Greener agendas, emission-based taxation, parking charge exemptions, and mass-produced electric vehicles are all working together to increase the sales of microelectric vehicles to a phenomenal 118,000 units by 2017 within the North American market. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.automotive.frost.com), ... Continue reading
Ken Batchelor Cadillac Awarded Top Honors By General Motors
General Motors recently recognized Ken Batchelor Cadillac with a pair of prominent national awards, revealing the dealership earned the Master Dealer and Dealer of the Year honors. Ken Batchelor Cadillac, part of Sewell Automotive Companies, was honored with the Master Dealer award for the 29th consecutive time. The Ma ... Continue reading
U.S. Postal Service 'Million Mile Drivers' Offer Safe Driving Tips for Memorial Day Weekend
Thousands of Postal Service Drivers Eclipse Accident-Free Million-Mile Marker The thousands of postal employees who have individually driven more than a million accident-free miles are delivering safety tips to Americans hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. Drive defensively --expect the unexpected. Maintain a s ... Continue reading
P&G Converts to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Forklifts at 3 Plants
The Procter & Gamble Company today announced that it is converting its battery-operated forklift fleets at three facilities to ones powered with hydrogen fuel cells. Fuel cells are a leading edge technology that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity efficiently without combustion, with the goal of produci ... Continue reading
New Survey Of Mechanics Reveals Best Methods To Keep Cars Running Longer
With the average age of vehicles on the road at nearly 11 years old[1], consumers are looking for ways to keep their cars running longer. To help, Shell, the no. 1 selling brand of gasoline in the U.S., sponsored a national survey of auto mechanics to gather straight-forward, practical advice on how consumers can best ... Continue reading
Forty-six percent of fleet managers cite cost savings as the primary focus of executive management as it relates to their company's fleet operations, according to a recent survey conducted by GE Capital Fleet Services. This was followed by on-time delivery and service, driver safety and resource productivity (all 15 pe ... Continue reading
The low cost of conversion and prospect of significant emission reduction will increase the penetration of alternate fuels in Europe and North America. However, the key to sustained growth in the alternate fuel vehicle market will be legislation and the development of enhanced refuelling infrastructure. ... Continue reading
Autobytel and AutoPacific Announce 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards
Autobytel Inc. , the company dedicated to helping dealers and car-buyers connect online, and AutoPacific, an automotive marketing research and product-consulting firm, today announced the 16th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards. Based on the largest single-model-year survey of automotive owners, the Vehicle Satisfactio ... Continue reading
H.E.A.T. Warns Drivers of Auto Theft Trends
H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) is cautioning Michigan drivers to be aware of the continuing growing trends in unconventional auto theft-related crimes. Criminals continue to become more creative when it comes to stealing vehicles as vehicle security technology increases and as law enforcement and insurance inves ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Returns to Belvidere Plant to Celebrate Dodge Dart Production Launch
Sergio Marchionne tours plant, meets with employees Visit coincides with one year anniversary of repayment of government loans Dodge Dart to start arriving in dealerships in June Nearly four months after his first visit to the Belvidere Assembly Plant (Ill.) when he announced the addition of 1,800 new jobs, Chrysler Gr ... Continue reading
Honda Boasts Three Of The Top Four Most-Visited New Cars On Kbb.com During Q1 2012
Kelley Blue Book, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today reveals that Honda had three out of the four most-visited new cars during the first quarter of 2012 on its top-rated website, www.kbb.com. The Honda CR-V was the most-shopped new vehicle on Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com during Q1 2012, with ... Continue reading
Ford and Microsoft appearing this week at the Future in Review Conference (FiRe) -- a forum for leading technology experts -- to demonstrate how the new 2012 Focus Electric's technologies can help address future global transportation challenges Customers can charge the Focus Electric in half the time of Nissan Leaf due ... Continue reading
Honda has captured three of AutoPacific's 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards for the 2012 Honda CR-V, Odyssey and Pilot, and four of Total Car Score's inaugural Top Scoring Car Awards for the 2012 Honda Ridgeline, Fit, Odyssey and CR-V. "It's fantastic to have so much of Honda's outstanding product line represented in th ... Continue reading
Chrysler Brand Takes Home 'Grand Effie' at the North American Effie Awards Gala
The Chrysler brand was awarded last night with a "Grand Effie" award for its "Imported from Detroit" campaign. The award was presented to the Chrysler brand at "44th Annual Effie Awards" gala held in New York. "The 'Imported from Detroit' campaign was more than a commercial; it signified the start of the new Chrysler G ... Continue reading
Ford Sets New Record in Supplier Diversity with a 34 Percent Increase in Minority Sourcing for 2011
In 2011, Ford Motor Company purchased a record $5.08 billion and $1.06 billion in goods and services from U.S. minority- and women-owned business enterprises, respectively Ford exceeded its annual 10 percent sourcing goal with U.S. production and nonproduction diverse suppliers Ford makes good on a commitment to Go Fur ... Continue reading
2013 Mazda CX-5 Proves To Be A Global Success Story
All new from the ground up and Mazda's first vehicle to fully incorporate SKYACTIV(1) TECHNOLOGY, the 2013 CX-5 compact SUV has exceeded early expectations the world over by impressing not only critics but consumers as well. Entering the ever-expanding and always competitive compact SUV segment was never considered an ... Continue reading
Voting Now Open to Determine Final Design of First-Ever SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women
Voting is now open to help select the final concept for the first-ever SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women. To vote now through June 3, the public is invited to visit: http://www.hotrod.com/all-female-mustang-build-ford-sweepstakes/ to view three different design concepts and vote on the one they would like to see used ... Continue reading
