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2014 Acura MDX Review By Carey Russ

2014 Acura MDX Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2014 Acura MDX If the new Acura MDX looks a little different, that's only because it is. No, Acura hasn't made any apparent massive change to the flagship luxury-sports crossover that is its most popular vehicle. The third-generation MDX merely builds on the strengths of its forebe ... Continue reading

BMW Promotes New Look Stores With Millennial Amenities For New i Series EV's

BMW Promotes New Look Stores With Millennial Amenities For New i Series EV's

BMW Northwest to Unveil BMW i3 in New Future-Focused Showroom After $4-Million Expansion The oldest family-owned BMW dealership in U.S. to be first in Puget Sound to reveal luxury brand's competitive new format this spring featuring Apple-style Product Genius and i3 TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 11, 2013; New i Series BMW's will ... Continue reading

Can a BIG Guy Enjoy Driving a Quick, Cool 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited?

Can a BIG Guy Enjoy Driving a Quick, Cool 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited?

Can a BIG Guy Enjoy Driving a Quick, Cool 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited? ... Continue reading

New Truck Review: 2014 Toyota Tundra Pick-up By Marty Bernstein

New Truck Review: 2014 Toyota Tundra Pick-up By Marty Bernstein

New Truck Review: 2014 Toyota Tundra Pick-up, Full size pick up, Toyota's pickup, compare pickups ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO Observes Strong Growth Across Asia

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO Observes Strong Growth Across Asia

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' Chief Executive, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, observed strong growth across Asia as he concluded his tour of the region today. ... Continue reading

GM Foundation Donates $50,000 to Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit to Fund Youth Programs

GM Foundation Donates $50,000 to Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit to Fund Youth Programs

The GM Foundation is donating $50,000 to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, also known as MOCAD, to make possible new art education programs for area middle and high school students. The Foundation has a long-standing history of supporting community arts programs in the area and across the country. In the last thr ... Continue reading

Five Years Later, OnStar Still Slowing Down Car Thieves

Five Years Later, OnStar Still Slowing Down Car Thieves

Nearly 250 times in the last five years, a signal to an OnStar-equipped stolen vehicle has helped stop a car thief in the act, gradually and safely slowing the vehicle to avoid a high-speed chase. OnStar’s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown is one of three Stolen Vehicle Assistance tools OnStar offers subscribers. A Remote I ... Continue reading

All-new 2014 Mazda3 launches with all of the latest HD Radio features

All-new 2014 Mazda3 launches with all of the latest HD Radio features

iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio Technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting, announced today that the all-new 2014 Mazda3 is the first Mazda vehicle to launch integrated audio and free traffic flow images using Clear Channel's Total Traffic HD Network (TTN) and HD Radio Technolo ... Continue reading

Online shoppers can instantly see how their trade-in equity affects their monthly payment

Online shoppers can instantly see how their trade-in equity affects their monthly payment

DriveItNow, the leader in online monthly payment marketing technology, announced its new Trade-in Equity Analyzer is now available as part of its pre-qualified payment quoting service. “Knowing the net equity position of the customer’s trade-in can make or break a deal” Most car sales involve a trade-in. ... Continue reading

Henkel Opens World's Largest Adhesives Factory in China

Henkel Opens World's Largest Adhesives Factory in China

Henkel inaugurated the world’s largest adhesives factory in Shanghai on September 18, 2013. With this new production facility the company is expanding its production capacity in a major emerging market and will deliver its innovative adhesive technologies more quickly to the growing number of customers based in Ch ... Continue reading

Conservation Law Foundation Ventures announces selection of Agnik's Big Data Vehicle Analytics Solution for powering telematics program in Massachusetts

Conservation Law Foundation Ventures announces selection of Agnik's Big Data Vehicle Analytics Solution for powering telematics program in Massachusetts

Agnik is pleased to announce that its Big Data Vehicle Analytics solution designed for telematics applications is selected for a study to better understand how motorists' driving habits are affected by various types of incentives. This study will be coordinated by the Conservation Law Foundation Ventures (CLFV) in coll ... Continue reading

Grakon, Lighting System OEM, Receives 2012 Masters of Quality Award from Daimler Trucks North America

Grakon, Lighting System OEM, Receives 2012 Masters of Quality Award from Daimler Trucks North America

Grakon, LLC announced today that it has received the Daimler Trucks North America Masters of Quality award for 2012. The Masters of Quality Award is the highest distinction Daimler Trucks North America can give to a supplier, typically to fewer than the top 5%. This award is given to suppliers that consistently exceed ... Continue reading

Details of Ford Motor Company's Oct. 24 Briefing on 2013 Third Quarter Results

Details of Ford Motor Company's Oct. 24 Briefing on 2013 Third Quarter Results

Ford Motor Company will release its preliminary 2013 third quarter results at 7 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, Oct. 24. The following briefings will be conducted after the announcement: At 9 a.m. (EDT), Alan Mulally, Ford president and chief executive officer, and Bob Shanks, Ford executive vice president and chief financial off ... Continue reading

Asahi Kasei Plastics Announces Soform For Automotive Interiors

Asahi Kasei Plastics Announces Soform For Automotive Interiors

Fowlerville, Mich. Asahi Kasei Plastics introduces Soform a specialty patent pending soft-touch polypropylene for automotive interior applications. This new material improves automotive interiors by delivering a 'soft-to-the-touch' surface while retaining its integrity as a structural lightweight plastic. "Soform enric ... Continue reading

Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction Kicks Off

Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction Kicks Off

Ten all-electric Fiat 500e vehicles personalized by some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, Barbra Streisand and Hans Zimmer, among others, to be auctioned to support Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) One Fiat 500e will be auctioned LIVE at event Nine ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Hosts Second Annual Design Competition for Michigan High School Students

