Chicago would be great place for Auto Club driver Robert Hight to score first win of 2017
Chicago would be great place for Auto Club driver Robert Hight to score first win of 2017 Photo credit: Ron Lewis Photography JOLIET, Ill. (July 3) – After a runner-up finish in the most recent NHRA race, in Norwalk, Ohio, Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS driver Robert Hight figures there is ... Continue reading
Tesla June 2017 Vehicle Production and Deliveries
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 03, 2017; Tesla delivered just over 22,000 vehicles in Q2, of which just over 12,000 were Model S and just over 10,000 were Model X. This represents a 53% increase over Q2 2016. Total vehicle deliveries in the first half of 2017 were approximately 47,100. ... Continue reading
Brittany Force heads to Chicago seeking 'Monster' victory on birthday weekend
Brittany Force heads to Chicago seeking 'Monster' victory on birthday weekend Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery JOLIET, Ill. (July 3) – Brittany Force enters the second half of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season with the same goal she had when she started the year – winning the ... Continue reading
North America Race at Watkins Glen International
Ashley Freiberg Becomes First Woman to Stand on Overall Podium in Any Worldwide Lamborghini Series News provided by Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America 15:15 ET Share this article WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., July 3, 2017; Riccardo Agostini and Trent Hindman finally claimed their first victory of the season in the weekend's ... Continue reading
Courtney Force heads to Chicago seeking first win in special Advance Auto Parts/Carquest Auto Parts livery Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery (below) JOLIET, Ill. (July 3) – Courtney Force still seeks her first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series victory of 2017 as the series heads to the 13th round of ... Continue reading
Media Advisory: RaceFest Roars Into Clarington
Wednesday, July 5, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Canadian Tire Bowmanville2000 Green Rd, Bowmanville, ON Canadian Racing Legend Ron Fellows Back Behind the Wheel of the Corvette for Pit Stop Demos TORONTO, July 3, 2017 /CNW/ - Canada's biggest sports car race rolls into Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), July 6-9, for ... Continue reading
Porsche Reports June 2017 US Auto Sales
ATLANTA, July 3, 2017 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor in the United States of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, today announced June 2017 sales of 4,516 vehicles. This is a 0.8 percent increase over June 2016. ... Continue reading
Car Nut Homes With Lot's Of Garage Space
CarProperty.com for the real estate needs of car collectors Geo-Dome Home with 1250 sq.ft.+ of enclosed Parking! Great home with garage apartment PLUS 2 Br, 2.5 Ba apartment PLUS 2 separate garage areas on 1.3 acr... https://carproperty.com/geo-dome-home-with-1250-sq-ft-of-enclosed-parking-ad83163449.htm4-car Heated Ga ... Continue reading
2017 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA W/5.7-L HEMI Review By Steve Purdy
Our test car arrived with the eye-catching “Green Go” paint that nearly made us squint to look at even in our shady bit of forest. I swear it must glow in the dark. The bulging hood with functional air intake sports a brash graphic that shouts “Hemi.” A Daytona graphic across the tail, the huge 20”X9” “Hy ... Continue reading
Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new report on the global motorcycle rear and front wheels lift-up control market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Technavio has published a new report on the global motorcycle rear and front wheels lift-u ... Continue reading
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AAA East Central: West Central Kentucky 4th of July Travelers Relish Low Gas Prices
West Central Kentucky 4^th of July Travelers Relish Low Gas Prices Gas prices in West Central Kentucky fell by nearly four cents . ... Continue reading
United Airlines Introduces Boeing 777-300ER To Additional Routes
CHICAGO, July 3, 2017 -- United Airlines announced today additional Boeing 777-300ER service, the airline's newest aircraft type featuring the all-new United Polaris business class seats, to its flight schedules. With the schedule update over the weekend, the airline expects to begin 777-300ER service on the following ... Continue reading
BMW brand sales increase 0.4 percent MINI brand sales decrease 10.3 percent Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 3, 2017… Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 0.4 percent in June for a total of 28,962 compared to 28,855 vehicles sold in June 2016. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is down 2.8 percent in the U.S. on sales of 149,08 ... Continue reading
Bodymotion Racing Still Tops Point Standings in GS After Fourth Place Finish at The Glen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bodymotion Racing Still Tops Point Standings After a Fourth-Place Finish in GS at The Glen; Team Also Secures a Top-10 Finish in ST Class ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Balancing Scooter Market for Law Enforcement and Security 2017- 2021" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the global balancing scooter market for law enforcement and security to grow at a CAGR of 0.33% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
Jeep® Wrangler and Cherokee Named Top-two 'Most American' Vehicles on Cars.com's American-Made Index
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 3, 2017 -- Jeep® Wrangler earns top spot on Cars.com's annual American-Made Index; Jeep Cherokee ranks second among all vehicles Wrangler's domestic parts content was among the highest figures observed in this year's American Made Index: 74 percent for Wrangler 2-door and 75 percent for Wrang ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reports June 2017 US Sales
