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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Hyundai Wins IntelliChoice Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Award For Fourth-Consecutive Year

Hyundai Wins IntelliChoice Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Award For Fourth-Consecutive Year

Today, Hyundai's industry-leading warranty program has once again proved unmatched. For the fourth-consecutive year Hyundai received the distinction of "Best Popular Program" in IntelliChoice's annual Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Car Awards. Hyundai secured the top spot amongst 14 popular brands due to its strong used car ... Continue reading

Lexus LF-C2 Concept to Make its World Premiere at 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

Lexus LF-C2 Concept to Make its World Premiere at 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

On November 19, at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Lexus LF-C2 Concept will make its global debut. This exciting new open-air concept will be revealed at a press conference scheduled for 1:40 p.m. in the brand’s display located in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. ... Continue reading

First Ever Biosynthetic Motor Oil to Receive Highest Industry Performance Certification; Demonstrates Improved Fuel Economy

First Ever Biosynthetic Motor Oil to Receive Highest Industry Performance Certification; Demonstrates Improved Fuel Economy

Biosynthetic Technologies’ Biosynthetic Motor Oil Achieves API SN Resource Conserving Certification, ILSAC GF-5 Certification and a 3.05% Fuel Economy Gain IRVINE, Calif.--Biosynthetic Technologies, a leading manufacturer of renewable high-performance lubricant base oil, announced today that it has received ILSAC ... Continue reading

Now Showing: Nissan, Wounded Warrior Project Honor Veterans with Premiere of Alaskan Short Film

Now Showing: Nissan, Wounded Warrior Project Honor Veterans with Premiere of Alaskan Short Film

Adventure-packed short film launched today on YouTube, Hulu and XBOX Live; will air on the History2 Channel tonight NASHVILLE, TN -- November 11, 2012: On this Veterans Day, Nissan is paying special tribute to the United States Armed Forces with the inspiring story of two Wounded Warrior Project® Alumni. Less than t ... Continue reading

Colorado's First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado

Colorado's First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado

DENVER -- November 11, 2014: The nation’s first operational, all-electric car share service launched in Golden, Colo. eThos Electric Car Share will provide the Golden and Denver-metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans (EVs) for short-term rental. “I signed up because it’s great to promote elec ... Continue reading

Properly Maintained Headlights Vastly Improve Driver Safety

Properly Maintained Headlights Vastly Improve Driver Safety

The importance of maintaining a vehicle cannot be understated. In addition to protecting their financial investments, drivers who properly maintain their vehicles are also protecting themselves and their passengers. Many elements of vehicle maintenance become second nature to drivers once they have a few months of driv ... Continue reading

Entrepreneur and Chevrolet Give Small-Business Owners Keys to Success

Entrepreneur and Chevrolet Give Small-Business Owners Keys to Success

Contest will award Chevrolet City Express to winning entry IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014 -- Entrepreneur and Chevrolet have teamed up to create the first-ever City Express to Success Challenge—a contest in which the grand prize winner will drive off with a 2015 Chevrolet City Express LT van. From now until Decembe ... Continue reading

AJAC's 2015 Canadian Car of the Year Awards

AJAC's 2015 Canadian Car of the Year Awards

KPMG has announced the top three finalists in 15 "Best New" categories that make up the 2015 edition of the Canadian Car of the Year Awards declared annually by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). The list is copied below. The 15 "Best New" category winners will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd, 2 ... Continue reading

Customers Paying More and Waiting Longer for Their Rental Car, Putting an End to the Four-Year Run of Increasing Customer Satisfaction

Customers Paying More and Waiting Longer for Their Rental Car, Putting an End to the Four-Year Run of Increasing Customer Satisfaction

Enterprise Ranks Highest in Satisfying Rental Car Customers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014 -- Higher costs and longer waiting times have leveled off the upward trend in rental car satisfaction the industry has experienced since 2009, according to the J.D. Power 2014 North America Rental Car Satisfaction StudyS ... Continue reading

Hyundai Named To 2015 Military Friendly Employer List

Hyundai Named To 2015 Military Friendly Employer List

Company Honored for Commitment to Hiring and Retaining Veterans FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2014 -- Hyundai Motor America has been recognized by Victory Media, Inc., a veteran-owned business, as a 2015 Military Friendly Employer for its long-term commitment to hiring and recruiting former military members. Hyunda ... Continue reading

