concept Enables Adventure

Chevy Colorado Performance Concept Enables Adventure

Ricky Carmichael helps develop package to demonstrate cargo capability, flexibility LAS VEGAS – Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael has the perfect go-anywhere transporter in the all-new Chevrolet Colorado for his motorcycle, mountain bike and the gear that goes with them. Carmichael teamed with Chevrolet to develop ... Continue reading

New 2015 Chevy Colorado Designed for Active Lifestyles

New 2015 Chevy Colorado Designed for Active Lifestyles

Concept combo pairs custom Colorado crew cab with Nautique boat, trailer LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet demonstrated the versatility and capability of the all-new Colorado midsize pickup at the SEMA Show today, pairing it with the Super Air Nautique 210 – one of the industry’s most iconic wakeboard boats, which c ... Continue reading

2015 Camaro Commemorative Edition Debuts at SEMA

2015 Camaro Commemorative Edition Debuts at SEMA

Special edition celebrates culmination of segment-leading fifth-generation Camaro LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet revealed the 2015 Camaro Commemorative Edition at the SEMA Show today. The special edition celebrates the success of the fifth-generation Camaro – which is on track to be America’s best-selling perform ... Continue reading

Celebrity Chef Tim Love Serves Up a Delicious Tundra for SEMA

Celebrity Chef Tim Love Serves Up a Delicious Tundra for SEMA

Tim Love Tundra Features Interactive Tailgating Experience 2014 SEMA: 2014 Tim Love Tundra Fact Sheet TORRANCE, CA -- Nov. 3, 2014: At the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, performance is normally measured in horsepower and torque. Thanks to celebrity chef Tim Love and his build team at Divine ... Continue reading

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. Market sales by brand; AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales ... Continue reading

Ford Racing and Roush Performance Co-Developed a New Supercharger Kit for 2015 Mustang GT

Ford Racing and Roush Performance Co-Developed a New Supercharger Kit for 2015 Mustang GT

Kit comes complete with all hardware and exclusive calibration to produce 600+ horsepower Supercharger kit to be offered exclusively through Ford dealers, Roush Performance retail channels, and through independent Ford Racing distributors with limited warranty when installed by authorized dealers ... Continue reading

Ford Issues Five Safety Recalls

Ford Issues Five Safety Recalls

Ford is issuing five safety recalls in North America. In one instance, there is one accident attributed to a condition. No injuries are attributed in any of these conditions. Details are as follows: Ford issues safety recall for certain 2014 Transit Connect vehicles in North America for fuel and vapor line routing issu ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces October 2014 Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales increased 8% versus October 2013

AutoNation Announces October 2014 Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales increased 8% versus October 2013

Reported retail new vehicle unit sales in October 2014 of 24,844 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 4, 2014 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it reported to automotive manufacturers retail sales of 24,844 new vehicles in October 2014, an increase of 8% as compared to October of ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Unveils Highly Disruptive Clean Air Technology

Clean Diesel Technologies Unveils Highly Disruptive Clean Air Technology

Initial patents granted for vehicle exhaust-cleaning technology Eliminates costly use of expensive platinum group and rare earth metals OXNARD, CA -- Nov.4, 2014: Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. , a leader in advanced emission control technology, announced today new proprietary technology to replace costly use of plati ... Continue reading

The Longer You Own a Car, the Less Likely You Will Buy the Same Brand Again

The Longer You Own a Car, the Less Likely You Will Buy the Same Brand Again

Dodge and Buick vehicles have the longest length of ownership SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Nov. 4, 2014: Experian Automotive today released findings from an analysis that show the impact that length of ownership has on the likelihood of a consumer returning to purchase their next vehicle in the same brand family. In the first qua ... Continue reading

Honda Performance Development Engines On Display at SEMA

Honda Performance Development Engines On Display at SEMA

Ladder of HPD engines featured, from karting to Indy car - Indianapolis 500-winning Honda Dallara centers display - B-Spec HPD Fit demonstrates range of available products ... Continue reading

2015 Acura TLX Earns 2014 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating as Acura Leads All Luxury Brands with Most IIHS Top Safety Plus-Rated Models

2015 Acura TLX Earns 2014 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating as Acura Leads All Luxury Brands with Most IIHS Top Safety Plus-Rated Models

TLX equipped with AcuraWatch™ suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies for increased road sensing capabilities TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2014 -- The all-new 2015 Acura TLX, equipped with the latest generation of advanced Acura safety technologies, has received the highest possible rating of 2014 ... Continue reading

