LeBron James Tells "The Truth" About Driving His Kia K900 Luxury Sedan +VIDEO
IRVINE, CA - December 3, 2015: Last year, when LeBron James Tweeted "Rolling around in my K900. Love this car!!" and later stated he was a K900 driver before becoming Kia Motors' luxury ambassador, naysayers took to social media to question the validity of his claims. Now, with sales of Kia's rear-drive luxury sedan up ... Continue reading
Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Sets Land Speed Record For Production Fuel Cell SUV +VIDEO
SOGGY DRY LAKE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2015 -- Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell set the land speed record for a production hydrogen-powered SUV at the Soggy Dry Lake Bed of the California desert, with a top speed of 94.6 mph. The Tucson Fuel Cell is the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle, with nearly 100 of these zero-emissions ... Continue reading
Ford is recycling old engines so they can be used again with the help of a special Ford-patented plasma coating technology. The process delivers a 50 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with producing a new engine. âWe have taken a process that was originally developed to enhance performance models such a ... Continue reading
New Infiniti Q30 Achieves Maximum Five-Stars Safety Rating +VIDEO
The all-new Infiniti Q30 has received the maximum five-star rating by independent vehicle safety organization, Euro NCAP. The Euro NCAP scoring system considers various aspects of vehicle safety, such as occupant protection, child protection, pedestrian protection and safety assist which is the availability and effecti ... Continue reading
Brit-built Astra Scores Top Marks for Safety
High scores across all categories assessed by Euro NCAP First compact car with front camera in volume sector LUTON, UK -- December 3, 2015: The all-new Brit-built Astra has been awarded the maximum five stars by Euro NCAP in its latest safety ratings published today. The compact five-door hatchback from Vauxhall achiev ... Continue reading
Production of Infiniti Q30 Officially Begins at the UK Sunderland Plant
First new car brand to be manufactured on this scale in the UK in 23 years First Infiniti vehicle built in Europe, expanding global manufacturing footprint £250m investment, new facilities and 300 newly created jobs to support premium quality First vehicles to be exported from Sunderland to the USA and China SUNDERL ... Continue reading
With mobility and sustainability as its driving forces, The Washington Auto Show® announces a keynote speaker representing a company that embodies these very ideals. John Mendel, executive vice president of the Automobile Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., will discuss Honda's vision for the future of sustain ... Continue reading
The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive, part of IHS Inc. and a leading source of critical information and insight to the global automotive industry have partnered to present the first Diversity Volume Leadership Awards. The awards program is the first of its kind to recognize ... Continue reading
Subaru Outback Named Midsize Car of the Year by Auto123.com
Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is proud to announce that the 2016 Subaru Outback was named Midsize Car of the Year by Auto123.com today. Auto123.com designates a total of 15 awards through a variety of specific categories based on vehicle criteria. This helps narrow the field for most consumers considering a specific type o ... Continue reading
The 20-millionth vehicle has left the production line at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen. The jubilee car, an S 500 Plug-In Hybrid, was received by Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, and by Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mana ... Continue reading
International Mercedes-Benz Fashion Campaign Autumn/Winter 2016: Obsession with an Icon +VIDEO
Mercedes-Benz announces its Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Campaign and Film, showing the new SL, shot by American photographer Jeff Bark. The campaign features Russian supermodel Natasha Poly and latex works by Japanese designer Atsuko Kudo. The campaign, Obsession with an Icon, puts the new SLsâ distinctive design i ... Continue reading
Toyota Places a Charitable Spin on the Traditional Selfie with New Campaign - #Selflessie
Holiday Campaign to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America LOS ANGELES -- December 02, 2015: Toyota launches a new initiative, #Selflessie, which encourages Instagram users to ditch their typical selfie snapshots in favor of posting a âselfless selfie.â Kicking off on #GivingTuesday, and continuing through Jan ... Continue reading
Environment: Watch It Like a Hawk
Toyota team members are creatures of habitat. And a few who test vehicles for performance and reliability have become a part-time pit crew for red-tailed hawks at Toyota Arizona Proving Ground (TAPG) in Phoenix. The situation took flight in June 2008 when a plumed pair built a nest on a utility pole at the facility. Un ... Continue reading
International NPO Names Nissan a World Leader in Corporate Action on Climate Change +VIDEO
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has ranked Nissan among the top five percent of global corporations participating in the international NPO's climate change program and included Nissan on its 113 A-List. Nissan also scored a perfect 100 in the organization's Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). Like last year ... Continue reading
Ford today is releasing a new software update for more than 5 million SYNC-equipped vehicles dating back to the 2011 model year, adding more convenience for Apple iPhone users with Siri Eyes-Free capability. ... Continue reading
Cadillac global sales rise 16.9% in November
Cadillac global sales increased 16.9 percent in November to 23,241 units. For the year to date, Cadillac sales are up 5.6 percent worldwide. âApproaching the year-end period, Cadillacâs increasing product substance and disciplined growth strategies are building momentum,â said Cadillac President Johan de ... Continue reading
GM Women's Retail Network Reveals Scholarship Winners
Program empowers women to pursue careers in automotive retailing DETROIT â General Motorsâ Womenâs Retail Network awarded a record 10 women a total of $29,000 in tuition assistance in 2015 to pursue careers in automotive retailing to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Networkâs Drive to Succeed ... Continue reading
FCA EGM Approves Separation of Ferrari
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. announced today that the resolution proposed to shareholders at the Company's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ("EGM") held today in Amsterdam was passed. The EGM approved a demerger pursuant to which FCA will transfer all of the shares held by it in Ferrari N.V. to FE Interi ... Continue reading
Elio Motors Goes Public under Reg A+; Shares available to General Market
Elio Motors today announced that thanks to its supporters and the funds raised during its current stock offering, it will move forward with the development of 25 engineering and test vehicles. The test vehicles will be used to conduct a variety of final engineering and validation tests that will allow the company to ma ... Continue reading
Hyundai Engineering and Intergraph Announce Engineering Productivity Automation for Smart 3D
Leading Korean engineering company Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd (Hyundai Engineering) and Intergraph® Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) have announced the launch of a solution that is expected to improve productivity by 20 percent or more during the design phase of a project. Hyundai Engineering has used Intergraph sof ... Continue reading
2016 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Roominess, comfort, excellent fuel efficiency and responsive handling make the newest Honda Accord is the best ever. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS After the debut of the ninth generation back in 2013, Honda's ever-popular Accord gets its first mid-product cycle freshening for 2016. It's still offered in sedan a ... Continue reading
Shirley Muldowney Removes Herself From Land Speed Record Opportunity
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 2) -- Drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney has announced she will not participate in any land speed record attempt in Doug Herbert's proposed Streamliner car. An attempt at Muldowney capturing the all-time record for female drivers was announced two years ago when the idea to build the car was ... Continue reading
FCA Canada Reports Best November Sales Since 1999
FCA Canada Inc. today reported November 2015 sales of 21,038, compared with 20,922 vehicles sold in November 2014. These results mark a year-over-year increase of 1 per cent and represent the best year-to-date sales through November in the Companys history. Additionally, these sales figures maintain FCA Canadas pos ... Continue reading
General Motors Joins UN Global Compact
General Motors has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the worldâs largest corporate responsibility initiative. GM pledges to support and promote the compactâs 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. GM analyzed its current policies, process ... Continue reading
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