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Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

V8 Powered, Production Car-based Coupe to be Driven by Justin Bell RC F GT Program to Serve as Key Developmental Tool for F brand Engineering June 22, 2015 TORRANCE, Calif. (June 22, 2015) – On June 28th, Lexus will compete in the Time Attack class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The luxury automaker w ... Continue reading

PSA Peugeot Citroën Signs Manufacturing Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco

PSA Peugeot Citroën Signs Manufacturing Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco

Under the Chairmanship of His Majesty the King, Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, Carlos Tavares, Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën and Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the Kingdom of Morocco’s Minister for Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy signed an agreement at the Royal Palace in Rabat to bu ... Continue reading

Get Ready to Virtually Race the Lexus RC F

Get Ready to Virtually Race the Lexus RC F

The exhilaration and excitement of driving the Lexus RC F is captured in a new virtual reality experience designed to give everyone the chance to enjoy a taste of what makes the latest thoroughbred addition to Lexus’s exclusive F performance portfolio so special. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Marks Production Milestone with 'Defender 2,000,000'

Land Rover Marks Production Milestone with 'Defender 2,000,000'

Celebrating 67 years of iconic Land Rover production, a unique vehicle has been built to commemorate the UK production of the two-millionth Series Land Rover and Defender. With a bespoke design and an all-star cast of special guests helping to complete the momentous build, ‘Defender 2,000,000’ has been created to be ... Continue reading

Bultaco Brinco--New Paths

Bultaco Brinco--New Paths

The rollout of the Brinco, the first model of the new era, culminates a year of hard work at Bultaco. Bultaco remains on course with its relaunch plan The new factory: everything is all set to start production. Technology: Bultaco's leadership already enjoys international recognition. Distribution and commercialization ... Continue reading

Across the USA on One Tank of Non-Petroleum Fuel -- Made Possible by Neste's NEXBTL Renewable Diesel

Across the USA on One Tank of Non-Petroleum Fuel -- Made Possible by Neste's NEXBTL Renewable Diesel

WHO A team of motorsport enthusiasts will arrive in Houston at about 3 p.m. at Brenner's Steakhouse. Their trip is sponsored by Neste, the world's largest producer of renewable diesel, whose U.S. headquarters are in Houston, and CLP Motorsports. Neste supplied the NEXBTL renewable diesel, a bio-based fuel that the car ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans Launches New Mid-size Vito Transporter in Argentina

Mercedes-Benz Vans Launches New Mid-size Vito Transporter in Argentina

Mercedes-Benz Argentina S.A. is launching the new Vito at the seventh “Buenos Aires International Motor Show”. In addition to the the bestselling Sprinter, which is the established market leader of large transporters in Argentina, Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching another model to target new market potentials i ... Continue reading

Toyota Sponsors National Veterans Wheelchair Games for 16th Consecutive Year

Toyota Sponsors National Veterans Wheelchair Games for 16th Consecutive Year

Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are proud to recognize Toyota as a Sustaining Host sponsor for the 35th National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG). Toyota will also be providing a fleet of complimentary vehicles wrapped and branded with Toyota and NVWG logos ... Continue reading

Scania signs break-through order for gas buses in South America

Scania signs break-through order for gas buses in South America

The Colombian city of Cartagena will use 147 Scania Euro 6 gas buses on its new transport system as part of Scania’s largest deal to date on Euro 6 gas technology in South America. Cartagena has selected Scania (STO:SCVA) (STO:SCVB) as the exclusive provider for two trunk lines for the city’s brand new Bus Ra ... Continue reading

#ChevyGoesEmoji

#ChevyGoesEmoji

Words alone can’t describe the new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, so to celebrate its upcoming reveal, the media advisory is being issued in emoji, the small emotionally expressive digital images and icons in electronic communication. Try and decode this news or watch for the decoder at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. ... Continue reading

GM Invests $245 Million for New Vehicle Program

GM Invests $245 Million for New Vehicle Program

Brings total investment at Orion Township plant to $962 million in past five years ORION TOWNSHIP, MI -- June 22, 2015: General Motors will invest $245 million and add 300 new jobs at its Orion Assembly plant to support launching an all-new vehicle program unlike any in the plant’s 32-year history. “Orion Ass ... Continue reading

Hagerty Announces Favorite Classic Convertibles For Summer 2015

Hagerty Announces Favorite Classic Convertibles For Summer 2015

Summer begins this Sunday and to kick-off the season the collector vehicle experts at Hagerty have named their favorite classic convertibles for the summer months. "There is nothing like driving a convertible. They force you to slow down and enjoy your surroundings rather than just drive to a destination. They were des ... Continue reading

Allison Transmission Working with EPA and NHTSA on Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emission Standards

Allison Transmission Working with EPA and NHTSA on Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emission Standards

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. today announced that it has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as they consider revisions to the 'Phase I' Model Year 2014-2018 rule regarding fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission (GHG) sta ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Boosts Ford's New High-Performance Diesel Engine With Regulated Two-Stage Turbocharging Technology

BorgWarner Boosts Ford's New High-Performance Diesel Engine With Regulated Two-Stage Turbocharging Technology

BorgWarner's Award-Winning R2S® Turbocharging Technology Improves Performance and Fuel Economy for Ford's Powerful New Downsized Diesel Engine borgWarner's regulated two-stage (R2S®) turbocharging technology improves the performance and fuel economy of Ford's new powerful 2.0-liter diesel engine, the first Ford engin ... Continue reading

Gartner Names Seeing Machines as a 2015 "Cool Vendor" in Automotive Electronics

Gartner Names Seeing Machines as a 2015 "Cool Vendor" in Automotive Electronics

Gartner, the world's leading information technology research company, has named Seeing Machines, (AIM: SEE), the AIM-listed company with a focus on operator monitoring and intervention sensing technologies and services, in its exclusive May 5, 2015 "Cool Vendor in Automotive Electronics" report by James F. Hines and We ... Continue reading

Henderson Hyundai Superstore In Nevada Sets A New Guinness World Record For The Largest Parade Of Hyundai Cars

Henderson Hyundai Superstore In Nevada Sets A New Guinness World Record For The Largest Parade Of Hyundai Cars

Henderson Hyundai Superstore, the number one rated Nevada Hyundai dealer three years in a row by DealerRater, announced today that it has been awarded a Guinness World Record for coordinating the largest parade of Hyundai cars ever. In honor of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month last December, Henderson Hyundai ... Continue reading

Equifax Expands NIADA Partnership to Provide Industry Insight and Consumer Auto Loan Payment Reporting Capabilities to Independent Dealers

Equifax Expands NIADA Partnership to Provide Industry Insight and Consumer Auto Loan Payment Reporting Capabilities to Independent Dealers

Equifax to offer auto loan payment reporting training at the 2015 NIADA convention ATLANTA, June 22, 2015 -- Equifax Inc. , a global information solutions provider, is expanding its partnership with the National Independent Automotive Dealership Association (NIADA) to support independent and Buy-Here-Pay-Here (BHPH) de ... Continue reading

New DS 5, The UK July 1 Launch

New DS 5, The UK July 1 Launch

Officially ‘on sale’ in the UK from 1 July, New DS 5 is defined by its avant-garde styling. It combines dynamic performance, refinement & attention to detail with a range of advanced technologies. New DS 5 embodies all the attributes of present & future DS vehicles. The DS Automobiles flagship introduces the brand’s ... Continue reading

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