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Buying A Used VW? - Volkswagen Reviews 2013-1994

Buying A Used VW? - Volkswagen Reviews 2013-1994

SEE ALSO: Volkswagen Specs, Prices and Comparisons 2014-1997 SEE ALSO: Used Volkswagen Parts Store 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Cabrio Review 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Rocky Mountain Review 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Review 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Review Heels on Wheels - 2013 Volkswagen CC Review 2013 Vo ... Continue reading

New Datsun Go Unveiled In India +VIDEO

New Datsun Go Unveiled In India +VIDEO

DELHI, India – Datsun today unveiled the first new Datsun car for the 21st century. The all-new Datsun GO will be on sale in India in early 2014. The Datsun GO is the realization of the commitment made by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in March 2012 to return the Datsun brand to the marketplace. Datsun is the third brand ... Continue reading

Headlight Eye Lashes Hailed as the Ultimate in Bad Taste Car Accessories

Headlight Eye Lashes Hailed as the Ultimate in Bad Taste Car Accessories

WASHINGTON--Carshop.co.uk reveals the UK's top ten most hated car accessories in the UK, with over 70% of drivers claiming their hatred for the eyelashes. “Navigation systems, in-car DVD ‘infotainmentâ&aci rc;‚¬â„¢ systems and appropriate body kits such as step-bars, brush-guards and fog light ... Continue reading

Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Jaguar In This Special Letter from Europe

Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Jaguar In This Special Letter from Europe

by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Special dear readers because in all the years of driving automobiles I have never ever had a summer like this. This year, because of a rather wonderful wedding in the family I had no time to stop in London, it was a matter of a mad dash to catch the last plane to ... Continue reading

News Release: EPA Announces $15 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country

News Release: EPA Announces $15 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country

EPA Announces $15 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country* the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $15 million in supplemental funding to help clean up contaminated Brownfields properties. The Revolving Loan Funding (RLF) w ... Continue reading

American Red Cross Joins IAA's One Car One Difference Car Donation Program To Generate Funding For Lifesaving Services And Relief Efforts

American Red Cross Joins IAA's One Car One Difference Car Donation Program To Generate Funding For Lifesaving Services And Relief Efforts

The American Red Cross participates in the national car donation campaign to raise awareness of the funds vehicle donations can provide for necessary services Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), the leading salvage auto auction company and wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. , announced that the Amer ... Continue reading

Penske Logistics Named Inbound Logistics Green Supply Chain Partner

Penske Logistics Named Inbound Logistics Green Supply Chain Partner

Penske Logistics has been named an Inbound Logistics Green Supply Chain Partner for the second consecutive year. The 2013 Inbound Logistics' G75 list is comprised of 75 leading supply chain management and logistics companies who provide and implement proven solutions in supply chain sustainability. Companies are select ... Continue reading

Rand McNally Releases the 33rd Edition of the Motor Carriers' Road Atlas

Rand McNally Releases the 33rd Edition of the Motor Carriers' Road Atlas

2014 Atlas is a Key Business Tool for Commercial Truckers : The newest edition of Rand McNally's Motor Carriers' Road Atlas, the best-selling trucker's atlas in the United States, is now available at travel centers and other retailers nationwide, as well as online. Updated annually with new routes and critical state sa ... Continue reading

Atmel Launches New Automotive-Qualified maXTouch Controller Family; Enables Single-Layer Shieldless Touchscreen and Touchpad Designs in Car Center Stacks

Atmel Launches New Automotive-Qualified maXTouch Controller Family; Enables Single-Layer Shieldless Touchscreen and Touchpad Designs in Car Center Stacks

True Single-Layer Shieldless Designs Reduce System Complexity, Lowers Overall Cost and Provides Lower Power Consumption Atmel Corporation , a global leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced the availability of a new maXTouch family to enable single-layer shieldless designs in automotive ... Continue reading

Behr's Visco Technology For Diesel Engines Offers Heavy-truck Fuel Savings

Behr's Visco Technology For Diesel Engines Offers Heavy-truck Fuel Savings

Behr America is introducing new diesel-engine technology that promises fuel-economy savings of up to one percent for heavy truck owners in North America. Behr's patented Visco technology for engine-coolant pumps reduces "parasitic" power losses that affect fuel economy. ... Continue reading

