California's Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Ok'd
SEMA Praises Congressional Action to Save Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Diamond Bar, CA December 13, 2013; The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) strongly supports a provision to end a six-year clash over access to 189,000 acres of Southern California desert between the military and off-highway vehicle ... Continue reading
Pedestrians and Drivers, Be Safe this Holiday Season and Keep Alert in Parking Lots and Garages
Holiday shopping means tons of traffic at malls, retail stores and on the roads, and GEICO urges shoppers to be on high alert, especially in crowded parking lots and garages. Tips for drivers: Stay alert. Always watch for any pedestrians or children, especially when backing out of a parking space. Donât assume the ... Continue reading
2014 Kia Forte Named Best New Compact Sedan By Cars.com
Kia Motors America's (KMA) 2014 Forte has been named the Best New Compact Sedan of 2014 by Cars.com, putting Kia's European-inspired sedan in contention for the respected website's Best of 2014 award. Cars.com editors picked six cars to compete for the annual award, and the Forte topped its segment with its style, perf ... Continue reading
It's just two months until Sergio Marchionne returns to his hometown for what promises to be one of the highlight events on the auto industry calendar for 2014. On Thursday, February 13, 2014, Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chrysler Group LLC and CEO of Fiat S.p.A., will be the keynote ... Continue reading
Dodge Brand Introduces New 100th Anniversary Merchandise
New collection of merchandise highlights 100 years of Dodge brand innovation, performance and heritage Collection features custom and vintage Dodge graphics, retro designs and new 100th anniversary logo Wide variety of fashions and collectibles range from tumblers and pens to a commemorative leather jacket and, availab ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Provides Year-End Update
Ford Motor Company will conduct a year-end briefing with sell-side auto analysts and media on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Bob Shanks, Ford executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host the briefing, which begins at 9 a.m. EST and ends at approximately 10:30 a.m. The listen-only audio webcast and support ... Continue reading
The 2014 Infiniti Q50 luxury sports sedan has received an overall five-star safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). ... Continue reading
Qoros To Sponsor 2015 World Table Tennis Championships
Qoros, the new international car brand headquartered in China, was yesterday announced as the title sponsor of the 53rd World Table Tennis Championships, which will be held in Suzhou, China in 2015. ... Continue reading
BMW Group To Provide 1,000 New Permanent Contracts In Its UK Manufacturing Plants
BMW Group has announced today (12 December) the provision of 1,000 new permanent BMW contracts across its four UK manufacturing plants. ... Continue reading
New Civic Tourer Commences Mass Production At Honda's UK Plant
Associates at Honda's UK manufacturing plant in Swindon have today come together to celebrate the first production models of the new Civic Tourer rolling off the production line. ... Continue reading
Renault Unveils Facelifted Megane Coupe-Cabriolet
Renault's renewal of its range continues with the introduction of New Megane Coupe-Cabriolet. ... Continue reading
New Scalable Product Architecture Enables Volvo Car Group To Move Faster Towards A Crash-Free Future
The elegant design possibilities are the most visually evident - but far from the only - advantages of Volvo Car Group's (Volvo Cars) new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). ... Continue reading
The Blistering New Audi S3 Sportback has Arrived in Australia
The new benchmark for affordable premium performance has arrived in Australia. ... Continue reading
Ford’s 3D-Printed Auto Parts Save Millions, Boost Quality
Ford ushers in the next manufacturing revolution by 3D-printing parts to represent production components 3D printing improves quality in Ford vehicles by providing engineers more time and freedom to optimize and test parts Fordâs 500,000th printed auto part is a prototype engine cover for the all-new Ford Mustang ... Continue reading
70 Percent of Ford Lineup to Have Auto Start-Stop by 2017; Fuel Economy Plans Accelerate
Auto Start-Stop technology to be available on 70 percent of Fordâs North American vehicle lineup by 2017, reflecting progress toward the companyâs plan for increasing fuel efficiency across its lineup Ford Auto Start-Stop is an affordable technology that provides a seamless way to increase fuel efficiency as ... Continue reading
