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Mini Clubman Concept Debut At 2014 Geneva Auto Show

Mini Clubman Concept Debut At 2014 Geneva Auto Show

Mini Clubman Concept Debut At 2014 Geneva Auto Show ... Continue reading

2014 Toyota Corolla Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Toyota Corolla Review By Steve Purdy

Big Guy Car Reviews, 2014 Toyota Corolla ... Continue reading

NASCAR Teleconference With 2014 Daytona 500 Winner Dale Earnhardt Jr

NASCAR Teleconference With 2014 Daytona 500 Winner Dale Earnhardt Jr

Print Page Email Page An interview with: DALE EARNHARDT JR. THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today's NASCAR teleconference. We're joined by Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports and the winner of the 56th running of the Daytona 500. ... Continue reading

Reduced Oil Imports Helping Deficit - Imagine If USA Used No Gasoline - WOW!

Reduced Oil Imports Helping Deficit - Imagine If USA Used No Gasoline - WOW!

Oil net imports have declined since 2011, with their value falling slower than volume Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Division The drop in net imports of oil (crude and petroleum products combined) was the major contributor to the United States reaching its lowest net trade deficit in November 2013 since 2009 ... Continue reading

New Tahoe and Suburban Designed for Their Own Customers

New Tahoe and Suburban Designed for Their Own Customers

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Today’s full-size SUV customer are passionate about their full-size SUVs as they both uniquely represent their lifestyle and mobility needs. The all-new 2015 Tahoe and Suburban offer first-class comfort, unmatched capability and innovative technologies for the different needs of different ... Continue reading

New 2015 Chevy Suburban Marks 80 Years of the Original SUV

New 2015 Chevy Suburban Marks 80 Years of the Original SUV

Back in 1935, when there were only 48 stars on the American flag, Chevrolet introduced the Suburban. In the eight decades that followed, it would become an American icon and the industry’s longest-running model. No other vehicle in the auto industry has been in continuous production as long as the Suburban. An all ... Continue reading

More Control, Enhanced Quietness with 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban

More Control, Enhanced Quietness with 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban

The 2015 Tahoe and Suburban are engineered to deliver a quieter, more-controlled ride with improved steering and braking feel – a combination that offers customers the capability of a truck and the driving experience of a luxury vehicle. “Suspension, steering and brake enhancements, including several new tech ... Continue reading

Next-Gen IntelliLink Enhances Connectivity in 2015 GMC Yukon --including OnStar 4G LTE with Wi-Fi Hotspot

Next-Gen IntelliLink Enhances Connectivity in 2015 GMC Yukon --including OnStar 4G LTE with Wi-Fi Hotspot

The 2015 GMC Yukon’s next-generation IntelliLink infotainment system is better connected and offers passengers more choices for their increasingly plugged-in lifestyles. It provides easy, intuitive operation of basic functions, yet it is also highly customizable and capable of linking up to 10 devices such as smar ... Continue reading

2015 GMC Yukon Family Designed for Safety and Security -- including Segment's First Front-Center Air Bag

2015 GMC Yukon Family Designed for Safety and Security -- including Segment's First Front-Center Air Bag

The new, 2015 GMC Yukon models are equipped with new standard and available driver-alert technologies that add layers of crash-avoidance protection, as well as enhanced occupant protection in the event a crash occurs. They include the segment’s only front-seat center air bag (front bucket-seat models), which is de ... Continue reading

Performance Traction Helps Camaro Z/28 Soar on Track

Performance Traction Helps Camaro Z/28 Soar on Track

DETROIT – Engineers call it “flying car” logic. On the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, the Performance Traction Management system delivers faster lap times on an undulating race track by helping maintain the car’s full power and momentum even if the tires briefly lose contact with the ground, in certain ... Continue reading

FMCSA Shuts Down Georgia-based Bus Company for Failing to Ensure Vehicle and Driver Safety, Endangering the Traveling Public

FMCSA Shuts Down Georgia-based Bus Company for Failing to Ensure Vehicle and Driver Safety, Endangering the Traveling Public

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Atlanta-based STSC Transportation Services, Inc., USDOT No. 2350604, to immediately cease all passenger transportation operations after finding that the company was endangering the traveling public by failing to ensu ... Continue reading

Allstate offers tips on how to avoid pothole damage to your car

Allstate offers tips on how to avoid pothole damage to your car

Winter's grasp will hopefully be letting go with warmer weather on the way for most of the country in the next few weeks. But if this winter wasn't wicked enough, its effects will be felt by drivers for months to come in the form of the dreaded pothole. It's something drivers might not be able to prevent, but there are ... Continue reading

New Car Seat Labeling Aims To Reduce Child Injuries

New Car Seat Labeling Aims To Reduce Child Injuries

Caregivers, unaware of car seat weight limit restrictions, may be unknowingly exceeding weight limits by neglecting to factor in their child's weight along with the increasingly-heavy car seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revised weight-limit labeling for Lower Anchors and Tethers for ... Continue reading

Future of Mobility: Corporate Carsharing Fleets Set to Grow from ~2,000 in 2013 to 85,000 Vehicles in 2020

Future of Mobility: Corporate Carsharing Fleets Set to Grow from ~2,000 in 2013 to 85,000 Vehicles in 2020

Dedicated corporate carsharing solutions are beginning to become far more prevalent in a company's mobility requirements, as the attractiveness and awareness of such offerings increases. With rising congestion and the relative ease of using public transport in most urban areas, set against the challenges of parking in ... Continue reading

Concourse Express Unveils New Loaner Car Management Solution for Auto Dealers

Concourse Express Unveils New Loaner Car Management Solution for Auto Dealers

Today, Concourse Express®, innovators of the only courtesy car solution designed with dealers for dealers, is pleased to announce and unveil a game changing loaner car solution for the industry. Concourse Express eliminates the loaner counter and empowers dealership service department personnel to more easily manage t ... Continue reading

