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DENSO has Acquired 72.1 percent of Pennsylvania-based Vehicle Diagnostics Company EASE Simulation, Inc.

DENSO has Acquired 72.1 percent of Pennsylvania-based Vehicle Diagnostics Company EASE Simulation, Inc.

Kariya, Japan, June 9, 2014; Global automotive supplier DENSO has acquired 72.1 percent of EASE Simulation, Inc., to help accelerate research and development of its vehicle diagnostic and telematics business in North America. DENSO completed the transition of ownership of the Pennsylvania-based vehicle diagnostics and ... Continue reading

Car To Home Appliances Link Developed By Toyota and Panasonic

Car To Home Appliances Link Developed By Toyota and Panasonic

Toyota and Panasonic Co-developing Cloud Service that Links Cars to Home Appliances Osaka, June 9, 2014 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation are jointly developing a service that links cars with home appliances. A new service will be launched as soon as the second half of this year. As ... Continue reading

New Record: The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.11 (January-May 2013: 3.87; +6.3 per cent)* million vehicles from January to May

New Record: The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.11 (January-May 2013: 3.87; +6.3 per cent)* million vehicles from January to May

January to May figure rises to 4.11 million units/ +6.3 per cent* 864,600 vehicles delivered in May/ +5.9 per cent* Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Encouraging trend in deliveries. Mixed performance, and market demands remain challenging.” Wolfsburg, June 13, 2014: The Volkswagen Group deliv ... Continue reading

Ford is supplying 198 Transit Custom vans to National Grid

Ford is supplying 198 Transit Custom vans to National Grid

Ford has provided a fleet of 200 new Ford Transit Custom vans to National Grid for use by its engineers maintaining the gas supply network. The new Ford Transit Custom models join the existing fleet of around 3,350 vehicles, the majority of which are Ford-badged. The fully-liveried Ford Transit Custom ECOnetic models, ... Continue reading

SKODA Octavia wins in the Tow Car Awards 2014

SKODA Octavia wins in the Tow Car Awards 2014

Milton Keynes, 13 June 2014 – The holiday season is almost here and the ŠKODA Octavia has again proved it’s the perfect partner for summer trips away with a caravan – by winning its class in the annual Tow Car Awards. The expert judges rated the ŠKODA Octavia 2.0-litre TDI CR 150PS Elegance as number ... Continue reading

Land Rover wins the double at the Tow Car Awards 2014

Land Rover wins the double at the Tow Car Awards 2014

Land Rover Discovery becomes the most successful model in the Tow Car Awards’ history, with seventh win in eight years Supreme luxury and towing ability earn the Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic the new Money No Object Award Awards are based on extensive practical testing undertaken by expert judge ... Continue reading

Hertz Joins The Sustainable Mobility Initiative Zem2All To Provide Electric Vehicle Access In Spain

Hertz Joins The Sustainable Mobility Initiative Zem2All To Provide Electric Vehicle Access In Spain

The Hertz Corporation , has recently joined in Spain Zero Emissions Mobility To All (Zem2All), the largest electric mobility demonstration project in Europe. In partnership with Endesa, Hertz will be renting the all-electric Nissan Leaf from its Malaga city and airport locations to help to promote sustainable and smart ... Continue reading

What tow car is the best? Results Are Revealed!

What tow car is the best? Results Are Revealed!

A record 56 vehicles tested to answer the question: “What tow car is the best?” One new overall winner for 2014, plus 10 category winners Cars judged in five weight classes plus five special categories: the Green Award, Money No Object Award, Best MPV, Best Ultralight Tow Car, Best Petrol Tow Car Cars tested ... Continue reading

All-New Mazda3 is Popular with Fleets

All-New Mazda3 is Popular with Fleets

Petrol power accounts for more than a third of all-new Mazda3 fleet sales SKYACTIV technology benefits deliver petrol model boost Coupé-like styling of Fastback bodystyle attracts company car drivers All-new Mazda3 is proving to be a fleet hit with demand for petrol-engined models exceeding expectations. This year t ... Continue reading

New Citroen Grand C4 Picasso is 'Best MPV' in annual Tow Car Awards

New Citroen Grand C4 Picasso is 'Best MPV' in annual Tow Car Awards

New Citroën Grand C4 Picasso is ‘Best MPV’ in annual Tow Car Awards Grand C4 Picasso praised as “a superb 7-seat MPV and a very stable tow car” Citroën’s New Grand C4 Picasso has been named ‘Best MPV’ at the Tow Car Awards 2014. One of a record number of entries this year, the G ... Continue reading

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