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Gov. Pence joins GEICO for grand opening of its new office in Indianapolis

Gov. Pence joins GEICO for grand opening of its new office in Indianapolis

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joined GEICO's Chairman and CEO Tony Nicely and Berkshire Hathaway's Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett this morning for grand opening ceremonies at GEICO's new Greater Indianapolis office. ... Continue reading

2014 BMW i3 EV US MSRP Announced

2014 BMW i3 EV US MSRP Announced

The Ultimate Driving Machine® in a new era of sustainability Woodcliff Lake, NJ – 3:00 am EDT/12:00 am PDT July 22, 2013… BMW today announced pricing for the ground-breaking BMW i3 electric vehicle. The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (without Destination & Handling) in the US will be $41,350, b ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Supercharged France to Be Key Player in Electric Vehicle Battery Production Boom

Research and Markets: Supercharged France to Be Key Player in Electric Vehicle Battery Production Boom

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electric Vehicle Battery Market - Market Size, Investment Analysis, and Forecast to 2020" report to their offering. 'Electric Vehicle Battery Market - Market Size, Investment Analysis, and Forecast to 2020' A strong manufacturing base and incentives for the purcha ... Continue reading

Georgia Manufacturing Employment Rises 1.6% over Past Year

Georgia Manufacturing Employment Rises 1.6% over Past Year

For the second year in a row, industrial employment in Georgia posted a gain, according to the 2014 Georgia Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Georgia gained 7,769 manufacturing jobs from May 2012 to May 2013, or 1.6% - - more t ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Makes Car Appraisal Tool Available to Dealer Web Sites

Edmunds.com Makes Car Appraisal Tool Available to Dealer Web Sites

Car dealers now have a new way to engage and build trust with visitors to their Web sites, thanks to a new online tool from Edmunds.com, the premier resource for car shopping and automotive information. Edmunds.com's True Market Value (TMV) Trade-In Tool is a widget for dealer Web sites that allows shoppers to obtain a ... Continue reading

Lexus "Amazing Mix" Promotion Launches, Site Nominated For FWA Site Of The Day

Lexus "Amazing Mix" Promotion Launches, Site Nominated For FWA Site Of The Day

An innovative new website and interactive promotion has launched as part of the cross-media campaign for the entirely new 2014 Lexus IS sport sedan. The Amazing Mix site presents a stunning video board where the new Lexus IS sedan is front and center. By using the keyboard, the scene's visuals and audio elements change ... Continue reading

Coates International Home Generators May Only Need Water As Fuel To Operate And Prepares Online Video Demonstrating Operation Of A Coates CSRV 14 Horsepower Engine Running On Hydrogen Generated From The Coates Hydrogen Splitting Reactor

Coates International Home Generators May Only Need Water As Fuel To Operate And Prepares Online Video Demonstrating Operation Of A Coates CSRV 14 Horsepower Engine Running On Hydrogen Generated From The Coates Hydrogen Splitting Reactor

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ--July 18, 2013: Coates International –Coates International, Ltd. (the "Company") has developed its first hydrogen reactor which is capable of splitting the molecules in ordinary tap water to generate Hydroxy gas. The Hydroxy Gas is harvested from the tap water on demand by the hydrogen splitting ... Continue reading

New Survey Indicates Most US Drivers Are Aware Of The Dangers Of Texting And Driving Yet Many Do It Anyway

New Survey Indicates Most US Drivers Are Aware Of The Dangers Of Texting And Driving Yet Many Do It Anyway

National car donation charity Kars4Kids releases new data on the battle to end texting and driving A new Kars4Kids survey revealed that despite high awareness and knowledge (97.8 percent) of the dangers of texting while driving among drivers, many U.S. adults and teens still engage in the deadly behavior anyway. The su ... Continue reading

2014 Chevy Impala Earns Highest Possible Safety Score from NHTSA

2014 Chevy Impala Earns Highest Possible Safety Score from NHTSA

Advanced technology helps new Impala earn top safety score - Safety first is not just a good mantra for grade school shop class, it also is a rallying cry for the 2014 Chevy Impala in Plainfield, IL, as the new flagship sedan recently earned a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat ... Continue reading

SORL Auto Parts Announces New Independent Registered Accounting Firm

SORL Auto Parts Announces New Independent Registered Accounting Firm

SORL Auto Parts, Inc. ("SORL" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive brake systems as well as other key safety-related auto parts in China, today announced that it has engaged MaloneBailey, LLP ("MaloneBailey") as the Company's new principal independent registered accounting firm with i ... Continue reading

Hino Trucks Elevates Service With New Preventive Care Program

Hino Trucks Elevates Service With New Preventive Care Program

Hino Trucks announces a new preventive service care program for their 195 diesel model trucks called HinoCare. The two-year or 60,000 mile service program is available on all 2013MY and 2014MY 195 and 195 double cab trucks delivered between July 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 and is free of charge to the customer. While Hi ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Captiva SUV Shows Its Green Credentials

Chevrolet Captiva SUV Shows Its Green Credentials

Achieves fuel economy of 6.6 liters/100 km in GM China Consumer Fuel-Saving Challenge XINING “Chevrolet Captiva SUV owners participated in the second leg of the 2013 GM China Consumer Fuel-Saving Challenge in Xining, Qinghai, on July 20. ... Continue reading

Magenta First of 2014 Chevrolet Sonic Limited Edition Colors

Magenta First of 2014 Chevrolet Sonic Limited Edition Colors

Cool Blue to follow as palate gains importance with small car buyers DETROIT “ The 2014 Chevrolet Sonic will be available in two limited-edition colors as the brand continues to scour design products seeking the 'individualist' consumer. ... Continue reading

