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Konica Minolta Cadillac Wins Rolex 24 at Daytona - Whelen Engineering Cadillac second

Konica Minolta Cadillac Wins Rolex 24 at Daytona - Whelen Engineering Cadillac second

Cadillac has won the 57th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The Konica Minolta Cadillac team soldiered through 24 hours of start-and-stop racing to give the Cadillac brand a Rolex 24 hat trick with their third win in as many years. ... Continue reading

OMODACHI Initiative and Honda Begin Accepting Applications to Participate in 2019 TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Program

OMODACHI Initiative and Honda Begin Accepting Applications to Participate in 2019 TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Program

TOKYO, Jan, 24 2019; Honda has been supporting activities of the TOMODACHI Initiative led by the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) and, starting today, applications are being accepted from students interested in participating in the second annual TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Program. TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Pro ... Continue reading

North Takes the Wheel for 2020 Detroit Auto Show

North Takes the Wheel for 2020 Detroit Auto Show

The 2019 NAIAS show floor may have just closed, but Doug North of North Brothers Ford has already begun working to transition the show from January to June in 2020 where he will serve as the Chairman. North served as Vice Chairman of this year’s show alongside Chairman Bill Golling of Golling Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. ... Continue reading

2019 Detroit Auto Show - 774,179 Ticketed Attendees

2019 Detroit Auto Show - 774,179 Ticketed Attendees

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) wrapped up a 16-day peek behind the curtain of the latest mobility innovations, including industry-shaping announcements and global reveals, all while welcoming hundreds of thousands of people from around the world to experience what the new product and technology buzz ... Continue reading

GM to Invest $22 Million in Spring Hill Plant for Advanced Engine Technology

GM to Invest $22 Million in Spring Hill Plant for Advanced Engine Technology

GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announces investment as plant celebrates new Cadillac XT6 Since 2010, GM has invested more than $2 billion at the Spring Hill Complex SPRING HILL, Tenn. — General Motors is investing $22 million at its Spring Hill, Tennessee, manufacturing complex to enable the engine plant to build 6.2 ... Continue reading

Final Edition - Today's NADA Auto News Wrap-up - Longer Monthly Payments, Zotye Comming, Nissan Ghosn Pay Investigation, NADA Convocation Blasts Off - Monday January 28, 2019

Final Edition - Today's NADA Auto News Wrap-up - Longer Monthly Payments, Zotye Comming, Nissan Ghosn Pay Investigation, NADA Convocation Blasts Off - Monday January 28, 2019

As vehicle prices and interest rates increase in tandem – creating affordability issues in the process – it leaves many automotive consumers with “one lever”: longer financing terms, says Patrick Manzi, senior economist for the National Automobile Dealers Association. Source: WardsAuto Automotive appears poised ... Continue reading

BMW RLL wins the 24 Hours of Daytona and dedicates victory to Charly Lamm – Alex Zanardi makes inspirational appearance in the BMW M8 GTE.

BMW RLL wins the 24 Hours of Daytona and dedicates victory to Charly Lamm – Alex Zanardi makes inspirational appearance in the BMW M8 GTE.

BMW Team RLL took victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) . When the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was suspended due to heavy rain for the second time, the #25 BMW M8 GTE and drivers Connor De Phillippi (USA), Augusto Farfus (BRA), Philipp Eng (AUT) and Colton Herta (USA) were leading th ... Continue reading

NADA Auto Dealers Convention Day 4 Wrap Up

NADA Auto Dealers Convention Day 4 Wrap Up

NADA Show 2019 closed out four days of education, networking and one-of-a-kind event programming with a morning inspirational session with fighter pilot, PGA professional, philanthropist and author, Major Dan Rooney (USAF) and an afternoon closing session featuring bestselling author, TV personality and successful entr ... Continue reading

Toyota Welcomes USA Curling to Family

Toyota Welcomes USA Curling to Family

USA Curling, the newest National Governing Body (NGB) to be welcomed into the Toyota family. USA Curling joins Toyota’s eight existing winter NGB partners: U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association; US Speedskating; U.S. Figure Skating; USA Hockey and the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team; U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing; U.S. Pa ... Continue reading

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