Michelin issues voluntary recall for some of its light truck replacement tires

Michelin issues voluntary recall for some of its light truck replacement tires

Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. announced today a voluntary safety recall of approximately 3644 tires that could have partial or full sidewall perforations that could cause them to experience loss of air pressure. The recall involves certain sizes of the MICHELIN LTX M/S2, MICHELIN® X Radial LT2tires and MICHELIN ... Continue reading

Online Auto Retailer Shows that Car Buying Doesn't Have to be a Game of Chance

Online Auto Retailer Shows that Car Buying Doesn't Have to be a Game of Chance

The average consumer spends more than 20 hours and overpays roughly $3,500 when purchasing a car due to antiquated dealer sales practices. While other industries have embraced technological advancements to increase transparency, speed and customer control, the automotive dealer industry relies heavily on closed-door br ... Continue reading

All-new Range Rover Sport Takes on Mighty Spitfire in a Unique Duel of British Legends at Goodwood

All-new Range Rover Sport Takes on Mighty Spitfire in a Unique Duel of British Legends at Goodwood

Two British legends of land and sky engage for the first time in a unique off-road race The All-New Range Rover Sport, Land Rover's fastest SUV to date, goes head-to-head with the heroic Vickers Supermarine Spitfire in a challenge organised by FortyOneSix.com ahead of this weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed First off ... Continue reading

Jaguar Project 7 to Make Dynamic Debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Jaguar Project 7 to Make Dynamic Debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

At-a-glance Jaguar Project 7 will make a dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed Project 7, created by the team led by Director of Design, Ian Callum, is a one-off design study based on the acclaimed new Jaguar F-TYPE A single-seater, all-aluminium bodied roadster, Project 7 features a Jaguar D-type-inspir ... Continue reading

China Yuchai International Appoints Weng Ming Hoh as President

China Yuchai International Appoints Weng Ming Hoh as President

China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mr. Weng Ming Hoh as President of the Company effective July 17, 2013. Mr. Kok Ho Leong, who has been holding the dual positions of acting President and Chief Financial Office ... Continue reading

GM and Universal Technical Institute create a partnership to help meet the growing need for qualified automotive technicians

GM and Universal Technical Institute create a partnership to help meet the growing need for qualified automotive technicians

UTI automotive technology students to be offered 12-week GM elective training program- Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, has formalized an agreement w ... Continue reading

National Car Rental Recognized as Best Overall Car Rental Service by Executive Travel Magazine

National Car Rental Recognized as Best Overall Car Rental Service by Executive Travel Magazine

National Car Rental was recognized as the best overall car rental service in the travel industry for the second time by Executive Travel readers. National was named “Best Rental Car Company Overall" in the publication's 2013 Leading Edge Awards, which recognize companies providing the most “innovative, high-quality p ... Continue reading

Geotab Launches World's First Telematics NFC Driver ID Key Solution with IOX Technology

Geotab Launches World's First Telematics NFC Driver ID Key Solution with IOX Technology

Geotab announced today that it has launched the world's first telematics Near Field Communications (NFC) Driver ID solution using an Input-Output-Expander (IOX) that allows for simultaneous connections and communications to occur with multiple devices, such as Garmin, Iridium, and HOS. As an addition to its comprehensi ... Continue reading

SANLUIS Rassini Supplying Suspension Components and Rotors on the All-New 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra

SANLUIS Rassini Supplying Suspension Components and Rotors on the All-New 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra

Light Truck Market a High-Growth Segment for World's Largest Suspension Producer SANLUIS Rassini, a leading automotive supplier of suspension components and rotors in North America and Brazil, is supplying General Motors' fully redesigned GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado trucks, two of the most popular and best-selli ... Continue reading

Ford Announces Senior Leadership Team Changes

Ford Announces Senior Leadership Team Changes

Tony Brown, group vice president, Global Purchasing, retiring after 36-year career Hau Thai-Tang appointed group vice president, Global Purchasing Birgit Behrendt elected vice president, Global Programs & Purchasing Operations Burt Jordan elected vice president, Global Vehicle and Powertrain Purchasing & Supplier Diver ... Continue reading

GMC Vehicles Take the Field in Madden NFL 25

GMC Vehicles Take the Field in Madden NFL 25

First-ever vehicle integration in football video game's 25 yearsGMC, the Official Vehicle of the NFL, will become the official vehicle of EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25 on August 27 when the 25th anniversary edition of the Madden NFL franchise arrives in stores with GMC vehicles integrated into the gaming experience for the f ... Continue reading

