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Chevrolet is Global Leader for Android Auto, Apple CarPlay

Chevrolet is Global Leader for Android Auto, Apple CarPlay

All-new 2016 Cruze is one of 14 Chevrolet models to offer compatibility LOS ANGELES -- May 28, 2015: According to Strategy Analytics, there are more than 2.3 billion smartphones in use globally, and that number continues to rise. And on the road, customers are demanding better integration between phones and their vehic ... Continue reading

JD Classics Wins at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

JD Classics Wins at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

JD Classics has won a major prize at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – the world’s most prestigious classic car event – for the sixth year in a row. The world-renowned classic car specialist was invited to enter with a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 ‘Washboard’; one of just 50 ever produced. The c ... Continue reading

Enterprising SEAT Introduces Leon SE Technology Business Edition

Enterprising SEAT Introduces Leon SE Technology Business Edition

SEAT has launched a brand new edition of the highly-acclaimed Leon aimed squarely at business drivers who demand quality, style and value above all else &ndash; the Leon SE Technology Business.</p> <p>The new model boasts a raft of equipment to support fleets and make life easier for company car drivers including a Tec ... Continue reading

European New-Car sales Continue to Grow

European New-Car sales Continue to Grow

The European new-car market entered the second half of 2015 in good health, with total volume across the continent 9.1% higher in July than a year ago, marking 23 consecutive months of growth. Year-to-date, the market has grown by 8.6% compared to the same period a year earlier. Ireland, Spain and the Czech Republic pe ... Continue reading

Hertz Adds New Hyundai Sonata Hybrids to Fleet

Hertz Adds New Hyundai Sonata Hybrids to Fleet

The Hertz Corporation , which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has announced the expansion of its Green Traveler Collection fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid in select cities across the U.S. "Hertz is always looking for opportunities to improve and grow our sustainability efforts, as well as ... Continue reading

Kubota Introduces New M5-Series: New Models Offer Unmatched Versatility and Luxury

Kubota Introduces New M5-Series: New Models Offer Unmatched Versatility and Luxury

From hay production to farm and ranch chores to large property maintenance, the new Kubota M5-Series does it all with ease, comfort and style TORRANCE, Calif.--Kubota Tractor Corporation introduces its most versatile utility tractor series to-date with its new M5-Series. The series offers two models – the M5-091 a ... Continue reading

Infiniti Gives One U.S. Engineering Student the Formula One Career Opportunity of a Lifetime

Infiniti Gives One U.S. Engineering Student the Formula One Career Opportunity of a Lifetime

Infiniti has announced that an engineering student from the University of Illinois is one of five global winners of the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy (IPEA). For one year, Infiniti will provide 22-year-old Alex Allmandinger with the opportunity to work in Formula One with the Infiniti Red Bull Racing te ... Continue reading

Comprehensive FleetBoard App Portfolio: Information and Transparency Regarding Job, Vehicle and Driver Available

Comprehensive FleetBoard App Portfolio: Information and Transparency Regarding Job, Vehicle and Driver Available

Daimler FleetBoard, a leading provider of telematics for trucks, vans and buses in the European market, offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of apps for Android and iOS-based end devices. Because the apps can be used via smartphone or tablet PC, both clients and schedulers, drivers or subcontractors can quick ... Continue reading

The New Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé: The sportiest C-Class Ever

The New Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé: The sportiest C-Class Ever

Mercedes-AMG is setting a further landmark in the brand history: the new C 63 Coupé is the next step on the way to yet more technical and visual distinctiveness. The far-reaching technical modifications are evident at first sight: strikingly flared front and rear wheel arches, an increased track width and larger wheel ... Continue reading

Honda Opens Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station On Marysville Campus

Honda Opens Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station On Marysville Campus

First Public CNG Fueling Station Located on Honda Property in North America MARYSVILLE, Ohio Honda's continuing effort to minimize the environmental impact of its operations took a major step forward today as it opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on its property in Marysville, Ohio. The CNG station, ... Continue reading

Acura Leads in Safety as Only Luxury Nameplate with the Top U.S. Government Safety Rating Across Entire Model Line

Acura Leads in Safety as Only Luxury Nameplate with the Top U.S. Government Safety Rating Across Entire Model Line

