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Monday, September 16, 2013

Cadillac's "One Millionth" Party in Lansing And Purdy Was There

Cadillac's "One Millionth" Party in Lansing And Purdy Was There

By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau The press release says this lovely red 2014 (third generation) Cadillac CTS “rolled” off the assembly line making it the one-millionth car produced at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant. That verb is too sedate for such an exciting car, so lets say it †... Continue reading

2014 Nissan Quest Prices and Details

2014 Nissan Quest Prices and Details

NASHVILLE, Tenn. September 15, 2013 4:12 EDT; Nissan today announced U.S. pricing for the 2014 Nissan Quest, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. Pricing remains unchanged from 2013, with a starting M.S.R.P.* of $25,990 USD. For 2014, the Nissan Quest minivan once again offers an extensive list of family- ... Continue reading

2013 GM Truck Homecoming Fort Wayne Indiana By Steve Purdy

2013 GM Truck Homecoming Fort Wayne Indiana By Steve Purdy

2013 Chevrolet And GMC Truck Homecoming Fort Wayne Indiana ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Works' Centenary Celebration At Goodwood Revival

Aston Martin Works' Centenary Celebration At Goodwood Revival

A selection of celebrated Aston Martin sports cars from across the decades wowed the crowds at this weekend's Goodwood Revival, courtesy of Aston Martin Works. ... Continue reading

Millionth Cadillac Rolled of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant Today

Millionth Cadillac Rolled of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant Today

The millionth Cadillac built at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant rolled off the line today. Fittingly, the milestone vehicle is an early model of the redesigned 2014 CTS sedan, which goes on sale in October. Lansing Grand River, or LGR as it is known, has been a dedicated rear wheel-drive assembly plant since it ... Continue reading

GM Nearly triples size of Global Battery Systems Lab since opening in 2009

GM Nearly triples size of Global Battery Systems Lab since opening in 2009

General Motors has nearly tripled the size of its Global Battery Systems Laboratory, cementing the lab’s stature as the largest battery lab in North America owned and operated by a major auto manufacturer. The latest addition of 50,000 square feet brings to 85,000 the total square footage of the lab. The expansion ... Continue reading

Who’s Connecting to Your Car? a ‘Proof-Based System’ to Secure the Car

Who’s Connecting to Your Car? a ‘Proof-Based System’ to Secure the Car

As the systems in your new car become “connected” Guardtime and Symphony Teleca partner to bring Active Integrity and Mutual Auditability to the connected car and its ecosystems --The digital systems in today’s connected car, including engine, infotainment and telematics systems, provide communications, ... Continue reading

Ryder Appoints Karen Jones Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Ryder Appoints Karen Jones Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, announced today that Karen Jones has joined Ryder as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. In this newly created role, reporting to Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez as a member of Ryder’s Leadership Team, ... Continue reading

ClipperCreek Introduces the Smallest 240V Plug and Cord Connected EV Charge Station Available

ClipperCreek Introduces the Smallest 240V Plug and Cord Connected EV Charge Station Available

ClipperCreek has announced the availability of the smallest cord and plug connected, 20Amp, Level 2 EV charging station on the market. Based on the popular LCS-25, this new product features a plug in connection to make installation inexpensive and fast. With a standard 25 foot charge cable, there is no need to juggle c ... Continue reading

Study Finds 1 In 4 Parents Have Driven Without Buckling Up Children

Study Finds 1 In 4 Parents Have Driven Without Buckling Up Children

Affluent, educated and young parents are worst offenders -- As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 15-21), Safe Kids Worldwide today released "Buckle Up: Every Ride, Every Time," a new study that finds an alarming percentage of parents are not always taking the time to ensure their children are safe ... Continue reading

