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PUMP - The Movie : Now Available on Netflix +VIDEO

PUMP - The Movie : Now Available on Netflix +VIDEO

The Movie That Will Change Your Attitude About Fuel Forever, Narrated By Jason Bateman LOS ANGELES - April 16, 2015: After a successful limited theatrical release last fall and release on iTunes, PUMP is now available on Netflix to a wider audience. Submarine Deluxe, in association with Fuel Freedom Foundation and iDea ... Continue reading

Toyota Celebrates the Journey to the Games

Toyota Celebrates the Journey to the Games

Dealerships Across the U.S. will Support the 2015 Special Olympics World Games LOS ANGELES--Now just 100 days away from the Opening Ceremony, Toyota, the Official Automotive Partner of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, rolled out its national and local programs today, furthering its commitment to the World Games. ... 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

NEW YORK -- April 16, 2015: More than 3,000 lives are lost and 400,000 people are injured as a result of distracted driving each year.1 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, ... Continue reading

FEV Shows Connected Vehicle Gateway Module at 2015 SAE World Congress

FEV Shows Connected Vehicle Gateway Module at 2015 SAE World Congress

New module enables faster connected vehicle development AUBURN HILLS, MI -- April 16, 2015: FEV North America, Inc. (FEV) a leading developer of advanced vehicle systems and powertrain technologies, will exhibit its new Connected Vehicle Gateway Module that enables faster connected vehicle development at the 2015 SAE W ... Continue reading

Alcantara -- A Brand Pledged To Improving The Environment

Alcantara -- A Brand Pledged To Improving The Environment

The Italian Firm's Lifestyle Brand Message Is Helping It Expand in the Automotive, Fashion, Consumer Electronics and Interior Design Industries WASHINGTON -- April 16, 2015: Alcantara®, the Italian-made material used to outfit the interiors of the world's most prestigious sports cars, is expanding its global presence ... Continue reading

The 2016 Mazda6 Wins A Place in Ward's 10 Best Interiors

The 2016 Mazda6 Wins A Place in Ward's 10 Best Interiors

Refreshed Midsize Sedan Comes Standard with Upscale Accoutrements and Technology - IRVINE, CA -- April 16, 2015: The 2016 Mazda6 has been named one of "Ward's 10 Best Interiors," taking honors among a competitive set of 42 all-new interiors that includes cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers at all price points. Revised fo ... Continue reading

2015 Kia Sedona Named To Ward's 10 Best Interiors List

2015 Kia Sedona Named To Ward's 10 Best Interiors List

Kia's All-New Sedona Boasts World-Class Refinement and Unmatched Interior Design - Available Nappa leather and "First Class" lounge second-row seating sets Sedona apart from its segment competitors - 2015 Sedona offers seven-passenger seating and unique eight-passenger configuration with Slide-N-Stow™ technology f ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan Rogue In Vogue - Review By Larry Nutson

2015 Nissan Rogue In Vogue - Review By Larry Nutson

2015 Nissan Rogue In Vogue by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_0412) It’s spring and baseball season is upon us. Opening day was either good or bad for you depending on your favorite home team. The Nissan Rogue has had a good spring opener with sales continuing to climb. The a ... Continue reading

New 2015 Chrysler 300 and All-new 2015 Jeep® Renegade Named to 'Ward's 10 Best Interiors List for 2015'

New 2015 Chrysler 300 and All-new 2015 Jeep® Renegade Named to 'Ward's 10 Best Interiors List for 2015'

New Chrysler 300C Platinum model's unique design elements create a premium and distinctly American interior identity that is comfortable yet beautiful, and crafted from authentic materials once limited to cars costing twice as much Jeep® Renegade's all-new interior exudes an energetic appearance with rugged and functi ... Continue reading

10 Best Green Cars oF 2015

10 Best Green Cars oF 2015

Just in time for Earth Day, eco-friendly drivers in the market for a new car can learn about the 10 Best Green Cars of 2015, hand-selected by the expert editors at Kelley Blue Book. Taking the top spot on this annual list for the second year in a row is the all-electric BMW i3. Each year the KBB.com editors compile a l ... Continue reading

March 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

March 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

LONDON -- April 16, 2015: In March, FCA's European passenger car sales totaled nearly 98,000 vehicles, representing a 15.7% year-over-year increase and outpacing the industry average for the third consecutive month. The Fiat 500 and Panda continued as the two best selling models in the European A segment, accounting fo ... Continue reading

New Study Reveals When, Where and How Much Motorists Drive

New Study Reveals When, Where and How Much Motorists Drive

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Survey Provides In-Depth Data on Americans' Driving Habits WASHINGTON -- April 16, 2015: On average, Americans drive 29.2 miles per day, making two trips with an average total duration of 46 minutes. This and other revealing data are the result of a ground-breaking study currently unde ... Continue reading

