Tuesday, June 10, 2014

2014 Hyundai EQUUS Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig John Says: After 40 years as an auto journalist, the 2014 Hyundai Equus is one of the nicest cars I have ever driven, excellent in every area. Reviewed Mode: 2014 Hyundai Equus Ultimate Engine: 5.0-liter DOHC V8 Horsepower/Torque: 429 hp @ 6,400 rpm/376 lb.-ft. @ 5,000 rpm Transmission: 8-s ... Continue reading

Tweet or Complete - Studebaker National Museum's 2014 Car Raffle

TWEET: Studebaker National Museum's 2014 Car Raffle December 2, 2014, in the Studebaker National Museum Atrium. COMPLETE: South Bend IN June 10, 2014; Tickets for the Studebaker National Museum's 2014 car raffle are now available! Purchase a chance to winone of FIVE new cars in the Studebaker National Museum'™s 2014 c ... Continue reading

Inside the Presidents Conference and the J Street Vote by Edwin Black

Nita Lowey Leadership Moment on Israel and the Peace Process

Analysis by Edwin Black America grants the Palestinian Authority about $500 million annually. The fast-spinning money meter has already broken the $5 billion mark over the years. The annual financial infusion has been on autopilot as Israelis and Palestinians negotiated over the meters and metrics of a two-state soluti ... Continue reading

ZAP Announces Strategic Alliance with Tianjin Lishen Battery Company Ltd to Finance Several Thousand US EV Fleet Vehicles

ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California has entered into a strategic alliance with Tianjin Battery Company Ltd ("Lishen") www.lishen.com.cn , whereby Lishen will provide financing several thousand full vehicle EV conversion of US EV ... Continue reading

Tweet or Complete: Forbes Names 13 Safest 2014 Cars and Crossovers

Washington DC June 10,2014; AIADA Online reported that auto safety remains a top consideration among new-car shoppers and with good reason. To be sure, today’s cars are safer than ever, but as ongoing crash testing conducted by NHTSA and the insurance industry-supported Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS ... Continue reading

Gone in Sixty Seconds: Americans Take Home a Camry Every Minute in May

– On average, Americans drove away in a new Camry every minute in the month of May. Nearly 50,000 owners placed their trust in Camry’s safety, reliability and long-term value. “There’s a reason Americans choose Camry, and it shows in sales month after month,” said Bob Carter, vice president of ... Continue reading

GM's CEO Mary Barra Remarks to 2014 Stockholders' Meeting

General Motors CEO Mary Barra addressed her first stockholder meeting as chief executive on Tuesday. Her prepared remarks are below. As always, the spoken word is definitive. *** Thank you, Tim [Solso]. Good morning and welcome to Detroit and the global headquarters of General Motors. Thank you for being with us. ... Continue reading

You Say Tomato; We Say Tom-Auto: Ford Tests Tomato Fiber as a Bio-Plastic

Ford and H.J. Heinz Company explore the use of tomato fiber to develop a more sustainable bio-plastic material for vehicles Ford researchers are testing the material’s durability for potential use in vehicle wiring brackets and storage bins Success in developing a new more sustainable composite could reduce the us ... Continue reading

BMW Group Sales in May Continue Record Year

Total of 177,741 vehicles delivered in May, increase of 6.8% - Year-to-date sales up 7.4% to 826,865 - BMW 5 Series continues to lead its segment with rise of 10.6% in May Deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles increased 6.8% to total 177,741 in the last month, making it the best May ever (prev. yr. 166 ... Continue reading

Women Would Rather Go to the Dentist than the Auto Repair/Service Center; Only 16% of Consumers Have Positive View of Repair Experience

Most consumers (83%) continue to 'feel' overcharged in the auto repair process and rank the experience of going to the repair shop/dealership to get their car repaired on a par with going to the dentist (with women preferring the dentist), according to a new consumer survey from AutoMD.com. While women have a more nega ... Continue reading

Are We Ready for the Driverless Car? One Group Says 'No!'

Consumer Watchdog today warned the California Department of Motor Vehicles not to succumb to pressure from Google and others with a vested interest in developing "driverless cars" to rush to adopt regulations for the pubic use of the vehicles that are inadequate to protect our safety. "We urge the DMV to follow a sensi ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Franchises Awarded to 86 Dealers in U.S. and Canada

Alfa Romeo dealer network established in U.S. and Canada Initial pool of 86 dealers drawn from existing FIAT and Maserati brand dealers Additional Alfa Romeo franchises to be awarded later this year An initial group of 86 dealers have been awarded Alfa Romeo franchises in the United States and Canada. In the U.S., 82 A ... Continue reading

Tweet or Complete: America’s Car Museum 2014 Nicola Bulgari Award Winner Is McKeel Hagerty

