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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

BMW NEWS RELEASE: Dave Buchko Appointed to New Post of Corporate Communications Manager West for BMW of North America

BMW NEWS RELEASE: Dave Buchko Appointed to New Post of Corporate Communications Manager West for BMW of North America

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – March 17, 2015 … Alexander Bilgeri, Vice-President – Communications, Americas, is pleased to announce that Dave Buchko will be assuming the new role of Communications Manager, West. Dave will be based in the new Western Region sales office in Newbury Park, California. Dave is movin ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Takes Bride To See Whales in a Mazda5 +VIDEO

Fireball Tim Takes Bride To See Whales in a Mazda5 +VIDEO

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2016 Nissan GT-R - Specs, Prices, Comparisons

2016 Nissan GT-R - Specs, Prices, Comparisons

2016 Nissan GT-R - Specs, Prices, Comparisons the 2016 Nissan GT-R supercar, which is on sale now at select Nissan dealers in the United States. Prices* for the three 2016 GT-R models remains unchanged from last year, despite several significant enhancements, including: Additional five horsepower for the GT-R Premium a ... Continue reading

Autotrader Experts Reveal the Best Certified Pre-Owned Programs

Autotrader Experts Reveal the Best Certified Pre-Owned Programs

Luxury brands dominate the top ten, led by Porsche ATLANTA -- March 17, 2015: A certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle can be a great option for car shoppers looking for the amenities of a new car on a used car budget. According to Autotrader's 2014 Certified Pre-Owned study, familiarity with CPO is at an all-time high, wit ... Continue reading

New Documentation "Life Cycle COMPACT": Environmental Certificate for the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e

New Documentation "Life Cycle COMPACT": Environmental Certificate for the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e

The high level of environmental compatibility of the Mercedes--Benz C 350 e has now also been confirmed by the impartial auditors of TÜV Süd, a branch of the German Technical Inspection Agency: the new plug-in hybrid satisfies all criteria of an environmentally responsible product development pursuant to ISO stan ... Continue reading

Annual Press Talk 2015: Mercedes-Benz Vans Record Results in 2014

Annual Press Talk 2015: Mercedes-Benz Vans Record Results in 2014

Long-term production strategy defined for the next-generation Sprinter — new Sprinter production plant in Charleston, South Carolina “We are especially proud to have achieved record levels of sales and revenue as well as very good earnings despite facing a very uneven market environment worldwide. This outsta ... Continue reading

BMW's Ultimate Driving Experience, Offering Dynamic Behind-the-Wheel Driving Programs with over 90 BMW Vehicles, Launches March 21 in Atlanta, GA

BMW's Ultimate Driving Experience, Offering Dynamic Behind-the-Wheel Driving Programs with over 90 BMW Vehicles, Launches March 21 in Atlanta, GA

The nationwide tour through 10 events in nine markets runs from March through November, 2015 and will feature BMW's Teen Driving School at no cost ... Continue reading

Honda's First 2016 Model Announcement Features IRS Equipped ATVs

Honda's First 2016 Model Announcement Features IRS Equipped ATVs

In Honda's first powersports announcement of the new model year, America's top-selling ATV manufacturer revealed a number of exciting and full-featured ATVs for 2016. With a proven record of quality and reliability, Honda ATVs have consistently been the top choice among U.S. customers to fulfill their recreational and ... Continue reading

FAA Production Certificate Awarded to Produce GE Honda's HF120 Engines in North Carolina

FAA Production Certificate Awarded to Produce GE Honda's HF120 Engines in North Carolina

GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) today announced that the turbofan engine production facility in Burlington, N.C., Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI), has been issued a PART 21 production certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is a milestone that will provide a steady supply of the HF120 engine that will ... Continue reading

Toyota Donates '50 FOR 50'

Toyota Donates '50 FOR 50'

In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Historic Selma to Montgomery March, The World’s Top Automobile Manufacturer Donates $50,000 to Four Alabama Black Colleges March 16, 2015 MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 16, 2015 – In 1965, thousands marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on a journey for justice. All across ... Continue reading

Ford Marks Production Milestone As 5-Millionth EcoBoost-Equipped Vehicle Rolls Off Assembly Line

Ford Marks Production Milestone As 5-Millionth EcoBoost-Equipped Vehicle Rolls Off Assembly Line

Ford has hit a new production milestone with its fuel-efficient EcoBoost ... Continue reading

Keynote Recognizes Progressive Insurance for the 24th Time as Premiere Insurance Carrier Website

Keynote Recognizes Progressive Insurance for the 24th Time as Premiere Insurance Carrier Website

Progressive.com consistently optimizes solutions to consumers' Home and Auto insurance needs MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH -- March 17, 2015: Keynote®, the global leader in digital business optimization, once again recognized Progressive.com as the best site among all of the leading insurance carrier websites, a position it ... Continue reading

