Volvo Group to Optimize Truck Manufacturing in Europe
Regulatory News: Today's European industrial structure for truck manufacturing is partly the result of acquisitions and we now intend to use the various plants in an optimal wayâ Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB): The Volvo Group has made a directional decision to implement changes in the European industrial structure ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Offers iPhone Users Siri Eyes Free Integration
Chevrolet today announced additional vehicles with Chevrolet MyLink will be available with Siri, Apple's intelligent assistant that helps get things done just by asking. Siri Eyes Free Integration will be available on the 2014 Camaro, Cruze, Equinox, Malibu, SS and Volt. "The response to Siri Eyes Free integration i ... Continue reading
Track-capable Camaro Z/28 Validated at Nürburgring
Z/28 undergoes 10 hours or 1,000 miles of testing at Nordschleife Fastest lap completed in 7:37.40 in rainy conditions Chevrolet today revealed a video of the all-new, 2014 Camaro Z/28 lapping Germanyâs challenging Nürburgring road course in 7:37.40, a time comparable with some of the worldâs most prest ... Continue reading
Five Questions with GM's Manufacturing Executive VP Tim Lee
Tim Lee is General Motors Executive Vice President Global Manufacturing and Chairman of GM China. His responsibilities include manufacturing, labor and manufacturing engineering across GMâs global operations, including 171 plants in more than 30 countries on six continents. He also oversees GMâs presence in C ... Continue reading
2014 Toyota Corolla Ride and Review By Thom Cannell
By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel We have met the 2014 Toyota Corolla and it is a worthy car, one with an interior that will be willingly compared to Audiâs trend setting works, an exterior that can no longer be called bland, and some powertrain news that will excite some and disappoin ... Continue reading
AutoAlert Named One of Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Boyd Warner, CEO of AutoAlert, Inc., a technology and training company helping auto dealers identify and capture existing but unrecognized business opportunities, announced today it has been named one of Orange County Business Journal's "Fastest Growing Private Companies". ... Continue reading
The new version of Elektrobit's HMI (human machine interface) development platform -- EB GUIDE -- has a wide range of consumer-inspired features, including 3D content import, graphical animations and effects and speech recognition for dynamic data, as well as multi-touch and touch-gesture recognition for smart phone-li ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces Winners Of "Your Door To More" Video Contest
A six-second journey from the city to the beach, a whimsical, old-school video game experience and a unique transformation from freehand sketch to vehicle in motion are three of the amazing visual adventures created by participants in Nissan's "Your Door To More" video contest. Today Nissan announced that it will featu ... Continue reading
Ford Reduces Water and Oil Use in Plants Globally with Expansion of Near-Dry Machining Technology
Ford continues to expand the use of near-dry machining, also known as Minimum Quantity Lubrication or MQL, which considerably reduces water and oil use, and improves plant air quality by eliminating the airborne mist produced by traditional wet machining Ford now has six plants in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe ... Continue reading
Child Passenger Safety Statistics
Car seats and booster seats are life saving devices that unfortunately are used incorrectly far more often than most people know. Many parents go to great lengths to protect their children from harm, and taking steps to ensure their protection while riding in vehicles is no exception; however, according to data from th ... Continue reading
ChargePoint and Key Equipment Finance Launch New Financing Program to Spur Mass EV Adoption
ChargePoint â the company that built the world's largest and most open electric vehicle (EV) charging network â is teaming up with Key Equipment Finance â one of the nation's largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp â to spur mass electric vehicle adoption throughout ... Continue reading
Ally Financial Receives Auto Finance Excellence Award
Ally Financial has been honored with a 2013 Auto Finance Excellence Award for its success and contributions to the auto finance industry. The award was presented yesterday at the annual Auto Finance Summit by Auto Finance News. Ally was cited for its innovative service offerings, in particular the recently introduced R ... Continue reading
New Texas Instruments TDA2x SoC family with cutting-edge Vision AccelerationPac
Electronic Systems for Motor Vehicles -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today unveiled an automotive System-on-Chip (SoC) family, the TDA2x, incorporating an innovative Vision AccelerationPac with features to help customers create advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that help reduce the number of collisions ... Continue reading
GKN Driveline Named Finalist for the 2014 Automotive News PACE Awards
