2014 Audi RS Q3 First Drive Review
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel December 17, 2013; When Audiâs quattro GmbH division comes up with a high performance version of a certain model, it is designated RS, for RennSport (or racing sport). So far, quattro has stayed away from developing super sporty variants of the heavy Q5 and Q ... Continue reading
Meritor Teams with TVA, Franklin Electric to Save Energy
Meritor, Inc. today celebrated completion of multiple energy-saving projects to reduce the plant's annual power consumption by more than 2.3 million kilowatt-hours â enough electricity to supply about 170 homes in the Franklin area for a year. The site was also awarded a $200,545 rebate through its partnership wit ... Continue reading
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it will invest an additional $205 million to further expand its global manufacturing operations serving the rapidly growing automotive market. The company will build new finishing lines at its plants in Oswego, N.Y. and Nachterstedt, Germany, ... Continue reading
Car Insurance Costs Rise 38% After One Claim, Almost Double After Two Claims
Drivers pay an average of 38% more for car insurance after making a single claim, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. The hike is steepest in Massachusetts, where just one claim leads to an average premium increase of 67%. California (+62%) and New Jersey (+59%) are not far behind. Maryland has the lowest po ... Continue reading
Don't Write Off the Benefits of Charitable Car Donations
Getting mileage out of used cars by donating to charity may still be possible as 2013 winds down. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF), which has been running Kidney Cars, the oldest vehicle donation program in the nation for nearly three decades, offers some pointers for would-be car donors on current tax law* and cha ... Continue reading
Acura Debuts New Spots Custom-Made For Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Acura in partnership with comedian Jerry Seinfeld and director Barry Sonnenfeld has created a new series of comedic commercials that will debut on Season 3 of Seinfeld's original and Emmy-nominated web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The eight spots are written and stylized in a retro 1960s style as a spoof of ... Continue reading
A Resolution You Should Keep: Be Car Care Aware
Why not resolve to be car care aware in the coming year? By spending a little time now on preventive maintenance, drivers can save a lot of headaches in the long run and make for a great year on the road, says the non-profit Car Care Council. "Regular auto care shouldn't be one of those New Year's resolutions that goes ... Continue reading
HELLA Lighting Auto Interiors -- From Compacts To Luxury SUVs
HELLA, a leading global supplier of automotive lighting systems, is working with major car makers to develop new, innovative interior lighting concepts. ( ... Continue reading
New Skoda Octavia Finalist In 'Car Of The year 2014'
The panel for the 'Car of the Year' awards have nominated the new Skoda Octavia as a finalist in the 'Car of the Year 2014' contest. Only seven of the original 30 cars made it to the shortlist. ... Continue reading
Skoda Motorsport Champions Given Heroes' Welcome On Visit To Plant In Mlada Boleslav
At the end of a magnificent year of competition, champions Jan Kopecky/Pavel Dresler (CZ/CZ), Gaurav Gill/Glenn Macneall (IND/NZ) and Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (FIN/FIN) were given a heroes' welcome when they visited the Skoda lead plant in Mladá Boleslav. ... Continue reading
Ford Syncs With Radioplayer To Offer Online Radio On The Road
Ford and online listening hub Radioplayer have teamed up to enable drivers to listen to streamed radio in Ford cars and vans. ... Continue reading
Peugeot Launches New 'Design & Driving' Brand Marketing Campaign
Peugeot's new international brand advertising campaign arrives on Britain's TV screens tonight, focusing on its twin strengths of exceptional design quality and outstanding driving dynamics. ... Continue reading
UK DAB Offer Announced For New And Used Renault Models
Timed to coincide with today's Go Digital Conference at BBC New Broadcasting House in London, not to mention a potentially ideal Christmas gift, Renault UK has announced details of its latest DAB offer for new and existing models. ... Continue reading
Caterham Announces Show-Stopping Line Up For 2014 Autosport International Show
Caterham is set to showcase its most exciting line-up to date at the 2014 Autosport International Show on 9thâ 12th January 2014 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. ... Continue reading
Hankook Tyre Australia Donates to Bushfire Appeal
To help support those who suffered through the NSW bushfires in October this year, Hankook Tyre Australia and its dealers have donated $10,000 to the Salvation Army Bushfire Appeal. ... Continue reading
Groundbreaking ceremony for new BMW Group plant in Brazil
Today, the BMW Group has hosted an official function to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new plant in Brazil. ... Continue reading
Ford EcoBoost®-powered Police Interceptor sedan bests high-performance V8 sedans from two competitors in 0-100 mph testing and average lap times New Ford EcoBoost Police Interceptor utility vehicle accelerates faster than all base V6 sedan competitors Wins for both sedan and utility vehicle confirms advantages of co ... Continue reading
Ford Mustang Is Named ‘Official Car’ of 2014 International CES
Advanced driver-assist features, technology to personalize the driving experience and performance improvement applications mark some of the innovations for all-new Mustang Ford to showcase all-new Mustang and announce its new technology features to open the 2014 International CES® Tuesday, Jan. 7 The most technologi ... Continue reading