Dana's Spicer Drivetrain Solutions for African Construction

Dana's Spicer Drivetrain Solutions for African Construction

Dana Holding Corporation this week will demonstrate the company's longstanding commitment to the African construction and mining industries by presenting a complete range of integrated drivetrain solutions and aftermarket support at Bauma Africa 2013 in Stand No. H2.248. Since acquiring Clark-Hurth Components in 1997, ... Continue reading

Conservation Law Foundation Announces Study to Measure How Financial Incentives Impact Massachusetts Motorists' Driving Habits

Conservation Law Foundation Announces Study to Measure How Financial Incentives Impact Massachusetts Motorists' Driving Habits

Study will reward participating motorists for driving less, help Commonwealth meet climate goals ... Continue reading

Rand McNally Showcases Latest Integration Capabilities at the McLeod Software 2013 Users' Conference

Rand McNally Showcases Latest Integration Capabilities at the McLeod Software 2013 Users' Conference

Features mobile fleet management capabilities for McLeod Loadmaster®- such as Workflow with integrated navigation SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 16, 2013 -- More than 20 years after its first product integration with McLeod Software, a leading provider of transportation, brokerage and document management systems, Rand McN ... Continue reading

Freudenberg Cabin Air Filters Provide Multiple Benefits

Freudenberg Cabin Air Filters Provide Multiple Benefits

Freudenberg's micronAir cabin air filters ensure that the vehicle cabin air is free of pollutants, irritants, and odors. micronAir filters trap a broad range of microscopic particles, harmful gases and unpleasant odors to help make the driving experience healthier and more pleasant. These filters also protect the vehic ... Continue reading

Cast Your Vote as The Honda Battle of the Bands Returns for its 12th Year

Cast Your Vote as The Honda Battle of the Bands Returns for its 12th Year

Fan Votes Will Help Determine the Final Eight to Perform at the Georgia Dome Showcasing HBCU Marching Band Showmanship ... Continue reading

Ford Launches Electric Vehicle Charging Network for Employees; Customers Log 30 Million All-Electric Miles

Ford Launches Electric Vehicle Charging Network for Employees; Customers Log 30 Million All-Electric Miles

Ford launches new workplace charging network, allowing more employees to accomplish their daily commute entirely on electricity Ford customers now have logged 30 million all-electric miles in the company's full range of plug-in electric vehicles, saving more than 1.2 million kilograms of CO2 Ford delivered its best Aug ... Continue reading

New Modular Architecture to be developed for both Volvo Cars and Geely Auto

New Modular Architecture to be developed for both Volvo Cars and Geely Auto

Geely Group is excited to announce that the joint R&D Centre of Geely Auto and Volvo Cars in Gothenburg has begun operations following a decision made earlier this year. The Centre will embark on a focused program developing a modular architecture and components for the next generation leading C-segment cars for both G ... Continue reading

Experian Automotive's AutoCheck Vehicle History Reports Now Available On Kelley Blue Book's KARPOWER Online Platform

Experian Automotive's AutoCheck Vehicle History Reports Now Available On Kelley Blue Book's KARPOWER Online Platform

Dealers Benefit from Additional Provider to Help Effectively Market Inventory -- Experian Automotive's AutoCheck vehicle history reports are now available on KARPOWER Online, announces Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com. ... Continue reading

Gap Between Parents and Teens Views on Licensing Laws

Gap Between Parents and Teens Views on Licensing Laws

— Parents of teen drivers believe teens are obeying the letter of the law when it comes to graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws. As it turns out, what parents think – or hope – and what teens report actually doing don’t match up according to a new survey conducted by State Farm. As it turns out, wh ... Continue reading

World-leading travel outsourcing company aims for 50 per cent boost of Hertz outbound revenue from Gulf countries to key global destinations

World-leading travel outsourcing company aims for 50 per cent boost of Hertz outbound revenue from Gulf countries to key global destinations

Hertz Partners With 'Discover The World Marketing' To Grow Outbound Car Rentals From Saudi, Bahrain RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2013 -- The Hertz Corporation has appointed Discover the World Marketing as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to grow outbound car rentals from the two Gulf cou ... Continue reading

