Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technology Could Transform Highway Safety, says Expert Panel
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Technology & Connected Cars Can Save Lives, Time & the Environment Global Automakers convened an expert panel to discuss how Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications could potentially save lives, time and the environment. Global Automakers President and CEO, John Bozzella, who moderated the even ... Continue reading
Understanding Vehicle Maintenance Needs is Challenging for Motorists
AAA surveyed its network of AAA Approved Auto Repair facilities to identify the maintenance items frequently missed by motorists. -- Eighty-eight percent of repair shops find that drivers miss brake fluid maintenance, but only 35 percent find vehicles are behind on their oil changes. Changes in maintenance schedules du ... Continue reading
The Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (FNGVC) announced today that the state's recently created natural gas vehicle incentive program produced 1,820 jobs and $68 million in wages in the state. Economist Hank Fishkind of Fishkind & Associates supplied the figures for this follow-up analysis of a 2012 report his firm ... Continue reading
North American International Auto Show Announces 2015 High School Poster Contest
Cash prizes will be awarded to 16 Michigan student winners The North American International Auto Show 2015 (NAIAS) announced today the launch of its annual poster contest in connection with the NAIAS next January. The contest was established to engage the creative minds of Michigan's students and encourage careers in a ... Continue reading
As agricultural and construction manufacturers increasingly accommodate the use of biodiesel fuels in their vehicles, components used to seal engines and transmissions against contamination and leaks must be made of tested, validated elastomeric materials that withstand unique operating conditions or they will prematur ... Continue reading
Stolen IDs Being Used to Steal Cars
NICB launches new series to highlight growing trend in "financial fraud" auto theft Forget hot-wiring. As new technology makes it harder to steal cars the old-fashioned way, today's thieves are using more sophisticated "white-collar" methods to get their hands on a set of wheels, according to the National Insurance Cri ... Continue reading
AutoNation Announces Highest Quarterly Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales since Q3 2006
Third Quarter Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 84,225, up 10% over Third Quarter 2013 - Reported retail new vehicle unit sales in September 2014 were 24,081, best September since 2007(1) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Oct. 2, 2014: AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it repor ... Continue reading
CarCharging Partners with the City of Houston
Largest Electric Vehicle Charging Services Company Selected to Own and Operate More Than 70 Blink EV Charging Stations Throughout Houston, Texas Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging" or the "Company"), the largest provider, owner, and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced today ... Continue reading
LIVE Press Conferences From 2014 Paris Motor Show +VIDEO
Continuous LIVE Broadcasts from the 2014 Paris Motor Show ... Continue reading
Results for three large luxury cars put through the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetyâs small overlap front test for the first time are a mixed bag, with the Infiniti Q70 achieving a good rating, the Lincoln MKS earning a poor rating, and the BMW 5 series earning a marginal. The MKS and 5 series are the worst ... Continue reading
LIVE From Paris Motor Show: Mercedes-AMG GT Interview at 11 AM +VIDEO
The Auto Channel's Henny Hemmes Talks with Mercedes Execs PARIS - October 2, 2014: One of the biggest stories at this year's Paris Motor Show is the public's viewing of the exciting new Mercedes-AMG GT sports car. Today, at 11:45 AM ET (8:45 AM pacific), The Auto Channel's Senior European Correspondent will interview M ... Continue reading
Nissan Adds More Choice and Value to Award-Winning Qashqai Range
New n-tec grade adds further choice and true value to award-winning Qashqai range Builds on Acenta Premium value proposition with greater levels of style and technology â grade starting price unchanged at £21,700 Standard specification including 18-inch alloys, Around View Monitor, automatic folding mirrors and ... Continue reading
All-New Nissan X-Trail Receives Five-Star EuroNCAP Ratings
Innovative Safety Shield technologies in the new X-Trail help to avoid accidents Organisation praises new X-Trail for high protection levels and safety systems New X-Trail features a host of safety features, including Safety Shield Juke and Qashqai crossovers also enjoy five-star EuroNCAP ratings Paris, 1 October 2014: ... Continue reading
Land Rover Discovery Sport has a Dramatic Entrance at the Paris Motor Show
Discovery Sport unveiled in dramatic dynamic fashion on an 80-metre barge on the River Seine in central Paris Surprise appearance from supermodel and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Unveil stunt featured seven pairs of giant Wellington boots to bring to life Discovery Sportâs â5+2â seven seat versatili ... Continue reading
Subaru Levorg Winds Good Design Award
Judges praise Subaru for staying true to design of Levorg concept Subaru Levorg under consideration for European market Subaru has today announced that the Subaru Levorg has won the âGood Design Award 2014â from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP). The Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer, recently launched ... Continue reading
The New Jaguar XE --The Sports Saloon Redefined
The new Jaguar XE: the driverâs car in the global mid-size saloon segment Aluminium-intensive monocoque â the first in its class Dynamic design, classic rear-drive stance Smallest, lightest, stiffest Jaguar saloon Most aerodynamic Jaguar ever: Cd 0.26 Double wishbone and Integral Link suspension for precise h ... Continue reading
Nissan Cleans up European Cities with World's First Car-Powered Graffiti
Nissan LEAF powered âReverse Graffitiâ street art in London and Hamburg Mass-scale mural imagines cleaner capital cities, without car fumes The artwork is on show in London Waterloo and on the banks of the St. Annenufer canal LONDON--Nissan is highlighting Europeâs battle with air quality by using the 10 ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Sends Autonomous Automobiles onto the USA's Most Extensive Testing Ground
As one of the first automobile manufacturers permitted to do so, Mercedes-Benz has been testing autonomously driving automobiles on public roads in the US state of California since September. In addition, the company will from now on also use Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS), the largest test bed site in the US, fo ... Continue reading
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