The Presidio Group LLC, through its subsidiary, Presidio Merchant Partners LLC, is pleased to have advised John Eagle on the sale of his two Florida dealerships, Honda of Panama City and Volkswagen of Panama City, to Group 1 Automotive, Inc. . We're selling our Florida dealerships so that we can concentrate on our Texa ... Continue reading
Professional Truck Drivers Remind Motorists to Be Safe During Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day serves as the start for the busy summer driving season and AAA estimates over 34.5 million motorists will travel this holiday weekend.Ã So as motorists prepare for the Memorial Day vacations, a team of professional truck drivers are helping to make our roads safer. America's Road Team Captains, elite ... Continue reading
The new-vehicle retail sales pace in May remains strong, consistent with the pace set early in 2012, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network® (PIN) and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales May new-vehicle retail sales are projected to come in at 1,0 ... Continue reading
San Antonio native Fred Diaz, President and CEO - Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico, Chrysler Group LLC, announces grant for outstanding Latino students interested in a career in the automotive industry The Chrysler Foundation's longstanding relationship with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund grows as support increase ... Continue reading
FIM MotoGP - Lorenzo Regains Points Lead With Victory In Portugal
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22, 2012: Jorge Lorenzo regained the points lead with a dominant victory Sunday, May 20 in the Grand Prix of Portugal, but the MotoGP World Championship buzzed after the race for another reason. Seven-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi scored his first podium finish in 12 months, placing secon ... Continue reading
Cayman Interseries - Gleason Family Wins At The Lake
ELKHART LAKE, May 22, 2012: Kevin Gleason of Johnstown, Pa. won the featured sprint race at the Spring Vintage Weekend for the Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship Sunday at Road America. He and his father, Chris Gleason, also of Johnstown, combined forces to win the pro class in the Badger 200 enduro ... Continue reading
FIA GP3 - Daly Ready For Monaco
Monte Carlo, May 22, 2012: American Conor Daly heads for the most prestigious street race in the world this weekend around the principality of Monte Carlo. Rounds two and three of the Formula One support series, GP3, will be contested in the tight confines of Monaco where discipline in addition to outright speed play a ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Stewart Race Preview
KANNAPOLIS, May 23, 2012: For Indiana native Tony Stewart, one event on Memorial Day weekend used to trump all others â the Indianapolis 500. But after more than 30 years of racing competitively â 14 of which have been spent in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series â the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has, be ... Continue reading
NHRA Drag Racing - Mike Coughlin Locks Up JEGS Allstars Berth
NORWALK, May 23, 2012: Following a quarterfinal finish in this weekendâs BâLaster Cavalcade of Stars event in Norwalk, Ohio, Mike Coughlin has officially earned his spot as the Top Sportsman representative for the North Central Division JEGS Allstars team. Coughlin entered the event with a two-round lead in t ... Continue reading
Change The Way We See Performance
Infiniti, the luxury performance automotive brand from Japan is set to launch its first ever Global brand campaign focusing on the revised FX with the help of brand ambassador and Red Bull Racing's two-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Appoints New UK Communications Manager
Infiniti the luxury performance automotive brand from Japan has announced that Terry Steeden has been appointed as Communications Manager for Infiniti in the UK. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Reveals New SL Prices
Pricing for the sixth generation of the world's most iconic roadster, the new SL-Class Roadster has now been confirmed. ... Continue reading
New Generation i30 Awarded Maximum Five Star Euro NCAP Rating
The New Generation Hyundai i30 has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by independent vehicle assessment organisation, Euro NCAP. The results of the rigorous test process mark out the New Generation i30 as one of the safest vehicles in the C-segment. ... Continue reading
Pick Up A Good Deal: Volkswagen Amarok Available From £299 A Month
For the first time since the Amarok was introduced in the UK launch last year, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is introducing a competitive finance offer from £299 a month (plus VAT and initial payment), which is available until 30 June 2012. ... Continue reading
BMW Design Under New Leadership
Karim Habib will take over as Head of BMW Design on 01.06.2012. The 42-year-old Lebanon-born Canadian has been in charge of Exterior Design BMW Automobiles since March 2011. He joined the BMW Group design team in 1998 and, among other achievements, shaped the design of the current BMW 7 Series. ... Continue reading
Renault and Falls Creek - The Perfect Partnership this Winter
Renault Australia is proud to announce their major partnership with Falls Creek Ski Lifts this winter. Falls Creek is Victoria's largest alpine resort. This year, all visitors to Falls Creek will see the Renault diamond proudly displayed across the mountain; from the ski lift chair backs to the Cloud 9 vehicle display ... Continue reading
Grand Opening of new BMW Brand Store in Paris
The BMW Group celebrated the grand opening of its first new BMW Brand Store in the most luxurious area of metropolitan Paris in the Avenue George V tonight. The store was designed by the well-known, luxury retail architect, Eric Carlson and his team from Carbondale Architects and Version Architects. ... Continue reading
Fiat and Mazda Announce Co-operation Program
Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. (Fiat) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda)have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda's next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture. ... Continue reading
2012 Acura TSX Tech Review by Carey Russ
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS SEE ALSO: Acura Buyers Guide Desirable for buyers, the entry luxury segment of the automotive marketplace is a tough neighborhood for the cars within. Entries from long-established European marques define the class, but there are plenty more from Japanese and even American luxury a ... Continue reading
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