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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

What to Do If You Get Pulled over by the Police

What to Do If You Get Pulled over by the Police

Collaboration and communication are essential when dealing with law enforcement officers Most people are responsible, law-abiding drivers that follow the rules of the road. But sometimes, even the best drivers can make a mistake that could get them pulled over. Because people aren't sure what to do if they get stopped ... Continue reading

2014 Toyota Land Cruiser Details

2014 Toyota Land Cruiser Details

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2013 - A constant in Toyota’s U.S. model lineup for more than 50 years, the Land Cruiser has evolved from a simple off-road utility vehicle into a premium-luxury, full-capability SUV with seating for up to eight and advanced chassis systems. A rare combination of power, room, towing cap ... Continue reading

2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser 260-HP V6 And Choice Of Manual Or Automatic Transmissions

2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser 260-HP V6 And Choice Of Manual Or Automatic Transmissions

2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser maintains a loyal following. Fully capable of traversing California’s famed Rubicon Trail, the FJ Cruiser is also well suited for everyday driving, offering plenty of utility for all types of activities. The FJ Cruiser borrows design cues from Toyota’s famed FJ40 4x4 utility vehicle, so ... Continue reading

Blind Spot Warning Systems Rated Top Tech Pick By Mature Drivers

Blind Spot Warning Systems Rated Top Tech Pick By Mature Drivers

New technologies influence older driver confidence, according to survey --Mature drivers rank Blind Spot Warning systems highest from a list of 10 new vehicle features, saying this technology would make them feel most safe when they drive, according to the Top Technologies for Mature Drivers: Consumer Insights survey, ... Continue reading

GEICO hits the road for tour of college technical career fairs

GEICO hits the road for tour of college technical career fairs

GEICO is touring college technical career fairs this fall in search of cutting-edge students with backgrounds in computer science, computer engineering, information systems and other technical areas. ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Building New Production Plant In Portugal

BorgWarner Building New Production Plant In Portugal

Larger Production Plant in Viana do Castelo will Serve Increasing Customer Demand for Environmentally Friendly Emissions and Diesel Cold-Start Technologies ... Continue reading

Announcing The World Premiere Of The Rider Challenge, The First-Ever Digital Reality Series Produced By Live Nation, Powered By Ford Fiesta

Announcing The World Premiere Of The Rider Challenge, The First-Ever Digital Reality Series Produced By Live Nation, Powered By Ford Fiesta

Teams compete in five cities to fulfill a musical artist's tour rider to win a Live Nation Ultimate Access Pass and their very own 2014 Ford Fiesta - Fans can submit their own riders to win a VIP fly-away trip for two ... Continue reading

Philadelphia Among Cheapest U.S. Destinations to Rent a Car

Philadelphia Among Cheapest U.S. Destinations to Rent a Car

Philadelphia is one of the least expensive destinations in the United States to rent a car. That finding is the result of a new survey from CheapCarRental.net. The survey specifically looked at 50 U.S. destinations and compared their car rental rates over this past summer. The survey's focus was the price car renters h ... Continue reading

Meritor Defense Launches Electronic Systems to Improve Maneuverability of Military Vehicles

Meritor Defense Launches Electronic Systems to Improve Maneuverability of Military Vehicles

Two new electronic systems from Meritor, Inc. are keeping military vehicles rolling through various terrains and extreme conditions with outstanding traction and mobility. Building on Meritor's heritage of advanced engineering, SmartFlow™ Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) and DriveCommand™ Drivetrain Contr ... Continue reading

Only Autocar custom-builds and engineers trucks for each customer's unique order

Only Autocar custom-builds and engineers trucks for each customer's unique order

- Custom-engineered and built trucks are rare in the trucking industry. But that is the only kind of truck Indiana-based Autocar manufactures. Autocar's severe service, Class 8 trucks are custom built-to-order from start to finish based on unique customer specifications and are ready-made to fully integrate with their ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Fund Brings Driving Dreams Tour to Miami, Thousands of High School Students to Benefit

Ford Motor Company Fund Brings Driving Dreams Tour to Miami, Thousands of High School Students to Benefit

Through an innovative initiative to encourage on-time high school graduation, Ford Motor Company Fund is offering $40,000 in scholarships and $40,000 in student prizes and grants to four high schools at Miami-Dade County Public Schools - Motivational pep rallies and student support programs also will be brought to thes ... Continue reading

Multi-million dollar Commitment from Toyota Funds New Research Findings, Program Expansion to New Cities and Nationwide Pledge on BuckleUpforLife.org

Multi-million dollar Commitment from Toyota Funds New Research Findings, Program Expansion to New Cities and Nationwide Pledge on BuckleUpforLife.org

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center And Toyota Kick-Off Nationwide Pledge To Encourage Americans To Buckle Up For Life A Public Health Emergency of Epic Proportions with Only One in Four Child Car Seats in the U.S. Properly Installed Seat Belts and Car Seats have the Power to Save Lives ... Continue reading

