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The Bikes Have It--The Census Bureau Reveals The Cities Where Two Wheels Rule

The Bikes Have It--The Census Bureau Reveals The Cities Where Two Wheels Rule

San Francisco--May 12, 2104: The United States Census Bureau released a report on how Americans are getting around. See the report here: http://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/acs-25.pdf Biking to Work Increases 60 Percent Over Last Decade, Census Bureau Reports Biking to Work graphic Many U.S. cities are seeing an increa ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover to Celebrate the 100th Dual-Branded Jaguar Land Rover Centre in the U.S. with New St. Louis Facility Grand Opening

Jaguar Land Rover to Celebrate the 100th Dual-Branded Jaguar Land Rover Centre in the U.S. with New St. Louis Facility Grand Opening

Today, Jaguar Land Rover and Asbury Automotive Group announce the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art Jaguar Land Rover centre in St. Louis, Missouri. The grand opening celebration will take place on May 14 and marks the 100th Jaguar Land Rover facility to open in the United States. A long standing Land Rover retai ... Continue reading

Top 17 Driving Embarrassments By Gender

Top 17 Driving Embarrassments By Gender

By Des Toups Posted : 05/09/2014 inShare0 More Sharing Sometimes our worst fears are realized, and a new survey by Insurance.com proves it. We asked 2,000 drivers (half men and half women) about their most embarrassing driving mistakes, including what they feared most, selecting from a list of 17 gaffes. When asked wha ... Continue reading

Mazda Chairman and Former CEO to retire

Mazda Chairman and Former CEO to retire

Takashi Yamanouchi to step down as chairman after 47 years at Mazda Seita Kanai to take over as board chairman after shareholders’ meeting in June Takashi Yamanouchi will retire as Mazda Motor Corporation’s chairman of the board and representative director, ending a career at the unconventional carmaker that ... Continue reading

Planting Seeds for Future Growth, Toyota Reaches Environmental Milestone

Planting Seeds for Future Growth, Toyota Reaches Environmental Milestone

– Aside from being a great place to work and producing world-class vehicles, Toyota Indiana strives to be a leader in its environmental efforts. Today the plant showed 100,000 reasons why its environmental efforts are gaining traction. Teaming Up to Reduce Energy Consumption Last month, Toyota announced it receive ... Continue reading

Cadillac Celebrates V-Series with 2015 CTS-V Coupe

Cadillac Celebrates V-Series with 2015 CTS-V Coupe

DETROIT – Cadillac today announced production of a limited, special-edition 2015 CTS-V Coupe, marking the last chapter of the current model before the next generation of the V-Series debuts next year. The 2015 CTS-V Coupe will consist of 500 limited-edition cars available during the second half of 2014. "The V-Ser ... Continue reading

Owning and Operating Your Vehicle Just Got a Little Cheaper according to AAA's 2014 'Your Driving Costs' Study

Owning and Operating Your Vehicle Just Got a Little Cheaper according to AAA's 2014 'Your Driving Costs' Study

AAA released the results of its annual 'Your Driving Costs' study today, revealing a 2.7 percent decrease in the cost to own and operate a sedan in the U.S. The average cost fell 1.64 cents to 59.2 cents per mile, or $8,876 per year, based upon 15,000 miles of annual driving. "Despite increases in maintenance and regis ... Continue reading

2014 Annual Automotive OEM-Supplier Relations Study Shows Toyota and Honda on top; Nissan displacing Ford in the middle; Chrysler and GM falling behind

2014 Annual Automotive OEM-Supplier Relations Study Shows Toyota and Honda on top; Nissan displacing Ford in the middle; Chrysler and GM falling behind

Results of the 14th annual automotive industry study on the major US and Japanese automakers' working relations with their suppliers show the US Big Three are once again falling behind their Japanese competitors, with Toyota, Honda and Nissan finishing 1-2-3 respectively in the top rankings. The study is watched carefu ... Continue reading

Hino Trucks Approved For New York Alternative Fuel Vehicle - Voucher Incentive Program

Hino Trucks Approved For New York Alternative Fuel Vehicle - Voucher Incentive Program

Hino Trucks' Class 5 195h and 195h-DC diesel electric cab-over has been approved by the New York Truck – Voucher Incentive Program (NYT-VIP). The NYT-VIP is an important partnership between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Reports First-Quarter 2014 Net Loss of $690 Million Including $1.2 Billion of Unfavorable Infrequent Items; Excluding Infrequent Items, Adjusted Net Income Was $486 Million

Chrysler Group Reports First-Quarter 2014 Net Loss of $690 Million Including $1.2 Billion of Unfavorable Infrequent Items; Excluding Infrequent Items, Adjusted Net Income Was $486 Million

Chrysler Group reported a first-quarter net loss of $690 million, including a $504 million non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt related to the prepayment of the VEBA Trust Note and a $672 million charge ($499 million non-cash in 2014) related to the January 2014 memorandum of understanding signed with the UAW Adjust ... Continue reading

Now Sell or Buy Used Cars in the Best Prices in Italy

Now Sell or Buy Used Cars in the Best Prices in Italy

Compro-auto-usate.net now offers its highly experienced and reliable services to sell or buy used cars. The company offers an immediate solution to those, who wish to sell their cars at the best prices, and to those who wish to buy a used car at the most affordable prices.'Immediate Cash' is what Compro-auto-usate.net ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

Tokyo, May 8, 2014; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announces its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the period totaled 25.69 trillion yen, an increase of 16.4 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. Operating income increased from 1.32 trill ... Continue reading

Beware Michael and Elizabeth! Erie Insurance ranks government's annual list of top 10 most popular baby names by car crashes and car thefts

Beware Michael and Elizabeth! Erie Insurance ranks government's annual list of top 10 most popular baby names by car crashes and car thefts

Parents choose baby names in all sorts of ways, from the conventional — like naming a child after a beloved relative—to the decidedly unconventional, like posting names on a white board outside the delivery room and asking nurses and passersby to vote on their favorite. Chances are no one chooses their child' ... Continue reading

April 2014 Volkswagen Delivers Almost Two Million Vehicles

April 2014 Volkswagen Delivers Almost Two Million Vehicles

New record: Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers almost two million vehicles in period to April The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered almost two million vehicles for the first time in the first four months of a year. 1.99 (January-April 2013: 1.91) million vehicles were handed over to customers in the perio ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Receives Five Star Award for Safety from JNCAP

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Receives Five Star Award for Safety from JNCAP

Outlander series recognized again with top crash safety rating award Tokyo, May 9, 2014; Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) has announced that its Outlander PHEV received the 2013 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP)(1) Five Star Award, cementing the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV as a leader in automobile safety, adding on ... Continue reading

Mazda: Executive Personnel Changes

Mazda: Executive Personnel Changes

Tokyo, May 9, 2014; Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following executive personnel changes proposed to take effect on June 24 following the 148th ordinary general meeting of shareholders and the subsequent meeting of the board of directors. With the expiration of his term of office, Takashi Yamanouchi, represe ... Continue reading

PennDOT, State Police, Motorcycle Community Join to Recognize Motorcycle Safety Month

PennDOT, State Police, Motorcycle Community Join to Recognize Motorcycle Safety Month

-In recognition of Governor Tom Corbett proclaiming May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch today joined representatives of motorcycle riding and training communities, as well as the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), to kick off the awareness month. "Both motorcycle fatalities and cra ... Continue reading

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