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BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports Review ... Continue reading

Ram Named Medium-Duty Truck of the Year

Ram Named Medium-Duty Truck of the Year

Work Truck magazine today announced that the Ram 4500/5500 Chassis Cab truck has been named its 2015 Medium-duty Truck of the Year. The announcement marks the second time in five years that the Class 4 and 5 Ram Chassis Cab has earned the publication’s top honor. “Fleet managers today are looking for medium-d ... Continue reading

Porsche 911 GT3 RS: the Ultimate 911 for High-Performance Drivers

Porsche 911 GT3 RS: the Ultimate 911 for High-Performance Drivers

The new Porsche 911 GT3 RS breaks down the barrier between road-going sports cars and race cars. It is equipped with the maximum amount of motorsport technology that is currently possible in a street-legal 911 suitable for everyday driving. Extensive modifications to its drivetrain, aerodynamics, and lightweight design ... Continue reading

Volvo Sells Holding in the Listed Indian company Eicher Motors Limited

Volvo Sells Holding in the Listed Indian company Eicher Motors Limited

The Volvo Group has sold 1,270,000 shares in the listed Indian automotive manufacturer, Eicher Motors Limited, for an amount totaling approximately SEK 2,5 billion. The divestment of shares has no effect on ownership or the development of the longstanding joint venture, VE Commercial Vehicles. The sale will have a posi ... Continue reading

The new Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake: Avantgarde meets Driving Performance

The new Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake: Avantgarde meets Driving Performance

Mercedes-AMG is continuing its model initiative: following on from the successful A 45 AMG, CLA 45 AMG and GLA 45 AMG models, the Mercedes‑Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake is now the fourth high-performance compact car to be brought out, and it makes a stunning impression with its unique interior concept and its un ... Continue reading

A New Star Among Vans: Mercedes-Benz Vans Unveils Midsize Metris Van in Indianapolis

A New Star Among Vans: Mercedes-Benz Vans Unveils Midsize Metris Van in Indianapolis

Mercedes-Benz Vans USA is launching another star in the U.S. van market: the Metris. This midsize van is the U.S. version of the new Vito, and it is celebrating its premiere today (March 4) at The Work Truck Show. Beginning in September, the Metris will be available in a variety of panel van (cargo) and Tourer (passeng ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Cars at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Product Offensive Continues at Full Speed

Mercedes-Benz Cars at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Product Offensive Continues at Full Speed

Following the best start to the year in company history, with record sales in January 2015 (+13.6%), Mercedes-Benz Cars is pushing forward at full speed with its product offensive. At the Geneva Motor Show, the brand with the three-pointed star is presenting a full programme of new models and innovations. The spectrum ... Continue reading

Sales release of the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe: A sportier choice

Sales release of the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe: A sportier choice

On the one hand, the GLE coupe imparts the hallmark stylistic values of the tradition-steeped Mercedes-Benz coupé. On the other hand, its effortlessly superior sportiness conveys modern luxury and the brand's typical aesthetic aspirations of sensual purity. ... Continue reading

smart BRABUS Tailor Made for New Smart Generation: Anything is Possible

smart BRABUS Tailor Made for New Smart Generation: Anything is Possible

Individualisation is one of smart's great strengths. And this is why smart BRABUS tailor made is so successful: launched five years ago, the individualisation programme has now become established throughout Europe and also in the USA and China. As of 2015, smart BRABUS tailor made is also available for the new smart ge ... Continue reading

Android Wear Can Remote Start Your Hyundai

Android Wear Can Remote Start Your Hyundai

Smartwatch App Compatible with First and Second Generation Blue Link Equipped Hyundai Models Commands Work with Voice Recognition FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- Mar. 4, 2015: Today Hyundai owners no longer need to fish out a phone from a pocket or purse to remote start, lock or unlock their car using Blue Link™. They also ... Continue reading

2015 Acura TLX Achieves Highest Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

2015 Acura TLX Achieves Highest Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

TORRANCE, CA -- Mar 4, 2015: Acura continues to advance its reputation as a safety leader and innovator with thereceiving a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score, the top available rating in the U.S. government's <a href="http://www.safercar.gov" target="_blank">New Car Assessment Program</a> (NCAP), including 5-stars in all si ... Continue reading

Mighty Ford F-750 TONKA, the Ultimate TONKA truck is Ready for Work or Play

Mighty Ford F-750 TONKA, the Ultimate TONKA truck is Ready for Work or Play

Mighty Ford F-750 TONKA, the ultimate TONKA truck, is built on all-new 2016 Ford F-650/F-750, the anchor of Ford’s commercial truck lineup and the toughest, smartest, best-value Ford medium-duty trucks ever Dump truck created by Ford and TONKA, both iconic brands that people of all ages associate with tough truck ... Continue reading

