Toyota Announces Recall of Certain RAV4 and Lexus HS 250h Vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif., August 1, 2012 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving 2006 to early 2011 model year RAV4 and 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h vehicles sold in the U.S. No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved. Approximately 760,000 Toyota ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Recall of Certain RAV4 and Lexus HS 250h Vehicles
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving 2006 to early 2011 model year RAV4 and 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h vehicles sold in the U.S. No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved. Approximately 760,000 Toyota RAV4 Approximately 18,000 Lexus HS ... Continue reading
American Honda today reported July 2012 U.S. sales of 116,944 units, an increase of 45.3 percent compared with July 2011 (an increase of 57.4 percent based on the daily selling rate*). The Honda Division posted July 2012 sales of 104,119 units, an increase of 46.4 percent compared with July 2011. Acura's U.S. July sale ... Continue reading
American Suzuki July 2012 Sales
American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) today reported July 2012 sales of 2,266 units. Grand Vitara saw a 23% increase over July 2011 and continues a steady climb year over year, along with SX4s. About Suzuki Auto The Brea, Calif.-based Automotive Operations of American Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1963 by ... Continue reading
Toyota Motor Sales Reports Rise In July 2012 Sales
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported July 2012 sales results of 164,898 units, an increase of 36.6 percent compared to the same period last year on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 24 selling days in July 2012 compared to 26 selling days in July 2011, TMS sales w ... Continue reading
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported July U.S. sales of 19,318 vehicles, representing a decrease of 7.0 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through July are up 13.9 percent (13.9 percent DSR) versus last year, with 163,115 vehicles sold. Key July sales notes: In the U.S., since the addition of ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reports July Sales
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported July 2012 sales of 4,194 units, down 47.4 percent compared to July 2011. "Currently our sales are impacted by our models whose production was completed last summer," said MMNA President & CEO Yoichi Yokozawa. "This condition will continue for the remainder of the su ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Posts July Sales of 19,311
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported July sales of 19,311 for its Mercedes-Benz models, delivering a record year-to-date total of 147,905 new vehicles to customers, up 13.8%. Combined sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles, smart and Sprinter of the month totaled 22,294, up 5.8% bringing an MBUSA year-to-date to ... Continue reading
GE Technology Powers First Landfill-Gas-to-Energy Project in Alaska
Doyon Utilities, LLC (Doyon) held a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the first landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project in Alaska, which is powered by GE's ecomagination-qualified Jenbacher gas engines. ... Continue reading
Toyota Canada reports 30% year over year sales gain in July
New monthly record for Toyota trucks, Prius family hybrids, Lexus GS, Scion TORONTOFollowing a strong first half which saw year over year sales increases across all three brands, Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) kicked off the second half of 2012 with July sales that broke monthly records for many models and segments. TCI repo ... Continue reading
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced July 2012 sales of 2,803 vehicles. This compares to 2,768 vehicles sold last July, for an increase of one percent. For the year, Po ... Continue reading
Infiniti Sales Increase 56.8 Percent In July
Infiniti today reported U.S. sales of 11,619 units for July, an increase of 56.8 percent versus 7,410 units a year earlier. Calendar year-to-date Infiniti sales of 65,996 are up 20.7 percent compared to the 54,678 units sold during the same period last year. Highlights of Infiniti's sales for July 2012 include: The Inf ... Continue reading
International Rally - Proton Wins Rally Of Thailand
Current British Rally Championship leader Tom Cave drove remarkably in his debut as a factory driver for PROTON enroute to setting fastest time in 11 of the rally's 13 special stages, and to win by a margin of more than 10 minutes. ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Begins Second Half Of 2012 With Best-Ever July Sales
Kia Motors America's (KMA) record-setting momentum and growth continued last month with best-ever July sales of 48,074 units, a 5.6-percent increase over the same period last year. Kia's streak of consecutive year-over-year sales records now extends to a remarkable 23 months as the brand marches into the third quarte ... Continue reading
Nissan North America Sales Increase 16.2% In July
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported July U.S. sales of 98,341 units versus 84,601 units a year earlier, up 16.2 percent. Nissan Division sales increased 12.3 percent for the month at 86,722 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles were up 56.8 percent over the prior year, to 11,619 units. ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports July 2012 Sales
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported July sales of 27,152 vehicles, an increase of 4 percent from the 26,120 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 9.5 percent on sales of 185,715 in the first seven months of 2012 compared to 169,641 in the same period in 2011. " ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor America Reports Record July Sales
Hyundai Motor America announced an all-time July sales record of 62,021 units, up four percent over last year's all-time July record and up 9.5 percent, year-to-date. "July was another solid month for Hyundai with surging consumer demand dampened a bit by ongoing shortages of core products like Accent, Elantra, and Son ... Continue reading
Three in Four Car Owners Fear In-Car Connectivity Technology is Too Distracting and Dangerous
In-car technology is revolutionizing the driving experience, especially when it comes to connectivity options, including mobile device connection to the Internet, navigation systems, emergency response systems, and driving habit monitoring devices. Yet, more than three in four car owners (76%) report that they believe ... Continue reading