Honda Embarks on Breakthrough Twitter-centric Campaign Featuring Vine Videos in Support of Summer Clearance Sales Event

Honda Embarks on Breakthrough Twitter-centric Campaign Featuring Vine Videos in Support of Summer Clearance Sales Event

Unique campaign starts July 15 with promoted hashtag #wantnewcar Honda to respond to user-generated tweets with real-time Vine videos Summer Clearance TV Spot "Super Fan" Responds to Neil Patrick Harris ... Continue reading

Intertek's San Antonio Automotive Powertrain Research Facility Celebrates 60 Years

Intertek's San Antonio Automotive Powertrain Research Facility Celebrates 60 Years

SAN ANTONIO--Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, celebrates the 60th anniversary of its San Antonio automotive powertrain testing laboratory. ... Continue reading

Third Annual Toyota 100 Cars For Good Program Continues To Impact Nonprofits' Work

Third Annual Toyota 100 Cars For Good Program Continues To Impact Nonprofits' Work

Registered Charities Can Apply Online Beginning July 22 For the third year in a row, Toyota's 100 Cars for Good philanthropic program will invite the public to select another 100 worthy organizations nationwide that will receive a Toyota vehicle. Beginning July 22, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations can apply ... Continue reading

Louisiana's Industrial Employment Jumped 2.9% over Past Year

Louisiana's Industrial Employment Jumped 2.9% over Past Year

For the second year in a row, industrial employment in Louisiana posted a gain, according to the 2013 Louisiana Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers News, Inc. ... Continue reading

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Contracts Evana Automation to Supply a Multi-Station Lean Manufacturing Solution for a Lane Departure Warning System

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Contracts Evana Automation to Supply a Multi-Station Lean Manufacturing Solution for a Lane Departure Warning System

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Contracts Evana Automation to Supply a Multi-Station Lean Manufacturing Solution for a Lane Departure Warning System Evana Automation Specialists, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recen ... Continue reading

Simon Thomas To Take Over As Global Head Of Marketing For Volkswagen Group AG

Simon Thomas To Take Over As Global Head Of Marketing For Volkswagen Group AG

Simon Thomas, 53, will take over responsibility for Marketing for the Volkswagen Group and the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand from 1 September 2013. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Welcomes Business Secretary At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Rolls-Royce Welcomes Business Secretary At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars welcomed the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, to the company's stand at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this morning. ... Continue reading

Goodwood To Be Electrified With Three Nissan Rapid Chargers

Goodwood To Be Electrified With Three Nissan Rapid Chargers

The world-famous Goodwood Estate in West Sussex is to benefit from the addition of three rapid chargers for electric vehicles - donated by carmaker Nissan. ... Continue reading

Mazda Confirms Hi-Tech Advances as All-New Mazda3 Countdown Continues

Mazda Confirms Hi-Tech Advances as All-New Mazda3 Countdown Continues

Mazda Australia has confirmed further details on the eagerly anticipated All-New Mazda3 following on from the recent unveilings of both hatchback and sedan body styles. ... Continue reading

Proton Drives Miss Universe Australia

Proton Drives Miss Universe Australia

Olivia Wells was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2013 at a glittering award ceremony at Melbourne's Sofitel hotel, Friday July 12th. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Grows Deliveries in First Half Year

Volkswagen Group Grows Deliveries in First Half Year

The Volkswagen Group grew vehicle deliveries in the first half of 2013, handing over a total of 4.70 (January - June 2012: 4.45; +5.5 percent)million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to June. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia hits One Million Milestone

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia hits One Million Milestone

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated today as the one millionth vehicle - a snow white pearl 2014 Sorento SXL - rolled off the assembly line at the West Point, Ga. automobile manufacturing facility ... Continue reading

Team Skoda MRF scores clear victory at International Rally of Queensland

Team Skoda MRF scores clear victory at International Rally of Queensland

The newly formed team SKODA MRF has dominated in the third round of this year's Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). ... Continue reading

'911 Memorial' Fire Engine to Star in Shannons EKKA Display

'911 Memorial' Fire Engine to Star in Shannons EKKA Display

A spectacular relica 1911 Ford Model T Fire Chiefs Truck that was restored for the New York 911 memorial to honour the firemen who died in the 2001 Twin Towers disaster, will take pride of place in the special Shannons Classic and Vintage car display at this year's EKKA in Brisbane. ... Continue reading

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