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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Stronger Than Dirt - Nissan Self Cleaning Car +VIDEO

Stronger Than Dirt - Nissan Self Cleaning Car +VIDEO

ROLLE, Switzerland April 24, 2014; Washing a car can be a chore – and a costly one at that. In response, Nissan in Europe has begun tests on innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt, meaning drivers may never have to clean their car again. The specially engineered super-hydrophobic and oleo ... Continue reading

SERP DIRECT MEDIA and DealerDirectiQ Guarantee Relevant Viewability and Advertiser Opportunity

SERP DIRECT MEDIA and DealerDirectiQ Guarantee Relevant Viewability and Advertiser Opportunity

These realities have resulted in editorial publisher’s like The Auto Channel to begin a quest to find a “holy grail” one that will provide a solution that increases a publishers revenue while presenting brand marketers with an affordable and scalable method to send qualified traffic directly to view ... Continue reading

Details of Ford Motor Company's April 2014 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Details of Ford Motor Company's April 2014 U.S. Sales Conference Call

DEARBORN, MI---April 24, 2014: Ford Motor Company will release its April 2014 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2014. At 10 a.m. ET, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market tr ... Continue reading

GM Reports First Quarter Net Income of $0.1 Billion Net income reduced by recall charge and special items

GM Reports First Quarter Net Income of $0.1 Billion Net income reduced by recall charge and special items

EBIT-adjusted of $0.5 billion, reduced by $1.3 billion pre-tax recall charge and $0.3 billion in restructuring costs Company records strong core operating performance in first quarter Revenue and free cash flow improved year-over-year DETROIT – General Motors Co. today announced first quarter net income attributab ... Continue reading

Nissan named one of DiversityInc's Top 25 Noteworthy Companies for 2014

Nissan named one of DiversityInc's Top 25 Noteworthy Companies for 2014

In recognition of the company's significant progress in workforce diversity, DiversityInc Magazine has named Nissan to its Top 25 Noteworthy Companies for 2014. This honor recognizes the company's advances in workforce diversity largely supported by the launch of 15 affinity groups that have given employees with a comm ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Executive Hired As Organic Transit General Manager

Ford Motor Company Executive Hired As Organic Transit General Manager

Dr. Apoorv Agarwal has joined Organic Transit as its General Manager. Organic Transit produces the ELF, a pedal / solar-electric hybrid vehicle that achieves the equivalent of 1,800 miles-per-gallon. Agarwal left Ford Motor Company after a 15-year career, most recently in Electrified Powertrain Engineering responsible ... Continue reading

LA-Based Roar Clothing Presents Unprecedented 20th Anniversary Giveaway Epic vs. Epic: Lamborghini Aventador or Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Up for Grabs

LA-Based Roar Clothing Presents Unprecedented 20th Anniversary Giveaway Epic vs. Epic: Lamborghini Aventador or Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Up for Grabs

How will you choose between epic versus epic? Do you prefer the crisp contours and breathtakingly unique super sport of the Lamborghini Aventador? Or maybe you lean towards the power and high performance of the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. In celebration of its 20th Year Anniversary, Roar Clothing gives you that option. Sta ... Continue reading

Customers Switch Auto Insurers Because of Poor Service; However, Savings with New Carrier Often Isn't Enough to Fully Satisfy

Customers Switch Auto Insurers Because of Poor Service; However, Savings with New Carrier Often Isn't Enough to Fully Satisfy

While a poor experience with their insurer is the leading reason customers shop for, and ultimately switch to a new auto insurance company, declining new price satisfaction is the primary reason customers are less satisfied when they do switch insurers, according to the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Insurance Shopping StudySM r ... Continue reading

DDR Expands Partnership with Tesla

DDR Expands Partnership with Tesla

DDR Corp. is pleased to announce the installation of the third Tesla Supercharger station in the Company's portfolio. The new Supercharger station is located at Hamilton Marketplace in Hamilton, NJ and represents the third state where a flagship Supercharger station has been activated at a DDR shopping center, followin ... Continue reading

Pothole Pitfalls: Steering Clear of a Springtime Menace

Pothole Pitfalls: Steering Clear of a Springtime Menace

The dreaded pothole: it's one of the most frustrating obstacles that drivers face. Potholes, which are caused by the accumulation of water within the structure of the road and worsened by traffic, are usually the product of a long winter of steady snow and rain combined with spring thawing. This season, Hankook Tire as ... Continue reading

