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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Honda Debuts Three New Civics At 2016 New York Auto Show

Honda Debuts Three New Civics At 2016 New York Auto Show

TORRANCE, Calif., March 24, 2016 -- This week in New York, Honda debuted three new Civic vehicles: the 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Prototype, the 2016 Civic Redbull Global Rallycross racecar and the Demi Lovato-designed 2016 Civic Sedan, as part of the 2016 Honda Civic Tour artist announcement, where Demi Lovato and Nic ... Continue reading

Capitol Hyundai In San Francisco Bay Area Added To Growing Collection Of Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Dealers

Capitol Hyundai In San Francisco Bay Area Added To Growing Collection Of Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Dealers

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2016 -- Capitol Hyundai in San Jose, California, a proud member of the Del Grande Dealer Group, became the fifth qualified dealer for Hyundai's zero-emissions Tucson Fuel Cell hydrogen electric vehicle today. Capitol Hyundai of San Jose will be the first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell dealer in No ... Continue reading

2016 World Car Awards presented at New York International Auto Show

2016 World Car Awards presented at New York International Auto Show

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel NEW YORK, March 24, 2016. For the 10th time the World Car Awards (WCA) were presented this morning in five categories: the World Green Car, World Performance Car, World Luxury, World Design and the overall winner of the World Car of the Year award. To the members ... Continue reading

Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle Toyota Mirai Wins 2016 World Car Of The Year Green Car

Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle Toyota Mirai Wins 2016 World Car Of The Year Green Car

NEW YORK (March 24, 2016) – Toyota Mirai was declared the 2016 World Green Car today at the New York International Auto Show. “Just as Prius changed the world nearly 20 years ago, the hydrogen-powered Mirai is ready to make history,” said Bill Fay, group vice president and general manager, Toyota Divisio ... Continue reading

Website Projects March Auto Sales: Likely to Climb 7.6% as Consumers Spring to Dealerships

Website Projects March Auto Sales: Likely to Climb 7.6% as Consumers Spring to Dealerships

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—TrueCar, Inc. projects total new vehicle sales, including fleet deliveries, will reach 1,663,000 units in March, up 7.6 percent from a year ago, the highest volume for the month since 2000. That level of growth would push the seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for total light vehicle s ... Continue reading

March Auto Sales Complete Consistently Strong First Quarter of 2016, Says Website

March Auto Sales Complete Consistently Strong First Quarter of 2016, Says Website

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 24, 2016 -- Car shopping destination Edmunds.com forecasts that 1,655,462 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in March for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.2 million. The projected sales will be a 23.5 percent increase from February 2016, and a 7.3 percent i ... Continue reading

Jaguar to Build Iconic XKSS – ‘The World’s First Supercar’

Jaguar to Build Iconic XKSS – ‘The World’s First Supercar’

Ultra-exclusive sports car to be hand-built by Jaguar Classic All nine cars built to exact same specification as those made in 1957, replacing cars lost due to the Browns Lane fire Jaguar originally made the XKSS as a road-going version of the Le Mans winning D-type Jaguar is to build the stunning XKSS as an ultra-excl ... Continue reading

And Now There Is One... MAZDA MX-5 - 2016 World Car Of The Year

And Now There Is One... MAZDA MX-5 - 2016 World Car Of The Year

NEW YORK, March 24, 2016 -- The Road to World Car journey ended today with the declaration of the MAZDA MX-5 as the 2016 World Car of the Year. The winner was announced during a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show, Bridgestone Corporation and Autoneum. 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the ... Continue reading

Nutson Reports: 2016 New York International Auto Show Press Preview Day 1

Nutson Reports: 2016 New York International Auto Show Press Preview Day 1

Nutson Reports: 2016 New York International Auto Show Press Preview Day 1 ... Continue reading

Maserati Levante: American Debut At New York Auto Show

Maserati Levante: American Debut At New York Auto Show

New York NY March 24, 2016; The first SUV in Maserati's history makes its debut on the Brand's biggest market The International Auto Show which opened yesterday in New York was Maserati's chosen setting for the launch of its new Levante SUV, the ideal complement to the Maserati range. Combined with the Quattroporte, Gh ... Continue reading

Lincoln Navigator Concept At 2016 New York Auto Show

Lincoln Navigator Concept At 2016 New York Auto Show

A New Navigator Concept Is Most Spacious, Luxurious Lincoln SUV Yet, Bringing Quiet Luxury to More Customers View All Multimedia | Read in Spanish Lincoln today reveals the all-new Navigator Concept, introducing quiet luxury to full-size SUVs and offering a glimpse at what comes next for the brand’s best-known nam ... Continue reading

