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2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI Carey Russ Review

2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI Carey Russ Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI Review Volkswagen's latest Passat has been the success that eluded its predecessors. Compared to previous versions, it's larger, more conservatively styled, and made in America for the North American market, at a new facility in Chattanooga, TN. That may ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Reviews 1993-2014

Mitsubishi Reviews 1993-2014

Mitsubishi Reviews 1993-2014 ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Review

Heels on Wheels - 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 MITSUBISHI LANCER REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LANCER VEHICLE For those that want sportier results in a compact sedan, the Mitsubishi Lancer’s more athletic design and spirited 4-cylinder engines will scratch that itch – lots ... Continue reading

Ford Reveals No Driver Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle

Ford Reveals No Driver Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle

Ford unveils automated Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle to test and advance its Blueprint for Mobility, which envisions a future of autonomous functionality and advanced technologies after 2025 Developed in collaboration with the University of Michigan and State Farm®, the vehicle builds on more than a decade of Fo ... Continue reading

2014 MAZDA6 NAMED IN POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINE'S ANNUAL 'BEST OF WHAT'S NEW' AWARDS

2014 MAZDA6 NAMED IN POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINE'S ANNUAL 'BEST OF WHAT'S NEW' AWARDS

The 2014 Mazda6 has been named to Popular Science Magazine's annual Best of What's New Awards in the Auto category. Completely redesigned, the Mazda6 features the full suite of SKYACTIV®[1] technologies and the stylish KODO "Soul of Motion" design language. The 2014 Mazda6 features a slew of all-new technology with th ... Continue reading

Protean Electric Announces Partnership To Develop In-Wheel Motor Propulsion System With FAW-Volkswagen

Protean Electric Announces Partnership To Develop In-Wheel Motor Propulsion System With FAW-Volkswagen

Protean Electric, the global leader of advanced in-wheel electric drive, today announces its partnership with FAW-VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD. (FAW-VW) to develop an all new electric propulsion system that will include Protean Electric's award-winning Protean Drive™ with intent towards a demonstration vehicle p ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicles Market Outlook 2020

Global Electric Vehicles Market Outlook 2020

Bharat Book Bureau presents Global Electric Vehicles Market Outlook 2020. This report Electric Vehicles has been gaining significant attention among the automobile manufacturers worldwide due to rapidly growing environmental concerns coupled with highly volatile oil prices. To overcome this problem, achieving sustainab ... Continue reading

Fleet Management Systems to Gain Widespread Acceptance in Europe

Fleet Management Systems to Gain Widespread Acceptance in Europe

Fleet management systems (FMS) have an established presence in France, Germany, UK, Italy and Benelux, with 70 percent of fleet managers claiming familiarity with FMS – 37 percent are already using it and 33 percent are testing it. In general, fleet owners display a positive attitude toward FMS, and 35 percent of ... Continue reading

Low-Cost Wheel End Brake Components Increasing Penetration in the Aftermarket

Low-Cost Wheel End Brake Components Increasing Penetration in the Aftermarket

The growing Mega Trend of urbanization and the consequent increase in vehicles in operation (VIO) has culminated in more stop-and-go traffic than ever before. This has lead to higher wear and tear in wheel end brake components, creating a strong case for the class 4-8 commercial vehicle wheel end brake components marke ... Continue reading

Tips to Help Car Owners Avoid Vehicle Theft During Cold-Weather Months and Holiday Season

Tips to Help Car Owners Avoid Vehicle Theft During Cold-Weather Months and Holiday Season

To better prepare car owners for the rigorous winter driving months, the LoJack Corporation has announced its best tips to protect vehicles and assets this season. Car thieves have been known to target the winter months, notably because owners often start their vehicles on cold mornings and leave holiday gifts in plain ... Continue reading

Tri-State Toyota Dealers and partners donate more than 70,000 pounds of food

Tri-State Toyota Dealers and partners donate more than 70,000 pounds of food

How much food can you fit in the bed of a Toyota Tundra? How many Tundras does it take to deliver 70,000 meals? We're about to find out at noon this Friday, thanks to the Tri-State Toyota Dealers' annual "Toyota Tundra Food Drive" for Philabundance, the region's largest hunger relief organization. ... Continue reading

Ward's 10 Best Engines of 2014 Announced

Ward's 10 Best Engines of 2014 Announced

Penton's WardsAuto has named three diesels, a tiny 3-cyl. turbo and a battery-electric vehicle to its annual 2014 Ward's 10 Best Engines, illustrating the importance of fuel economy as automakers develop and market advanced new powertrains. ... Continue reading