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) reported June 2017 sales of 7,625, down 5.0 percent over June 2016. The Outlander CUV led the way for the brand with its best June sales month since 2007. ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Announces June 2017 US Sales
IRVINE, Calif., July 3, 2017 -- Kia Motors America today announced June sales of 56,143 units, including the seven millionth Kia vehicle sold in the U.S. since 1994. After topping J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study for the second consecutive year, Kia's sales were led by the Forte family of compact cars with a best-eve ... Continue reading
Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda Establish Joint Venture for Electric Vehicle Motors
TOKYO, Jul, 03 2017; Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Reports June 2017 Sales
ATLANTA—Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported best-ever June sales of 28,994 units, an increase of 1.8%, closing out the second-quarter at 161,960 year-to-date. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever June sales with 3,108 units and smart reported 226 units, bringing the MBUSA grand total to 32,328 vehicles for ... Continue reading
FCA US Reports June 2017 Sales
Ram pickup truck sales up 5 percent; best June sales ever Jeep® Grand Cherokee posts best June sales since 2005 Chrysler Pacifica minivan sales up 59 percent; best sales month since launch last year July 3, 2017 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC today reported sales of 187,348 units, a 7 percent decrease compared wit ... Continue reading
NEW-CAR TRANSACTION PRICES GROW LESS THAN 2 PERCENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR
NEW-CAR TRANSACTION PRICES GROW LESS THAN 2 PERCENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR ... Continue reading
Nissan Group June 2017 U.S. Sales
June 2017 June 2016 % Change Nissan Group Total sales (units) 143,328 140,553 +2.0 Nissan Division sales 131,057 129,495 +1.2 Infiniti sales* 12,271 11,058 +11.0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for June 2017 of 143,328 units, an increase of 2 percent over the prior year and a June rec ... Continue reading
June 2017 US Auto Sales Comments From Cox Automotive
It’s Sales Day! Please find herewith commentary on June 2017 U.S. automotive sales from Kelley Blue Book, Autotrader, Dealer.com and AIS Rebates – all Cox Automotive brands. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor America Reports June 2017 US Sales
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 3, 2017 -- Hyundai Motor America today reported June sales of Hyundai and Genesis branded vehicles of 54,507 units, a 19 percent decrease compared with the all-time June sales record set last year. Retail sales increased for the third straight month, up more than 1 percent in June, while a ... Continue reading
Aeroflot Leads Europe-Asia Passenger Capacity Rankings for Summer 2017
MOSCOW, July 3, 2017 -- Aeroflot is the #1 airline by seats flown on long-haul routes between Europe and Asia in Summer 2017. Aeroflot's capacity on Europe-Asia flights over 4,000 kilometres grew 12% versus Summer 2016, according to data from OAG Schedules Analyser. ... Continue reading
A fifth of drivers worry about driving abroad
03 July 2017 A fifth of drivers worry about driving abroad 23% of Brits will either drive to the continent this year or hire a car while abroad; 19% of drivers who plan to drive abroad this year say they are anxious about driving in a foreign country; One in ten drivers admitted to being stopped by the police while dri ... Continue reading
Autoliv Enters LiDAR Commercialization Agreement With Velodyne
STOCKHOLM, July 3, 2017 -- Autoliv, Inc. , the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, have signed an agreement with Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., the leading supplier of LiDAR technology, to commercialize LiDAR, a critical sensor for autonomous cars. Velodyne will support Autoliv in the development of an automotive gra ... Continue reading
Automakers Expected to Reach $49 Billion in June
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—ALG, the industry benchmark for determining the future resale value of a vehicle, projects U.S. revenue from new vehicle sales will reach $49 billion for the month of June, up 1.5 percent from a year ago. ALG expects a decline of $678 million in revenue for automakers versus June 2016. ... Continue reading
Borgward BX7 granted EU WVTA Certificate with support from TUV Rheinland
HONG KONG, July 3, 2017 -- Recently, the BX7 SUV became the first new model of the Borgward Group granted a European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) certificate, which is issued by Societe Nationale de Certification et d'Homologation (SNCH, Luxembourg), with the testing of vehicle by TUV Rheinland This certificate w ... Continue reading
Chad Rayford: TORC Big House Brawl Race Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2017 Appleton, WI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chad Rayford: TORC Big House Brawl Race Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CR29 Motorsports was looking to continue the team's early seaso ... Continue reading
Cockpit Electronics Market for Automotive Worth 51.54 Billion USD by 2022
PUNE, India, July 3, 2017 -- The report "Cockpit Electronics Market for Automotive by Product (HUD, Information Display, Infotainment & Navigation, Instrument Cluster, and Telematics), Type (Basic and Advanced), End Market, Fuel Type, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Cockpit ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Air Suspension Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the global automotive air suspension market to grow at a CAGR of 4.92% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive High-Pressure Fuel Pump Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global automotive high-pressure fuel pump market to grow at a CAGR of 8.57% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Motorcycle Suspension Systems Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the global motorcycle suspension systems market to grow at a CAGR of 8.41% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
