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2015 Nissan JUKE NISMO and JUKE NISMO RS Press Kit: Overview

2015 Nissan JUKE NISMO and JUKE NISMO RS Press Kit: Overview

2015 Nissan JUKE Press Kit JUKE NISMO RS features 215 horsepower, 210 lb-ft of torque and Helical Limited-Slip Differential (manual transmission), along with added structural rigidity and sport brakes JUKE NISMO and JUKE NUSMO RS include 18-inch NISMO aluminum-alloy wheels, NISMO bodywork with red NISMO exterior accent ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan JUKE Press Kit: Overview

2015 Nissan JUKE Press Kit: Overview

Revised exterior design features standard LED Signature Accent Lamps, projector beam headlights, bold new colors New available technology includes NissanConnect℠ with Navigation and Mobile Apps and Around View® Monitor with Moving Object Detection RearView Monitor, Nissan Intelligent Key® with Push Button Start, Bl ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan JUKE Announcement Prices and Specs

2015 Nissan JUKE Announcement Prices and Specs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan announced U.S. pricing for the new 2015 Nissan JUKE sport cross, which features a revised exterior and enhanced standard equipment – plus a new JUKE "Color Studio" personalization program. The 2015 JUKE goes on sale today at Nissan dealers nationwide, following its North American deb ... Continue reading

2014 Honda Odyssey Ony Minivan to Retain IIHS Top Safety Pick +

2014 Honda Odyssey Ony Minivan to Retain IIHS Top Safety Pick +

2014 Honda Odyssey Remains the Only Minivan to Achieve Top Rating of GOOD in IIHS Small Overlap Frontal Test Earning a TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014 – The 2014 Honda Odyssey is the only minivan to earn the highest possible ratings of GOOD in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (I ... Continue reading

BMW i3 Named Green Car Journal's 2015 Green Car of the Year +Review

BMW i3 Named Green Car Journal's 2015 Green Car of the Year +Review

BMW i3 NAMED GREEN CAR JOURNAL'S 2015 GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR* Milestone Carbon Fiber Electric Car Wins the Auto Industry's Most Important Environmental Award at Los Angeles Auto Show LOS ANGELES, CA (November 20, 2014) - BMW's i3, an innovative electric car built with a lightweight carbon fiber passenger cell and an alu ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV - Specs and Features

Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV - Specs and Features

Cypress, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014; Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today unveiled the futuristic Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV during the Mitsubishi press conference at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Featuring bold styling and a performance-oriented yet highly efficient plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) dr ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf SportWagen HyMotion Debuts at LA Auto Show with Hydrogen Fuel Cell +VIDEO

Volkswagen Golf SportWagen HyMotion Debuts at LA Auto Show with Hydrogen Fuel Cell +VIDEO

Golf SportWagen HyMotion transfers fuel cell technology to high-volume production Golf is the world's first car to offer all drive types that can be implemented today WOLFSBURG/LOS ANGELES -- November 20, 2014: Volkswagen has presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show the world premiere of the Golf SportWagen HyMotion †... Continue reading

Hyundai Genesis Receives "Luxury Car Of The Year" Award From Popular Mechanics

Hyundai Genesis Receives "Luxury Car Of The Year" Award From Popular Mechanics

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2014 -- Hyundai's all-new 2015 Genesis earned the title of "Luxury Car of the Year" in Popular Mechanics' annual Car of the Year Awards. The award will be presented at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show and details on the win will be available in the December/January issue of Popular Mechanics now ava ... Continue reading

Hyundai Genesis Earns 2015 ALG Residual Value Award

Hyundai Genesis Earns 2015 ALG Residual Value Award

Redesigned Genesis Predicted to Hold Value Better than Competing Models LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2014 -- Hyundai's all-new Genesis took the top spot in ALG's Residual Value Awards for the Premium Full-Size Car segment. The 2015 Genesis is projected to retain the highest percentage of its original price after the typical o ... Continue reading

2015 Kia K900 Named 'International Car of the Year'

2015 Kia K900 Named 'International Car of the Year'

K900 Recognized for Distinctive Design, Advanced Technology and Unmatched Luxury -- 2015 K900 luxury sedan earns top honors from Road & Travel Magazine International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury -- Kia claims unprecedented third consecutive ICOTY victory with new flagship sedan LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2014 -- In conjunct ... Continue reading

AAA Forecasts 46.3 Million Americans to Travel This Thanksgiving; Most Since 2007

AAA Forecasts 46.3 Million Americans to Travel This Thanksgiving; Most Since 2007

AAA Forecasts 46.3 Million Americans to Travel this Thanksgiving; Most Since 2007 AAA Travel reports nearly 46.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend, the highest number for the holiday season since 2007. This is a 4.2 percent jump from last year. Almost 90 percent o ... Continue reading

MINI CitySurfer Concept

MINI CitySurfer Concept

MINI City Surfer Concept ... Continue reading

2015 Toyota Prius c --Highest Fuel Economy of Any Vehicle Without a Plug

2015 Toyota Prius c --Highest Fuel Economy of Any Vehicle Without a Plug

53 MPG City / 50 MPG Combined in Toyota’s Most Affordable Hybrid Distinctive Youthful Design Appeals to All Ages Aggressive, Sportier Look With LED Headlights and Newly Designed Taillights Upgraded Interiors and Available Technology Features Sized Like A Subcompact Outside, a Larger Compact Inside Available With T ... Continue reading

