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Fireball Tim Drives The 2015 McLaren 650S - Review +VIDEO

Fireball Tim Drives The 2015 McLaren 650S - Review +VIDEO

HOLLYWOOD USA - May 14, 2015: In today's episode, after Fireball and Kathie head to the hardware store for a big thingy, Fireball drives a 640hp 2015 McLaren 650S courtesy of Maserati McLaren of Calabasas. ... Continue reading

Toyota App Helps People With Disabilities Plan Comfort Stops

Toyota App Helps People With Disabilities Plan Comfort Stops

New journey planning tool locates specially adapted facilities</strong></p> <p>Travelling by car presents particular challenges for wheelchair users and people with disabilities or special needs, not least concern about being able to find a suitably equipped public loo when making a long journey. To help address the pr ... Continue reading

All New Honda HR-V Combines Dynamism of a Coupe with the Toughness of an SUV

All New Honda HR-V Combines Dynamism of a Coupe with the Toughness of an SUV

All new HR-V combines dynamism of a Coup&eacute; with the toughness of an SUV: Project Leader Masaki Kobayashi gives an insight into the creation of a unique Crossover ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Presents Double Golf World Premiere at Lake Worthersee

Volkswagen Presents Double Golf World Premiere at Lake Worthersee

For more than three decades, the south bank of Lake W&ouml;rthersee in Austria has become the home for GTI fans from around the world. And it has long since become a tradition for Volkswagen &ndash; the inventor of the GTI &ndash; to present an automotive surprise for the 200,000 visitors. ... Continue reading

Renault Bings Hot Hatch Models to the 2015 Goodwood Moving Motor Show

Renault Bings Hot Hatch Models to the 2015 Goodwood Moving Motor Show

Visitors to this year’s Goodwood Moving Motor Show will have the first chance to get behind the wheel of the latest Renault hot hatch models at the 2015 Goodwood Moving Motor Show on Thursday 25 June, as the French manufacturer debuts the new Clio Renaultsport 220 Trophy to the UK public. Renault will also use the ... Continue reading

SsangYong Signs Up to Motability

SsangYong Signs Up to Motability

SsangYong Korando SUV, Rexton W 4x4 and Turismo MPV are now available to those receiving the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance, the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment, the War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement or the Armed Forces Independence Paym ... Continue reading

Your Vehicle's Unspoken Language: Ford's Vehicle Harmony Group Creates Chimes That Communicate Intuitively

Your Vehicle's Unspoken Language: Ford's Vehicle Harmony Group Creates Chimes That Communicate Intuitively

In a world that bombards people with text message pings, email alerts and alarm clock buzzers, the group at Ford responsible for vehicle harmony ensures the really important chimes break through the clutter and get noticed From casual reminders to more jarring alerts, audible chimes allow Ford vehicles to communicate w ... Continue reading

DOT's Decision to Accelerate Connected Car Rulemaking Is Right Move

DOT's Decision to Accelerate Connected Car Rulemaking Is Right Move

The Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) applauds today's announcement by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx to advance its planned timeline for the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) rulemaking. "NHTSA is recognizing the rapid pace of innovation occurring in vehicle safety," said John ... Continue reading

IAC Awards College For Creative Studies Student With 2015 Ecoblend Award At WardsAuto Interiors Conference

IAC Awards College For Creative Studies Student With 2015 Ecoblend Award At WardsAuto Interiors Conference

International Automotive Components (IAC) Group, a leading automotive interior components supplier, presented its Ecoblend Environmental Award today to College for Creative Studies (CCS) design student Seung Joong Kim for his unique interior design concept. The winning concept was selected based on its new and innovati ... Continue reading

Crafted In California: Zero Motorcycles Receives Major Grant

Crafted In California: Zero Motorcycles Receives Major Grant

$1M in Funding from California Energy Commission Fuels Continued Growth SANTA CRUZ, CA -- May 14, 2015: Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $1,009,220 from the California Energy Commission (CEC). With matching commitment from Zero, ... Continue reading