Honda Project Drive-In Helps Fund New Digital Projector for Brownsville Drive-In

Honda Project Drive-In Helps Fund New Digital Projector for Brownsville Drive-In

Brownsville Drive-In has become the tenth drive-in theater to benefit from Honda's Project Drive-In. With the end of 35mm film distribution, and the costly switch to digital projection, Honda created Project Drive-In as a national effort to save as many of America's remaining drive-ins as possible. Through Project Driv ... Continue reading

The New Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase has its World Debut

The New Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase has its World Debut

Land Rover unveils the new Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase in Beijing Range Rover LWB will be the first diesel hybrid on sale in China 26 per cent lower CO2 emissions (169g/km) and 44.1mpg (combined), with uncompromised luxury, performance and all-terrain capabilities Range Rover Hybrid LWB offers an additional 186mm ... Continue reading

New Aygo to reap the benefits of latest Toyota engine technology

New Aygo to reap the benefits of latest Toyota engine technology

oyota’s 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine has picked up a clutch of international awards since its debut in the original Aygo in 2005, commended for both its impressive economy and its distinctive driving character. Even greater rewards are now in the offing, as the unit becomes one of a new series of Toyota ... Continue reading

Delighted SKODA Drivers Secure Gold, Silver and Bronze in the 2014 Auto Express Driver Power Customer Satisfaction Survey

Delighted SKODA Drivers Secure Gold, Silver and Bronze in the 2014 Auto Express Driver Power Customer Satisfaction Survey

Delighted SKODA Drivers Secure Gold, Silver and Bronze in the 2014 Auto Express Driver Power Customer Satisfaction Survey Yeti named top car in 2014 Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey Clean sweep for Å KODA with Citigo and Superb finishing second and third overall Category wins for Citigo, Yeti and ... Continue reading

The New Ford Fiesta ST

The New Ford Fiesta ST

“ Ford has launched a new flagship version of its multi-award-winning Ford Fiesta ST. The new Fiesta ST3 builds on the specification of the ST-2 by adding desirable features including: Keyless entry Sony DAB radio/CD with navigation system Cruise control Automatic headlights Rain sensing wipers Auto-dimming rear view ... Continue reading

MG6 Voted 6th Best Car to Own

MG6 Voted 6th Best Car to Own

Sixth overall in Top 150 Cars to Own and Winner Best Road Handling 2014 Second Best Family Car, Third place Ride Quality, Tenth place Seat Comfort Finished within Top 20 for Practicality Owners asked to score reliability, running costs, depreciation, build quality and more Up to £3000 savings on MG6 under Q2 offers ... Continue reading

Jaguar XK rated as Best Performance Car in nation's biggest motoring customer satisfaction survey

Jaguar XK rated as Best Performance Car in nation's biggest motoring customer satisfaction survey

Owners praised build quality, ride quality, ease of driving and handling of XK More than 46,000 car owners took part in the 13th edition of the Auto Express Driver Power survey IN DETAIL (Whitley, Coventry – 23/04/2014). The Jaguar XK picked up a coveted Driver Power Award at a ceremony in Buckinghamshire today af ... Continue reading

MINI vehicles hold more of their value than any other brand,

MINI vehicles hold more of their value than any other brand,

industry leading average depreciation of just 16.4 per cent for MINI customers, potentially saving thousands of pounds for consumers, businesses and fleets MINI options can provide significant residuals uplift MINI has the strongest UK residual values of 34 car manufacturers, an independent study by Glass’s has fo ... Continue reading

Land Rover takes double award in Britain's biggest car ownership satisfaction survey

Land Rover takes double award in Britain's biggest car ownership satisfaction survey

Land Rover Discovery voted best ride quality Range Rover Evoque voted best in-car tech Awards voted for by 50,000 Auto Express readers Whitley, UK, 23 April, 2014 – Land Rover has scooped two awards in Britain’s biggest customer satisfaction survey – Auto Express’s 2014 Driver Power. The annual poll ... Continue reading

Volkswagen XL1, hybrid, has been named the winner of the Transport category in the annual Designs of the Year Awards

Volkswagen XL1, hybrid, has been named the winner of the Transport category in the annual Designs of the Year Awards

The Volkswagen XL1, the world’s most fuel-efficient hybrid car, has been named the winner of the Transport category in the annual Designs of the Year Awards. The car is one of 76 designs in seven categories which are on display at the Design Museum in London until 25 August. The innovative XL1 will now go on to co ... Continue reading

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