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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Mini, Sad News and Remembrances In This Months Letter From Europe

Mini, Sad News and Remembrances In This Months Letter From Europe

By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel I wish I could say something particularly cheerful. The past March has been just awful! But let me start with the good news which is not much of a shock-the 2015 Lexus SUV is excellent. No surprise there. The company is aware of their somewhat dowdy image which th ... Continue reading

PEUGEOT 'Food Truck': Le Bistrot du Lion

PEUGEOT 'Food Truck': Le Bistrot du Lion

The PEUGEOT Design Lab premieres its newest creation, the PEUGEOT ‘Food Truck’.  This urban chic concept combines innovative new experiences to deliver high-quality food on the go. ... Continue reading

International Automobile Federation FIA Gives Green Like for SKODA's New Rally car

International Automobile Federation FIA Gives Green Like for SKODA's New Rally car

Milestone for ŠKODA: the highest authority in motorsport, the International Automobile Federation FIA, has given the new ŠKODA Fabia R 5 the green light. Following its successful homologation, the new rally car can now continue the Czech automobile manufacturer’s 114-year motorsport success story on ... Continue reading

Getting the Customer Experience Right: Auto Industry Priorities in 2015

Getting the Customer Experience Right: Auto Industry Priorities in 2015

Today Booz Allen Hamilton released “Getting the Customer Experience Right: Auto Industry Priorities in 2015.” From making more fuel efficient trucks and SUVs to putting the race car experience in customers’ driveways, automakers are challenged to keep pace with demand, regulation, innovation and competit ... Continue reading

FCA Announces Debt Offering

FCA Announces Debt Offering

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. ("FCA") announced today that it plans to offer $3 billion in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior debt securities (the "Notes") in one or more series, subject to market conditions. The Notes are intended to rank pari passu with respect to all of FCA's existing and future unsubor ... Continue reading

Five New Models Join the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Line-Up

Five New Models Join the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Line-Up

Mercedes-Benz is introducing a new entry-level model to round off the C-Class family downwards in cost terms. Similarly upping the stakes on the price front are two new cost-efficient four-wheel-drive variants. In terms of output, the new C 300 rated at 180 kW (245 hp) now takes the lead among the four-cylinder models. ... Continue reading

Hannover Messe: Daimler Presents Extensive India Commitment

Hannover Messe: Daimler Presents Extensive India Commitment

Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Trucks and Buses: "We at Daimler Trucks and Buses recognized the potential of the Indian market early on and have been utilizing it consistently ever since." ... Continue reading

BMW Group DesignworksUSA announces corporate name change to Designworks

BMW Group DesignworksUSA announces corporate name change to Designworks

In response to wide ranging changes in the business context of DesignworksUSA, the BMW Group subsidiary will change its name to Designworks, launch a new company website and introduce an updated Corporate Identity. ... Continue reading

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Reaches 1 Millionth Production Milestone

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Reaches 1 Millionth Production Milestone

Associates at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) today celebrated a production milestone of the 1 millionth car built at the plant. The completion of HMIN's 1 millionth vehicle comes only six years after the start of mass production at the $800 million facility on October 9, 2008. In addition to making the Civi ... Continue reading

Honda Aircraft Company Announces HondaJet World Tour

Honda Aircraft Company Announces HondaJet World Tour

The HondaJet to make debut in Japan and Europe GREENSBORO, NC -- April 8, 2015: Honda Aircraft Company announced today that the HondaJet will begin a world tour in late April with the advanced light jet making its first appearances in Japan and Europe. The HondaJet will travel more than 26,000 nautical miles during the ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Introduces 2015 Silverado Custom Sport HDs

Chevrolet Introduces 2015 Silverado Custom Sport HDs

Monochromatic appearance for 2500 and 3500 HD pickups DENVER -- April 8, 2015: Chevrolet adds a sophisticated monochromatic look to the Silverado 2500 HD and 3500 HD with new Custom Sport editions, which debuted today at the Denver Auto Show. Silverado Custom Sport HDs feature body-colored front and rear bumpers, a bod ... Continue reading