Tweet: America’s Car Museum 2014 Nicola Bulgari Award Winner McKeel Hagerty, Honor recognizes individuals dedicated to preserving America’s automotive heritage Complete: TACOMA, Wash. (June 9, 2014) – LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) presented its “Nicola Bulgari Award” to McKeel Ha ... Continue reading

Caterham Cars' Share of Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham Acquired By Renault +VIDEO

Green Parking Council Launches Program to Certify Parking Garages that Meet New Industry Guidelines for Sustainability

Responding to the growing desire for more livable communities and rising concern about our planet, the Green Parking Council (GPC), an affiliate of the International Parking Institute (IPI), launched the Green Garage Certification program this week. “This program demonstrates the parking industry's commitment to a ... Continue reading

The New Go-Anywhere, Do-Anything 2015 Honda Pilot

New-for-2015 Pilot Special Edition (SE) includes styling, technology and convenience upgrades Pilot remains the uniquely capable eight-passenger "Ultimate Family Adventure Vehicle" and is now available in five feature-rich trim levels TORRANCE, Calif., With the new Special Edition (SE) trim level, class-leading fuel ef ... Continue reading

GM and GM Foundation Lead Auto Sector Support of 'Grand Bargain' to help Secure DIA Future

General Motors and the General Motors Foundation, along with Chrysler Group LLC and Ford Motor Company, today announced a collective pledge of $26 million toward the “Grand Bargain” campaign to help both the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) and the City of Detroit. GM and the GM Foundation are contributing a to ... Continue reading

Chief Supports the Next Generation of Collision Repair Technicians through SkillsUSA Sponsorship

Chief Automotive Technologies will sponsor the Collision Repair Technology (CRT) Championship at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference this summer. It will be the 28th consecutive year Chief has sponsored the competition, which brings state-winning students together to demonstrate their metal straight ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Debuts New Advertising Campaign Featuring "The Dukes of Hazzard"

AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, today launched "Find Your Car Your Way," a new advertising campaign that captures a refreshed consumer experience. The campaign, featuring Tom Wopat and John Schneider, the original actors from "The Dukes of Hazzard," highlights AutoTrader's tools that consumers can ... Continue reading

Toyota and Panasonic co-operate on cloud-based in-car system to monitor and operate home appliances

We’ve all had those “oh-no” moments after leaving home: the washing machine not switched on, the TV not set to record tonight’s movie, the air conditioning not primed to cool the house down ready for your return. Toyota and Panasonic are working together on a new cloud-based telematics service that ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Giulietta celebrates its 60th anniversary with new high-performance Quadrifoglio Verde version

Combining 90 years of Quadrifoglio Verde tradition with the very best of Alfa Romeo’s DNA, Giulietta shares its engine and ALFA TCT transmission with the Alfa Romeo 4C supercar Now with Launch Control, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde can accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 6.0 seconds and top 149mph Alfa ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover announces its support of the IFB 2014

Jaguar Land Rover will showcase its business at a series of high-profile activities throughout June and July. IFB support announced hot on the heels of the company’s recently bestowed Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium vehicles, is t ... Continue reading

The First UK Tesla Supercharger

First RHD customer deliveries in the world presented by Tesla CEO Elon Musk LONDON, June 9, 2014 – Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered five new cars to customers in London on Saturday at an event to welcome the arrival of right hand drive (RHD) Model S in the UK. The occasion marks the beginning of a planned rapid expan ... Continue reading

Toyota Forges Long-Term Partnership With Kew Gardens

Toyota forms auto industry-first partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Project will support biodiversity and environmental excellence at Toyota’s UK factory and office locations Burnaston car plant in Derbyshire undergoing transformation into an eco-park, supporting many different plant and wildlife spec ... Continue reading

Milestone 100,000th Citroen LCV fitted with Teletrac

A Berlingo van has just become the 100,000th Citroën LCV to be fitted with the unique Teletrac telematics package. Specially developed by Teletrac (a Trafficmaster company) for Citroën’s award-winning LCV range, this innovative, efficiency-boosting telematics platform is fitted as standard to all Berlingo, D ... Continue reading

MG doubles 2013 sales in just five months of 2014

2014 sales so far are already double 2013 sales in just first five months of the year Best ever sales: First time MG sales have exceeded 1000 units since company launch in 2008 MG continues to lead as fastest growing automotive brand in the UK according to SMMT Rapidly expanding dealer network with 20 new sites appoint ... Continue reading

Upgrades to Suzukis Compact Swift Super-Mini

Swift is one of the cleanest petrol engine Superminis on the market with emissions of just 116g/km and £30 in annual VED charges (manual transmission) Minor change revisions to 1.2-litre range with immediate effect include addition of front fog lamps and LED DRL (Daytime Running Lights) from SZ2 model upwards. Top s ... Continue reading