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Cadillac ELR : Sexy - Electrified - Expensive by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

Cadillac ELR : Sexy - Electrified - Expensive by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

2014 CADILLAC ELR:SEXYELECTRIC By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Our sexy red ELR garnered lots of attention when I parked it in front of the new Cadillac-LaSalle Museum and Resource Center at the center’s recent grand opening. Over 300 vintage Cadillac's showed up for the event so we had an intere ... Continue reading

Ford Continues Job Creation Momentum, Adds 850 More Jobs at Historic Rouge Center to Build New F-150

Ford Continues Job Creation Momentum, Adds 850 More Jobs at Historic Rouge Center to Build New F-150

Ford is adding 850 more jobs to its Dearborn Truck, Stamping and Diversified facilities to build the all-new 2015 F-150 – the toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 ever Dearborn Truck Plant recently has undergone the largest manufacturing transformation in decades to prepare for the truck’s launch Already Fo ... Continue reading

Gumball 3000: Fast Cars, Hot Women and One Epic Rally

Gumball 3000: Fast Cars, Hot Women and One Epic Rally

By Larry Cervantes, Chief Communications Officer for Anastasia This past June, four countries hosted 120 of the world’s hottest luxury cars (and drivers) for a charity car rally that crossed two continents. The Gumball 3000 rally, founded by Maximillion Cooper in 1999, traveled from Miami to Ibiza, stopping along ... Continue reading

All-New Renault Trafic Crowned Best Performing LCV at the 2014 MPG Marathon

All-New Renault Trafic Crowned Best Performing LCV at the 2014 MPG Marathon

All-New Trafic wins Best MPG & Best % improvement awards 55.5 mpg averaged over 313 mile course 16 per cent improvement on manufacturer claimed figures Renault’s All-New Trafic van has triumphed as the best-performing Light Commercial Vehicle at the 2014 MPG Marathon winning the titles of “Best MPG”, as ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Scoops Up Nine Awards at 24th Annual Texas Truck Rodeo

Chrysler Group Scoops Up Nine Awards at 24th Annual Texas Truck Rodeo

Jeep® Grand Cherokee wins "SUV of Texas" for the fifth consecutive year Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee take consecutive year over year titles - Jeep Brand SUVs victorious in every category entered Ram wins Heavy Duty Truck of Texas for the second consecutive year Ram Power Wagon scores Off-road Truck of Texas award C ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Reports: In a Healthy U.S. Auto Industry, Success Is Measured by More Than Just Sales Growth

J.D. Power Reports: In a Healthy U.S. Auto Industry, Success Is Measured by More Than Just Sales Growth

The health of the U.S. auto industry has traditionally been determined by the volume of new vehicles sold each month, yet price performance is also an important measure to consider, according to an analysis by J.D. Power. The U.S. market is strong when using sales as a measure, with new-vehicle retail sales through the ... Continue reading

Ford F-150 Named Truck of Texas at 2014 Texas Auto Writers Assn. Truck Rodeo

Ford F-150 Named Truck of Texas at 2014 Texas Auto Writers Assn. Truck Rodeo

The all-new Ford F-150 was named Truck of Texas at the 2014 Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo. "This year, the Texas Truck Rodeo had a record number of vehicles on hand for our members to evaluate," said Michael Marrs, president of TAWA. "We want to thank all of our partners in the automotive industry a ... Continue reading

Ford, Carfax Expand Partnership To Further Grow CPO Sales

Ford, Carfax Expand Partnership To Further Grow CPO Sales

Ford Motor Company and Carfax have expanded their partnership in the Ford and Lincoln Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs. Ford is continuing its commitment to provide Carfax® Vehicle History Reports™ for free to buyers and sellers of Certified Ford and Lincoln vehicles. In addition, all Ford and Lincoln CPO car ... Continue reading

Mobility Ventures to Showcase Latest MV-1 Models at American Public Transportation Association EXPO 2014