50-MPG Honda Accord Hybrid Named to Kelley Blue Book's 10 Best Green Cars List For Second Year in a Row

50-MPG Honda Accord Hybrid Named to Kelley Blue Book's 10 Best Green Cars List For Second Year in a Row

The award-winning Honda Accord Hybrid boasting the highest EPA city fuel economy rating of any four-door sedan sold in America1, was named to Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com annual list of the10 Best Green Cars for 2015, its second straight appearance on the KBB.com green car list. The industry experts at Kelley Blue Book p ... Continue reading

Younger Drivers More Likely to See Car Insurance Rates Rise after a Ticket

Younger Drivers More Likely to See Car Insurance Rates Rise after a Ticket

Americans 30-49 years-old are most ticketed drivers SAN FRANCISCO -- April 16, 2015: Only 19% of Americans who received a traffic ticket in the past five years are paying more for car insurance as a result, according to insuranceQuotes.com. This is a decrease from 2013 when 31% of Americans who received a recent traffi ... Continue reading

U.S. Cities with Greenest Car Shoppers for Earth Day

U.S. Cities with Greenest Car Shoppers for Earth Day

Just in time for Earth Day, Cars.com has listed the U.S. cities with the greenest car shoppers. The list is compiled using Cars.com vehicle search data for hybrid and electric cars. "With low gas prices, some car shoppers are turning back to less fuel efficient cars, but if they're looking to be environmentally friendl ... Continue reading

Ward's 10 Best Interiors Of 2015 Announced By Penton's WardsAuto

Ward's 10 Best Interiors Of 2015 Announced By Penton's WardsAuto

Penton's WardsAuto unveils its annual list of best auto interiors, to be celebrated at WardsAuto Interiors Conference, May 13 SOUTHFIELD, MI -- April 16, 2015: Today, Penton's WardsAuto announced the Ward's "10 Best Interiors" list of 2015. The list features three sedans, two 5-door hatchbacks, two pickup trucks, two C ... Continue reading

Renowned Automotive Industry Leaders to Judge Altair's 2015 Enlighten Award

Renowned Automotive Industry Leaders to Judge Altair's 2015 Enlighten Award

Recognizing achievements in weight reduction across the automotive industry for three straight years TROY, Mich., April 16, 2015 -- Altair today announced that an eminent group of industry leaders will serve as judges for the 2015 Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry's only award program created specifically ... Continue reading

Munro & Associates CEO to Discuss BMW i3 Material and Lightweighting Success at SAE World Congress Tech Hub

Munro & Associates CEO to Discuss BMW i3 Material and Lightweighting Success at SAE World Congress Tech Hub

At next week's SAE World Congress in Detroit, CEO Sandy Munro and Mark Ellis, senior associate, of Munro & Associates, Inc. will discuss the material and lightweighting findings from his company's extensive teardown of the BMW i3. During his informational, interactive discussion at 11:30 a.m. on April 21, Munro and Ell ... Continue reading

Michelin Challenge Design Inspires Mobility for All

Michelin Challenge Design Inspires Mobility for All

Design Experts Identify Challenges and Opportunities in 'Designing for the Next Frontier' DETROIT -- April 16, 2015: Designing transportation that provides simple, functional and affordable mobility for all areas of the world was the focus of the 12th annual Michelin Challenge Design and Automotive Press Association de ... Continue reading

Keep Calm and Stay Green

Keep Calm and Stay Green

How will you make a positive impact on Earth Day?&nbsp; Turn off the lights in an empty room?&nbsp; Recycle?&nbsp; Save water?<br> &nbsp;<br> At Toyota, every day is Earth Day and the little things add up, especially when almost 43,000 team members across 14 North America manufacturing plants do them.&nbsp; Such effort ... Continue reading

Lexus Announces The 2nd Annual Verses And Flow Scholarship To Award 20 Students 5K A Piece For A 100K Grand Total

Lexus Announces The 2nd Annual Verses And Flow Scholarship To Award 20 Students 5K A Piece For A 100K Grand Total

Marking its second year in existence, Lexus is proud to announce the 2015 Lexus Verses and Flow Scholarship. Presented in partnership with ten of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, two students per institution will each be awarded a $5000 scholarship in recognition of their community leadership ... Continue reading

National Parking Association Announces Results of Two Research Reports Purchasing Power and Tech Trends

National Parking Association Announces Results of Two Research Reports Purchasing Power and Tech Trends

The National Parking Association (NPA) last week released two parking industry research reports—Parking Industry Purchasing Power and Parking Industry Technology Trends reports. These longitudinal studies track emerging trends in the parking industry. NPA's Parking Industry Purchasing Power analyzes the preference ... Continue reading

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