TomTom Telematics: Innovative real-time driving advice lets professional driver anticipate the road ahead

TomTom Telematics: Innovative real-time driving advice lets professional driver anticipate the road ahead

WEBFLEET’s OptiDrive 360 introduces a complete approach to learn, coach, evaluate and compare driver behavior ~ AMSTERDAM -- March 17, 2015: TomTom Telematics has launched its next generation of WEBFLEET OptiDrive incorporating predictive real-time driving advice to empower drivers to drive green and safe. “T ... Continue reading

Gov. Inslee, Bellevue Nissan Open New EV Fast-Charging Depot

Gov. Inslee, Bellevue Nissan Open New EV Fast-Charging Depot

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee today officially opened a first-of-its-kind EV fast-charging depot at the new Bellevue Nissan outside Seattle. The fast-charging depot features six fast-charging stations – the largest group of fast chargers at any dealership in America. “Since the all-electric LEAF went on sa ... Continue reading

Bucharest Students Win Global Automotive Design Challenge Sponsored By Honeywell

Bucharest Students Win Global Automotive Design Challenge Sponsored By Honeywell

Middle school students take top honors in competition focused on math and science curriculum in annual Honeywell toy car competition BUCHAREST, Romania, March 16, 2015 -- Full of drive and passion for automotive engineering, four middle school students from School No. 174 Constantin Brancusi were named champions of Hon ... Continue reading

Electric Powertrains Expected to Make Enormous Progress in the Gasoline-Dominated Chinese Market by 2020

Electric Powertrains Expected to Make Enormous Progress in the Gasoline-Dominated Chinese Market by 2020

The New Energy Development Program and other Government initiatives have been driving changes in the powertrain market SHANGHAI, March 17, 2015 -- With the Chinese Government's push and pull strategy of new energy vehicle development, gasoline powertrains' unit production market share is expected to slightly reduce to ... Continue reading

February 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

February 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

LONDON -- March 17, 2015: In February, FCA continued to outpace the passenger car industry in Europe, with sales up 11.2% year-over-year to more than 66,000 vehicles. The Jeep brand continued its strong performance with sales increasing 182.4%. The Fiat Panda, 500 and 500L continued to dominate their respective segment ... Continue reading

Airbiquity Presents First of Four-Part Webinar Series on Improving Consumer Connected Car Adoption

Airbiquity Presents First of Four-Part Webinar Series on Improving Consumer Connected Car Adoption

Automotive Research Group, SBD, Joins Airbiquity to Discuss Latest Research on Consumer Use of Connected Car Services SEATTLE -- March 17, 2015: Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected car services, today announced episode one of a four-part webinar series revealing new research on how consumers use connected car ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Supports 2015 Dakar Rally Winner Team KAMAZ-master With Advanced Airflow Technologies

BorgWarner Supports 2015 Dakar Rally Winner Team KAMAZ-master With Advanced Airflow Technologies

BorgWarner's Fans and Visctronic® Fan Drives Deliver Efficient Engine Cooling for Optimized Aerodynamics and Durability in Four of the Top Five Ranked Vehicles in the Truck Category AUBURN HILLS, MI -- March 17, 2015: BorgWarner supplies its advanced airflow solutions, including electronically controlled Visctronic® ... Continue reading

Audi Plano - Celebrates State-of-the-Art Facility

Audi Plano - Celebrates State-of-the-Art Facility

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced the grand re-opening of Audi Plano. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place tonight at 6pm. Visit the remodeled facility located at 5930 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX. Audi Plano's redesigned facility increased square footage nearly 15,000 square f ... Continue reading

Follow Pothole Protocol to Avoid Vehicle Damage

Follow Pothole Protocol to Avoid Vehicle Damage

Hankook Tire Gauge Index reveals most drivers don't know how to deal with potholes on the road WAYNE, N -- March 17, 2015: It was a record breaking winter this year as much of the country, especially the East Coast and New England, experienced months of relentless snowfall. Needless to say, residents of these regions a ... Continue reading

Providing Latitude and Longitude is Enough to Send Mails -- New Patent May hasten the intelligent revolution in Express Delivery Industry

Providing Latitude and Longitude is Enough to Send Mails -- New Patent May hasten the intelligent revolution in Express Delivery Industry

The express delivery industry has undergone fast growth along with the rapid development of electronic commerce over the years, while filling in the information such as addresses and zip codes is still a must when people send mails. Thanks to METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MAIL PATH INFORMATION, the PCT patent (Appl ... Continue reading

Penske Truck Leasing Starts New National Ad Campaign

Penske Truck Leasing Starts New National Ad Campaign

Penske Truck Leasing is "tipping off" a new ad campaign this month starting with ESPN.com during college basketball's biggest month. The new campaign aims to highlight the breadth of the brand's service offering to businesses and consumers in a unique and entertaining way. "Many people know us for our bright-yellow ren ... Continue reading

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