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Friday, December 5, 2014

Cadillac Reinforces Commitment to China

Cadillac Reinforces Commitment to China

GM President Dan Ammann and Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen highlight growth plans in luxury brand’s second largest market SHANGHAI – GM President Dan Ammann and GM Executive Vice President and Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen today discussed the importance of China for Cadillac and upcoming plans fo ... Continue reading

All-new 2015 Ford F-150 Named Official Vehicle of the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas

All-new 2015 Ford F-150 Named Official Vehicle of the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas

All-new 2015 Ford F-150 – the toughest, smartest and most capable F-150 ever – will be the Official Vehicle of the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas All-new F-150 is available with more smart features than the previous model including class-exclusive driver-assist technologies such as adaptive cruise contro ... Continue reading

Toyota's 360 Watch on Water

Toyota's 360 Watch on Water

TORRANCE, CA -- December 04, 2014: When it comes to stewardship of that most precious liquid H2O, Toyota’s approach is anything but watered down. Certified LEED Toyota and Lexus dealers are reducing water usage by more than 20 percent. Toyota's engine plant in Alabama is saving 300,000 gallons of water a year by r ... Continue reading

Internationally Recognized Automotive Designer and Distinguished Alumnus Paul Snyder to Head CCS's Undergraduate Transportation Design Program

Internationally Recognized Automotive Designer and Distinguished Alumnus Paul Snyder to Head CCS's Undergraduate Transportation Design Program

The College for Creative Studies (CCS) has named internationally recognized automotive designer and distinguished alumnus (BFA 1987) Paul Snyder to lead its undergraduate program in Transportation Design, starting with the winter 2015 semester. Snyder will return to CCS to become the Paul and Helen Farago Chair of Tran ... Continue reading

Alcoa Unveils Next-Generation Aluminum Materials Through Breakthrough Manufacturing Technology

Alcoa Unveils Next-Generation Aluminum Materials Through Breakthrough Manufacturing Technology

MicromillTM to Unlock the Future of Automotive Aluminum Products Micromill produces automotive alloy that is 40 percent more formable and 30 percent stronger than incumbent aluminum, while meeting stringent automotive surface quality requirements Automotive parts made with Alcoa Micromill® material will be twice as ... Continue reading

Eaton Technologies Help Improve Performance and Efficiency on Ward’s Best Engines Nominees

Eaton Technologies Help Improve Performance and Efficiency on Ward’s Best Engines Nominees

Power management company Eaton announced that its engine boosting, and fuel- and emissions-saving technologies are on 21 of the 38 engines nominated by WardsAuto for its 21st annual “10 Best Engines competition.” “Our advanced supercharger, and engine valve and valve actuation technologies help reduce fu ... Continue reading

R Introduces Rugged AUIRGP66524D0 and AUIRGF66524D0 Automotive-Qualified 600V IGBTs for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

R Introduces Rugged AUIRGP66524D0 and AUIRGF66524D0 Automotive-Qualified 600V IGBTs for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

International Rectifier, IR® , a world leader in power management technology, today announced the introduction of the AUIRGP66524D0 and AUIRGF66524D0 automotive-qualified 600V IGBTs optimized for small auxiliary motor drive applications including air conditioning compressors for electric and hybrid vehicles. ... Continue reading

Siemens and Duke Energy Demonstrate Lower Cost Smart Charging Technology for Electric Vehicles

Siemens and Duke Energy Demonstrate Lower Cost Smart Charging Technology for Electric Vehicles

Demonstration proved new residential smart electric vehicle charging technologies can lower charging costs, assure grid reliability and provide greater customer awareness Completed as part of grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability ... Continue reading

Mazda Teams Up With X-Box to Launch the 2016 Mazda MX-5

Mazda Teams Up With X-Box to Launch the 2016 Mazda MX-5

Mazda MX-5 Livery Design Contest Now Live in Forza Horizon 2 - - Branded hub allows Xbox users to virtually tour 2016 MX-5 and enter MX-5 design contest - Winning design to be featured in Forza Horizon 2 and gifted to all players IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2014 -- For the second consecutive year, Mazda North American Oper ... Continue reading

JOHNNIE WALKER Scotch Whisky to Give 250,000 Kilometres of Safe Rides Home Across the World as Part of Festive Responsible Drinking Initiative

JOHNNIE WALKER Scotch Whisky to Give 250,000 Kilometres of Safe Rides Home Across the World as Part of Festive Responsible Drinking Initiative

As part of the JOHNNIE WALKER global responsible drinking programme, Join the Pact, the world's leading Scotch Whisky[1] today said it was giving away 250,000 kilometres of safe rides around the world during the festive season to encourage people not to drink and drive. ... Continue reading

Kia Sportage Awarded Used Car of the Year Award at the Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards

Kia Sportage Awarded Used Car of the Year Award at the Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards

Impressed judges with its performance, residual values and press reviews Voted for not only by judges but also Car Dealer Magazine readers The Kia Sportage has been awarded with the Used Car of the Year Award at the coveted Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards. Impressing the judges with its sales performance in showroo ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Truck of the Future Design Competition Announces the Winners

Volvo Trucks Truck of the Future Design Competition Announces the Winners

Volvo Trucks has announced the names of the winning entries in the three, age related, categories of the ‘Truck of the Future 2050’ Design Competition. They are: Luo Tong Sim (Under 11 years), Barry Llewellyn (11 to 18 years) and Rhys Guy Llewellyn (Over 18 years). Runners up, who each receive an honourable m ... Continue reading

World Premieres of Four New Hyundai Models for Europe

World Premieres of Four New Hyundai Models for Europe

World premieres of four new models for Europe Live stream from Product Momentum show Webcast begins at 09:20 GMT, Wednesday 10 December HIGH WYCOMBE, UK -- December 4, 2014: Hyundai Motor will live broadcast the world premiere of four new models from its Product Momentum show, bringing consumers, fans and followers clo ... Continue reading

Ford Increases Market Lead in the UK

Ford Increases Market Lead in the UK

UK market leader Ford extended its total vehicle sales advantage over its nearest rival by 40 per cent in November with Ford commercial vehicle (CV) sales comfortably beating overall CV market sales growth. According to the official figures for November from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): Ford i ... Continue reading

Production milestone for Mercedes-Benz Trucks: 200,000th Truck Built at the Aksaray Plant

Production milestone for Mercedes-Benz Trucks: 200,000th Truck Built at the Aksaray Plant

Truck manufacturing operations at the facility in Turkey began in 1986 ... Continue reading

The Summit of Perfection with 4MATIC models: More traction for All

The Summit of Perfection with 4MATIC models: More traction for All

Stuttgart/Hochgurgl, Dec 04, 2014: The current 4x4 family from Mercedes-Benz comprises 76 models. This means that 4x4 technology tailored to the respective vehicle class is always available – from the compact class model family and the vehicles of the C-, E-, S-, and CLS-Class to the comprehensive range of SUVs an ... Continue reading

Winter Tips for Your Mercedes-Benz

Winter Tips for Your Mercedes-Benz

Stuttgart/ Hochgurgl. STUTTGART/HOCHGURGL, GERMANY – December 4, 2014: While ski and snowboard fans are already feverishly awaiting the first snowfall, many motorists are having mixed feelings about the fast approaching winter season. Not to worry, with the right accessories the joys of winter can be savoured in f ... Continue reading

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