GKN Driveline innovative advanced All-Wheel Drive Disconnect System is nominated for a 2014 PACE award. GKN Driveline launched the advanced GKN All-Wheel Drive Disconnect System behind the 2014 Range Rover Evoque's 'Active Driveline' earlier this year. The innovative system monitors vehicle dynamics and automatically r ... Continue reading
Freudenberg-NOK's Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada Facility Awarded 3M Supplier Excellence Award
In recognition of its commitment to quality and service excellence, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit's Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada facility was recently recognized by 3M for its superior performance in 2012. This is the third time Freudenberg-NOK has received this honor, which is based on 3M's TQRDC Supplie ... Continue reading
Honda Launches Small Diesel CR-V with New Advertising Campaign
Honda has launched a new advertising campaign to introduce its 1.6 litre diesel version of the popular CR-V. The CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC is available in two-wheel drive with manual transmission and offers a surprising combination of performance as well as low CO₂ emissions (119g/km) and fuel consumption. The new advertis ... Continue reading
October is "Battery Safety Month" - AutoMD Releases Battery Safety Guide
According to Prevent Blindness America, each year there are roughly 6,000 eye injuries caused from auto batteries. Timed with October's national Auto Battery Safety Month, the experts at AutoMD.com have compiled a guide for safe jump-starting procedures and installing auto batteries, as well as, how to dispose of and r ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Gives Sneak Peek of New Mopar '14
Chrysler Group LLC today released an image of its new limited-edition Mopar '14, which will debut at next month's Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. "Our new Mopar '14 will instantly resonate with enthusiasts," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC's service, ... Continue reading
Quickly and Reliably Charge Any Portable Device over USB in a Car with a Single IC
Recognizing and then charging any portable device (PD) directly from a vehicle battery can now be done over USB with a single IC, the MAX16984 automotive DC-DC converter with USB charge emulator from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. . Previously, PDs like smartphones and tablets could not charge reliably from OEM stock ... Continue reading
HELLA Has Major Role At SAE Energy Management Symposium
HELLA, a leading global supplier of automotive lighting and electronic components and systems, will have a major presence at the first SAE Energy Management Symposium taking place Oct. 21-22 in Dearborn, Michigan. ... Continue reading
Customers in Four Cities Eligible to Win Citgo Gas for a Year
From now through Nov. 10, CITGO is giving away $34,000 in CITGO Gift Cards to consumers who visit one of nearly 500 CITGO branded stations in San Antonio; Atlanta; Tampa, Fla.; and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as part of the CITGO Good Stuff Giveaway. During the six-week promotion, CITGO and its network of locally owned ... Continue reading
Matthew Bendall In Seoul Until December
Matthew Bendall, Senior Press Officer at Kia Motors (UK) Limited will be 'offline' for the next six weeks as he takes part in Kia's Global Exchange Programme by working at the company's Seoul head office until the start of December. ... Continue reading
Ford Ranger Kicks Off New Season For Tigers Rugby Star
Leicester Tigers and England rugby star, Louis Deacon, has taken delivery of a new Ford Ranger during his benefit year. The 6ft 6in 'lock' has teamed up with Ford dealer, Sandicliffe, and Everards Brewery, an existing operator of new Ford Transit Custom vans. ... Continue reading
Koup Turbo boosts local garage
Kia's first petrol turbo-charged offering in Australia, the 1.6-litre T-GDI Koup, headlines the arrival of the second generation of the model widely acknowledged as Kia's sexiest car ever. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles Delivers 4.36 Million Vehicles In First Three Quarters / +3.6 Per Cent
Europe's largest automaker delivered 4.36 (January-September 2012: 4.21; +3.6 per cent) million vehicles from January to September. ... Continue reading
Versatile New Narva Crimper - One Tool, Many Uses
Narva's new professional ratchet crimping kit provides tradesmen, auto electricians, motor mechanics and the home handyman with one universal tool for all of their crimping requirements. ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces Australian Prices for the All-New Altima
Nissan today released local pricing and initial product information for its highly anticipated all-new Nissan Altima range. ... Continue reading
The all-new BMW 4 Series Coupé
The arrival of the new BMW 4 Series Coupé heralds the dawn of a new era for the Bavarian based prestige automotive manufacturer. ... Continue reading
ANCAP today released 5 star safety ratings for the Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan JUKE. ... Continue reading
2014 Kia Forte - Good Things Do Come In Small Packages
2014 Kia Forte Review By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_4092) Itâs been about two years since I was behind the wheel of the Kia Forte. The opportunity to drive the new 2014 Forte came at the occasion of the early October Midwest Automotive Media Association Fall Rally. I was look ... Continue reading
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