Honda's Project Drive-In already has saved five drive-ins as the end of 35mm film distribution puts many in jeopardy of closure

Honda's Project Drive-In already has saved five drive-ins as the end of 35mm film distribution puts many in jeopardy of closure

Honda's Project Drive-In Increases Support of Threatened Theaters: Delivery of Digital Projectors Raised to Nine Public encouraged to vote at www.projectdrivein.com to determine which four additional theaters will receive digital projectors to remain open ... Continue reading

Spansion Licenses ARM Processor Technology to Power Embedded Systems for Automotive, Industrial and Consumer Applications

Spansion Licenses ARM Processor Technology to Power Embedded Systems for Automotive, Industrial and Consumer Applications

Spansion Inc. , a global leader in Flash memory-based embedded systems solutions, today announced it has licensed a wide range of ARM processors for its current and future product lineup aimed at embedded applications in the automotive, industrial and consumer markets. Earlier this month, Spansion announced it was expa ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover China Supports Giant Panda Research Symposium

Jaguar Land Rover China Supports Giant Panda Research Symposium

Jaguar Land Rover China has announced its partnership with the Royal Zoological Society Scotland (RZSS), which saw the British car manufacturer support the Giant Panda Research Symposium taking place at Edinburgh Zoo from September 10 to 12, alongside a China-UK education initiative. ... Continue reading

Balqon Corporation and Polar Power Inc. to develop DC charging generators for high voltage lithium battery powered trucks and buses

Balqon Corporation and Polar Power Inc. to develop DC charging generators for high voltage lithium battery powered trucks and buses

Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN), a developer of electric drive system technology for commercial vehicles, today announced that it has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Polar Power Inc. to develop series plug in hybrid system for its line of heavy duty electric trucks and buses. Under this Agreement both ... Continue reading

UTI-Exton Promoting Automotive Safety on National Seat Check Saturday

UTI-Exton Promoting Automotive Safety on National Seat Check Saturday

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) – the leading provider of automotive, diesel, motorcycle and marine technician training – is hosting a car seat inspection event in conjunction with National Seat Check Saturday. Free and open to the public, the event will be held Saturday, September 21st from 10 a.m. to 12 ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches Production Of The New Nissan Note For Europe

Nissan Launches Production Of The New Nissan Note For Europe

Nissan is today celebrating the start of production of the new Nissan Note at its record-breaking Sunderland Plant. ... Continue reading

Prescott American Autumn Classic - All-American Stars And Stripes Weekend

Prescott American Autumn Classic - All-American Stars And Stripes Weekend

The ever-popular Autumn Classic event at the famous Prescott Speed Hill Climb will once again be all-American Stars and Stripes weekend celebrating the biggest, brightest, and brashest cars this side of the pond. ... Continue reading

The Volvo Group's Sustainability Report Is World Class

The Volvo Group's Sustainability Report Is World Class

The Volvo Group is the fourth best company in the world when it comes to reporting how the Group works with environmental issues according to a ranking by Global Engagement Services (GES). ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Delivers Over Six Million Vehicles In Period To End Of August

Volkswagen Group Delivers Over Six Million Vehicles In Period To End Of August

For the first time the Volkswagen Group delivered over six million vehicles in the first eight months of a year. ... Continue reading

Corvette Stingray Put Through Its Paces At Nurburgring

Corvette Stingray Put Through Its Paces At Nurburgring

Nürburgring is a name that evokes strong feelings in any motorsports aficionado and a place where racing history has been made and re-written time and again. ... Continue reading

Older and Wiser Win through as 2013 Shannons Supercar Showdown Begins

Older and Wiser Win through as 2013 Shannons Supercar Showdown Begins

Age and experience beat youthful exuberance in the first challenge faced by eight V8 Supercar hopefuls when the Shannons Supercar Showdown returned to 7mate on Saturday for its third series. ... Continue reading

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