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Friday, October 17, 2014

Toyota Updates 2015 Camry, Sienna and Yaris - In Person Report From Steve Purdy +VIDEO

Toyota Updates 2015 Camry, Sienna and Yaris - In Person Report From Steve Purdy +VIDEO

TOYOTA UPDATES CAMRY,SIENNA AND YARIS The Toyoda's keeping up with the Joneses . . . the Fords, and the Hondas By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau It aint’ easy keeping up with the competition in the automobile business. Even perennial leaders have to evolve to stay current. It seems such a short tim ... Continue reading

Detroit Electric Announces Refreshed Corporate Identity

Detroit Electric Announces Refreshed Corporate Identity

Detroit Electric announces refreshed corporate identity, including modernised company logo and new brand colours Energetic re-brand represents evolution of original Detroit Electric logo and branding Teaser video released hinting at forthcoming SP:01 EV sports car and supports ‘Pure Electric Performance’ bran ... Continue reading

More Than 7,400 Local Governments Contacted About Car Rental Customers' Traffic Fines, Tickets

More Than 7,400 Local Governments Contacted About Car Rental Customers' Traffic Fines, Tickets

TollPass Automatic provides convenient, transparent and cost-effective option to consumers ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17, 2014 -- In an ongoing effort to help address outstanding fines for traffic, parking and toll violations by car rental customers, Enterprise Holdings has notified more than 7,400 local governments in the United ... Continue reading

Accident Researcher Professor Kennerly Digges Presented with the BMW Vehicle Safety Lifetime Achievement Award

Accident Researcher Professor Kennerly Digges Presented with the BMW Vehicle Safety Lifetime Achievement Award

Honour recognises outstanding services in the field of vehicle occupant protection – US scientist presented with the award during the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine’s annual conference at BMW Welt in Munich. MUNICH -- October 17, 2014: With the presentation of the BMW Vehicle Safety Li ... Continue reading

Toyota's Patricia Salas Pineda Is One of People en Español's 25 Most Powerful Latinas of 2014

Toyota's Patricia Salas Pineda Is One of People en Español's 25 Most Powerful Latinas of 2014

The readers of People en Español selected Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of the Hispanic Business Strategy Group at Toyota Motor North America as one of the 25 Most Powerful Latinas of 2014. Pineda joined co-honorees at a gala luncheon here today. This is the fifth consecutive year that the magazine rec ... Continue reading

2015 Lexus LS Shows Why This Luxury Flagship Became A Luxury Legend

2015 Lexus LS Shows Why This Luxury Flagship Became A Luxury Legend

New Multimedia System for 2015 Lexus Enform App Suite Upgraded Upgraded Backup Camera With Dynamic Gridlines F SPORT Model With Special Suspension, 19-inch Wheels, Brembo Brakes October 16, 2014 History seems to be repeating itself. The Lexus LS upended the luxury segment a quarter-century ago, and one reason was that ... Continue reading

Ford and Tweddle Launched an Interactive New Mustang App

Ford and Tweddle Launched an Interactive New Mustang App

Ford and Tweddle have launched an interactive new Mustang app on both Android and iOS platforms called Mustang Owner The app provides detailed information about the owner’s Mustang, including features, capabilities and a handy page on frequently asked questions App includes Mustang trivia games, wallpapers, ringto ... Continue reading

Ford Recall for 53 2015 Ford Mustang vehicles

Ford Recall for 53 2015 Ford Mustang vehicles

Ford is issuing a safety compliance recall for approximately 50 (actual 53) 2015 Ford Mustang vehicles for a potential issue with the passenger safety belt buckle assembly. The safety belt buckle tension sensor, included in the assembly, may not have been calibrated at the supplier. A buckle tension sensor that is not ... Continue reading

Shanghai GM to be First Automaker to Introduce OnStar 4G LTE Service in China

Shanghai GM to be First Automaker to Introduce OnStar 4G LTE Service in China

New service will debut in Cadillac Model in 2015 SHANGHAI – Shanghai General Motors today announced that it will become the first automaker in China to offer embedded 4G LTE services in its vehicles. The first Shanghai GM offering to be equipped with OnStar 4G LTE will be a Cadillac model in 2015. Vehicle owners w ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Previews Performance-Inspired SEMA Cars

Chevrolet Previews Performance-Inspired SEMA Cars

SS, Impala, Sonic and Cruze demonstrate possibilities of personalization DETROIT -- October 17, 2014; Chevrolet today previewed several performance-oriented concepts of some of the brand’s most popular passenger cars, including the SS Sport, Sonic, Impala and Cruze. They will debut Nov. 4-7 in Las Vegas at the SEM ... Continue reading

