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2015 Nissan Murano Windy City Review By Larry Nutson

2015 Nissan Murano Windy City Review By Larry Nutson

2015 Nissan Murano by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_1480) The all-new 2015 Nissan Murano is the halo vehicle for Nissan's expanding range of bold crossovers and SUVs. With Murano’s global introduction in Spring 2014 at the New York International Auto Show, it previewed a ne ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - August 10, 2015

NHTSA RECALLS - August 10, 2015

Your vehicle may be involved in a safety recall and may create a safety risk for you or your passengers. Safety defects must be repaired by a certified dealer at no cost to you. However, if left unrepaired, a potential safety defect in your vehicle could lead to injury or even death. Read this entire email to find out ... Continue reading

Atomic Hot Rods Summer Movie Tour Kicks Off! See THREE MILE on the Big Screen! +VIDEO

Atomic Hot Rods Summer Movie Tour Kicks Off! See THREE MILE on the Big Screen! +VIDEO

How often do you get to see a hot rod movie in a movie theater? If NEVER popped into your head, then your life is about to change. Award winning film maker Brian Darwas has just completed his sixth documentary film, THREE MILE. The film is premiering in Long Beach and will be touring the South West, as well as the fest ... Continue reading

McLaren Special Operations Shows Off 570S Coupe at Pebble Beach

McLaren Special Operations Shows Off 570S Coupe at Pebble Beach

Four years on from its global launch, McLaren Special Operations (MSO) will return to the manicured lawns of the USA’s famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later this month with a selection of distinctive and beautiful commissions. The bespoke division of McLaren will showcase some of the individualisation ... Continue reading

Ryder Advanced Fuel Expert to Discuss Company's Industry-Leading Experience with Natural Gas Vehicles at 2015 Fleet Technology Expo

Ryder Advanced Fuel Expert to Discuss Company's Industry-Leading Experience with Natural Gas Vehicles at 2015 Fleet Technology Expo

Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, today announced that it will participate at the annual Fleet Technology Expo, August 24 – 26, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. Scott Perry, Ryder’s Vice President of Sup ... Continue reading

Portugal: The Azores Ranks as Europe's Costliest Destination for a Car Rental

Portugal: The Azores Ranks as Europe's Costliest Destination for a Car Rental

The Azores, a Portuguese archipelago, has just earned the distinction of having Europe’s highest car rental rates. A new survey from CheapCarRental.net came to his determination after comparing car rental rates in more than 100 European destinations. The current month of August 2015 served as the basis of comparis ... Continue reading

Equifax Reports Auto Loan and Lease Balances Top $1 Trillion

Equifax Reports Auto Loan and Lease Balances Top $1 Trillion

Finance companies outpacing commercial banks in auto loan and lease growth ATLANTA -- Aug. 10, 2015: According to the latest Equifax Inc. National Consumer Credit Trends Report, the total amount of outstanding balances on automotive loans and leases has crossed the $1 trillion mark with finance companies growing origin ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Names Dean Evans Chief Marketing Officer

Hyundai Motor America Names Dean Evans Chief Marketing Officer

Hyundai Motor America today announced that Dean Evans has been named its vice president/chief marketing officer. Evans, former chief marketing officer of Subaru of America, will be responsible for all Hyundai marketing and advertising activities in the United States. Evans will report to Dave Zuchowski, president and c ... Continue reading

2016 Honda Accord Safety and Driver Assistance

2016 Honda Accord Safety and Driver Assistance

Featuring a host of new standard and available technologies, the ninth-generation Accord Sedan and Coupe offer a wide range of active and passive safety and driver assistive features and technologies. For 2016, all Accords can be equipped with Honda Sensing™, among the most comprehensive suites of advanced safety ... Continue reading

2016 Honda Accord Body and Exterior

2016 Honda Accord Body and Exterior

Crisply styled and aerodynamically efficient, the ninth-generation Accord Sedan and Accord Coupe body designs and engineering features are the most sophisticated in the Accord nameplate’s history. Every aspect of the body is tailor-made to improve every aspect of the Accord ownership experience, from more precise ... Continue reading