First Drive 2016 Mini Cooper S Convertible Review By Henny Hemmes

First Drive 2016 Mini Cooper S Convertible Review By Henny Hemmes

2016 Mini Cooper S Convertible First Drive 2016 Mini Cooper S Convertible Review By Henny Hemmes ... Continue reading

All-New Mazda MX-5 Named 2016 World Car of the Year

All-New Mazda MX-5 Named 2016 World Car of the Year

HIROSHIMA, Japan, March 24, 2016 -- The fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 (known as Mazda Roadster in Japan) has been named the 2016 World Car of the Year. It is the second Mazda to win the award, following the Mazda2 (known as Mazda Demio) in 2008. The third generation MX-5 was one of three finalists for the same award in ... Continue reading

2017 Nissan TITAN Crew Cab Debuts At 2016 New York Auto Show

2017 Nissan TITAN Crew Cab Debuts At 2016 New York Auto Show

First public showing of TITAN Crew Cab half-ton model, following yesterday's world debut of the new 2017 Nissan GT-R supercar Nissan's full-size pickup lineup expanding to include two separate chassis sizes, choice of diesel and gasoline powerplants, range of cab and bed sizes, 4x4 and 4x2 drive configurations and five ... Continue reading

2016 Nissan Titan Prices Announced in NY

2016 Nissan Titan Prices Announced in NY

Add to Basket Remove from Basket Print Share Download 390-horsepower 5.6-liter V8 gasoline-powered TITAN XD Crew Cab goes on sale in early spring at Nissan dealers nationwide Pricing starts at $35,290 for TITAN XD S Crew Cab 4x2 model Advanced Endurance® V8 produces 390 horsepower, 401 lb-ft of torque Joins award-wi ... Continue reading

Higher Average Vehicle Age Unleashes Growth Opportunities for Brake Pads and Rotors in the European Automotive Aftermarket

Higher Average Vehicle Age Unleashes Growth Opportunities for Brake Pads and Rotors in the European Automotive Aftermarket

LONDON, March 24, 2016 -- The current average vehicle age of 9.4 years has placed more vehicles in the prime replacement range for a brake job, giving a huge boost to the aftermarket demand for brake pads and rotors. The ageing of vehicles in operation has been backed by the decreasing service life of brake components, ... Continue reading

Toyota Boshoku to Establish Office in Silicon Valley

Toyota Boshoku to Establish Office in Silicon Valley

KARIYA, Japan”Toyota Boshoku Corporation will establish a new office in Silicon Valley in April 2016. Designated the "Toyota Boshoku America Silicon Valley Office," this site will serve as an R&D base for Toyota Boshoku America, Inc., strengthening its capacity to conduct research and analysis on advanced technologies ... Continue reading

GENESIS Reveals Hybrid Sports Sedan Concept At New York International Auto Show

GENESIS Reveals Hybrid Sports Sedan Concept At New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK, March 23, 2016 -- GENESIS has unveiled its striking 'New York Concept' luxury sports sedan at the New York International Auto Show. The New York Concept hints at future GENESIS design direction with its expressive and refined 'Athletic Elegance,' first seen in the Vision G concept and in production form with ... Continue reading

Mazda CX-3 Claims Top Honours as AJAC's First Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year

Mazda CX-3 Claims Top Honours as AJAC's First Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year

What is a Green Vehicle?It is a vehicle which, for its size and purpose, provides the Canadian consumer with environmentally-friendly returns that compare favourably with other vehicles in its class. 2016 Canadian Green Car of the Year and 2016 Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year VANCOUVER, March 23, 2016 /CNW/ ... Continue reading

2016 Chevrolet Volt claims top honours as AJAC's 2016 Canadian Green Car of the Year

2016 Chevrolet Volt claims top honours as AJAC's 2016 Canadian Green Car of the Year

What is a Green Vehicle?It is a vehicle which, for its size and purpose, provides the Canadian consumer with environmentally-friendly returns that compare favourably with other vehicles in its class. 2016 Canadian Green Car of the Year and 2016 Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year VANCOUVER, March 23, 2016 /CNW/ ... Continue reading

Jeep Brand Introduces New 2017 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and Summit Models at the New York International Auto Show

Jeep Brand Introduces New 2017 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and Summit Models at the New York International Auto Show

New York, March 23, 2016;Already the most awarded SUV ever, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is about to become even more capable and even more luxurious. At the New York International Auto Show today, the Jeep brand expanded its Grand Cherokee lineup with the introduction of a new Trailhawk model – the most capable factor ... Continue reading

2017 Infiniti QX70 Limited debuts at the New York International Auto Show

2017 Infiniti QX70 Limited debuts at the New York International Auto Show

2017 Infiniti QX70 Limited debuts at the New York International Auto Show ... Continue reading

Infiniti QX30 Awarded Best SUV/Crossover By Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association

Infiniti QX30 Awarded Best SUV/Crossover By Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association

For Release: March 23, 2016 infiniti QX30 awarded Best SUV/Crossover by greater atlanta automotive media association - Infiniti QX30 Premium Crossover Honored During Atlanta International Auto Show - Atlanta - The Infiniti QX30 premium active crossover received the prestigious award of Best SUV/Crossover from the Great ... Continue reading

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