Sunday, April 13, 2014

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids Week of April 7-13, 2014

* Cars.com has named the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe the winner of the site's 3-Row SUV Challenge. The challenge pitted seven 3-Row SUV's, all $40,000 or less, against each other in a series of expert and car shopper testing to determine which was the best overall SUV in the class. In addition to the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe, o ... Continue reading

2014 Ford Fusion Energi (Plug-in Hybrid) Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Ford Fusion Energi (Plug-in Hybrid) Review ... Continue reading

Dealertrack Technologies Announces Plans for New Corporate Headquarters on Long Island

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.—Dealertrack Technologies today announced plans to maintain its corporate headquarters on Long Island and has signed a lease to move into a newly constructed 233,000 square foot corporate office building in the nearby Village of North Hills in early 2016. The new environmentally-friendly, LEED-ce ... Continue reading

Toyota Develops New Series of Gas Engines That Will Boost Fuel Efficiency At Least 10%

Company uses technology refined in hybrid engines to create 14 new engine variations by 2015 April 10, 2014 Toyota City, Japan – Toyota will soon introduce vehicles globally with a series of newly-developed, highly efficient gasoline engines that achieve outstanding thermal efficiency1 and fuel efficiency improvem ... Continue reading

All-New Lexus NX Compact Crossover Launches With Marque'ss First Turbo Powertrain

Available With Three Powertrains: Gasoline Turbo NX 200t, Naturally Aspirated NX 200, and Full Hybrid NX 300h Lexus Enters Luxury Compact Crossover Segment NX Reveal at Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20 April 10, 2014 BEIJING – April 11, 2014 – There’s a first for everything! The al ... Continue reading