Ford Test Car That Automatically Steers Around Stopped or Slowing Vehicles Makes North America Debut
New semi-automated prototype technologies such as obstacle avoidance and fully assisted parking aid provide the building blocks for fully automated driving in the future First North America demonstration of obstacle avoidance test car that can automatically steer and brake to avoid collisions with vehicles stopped or s ... Continue reading
The Henry Ford to Make More Ford History Accessible Online
Key material from the millions of assets currently held at Ford archives and The Henry Ford soon will be accessible online The goal is to preserve and share more of Ford Motor Companyâs rich history, such as papers from Henry Fordâs office, Mustang heritage photography, 1964-65 New York Worldâs Fair and ... Continue reading
New Virtual Lab Improves Ford Global Vehicle Quality; Engineers and Designers Inspect 135,000 Details in 2013 xxxx This new virtual, global technology was also applied to development of the all-new Ford Mustang. After viewing the car with virtual reality technology, craftsmanship engineers were able to change the fit a ... Continue reading
GEICO urges drivers to be mindful of auto theft this holiday season
GEICO advises drivers to be mindful of auto theft this holiday season and on New Year's Day in particular. A recent report by the National Information Crime Bureau (NICB) found that holiday auto theft increased by 2.5 percent from 2011 to 2012. âThieves are always on the lookout for easy opportunities to steal a v ... Continue reading
Bosch Community Fund Awards $80,000 grant to North Carolina High School
Grant Supports Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Curricula Bosch Community Fund awards $80,000 grant to Olympic High School Grant supports high schoolâs Advanced Manufacturing Hub Machine Shop Project by purchasing needed equipment Equipment includes drill presses, lathes, mills and CNC machining center De ... Continue reading
DtechEx Forecast Electrics Will Be the Future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The total market value for electric unmanned aerial vehicles will reach over one billion dollars by 2023 according to findings in the new IDTechEx report, âElectric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) 2013-2023â www.idtechex.com/uav. This report includes hybrid and pure electric powertrains and electrics being use ... Continue reading
2013 Used Commercial Vehicle Transactions Up 7.8 Percent Through Three Quarters
Used commercial vehicle registrations during the first nine months of the 2013 calendar year were up just under eight percent over the same period last year, according to Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm recently acquired by IHS . Nearly 527,500 used commercial registrations were recorded during the ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Trax Named Safest Car of the Year in Korea
GM Korea today announced that Chevroletâs all-new small SUV, the Trax, has been named the Safest Car of the Year by Koreaâs Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT). The Trax received a first-class rating (93.5 points) in overall safety and the best score in the pedestrian protection category in ... Continue reading
GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson to give truck to Achilles Freedom Team
PHILADELPHIA â During Saturdayâs 114th Army-Navy Game, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson will present a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country 1500 crew cab pickup truck to the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans. The truck will be used to haul hand cycles and equipment to Walter Reed-Bethesda Naval Center ... Continue reading
WardsAuto recognizes Corvette and Cruze engines among 10 Best in industry
DETROIT â The all-new, high-tech Small Block 6.2L V8 powering the 2014 Corvette Stingray and the 2.0L turbo diesel for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze are among Wardâs 10 Best Engines. WardsAuto reviewed 44 engines from 16 automakers in this yearâs competition, which looked at power, fuel efficiency, new techno ... Continue reading
PSA and GM Report Progress on Strategic Alliance Implementation
Confirm continued cooperation for two products based on PSA platforms in B-MPV and C-CUV segments Add new generation B-segment light commercial vehicle cooperation Announce balanced cross vehicle manufacturing Proceed with purchasing collaboration and confirm early favorable results Drop collaboration on B-segment plat ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Racing Claims 14 Championships in 2013
