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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Honda Reveals New 2015 CR-V

Honda Reveals New 2015 CR-V

A new aggressive and bold appearance with unique Honda style portends the significant enhancements made to the 2015 CR-V. Going on sale October 1, complete information on the newest version of the best-selling SUV in America will be available September 30. ... Continue reading

Only People Not Thrilled About Riding in All-New Ford Transit? Prisoners

Only People Not Thrilled About Riding in All-New Ford Transit? Prisoners

Ford adds to its Police Interceptor sedan and utility vehicle lineup with new prisoner transport concept based on 2015 Ford Transit full-size van line 2015 Ford Transit Prisoner Transport Vehicle, or Transit PTV, offers space to carry as many as 12 prisoners in three separate compartments Transit PTV developed with inp ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Announce the 2014 Motorist Choice Awards

IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Announce the 2014 Motorist Choice Awards

Notable automotive industry research companies IntelliChoice and AutoPacific today announced the winners of the 2014 Motorist Choice Awards. Now in its ninth year, this respected award is given to the vehicles that deliver the highly sought after combination of high consumer satisfaction and lower-than-expected ownersh ... Continue reading

10 Awesome Driver-Assist Features That Help 2015 Ford F-150 Customers Drive Smarter

10 Awesome Driver-Assist Features That Help 2015 Ford F-150 Customers Drive Smarter

The all-new Ford F-150, the smartest F-150 yet, is available with the following class-exclusive driver-assist technologies: adaptive cruise control, smart towing module, multi-contour seats, active park assist and 360-degree camera system Smart features like these are why Ford F-Series has been America’s best-sell ... Continue reading

Show Your Best #InfinitiRaceFace for a Chance to Win a Ride in the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept

Show Your Best #InfinitiRaceFace for a Chance to Win a Ride in the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept

Twitter and Instagram photo contest offers fans an exclusive opportunity to ride in the Q50 Eau Rouge Concept piloted by four-time F1™ World Champion Sebastian Vettel Infiniti launches #InfinitiRaceFace September 23 – November 2 NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Ahead of the 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, ... Continue reading

TRW Commercial Steering Signs Long Term Agreement With Daimler Trucks North America

TRW Commercial Steering Signs Long Term Agreement With Daimler Trucks North America

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , has announced that it has signed a seven year long term agreement (LTA) with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to be the standard steering system supplier across the DTNA lineup. TRW will supply Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Bus, and Freightliner Custom Chassis brands with s ... Continue reading

Toyota Delivers Hybrid Vehicles To Twenty-Two Historically Black Colleges And Universities

Toyota Delivers Hybrid Vehicles To Twenty-Two Historically Black Colleges And Universities

Toyota Green Initiative Promotes Sustainability with Hybrid Vehicle Donations TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2014 -- Toyota will deliver brand new hybrid vehicles to select Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to kick-off the fifth-year of the Toyota Green Initiative—an environmental stewardship platf ... Continue reading

American Honda Distinguishes 15 Suppliers with Premier Partner Award

American Honda Distinguishes 15 Suppliers with Premier Partner Award

Fifteen distinguished suppliers to American Honda Motor Co., Inc. have received the 2014 Premier Partner Award from American Honda President & CEO Takuji Yamada today in a special ceremony and reception at the Torrance Marriott South Bay Hotel in Torrance, CA. This year's recipients were selected from a pool of more th ... Continue reading

Meritor Demonstrates Global Axle and Brake Capabilities at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014

Meritor Demonstrates Global Axle and Brake Capabilities at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014

Meritor, Inc. will showcase the versatility of its axles, brakes and drivelines for the global trucking industry at the 65th IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 show Sept. 25-Oct. 2 in Hannover, Germany, booth 26 D12. Meritor will exhibit its global capabilities for light-, medium- and heavy- duty applications with regional s ... Continue reading

Higher Car Insurance Deductibles Can Bring Big Savings, But It Depends Where You Live

Higher Car Insurance Deductibles Can Bring Big Savings, But It Depends Where You Live