Mobility Ventures to Showcase Latest MV-1 Models at American Public Transportation Association EXPO 2014

Mobility Ventures LLC, designer and manufacturer of the acclaimed MV-1 — the only American vehicle purpose-built and designed from the ground up in support of people who use wheelchairs — is proud to announce its attendance at the Annual Meeting and EXPO of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA ... Continue reading

Inabikari Poised to Become New Standard Bearer in Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy Technology

Inabikari Poised to Become New Standard Bearer in Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy Technology

The international team of engineers, designers and managers at Inabikari sees all-electric vehicles becoming commonplace sooner than most people expect; in fact, the company has ambitious plans to spearhead this evolution with its Rev.01 crossover vehicle and has launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of that goal ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: October 12, 2014

NHTSA RECALLS: October 12, 2014

Please click on the following NHTSA Campaign ID links to view the recall information. ... Continue reading

2015 Honda Fit SEMA Project Gears Up for Last Week of Voting on Tumblr

2015 Honda Fit SEMA Project Gears Up for Last Week of Voting on Tumblr

Six build teams, each customizing an all-new 2015 Fit - Enthusiast fans can vote for their favorite customized Fit on Tumblr through Oct. 22 with the winner being announced on Nov. 4 at the SEMA Show - Honda to host second annual "Honda Soiree" on Nov. 4 for media attending the SEMA Show TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2014 ... Continue reading

Texan Launch for OSG's Innovative ScreeneX - An LCD Screen Embedded in Train and Bus Windows and Partitions

Texan Launch for OSG's Innovative ScreeneX - An LCD Screen Embedded in Train and Bus Windows and Partitions

HOUSTON, October 13, 2014 -- ScreeneX®, OSG's innovative LCD screen integrated into the window system of vehicles or in other glass elements, is to be launched in the North American market at the Houston, Texas meeting of the American Public Transport Association, today at booth no. 4761. Daniel Cohen, CEO of Oran Saf ... Continue reading

Voith DIWA.6 Transmission: The Clear Choice for CNG Buses

Voith DIWA.6 Transmission: The Clear Choice for CNG Buses

DIWA.6 transmissions, which could be up to 10% more fuel efficient than their predecessors, are already bound for 200 CNG buses YORK, Pa., Oct. 13, 2014 -- Voith's New Advanced DIWA.6 Automatic Transmission is proving to be the clear choice for CNG Applications in North American transit vehicles. The new DIWA.6 continu ... Continue reading

Three BorgWarner Technologies Chosen as Finalists for the 2015 Automotive News PACE Awards

Three BorgWarner Technologies Chosen as Finalists for the 2015 Automotive News PACE Awards

AUBURN HILLS, MI --Oct. 13, 2014: Three BorgWarner technologies have been named finalists for the prestigious 2015 Automotive News PACE Awards: Engineered to withstand the high temperatures and harsh operating environments of gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engines, BorgWarner's new inverted tooth silent ... Continue reading

2015 Green Truck of the Year Finalists Announced by Green Car Journal and San Antonio Auto & Truck Show

2015 Green Truck of the Year Finalists Announced by Green Car Journal and San Antonio Auto & Truck Show

Green Car Journal has announced its five finalists for the prestigious Green Truck of the Year™ award that will be presented at the 2014 San Antonio Auto & Truck Show on November 6. The five exceptional 2015 model pickups that rose to the top include the Chevrolet Colorado, Ford F-150, GMC Canyon, Ram 1500 EcoDies ... Continue reading

HELLA Electronics Receives General Motors Award For Supplier Quality

HELLA Electronics Receives General Motors Award For Supplier Quality

HELLA's high-tech manufacturing facility in Flora, Illinois, has received the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award. Presented at a recent General Motors dinner in Detroit, the award recognizes top-performing suppliers who meet or exceed a stringent set of criteria focusing on quality performance and have ac ... Continue reading

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