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Thursday, September 24, 2015

GM Reaches Agreement with U.S Attorney's Office Over Ignition Switch Defects +VIDEO

GM Reaches Agreement with U.S Attorney's Office Over Ignition Switch Defects +VIDEO

DETROIT - General Motors Co. confirmed today that the company has reached a settlement in the form of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York regarding the company’s handling of the ignition switch defect in certain older model vehicles. “The ... Continue reading

Galves Used Auto Price List - September 2015

Galves Used Auto Price List - September 2015

SEE ALSO - USED CAR SUPERSEARCH Cheaper Gas Helps Full Size SUV’s As sum­mers go, it has been a rel­a­tively mild one for the used vehi­cle mar­ket. That is not to say that there hasn’t been soft­en­ing through­out the segments, but that the declines have been less steep than we are us ... Continue reading

Land Rover Crowned TowCar Campion for 2016 by Caravan Club

Land Rover Crowned TowCar Campion for 2016 by Caravan Club

Land Rover’s luxury SUV takes a much-deserved, first overall win in the industry’s most prestigious towcar competition, The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year. The competition’s 43 entrants, which were split into seven price classes and two weight categories, ranged from the MG6 S DTI-TECH, the ‘Under ... Continue reading

Collaboration with the Frasers Hospitality Group: 'Mercedes-Benz Living @ Fraser'

Collaboration with the Frasers Hospitality Group: 'Mercedes-Benz Living @ Fraser'

Mercedes-Benz is entering the market for premium business apartments in collaboration with the Frasers Hospitality Group, a leading international provider of luxury serviced apartments. From autumn 2015, as part of a pilot project entitled 'Mercedes-Benz Living @ Fraser', visitors to London will be able to book six ser ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's CEO Winterkorn on Diesel Engine Emissions Scandal: "Terminating My Function as CEO"

Volkswagen's CEO Winterkorn on Diesel Engine Emissions Scandal: "Terminating My Function as CEO"

"I am shocked by the events of the past few days. Above all, I am stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible in the Volkswagen Group. As CEO I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines and have therefore requested the Supervisory Board to agree on terminating my funct ... Continue reading

Statement from the Executive Committee of Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG

Statement from the Executive Committee of Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG

In a meeting on Wednesday, September 23, the Executive Committee of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG discussed in detail the manipulation of emissions data of Volkswagen Group diesel engines and came to the following conclusions: 1. The Executive Committee takes this matter extremely seriously. The Executive Comm ... Continue reading

Ram Commemorates the State Fair of Texas With a "Waltz Across Texas" Tribute Video

Ram Commemorates the State Fair of Texas With a "Waltz Across Texas" Tribute Video

Features the Voice of Multiple 2015 CMA Award Nominated Ram Country Artist Chris Stapleton ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Fund Goes to School with Innovative Education Programs, New Investments

Ford Motor Company Fund Goes to School with Innovative Education Programs, New Investments

Automotive design can stir a person’s deepest passion. Rami Khoury knows the feeling. So does Konnor Bartels. They are two of the first five winners of the William Clay Ford Automotive Design Scholarship, honoring Mr. Ford’s legacy of design innovation and leadership. “I look at the automobile as a rolling sculpture ... Continue reading

Ford Names MyStreetCred App Winner of SYNC AppLink Developer Conference

Ford Names MyStreetCred App Winner of SYNC AppLink Developer Conference

Ford selected MyStreetCred, an app that monitors driving habits and provides users with a driving report card, as the winner of the Ford SYNC® AppLink™ Developer Conference at TechCrunch Disrupt this past weekend. “We’re thrilled to see the innovation and ideas from the teams that participated in this year’s Devel ... Continue reading

Denver Worries About Other Drivers and Visibility on the Roads; Ford Smart Mobility Tour Showcases Solutions to Help

Denver Worries About Other Drivers and Visibility on the Roads; Ford Smart Mobility Tour Showcases Solutions to Help

Denver residents worry more about visibility and others’ driving recklessly than other factors on the roads – according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by independent research company Penn Schoen Berland, examined driving-related fears, as well as public receptiveness to driver-assist and semi-autonomous te ... Continue reading

America's Work Truck Reinvented: All-New Ford Super Duty Is Toughest, Smartest, Most Capable Super Duty Ever

America's Work Truck Reinvented: All-New Ford Super Duty Is Toughest, Smartest, Most Capable Super Duty Ever

