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Friday, March 27, 2015

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 LEXUS RX 450h REVIEW +VIDEO

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 LEXUS RX 450h REVIEW +VIDEO

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 LEXUS RX 450h REVIEW ... Continue reading

2015 Kia Sedona SX Limited Review By John Heilig

2015 Kia Sedona SX Limited Review By John Heilig

2015 Kia Sedona SXL Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE-in Radio Saturday March 28, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a;, WNYM 970 9:05a-10a;

Auto Lab LIVE-in Radio Saturday March 28, 2015 - WMCA 570 8:05a-9a;, WNYM 970 9:05a-10a;

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans to Launch Midsize Pickup

Mercedes-Benz Vans to Launch Midsize Pickup

Before the end of the decade, Mercedes-Benz will expand its product range into a promising segment by launching the first pickup from a premium manufacturer. Thanks to their versatility, all-round utility, and payload of around one metric ton, pickups are popular across the world and thus have good sales potential.</p> ... Continue reading

The Accidental Engineer

The Accidental Engineer

How One Question Led Dana Buckley to a Crash Course in Automotive Safety SALINE, MI -- March 27, 2015: Dana Buckley doesn’t fit the outdated image of a math-churning, glasses wearing, pocket-protected engineer. With her passion for kinematics, the study of motion, she’s more about applying math than just addi ... Continue reading

Making Ever-better Cars: A Progress Report

Making Ever-better Cars: A Progress Report

"Sudden and drastic changes in the business environment mean that conventional ways of thinking and doing business can no longer help us grow sustainably. We are at a crossroads where we must now build a new business model." - Toyota President Akio Toyoda TOYOKO CITY --March 26, 2015: In the four years since announcing ... Continue reading

Scion to Show Evolution of Youth-Oriented Brand in Display at 2015 New York Auto Show

Scion to Show Evolution of Youth-Oriented Brand in Display at 2015 New York Auto Show

Bright lights, big city, tremendous new products. At this year&rsquo;s New York International Auto Show, visitors will see the evolution of Scion through two new models on display for the first time &ndash; iM and iA. Revealed to the world in New York, these two vehicles appeal to a savvy generation of young, urban dri ... Continue reading

Toyota Exhibit at New York Auto Show Features New RAV4 Hybrid and Tacoma Models, Engaging Activations

Toyota Exhibit at New York Auto Show Features New RAV4 Hybrid and Tacoma Models, Engaging Activations

Want to see what mobility looks like today? Tomorrow? Visitors to the New York International Auto Show will glimpse exactly that when they check out the Toyota exhibit. They&rsquo;ll see the newest hybrid model in the Toyota line-up, the RAV4 Hybrid. The RAV4 Hybrid, the fuel-efficient iteration of one of the company&r ... Continue reading

April Can be the Cruelest Month – For Cars

April Can be the Cruelest Month – For Cars

Looking over your car in the spring is a lot like facing the mirror after a night of insomnia. Thank the winter of 2014-15, when few parts of the country were spared the snow, ice, frigid temps and, now – potholes – that sap strength from batteries and chew up suspensions. ... Continue reading

Erroll Davis Jr. to Retire from GM Board of Directors

Erroll Davis Jr. to Retire from GM Board of Directors

DETROIT -- March 27, 2015: General Motors Chairman Tim Solso announced today that Erroll Davis Jr. would not be standing for re-election to the GM Board of Directors at the company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015. Davis joined the board in 2009. “On behalf of the board, I thank Erroll for his signifi ... Continue reading

Kia Soul EV has been named "Best Value in America" in the Electric/Plug-in category by Vincentric

Kia Soul EV has been named "Best Value in America" in the Electric/Plug-in category by Vincentric

Bingham Farms MI March 27, 2015; The 2015 Kia Soul EV has been honored as a 2015 Vincentric "Best Value in America" award winner in the Electric/Plug-in Hybrid category. Vincentric is a leading source of cost-of-ownership data and analysis within the automotive industry. "The Kia brand has always stood for value, and e ... Continue reading

Chevrolet and Disney See Possibilities in 'Tomorrowland'

Chevrolet and Disney See Possibilities in 'Tomorrowland'

Film to help kick off marketing efforts for next-generation Chevrolet Volt DETROIT --March 27, 2015: At their core, Disney and Chevrolet are entities of optimism, believing that with a little ingenuity, anything is possible. They will come together in the new Disney film “Tomorrowland” to imagine the possibil ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Receives 2014 Toyota Regional Contribution Award

