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Nissan Group Uses Enterprise Architecture to Weather Perfect Storm

Nissan Group Uses Enterprise Architecture to Weather Perfect Storm

When the Nissan division serving Africa, Middle East, India and Europe (AMIE) found itself in the midst of multiple demands to align IT with business, document rapidly changing information, and standardise processes, it decided to use enterprise architecture (EA) to create a comprehensive, instantly accessible view of ... Continue reading

Aruba's ARUBUS unveils a BYD 12 meter, 60 passenger bus

Aruba's ARUBUS unveils a BYD 12 meter, 60 passenger bus

Aruba’s Minister of Transportation Otmar Oduber, Minister of Finance Mike de Meza, and ARUBUS Director Teo Croes unveiled the first long-range, all-electric, ZERO emissions bus in the Caribbean at a ceremony held in conjunction with the GREEN ARUBA Conference and the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF). The 12 ... Continue reading

Genovation Cars Featured on Recent Episode of PBS MotorWeek Show

Genovation Cars Featured on Recent Episode of PBS MotorWeek Show

Genovation's G2 car was recently featured on the PBS show MotorWeek. The G2 was a prominent part of a segment on testing being done at the University of Maryland’s Wind Tunnel facility on aerodynamic efficiency of automobiles. A scale model of the G2 was used. ... Continue reading

Ford's Jim Farley And Google's Tarun Bhatnagar Slated To Present Keynote At LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo November 19

Ford's Jim Farley And Google's Tarun Bhatnagar Slated To Present Keynote At LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo November 19

The Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show) announced today that it will kick off its Connected Car Expo (CCE) with a special keynote from Ford Motor Company's Jim Farley, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, Sales, Service and Lincoln on November 19. Joining Farley during the opening keynote will be Tarun Bhatna ... Continue reading

Autoproyecto Launches DrivingFans.com

Autoproyecto Launches DrivingFans.com

Autoproyecto, one of the nation's most prominent Spanish-language automotive websites, today announced the launch of Drivingfans.com that will expand its portfolio of quality automotive content. Autoproyecto.com currently averages 5.5 million page views, and the new site is expected to expand this reach by another 5 mi ... Continue reading

DealerFire National Sales Director to Present at the 15th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition

DealerFire National Sales Director to Present at the 15th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition

DealerFire, a leading provider of custom automotive websites and digital marketing, announced today that Christian Salazar, National Sales Director, has been asked to speak at the 15th Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (DD15) held at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, October 15-17, where the company will als ... Continue reading

Enterprise Enhances Priority Pass Program With Self-Service Option

Enterprise Enhances Priority Pass Program With Self-Service Option

When it comes to saving time and money on routine transactions, there is no denying the benefits of technology. However, as customer satisfaction research firm J.D. Power has reported, providing exceptional customer service is an important element in driving the perception of being treated fairly, particularly after an ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Dominates the 21st Annual Texas Truck Rodeo Winning 15 of 24 Awards

Chrysler Group Dominates the 21st Annual Texas Truck Rodeo Winning 15 of 24 Awards

All-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee wins Compact SUV of Texas, earning award in first head-to-head vehicle competition 2014 "Truck of Texas" awarded to Ram 1500 for second consecutive year Jeep Grand Cherokee wins "SUV of Texas" for the fourth consecutive year Dodge Durango awarded "Full-size SUV of Texas" for the second time i ... Continue reading

Ford Sollers bolsters SUV line-up with Russian-built Ford EcoSport and Ford Edge coming next year

Ford Sollers bolsters SUV line-up with Russian-built Ford EcoSport and Ford Edge coming next year

Ford Sollers announces the start of full-cycle production of the Ford EcoSport sport utility vehicle in 2014 It will be the first vehicle built at a modernized plant in Naberezhnye Chelny – Ford Sollers second vehicle production plant in Tatartsan and its third plant overall in Russia Ford Edge crossover SUV to be ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls honored by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council as 2013 Corporation of the Year