Distracted Drivers Lack Focus Near California Schools

Distracted Drivers Lack Focus Near California Schools

California drivers can make significant gains in focus while behind the wheel, reveals a new study funded by The Allstate Foundation. Students who monitored 80 intersections at schools across California this week recorded more than 8,000 cases of distracted driving in a single hour. Student researchers from 28 counties ... Continue reading

How the Auto World Can Turn Big Data into Big Revenue

How the Auto World Can Turn Big Data into Big Revenue

WHAT: "Big Data, Big Revenue for the Car Industry" WHEN: 10:00 a.m. PST on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 LOCATION: Hilton San Diego, Calif. MODERATOR: Frost & Sullivan Automotive & Transportation Research Manager Praveen Chandrasekar Cars are zooming in as the third largest contributor to the world of Internet of Things (IoT ... Continue reading

Europe's Gentleman Bikers Show Heart -- They Answer an Appeal for Donations From MotorradreifenDirekt

Europe's Gentleman Bikers Show Heart -- They Answer an Appeal for Donations From MotorradreifenDirekt

Online tyre retailer MotorradreifenDirekt supports the international "Distinguished Gentleman's Ride" and donates $ 4,000 to fight prostate cancer Many bikers from Germany, France, Italy and England rode in Delticom’s Two-Wheel Teams HANOVER, GERMANY -- October 16, 2014: On the 28th of September 2014 the second in ... Continue reading

Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing Enter BTCC in 2015

Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing Enter BTCC in 2015

nnovative new not-for-profit team will enter the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in 2015 with a pair of manufacturer-backed Infiniti Q50s. Specific aim to help raise both awareness and funds for ‘Support Our Paras’ charity Premium car manufacturer Infiniti, along with Support Our Paras Racing, tod ... Continue reading

The new Volvo FL and Volvo FMX are now available at Euro-6 with the option of a four-door crew cab

The new Volvo FL and Volvo FMX are now available at Euro-6 with the option of a four-door crew cab

The new Volvo FL and Volvo FMX are now available at Euro-6 with the option of a four-door crew cab for operations such as fire and rescue services or roadside assistance. The crew cabs offer the same high level of safety as all Volvo Trucks’ other cabs. “We are very proud to be able to offer two modern and sa ... Continue reading

IMI Research Reveals Consumer Attitudes to Vehicle Servicing

IMI Research Reveals Consumer Attitudes to Vehicle Servicing

Consumer research conducted as part of the IMI’s current rebranding exercise has revealed the reasons behind consumer decisions when it comes to vehicle servicing. Cost remains high on the agenda with 52% citing it as a key factor. However, quality of work came in a close second at 44% and rising to 51% amongst wo ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations Launches the Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience

Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations Launches the Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience

Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations today announces the launch of the Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience. This range of exciting driving experiences gives participants the unique opportunity to take the wheel of cars including Le Mans-racing legend Jaguar D-type, legendary E-type and Jaguar's most potent sports car ev ... Continue reading

Toyota Apprentices Of The Year 2014

Toyota Apprentices Of The Year 2014

They cracked the theory tests and they demonstrated their practical skills in the pressure of a test environment: Toyota’s Apprentices of the Year 2014 have earned their trophies. This year 31 Toyota and Lexus apprentices made it through to the finals, held last week at the Toyota UK Training Academy in Nottingham ... Continue reading

DPCA Laid the Cornerstone for its Fourth Plant in Chengdu, China Today to Support its Sales Growth in China

DPCA Laid the Cornerstone for its Fourth Plant in Chengdu, China Today to Support its Sales Growth in China

Attending the ceremony alongside Carlos Tavares, Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën, and Xu Ping, Chairman of Dongfeng Motors, were Grégoire Olivier, Executive Vice President Asia of PSA Peugeot Citroën, Liu Wei Dong, Deputy General Manager of Dongfeng Motors, Jean Mouro, Executive Vice Pres ... Continue reading

Maserati Announces 'Cento anni di Maserati'

Maserati Announces 'Cento anni di Maserati'

A Series of Celebrations across the U.S. that Bridge 100 Years of Maserati ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Oct. 16, 2014 -- Maserati North America, Inc. today announced it will celebrate Cento anni di Maserati- 100 years of Maserati- in true Italian style. This epic series of driving events to honor the Trident's 100th Anniver ... Continue reading

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