2016 RDX is the latest Acura to earn a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA For the sixth time in brand history, Acura earns the top safety rating across its entire model line AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies available across the entire Acura lineup With the just-announced top r ... Continue reading

GM Supports Hiring Our Heroes Career Expo

GM Supports Hiring Our Heroes Career Expo

Joins Detroit Tigers, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and U.S. Chamber of Commerce to find jobs for military veterans DETROIT -- August 20, 2015: General Motors is partnering with the Detroit Tigers, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 local employers at a Hiring Our Hero ... Continue reading

UPS Arranges a Special Pick-up From a UPS Access Point to Scuderia Ferrari Driver Sebastian Vettel

UPS Arranges a Special Pick-up From a UPS Access Point to Scuderia Ferrari Driver Sebastian Vettel

UPS, Official Logistics and Shipping Sponsor of Ferrari, today made a special delivery to Scuderia Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel from a unique UPS Access Point™ location set-up, one time only, near the Cologne/Bonn Airport ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend to underscore the flexibility of this internationa ... Continue reading

1915 Ford Model T Ends Cross-Country Trip in San Francisco Just as it Happened 100 Years Ago

1915 Ford Model T Ends Cross-Country Trip in San Francisco Just as it Happened 100 Years Ago

In celebration of the Centennial of the Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) and a century of road travel across America, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) joined automotive and 1915 World's Fair enthusiasts at the Palace of Fine Arts today, to welcome the arrival of a historic 1915 Ford Model T, after i ... Continue reading

Kia Cadenza Earns AutoPacific's 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award In Large Car Category

Kia Cadenza Earns AutoPacific's 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award In Large Car Category

The premium and stylish Kia Cadenza sedan has earned AutoPacific's 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA) in the Large Car category (tie). AutoPacific's IVA is based on over 66,000 surveys completed by new-car owners in the first half of 2015 and recognizes products that most closely meet buyer requirements and expectations. B ... Continue reading

Used Car Prices Increase Nearly Eight Percent to Hit Record High in Q2 2015

Used Car Prices Increase Nearly Eight Percent to Hit Record High in Q2 2015

The average used car sold in the U.S. is getting younger and pricier, according to the latest Used Vehicle Market Report from car shopping destination Edmunds.com. According to the report, the trends suggest a shifting tide in used car inventories, which are skewing more toward newer off-lease vehicles and certified pr ... Continue reading

Toyota Chooses Goodyear Wrangler Tires Exclusively for 2016 Tacoma TRD Off-Road Grade

Toyota Chooses Goodyear Wrangler Tires Exclusively for 2016 Tacoma TRD Off-Road Grade

Toyota has chosen Goodyear Wrangler tires exclusively for its most off-road capable mid-size pickup—the 2016 Tacoma TRD Off-Road grade. Rebuilt inside and out with an all-new powertrain and enhanced suspension tuning, Toyota says the new Tacoma was designed to meet the needs of active drivers on a variety of tamed ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan Rogue Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy

2015 Nissan Rogue Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy

NISSAN ROGUE TO NASHVILLE From A Shunpiker’s Journal By Steve Purdy Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel This chapter of A Shunpiker’s Journal is all about a road trip to Nashville, TN in a Nissan Rogue. Nashville has become one of our favorite destinations because it is an easy 8-hour drive from our Michigan hom ... Continue reading

Steel Industry Powerhouse Returns as Title Sponsor of Texas Auto Writers Association Truck Rodeo

Steel Industry Powerhouse Returns as Title Sponsor of Texas Auto Writers Association Truck Rodeo

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), returns as title sponsor of the 2015 Texas Truck Rodeo. The Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) truck rodeo brings journalists from throughout Texas and the U.S. to evaluate the nation's top trucks and SUVs ... Continue reading

VOXX International Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire The Assets And A Controlling Interest Of Biometric Leader EyeLock

VOXX International Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire The Assets And A Controlling Interest Of Biometric Leader EyeLock

VOXX International Corporation today announced that it has entered into a Definitive Agreement to purchase the assets, inclusive of all intellectual property, of iris authentication market leader EyeLock through an acquiring entity. Upon consummation of the transaction, VOXX will have a controlling interest in the acqu ... Continue reading

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