Chrysler Group Hosts Second Annual Design Competition for Michigan High School Students

Chrysler Group LLC's Product Design hosts second annual design competition to showcase the automotive spirit of the Motor City Competition sponsors include College for Creative Studies (Detroit), legendary Detroit Autorama hot rod show and United Way for Southeastern Michigan Student entries must be received at Chrysle ... Continue reading

Number Of Multi-Device Car Shoppers Predicted To More Than Double By 2018

Number Of Multi-Device Car Shoppers Predicted To More Than Double By 2018

Today, AutoTrader.com® released the findings of its new "Multi-Device Car Shopping Study," which provides deep insights into how consumers use a combination of their personal computer, smartphone and/or tablet to shop for vehicles. Currently, only 23 percent of car shoppers are utilizing two or more devices[1], and th ... Continue reading

Nashville Campus of Lincoln College of Technology Receives ACCSC "School Of Excellence" Award

Nashville Campus of Lincoln College of Technology Receives ACCSC "School Of Excellence" Award

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation , a national leader in specialized technical training and a driving force in helping students turn their passion into professional success, has announced its Nashville Lincoln College of Technology campus has been selected to receive the prestigious School of Excellence title by ... Continue reading

Student-Built Truck Takes 1st Place at 2013 Diesel Nationals

Student-Built Truck Takes 1st Place at 2013 Diesel Nationals

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation , a national leader in specialized technical training and a driving force in helping students turn their passion into professional success, is proud to announce a truck built by students from its South Plainfield, NJ campus took First Place in its class at the 2013 Diesel Nation ... Continue reading

CarCharging Successfully Wins Bid to Purchase ECOtality's Blink Assets

CarCharging Successfully Wins Bid to Purchase ECOtality's Blink Assets

Blink Acquisition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced today that it has successfully won the bid to purchase the Blink related assets of ECOtality, a clean electric transportation and ... Continue reading

Used Vehicle Prices Fall 2.6% in September

Used Vehicle Prices Fall 2.6% in September

Federal government debate budget and debt ceiling should have little effect on used vehicle price movement McLEAN, VA--Oct. 10, 2013: The average price of used cars and light trucks up to eight model years in age fell 2.6% in September, marking the highest rate of decline recorded since the 2.9% tumble in October 2012, ... Continue reading

Hyundai Unveils Fan-Designed Zombie Survival Machine At New York Comic Con

Hyundai Unveils Fan-Designed Zombie Survival Machine At New York Comic Con

When Anson Kuo set out to build the ultimate Zombie Survival Machine, he first looked to his driveway for inspiration. After recently purchasing an all-new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, Kuo decided to design his "zombie-mobile" based on his own new car. ... Continue reading

Consumers Expect More Car Info Content Available on Mobile

Consumers Expect More Car Info Content Available on Mobile

Today's consumers are more mobile and expect all website content to be available on their mobile devices. Automakers and third-party websites are trying to meet that demand by offering rich content on mobile devices similar to that on desktop sites, according to the J.D. Power 2013 Automotive Mobile Site Study.SM ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Confirms Investments Totaling $1,249 Billion in Two Saltillo, Mexico Facilities

Chrysler Group Confirms Investments Totaling $1,249 Billion in Two Saltillo, Mexico Facilities

President Pena joins Chrysler Group CEO for plant dedication event New plant constructed to assemble Ram ProMaster with investment of $1,085 billion More than 1,100 employed at new plant ProMaster only truck of its kind to be produced in Mexico Company to invest $164 million to add production of Tigershark engine at No ... Continue reading

Audi TT Sales Hit Half A Million Marked By New TTS Limited Edition

Audi TT Sales Hit Half A Million Marked By New TTS Limited Edition

The most iconic Audi sports car ever that rapidly shot to stardom at its 1998 debut and has consistently shone ever since has now been delivered to over 500,000 customers Worldwide. ... Continue reading

Toyota Reveals New Integrated Safety Technology For Pedestrian Collision Avoidance And Automated Driving

Toyota Reveals New Integrated Safety Technology For Pedestrian Collision Avoidance And Automated Driving

Toyota has revealed two new integrated safety systems designed to reduce the risk of pedestrian collisions and deliver safer driving in traffic, both of which will be brought to market in the next few years. ... Continue reading

The New Mini Driver Assist Systems

The New Mini Driver Assist Systems

Intelligent networking between the MINI, the driver and the outside world create new ways to enhance driving pleasure, extend the range of comfort functions and provide the latest services in the area of in-car infotainment. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Sales Momentum Continues with Record September Performance

Jaguar Land Rover Sales Momentum Continues with Record September Performance

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles continues its sales success with a record September performance, retailing 43,181 vehicles in the month, up 17% versus the same period last year. ... Continue reading

'No reserve' opportunities at Shannons Sydney Spring Auction

'No reserve' opportunities at Shannons Sydney Spring Auction

There are some great opportunities for enthusiasts and collectors at Shannons' upcoming Sydney Spring Auction on October 21, with a total of 22 classic cars and motorcycles being offered with no reserve. ... Continue reading

Renault Clio R.S. 200 EDC to be Launched in 2013!

Renault Clio R.S. 200 EDC to be Launched in 2013!

Christmas has come early this year with the news that the new Clio R.S. 200 EDC will be launched in December 2013. ... Continue reading

Stunning Stingray muscles into to Shannons Spring Sale

Stunning Stingray muscles into to Shannons Spring Sale

A stunning 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 'Split Window' Coupe heads a muscular collection of sporting cars in Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction on October 21. ... Continue reading

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