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Recognizes Toyota's Commitment to Preserve African American History

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Recognizes Toyota's Commitment to Preserve African American History

African-American novelist, playwright and poet James Baldwin once said, “people are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) wants to ensure that African American history is protected for generations to come. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., a ... Continue reading

Honda Supports Creation of a New U.S. Law to Increase Vehicle Recall Completion Rates

Honda Supports Creation of a New U.S. Law to Increase Vehicle Recall Completion Rates

U.S. Senators Markey and Blumenthal introduce bill to spur completion of recalls and save lives Airbag inflator rupture victim joins Honda in support of measure to increase recall repairs 3/2/2015; Honda today announced its support for legislation that would require any outstanding safety recall to be completed before ... Continue reading

Motorsport.com Announces Pablo Elizalde News Editor, Europe

Motorsport.com Announces Pablo Elizalde News Editor, Europe

Motorsport.com today announced the appointment of Pablo Elizalde as its news editor, Europe. Elizalde assumes his role immediately reporting to newly appointed Editor in Chief, Charles Bradley and working along with Formula One editor Jonathan Noble, who each joined Motorsport.com from Autosport. Today's announcement c ... Continue reading

Nissan Partners with Georgia Power to Get Atlanta LEAF Owners Charging at Work

Nissan Partners with Georgia Power to Get Atlanta LEAF Owners Charging at Work

Atlanta is America's top market for sales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF, and in an effort to encourage more EV sales and increase all-electric miles driven, Nissan is working with Georgia Power to make EV charging available at more workplaces in the region. “Our electric transportation program continues to demon ... Continue reading

Infiniti Offers Top Engineering Students the Motorsport Career Opportunity of a Lifetime

Infiniti Offers Top Engineering Students the Motorsport Career Opportunity of a Lifetime

University engineering students from across the United States now have the chance to land the career opportunity of a lifetime at the world’s pinnacle of motorsport, Formula One, as Infiniti Motor Company announces the launch of the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy. “In an industry that is notori ... Continue reading

Mazda Starts Production of All-new Mazda MX-5

Mazda Starts Production of All-new Mazda MX-5

The first all-new Mazda MX-5 off the production line (Japanese spec) Hiroshima, Japan, Mar, 05 2015 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today began production of the all-new Mazda MX-5 two-seater lightweight sports car (known as Mazda Roadster in Japan) at Ujina Plant No.1 in Hiroshima. The first models produced ... Continue reading

CarMax Celebrates 11 Years as One of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work Fo

CarMax Celebrates 11 Years as One of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work Fo

Company Hiring to Fill More Than 2,500 Positions As Store Growth Continues For 11 years in a row, CarMax, Inc. , the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of its 100 Best Companies to Work For ®. CarMax ranks No. 64 for 2015. “Our associates take pride in maintai ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Expands Production In China For Advanced Emissions Technologies

BorgWarner Expands Production In China For Advanced Emissions Technologies

BorgWarner Adds New Production Line in Ningbo to Meet Increasing Domestic Demand for Environmentally Friendly Technologies AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 5, 2015 -- BorgWarner is expanding capacity in Ningbo, China, with a new production line for its latest exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves. Engineered to reduce nitro ... Continue reading

FOR SALE: Restored 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster +VIDEO

FOR SALE: Restored 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster +VIDEO

Click here to unsubscribe or update your email address. http://link.rm0005.net/r.asp?l=711347&ee=184;subm&s=3741363 Award winning 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster drives onto Ebay seeking new owner This restored classic American car has the original high performance 283 hp V8 engine with dual quads and is listed for $1 ... Continue reading

Linde Technology Can Breathe Life into Aluminum for Lighter Cars, Trucks and SUVs

Linde Technology Can Breathe Life into Aluminum for Lighter Cars, Trucks and SUVs

The U.S. auto industry's shift toward lighter weight vehicles through greater use of aluminum is now in high gear with 2015 pick-up trucks rolling into dealer showrooms sporting as much as 350 pounds more of the metal than last year. Automakers are racing to satisfy new 54.5 mpg corporate average fuel-efficiency (CAFE) ... Continue reading

Carfax Announces Instant Availability Of Crash Reports Online

Carfax Announces Instant Availability Of Crash Reports Online

Crashdocs.org Is One-Stop Shop for Insurers; Saves Police Departments Time, Money Carfax has taken a huge step forward in eliminating the waiting time to receive automobile accident reports from police departments. Through one online source – Crashdocs.org – crash reports from virtually any police department ... Continue reading

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