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell A Finalist For 2015 Green SUV Of The Year

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell A Finalist For 2015 Green SUV Of The Year

World's First Mass-Produced Fuel Cell Vehicle Recognized for its Breakthrough Technology and Consumer Availability FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2014 -- Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell, the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle available for consumer lease, was named a finalist for Green Car Journal's 2015 Green SUV of ... Continue reading

USMC 239th Birthday Salute From GoDaddy +VIDEO

USMC 239th Birthday Salute From GoDaddy +VIDEO

Join me November 10, 2014, in wishing the United States Marine Corps a Happy 239th Birthday and in honoring my fellow Marines, past and present. Please watch our annual birthday tribute by clicking 'View 2014 Tribute'. To those serving in the Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard — thank you. Your service ... Continue reading

Škoda Offers to Ax the Tax

Škoda Offers to Ax the Tax

‘No VAT’ offer on current Fabia range with savings of 20 per cent Hatch and Estate models included, plus Monte Carlo and Black Editions Reductions of up to £2,949 available under the new offer Fabia range starts from £9,995 Milton Keynes, 10 November 2014 – ŠKODA is offering Fabia buyers the chan ... Continue reading

BASF and Volkswagen present Science Award Electrochemistry to Dr. Vanessa Wood

BASF and Volkswagen present Science Award Electrochemistry to Dr. Vanessa Wood

BASF and Volkswagen present Science Award Electrochemistry to Dr. Vanessa Wood, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich Award honours outstanding research results in the area of lithium-ion batteries Award ceremony at Stanford University, California, by Chairmen of the companies BASF and Volkswagen, Dr. Kurt Bock ... Continue reading

Ford Supports "Your Life" Campaign and Names the Winner of the Ford Prize

Ford Supports "Your Life" Campaign and Names the Winner of the Ford Prize

Brentwood, Essex, 10 November, 2014 – Ford is one of eight main corporate sponsors of the Your Life campaign launched today – a three-year initiative to encourage young adults in the UK to build the maths and science skills needed to succeed in the current competitive global economy. At the launch, Ford also ... Continue reading

Next Green Car Announces its 2014 Awards Short List

Next Green Car Announces its 2014 Awards Short List

Welcome to the Next Green Car Awards 2014, from the UK's No.1 green car website and highlighting this year's best green cars. Thirty-six of the UK's greenest new cars of 2014 have been selected for shortlists across eleven vehicle categories. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 18th November 2014. Scientifically-b ... Continue reading

The Match: Volvo FH against Koenigsegg One:1

The Match: Volvo FH against Koenigsegg One:1

A Volvo FH in a race against one of the world's fastest sports cars. This is the scenario in Volvo Trucks’ upcoming film ‘Volvo Trucks vs Koenigsegg’. The aim is to put the new I-Shift Dual Clutch gearbox, based on sports car technology, to the ultimate test. “Matching a Volvo FH against Koenigsegg ... Continue reading

Nissan Qashqai named 2014 Family Car of the Year

Nissan Qashqai named 2014 Family Car of the Year

More silverware for Qashqai as Recombu.com names best-selling Nissan crossover as its 2014 Family Car of the Year Judges highlight Qashqai’s bold design and high technology levels Latest award joins others from key industry titles and websites British-built Qashqai features a host of advanced technologies The new ... Continue reading

Oran Plant Marks Start of Renault Automotive Production in Algeria

Oran Plant Marks Start of Renault Automotive Production in Algeria

Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria, and Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault today inaugurated the Oued Tlelat car manufacturing plant in Oran alongside Algerian and French ministers. With an initial production capacity of 25,000 vehicles a year, the plant will contribute to the development of the automo ... Continue reading

MINI at the LA Auto Show 2014

MINI at the LA Auto Show 2014

With its characteristic driving fun and individual style, the British premium brand MINI has now enthralled discerning and trend-conscious target groups in the American automotive market for 12 years. The new generation of MINI interprets this successful vehicle concept more impressively than ever before, providing hig ... Continue reading

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