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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS REVIEW ... Continue reading

Progressive Insurance Survey Says Nearly 80 Percent of Consumers Think Pricing Auto Insurance on Actual Driving is a Fairer Approach

Progressive Insurance Survey Says Nearly 80 Percent of Consumers Think Pricing Auto Insurance on Actual Driving is a Fairer Approach

Reprise of “Rate Suckers” national advertising campaign underscores consumers’ desire to earn the insurance discount they deserve with usage-based insurance MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH -- April 14, 2015: Would you share your driving behavior with your car insurance company if it could lower your rates and preve ... Continue reading

Vincentric Announces 2015 Fleet Awards

Vincentric Announces 2015 Fleet Awards

Vincentric Announces 2015 Fleet Awards; Ford Vans and Ram Trucks Lead the Way BINGHAM FARMS, Michigan April 13th, 2015; The 10th annual Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America™ awards were announced today, with Ford Motor Company leading the way on the strength of its Transit van line-up and Fiat Chrysler Automobil ... Continue reading

Insure.com Compares Costs to Insure New Cars

Insure.com Compares Costs to Insure New Cars

FOSTER CITY, Calif. April 14, 2015; Drivers in Maine, Ohio and Idaho pay a third less than the national average to insure a new car, according to a new data analysis from Insure.com. Motorists in Michigan pay by far the most, nearly 90 percent more than the national average. The car insurance comparison website surveye ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls to Unveil Innovations in the Largest Automotive Market in the World

Johnson Controls to Unveil Innovations in the Largest Automotive Market in the World

Auto Shanghai 2015 will showcase company's growth plans in China by showing newest advancements in seating, interiors and batteries PLYMOUTH, MI -- April 14, 2015: Global automotive industry trends such as urban mobility, comfort, fuel economy and autonomous driving are propelling Johnson Controls innovations in seatin ... Continue reading

GKN's First All-Wheel Drive System

GKN's First All-Wheel Drive System

GKN Driveline has become the first Tier One supplier ever to deliver a complete all-wheel drive (AWD) system for a vehicle manufacturer. The company designed, developed and now manufactures the intelligent all-wheel drive systems for a new AWD global platform launched by FCA US LLC (FCA). The platform is the basis for ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz and Laureus Broadening their Worldwide Involvement

Mercedes-Benz and Laureus Broadening their Worldwide Involvement

Mercedes-AMG donates 250,000 euros through the sale of the 100<SUP>th</SUP> SLS AMG GT3</STRONG></DIV></LI></UL> <DIV class=c2cClass3>Mercedes-Benz is further expanding its worldwide involvement in the area of corporate social responsibility and stepping up its cooperation with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. In ... Continue reading

DENSO Sponsors SAE 2015 World Congress

DENSO Sponsors SAE 2015 World Congress

For the 15th consecutive year, DENSO is sponsoring the SAE 2015 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan at Cobo Center from April 21-23, 2015. With this year's theme "Leading Mobility Innovation," DENSO is joining the best talent in the automotive industry to collaborate and address current challenges during two panel sess ... Continue reading

Infiniti Continues Strong Sales Pace

Infiniti Continues Strong Sales Pace

Record sales globally in Q1 2015 Growth in all regions Q50 sports sedan with more than 50 percent increase HONG KONG -- April 14, 2015: Infiniti’s growth strategy continues to deliver strong sales results. The company had another record quarter with worldwide sales of more than 52,000 vehicles for the first quarte ... Continue reading

Low(er) Gas Prices Means Happy Americans

Low(er) Gas Prices Means Happy Americans

Continuing decline in fuel prices is driving consumer optimism. &#8203;ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 14, 2015; NACSonline reported that a majority of Americans say they are optimistic about the economy, driven largely by low gas prices. Overall, more than half (52%) of Americans are optimistic about the economy, an eight-point ... Continue reading

Total Traffic & Weather Network and Vizrt Debut T3Total Traffic Television at the 2015 NAB Show

Total Traffic & Weather Network and Vizrt Debut T3Total Traffic Television at the 2015 NAB Show

The New Advanced Traffic Reporting System for Television Newsrooms Pairs TTWN’s Industry-Leading, Real-Time Traffic Data with Vizrt’s Real-Time 3D Maps, Graphics and Video, to Create a Seamless Solution for Enhanced Traffic Reporting 2015 NAB Show NEW YORK & LAS VEGAS -- April 13, 2015: Total Traffic & Weathe ... Continue reading

7th Annual Ford Freedom Award Celebrates Technopreneurs: Builders of the Innovation Economy

7th Annual Ford Freedom Award Celebrates Technopreneurs: Builders of the Innovation Economy

Ford Motor Company is bringing its commitment to innovation to the 17th Annual Ford Freedom Award, which next month celebrates the achievements of past and present technology entrepreneurs. “We’re proud to partner with Ford Motor Company in presenting this year’s program in a way that highlights technolo ... Continue reading

Clean Energy to Open Four New Natural Gas Fueling Stations

Clean Energy to Open Four New Natural Gas Fueling Stations

Announces Multiple Fueling Agreements and Receives Industry Accolades NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- April 14, 2015: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. today announced fueling has begun at two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Southern California as well as two new truck-friendly CNG stations in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., ... Continue reading

Nissan Named a Presenting Sponsor of WINNING: The Racing Life of Paul Newman Charity Screening Premieres

Nissan Named a Presenting Sponsor of WINNING: The Racing Life of Paul Newman Charity Screening Premieres

