EyesOn Design Car Show - Father's Day June 19, 2015
By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau If you pay attention youâll see a story here each year about one of the best car shows anywhere â EyesOn Design at the Eleanor and Edsel Ford estate in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI. It always happens on Fatherâs Day and this is the 28th one. I think I only miss ... Continue reading
Why There Should Be a Convertible in Your Future!
By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_0809) Editor's Note: I heartily agree with the author... as an owner (and user) of a 1990 Mazda RX-7 convertible (my everyday drive) if its not raining and the temperature is above 40 degrees(F) and below 100 the top is down, making even a trip f ... Continue reading
Tesla Expands UK Supercharger Network
Expanding the UK Supercharger Network Teslaâs UK Supercharger network continues growing to enable routes to the West of Scotland and Eastern England. Seven Supercharger stations will be added at motorway services with additional UK motorway locations in the works to be announced soon. The Supercharger network exte ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Return To Scotland
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars returned in magnificent style to the Scottish roads that, in 1907 set the scene for one of the marque’s defining moments. Wraith, Ghost Series II, Phantom and Phantom Coupé all paid homage to the achievements of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, which, by completing a 14,371 mile virtual ... Continue reading
The Adventure Continues: The New Volkswagen California
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is set to kick-start the summer holiday season with the official unveiling of the new California. Based on the recently revealed Transporter T6, the new California remains the only factory-built camper van on the market, and offers a host of improvements and new features for buyers who wa ... Continue reading
Meet the New Bentley Flying Spur Beluga
Bentley Motors is launching a new specification level exclusively for its Flying Spur V8 model Beluga Specification. The contemporary trim level affords the Flying Spur sedan a more athletic stance and purposeful visual appeal. Featuring exclusive 20 Black and Bright machined alloy wheels, a gloss black radiator m ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz GLC from 44,506 euros*: Generation Change with Attractive Prices
The new GLC is in the starting blocks in a significantly more attractive guise, with enhanced engineering and improved equipment. Customers can order the versatile SUV from 44,506 euros*, which is the same model price as the predecessor. Market launch in Europe will start in September.After the GLE and GLE Coupé, the ... Continue reading
Four Chevrolets Rank Highest in J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality
The Chevrolet Malibu, Equinox (tie), Silverado LD and Spark ranked highest in their respective segments for the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM. Chevrolet has 10 models in Top 3 positions, more than any other brand, foreign or domestic. The other Chevrolet nameplates achieving a Top 3 score for their respe ... Continue reading
Honda Honors Indirect Procurement Suppliers; Annual Purchases $1.5 Billion in Ohio and Indiana
Honda recently honored 16 suppliers that provide indirect products and services to five Honda automotive plants in Ohio and Indiana. Driven by record auto production in North America in 2014, Honda also announced that purchasing for Maintenance, Repair and Operational (MRO) services in the Central Region set a record o ... Continue reading
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Expands Auto Industry's Only Asset-Backed Green Bond Program
Bond Proceeds to Fund New Consumer Loans and Leases for Toyotaâs Leading Portfolio of Green Vehicles TORRANCE, CA -- June 18, 2015: Demonstrating an ongoing commitment to supporting the sale of green vehicles, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) issued the auto industryâs second-ever Asset-Backed Green Bond in th ... Continue reading
Airwheel Launches S5, New Generation of 2-Wheel, Self-Balancing Scooter
Airwheel rolled out its self-balancing scooter S5 -- the third generation of S series -- at the new products release conference on June 18. S5 features an upgraded battery and wider wheels, and targets enterprises and government as its major customers. CHANGZHOU, CHINA -- June 18, 2015: Airwheel Technology launched its ... Continue reading
Survey Finds 91 Percent of Millennials Believe Car Ownership is Important
Enterprise, National, Alamo Car Rental Customers' Experience Inspires Millennials to Start Car Shopping ST. LOUIS, June 18, 2015 -- Nearly all millennials agree that it is extremely or very important to have their own car to accomplish daily work and life tasks. That is just one of the key findings of a 2015 survey of ... Continue reading
Nomadic Power Receives EU Grant of EUR 2 Million
Nomadic Power receives a grant of EUR 2 Million from the European Commission for their "MobileBattery" project. Under the auspices of the EU Horizon 2020 SME Instrument, Nomadic Power has been selected from 785 strong competitors from all over Europe. "Nomadic Power has developed a simple and efficient solution to exte ... Continue reading
Hertz Named Among Top Green Companies in the U.S.