"nano tech 2014" to Be Held in Tokyo
The nano tech Executive Committee (Chairman: Osaka University Professor, Tomoji Kawai) will host "nano tech 2014" the 13th International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference, for three days from January 29 to 31, 2014 at Tokyo Big Sight. This marks the 13th installment of the event, with a total of 520 companies and ... Continue reading
Dan Akerson Addresses National Press Club
General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson addressed the National Press Club on Monday on the state of the company from which he will retire in January. His prepared remarks are below. As always, the speakerâs words are definitive. # # # Thank you, Angela. And many thanks to the National Press Club for inviting m ... Continue reading
GM Invests Nearly $1.3 Billion for Five U.S. Plant Upgrades
General Motors will invest nearly $1.3 billion in five manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to produce new fuel-efficient engines and transmissions, enhance vehicle quality and streamline logistics. The investments combined will create or retain about 1,000 jobs. The investments â announced today at G ... Continue reading
Nearly 30 percent of Americans expected to take a trip this holiday season
AAA projects 94.5 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday season, an increase of 0.6 percent from the 94 million people who traveled last year. This upward trend marks the fifth consecutive year of increases and the highest travel volume recorded for the season. The year-en ... Continue reading
As the North American International Auto Show 2014 (NAIAS) celebrates 25 years of bringing the best of the auto industry to the world stage in Detroit, it does so in a transformed Cobo Center, a world-class venue fitting for a world-class show. It all starts with the Press Preview on Jan. 13, and runs through the Publi ... Continue reading
Washington Nissan LEAF Owner Celebrates 100,000 All-Electric Miles
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, state Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson and representatives from Nissan today joined Steve Marsh of Kent, Wash., to celebrate a unique milestone â 100,000 all-electric miles driven in his Nissan LEAF. ... Continue reading
Tweddle Group Celebrates 1,000,000 Parts, Zero Defects
Tweddle Group, a leading provider of owner/service information and communication solutions to the automotive industry, authored, managed, printed and distributed over 1,000,000 pieces of owner information with zero defects in October. ... Continue reading
Remy International Named to NASDAQ Global Select Market
Remy International, Inc. , a leading worldwide manufacturer, remanufacturer, and distributor of starters and alternators for light vehicle and commercial vehicle applications, locomotive products and hybrid electric motors, today announced, effective Tuesday, December 17, 2013, listing of the company's common stock wil ... Continue reading
Visteon Strengthens Position to Support Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Technology
Visteon Corporation is taking steps to bolster its cockpit electronics solutions in support of emerging vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure technology (collectively known as V2X). At CES in Las Vegas â the world's largest consumer electronics show running from Jan. 7-10, 2014 â Visteon will unvei ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Credit Company and Lincoln Automotive Financial Services are offering customers affected by recent storms the option to delay some car and truck payments. The disaster relief program allows qualified customers to delay one or two monthly payments, resuming their regular payment schedules when their situation ... Continue reading
NLPC Asks General Motors to Pay Back $10 Billion to Taxpayers at National Press Club Event
U.S. Treasury sells stake as GM boasts of cash hoard Peter Flaherty, president of the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), today posed key questions to the General Motors leadership at a National Press Club press conference, including whether the company will repay to taxpayers the $10 billion direct cost of the GM ... Continue reading
Jeep Wrangler Scoops Top Off-Road Honour for Second Consecutive Year
The legendary Jeep Wrangler continues to demonstrate its award-winning credentials after taking 4x4 Magazine's 4x4 of the Year, Hardcore class for the second year running. The award, which goes specifically to the four-door Wrangler, comes from the specialist publication's panel of expert judges, who put the rugged US- ... Continue reading
Hyundai Kicks Off Its Super Bowl XLVIII Advertising Blitz With Two New Ads
In its seventh consecutive year as a Super Bowl advertiser, Hyundai enters the Big Game fray with two game-day ads during the first and fourth quarters of Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014. ... Continue reading
AutoTrader.com Launches New Alerts Feature
In a first for major third-party automotive classified websites, AutoTrader.com® is launching a new feature that will alert car shoppers via text or email when there are updates to saved vehicle listings or searches. When car shoppers save a search or vehicle listing to their My AutoTrader account, the new alerts feat ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Names Dietmar Exler Vice President of Sales Operations
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced the appointment of Dietmar Exler to the position of vice president, sales, effective January 1, 2014. In this role, Exler will have overall responsibility for the company's sales, volume planning and distribution operations in the United States, reporting directly to Steve Cann ... Continue reading
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