SHIFTMobility Enhances ShopLite Software With Carfax

SHIFTMobility Enhances ShopLite Software With Carfax

SHIFTMobility has teamed with Carfax to improve its ShopLite™ mobile solution by becoming part of myCarfax®. The ShopLite mobile app now includes Carfax® QuickVIN™ so independent repair centers can check-in customers and retrieve vehicle information by keying in the license plate number and state. ShopL ... Continue reading

2015 New York International Auto Show's Hottest Tickets are Revealed

2015 New York International Auto Show's Hottest Tickets are Revealed

Kelley Blue Book’s Managing Editor, Micah Muzio, introduces the expanding line-up from Scion with a sedan and a hatchback, Hyundai’s all-new 2016 Tucson and reveals pricing for the exclusive Mercedes AMG G65 NEW YORK -- April 7, 2015: Scion’s Dual Vehicle Launch Opens Striking Options for Younger Drivers ... Continue reading

European Consumers Rank Vehicle Safety Second Only to Reliability

European Consumers Rank Vehicle Safety Second Only to Reliability

In future, clients are more likely to adopt safety systems they are familiar with LONDON -- April 8, 2015: The European consumer base for passenger cars has traditionally embraced the latest technologies to enhance driving dynamics, connectivity, comfort and convenience. Although consumers in the region rate safety sec ... Continue reading

Rocky Mountain Automotive Press Association Names 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 'Truck of the Year' and 2015 Chrysler 200 'Car of the Year'

Rocky Mountain Automotive Press Association Names 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 'Truck of the Year' and 2015 Chrysler 200 'Car of the Year'

Denver-based journalist organization announces the awards at the Charity Preview for the Denver Auto Show Winners are chosen from a field that includes every significant new car and truck introduced in the last year ... Continue reading

Ford Lincoln Streamlines Auto Show Survey Data Collection with Flowfinity Mobile Apps

Ford Lincoln Streamlines Auto Show Survey Data Collection with Flowfinity Mobile Apps

Flowfinity Wireless Inc., a proven provider of enterprise mobile apps, today released a new case study featuring The Ford Motor Company. The case study describes how technology provider Latitude Software partnered with Flowfinity to deliver custom survey apps used at auto shows across the United States. Ford Lincoln ev ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania Traffic Deaths Hit New Record Low in 2014

Pennsylvania Traffic Deaths Hit New Record Low in 2014

New Crash Information Tool Released to Public Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania in 2014 reached an all-time low, continuing a favorable trend as safety advocates work towards the nationwide goal of zero fatalities, acting PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said today. The 2014 number totaled 1,195, the lowest since reco ... Continue reading

Allstate's Reality Rides Simulator Races Across America To Help Save Lives

Allstate's Reality Rides Simulator Races Across America To Help Save Lives

More than 3,000 lives are lost and 400,000 people are injured as a result of distracted driving each year.[i] Allstate is helping to prevent these avoidable tragedies by launching a national tour with the company's Reality Rides distracted driving simulator this month. In its third year, the campaign builds awareness a ... Continue reading

Annie Meikle is the Red Nose Auris Hybrid Winner

Annie Meikle is the Red Nose Auris Hybrid Winner

A one-of-a-kind Toyota Auris Hybrid, the top prize in this year’s official Red Nose Day prize draw for Comic Relief, has been handed to its proud new owner. Anne Meikle, from Edinburgh, was handed the keys to her brand-new car at her local Toyota dealership in Newbridge. Built specially for the fund-raising draw a ... Continue reading

Project Cullinan Begins Development Programme at Rolls-Royce

Project Cullinan Begins Development Programme at Rolls-Royce

In its open letter on 18 February this year, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars gave an undertaking to inform stakeholders of the progress of Project Cullinan. Keeping this promise, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has today published photographs depicting the first key milestone in the vehicle’s development programme. The photographs ... Continue reading

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