Johnson Controls honored by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council as 2013 Corporation of the Year

Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, was recognized by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) as a 2013 Corporation of the Year, Tier 1 - Manufacturing Category for the company's achievements in developing and working with diverse suppliers. "It's ... Continue reading

Hertz Provides 24/7 Rental Service For Imperial College London Car Club

Hertz Provides 24/7 Rental Service For Imperial College London Car Club

The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use car rental brand, has signed a partnership with Imperial College London to provide Hertz 24/7 technology-enhanced vehicles for staff use during working hours and for students and private requirements during evenings, weekends and holidays. More than 3,000 staff an ... Continue reading

Hyundai And J. Pangilinan

Hyundai And J. Pangilinan

Hyundai and tuner John Pangilinan have again linked up, this time to develop a striking JP Edition Genesis Coupe in a custom-developed Atlantis Blue exterior color. Pangilinan is known in the tuner community for selecting retina-bending color themes for his Hyundai SEMA concepts, and this latest Genesis Coupe is sure t ... Continue reading

ActiveLED Auto Dealer Fixtures from Ringdale Deliver Over 100 Lumens Per Watt

ActiveLED Auto Dealer Fixtures from Ringdale Deliver Over 100 Lumens Per Watt

Ringdale, Inc., innovator in the application of solid-state technology and manufacturer of ActiveLED® commercial LED lighting fixtures, announces that ActiveLED fixtures have shattered LED lighting stereotypes experienced in the auto dealership market with durable, high-output fixtures delivering over 100 lumens-per-w ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Donates More than $100,000 to Support Future Hispanic Business Leaders

Chrysler Group Donates More than $100,000 to Support Future Hispanic Business Leaders

Chrysler Group sponsors National Society of Hispanic MBAs' 24th Annual Conference and Career Expo The Chrysler Foundation donates $75,000 to support scholarship program Ram Truck brand donates $35,000 vehicle purchase certificate to support NSHMBA's mission Chrysler Group LLC expanded its commitment to the Hispanic com ... Continue reading

ALTe Powertrain Technologies Holds Inaugural Joint Venture Board Meeting in China resulting in Sales Orders and Bridge Financing.

ALTe Powertrain Technologies Holds Inaugural Joint Venture Board Meeting in China resulting in Sales Orders and Bridge Financing.

ALTe Powertrain Technologies (ALTe), the developer of the first plug in electric hybrid vehicle powertrain system for light commercial vehicles and independent producer of new energy powertrain systems in China, crossed a significant milestone in its international business development strategy on October 8, 2013. Toget ... Continue reading

Online Auto Retailer Unmasks a Market That Leads in Vehicle Innovation, While Remains Decades Behind In Sales Channel Modernization

Online Auto Retailer Unmasks a Market That Leads in Vehicle Innovation, While Remains Decades Behind In Sales Channel Modernization

Since the creation of the first modern automobile by Karl Benz in 1886, car manufactures have aggressively rolled out innovative products and features to enhance the overall driving experience and vehicle design. Despite these revolutionary advancements designed to benefit consumers, the automobile sales channel has vi ... Continue reading

Michigan Insurance Fraud Awareness Week, October 13-19, 2013

Michigan Insurance Fraud Awareness Week, October 13-19, 2013

Auto insurance fraud is a crime that costs everyone, AAA Michigan reports. Surprisingly, one in six Michigan residents knows someone who has committed insurance fraud, according to a new statewide poll. ... Continue reading

China Yuchai International Announces Changes to Joint Venture to Expand Heavy-Duty Diesel and Gas Engine Production in China

China Yuchai International Announces Changes to Joint Venture to Expand Heavy-Duty Diesel and Gas Engine Production in China

China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today changes in the ownership structure of the joint venture entered into by its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL") and GYMCL's joint venture company, Y&C Engine Co., Ltd. ("Y&C Engine") with Baot ... Continue reading

