Heels On Wheels: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review +VIDEO
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE JETTA VEHICLE The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta regains lost following by focusing on what it the brand has always done does best: provide drivers with sporty German engineering. That means powertrain choices; such as a new turbocharged four-c ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 ACURA ILX REVIEW
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 ACURA ILX REVIEW ... Continue reading
'Ergo Chair' Gives Traverse Best Seat in the House
Chevrolet Traverse customers list its family-friendly third-row seat as one of their favorite features â and itâs a reason the midsize SUV was named by Kelley Blue Book as one of KBB.comâs 12 Best Family Cars of 2014. The third row can comfortably accommodate three adult passengers with their own safe ... Continue reading
Rearview Camera Standard on All 2015 Buick Models
Safety and technology top the lists of important considerations for Buick customers. Thatâs why every 2015 Buick model will come standard with a rearview camera. In the fall of 2013 the University of Michiganâs Transportation Research Institute conducted a study which found that vehicles with rear backup came ... Continue reading
6th Annual Ford Freedom Award Celebrates the Power of Perseverance of Three Extraordinary Heroes
Event to honor former South African President Nelson Mandela, civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams and retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson of the Tuskegee Airmen Annual award program to be held at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts with a special concert tribute by Temptations Review featu ... Continue reading
2014 Nissan Versa Note Ride and Review By Larry Nutson
2014 Nissan Versa Note Americaâs Best Selling Entry Hatch By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_5924) Nissan is on a roll. Nissanâs U.S. sales have grown faster than the total market. For the first three months of this year, Nissan North Americaâs market share, its biggest ... Continue reading
U.K.-based Robin Bark has created a limited-edition 1965 Ford Mustang fastback sculpture to celebrate 50 years of the iconic sports car Bark captures the essence of the original Mustang in a handcrafted piece that evokes power and motion Only 500 individual works will be produced, each cast in solid aluminum, polished, ... Continue reading
Texas Governor Celebrates Launch of GM's 2015 SUVs
Texas Gov. Rick Perry today joined GM's Arlington Assembly Plant Manager Paul Graham to highlight the new Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac full-size SUVs being built at the plant. "GM has a rich heritage in Texas, building award-winning vehicles since 1954 and these new vehicles are no exception," said Graham. "Our hard-wor ... Continue reading
Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters Will Reach 6 Million Annually by 2023
The market for power two-wheel (PTW) vehicles, which includes electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles) and electric scooters (e-scooters), has grown slowly in recent years. Although sales volumes in the next couple of years are likely to remain low, due to continued high costs for components and low levels of demand, this ... Continue reading
Driver Safety Remains Top Priority of Fleet Managers, Finds GE Capital Fleet Services Survey
Ensuring driver safety is the biggest priority of fleet managers, according to a survey conducted at the 2014 NAFA Institute and Expo by GE Capital Fleet Services. With more than a third (35 percent) of fleet managers identifying it as their main concern, driver safety outpaced cost-savings goals and workforce producti ... Continue reading
Record Year Continues for BMW Group in April
April deliveries total 162,093, increase of 4.3% Year-to-date sales rise 7.5% to 649,118 A total of 162,093 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles were delivered to customers in April, a rise of 4.3% on the same month last year (prev. yr. 155,427), making it the best April ever. Year-to-date Group sales climbed 7.5% ... Continue reading
BMW Group Announces Changes in Management Team
Woodcliff Lake, NJ â May 13, 2014â¦.The following changes in the BMW Group senior management team in the Americas will become effective June 1. Ludwig Willisch, Chairman and CEO, BMW Group Region Americas, has announced the departure of Eduardo Villaverde, President and CEO, BMW Group Canada, after many years ... Continue reading
Restoring headlights can dramatically improve visibility
MS -- The road can be unpredictable, and many things can compromise driver safety. Though some of these things, like smartphones and loud music, are easily avoided distractions, some safety risks require a little more effort to overcome. ... Continue reading
Monthly Auto Buyer's Affordability Index (ABAI) Targets Improved Consumer Awareness
Requisite Press, LLC announced today the initial release of the monthly U.S. Auto Buyer's Affordability Index (ABAI). The purpose of the ABAI is to provide regular, ongoing consumer awareness of new-car affordability considerations for improved household financial health. The April 2014 ABAI is 52.1 on a scale of 0 to ... Continue reading
Used Prices Predicted to Drop 3% in May
Washington DC May 13, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that Auto Remarketing reports that wholesale prices remained strong in April â taking a bit longer to turn down from tax-season highs than in previous years â but price relief for dealers and buyers in the lanes is in sight. According to NADAâs la ... Continue reading
The 10 Top Selling Cars in the World
At the end of the first quarter of 2014, the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car in the world. That is not exactly earth-shattering news because the Corolla has been the best-selling car for years. Toyota sold 276,766 Corollas in the first quarter, down 1.5 percent from the 280,969 the company sold in the same peri ... Continue reading
British artist commissioned to capture new Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe
The Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé has been immortalised on canvas by one of the worldâs leading automotive artists, Tim Layzell. Ian Callum, Jaguarâs Director of Design, said: âAs a design team, itâs paramount we create Jaguars that make people smile. As Timâs art also makes me smile, asking him to pr ... Continue reading
Continental Wins GreenTec Awards 2014 for Dandelion Rubber
Continental Tyres and the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) have been honoured at the GreenTec Awards 2014 for their co-development project "RUBIN â Industrial Emergence of Natural Rubber from Dandelion." A 60-member jury panel consisting of experts from industry, academia, trade ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Breaks Records: January to April: 4.6 percent increase to 1.99 million units
513,400 vehicles delivered in April / +6.8 percent Wolfsburg, May 12, 2014: 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 period to April, representing ... Continue reading
SEAT's Mii by MANGO available to order now
Special edition created in collaboration with Spanish fashion label Luxury trim and unique style with low running costs The order books have opened for Mii by MANGO, SEATâs most highly specified compact car yet. Built on the belief that thinking small shouldnât mean sacrificing on style, the special editionâ ... Continue reading
Maserati Has Another Successful Month
After a successful first quarter, Maserati continues to thrive with high sales volumes in the UK and Europe. April proved to be another positive month, particularly for the UK, with 130 units registered, a 665% increase over the same period in 2013. The significant increase in sales has been seen across all major Europ ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Celebrates 40 Years in the UK
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK are delighted to invite you to their 40th birthday celebrations at this yearâs SMMT Day which is taking place at Millbrook Proving Ground on Thursday, 22nd May. Various activities across the summer months, including the Mitsubishi Motors Grand Tour at the end of May, will mark a remarka ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Announces the UK Apprentice of the Year Awards
The Mercedes-Benz UK Apprentice of the Year Awards were held today at Mercedes-Benz World, to honour the best and brightest across Technical and Parts for both Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles. Helen Taylor, Apprentice Programme Operations Manager, Mercedes-Benz UK, commented: âThe Awards r ... Continue reading
Comfort Insurance Warns Motorists About Smash for Cash Risks
Comfort Insurance, a leading motorhome insurance provider, warns drivers about an accident insurance scam named 'smash for cash'. This tactic can net criminal gangs thousands of pounds, whilst risking injury or even death to innocent victims. Comfort Insurance has had a number of cases over the last year which were bel ... Continue reading
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