Hertz ranked 54th out of the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, up from 329th in 2014 ESTERO, FL -- June 17, 2015: Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. has been named to Newsweek's 2015 Green Rankings, one of the world's most recognized assessments of corporate environmental performance. The company ranked No. 54 among ... Continue reading
Porsche Ranks Highest among Nameplates for a Third Consecutive Year WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- June 17, 2015: With a significant year-over-year improvement, Korean brands continue to widen the quality gap with other automakers, while Japanese makes collectively fall below industry average for the first time in 29 years, a ... Continue reading
2015 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger Lead Their Segments in Initial Quality
Chrysler 300 is highest-ranking Large Car in quality study Dodge Challenger leads Midsize Sporty Car segment for second consecutive year, third time in five years Ram 1500, Chrysler Town & Country rank second for initial quality in their respective segments AUBURN HILLS, MI -- June 17, 2015: The Chrysler brand's big, b ... Continue reading
Hyundai Retains Leading Position in Initial Quality
Hyundai ranked fourth among all brands in the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS) as the 2015 Tucson was awarded for the highest initial quality in the small SUV segment and the 2015 Accent earned the highest honor in the small-car segment for the second year in a row. Now in its 29th consecutive year, I ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Earns Best-Ever Ranking In 2015 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study
With more units in operation in the U.S. than ever before, Kia Motors reached another historic milestone today when J.D. Power recognized the brand as the second-highest scoring nameplate industry-wide in its 2015 Initial Quality Study (IQS). Kia's IQS score improved by 20 points over its previous best-ever performance ... Continue reading
As Vehicle Thefts Decline, Thieves Target Components
While car thefts are declining across the country, the thefts of some parts and accessories are proving to be a lucrative business for professional thieves. In the Detroit area, itâs become a huge problem thatâs costing consumers, insurance companies, car dealers and car rental companies. âWe hear all th ... Continue reading
As America enters the summer season, many charities are gearing up with support for the needy. One such charity is Meals on Wheels that, during the month of June, is teaming up with Subaru to make volunteering at over 1,000 chapters across all 50 states easier than ever through an Online Volunteer Drive. People interes ... Continue reading
2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Hybrid Efficiency In A In A Good Looking Sedan-Sized Package DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS With all of the changes -- exterior and interior styling, interior materials, and chassis reinforcement -- to the 2015 Toyota Camry, and the debut of the sportiest model yet, the XSE, the Hybrid almost seems to disappear. ... Continue reading
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC: On The Scene Report by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
Stylish Model Heads For Success In Growing Segment By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor METZINGEN, Germany - June 17, 2015: Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz announced new letter combinations for their SUVs. It may have been confusing at first, but customers and public will be used to them in due course. The GLC is th ... Continue reading
Enterprise Acquires AllCar Rent-a-Car, Carpingo in Brooklyn
Cygler: "As a family-owned company, we sought a business partner that shared our values" ST. LOUIS, June 17, 2015 -- Enterprise Holdings announced today that it has purchased the AllCar Rent-a-Car and Carpingo brands from Citiwide Auto Leasing Inc. Both AllCar Rent-a-Car, a neighborhood car rental provider, and Carping ... Continue reading
American Collectors Insurance Unveils New Look For Brand
American Collectors Insurance, a leading insurer of collector cars and collectibles, announced the launch of its new brand which includes a new logo, color scheme, and website. American Collectors Insurance has been insuring collector cars and other collectibles for over 40 years. They are known as the experts in the c ... Continue reading
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