Ford, University of Michigan Create New Kind of Battery Lab to Speed Development of Future Electrified Vehicles

Ford, University of Michigan Create New Kind of Battery Lab to Speed Development of Future Electrified Vehicles

-class facility at the University of Michigan allows Ford to collaborate with battery cell manufacturers, suppliers, university researchers and startups to test new battery concepts on a small scale that could be replicated for full production Facility will make it possible for Ford to build on 20 years of battery rese ... Continue reading

Three Retrofitted Toyota Vehicles Awarded to Injured Veterans Through Mission: ABLE

Three Retrofitted Toyota Vehicles Awarded to Injured Veterans Through Mission: ABLE

Sunday, Pennzoil is honored to announce the donation of three retrofitted Toyota vehicles to three deserving veterans as part of the continued relationship between Pennzoil and Paralyzed Veterans of America. The 2013 Toyota Sienna XLE vans were unveiled and presented to the veterans prior to the 500-mile race at Charlo ... Continue reading

The New Generation Hyundai i10 GETS You From 'A' To 'B'

The New Generation Hyundai i10 GETS You From 'A' To 'B'

The latest version of Hyundai's best-selling model, the i10 city car, will go on sale in the UK on 30 January 2014, with prices starting at £8,345. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Completes World's First Hybrid Expedition Along Silk Trail From Solihull To Mumbai

Land Rover Completes World's First Hybrid Expedition Along Silk Trail From Solihull To Mumbai

Three Range Rover Diesel Hybrid prototypes have completed the ultimate engineering sign-off test by traversing 13 countries over 53 days from Solihull, UK, to Mumbai, India. ... Continue reading

New Mazda6 Wins 'ECO Car Award' At Scottish Car Of The Year

New Mazda6 Wins 'ECO Car Award' At Scottish Car Of The Year

Mazda's ground-breaking new Mazda6, which features the Japanese brand's fuel-saving SKYACTIV technology, has won the 2013 Eco Car Award at the annual Scottish Car of the Year (SCOTY) awards ceremony, held in Glasgow yesterday (Friday) evening. ... Continue reading

Citroen DS3 Cabrio Named Top 'Drop Top' At Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

Citroen DS3 Cabrio Named Top 'Drop Top' At Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

Citroen's DS3 Cabrio has been named best 'Drop Top' at this year's Scottish Car of the Year awards. ... Continue reading

Top Honours For Jaguar Land Rover At 2013 Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

Top Honours For Jaguar Land Rover At 2013 Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

Jaguar Land Rover achieved a remarkable triple success at the 2013 Scottish Car of the Year Awards, with honours going to the new Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Jaguar F-TYPE sports car. ... Continue reading

Carens Crowned 'Best MPV' At Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

Carens Crowned 'Best MPV' At Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

The Kia Carens has been voted as 'Best MPV' of the year at the 2013 Scottish Car of the Year Awards. ... Continue reading

Ferrari Apprentices Start Living The Dream

Ferrari Apprentices Start Living The Dream

Enzo Ferrari, the eponymous founder of the fabled Prancing Horse, once said that "A Ferrari is a dream. For most, it will remain a dream - except for those lucky few." ... Continue reading

The Volkswagen Golf is crowned Scottish Car of the Year 2013

The Volkswagen Golf is crowned Scottish Car of the Year 2013

Volkswagen's best-selling family hatchback, the Golf, has added a new title to its name after winning both the Family Car and, for the first time, the overall prize at the 2013 Scottish Car of the Year awards. The award was presented recently at a ceremony held in Glasgow. ... Continue reading

New Renault Megane entry model from $19,990 driveaway

New Renault Megane entry model from $19,990 driveaway

The new Renault Megane range introduced in July 2013 is finally complete with the arrival of the new 1.2-litre turbocharged, direct injection petrol engine, delivering the most frugal Mégane yet. ... Continue reading

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