A Major Gift for San Diego Police Foundation from Ace Parking of San Diego

A Major Gift for San Diego Police Foundation from Ace Parking of San Diego

Ace Parking of San Diego has given the San Diego Police Foundation a major gift of $15,000 for purchasing police bicycles. -- On September 17, 2012, the San Diego Police Department held a special press conference to announce an exciting gift from Ace Parking of San Diego. The announcement of Ace Parking of San Diego's ... Continue reading

AT&T and Audiovox Further the Realization of the Connected Car

AT&T and Audiovox Further the Realization of the Connected Car

AT&T Network to Power Audiovox Telematics and Location-Based Service System DALLAS AT&T* today announced an agreement with Audiovox Electronics Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of VOXX International (NASDAQ :VOXX) to provide network connectivity to an Audiovox telematics and location-based service system designed to hel ... Continue reading

American Osteopathic Association Supports Banning Distracted Driving

American Osteopathic Association Supports Banning Distracted Driving

Approximately 660,000 drivers use cell phones or electronic devices while driving, according to a recent survey from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To help keep drivers safe, the American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates voted today to continu ... Continue reading

CTEK Appoints New CEO to Strengthen Global Position

CTEK Appoints New CEO to Strengthen Global Position

CTEK, a global battery maintenance and care brand, has announced the recent appointment of its new CEO, Jon Lind. He will be based at CTEK's Headquarters in Vikmanshyttan, Sweden for his new role. Jon brings with him a wealth of senior management experience, previously holding the position of Managing Director of Delln ... Continue reading

Apple 'I' - Too Late and Too Limited for the Automotive Market, Says Frost & Sullivan

Apple 'I' - Too Late and Too Limited for the Automotive Market, Says Frost & Sullivan

Consumer electronics giant taps a niche segment; the challenge is to balance with current OEMs' developments LONDON, July 22, 2013 -- Consumer electronics giant Apple has unveiled the new IOS 7 for the automotive industry with notable changes to the interface and improved voice capabilities of personal assistant SIRI. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Canada Chooses ScreenScape To Power Video Displays in the Showroom

Hyundai Canada Chooses ScreenScape To Power Video Displays in the Showroom

Place-based media network expected to reach more than 100 dealerships by 2014 Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. (Hyundai Canada) announced today it is partnering with ScreenScape Networks ("ScreenScape"), the leading provider of network-centric digital signage solutions, to power video displays in Hyundai showrooms and parts & ... Continue reading

Ford Steps Up as First Automaker to Join Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program in India

Ford Steps Up as First Automaker to Join Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program in India

Ford, with two plants in Chennai, India, is first automaker to sign on to voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program for all industries established by India-based organizations Ford already voluntarily reports greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina Reporting CO2 emiss ... Continue reading

Limited Edition Red Bull Megane Set To Fly

Limited Edition Red Bull Megane Set To Fly

The Megane Renaultsport is already hailed by many as the ultimate hot hatch, so the arrival of a new Formula One inspired and Red Bull Racing-branded limited edition is set to ensure it flies even more than the standard model. ... Continue reading

Mazda MX-5 Named 'Most Reliable New Sportscar' by Which?

Mazda MX-5 Named 'Most Reliable New Sportscar' by Which?

The Mazda MX-5 has been named as 'Britain's most reliable new sportscar' in the 2013 Which? Car Survey - the biggest survey of car satisfaction and reliability conducted in the UK. ... Continue reading

Dacia Duster Black Edition

Dacia Duster Black Edition

The 'shockingly affordable' Dacia Duster is now available in a Goodwood Festival of Speed special Black Edition. ... Continue reading

The Getaway Cars: Mini Unveils Three New Overnight Solutions For The Weekend Warrior

The Getaway Cars: Mini Unveils Three New Overnight Solutions For The Weekend Warrior

The trio each reflect different aspects of the rise in popularity of camping and festivals, creating a choice of premium home-from-home options for the enthusiastic traveller. ... Continue reading

Fiat Launches 'You Wear' - A World-First Facebook Fashion App That Reveals What Colour You Wear Most Often

Fiat Launches 'You Wear' - A World-First Facebook Fashion App That Reveals What Colour You Wear Most Often

Fiat UK is today (19 July) launching 'You Wear', a new Facebook App that analyses your tagged Facebook photos to discover what colour you wear most, what that might mean about you and therefore what colour Fiat 500 you're best matched with. ... Continue reading

BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo

BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo

BMW Group Australia has announced September 1st 2013 as the on-sale date for its newest variant, the 3 Series Gran Turismo. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Slovakia Records a Successful First Half of 2013

Kia Motors Slovakia Records a Successful First Half of 2013

Kia Motors Slovakia recorded a 6 per cent year-on-year increase in production, producing 158,900 cars at its Zilina, Slovakia, facility during the first half of 2013. ... Continue reading

Pop goes the Mirage. Miss out and you'll be Green with Envy

Pop goes the Mirage. Miss out and you'll be Green with Envy

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) welcomes the limited edition 'Pop Green' Mirage LS 'Plus Pack'. ... Continue reading

England wins Classic test at Shannons MotorEx Sale

England wins Classic test at Shannons MotorEx Sale

Classic and veteran English cars took victory over their Australian and American counterparts in Shannons Custom & Collectable Auction at Meguiar's MotorEx on July 21, making a major contribution to the event's bottom line of nearly $1 million. ... Continue reading

2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited Review by Carey Russ

2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited Review by Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS From its introduction for model year 1995 through 2012, Toyota's flagship Avalon sedan was primarily a car made in America for American luxury car buyers. Read that "American luxury car buyers" as people who appreciated the traditional American luxury car, as built from the 1950s t ... Continue reading

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