Horizon Air names new vice president of maintenance and engineering
PORTLAND, Ore., July 3, 2017 -- Horizon Air's board of directors has elected George Knobloch as vice president of maintenance and engineering, effective immediately. In his new role, Knobloch will oversee maintenance and engineering operations at the airlines' six maintenance facilities and a team of more than 400 emp ... Continue reading
LCI Industries Acquires Italian-Based Manufacturers Metallarte And RV Doors
ELKHART, Ind., July 3, 2017 -- LCI Industries ("LCI"), a supplier of components for the leading original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") of recreational vehicles ("RVs") and adjacent industries, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. ... Continue reading
NRI Secure Begins Providing Automotive Penetration Test Service
Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail (Graphic: Business Wire) ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail TOKYO—NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd. (President: Jun Odashima, hereinafter NRI Secure) has established a new team focuse ... Continue reading
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Worth 5.20 Billion USD by 2022
PUNE, India, July 3, 2017 -- The report "Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market by Type (Remotely Operated Vehicle & Autonomous Underwater Vehicles), ROV & AUV Market by Application, Product, Propulsion System, Payload, and Region - Global Forecasts to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Unmanned Underwate ... Continue reading
Velodyne LiDAR Expands Global Capacity with Autoliv
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Velodyne LiDAR Inc., the world leader in 3D real-time perception systems for autonomous vehicles, today announced that Autoliv Inc., the world’s largest automotive safety company, joined Velodyne’s Tier-1 Program and will develop and manufacture an automotive grade LiDAR product using Velodyne’ ... Continue reading
Wealthy Customers Boost Demand for Customisable, High-performance, Super Luxury Vehicles Globally
Building vehicles with high customisation options and convenience features will strengthen OEM growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan's Mobility team LONDON, July 3, 2017 -- Wealthy consumers willing to pay for innovative, customisable, high-performance, technologically advanced vehicles are driving the super l ... Continue reading
XCMG's Green Creative Design Project Award Winners Lead Company's Sustainable Development Efforts
XUZHOU, China, July 3, 2017 -- Leading global construction machinery manufacturer XCMG has recognized several internal project teams as winners in its annual Green Creative Design Awards ("the GCD Awards"). The projects ranged from micro mobility improvements for heavy machinery to a new lean manufacturing process, wit ... Continue reading
Auto Loans Reach All-Time High, According to New Edmunds Analysis
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 3, 2017 -- As car buyers' appetites for bigger and more expensive vehicles grows, so does their willingness to take longer paying for them, according to a new analysis from Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform. The average auto loan length reached an all-time high of 69. ... Continue reading
U.S. Army Tests Hydrogen Technology for Diesel Trucks
HOUSTON, July 3, 2017 -- U.S. Army demonstration shows mileage improvement for a diesel truck using a proprietary hydrogen injection system. Commercial Hydrogen, Inc. of Houston, Texas developed the system, which is designed to improve mileage and air quality for diesel trucks. The original demonstration took place at ... Continue reading
DETROIT, July 3, 2017 -- Crossover retail sales up 23 percent on strength of Equinox Buick U.S. retail sales up 6 percent Commercial sales up 36 percent, for best June since 2006 Lowest daily rental sales mix of any full-line automaker General Motors today reported June U.S. retail sales of 202,908 vehicles, down about ... Continue reading
Mazda Reports June 2017 North America Sales
IRVINE, Calif., July 3, 2017 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported June U.S. sales of 22,342 vehicles, representing a decrease of 14.7 percent versus June of last year. Year-to-date sales through June are down 2.6 percent versus last year, with 141,624 vehicles sold. ... Continue reading
Ford Brands June 2017 US Auto Sales
DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Motor Company today reported its June 2017 sales results. ... Continue reading
Honda and Acura June 2017 US Auto Sales
TORRANCE, Calif., July 3, 2017 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported total June sales of 139,793 Honda and Acura vehicles, an increase of 0.8 percent over June 2016. Honda and Acura Division trucks also combined for a new June record, gaining 1.9 percent on sales of 70,067 units, while combined car sales tot ... Continue reading
Toyota Motor North America U.S. Sales for June 2017
PLANO, Texas, July 3, 2017 -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Inc., today reported June 2017 sales of 202,376 units. With the same number of selling days in June 2017 compared to June 2016, sales were up 2.1 percent on both a volume and daily selling rate (DSR) basis. For the first half of the year, TMNA reported sal ... Continue reading
NHTSA RECALL INDEX - July 3, 2017
Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading
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