2016 Honda Accord: Powertrain

2016 Honda Accord: Powertrain

The 2016 Accord Sedan and Coupe are offered with two advanced engines – a direct-injected (DI) 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder engine, and a 3.5-liter V-6 that is the most powerful engine offered in a Honda sedan to date. Available transmissions include a sporty and fuel-efficient continuously variable transmission ( ... Continue reading

Steven Goodale Appointed Vice President of Daimler Truck Financial

Steven Goodale Appointed Vice President of Daimler Truck Financial

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC is pleased to announce that Steven Goodale, currently Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed Vice President of Daimler Truck Financial, a business unit of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Daimler Truck Financi ... Continue reading

Industry Leaders Rear View Safety and KidsAndCars.org Promote Road Safety Awareness at July 2015 NASCAR Event

Industry Leaders Rear View Safety and KidsAndCars.org Promote Road Safety Awareness at July 2015 NASCAR Event

Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems and technology, as well as a dedicated road safety advocate, recently teamed up with KidsAndCars.org to act as sponsors for a NASCAR event which took place in Indianapolis, Indiana in July of 2015. The goal of the event was not ... Continue reading

Much Cheaper for Young Adults to Stay on Parents' Car Insurance

Much Cheaper for Young Adults to Stay on Parents' Car Insurance

18-year-olds pay an average of 18% more for car insurance if they sign up for an individual policy as opposed to remaining on their parents' policies, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. The "penalty" for buying individual insurance instead of family coverage is much higher in some states. For example, 18-ye ... Continue reading

Infiniti Creates Guest-Centered Virtual Reality Experience at 2015 Pebble Beach Automotive Week

Infiniti Creates Guest-Centered Virtual Reality Experience at 2015 Pebble Beach Automotive Week

Infiniti is partnering with TEN: The Enthusiast Network during the 2015 Pebble Beach Automotive Week to bring to life a collective, high-technology experience showcasing the brand's evolving design and performance. Through a new virtual reality experience, Infiniti is giving driving enthusiasts the opportunity to not j ... Continue reading

2016 Ram Heavy Duty Widens its Leadership Gap With a Triple-decker Presence: Best-in-class Power, Towing Capacity and Payload Capacity

2016 Ram Heavy Duty Widens its Leadership Gap With a Triple-decker Presence: Best-in-class Power, Towing Capacity and Payload Capacity

Ram continues as “King of the Hill” in the heavy-duty battleground with the introduction of the 2016 model year Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups. The capability leaders further build on a list of best-in-class claims. Additionally, for two years running, the Ram 1500 leads pickup truck fuel economy with the exclu ... Continue reading

The New 2016 Model Year Jaguar XJ Autobiography

The New 2016 Model Year Jaguar XJ Autobiography

The XJ, Jaguar's all-aluminium luxury saloon, is more desirable than ever. Subtle changes to the exterior design, accentuated by full LED headlights, add to the XJ's already distinctive looks. Materials such as semi-aniline leather and inlay veneers enhance an interior already considered the most luxurious in the segme ... Continue reading

Martin Preferred Foods Improves Fleet Safety Score by 46% in Six Months

Martin Preferred Foods Improves Fleet Safety Score by 46% in Six Months

Video-Based Safety Program Helps Texas' Premier Foodservice Distributor Reduce Distracted Driving and Improve Seatbelt Compliance SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7, 2015 -- SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced today that Houston-based Martin Preferr ... Continue reading

ITE and Messe Frankfurt Join Forces for Comtrans

ITE and Messe Frankfurt Join Forces for Comtrans

Messe Frankfurt is continuing to expand its presence in Russia with the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Comtrans and Autotrans by its Russian subsidiary Messe Frankfurt RUS. The remaining 50 percent will be assumed by ITE Expo OOO, the Russian subsidiary of the ITE Group. The new Joint Venture organizing company i ... Continue reading

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