5 Tips to Help Your Teenager Drive Smarter
Road crashes continue to be a leading cause of death among teenagers in Ontario. One element that has been proven to make a difference is the active involvement of parents in properly educating their teen on the topic of safe driving. G1.ca would like to encourage parents and teens to sign the Parent Driver Contract. T ... Continue reading
Young People Prevent Texting and Driving With Thumb Socks
Texting and driving is one of the most prevalent causes of fatal car crashes for teens in the U.S., More than half of the teens polled in a recent safe driving survey admit to using their phone while operation their vehicles.[1] Studies show that scare tactics are not always effective and can often backfire [2] DoSomet ... Continue reading
Automotive CEOs (79 percent) believe that technological advances will transform business in the next five years, according the PwC's 17th Annual Global CEO Survey, titled 'Fit for growth: The automotive industryâWhere it's going and how it plans to get there.' In addition, 57 percent of automotive CEOs currently h ... Continue reading
GM and OnStar Aim to Help Buckle Up America
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâs âClick it or Ticketâ public safety campaign opens this year amid the first increase in fatalities in five years for unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants. General Motors and OnStar are joining in the effort to get people to buckle up whenever theyâ ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book Introduces First-Ever Used Car Fair Purchase Price Based on Actual Transaction Data
Consumers no longer receive just a single value when researching a vehicle's worth during the buying or selling process on KBB.com. Today, Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com,is introducing range-based pricing for used-car values, following the debut of its new-car ranged-based values in October 2013. Kelley Blue Book, The Tr ... Continue reading
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that it has partnered with Gridscape Solutions, a software and service company that specializes in designing and developing a broad range of smart energy solutions, to integrate Nissan's DC ... Continue reading
Dodge Unleashes Most Powerful Challenger Ever
New 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat features the all-new supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® â the most powerful V-8 engine Chrysler Group LLC has ever produced New Challenger SRT's standard 392 HEMI V8 delivers 485 horsepower and 475 lb.-ft. of peak torque Segment-first TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmissio ... Continue reading
Innovative Multimedia Series Illustrates How LoJack Works With Law Enforcement Partners, Highlighting Auto Theft Expertise and Success Tracking Stolen Vehicles CANTON, MA--May 20, 2014: LoJack Corporation , a provider of vehicle theft recovery and advanced fleet management solutions, today announced the debut of its ne ... Continue reading
Carma Carpooling Expands in Austin
Due to overwhelming success in Northwest Austin, Carma Carpooling, the real-time carpooling network, is expanding its toll benefits program for carpoolers to the newly opened Manor Expressway. Carma celebrated its expansion with local businesses and community leaders at the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's " ... Continue reading
Ford is on the hunt to find individuals who best embody the spirit and passion of the all-new Ford Mustang with the kickoff of its #MustangAndMe contest - One grand prize winner will be awarded the keys to a 2015 Ford Mustang - Consumers are encouraged to enter the BET Awards #MustangAndMe contest by submitting an orig ... Continue reading
Outcast Network Unleashes The FIAT Brand's "Godzilla" Spot
Outcast, the largest and fastest growing television network at the pump, announced today that it will unleash the FIAT brand's "Godzilla" movie tie-in spot across its 21,000+ high definition screens. Outcast's monthly audience of 38 million active, on-the-go viewers rivals the delivery of top broadcast TV shows, while ... Continue reading
Toyota celebrates 100,000 UK Hybrid sales
On 19 October 2000, the first day of the British International Motor Show, Toyota launched UK sales of its first-generation Prius. Fourteen years later it is celebrating 100,000 hybrids sold nationwide, confirmation that its clean, efficient and smooth powertrain technology is now an accepted and popular part of the ma ... Continue reading
Ford Fiesta Voted UK Car of the Year
The Ford Fiesta has been crowned The Telegraph's Car of the Year, beating a variety of more expensive models. The accolade follows voting by Telegraph readers to decide their favourite cars in seven categories in the run-up to the newspaper and websiteâs Festival of Motoring last week. After reader votes had be ... Continue reading
New Models Drive Job Growth at Bentley
Over 140 new positions to strengthen core skills 90 engineers to work on new vehicle projects More than 50 apprentices form part of new apprenticeship scheme (Crewe, 19 May 2014) Bentley Motors has today announced it is creating over 140 new jobs at its headquarters in Crewe. Recruitment includes 90 skilled engineers a ... Continue reading
Van of the Year Award Has New Contestents
Twelve new vans launched this year in Europe from individual brands and joint-ventures between manufacturers will contest the most coveted prize in the business â The International Van of the Year Award (IVotY). The judging panel consisting of 25 leading journalists from Europeâs top commercial vehicle public ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Hands Over 3.25 million vehicles in four months / +6.4 per cent*
848,500 units delivered in April / +8.2 per cent* ► Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: âPleasing start to second quarter. Global market conditions presenting mixed picture.â Wolfsburg--May 19, 2014: The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.25 (January-April 2013: 3.05; +6.4 per cent)* million vehi ... Continue reading
New BMW Models Are Ready to for Ordering in the UK
The standard specification for this latest edition to the BMW range has now been confirmed and includes: Automatic tailgate, two-zone automatic air conditioning, rear Park Distance Control, BMW Emergency Call, 40:20:40 split folding rear seat with electronic folding functionality and 60:40 sliding rear bench. Additiona ... Continue reading
Merecedes-Benz W 124 E-Class Triumphs with Honest John
The W 124 series was named Classic Car of the Year at the fourth annual Honest John Awards last night. The award recognises the vehicleâs popularity among readers of the Honest John classic car page which receives over 600,000 page visits per month. Keith Adams, Editor for Honest John Classics, commented: âTh ... Continue reading
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