2015 Honda Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas Provide Superior Environmental Performance With Sophistication and Value

2015 Honda Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas Provide Superior Environmental Performance With Sophistication and Value

Automotive and environmental experts recognize the Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas as among the best green cars of 2014 - Available features include 7-inch touchscreen Display Audio, leather-trimmed seats, Honda LaneWatch™ and standard rearview camera - 2015 Civic Hybrid launches Nov. 5, and 2015 Civic Natural ... Continue reading

Consumers Digest awards Seven Chrysler Group Vehicles with 'Best Buys' for 2015 Model Year

Consumers Digest awards Seven Chrysler Group Vehicles with 'Best Buys' for 2015 Model Year

The all-new Chrysler 200 achieves a "Best Buy" seal in its first year, joining six repeat Consumers Digest award winners from Chrysler Group Chrysler Town & Country earns "Best Buy" award Dodge Durango and Grand Caravan receive honors Fiat 500 awarded a "Best Buy" in Subcompact segment Jeep® Grand Cherokee named a " ... Continue reading

Hyundai Accent Ups Appeal For 2015

Hyundai Accent Ups Appeal For 2015

Today, Hyundai released details for its 2015 Accent. Accent continues to deliver extraordinary value by blending utility, style and performance in a compelling package. The 2015 model-year Accent receives styling and packaging updates across its three trim levels to make it an even more attractive offering in the compe ... Continue reading

Classic Cars: Auctionata To Auction Classic Cars Online For the First Time

Classic Cars: Auctionata To Auction Classic Cars Online For the First Time

Berlin-based online auction house Auctionata is set to present its first auction of classic cars. On November 28, 2014 at 6 pm CET, the ‘Classic Cars’ auction will bring a selection of 40 automobiles under the hammer. ... Continue reading

Nissan Qashqai: Innovation and Excitement Times Two Million

Nissan Qashqai: Innovation and Excitement Times Two Million

Two million Qashqai production achieved in record time Milestone caps a superlative year for the original crossover Designed, engineered and made in the UK, supporting more than 11,000 jobs Sunderland, UK, November 3rd, 2014: Less than eight years after inventing the crossover segment, the Nissan Qashqai has once again ... Continue reading

Grand Opening Mercedes-Benz Research & Development China

Grand Opening Mercedes-Benz Research & Development China

Total investment of about 865 million RMB [112 million EUR] in Mercedes-Benz’ passenger car R&D facilities in Beijing Competence Centre with clear focus on Chinese market needs Home to Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio with widest field of action outside of Germany Hubertus Troska: “Our new R&D Centre will ... Continue reading

Paddington Bear Sets off from Home of Rolls-Royce

Paddington Bear Sets off from Home of Rolls-Royce

One of Britain’s best-loved children’s characters, Paddington Bear, has been given a Rolls-Royce Bespoke makeover as part of the Paddington Trail: an initiative that seeks to raise vital funds for the NSPCC ahead of the much anticipated UK release of the Paddington film on November 28. Giles Taylor, Director ... Continue reading

Hyundai Supports Tate Modern's New Nam June Paik Show

Hyundai Supports Tate Modern's New Nam June Paik Show

Tate Modern opens a new display of works by Nam June Paik, a worldwide renowned artist widely considered to be the founder of video art. - Hyundai Motor supports Tate Modern’s acquisition of nine key works of the artist. November 3, 2014 – Hyundai Motor Company, the fastest-growing automaker by brand value, c ... Continue reading

Double Greenfleet Win for Nissan All Electric e-NV200

Double Greenfleet Win for Nissan All Electric e-NV200

Nissan, the global market leader in electric vehicles, is celebrating a memorable double win after picking up two of the top honours at the prestigious Greenfleet Awards 2014 in Warwickshire. The first success came as the trailblazing e-NV200 100 per cent electric van – a vehicle capable of helping fleet van opera ... Continue reading

Subaru-- Most Recommended UK National Car Awards

Subaru-- Most Recommended UK National Car Awards

SUBARU IS THE MOST RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURER IN THE NATIONAL CAR AWARDS BEATING PORSCHE AND EVEN HIGHLY RATED SKODA TO THE POLE POSITION IN THE 'RECOMMENDED BY OWNERS' CATEGORY. Whilst Skoda gets top prize for best overall car maker in the WeLoveAnyCar.com National Car Awards, Subaru outstrips every other manufacturer w ... Continue reading

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