Record Number of 'Snowbirds' Migrate to Sunbelt Campgrounds

Record Number of 'Snowbirds' Migrate to Sunbelt Campgrounds

Snow in 49 of the 50 states is good news for the Sunbelt. Campgrounds in southern California, Texas, Florida and Arizona are seeing a boom in occupancy for December – March with travelers seeking a respite from this winter's ravaging snow and plummeting temperatures. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RV ... Continue reading

Honeywell Employees Select Student Team From China As Winner Of 2013-14 Student Automotive Design Challenge

Honeywell Employees Select Student Team From China As Winner Of 2013-14 Student Automotive Design Challenge

In the culmination of the 6th annual Honeywell/SAE Student Automotive Design Challenge (SADC), local students from China, Romania and Mexico won first, second and third place respectively in the international challenge. 'The Rescue Car' project from Zhangjiang Experimental High School in Shanghai, China; 'Fast Fun Toys ... Continue reading

Potholes Can Put a Hole in Your Wallet

Potholes Can Put a Hole in Your Wallet

Don't look now, but you're probably about to hit another pothole. This year's brutal winter weather has resulted in an unprecedented number of potholes appearing on roads and highways across the country, causing considerable damage and unexpected, costly repairs for car owners. "No matter where you drive these days, th ... Continue reading

Suzuki Swift SZ-L: Special Edition Swift On Sale From 1st March

Suzuki Swift SZ-L: Special Edition Swift On Sale From 1st March

The Special Edition Suzuki Swift SZ-L will go on sale 1st March with a limited production run of 500 units. ... Continue reading

Advanced Battery For Kia Soul EV

Advanced Battery For Kia Soul EV

The forthcoming Kia Soul EV is to come with a class-leading battery energy density of 200 Wh/kg as a result of a three-year joint development programme between Kia Motors Corporation and SK Innovation in Korea. ... Continue reading

The new BMW 2 Series Coupe

The new BMW 2 Series Coupe

BMW has a rich heritage of creating sporty, dynamic cars with a high degree of driver engagement - most notably in the compact segment - with iconic models such as the two-door BMW 2002 turbo and the more recent and multi-award winning 135i Coupe. ... Continue reading

Global Production of Mazda3 Reaches Four Million Units

Global Production of Mazda3 Reaches Four Million Units

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that cumulative production of the Mazda3 reached four million units on January 22, 2014. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Announces Australian Pricing for F-TYPE Coupé

Jaguar Announces Australian Pricing for F-TYPE Coupé

Jaguar Australia is delighted to announce the new F-TYPE Coupe will have a recommended retail price starting from $119,900 (excluding all on road costs). ... Continue reading

Daimler Trucks Australia awards its Highest Achieving Dealerships in 2013

Daimler Trucks Australia awards its Highest Achieving Dealerships in 2013

The Pumping Station at Melbourne's Science Works played host to the annual Daimler Trucks Dealer of the Year awards ... Continue reading

Special Edition Suzuki SZ-L model based on mid-grade SZ3

Special Edition Suzuki SZ-L model based on mid-grade SZ3

On sale 1st March and available on the VAT free promotion until 31st March 2014 priced at £10,899 for the three door model and £11,316 for the five door model. Special Edition SZ-L model based on mid-grade SZ3. 2-tone metallic paintwork as standard for the first time on Swift models. The Special Edition Suzuki Swift ... Continue reading

The winners of the 2013 PEUGEOT Student Road Safety Award!

The winners of the 2013 PEUGEOT Student Road Safety Award!

UK safety initiative prize winners witness crash test at PEUGEOT test facilities in France Movilla High School were also given tour of PEUGEOT Museum and production facility in Sochaux PEUGEOT UK sponsored initiative that recognised student involvement in road safety The winners of the 2013 PEUGEOT Student Road Safety ... Continue reading

The Hyundai press conference at the Genva Motor Show, 2014

The Hyundai press conference at the Genva Motor Show, 2014

Live Stream and free embedded player for editorial use Satellite feed with all provided press videos from Hyundai Download all video material in HD broadcast and web quality The Hyundai press conference at the Genva Motor Show, 2014, will take place at 11:45 CET on Tuesday 4 March, with broadcasting of extra content fr ... Continue reading

Land Rover and The Born Free Foundation team up to help Simba the rescued Lion go home to Malawi

Land Rover and The Born Free Foundation team up to help Simba the rescued Lion go home to Malawi

Land Rover and The Born Free Foundation team up to help Simba the rescued Lion go home to Malawi Six-strong convoy of Land Rover Discovery vehicles and Land Rover Experience experts enable the safe transfer of Simba to new home The journey started in a temporary home in Belgium and ended in the Born Free-supported Lilo ... Continue reading

Children in the car are the number one distraction for drivers

Children in the car are the number one distraction for drivers

Children in the car are the number one distraction for drivers, according to the latest survey of 1500 drivers by IAM and Vision Critical. Twenty-nine per cent of drivers admit that their children are their biggest distraction while driving. Busy lifestyles and a constant need to multitask also feature heavily with mob ... Continue reading

AAA Foundation Finds LATCH-Installed Car Seats to be a Weighty Issue

AAA Foundation Finds LATCH-Installed Car Seats to be a Weighty Issue

Examples of frequent mistakes with marginal-to-critical consequences: Confusion/misinterpretation of weight limit; not factoring in weight of both car seat and child. Consequence: Lower anchors, connectors and tether may not adequately restrain the car seat and child during a collision. AAA Recommendation: At a minimum ... Continue reading

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