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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

What's A Good Car? Lexus Highest Ranking - JD Powers Vehicle Dependability Study

What's A Good Car? Lexus Highest Ranking - JD Powers Vehicle Dependability Study

What's A Good Car? Lexus Highest Ranking - JD Powers Vehicle Dependability Study ... Continue reading

Too Many Gizmos? - Technology Woes Continue to Drive Up New Car Problems - JD Power

Too Many Gizmos? - Technology Woes Continue to Drive Up New Car Problems - JD Power

2016 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, which finds technological problems are increasing and impacting reliability measures. The full release, with brand/model ranks in charts and commentary, is below. Please let me know if I can send you a media summary with more information and connect you to Renee Stephens of J.D. P ... Continue reading

McLaren 2017 570GT

McLaren 2017 570GT

McLaren 2017 570GT McLAREN BROADENS THE SPORTS SERIES LINEUP WITH THE 2017 570GT · The 570GT will be the most luxurious and refined McLaren to date · Side-opening rear glass hatch offers an additional 7.8 cubic feet of luggage capacity · Bespoke tires include Pirelli Noise Cancelling System (PNCS) for refined ... Continue reading

Paramotor Flight Marks The Opening Of Two New Viva Wyndham Resort Properties In The Dominican Republic

Paramotor Flight Marks The Opening Of Two New Viva Wyndham Resort Properties In The Dominican Republic

MIAMI, Feb. 24, 2016 -- With a paramotor flight, led by Viva Wyndham Resorts President Ettore Colussi, the all-inclusive resort company opened its doors to its first adults-only concept. The all-inclusive adult-only properties are located in two of the hottest vacation spots in the Dominican Republic and include Viva W ... Continue reading

Vehicle Comfort at Minus 40 Degrees

Vehicle Comfort at Minus 40 Degrees

WEINHEIM, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016 -- With a new high-performance material, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) is ensuring that shock absorbers can reliably do their job even in extremely low temperatures, down to -40˚F . At the same time, the new material mixture, which is coming into use in damper seals for cars ... Continue reading

Ford names journey-sharing app Jaunt the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge

Ford names journey-sharing app Jaunt the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge

BARCELONA, Spain—A new app that could make journeys more efficient, more sociable and help to alleviate congestion has been announced the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Challenge. The creators of journey-sharing app Jaunt were today presented with the €10,000 top prize at Mobile World Congress, in ... Continue reading

DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park

DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park

DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park MIRA Technology Park, the UK's leading automotive Technology Park and UK Enterprise Zone, near Hinckley has today announced the latest international tenant to take up residency in bespoke full-service office suites on the site. DriveRight, the leading independent su ... Continue reading

SUV Market Trend Analysis Worth 30.2 Million Units by 2020

SUV Market Trend Analysis Worth 30.2 Million Units by 2020

PUNE,India, February 24, 2016 -- The report "SUV Market Trend Analysis by Production, Sale & Type (SUV, Sub-Compact SUV, Crossover, MPV), Demographics & Economy (Population, Median Age, Per Capita Income, Unemployment Ratio & their Correlation Coefficient), & by Competitive Benchmarking - Forecast to 2020", The global ... Continue reading

Ituran to Voluntarily Delist From Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Ituran to Voluntarily Delist From Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

AZOUR, Israel, February 24, 2016 -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. , today announced that its Board of Directors has resolved to act to voluntarily delist the Company's ordinary shares from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), has requested that the TASE initiate the process to delist the company's shares a ... Continue reading

New MINI Convertible

New MINI Convertible

HORSHAM, England - February 24, 2016: The reinvention of the MINI brand continues apace with the launch of the all-new MINI Convertible. With major refinements against its predecessor, the car features a striking new design and significant enhancements to make open-topped MINI motoring even more dynamic, stylish and pr ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Caddy - First CNG Powered City Delivery Van +VIDEO

Volkswagen Caddy - First CNG Powered City Delivery Van +VIDEO

New Caddy Alltrack also available with a natural gas drive system GENEVA/HANOVER - February 24, 2016: The new Caddy TGI BlueMotion from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the first vehicle in its segment to be equipped with a dual-clutch gearbox. The Hanover-based manufacturer will present this new combination of an alt ... Continue reading

Citroen Berlingo - More "Enterprise" and Range Revisions

Citroen Berlingo - More "Enterprise" and Range Revisions

LONDON - February 24, 2016: Citroen's best-selling Berlingo van had a very successful 2015. With 16,210 registrations, it led its sector with a market share of no less than 19%. Now, to maintain its continuing success, an extensively revised Berlingo range will debut at this year's Commercial Vehicle Show ( ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Adds A New Member To Its C-Class Performance Family

Mercedes-Benz Adds A New Member To Its C-Class Performance Family

The Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC Coupé AFFALTERBACH, Germany - February 24, 2016: Mercedes-AMG has added another sporty model to its C-Class family: the new C 43 4MATIC Coupé. For the highly dynamic driving experience that is the hallmark of the brand the Affalterbach-based development teams have put together a scintilla ... Continue reading

Why Takata Air Bags Explode

Why Takata Air Bags Explode

DETROIT FEB. 24, 2016; Tom Krisher writing foer the AP reported that scientists hired by the auto industry have determined that multiple factors — including moisture and high humidity — can cause some Takata air bags to inflate with too much force and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The Independent T ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Sales in February Expected to Increase 8.1%

New-Vehicle Sales in February Expected to Increase 8.1%

DETROIT, Feb. 22, 2016 -- New-vehicle sales in February 2016 are expected to increase 8.1% from a year ago, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. New-vehicle retail sales in February are projected to reach 1,046,700 units from 968,316 in February 2015, with the same n ... Continue reading

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