Scion iM Concept Debut - Doug Murtha Tells All at the LA Auto Show +VIDEO

Scion iM Concept Debut - Doug Murtha Tells All at the LA Auto Show +VIDEO

2014 Los Angeles Auto Show Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Doug Murtha, Vice President, Scion Division Good afternoon and thanks for joining us. I have to say, I’m really happy to be here in LA and not just because it’s right in Scion’s backyard…it’s also MY backyard. I grew up not too far from he ... Continue reading

Next-Gen Chevy Volt Offers More User-Friendly Charging

Next-Gen Chevy Volt Offers More User-Friendly Charging

GPS makes charging more convenient Portable charger is easier to access Intuitive visual cues show charge status DETROIT -- November 19, 2014: If there’s one thing Chevrolet Volt owners love about their cars, it’s being able to recharge the battery easily. Evidence of that is a U.S. Department of Energy study ... Continue reading

2014 LA Auto Show: Chevrolet Introduces Colorado ZR2 Concept +VIDEO

2014 LA Auto Show: Chevrolet Introduces Colorado ZR2 Concept +VIDEO

Aggressively styled, more capable and driven by new 2.8L Duramax diesel engine LOS ANGELES – Chevrolet today introduced the Colorado ZR2 concept – a vision of how Chevrolet could take the all-new midsize truck’s off-road capability to the next level. It also showcases the new 2.8L Duramax diesel engine t ... Continue reading

Honda Supporting Growth of California Hydrogen Network with Financial Support to FirstElement Fuel

Honda Supporting Growth of California Hydrogen Network with Financial Support to FirstElement Fuel

Honda contribution of $13.8 million will further expand and accelerate the network of public hydrogen refueling stations - Funding could enable FirstElement to add at least 12 stations to its California hydrogen network TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014 -- Seeking to expand California's public hydrogen refueling station ... Continue reading

The 2015 Mazda3 and 2015 Mazda6 have been named to Car and Driver's 2015 10Best Cars List

The 2015 Mazda3 and 2015 Mazda6 have been named to Car and Driver's 2015 10Best Cars List

The 2015 Mazda3 and 2015 Mazda6 have been named to Car and Driver's 2015 10Best Cars list, marking the 31st and 32nd times a Mazda vehicle has been awarded a spot on the long-running, highly coveted Top Ten list. This also records the brand's 13th consecutive annual appearance. Mazda is the only company to have two car ... Continue reading

Honda Accord Wins Car and Driver Magazine 2015 10Best Cars Award

Honda Accord Wins Car and Driver Magazine 2015 10Best Cars Award

Accord recognized for record 29th time since 1983 TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014 -- For a record 29th time in the 31-year history of the award, Car and Driver magazine has named the Honda Accord to its prestigious annual list of the 10Best Cars in America. "Once again, the Honda Accord is traveling down a road where n ... Continue reading

Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering Marks the 30th Birthday of Self-Driving Car Technology

Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering Marks the 30th Birthday of Self-Driving Car Technology

PITTSBURGH--The College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will celebrate 30 years of self-driving car technology on November 20. “The evolution of AV technology at Carnegie Mellon is a remarkable success story that epitomizes how innovation advances when engineers, computer scientists and robotics ... Continue reading

Infiniti enters 'SYNAPTIQ' in 11th Annual Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge

Infiniti enters 'SYNAPTIQ' in 11th Annual Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge

Infiniti’s SYNAPTIQ is a unique human-machine interface, a vision of how people will connect with their vehicles in 2029 SYNAPTIQ features a modular design using augmented reality, 3D hologram and wearable technologies The SYNAPTIQ driver stays in one cockpit environment for three different street, off-road or air ... Continue reading

Maserati 2015 Alfieri 2+2 Concept and Sportingly Redefined 2015 Quattroporte GTS at the Los Angeles Auto Show

Maserati 2015 Alfieri 2+2 Concept and Sportingly Redefined 2015 Quattroporte GTS at the Los Angeles Auto Show

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Maserati took center stage presenting its complete MY 2015 range including the sportingly redefined Quattroporte GTS and sensational Alfieri 2+2 concept, which made its Los Angeles, California premiere and impressed audiences around the world. The highly praised Ghibli performance sedan an ... Continue reading

Infiniti Q50 - Direct Adaptive Steering Awarded Again

Infiniti Q50 - Direct Adaptive Steering Awarded Again

Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan cites DAS List of awards worldwide keeps growing since 2013 launch HONG KONG -- November 19, 2014: The revolutionary Direct Adaptive Steering System, first introduced on the new Infiniti Q50 Sports Saloon, has been acknowledged in Japan as one of th ... Continue reading

PEUGEOT 308 Garners 2 More Accolades to its Impressive Awards Collection

PEUGEOT 308 Garners 2 More Accolades to its Impressive Awards Collection

2014 ranks as a great year for PEUGEOT COVENTRY, UK -- November 19, 2014: With the youngest product range of all in its 125-year history, PEUGEOT receives more praise PEUGEOT has once again revealed its impressive environmental credentials, with the 308 scooping two ‘green’ awards from different organisations ... Continue reading

Ford Plants Flag in Middle East & Africa with Live Action Event; New Mustang Unveiled on World'ss Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa

Ford Plants Flag in Middle East & Africa with Live Action Event; New Mustang Unveiled on World'ss Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa

Bill Ford helps inaugurate Ford’s latest business unit, Middle East and Africa, an exciting, vibrant region that represents the final frontier for growth in the auto industry Ford pledged to launch 25 vehicles in region by 2016, including the all-new Mustang debuting next year Industry sales in Middle East & Afric ... Continue reading

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