2013 Cadillac ATS Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson
2013 Cadillac ATS A new player in the sports sedan game By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_0985) The rear-wheel-drive 2013 Cadillac ATS is an all-new, 5-seat, compact-luxury sport sedan that is new to the Cadillac brand and new to the U.S. automotive marketplace. The ATS doesnât re ... Continue reading
Jaguar F-TYPE Makes its UK Dynamic Debut With Jessica Ennis in London Lord Mayor's Show
The all-new F-TYPE, driven by Jaguar Academy of Sports Ambassador Jessica Ennis, made its UK dynamic debut in front of a crowd of over 500,000 people at this year's Lord Mayor's Show in London. With a stunning display of old and new, the F-TYPE made its way through the City of London accompanied by two E-Types and got ... Continue reading
Florida Holds First Distracted Driving Summit To Raise Awareness and 'Drive Change'
Distracted driving killed nearly 3,100 people and injured another 416,000 nationwide in 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Despite these dangers, surveys estimate that drivers engage in potential accident-causing distractions -- like talking with passengers, eating, smoking, manipula ... Continue reading
1.34 million Michigan residents to travel during Thanksgiving holiday, says AAA
An estimated 1.34 million Michigan residents will travel 50 miles or more from home during the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday period, up seven percent from last year, says AAA Michigan. They join 43.6 million Americans who will travel nationally -- up 0.7 percent according to AAA's survey. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Bromley Delivers Experience Of A Lifetime
Mercedes-Benz Bromley customer Ryan Welch has received a once-in-a-lifetime prize as winner of the Mercedes-Benz 'Play with a Champion' golf competition. Welch, from Bromley, won the chance to play a round of fourball golf with Darren Clarke, 2011 Open Champion and one of four vice captains for 2012 Ryder Cup winners T ... Continue reading
Car Connectivity Consortium Kicks Off MirrorLink Tagline Contest
The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), an organization driving global innovation for phone-centric car connectivity solutions, today announced a public contest to determine MirrorLink's first tagline. Developed by CCC members, MirrorLink is a car-connectivity standard for controlling a nearby smartphone from the steeri ... Continue reading
AT&T, BMW and Tendril today announced their co-sponsorship of a joint hackathon in New York, NY on November 16-18, focusing on application development around the intersection of electric vehicles (EVs), mobility services, sustainability and the connected smart home. The three-day event will be part of the seven-city BM ... Continue reading
Visteon Premieres New Vehicle Concept, Demonstrating Vision for Mobility in 2020
Representing Visteon Corporation's vision of mobility in the year 2020, the e-Bee vehicle concept is designed to explore new and alternative ways of using a vehicle, including car-sharing, private ownership and short-term rental. Using touch display-based controls and Cloud-centred profile storage, the e-Bee's features ... Continue reading
Meritor Announces $1.4 Million Investment in Plainfield, Indiana Remanufacturing Facility
Meritor, Inc. announced today that it plans to consolidate its North American remanufacturing operations and create a center of excellence in Plainfield, Ind. The company expects to transfer production operations from its remanufacturing plant in Mississauga, Ontario Canada by March 31, 2013. At the same time, it plans ... Continue reading
Avoid "Turkey" of a Weekend with Pre-Trip Vehicle Check
10-Minute Check Can Help Ensure Stress-Free Thanksgiving Road Trip One way to avoid a turkey of a Thanksgiving road trip is to make sure the vehicle you will be driving is running well. A 10-minute pre-trip check is small potatoes compared to a big helping of inconvenience if you break down many miles away from home, a ... Continue reading
Green Automotive Company (OTC:GACR) today announced that its two subsidiaries had initiated a collaborative project to develop a range of electric buses for the North American market, utilizing the proprietary electric drive train technology from Liberty and combining it with the industry leading bus designs of Newport ... Continue reading
Thanksgiving Travel to increase for the Fourth Consecutive Year, AAA Says
Holiday travel continues steady climb from 2008 level with 43.6 million Americans expected to take Thanksgiving trips AAA projects 43.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, an increase of 0.7 percent over the 43.3 million people who traveled last year. This ... Continue reading
Thanksgiving was the Deadliest Thursday of 2010; Puts Spotlight on "Blackout Wednesday" -- As we kick off the holidays with Thanksgiving, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is reminding adults to plan ahead for a safe way home if they're planning to drink alcohol during the season's festivities. Data show that the ti ... Continue reading
Toyota Opportunity Exchange Matches Minority Businesses With its Suppliers
Keith White, president of Liggon Trucking, felt pretty good when he headed back to Evansville, Ind., following his first visit to the Toyota Opportunity Exchange last November. By the time the two-day event that provides minority-owned businesses like Liggon the opportunity to network with Toyota's direct suppliers was ... Continue reading
Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.13.2012
<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading
NHRA Pro Stock - Coughlin Vows To Come Back Stronger In 2013
POMONA, Nov. 12, 2012: Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has never finished a full season of drag racing outside the top 10 and 2012 will be no exception, with the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger team earning the ninth slot in the final standings after Sunday's quiet first-round exit from the NHRA Finals. The rank ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Stewart Race Report Phoenix
Phoenix, Nov. 12, 2012: Tony Stewart had a potential top-10 result deteriorate in much the same way as the ending of the AdvoCare 500k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. In a crash-marred finish at the 1-mile oval, Stewart crossed the stripe in 19th. After starting ninth for the 312- ... Continue reading
NHRA Top Fuel - Brown Takes Title, Schumacher Finishes Second
Pomona, Nov. 12, 2012: Itâs fitting that on Veteranâs Day 2012, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world championship came down to the U.S. Army duo of Tony âThe Sargeâ Schumacher and Antron Brown in dramatic fashion during Sundayâs Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals a ... Continue reading
Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR National Series Clinch Scenarios Set For Homestead
DAYTONA BEACH, Nov. 12, 2012: Brad Keselowski leads five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson by 20 points going into Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Keselowski clinches his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with a finish of 15th or better; or 16th and at least one lap led; or ... Continue reading
KeySix Delivers Significant Advances in Driver Safety Management
After 60 years of delivering TheSmith5Keys® as the most effective on-road driver training program in the industry, Smith System introduces KeySix, an important new product that will maximize driver safety management. KeySix will translate real time comprehensive driver safety information into actionable data in one pl ... Continue reading
Dana's Chief Strategy Officer Elected Chair of Original Equipment Suppliers Association
Dana Holding Corporation today announced that Jacqueline A. "Jacqui" Dedo, chief strategy officer, was elected chair of the board of directors of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) for the 2012-2013 term. OESA is the leading industry organization for automotive suppliers to advance their business inter ... Continue reading
ChargePoint today announced that the Navy Exchange is providing electric vehicle charging services through ChargePoint at its new LEED Gold certified store in Bethesda, MD. The new $52.8 million facility is designed to serve military families including those at Walter Reed National Military Hospital. A 2-level parking ... Continue reading
Freescale Semiconductor today announced the new Qorivva MPC5777M multicore microcontroller (MCU), the latest advancement in its extensive Qorivva product line. This advanced MCU family will help automakers worldwide address regional automotive fuel economy and safety trends by providing outstanding performance for a ne ... Continue reading
Auto Data Direct Donates Salvage Reporting Fees to Hurricane Sandy Victims
Auto Data Direct, Inc. (ADD) today announced it will donate a portion of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) reporting fees for vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy to the Brother's Brother Foundation (BBF) relief effort. Federal law requires insurance companies and auto salvage entities to repo ... Continue reading
MiX Telematics Continues to Demonstrate Strong Financial Performance
MiX Telematics (JSE:MIX), a global provider of driver safety, vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions, continues to grow its business around the world as evidenced by strong performance in the first half of its 2012/13 financial year as announced yesterday. Due to the extension of existing enterprise contracts ... Continue reading
UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT: UQM) announced today that it has made a significant breakthrough in the development of non-rare-earth magnet electric motor design as part of the work being done under the Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research and Development Grant. "This is great progress toward our objective o ... Continue reading
Ford brings the compact Transit Connect Wagon to market, a vehicle so unique it is a revolution in seven-passenger transportation Transit Connect Wagon expected to deliver at least 5 mpg better fuel economy on the highway and 2 mpg better in the city than a seven-seat Toyota Sienna minivan, and more cargo space and pas ... Continue reading
Detroit Choir Featured in Chrysler Brand's 'Born of Fire' Commercial Releases New CD
$150,000 to be donated to several local charities, including The Marshall Mathers Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, Habitat for Humanity Detroit and Think Detroit PAL The Detroit choir, "Larry Callahan and 'Selected of God,'" featured in the highly-watched and awarded Chrysler brand 2011 Super Bo ... Continue reading
All-New Mazda6 Is A No Compromise Option For Company Car Drivers
Company car drivers can obtain the seemingly impossible of top-notch diesel performance with class-leading emissions and excellent fuel economy courtesy of the all-new Mazda6. ... Continue reading
Ford B-Max Proves A Hit In First Weeks On Sale
Over 1,000 Ford B-MAX models have been delivered to customers, proving the appetite for this stylish new entrant to the B-MAV segment is strong. More than 2,500 orders have been received, the majority prior to the vehicle arriving in UK dealerships. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Astra The Clear Fleet Solution For National
Vauxhall has won an order for a fleet of Astra 1.7 CDTi Active models from National Windscreens, the UK's largest independent vehicle glass replacement company. The cars will be used throughout the UK by the company's sales team. ... Continue reading
Jaguar F-Type Makes Its UK Dynamic Debut With Jessica Ennis In London Lord Mayor's Show
The all-new F-TYPE, driven by Jaguar Academy of Sports Ambassador Jessica Ennis, made its UK dynamic debut in front of a crowd of over 500,000 people at this year's Lord Mayor's Show in London. ... Continue reading
Ferrari Charity Auction To Support U.S. Superstorm Relief
On the 17th of November Ferrari will be auctioning the first F12berlinetta to be delivered to a customer in North America to raise funds for relief efforts in the wake of the Hurricane Sandy superstorm. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Centre Hull Opens Up For Business
The Infiniti Centre in Hull is now officially open and to mark the occasion a celebratory evening took place at the redeveloped site. ... Continue reading
A large crowd gathered around the War Memorial on Kimpton Road, Luton, on Sunday, honouring Vauxhall's heroes who lost their lives fighting for freedom and peace in Europe. ... Continue reading
British Built Models Help Nissan Boost Fleet Sales
The strong performance of Nissan's British built models with company car drivers has seen fleet sales increase by 9% in the first 10 months of 2012. Up until the end of October, Nissan sold 43,918 cars taking a 5% share of the UK fleet market. ... Continue reading
New Forester's Feature-Packed Premiere
Subaru's fourth generation All-Wheel Drive Forester goes on sale in Japan today with an impressive list of new features that build on its long-established reputation for value, safety, great engineering and fun driving. ... Continue reading
Peugeot Australia Announces New Dealership in Sydney
Peugeot Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dominelli Prestige in Arncliffe as part of the Dominelli Group from today. ... Continue reading
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