2015 Toyota Prius 3 Review by Steve Purdy +VIDEO
2015 TOYOTA PRIUS Review By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau By far the most popular and best selling hybrid is also a pioneer in the gas-electric hybrid car genre. Weâre talking about Toyotaâs popular Prius, of course, the top selling car in California. Dating from the 1990s Prius set the standar ... Continue reading
Third Quarter 2015 Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales Up 7% over Third Quarter 2014 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Oct. 2, 2015: AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it reported to automotive manufacturers, based on their respective sales transaction reporting standards, retail sal ... Continue reading
EPA Issues Potentially Costliest Regulations in History
The Environmental Protection Agency issued more stringent air quality standards for ground-level ozone, likely affecting the retail motor fuels market. âWASHINGTON October 2, 2015; NACS Online reported that on Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued more stringent air quality standards for ... Continue reading
Suzuki Exhibits at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show
Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced its exhibits for the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 (organised by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association), which will open to the public on 30 October until 8 November. The theme for Suzukis booth is SUZUKI NEXT 100. Suzuki will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 20 ... Continue reading
Car Color Is More Than Just Taste
Car Buyers Can Face Hard Color Decision Washington DC October 1, 2015; The AIADA newsletter reported that Wards believes that there is more to car color than color. Duck Egg Blue? Ford Freudian Gilt? Beluga Brown? Truffle Mica? These are real car colors. Kia dealer Phil Marzolf writes in Wards that today's dealership c ... Continue reading
Industrial Excellence Recognition for Bentley
Crowned European Industrial Excellence Award Champion Praised for colleague engagement and continued business success First British winner to be announced CREWE, UK -- October 2, 2015: Bentley Motors has been recognised for its commitment to excellence in manufacturing, after being named as the European Industrial Exce ... Continue reading
Range Rover Evoque Wireframes Take Over London
Wireframe sculptures preview worldâs first luxury compact SUV convertible Prestigious London locations including Harrods host unique models Full-size installations are 1:1 scale representation of Evoque Convertible Worldâs first compact luxury SUV Convertible to be revealed in November 2015 LONDON -- October ... Continue reading
PEUGEOT 208 Wins Real-World 2015 MPG Marathon
PEUGEOT has taken overall victory in this yearâs MPG Marathon, sponsored by Barclaycard Fuel+ in association with TMC with a brand-new 208 Diesel 5-door hatchback, driven in real-world driving conditions over 385 miles achieving an average fuel economy of 104.5mpg. Not only was it the highest MPG figure of any car ... Continue reading
U.S. September 2015 Auto Sales Reach Ten Year High
Washington DC October 2, 2015; AIADA released its MarketWatch sales report for September 2015 this morning, and the news is good. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) in August was 18.17 million units versus 16.52 million units a year ago. This is the highest reported SAAR since July 2005. Boosted by the addition ... Continue reading
Kia Sorento Tours with Forces TV for IRDC Rugby World Cup 2015
Kia Supports BFBS with a KX-3 Sorento BFBS Sport will host live coverage of the IRDC Rugby World Cup 2015 Partnership continues between Kia and Jon Knighton, Sports Editor of BFBS Forces TV, and several members of the team will be navigating a Kia Sorento KX-3 to different stadiums across the UK for the second Internat ... Continue reading
Auto Lab Car Call In Show Live From NY - October 3, 2015
Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading
Update for Volkswagen's Executive Meeting on September 20, 2015
In seven hours of intense discussions the Executive Committee of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG yesterday (September 30) discussed the current status with respect to the manipulation of diesel engine exhaust emissions. The Executive Committee will make proposals to the Supervisory Board concerning the further h ... Continue reading
In Elegant Black: Porsche Cayman Black Edition
Exclusive edition of 2016 Porsche Cayman in classic color combination Porsche is expanding the Black Edition line-up to include a new special edition of the Cayman. A strong complement inside the special edition series, which also includes the Boxster and the 911 Carrera, the Cayman Black Edition is distinguished with ... Continue reading
Another Term on the Daimler Board for Dr. Manfred Bischoff
The Supervisory Board is also to propose a further term of office for Petraea Heynike In its meeting on October 1, 2015, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG decided to propose to the Annual Shareholdersâ Meeting of Daimler AG that Dr. Manfred Bischoff be reelected to the Supervisory Board for a further period of o ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Actros with Highway Pilot - World Premiere on Public Roads
On the A8 between Denkendorf and Stuttgart airport Daimler Trucks is today having the world's first series-production truck to operate on an automated basis drive on the motorway. Together with the state of Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann, Dr Wolfgang Bernhard, Board Member of Daimler AG respon ... Continue reading
How Drivers Can Enhance Nighttime Visibility
Many drivers are considerably less comfortable driving at night than during the day. Statistics indicate that drivers' fears of driving at night are not unwarranted. According to the National Safety Council®, traffic death rates are three times greater at night than during the day, and the anxiety many drivers feel wh ... Continue reading
Lexus Expands Relationship with INRIX to Include Weather and Fuel Services
Lexus has extended its relationship with INRIX to equip its luxury cars with INRIX Weather and INRIX Fuel. The move will give Lexus drivers access to up-to-the-minute weather alerts and the ability to search for the lowest fuel prices nearby. These real-time services will be embedded into the navigation head units of n ... Continue reading
Built for Football Families" Campaign Showcases Kia's Largest and Most Capable Crossover Utility Vehicle - Series of ad spots set to run throughout the 2015-2016 NFL season on the number one primetime show on television - Supportive parents offer inner thoughts to common youth football situations IRVINE, CA -- Oct. 1, ... Continue reading
Toyota Mirai Flies Out of Showrooms
While the Toyota Mirai cannot literally fly, it is flying off the virtual shelf! Nearly 1,900 people have raised their hand for a Toyota Mirai, exceeding the expected initial production run of the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. The Mirai order request portal, which went live just two months ago, is now directing ... Continue reading
Entrepreneurs Rely on Flexible, Tech-Savvy Vehicles to Grow Small Businesses, Survey Shows
Small business owners often need vehicles that can do double duty helping them grow their businesses while keeping their busy families on the move, finds a new survey by Ford and Manta, an online resource dedicated to small business. Only 42 percent of respondents use their business vehicles for business reasons all ... Continue reading
Drone Footage of 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prototype Tackling Michigan Sand Dunes +Video
This summer an engineering prototype of the all-new 2017 F-150 Raptor tackled the dunes at Silver Lake, Mich., State Park. Redesigned, larger FOX Racing Shox with more suspension travel and all-new terrain management technology help F-150 Raptor tackle the toughest of surfaces. An available Torsen front differential in ... Continue reading
ASIMO Heads Honda Robotics Shows for Ohio STEM Students +VIDEO
Honda's commitment to encouraging the growth of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education among young students is now bringing those concepts off the page and into the real world â courtesy of Honda Robotics. For the first time, students from Central Ohio schools had the unique opportunity to see ... Continue reading
Toyota's September 2015 Sales Conference Notes
Joining us and speaking today will be: Bill Fay, Group Vice President and General Manager of the Toyota Division Jeff Bracken, Group Vice President and General Manager of the Lexus Division And also joining us for the first time today is: Andrew Gilleland, Vice President of Scion Division ... Continue reading
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