Sharing the Love; 2014 Subaru Forester Drive and Review by Larry Nutson
2014 Subaru Forester Sharing the Love By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_5426) "If you ask a Subaru owner what they think of their car, more times than not they'll tell you they love it," so says Subaru. At first blush it appears everyone loves Subaru. Now that might be a bit of an ove ... Continue reading
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. receives EPA WasteWise award for 4th consecutive year Nearly all Toyotaâs operational waste is reduced or recycled April 22, 2014 â Imagine lugging more than 1.9 million trash cans to the curb on trash day. Thatâs what Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) has avoided do ... Continue reading
GM Global Manufacturing steps up STEM support for youth
Each spring, General Motors employees around the world engage in a program that combines the excitement of a Grand Prix race, the spectacle of Carnival, and the intellectual heft of a TED conference. That program is the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) and GM, as a Founding Sponsor of FIRST® â For Inspi ... Continue reading
GM Shipping Ignition Parts and Dealer Repairs Underway
General Motors has shipped thousands of kits consisting of ignition switches, ignition cylinders and key sets for older model small cars subject to a safety recall. Letters were mailed last week to about 1.4 million owners of 2003-2007 models telling them to contact a GM dealer to make an appointment for repairs, which ... Continue reading
Honda Accord Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas Named to KBB.com's 10 Best Green Cars of 2014 List
Industry experts at KBB.com named the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid (http://automobiles.honda.com/accord-hybrid/) and the 2014 Honda Civic Natural Gas (http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-natural-gas/) to their annual list of the 10 Best Green Cars. The editors at Kelley Blue Book were impressed by the Accord Hybrid's superb ... Continue reading
Nissan Returns To Partner With The St. Jude Country Music Marathon & Half-Marathon
Nissan is once again partnering with the St. Jude Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon, which returns to Nashville on Saturday, April 26. The partnership between Nissan and the race, which is entering its sixth consecutive year, includes presenting sponsorship of the half-marathon. In addition, the 2014 Nissan Rogue wi ... Continue reading
Hyundai introduced its all-new seventh-generation 2015 Sonata at the New York International Auto Show. Following the incredible success of the outgoing Sonata, the all-new generation offers a more refined look through a new Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language, stiffer body structure, better ride quality, reduced nois ... Continue reading
With the final match concluded by a thrilling overtime win by Alegria, the most prominent Polo event in North America, the USPA Maserati U.S. Open Polo Championship®, the first polo tournament of the "Maserati Centennial Polo Tour" organized in collaboration with La Martina, wrapped up four weeks of high-goal polo at ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group has been included on the Top 50 or 25 Most Noteworthy lists eight times since the benchmarks were established in 2001 More than 1,000 companies participated in the 2014 DiversityInc Top 50 or 25 Most Noteworthy competition Chrysler Group's longstanding commitment to supplier diversity continues to differ ... Continue reading
Car Charging Group, Inc. (CarCharging) (OTCQB: CCGI), the largest owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that drivers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike can now recharge their electric cars at the service plazas located in Bowmansville and King of Prussia. The Bowmansville Service Plaza i ... Continue reading
Michigan Startup Develops Customized Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
Daryl Patrishkoff of Shelby Township, MI, has a vision for the American automotive industry. He firmly believes that our fuel of choice should be Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), not gasoline. Until the full CNG infrastructure is in place a Bi-Fuel vehicle is the bridge vehicle that can lead this transition. ... Continue reading
J.D. Power, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial, today announced the acquisition of Korrelate, an Orlando-based company that measures consumers' online behaviors and links them to offline sales activity. Korrelate's unique privacy-safe way of matching anonymous online behaviors combined with J.D. Power's Power Inf ... Continue reading
Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge prototype in Beijibg
Prototype project now officially an engineering feasibility study Sebastian Vettel, Infinitiâs Director of Performance, takes active part in track testing Beijing / Hong Kong â Infiniti revealed at the Beijing Auto Show 2014 that an Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge prototype had been built and track tested and that the ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group starts electro-mobility campaign in China
CEO Prof. Dr. Winterkorn: âWe are launching the biggest initiative for e-mobility in Chinaâs automotive history.â Campaign gets underway with electric up!1 and e-Golf2 Over â¬18 billion to be spent on new vehicles, technologies and plants up to 2018 Over 500,000 employees at more than 3,600 dealershi ... Continue reading
TV star Reece Buttery was the first official entrant in the Young Driver Challenge
TV star Reece Buttery is first official entrant in new 2014 Young Driver Challenge The search is on for Britainâs most talented young driver...who isnât legally old enough to drive on the roads yet. The 2014 Young Driver Challenge is open to those aged between 11 and 16 years and is being run by Young Driver, ... Continue reading
Beijing Motor Show Hyundai ix25 Concept
Hyundai Motorâs small-sized, China-exclusive SUV concept makes its world debut at the motor show All-new Genesis showcases its inspiring HTRAC AWD system and Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design in China for the first time April 22, 2014 â Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a concept model of âix25â at the 2014 ... Continue reading
Rugged reinterpretation of all-new Audi sports car with hybrid drive makes its world public debut in China Study combines the attractions of a coupe with the utility of a compact SUV Powerful and efficient e-tron quattro drive with inductive Audi Wireless Charging technology Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg: âA glimpse ... Continue reading
FISITA World Automotive Congress 2014 Investigates Zero Deaths from Auto Accidents
The FISITA 2014 World Automotive Congress will bring the international automotive engineering community together to address the theme: Intelligent transport to solve our future mobility, safety and environmental challenges and to address the most important issues and challenges being faced by the automotive industry. A ... Continue reading
Jose Mourinho receives new F-TYPE R Coupe
New Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe begins series production at Jaguarâs manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham Two Jaguar manufacturing employees present José Mourinho with first UK customer-specification F-TYPE R Coupé Jaguar launches a network of 20 specialist R Performance Centres at selected UK Jagua ... Continue reading
Popular Boxer enhanced with a new frontal appearance Greatly enhanced specification with many useful business features (DAB, Bluetooth, etc.) âProfessional modelâ has added features like touchscreen and satellite navigation A major player in the commercial vehicle market in Europe with a very wide range, PEUG ... Continue reading
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