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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Cox Automotive Purchases Majority Stake in Molicar

Cox Automotive Purchases Majority Stake in Molicar

ATLANTA and SAO PAULO, April 13, 2016 -- Cox Automotive™, a leading provider of digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions across the automotive industry, is expanding its global footprint by acquiring a majority shareholding in Molicar, the market-leading Brazilian vehicle valuatio ... Continue reading

Ford North America Begins Taking Owner Applications for Purchase Of 2017 Ford GT Supercar

Ford North America Begins Taking Owner Applications for Purchase Of 2017 Ford GT Supercar

Ford North America Begins Taking Owner Applications for Purchase Of 2017 Ford GT Supercar ... Continue reading

Ford Europe Officially Begins Taking Applications For All-New Ford GT Supercar

Ford Europe Officially Begins Taking Applications For All-New Ford GT Supercar

COLOGNE, Germany, 13 April, 2016 – Customers hoping to own one of the all-new Ford GT ultra-high-performance supercars can officially submit their applications from today at FordGT.com. The limited production of the all-new Ford GT inspired Ford Performance to create a unique, customer-focused experience to help s ... Continue reading

Popular Mechanics Awards 2016 Ram Truck Line for Automotive Excellence Honor

Popular Mechanics Awards 2016 Ram Truck Line for Automotive Excellence Honor

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13, 2016 -- Popular Mechanics has included the 2016 Ram line up in their annual Automotive Excellence Awards in the May issue, on newsstands today. Compared to all other full-size pickups, the Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 offerings had the best combination of technology, performance and value. "Th ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Powertrain Earns Its 14th Automotive News PACE Award

Federal-Mogul Powertrain Earns Its 14th Automotive News PACE Award

Company honored for its Hybrid Induction Welding (HIW) Manufacturing Technology SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 12, 2016; Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation , was the recipient of a 2016 Automotive News PACE Award at a ceremony on April 11 in Detroit for its Hybrid Induction Welding pro ... Continue reading

New Telematics Car Insurance Services Knows How You Drive - No Secrets

New Telematics Car Insurance Services Knows How You Drive - No Secrets

Consolidating Toyota's Data, Financing and Insurance Knowhow to Help Make Driving Safer and More Convenient Toyota City, Japan, Apr, 13 2016 - Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. (AD), Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFS) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that their respective U.S. subsidiaries estab ... Continue reading

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM: Special Presentation by League of Retired Automotive Designers at Museum

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM: Special Presentation by League of Retired Automotive Designers at Museum

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 04/10/16 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Kendra Klink, Chief Operating Officer April - 2016 260-925-1444 / info@automobilemuseum.org Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Hosts League of Retired Automotive Designers (Photos Attached include automotive designs on ... Continue reading

It's Time to Bet on Natural Gas

It's Time to Bet on Natural Gas

WELLESLEY, Mass., April 12, 2016 -- According to Joe Petrowski, Founder of Mercantor Partners, at its peak, the United States was producing almost 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day (bcf/day) - the equivalent of 1 billion barrels of oil. There were a number of factors that finally reduced the price of U.S. o ... Continue reading

The Next Generation of Cars Reinforced by TeXtreme®

The Next Generation of Cars Reinforced by TeXtreme®

BORAS, Sweden, April 12, 2016 -- The Deep Orange 6, "a next-generation Toyota concept vehicle" developed and engineered by students from Clemson University, has been unveiled this week at the SAE International 2016 World Congress and Exhibition in Detroit, MI. By using TeXtreme® carbon fabrics in its door panels, rear ... Continue reading

Ford Fusion Autonomous Research Vehicles Use LiDAR Sensor Technology To Drive In The Dark

Ford Fusion Autonomous Research Vehicles Use LiDAR Sensor Technology To Drive In The Dark

Ford tests Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicles at night, in complete darkness, as part of LiDAR sensor development – demonstrating the capability to perform beyond the limits of human drivers Recent test at Ford Arizona Proving Ground shows how the company’s use of LiDAR technology and 3D maps work in ... Continue reading

Complete IIHS 2016 Pick-up Crash Tests - Ford F-150 Leads The Pack +VIDEO

Complete IIHS 2016 Pick-up Crash Tests - Ford F-150 Leads The Pack +VIDEO

Three out of seven large pickup trucks IIHS evaluated in a new round of crash tests earn an acceptable or higher rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front crash.IIHS evaluated two body styles of each 2016 model-year pickup — crew cab and extended cab. Crew cabs have four full doors and two full rows ... Continue reading

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