Nissan’s rich history in motorsports highlighted throughout the new documentary film focusing on the racing activities of actor/philanthropist Paul Newman Many of Newman’s many motorsports victories and championships came behind the wheel of Nissan and Datsun vehicles Los Angeles and Indianapolis charity prev ... Continue reading

Ford GT Inspires Designers to Create Foosball Table, Guitar, Sailboat and Other Objects for Display at Salone del Mobile

Ford GT Inspires Designers to Create Foosball Table, Guitar, Sailboat and Other Objects for Display at Salone del Mobile

Ford is showcasing the innovation and creativity of its global design studios at the world’s leading furniture and design expo. Taking their inspiration from the all-new Ford GT supercar, Ford designers created a racing sailboat, guitar, foosball table and several other objects for display at Salone del Mobile in ... Continue reading

Ford Sales Growth Continues to Outpace the Market in Europe in First Quarter; Ford Claims No. 1 Spot in CV Sales

Ford Sales Growth Continues to Outpace the Market in Europe in First Quarter; Ford Claims No. 1 Spot in CV Sales

Ford Motor Company’s overall sales in Europe continued to outpace industry growth in the first quarter of 2015 and the company has now become the European industry’s top commercial vehicle seller.</p> <p>In total, Ford sold 335,100 vehicles in its 20 traditional European markets* in the first three months of ... Continue reading

First-Ever Lexus Design Award Grand Prix Winner Announced at Milan Design Week 2015

First-Ever Lexus Design Award Grand Prix Winner Announced at Milan Design Week 2015

Lexus International today announced &ldquo;Sense-Wear&rdquo; of Emanuela Corti and Ivan Parati (Caravan) as the first-ever Grand Prix winner of the Lexus Design Award. An elite judging committee selected the winner based on the prototype work and presentations of four finalists focused around the theme of &ldquo;Senses ... Continue reading

Toyota Mirai (HFC) Takes the Stage at the National Mall

Toyota Mirai (HFC) Takes the Stage at the National Mall

Toyota Exclusive Automotive Partner of Earth Day 45th Anniversary Celebration Mirai Display Kicks off Month of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Education TORRANCE, CA -- April 14, 2015: Fifteen years ago, a little hybrid no one knew rolled onto the National Mall to celebrate Earth Day. That hybrid – the Toyota Prius. Tomorrow, ... Continue reading

Thousands Expected to Celebrate Earth Day at Clean Air Council's Run for Clean Air presented by Toyota Hybrids - a Certified Green Run and Many More Fun Activities

Thousands Expected to Celebrate Earth Day at Clean Air Council's Run for Clean Air presented by Toyota Hybrids - a Certified Green Run and Many More Fun Activities

Over the past 34 years more than 50,000 people have celebrated Earth Day by participating in the Clean Air Council's Run for Clean Air presented by Toyota Hybrids - the largest celebration of its kind in the Greater Philadelphia area. Held on a beautiful spring morning, the Run supports the Council's mission to protect ... Continue reading

FIAT Introduces New Fiat 500 1957 Edition Cabrio

FIAT Introduces New Fiat 500 1957 Edition Cabrio

FIAT brand builds on the success of the Fiat 500 1957 Edition with the addition of a cabrio version 2015 Fiat 500c 1957 Edition offers vintage Italian styling with open-air driving excitement, starting at $24,700 U.S. MSRP Limited-production model builds on the Fiat 500's storied past with unique exterior and interior ... Continue reading

BMW Group Achieves Best-ever March Sales

BMW Group Achieves Best-ever March Sales

Deliveries increase 9.2% to total 232,556 vehicles - Record first quarter sales, up 8.1% to 526,669 - Balanced growth in all sales regions globally - Strong sales for new BMW models: 2 Series, 4 Series, X5 and X6 - BMW i deliveries top 2,600 in March - MINI records strongest-ever first quarter Deliveries of BMW Group v ... Continue reading

Honda and NBCUniversal Launch "Saturday Night Line" Original Digital Video Series

Honda and NBCUniversal Launch "Saturday Night Line" Original Digital Video Series

Videos to be Hosted Online at NBC.com, Hulu.com and Video-on-Demand Platforms NEW YORK -- April 14, 2015: Honda and NBCUniversal have partnered to bring laughs and impromptu entertainment to the dedicated fans of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" that wait in the standby line in front of 30 Rock for days ahead of the show wi ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Continues to Advance Road Safety on a National Level

Rear View Safety Continues to Advance Road Safety on a National Level

Rear View Safety, an industry leader in backup camera system solutions for the advancement of road safety across the United States, has unveiled a number of new products that were specifically designed with spring driving conditions in mind. As the weather starts getting nicer outside, more and more pedestrians and cyc ... Continue reading

What Combines the Thrill of Sports and the Excitement of Science and Technology? FIRST Robotics

What Combines the Thrill of Sports and the Excitement of Science and Technology? FIRST Robotics

Toyota Awards Over $60,000 in Grants to Five FIRST Robotics Michigan Organizations YORK TOWNSHIP, MI -- April 13, 2015: In a continuing effort to expand STEM education and inspire the next generation of great engineers, Toyota Technical Center (TTC), Toyota’s North American engineering, research and development he ... Continue reading

Standox Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation Building on its European Heritage

Standox Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation Building on its European Heritage

Standox®, one of the three premium global refinish brands of Axalta Coating Systems, celebrates its 60-year anniversary in 2015. To mark this occasion, the automotive refinish brand has created an anniversary website www.standox.com/60. Designed predominantly for European, Middle Eastern and African markets but of i ... Continue reading

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