Chevy is winningest name in motorsport, clinching NASCAR, IndyCar, ALMS, GRAND-AM and Pirelli World Challenge titles 2014 season begins with debut of all-new Corvette C7.R at the North American International Auto Show and first competition at Rolex 24 At Daytona DETROIT â Chevrolet was the most successful name in ... Continue reading
Mary Barra to Become Next GM CEO; Dan Ammann Named President
General Motors today announced that Dan Akerson, who guided todayâs GM to record profits and dramatic improvement in vehicle quality while closing the chapter on government ownership in the company, will step down as chairman and CEO on Jan. 15, 2014. Mary Barra, 51, executive vice president, Global Product Develo ... Continue reading
GM Announces Sale of Equity Stake in Ally Financial and PSA Equity
General Motors Co. today announced it has completed the sale of its 8.5 percent common equity ownership in Ally Financial Inc. for total proceeds of approximately $0.9 billion. In association with this transaction, GM expects to record a gain of approximately $0.5 billion, which will be treated as a special item in the ... Continue reading
2014 Silverado 1500 Named Fleet Truck of the Year
The 2014 Silverado 1500 is Automotive and Business Fleet magazinesâ 2013 Fleet Truck of the Year, an award determined by qualified fleet managers reflecting all industry segments and fleet sizes. âWe are proud to recognize the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the 2013 Fleet Truck of the Year award,â said Sh ... Continue reading
GM Statement on U.S. Treasury Full Ownership Exit
The following statement is attributable to General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson: âThe U.S. Treasuryâs ownership exit closes just one chapter in GMâs ongoing turnaround story. We will always be grateful for the second chance extended to us and we are doing our best to make the most of it. Today is ... Continue reading
GM to Cease Manufacturing in Australia and New Zealand
As part of its ongoing actions to decisively address the performance of its global operations, General Motors today announced it would transition to a national sales company in Australia and New Zealand. The company also said it would discontinue vehicle and engine manufacturing and significantly reduce its engineering ... Continue reading
Three GM Vehicles Nominated as 2014 NACTOY Finalists
Three General Motors vehicles â the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Silverado full-size pickup and Cadillac CTS sedan â were named finalists today for the prestigious North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, jurors announced at an Automotive Press Association luncheon. The jury of 48 automotive journalis ... Continue reading
Consumers to Rethink Priorities in 2014, Ford Trend Report Reveals
Overall, consumers are reassessing their relationships with new technology, balancing a tension between fear of missing out and the joy of disconnecting, according to Ford's second annual trend report Growing trend toward how people manage their time, reevaluating priorities such as health, community and the environmen ... Continue reading
Ford in 2014 will launch the most vehicles globally in a single year than in more than a century To support its aggressive growth strategy, Ford is set to open two manufacturing facilities in Asia Pacific and one in South America Ford to add more than 5,000 new U.S. jobs â including 3,300 salaried positions â ... Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the 2014 national optional business mileage deduction rate of 56 cents for U.S. business drivers, effective January 1, 2014. To establish the rate, the IRS worked closely with Runzheimer International, the company who has provided annual vehicle cost data to the IRS sinc ... Continue reading
New Fleet Of Natural Gas Powered Trucks Now Serving Anaheim
Republic Services, Inc. today announced the deployment of 107 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks to serve customers in Anaheim and throughout Orange County. The new CNG fleet replaced older diesel and liquid natural gas powered trucks, and represents a significant local investment in cleaner, ... Continue reading
Rislone Gasoline Fuel System Treatment won the 2013 Professional Tool & Equipment News Innovation Award in the chemicals category. The award was presented Nov. 5 at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading
World's Largest Tires To Be Produced At New Michelin Facility
Michelin today held an event to mark the opening of its newest manufacturing facility in South Carolina. Michelin executives and employees were joined by dozens of dignitaries from across the state to celebrate the milestone just 17 months after breaking ground on the Anderson County facility, which will produce large ... Continue reading
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