New Turbocharger Plant in Indiana to Commence Full-scale Production

New Turbocharger Plant in Indiana to Commence Full-scale Production

Startup Completes Final Assembly Structure Enabling Global Output of 10 Million Units Per Year -- TOKYO -- May 13, 2015: On May 12 (EDT) a ceremony was held at a turbocharger manufacturing plant newly established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) in the U.S., in the city of Franklin in Indiana state, to mark t ... Continue reading

Nissan Recognized By SMDI For Use Of Advanced High-Strength Steel At 14th Annual Great Designs in Steel Seminar

Nissan Recognized By SMDI For Use Of Advanced High-Strength Steel At 14th Annual Great Designs in Steel Seminar

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) awarded Nissan Motor Co. the Automotive Excellence Award for implementing advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to reduce mass in body-in-white structures while also reducing cost. The award was presented today ... Continue reading

10 Best New-Car Deals For May 2015

10 Best New-Car Deals For May 2015

Kelley Blue Book has assembled its list of the 10 best lease, financing and cash back deals for new cars available in May from a variety of auto manufacturers. "This month's list of standout deals includes everything from a pickup truck to more than one electric car, along with a few sedans to even out the mix. Topping ... Continue reading

CollegeGrad.com Names Enterprise Top Entry-Level Employer for 2015

CollegeGrad.com Names Enterprise Top Entry-Level Employer for 2015

8,500 Management Trainee and 1,700 Intern Hires Expected This Year ST. LOUIS, May 14, 2015 -- CollegeGrad.com survey results name Enterprise Rent-A-Car as the No. 1 Entry Level Employer for college graduates. It is expected that its 2015 entry-level hiring will exceed 8,500 and intern hiring will increase slightly, fro ... Continue reading

Daimler Drives Forward with Digitalisation

Daimler Drives Forward with Digitalisation

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: "Digitalisation will continue to pick up speed. All big trends in the industry are driven by digitalisation and advance it themselves as well. Step by step, we will establish a new culture of innovation at Daimler. Onl ... Continue reading

CMBS Radar Error Recall: 2014-2015 Acura MDX and RLX

CMBS Radar Error Recall: 2014-2015 Acura MDX and RLX

Approximately 19,500 model-year 2014-2015 MDX and RLX vehicles equipped with the Collision Mitigation Braking System are affected in the U.S. System software will be updated, free of charge Acura will voluntarily recall approximately 19,500 model-year 2014-2015 MDX and RLX vehicles equipped with the Collision Mitigatio ... Continue reading

Dundee Engine Plant Becomes First U.S. Facility to Achieve Silver in World Class Manufacturing

Dundee Engine Plant Becomes First U.S. Facility to Achieve Silver in World Class Manufacturing

The FCA US Dundee Engine Plant (Mich.) has been awarded silver status for its results in implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM), becoming the first U.S. facility and the only North American engine plant to receive this designation. The plant received the silver designation, just over five years after adopting the ... Continue reading

GM Investing $1 Billion in National Historic Landmark Warren Technical Center

GM Investing $1 Billion in National Historic Landmark Warren Technical Center

Investment expected to create about 2,600 new jobs to support future growth WARREN, MI -- May 14, 2015: General Motors will invest $1 billion in its Warren Technical Center campus, creating approximately 2,600 new jobs to support future business growth at the National Historic Landmark site. The multiyear project, whic ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder UK Order Books Now Open

Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder UK Order Books Now Open

Order books for the new Alfa Romeo 4C Spider have officially opened meaning customers can now get their name on the list at Alfa Romeo showrooms across the UK. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Cars Announces A New Dawn for Luxury Motoring

Rolls-Royce Cars Announces A New Dawn for Luxury Motoring

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today announced the name of its forthcoming new car. The new model, an exciting and sensuous drophead, will be known as Rolls-Royce Dawn. The car was unveiled to representatives of the marque’s 130-strong global dealer network at the 2015 Rolls-Royce World Dealer Conference in Los Angeles, C ... Continue reading

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