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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Statement from Steve Page Regarding Jeff Gordon’s Retirement Announcement

Statement from Steve Page Regarding Jeff Gordon’s Retirement Announcement

SONOMA, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2015) – The following is a statement from Sonoma Raceway President and General Manager Steve Page regarding this morning’s announcement that Jeff Gordon will retire from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing after the 2015 season. “As promoters we are supposed to be neutral observers, ... Continue reading

NHTSA: Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Recommended Vehicle Advanced Technology Features

NHTSA: Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Recommended Vehicle Advanced Technology Features

Print NHTSA 02-15 January 22, 2015 Contact: Catherine Howden, 202-366-9550, Public.Affairs@dot.gov WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to add two cutting-edge automatic emergency braking systems to the recommended advanced ... Continue reading

Nation's Auto Industry Drives To Capitol Hill For Made Across America Celebration

Nation's Auto Industry Drives To Capitol Hill For Made Across America Celebration

Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) welcome a historic gathering of vehicles Jan. 21 to Capitol Hill at the culmination of "Made Across America." Kicking off the Washington DC Auto Show, vehicles from nearly every automotive-final-assembly plant drove to Capitol Hill from factories across the country ... Continue reading

Five Chevys Win Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award

Five Chevys Win Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award

Sports cars and SUV top categories, pickups take Top 10 overall honors SAN FRANCISCO -- January 22, 2015; Kelley Blue Book today awarded Best Resale Value Awards to five Chevrolet models. Camaro, Corvette and Tahoe topped their categories while the Colorado and Silverado earned awards for being in the Top 10 overall of ... Continue reading

Cadillac Pioneers Advanced Mixed-Material Manufacturing

Cadillac Pioneers Advanced Mixed-Material Manufacturing

CT6 to be constructed with state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques WASHINGTON, DC -- Janaury 22, 2015: Cadillac will use the auto industry’s most comprehensive and advanced mixed-material manufacturing techniques to build its all-new CT6 top-of-range sedan, allowing creation of a top-of-range large luxury sedan ... Continue reading

Cadillac Discusses U.S. Dealer Network Development

Cadillac Discusses U.S. Dealer Network Development

WASHINGTON, DC -- January 22, 2015: As part of Cadillac’s overall mission to expand and elevate within the premium automotive sector, the brand today outlined its strategy to upgrade its U.S. dealer network. Speaking at both the Washington, D.C. Auto Show today, and this weekend’s annual National Auto Dealers ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Spark EV Plugs into Maryland

Chevrolet Spark EV Plugs into Maryland

Customer demand drives addition of East Coast; features locally sourced drive unit WASHINGTON, DC -- January 22, 2015: Chevrolet will start selling the Spark EV in Maryland this spring, expanding the pure electric mini-car’s “range” to the East Coast. The Spark EV is the most efficient U.S. retail electr ... Continue reading

Nissan Celebrates Dads in Lead-Up to Super Bowl XLIX Through #withdad Campaign

Nissan Celebrates Dads in Lead-Up to Super Bowl XLIX Through #withdad Campaign

Celebrity YouTube Content Creators Power the #WITHDAD Campaign in Unique Partnership Between Nissan and Google NASHVILLE, TN -- January 22, 2015: Nissan today unveiled a unique marketing campaign as part of the company’s run-up to advertising in Super Bowl XLIX, the first time the automaker has advertised during t ... Continue reading

Expanded NRG eVgo Network Takes Electric Vehicle Drivers Further Than Ever Before

Expanded NRG eVgo Network Takes Electric Vehicle Drivers Further Than Ever Before

NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. , continues to make life easier for electric vehicle (EV) drivers on a national scale, with its ambitious expansion of the largest Fast Charger network in the nation. With NRG eVgo’s Fast Charger network, drivers have better access to more charging choices, enabling them ... Continue reading

AutoTrader Study Shows that Car Buyers are More Decided on Vehicle When They First Visit a Dealership

AutoTrader Study Shows that Car Buyers are More Decided on Vehicle When They First Visit a Dealership

Used car buyers showing the biggest increase year-over-year on how decided they are on make/model prior to their dealership visit. ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2015 -- According to AutoTrader.com's 2015 Automotive Buyer Influence Study, more car buyers have already decided on the vehicle they want to purchase when they first visi ... Continue reading

Active Safety Features Drive Electric Power Steering in North American Vehicles

Active Safety Features Drive Electric Power Steering in North American Vehicles

Three in four cars will incorporate the technology by 2021 with rack EPS seeing maximum demand MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 22, 2015 -- Despite a slow start, electric power steering (EPS) is making waves in the North American automotive market. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are shifting from electro-hydraulic ... Continue reading

Used Vehicle Market Research and Forecast to be Presented at 2015 NADA Convention and Expo in San Francisco

Used Vehicle Market Research and Forecast to be Presented at 2015 NADA Convention and Expo in San Francisco

NADA Used Car Guide's current state of business and future plans will be highlighted SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On January 23 at 9 a.m., NADA Used Car Guide will co-host a media event with the National Automobile Dealer Association from the Moscone Center in San Francisco. NADA Used Car Gui ... Continue reading

FordDirect Announces Product Launch, Executive Speaking Session During NADA Convention

FordDirect Announces Product Launch, Executive Speaking Session During NADA Convention

FordDirect launches DealerConnection Elite Plus; Announces its General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Beth Hill, will speak on data privacy at annual conference DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 22, 2015 -- FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers, today announced the launch of its ne ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Launches New Campaign with Miranda Lambert Featuring Custom 'Roots and Wings' Song Written by Lambert Especially for Ram Brand

Ram Truck Launches New Campaign with Miranda Lambert Featuring Custom 'Roots and Wings' Song Written by Lambert Especially for Ram Brand

The Ram Truck brand launches a new marketing initiative this week featuring Grammy® Award-winner Miranda Lambert and a custom "Roots and Wings" song Lambert wrote exclusively for the campaign. The campaign includes television, print, digital, social media and long-form video elements and is the next phase of the par ... Continue reading

Jaguar Launches XF-R Sport Black

Jaguar Launches XF-R Sport Black

The Jaguar XF range now offers better value for money than ever thanks to a host of enhanced trim packages and the addition of a brand new derivative: the R-Sport Black. Featuring a comprehensive list of specification enhancements, including 20” Black Kalimnos alloy wheels and 770w Meridian Surround Sound system, ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motorstudio Moscow Opens

Hyundai Motorstudio Moscow Opens

First overseas Hyundai Motorstudio brand showroom Multi-space experience provides visitors with immersive Hyundai experience MOSCOW -- January 20, 2015: Hyundai Motor has officially opened today the Hyundai Motorstudio Moscow, the first new overseas brand space and also Hyundai’s first non-sales showroom in the Ru ... Continue reading

Toyota RND Concept: Sneak Preview

Toyota RND Concept: Sneak Preview

First details of new model released ahead of world debut next week Toyota is breaking with motor industry convention by revealing a new product outside the familiar surroundings of an international motor show. Instead its new RND Concept will make its world debut in the UK on 26th January, ready for fast-track developm ... Continue reading

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