Thursday, October 10, 2013

2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+

ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class, a midsize luxury SUV, earns the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award for good performance in the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and seat/head restraint evaluations.Mercedes reinforced the SUV's door sills to improve occupant protection in sm ... Continue reading

A University of Michigan study on Real-Time Traffic grants TomTom Top Ranking

An independent benchmarking study, published on Monday, into the accuracy of traffic jam information provided by after-market navigation systems in the U.S. has concluded that TomTom’s iPhone Navigation App and GO 2535 Portable Navigation Device provide the most accurate real-time traffic data, when compared to a ... Continue reading

Flywheel Transportation App Expands Service to Seattle

Flywheel, the mobile application revolutionizing an outdated transportation industry, announced today the launch of its service in the greater Seattle area. Flywheel allows users to hail, track and pay for a ride from a regulated driver with a tap of their smart phone. Flywheel brings mobile technology to existing flee ... Continue reading

ATA's Safety Management Council Announces 2013 Award Recipients

American Trucking Associations' Safety Management Council announced its 2013 award winners at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Sparks, Nev. last week. The ATA President's Trophy recognizes the three companies whose fleets have been judged to have the best overall safety programs from the ... Continue reading

Can You Trust Your Car Dealer?

Can you envision a world in which you trust your car dealer? Seth Berkowitz, President and COO of Edmunds.com “ says that if you don't already, you will be able to soon. "We've asked ourselves why we can't make the following promises to our customers: That by belonging to Edmunds.com — much like being an Amazon P ... Continue reading

Self-driving cars: Are we ready?

How disruptive will self-driving cars be to the automotive landscape? Consider this. According to a new focus group study, Self-Driving Cars: Are we ready?, by KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, consumers appear more willing to use a self-driving car from leading technology companies more so than traditio ... Continue reading

New Partnership Brings Hertz Hourly Car Rental to Orlando Area Residents

Hertz and the Florida Department of Transportation announced today the Central Florida Carshare Program offering Orlando area residents Hertz 24/7 hourly car rentals. Hertz 24/7 allows customers to rent a wide variety of vehicles near their home or work, day or night. Residents and visitors can sign up online, and rese ... Continue reading

NUNA 7 Team Wins World Solar Challenge with New Filter Inductors of ISE MAGNETICS

The NUNA 7 team of Delft's University takes the World Championships of Solar Racing in Australia. With the very latest in solar and electronic technology, amongst the brand new, very efficient Filter Inductors of ISE Magnetics, the NUNA 7 crossed the line on Thursday morning to claim the title with an average speed of ... Continue reading

Subaru is first (and only) manufacturer to win SUOTY three times

Motor Trend announced today that the Subaru Forester won Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year for 2014. Subaru is the only manufacturer to win this title three times, the most wins in the Sport/Utility category. In the past six years of competition, Subaru has had three winners – the 2014 Forester, 2010 Outback, ... Continue reading

Polk WorldView provides unique, first of its kind intelligence for global aftermarket planning

To address the needs of the expanding dynamic global automotive aftermarket, Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm recently acquired by IHS , today announced it has launched the world's largest and most complete resource for vehicles in operation and original equipment parts intelligence. Polk's WorldVie ... Continue reading

DMEautomotive Launches "CreativeLab" to Deliver Cutting-Edge, Science-Based Creative Services

DMEautomotive today announced the formation of a new creative team: the DMEa CreativeLab. The CreativeLab accelerates the company's creative services to rival agency-level capabilities and is tasked with helping DMEa customers exploit emerging opportunities in the rapidly evolving automotive marketing landscape. Led by ... Continue reading

MediaFlair Lets Users Listen, Watch and Share Media On The Go

ESCORT Inc., designer and manufacturer of the world's best premium automotive accessories and mobile consumer electronics, is presenting its all-new MediaFlair portable Wi-Fi streaming accessory at two major Boston events this week. The MediaFlair unit, which offers data storage options and serves as a personal wireles ... Continue reading

MAM Software announces plans for a new eBay module for its Autopart management software

MAM Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: MAMS), a leading developer of business management software solutions, today announced that it is developing a new eBay module for its Autopart management software. MAM Autopart is a versatile business management solution for automotive parts distributors and retailers. Available as ... Continue reading

Time to Change Your Vehicle's Cabin Air Filter

Before winter sets in is a good time to check your cabin air filter, after it's been working hard all spring, summer and fall. Cabin air filters clean the incoming air and remove allergens, and according to the Car Care Council, should be replaced every 12,000 to 15,000 miles, or per the owner's manual. The cabin air f ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces Executive Changes