LoJack Reinforces Commitment To Safe Driving And Encourages Drivers To Participate In "Drive 4 Pledges Day" On September 19

LoJack Reinforces Commitment To Safe Driving And Encourages Drivers To Participate In "Drive 4 Pledges Day" On September 19

LoJack Corporation , a provider of vehicle theft recovery and advanced fleet management solutions, encourages customers to participate in "Drive 4 Pledges Day" on Thursday, September 19, 2013 as part of its global safe driving campaign. ... Continue reading

Michigan Tells Car Owners to Use High Quality Motor Oil

Michigan Tells Car Owners to Use High Quality Motor Oil

Industry leaders across the state are commending Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) for an alert highlighting the importance of using high-quality motor oil products in Michigan cars and trucks. Schuette and MDARD drew praise for the Septembe ... Continue reading

Long Island's Irv Gordon to Reach Three Million Mile Mark in his Volvo P1800 Today

Long Island's Irv Gordon to Reach Three Million Mile Mark in his Volvo P1800 Today

First Person to Drive Three Million Miles in Same Car Will Reach Ultimate Driving Milestone on Alaska's Seward Highway -- Today, 74-year-old Long Island native and retired science teacher Irv Gordon will reach a milestone no other individual has accomplished in more than 100 years of automobile manufacturing: driving t ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Makes Commitment to China with New Corporate Headquarters in Shanghai

Johnson Controls Makes Commitment to China with New Corporate Headquarters in Shanghai

New facility designed to achieve highest level of China Three Star Green Building and LEED Platinum building certifications with plans to reduce energy use by 48 percent per year-- Johnson Controls, a diversified global industrial company in the building and automotive industries, today held a signing ceremony with Sha ... Continue reading

Cadillac Customer ride-alongs and Post-it note workshops led to today's CUE system

Cadillac Customer ride-alongs and Post-it note workshops led to today's CUE system

“ Five years ago Cadillac designers and engineers started with a blank slate in designing a new user experience for its vehicles. Fast forward to today, where Cadillac CUE allows new levels of user customization and function while embodying the art and science look of the brand. “People often overlook how many fa ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf Triumphs At What Car? Used Car Of The YEAR Awards

Volkswagen Golf Triumphs At What Car? Used Car Of The YEAR Awards

The Volkswagen Golf has been named Used Car of the Year by What Car? magazine, Britain's biggest car buyer's guide. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Images From The 2013 Goodwood Revival

Rolls-Royce Images From The 2013 Goodwood Revival

Rolls-Royce has released a selection of photographs from the 2013 Goodwood Revival held over the weekend. ... Continue reading

Maserati Attends The Goodwood Revival Meeting 2013

Maserati Attends The Goodwood Revival Meeting 2013

Maserati had much to celebrate at the 15th annual Goodwood Revival, the world's largest historic motor race meeting, which welcomed over 145,000 spectators over the course of the weekend. ... Continue reading

Holden Confirms Barina RS to join Barina Line Up

Holden Confirms Barina RS to join Barina Line Up

Holden has today announced it will add a new RS sports model to its popular Barina small car range before the end of the year, with confirmation that the first Barina RS cars have arrived in Australia. ... Continue reading

Renault Celebrates the 10,000th Kangoo Z.E. Registration

Renault Celebrates the 10,000th Kangoo Z.E. Registration

The Renault network has celebrated the 10,000th registration of a Kangoo Van Z.E., the European segment-leading small electric van. ... Continue reading

Ford Builds 2 Millionth Fuel-Efficient EcoBoost Engine as Consumer Demand Grows in Markets Worldwide

Ford Builds 2 Millionth Fuel-Efficient EcoBoost Engine as Consumer Demand Grows in Markets Worldwide

Ford Motor Company today celebrated a manufacturing milestone for its fuel-saving EcoBoost engines: Two million have been produced globally since Ford launched EcoBoost in 2009. ... Continue reading

Honda And Evans Win The 2013 Australian Rally Championship In Coffs Harbour

Honda And Evans Win The 2013 Australian Rally Championship In Coffs Harbour

Eli Evans and Glen Weston are Australian rally champions for a second year running, winning this weekend's Rally Australia and making it 11 wins from 11 starts in their Honda Jazz. ... Continue reading

Outback Muscles Up

Outback Muscles Up

Subaru's Model Year 2014 Outback sports utility vehicle (SUV) is adding rugged and aggressive styling cues that underline its impressive All-Wheel Drive ability. ... Continue reading

Further Refinement of a Proven Winner

Further Refinement of a Proven Winner

The Audi Q5 now offers even more value to premium SUV buyers. From Model Year 2014 (MY14), every Q5 model will come with up to $3,550 worth of additional standard specification to further secure its place at the top of the premium SUV segment. ... Continue reading

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