Ford, America’s truck leader, today introduces the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty – the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty truck lineup ever. “Ford Super Duty is the truck America’s hardest-working men and women trust and depend on,” said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president, The Americas. “We are helping ... Continue reading

New Products, Previous Player - Scion Introduces New Vice President

New Products, Previous Player - Scion Introduces New Vice President

Andrew Gilleland Returns to Youth Brand TORRANCE, CA -- Sept. 24, 2015: In the early days of Scion, when xAs and xBs were flying out of dealers’ showrooms, Andrew Gilleland was the National Field Operations Manager for the youth brand. He was responsible for working with dealers to ensure they embraced the new pro ... Continue reading

From Texas-Built Trucks and Virtual Reality Simulators to Soccer Stars, Toyota Provides Something for Everyone at the State Fair of Texas

From Texas-Built Trucks and Virtual Reality Simulators to Soccer Stars, Toyota Provides Something for Everyone at the State Fair of Texas

All-New Texas-Built Tacoma, i-Road Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicle, FC Dallas Player Appearances among the Experiences for 2016 Fair Visitors DALLAS--State Fair of Texas visitors will have a wide range of experiences from Toyota at this year’s fair, Sept. 25 to Oct. 18. While teens and parents can test their skills ... Continue reading

Alcoa Completes Automotive Expansion in Tennessee to Meet Strong Demand for Aluminum Vehicles

Alcoa Completes Automotive Expansion in Tennessee to Meet Strong Demand for Aluminum Vehicles

Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced it has completed an expansion at its Tennessee facility dedicated to supplying aluminum sheet to the automotive industry. The plant will provide aluminum sheet to automakers that include Ford Motor Company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and General Motors. “Through our c ... Continue reading

Statement of the Diesel Technology Forum Regarding Recent Events

Statement of the Diesel Technology Forum Regarding Recent Events

The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement regarding clean diesel vehicles in the U.S. The Diesel Technology Forum does not comment on specific cases or circumstances involving individual companies and enforcement actions by the government. However, to the extent that these circumstances have raised que ... Continue reading

Polls Open: Honda Battle of the Bands Gears Up for Epic 14th Installment

Polls Open: Honda Battle of the Bands Gears Up for Epic 14th Installment

Vote Now and Help Your Favorite HBCU "Discover Greatness" at the Nation's Premier Marching Band Showcase The Honda Battle of the Bands (www.hondabattleofthebands) is back with its 14th annual marching band showcase for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Over the next month, fans will have the opportu ... Continue reading

Innovation with the Toyota i-Road

Innovation with the Toyota i-Road

Exclusive Event Highlights Toyota's Collaboration with Silicon Valley to Advance Innovation in Mobility Do you have an idea how the i-Road, Toyota's three-wheeled electric vehicle, could help change life in the Bay Area? Then join us at Toyota Onramp 2015 where winning ideas earn cash prizes and the opportunity to coll ... Continue reading

BASF receives Honda Corporate Citizenship Award

BASF receives Honda Corporate Citizenship Award

BASF is one of only two suppliers to receive award - Only coatings supplier recognized SOUTHFIELD, MI -- Sept. 24, 2015: BASF received the Honda Corporate Citizenship award, presented each year to suppliers that show an exceptional commitment to social responsibility and leadership in the areas of health and safety, di ... Continue reading

Low Oil Prices Good For Economy Maybe Bad For Oil Exploration

Low Oil Prices Good For Economy Maybe Bad For Oil Exploration

Sustained low oil prices could reduce exploration and production investment Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Energy Information Administration Note: 2015 data are the average of the first two quarters. Low oil prices, if sustained, could mark the beginning of a long-term drop in upstream oil and natural g ... Continue reading

XCMG Joins World's Leading Machinery Makers In Market Dynamics Analysis At Top 50 Summit

XCMG Joins World's Leading Machinery Makers In Market Dynamics Analysis At Top 50 Summit

The 2015 T50 Summit of World Construction Machinery Industry held in Beijing on September 21 released the list of the top 50 construction machinery manufacturers worldwide in which XCMG ranked eighth globally and first among Chinese construction machinery companies. Wang Min, chairman and president of XCMG, gave a keyn ... Continue reading

Rory Harvey Appointed Chairman and M.D. of Vauxhall Motors

Rory Harvey Appointed Chairman and M.D. of Vauxhall Motors

LUTON -- Spet. 23, 2015: Rory Harvey (47) has been appointed to the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland. He succeeds Tim Tozer who has decided to leave the company and pursue his career outside of General Motors. Rory Harvey has wide experience within GM’s European op ... Continue reading

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