Massachusetts Drivers Can Save 19% SAN FRANCISCO -- Sept. 24, 2014: Nationally, Americans can gain big savings (9%) on their car insurance premium by increasing their deductible from $500 to $1000, according to a new report by insuranceQuotes.com. Increasing the deductible from $500 to $2000 will bring the average US s ... Continue reading

Alternate Side Parking Suspended in NYC October 3rd to October 19th

Alternate Side Parking Suspended in NYC October 3rd to October 19th

New York Parking Map parallelspaces.com Demonstrates How Alternate Side Parking Will Be Suspended for Over Two Solid Weeks in October NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2014 -- The daily ritual of moving your car from side to side for street sweeping is a bane to all New Yorkers. Re-parking your car every day is time consuming, fraug ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Announces Model Change

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Announces Model Change

Dr. Eckhard Scholz: ‘Brand is well positioned for the future.’ TRISTAR study provides outlook on future T-series model generation Record demand for T5 – production increase at Hanover Transporter plant. Hanover, 23 September 2014: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles announced the new generation of the success ... Continue reading

MINI 5-door Hatch Cooper D: More, More

MINI 5-door Hatch Cooper D: More, More

Improved rear legroom, practical third seat and larger boot all come as standard on first-ever 5-Door MINI Hatch Wheelbase increased by 72mm; boot space up by 67 litres Price premium over MINI 3-Door Hatch is just £600 Residual value experts say MINI is 'class-leading' Significant new opportunity in the corporate sect ... Continue reading

Nissan e-NV200 VIP Concept

Nissan e-NV200 VIP Concept

Zero emission e-NV200 is transformed for ultimate comfort city transport -introducing the e-NV200 concept for VIPs. Luxuriously appointed 100% electric for downtown VIP passenger shuttle Two-tone metallic blue exterior and white leather seats Limousine-like space and 21.5-inch monitor with digital device connectivity S ... Continue reading

The 2015 Nissan NV400 is Ready to Continue Nissan's Offensive on Europe's Light Commercial Vehicle Market

The 2015 Nissan NV400 is Ready to Continue Nissan's Offensive on Europe's Light Commercial Vehicle Market

More power and improved fuel economy from Twin Turbo engines Fuel saving aids including Stop & Start and regenerative braking New ECO driving mode, plus Hill Start Assist New DAB radios Hannover, Germany (23 September, 2014) - With a range of efficient new engines offering more performance and lower fuel consumption, n ... Continue reading

The All-New Ford Mondeo 5-Door

The All-New Ford Mondeo 5-Door

Ford’s new Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection can ‘see' people in the road ahead – or that could cross the vehicle’s path – and automatically apply the brakes if the driver does not respond to warnings The technology – debuting on the all-new Ford Mondeo – can potentially ... Continue reading

Lexus NX 300h: Agility and a Rewarding Drive

Lexus NX 300h: Agility and a Rewarding Drive

Highly rigid, lightweight body, using advanced Lexus construction techniques Drive Mode Select lets the driver adjust vehicle performance to suit road conditions and driving style NX 300h F Sport available with new-generation Adaptive Variable Suspension The new NX 300h has been designed to deliver an engaging and agil ... Continue reading

BMW and MINI UK Encourages Girls to Go Technical

BMW and MINI UK Encourages Girls to Go Technical

Girls have an exciting and unique opportunity to follow MINI production from body panels to engine building to a completed car rolling off the line on BMW Group UK’s 2014 Girls Go Technical programme. The programme encourages young females aged between 15 and 24 to consider a technical career within automotive man ... Continue reading

The new Honda Civic Sport--New Design, New Technology

The new Honda Civic Sport--New Design, New Technology

New sporty exterior and interior styling upgrades for Honda Civic and Civic Tourer models Introduction of new Civic Sport with visual links to forthcoming Type R New in-car entertainment and technology system introduced across the line-up New automatic low-speed braking system applied as standard across the range Class ... Continue reading

New Toyota C-HR Concept

New Toyota C-HR Concept

Toyota’s Vision Of For C-Segment Crossover Presenting a bold new dynamic design language, the TOYOTA C-HR Concept makes its world debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Using a hybrid powerplant, this crossover gives a first hint of a type of vehicle that Toyota would like to bring to the C-segment market. The TOYOTA ... Continue reading

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