SAE International Launches Websites in Eight Different Languages
As part of its global strategy, key portions of SAE International's website now are available in eight different languages, in addition to English. The eight additional languages are Brazilian/Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Russian. While by no means a complete list of languages, th ... Continue reading
Ride Along with Fireball Tim and the 2013 Porsche 911 +VIDEO
HOLLYWOOD, CA - August 1, 2012: Fireball Tim goes all MATRIX over the new 2013 Porsche 911 in this wild episode of this successful and fun RIDE ALONG series. ... Continue reading
Subaru of America July Sales Mark Eight Consecutive Months of Sales Gains
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported record sales for the month of July of 25,183 vehicles, a 16 percent increase over July 2011. The company also reported year-to-date sales of 189,487 -- an impressive 23 percent increase over prior year. ... Continue reading
41 Innovative Environmental Projects Win Over $1 Million In Funding From Audubon And Toyota
Toyota and the National Audubon Society today awarded over $1 million in TogetherGreen Innovation Grants funding to 41 innovative environmental projects nationwide. This year's winning projects involve more than 150 conservation, environmental justice and community organizations working collaboratively on habitat, wate ... Continue reading
Hyundai registers record July sales
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced sales in July of 12,850 units, representing a 0.8% increase over the same month last year. The July sales figure represents a new record for the company. Year-to-date, Hyundai's 84,492 units sold equates to an increase of 3.7% over the first seven months of 2011. ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Recognizes Employees For Innovation
BorgWarner presented 2011 Innovation Awards to over 100 employees from its worldwide operations for their contributions toward operational excellence, product development, customer excellence and collaboration. From this group, 13 employees received Chairman's Innovation Awards for their exceptional contributions to th ... Continue reading
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the second time since July 2009; however, the overall economy grew for the 38th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. ... Continue reading
AAA Chicago: Gas price averages fall in July despite recent spikes
AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, the average regular unleaded gasoline prices decreased $.08 in July with an average cost of $3.60 for the month. This price is $.27 lower than last year. This is despite the price increases at the end of July, which were largely due to production i ... Continue reading
International recording artist Pitbull customizes 'iHeart Dodge Dart'; one lucky participant to win one-of-a-kind vehicle 'Road to Las Vegas' events in 11 cities across America combine music, Clear Channel radio personalities, Dodge Dart test-drives and Dodge blogger street teams Twelve lucky test-drive participants to ... Continue reading
Ford Fusion sales increase 21 percent -- the best July ever --with 23,326 vehicles sold Explorer posts best July sales since 2006 with 11,313 vehicles sold F-Series sales total 49,314 vehicles, marking 12 straight months of monthly sales gains Ford Motor Company's July U.S. sales totaled 173,966 -- a 4 percent decline ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Reports July 2012 U.S. Sales Increased 13 Percent; Best July Sales in Five Years
Best July sales since 2007 28th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram Truck, and FIAT brands each post sales increases in July compared with same month a year ago Chrysler brand sales up 35 percent; best July sales since 2008 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan sets sales record for mon ... Continue reading
Ensure Your Finances Take First Place This Summer With Chevrolet's 0% Apr Finance Deals
Whether you plan to spend your summer cheering on your favourite athletes or desperately trying to get away from all things sport related, there is a way to guarantee you'll get ahead of the game. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Bolsters Astra Range With Hot New Biturbo Models
Hot on the heels of the GTC BiTurbo, Vauxhall is adding two more high performance diesels with 195PS and 400 Nm torque to its Astra range. ... Continue reading
Audi Group Generates First-Half Operating Profit Of 2.9 Billion
25.0 billion revenue, an operating profit of 2.9 billion, and an 11.5 per cent operating return on sales. ... Continue reading
TomTom Launches New Hands-Free Car Kit For Smartphones
TomTom today launches the TomTom Hands Free Car Kit for smartphones with the highest quality audio for loud, clear hands-free calling and navigation. The new Car Kit features an advanced noise and echocancellation system, which dramatically reduces background noise for the caller and removes ambient noise for the drive ... Continue reading
Focus ST Features Active Sound Symposer
Discerning hot hatch drivers not only want their engines to sing, they want them to roar. Ford engineers made sure the new Focus ST does both, with the help of a new twist on an existing technology. ... Continue reading
Compact Performance Has A New Name - The BMW M135i
BMW Australia today announced pricing and specification for the latest addition to the BMW M Performance Automobile range, the eagerly anticipated M135i 5-door hatch. ... Continue reading
Skoda Australia and Chris Atkinson Join Forces
Skoda Australia have signed up professional Rally Driver, Chris Atkinson, to their team of brand ambassadors in line with Skoda's longstanding global history in motorsport. ... Continue reading
Aussie Mums Feeling Pressure in the Playground for the Car they Drive
New research released today shows that Aussie mums are feeling judged on the car that they drive, particularly when it comes to the school run. One in ten said it was the environment in which they felt most judged by the car they drive, making them dread the daily drop off. ... Continue reading
Limited-Edition Hot Hatch Joins Ford Fiesta Lineup
Ford Australia has added a hot Limited Edition sports hatch to its Fiesta lineup. ... Continue reading
New Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo Adds Brawn to Beauty
Hyundai Motor Company's all-new Veloster SR Turbo is starting to arrive in Australian showrooms. ... Continue reading
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