Chrysler Group LLC today announced that after 35 years with the Company, Nancy Rae has elected to retire. With Rae's announcement, Chrysler Group appointed Michael Keegan Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "In her leadership role, Nancy has been a highly valued business partner in driving cultural change, advanc ... Continue reading

Alvernia University, Penske Partnership Brings MBA Program to Penske Headquarters

Starting in October, Penske associates will have a very convenient way to earn a graduate degree. The same faculty who teach in Alvernia's MBA program on main campus will offer classes on location, at the Penske global headquarters in Reading. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend

The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.10 per share on the company's outstanding Class B and common stock. This is the same level of dividend paid in the first, second and third quarters of 2013 and double the amount paid in the same quarter last year. The fourth quarter d ... Continue reading

Former Baldwin Park Police Department Veteran, Kevin Gauthier, Takes Charge of Orange County and Los Angeles Regions for LoJack

LoJack Corporation , a provider of vehicle theft recovery systems and advanced fleet management solutions, announced today that former Baldwin Park (CA) Police Officer Kevin Gauthier has joined the company's Law Enforcement Liaison team covering the Orange County and Los Angeles areas. With nearly 30 years in law enfor ... Continue reading

car2go autopartage Introduces a New Way of Carsharing in Montreal

car2go autopartage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America, will launch its unique point-to-point carsharing model in Montreal this fall. Eco-friendly and flexible, car2go provides a low cost public transportation alternative in the French Canadian city. On November 2, 2013, car2go will officially commence ... Continue reading

Ford EcoBoost V6 Engine Powers Colin Braun, Michael Shank Racing to New Speed Records at Daytona

Ford's technologically advanced 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost® race engine helps set three new speed records at Daytona International Speedway Colin Braun drives to new 222.971 mph single-lap mark on Daytona tri-oval, breaking 26-year-old record held by Bill Elliott and his Ford Thunderbird Michael Shank Racing also sets new ... Continue reading

Remaining Former Assets Of Bankrupt Auto Parts Giant Fenco Up For Bid

Following the successful large-lot sale of the majority of the former assets of one of North America's biggest auto parts suppliers — Fenco (Fenwick Automotive Products Ltd., Introcan and related entities) — Tiger Group's Remarketing Services Division is liquidating the bankrupt companies' remaining warehouse ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Service Club Reaches 200,000 Member Milestone

Vauxhall's MasterFit Service Club has just reached its 200,000th member. The exclusive club for owners of Vauxhall vehicles that are two years old or more offers significant discounts on servicing and repairs, in addition to being free to join. Following national promotions, Vauxhall Service Club has been receiving an ... Continue reading

Success In Key Markets Secures Continued Growth For Bentley

Bentley Motors has built on its successful performance for the first half of 2013, after announcing that global customer deliveries to the end of September have grown by nine per cent (6,516 cars) against the same period in 2012 (5,969 cars). ... Continue reading

World's Fastest Diesel Production Car Is Launched By Alpina

An astonishing new generation of ultra-high-performance diesel saloons and estates has been launched by ALPINA, one of the world’s most highly-regarded manufacturers of bespoke luxury cars ... Continue reading

A Fortnight Of Fabulous Finance Offers On Volkswagen 4x4s

Volkswagen is offering customers two weeks of fabulous 4x4 offers, with great finance deals available on both the popular Tiguan and Touareg models at participating Volkswagen Retailers nationwide for a fortnight from this Thursday, 10 October until Thursday 24 October. ... Continue reading

BMW Group Posts All-Time High For September Sales

The BMW Group continued its successful course in September with another record month in sales. ... Continue reading

A3 Sportback Dips Under 4.0l/100km En Route to Coober Pedy

After maintaining its lead over the top solar cars in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, Day Three saw the top two solar cars catch up with the first car away from the start in Darwin, the Audi A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSI COD, but the exceptionally efficient A3 Sportback overtook the sun-powered cars just north of Coober ... Continue reading

Renault unveils improved Koleos Phase 3 SUV Range

The Renault Koleos is one of the most popular models in the Renault family in Australia, with its sales up 97% year to date. ... Continue reading

Narva Slimline Trailer L.E.D Lighting Now with In-Built L.E.D Licence Plate Lamp

Narva's high quality Model 34 and Model 36 L.E.D slimline trailer light range has been extended with the inclusion of an in-built L.E.D licence plate lamp, ideal for illuminating offset-mounted number plates. ... Continue reading