Electric Car Charging Service Provider Deploys Services at Boutique Kimpton Hotel in Chelsea in Manhattan

Electric Car Charging Service Provider Deploys Services at Boutique Kimpton Hotel in Chelsea in Manhattan

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, is pleased to announce that through its partnership with LAZ Parking ("LAZ"), one of the largest parking operators in the U.S., residents, guests, and visitors of Eventi, a Kimpton Hotel, will now ha ... Continue reading

World Detailing Forum

World Detailing Forum

LEICESTER, England, December 12, 2013 Welcome to World Detailing the best place to be to talk about professional detailing and valeting! If you're an enthusiast detailer, or professional valeter then this is the best place to talk about car detailing on our discussion boards. Our detailing discussion boards are open to ... Continue reading

Motor Trend Car of the Year the 2014 Cadillac CTS features Johnson Controls content

Motor Trend Car of the Year the 2014 Cadillac CTS features Johnson Controls content

Automotive products from Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the automotive and building industries, are featured in the award-winning 2014 Cadillac CTS, which was recently named Motor Trend's Car of the Year. Johnson Controls supplies the vehicle's complete seat system, which is ... Continue reading

15,000 members joined carsharing car2go program in Denver since official launch in June

15,000 members joined carsharing car2go program in Denver since official launch in June

car2go North America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, thanks the local community for signing up and supporting the point-to-point carsharing program in Denver. Since its launch on June 8, 2013, more than 15,000 Denverites have registered as members and collectively share a large net ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group's 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6, 500e Battery-Electric Drive System Among Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2014

Chrysler Group's 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6, 500e Battery-Electric Drive System Among Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2014

All-new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 delivers best-in-class highway fuel economy in award-winning 2014 Ram 1500 pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee First and only clean diesel in full-size light-duty pickup truck Contributes to Grand Cherokee's best-in-class driving range (730+ miles) Battery-electric drive system in Fiat 500e A ... Continue reading

Subaru Ensures Winter Doesn't Spoil BRZ Buyer Thrills

Subaru Ensures Winter Doesn't Spoil BRZ Buyer Thrills

Subaru UK is offering customers buying a new Subaru BRZ sports car some early festive cheer with a free set of alloy wheels and cold weather tyres, worth a combined £1095 including fitting. ... Continue reading

Tychy Plant Awarded World Class Manufacturing Gold Medal

Tychy Plant Awarded World Class Manufacturing Gold Medal

The FIAT Group plant in Tychy, Poland has achieved World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Gold level. ... Continue reading

Tychy Plant Awarded World Class Manufacturing Gold Medal

Tychy Plant Awarded World Class Manufacturing Gold Medal

The FIAT Group plant in Tychy, Poland has achieved World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Gold level. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Success Story Creates Expanded Leathershop

Rolls-Royce Success Story Creates Expanded Leathershop

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has today announced that the company's Leathershop has been expanded following the continued success of Phantom and Ghost models and the newly-launched Wraith. ... Continue reading

Sprinter Goes Double Top For Fleet Van At The 2013 Awards

Sprinter Goes Double Top For Fleet Van At The 2013 Awards

Taking a brace of honours at the annual Fleet Van Awards the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has just been crowned 2013 Fleet Van of the Year and 2013 Large Panel Van of the Year. ... Continue reading

The New Clio R.S. 200 EDC – Iconic Performance, Unleashed

The New Clio R.S. 200 EDC – Iconic Performance, Unleashed

Renault Australia has today launched the latest hot hatch from the iconic Renault Sport division - the new Clio R.S. 200 EDC. ... Continue reading

Lairy Meets Luxury: Two Wins for Mercedes-Benz in BBC TopGear Magazine Awards

Lairy Meets Luxury: Two Wins for Mercedes-Benz in BBC TopGear Magazine Awards

The fastest-accelerating Mercedes-Benz production car ever, the 631 hp SLS AMG Coupé Black Series, and the most luxurious, the new S-Class, have scooped honours at the BBC TopGear Magazine Awards. ... Continue reading

VACC Statement: Holden

VACC Statement: Holden

VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, is disappointed to learn that GM Holden will cease production in Australia in 2017. ... Continue reading

"Exclusive Aesthetics: The BMW Z4 in Pure Fusion Design."

"Exclusive Aesthetics: The BMW Z4 in Pure Fusion Design."

Classic roadster proportions, superior engine and drivetrain technology plus innovative equipment features highlight the individual character of the BMW Z4. ... Continue reading

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