BorgWarner Receives 2014 Toyota Regional Contribution Award

BorgWarner Recognized for its Outstanding Contributions as the Sole North American Supplier of Part-Time Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Cases for the Toyota Tundra AUBURN HILLS, MI -- March 27, 2015: BorgWarner received a 2014 Regional Contribution Award from Toyota Motor Corporation during the Toyota Global Suppliers Conve ... Continue reading

Leading Edge Consumers Leaning Towards Connected Cars

Leading Edge Consumers Leaning Towards Connected Cars

'Ultra safe' car concept most popular across all drivers, followed by 'data tracker' - a car that runs diagnostics, checks repair costs and automatically records accident data Emergency braking, pre-incident preparation and sense & communicate key data are most appealing safety features Leading edge consumers prefer 'i ... Continue reading

10 Best Sedans Under $25,000 Of 2015

10 Best Sedans Under $25,000 Of 2015

Customers looking for budget-friendly sedans have never had so many options. From the small, sporty Mazda3 to the roomy and comfortable Toyota Camry, there are a lot of features, refinement and efficiency available in affordable sedans, satisfying a wide range of wants and needs. It's no wonder five of the cars on this ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Has Named Two-Time Grammy Winner Melanie Fiona As A 2015 Ambassador Of Hope For Pediatric Cancer

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Has Named Two-Time Grammy Winner Melanie Fiona As A 2015 Ambassador Of Hope For Pediatric Cancer

Roc Nation Hip-Hop and R&B Artist Melanie Fiona to participate as a part of the organization's activities in New York City to launch its 17th year in the fight against pediatric cancer NEW YORK -- March 27, 2015: Hyundai Motor America and its nonprofit organization Hyundai Hope On Wheels® is elated that Roc Nation pow ... Continue reading

Millennials Claim They're Better Car Shoppers than Their Parents

Millennials Claim They're Better Car Shoppers than Their Parents

New Study Suggests Younger Car Shoppers Are 2x More Likely to Exploit the Benefits of Mobile - Both Remotely and at the Dealership - to Find the Car that Fits Their Needs SANTA MONICA, CA -- March 27, 2015: When it comes to car shopping, it's not uncommon for young adults to turn to their parents for experienced tips a ... Continue reading

Second Consecutive Year Global Automakers Members Exceed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards

Second Consecutive Year Global Automakers Members Exceed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards

EPA's Performance Report Highlights Early Progress WASHINGTON -- March 26, 2015: Statement by John Bozzella, Global Automakers President and CEO: For the second year in a row, all of our members who sold more than 100,000 units exceeded greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. The Environmental ... Continue reading

Goodyear Names 32nd Highway Hero

Goodyear Names 32nd Highway Hero

Truck Driver Saves Law Enforcement Official From Being Strangled By Prisoner AKRON, OH -- March 26, 2015: A truck driver who saved a law enforcement official from being strangled by a prisoner has been named the 32nd Goodyear Highway Hero. Chosen from three finalists, Clinton Blackburn of Morehead, Ky., today accepted ... Continue reading

Compact SUVs Expected to Conquest March Auto Sales

Compact SUVs Expected to Conquest March Auto Sales

Edmunds.com, forecasts that 1,522,881 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in March for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.9 million. The projected sales will be a 21.3 percent increase from February 2015, and a 0.8 percent decrease from March 2014. "In March, car shoppers were quite draw ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Mondeo and New Ford Focus Take 5 Honours at 2015 Fleet News Awards

All-New Ford Mondeo and New Ford Focus Take 5 Honours at 2015 Fleet News Awards

Ford's new 2015 company car line-up carried away five Fleet News awards &ndash; the blue oval&rsquo;s best haul in over five years. ... Continue reading

The new AMG Selection 2015: High-quality material, perfect workmanship: Nobleness for Mercedes-AMG fans

The new AMG Selection 2015: High-quality material, perfect workmanship: Nobleness for Mercedes-AMG fans

From fine leather goods and luxury accessories to functional garments, these are all included in the range of high-quality products in the 2015 AMG Selection. Other new products included in this year are matching accessories for the new sports car Mercedes-AMG GT. The AMG Selection 2015 is now available at Mercedes-Ben ... Continue reading

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