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2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Details and Opinions From Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Details and Opinions From Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Details and Opinions From Henny Hemmes ... Continue reading

Individual car purchases by Californians make Honda Civic the most popular vehicle in the Golden State in 2013

Individual car purchases by Californians make Honda Civic the most popular vehicle in the Golden State in 2013

More individual Californians purchased a Honda Civic than any other vehicle in 2013, according to new-vehicle registration data now available from Polk, which was recently acquired by IHS. Individual California car buyers purchased 65,910 Civics in 2013, more than any other vehicle in the state when subtracting sales t ... Continue reading

Partnership between Toyota and local landfill turns garbage into good

Partnership between Toyota and local landfill turns garbage into good

Can a car company be a vehicle for change? Toyota thinks so. The Kentucky plant that manufactures some of the greenest cars on the road, including two hybrid models, will soon be powered in part by green electricity. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. has teamed up with Waste Services of the Bluegrass to genera ... Continue reading

PSA Peugeot Citroen and IBM to Launch "Connected Services" for the Car of the Future

PSA Peugeot Citroen and IBM to Launch "Connected Services" for the Car of the Future

PSA Peugeot Citroen today announced plans to use IBM Big Data and Analytics and IBM MobileFirst solutions to launch a new era of connected vehicles that deliver customized services. The rapid adoption of mobile devices is redefining customer expectations in all areas of life, including transportation. The need to be co ... Continue reading

Ford Accelerates Australian Business Transformation

Ford Accelerates Australian Business Transformation

Ford is transforming its Australian business by accelerating the introduction of new products for Australian customers, enhancing the sales and service experience, and improving its business efficiency and profitability To better position the company to compete in a highly fragmented and competitive market, Ford will c ... Continue reading

Australia's Favorite Doctor is on the Road in a Honda CR-V Diesel

Australia's Favorite Doctor is on the Road in a Honda CR-V Diesel

Australia’s favourite doctor, Dr. Andrew Rochford, has been appointed as an ambassador for Honda Australia for another 12 months. The Project co-host and his family have received both the all-new CR-V Diesel and the new Accord, ensuring they travel in comfort, style and safety. Dr. Rochford said he has enjoyed his ... Continue reading

Spend Time in a New City with Honda

Spend Time in a New City with Honda

Honda’s offering in the light segment just got more interesting, with the new Honda City arriving in showrooms in April. “The Honda City, available in 55 countries, has sold over 2.2 million units since its introduction,” said Honda Australia Director Mr. Stephen Collins. “The Honda City is a cut ab ... Continue reading

More than Half of Light Duty Vehicles Sold Worldwide Will Have Stop-Start Capability by 2021,

More than Half of Light Duty Vehicles Sold Worldwide Will Have Stop-Start Capability by 2021,

Restrictions on fuel consumption and emissions are driving the market’s growth, report concludes March 25, 2014 05:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.--Stop-start vehicles incorporate a simple yet valuable feature: they eliminate idling by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is stationary, and then res ... Continue reading

Toyota and Partners Develop Pioneering Vehicle-to-Vehicle Copper Recycling Technology

Toyota and Partners Develop Pioneering Vehicle-to-Vehicle Copper Recycling Technology

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a world-first technology for recycling the copper contained in wiring harnesses, in collaboration with Yazaki Corporation (Yazaki), Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), and eight other companies. The newly-developed technology produces copper with a purity of 99.96 per ... Continue reading

Dario Franchitti to Drive Camaro Z/28 Indy 500 Pace Car

Dario Franchitti to Drive Camaro Z/28 Indy 500 Pace Car

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti will drive a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 to pace the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. It’s the eighth time a Camaro has been the pace car, starting in 1967 – and the 25th time a Chevrolet has paced the race. Franchitti won the Indy 500 in 2007, ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang Celebrates 50 Years at the Empire State Building

Ford Mustang Celebrates 50 Years at the Empire State Building

Two of the world’s most recognizable icons are coming together April 16-17, as the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang convertible will be on display on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York. The display – replicating the same feat from nearly 50 years ago – coincides with the global celebr ... Continue reading

Honda Smart Home US Offers Vision for Zero Carbon Living and Mobility

Honda Smart Home US Offers Vision for Zero Carbon Living and Mobility

Super-efficient “living laboratory” seeks to address two major sources of U.S. CO2 emissions: cars and homes Project achieves more than 11 tons of CO2 reduction per year compared to a conventional home and vehicle Honda home energy management system (HEMS) maximizes the home’s energy efficiency while com ... Continue reading

Report Says Most Americans Can't Afford New Cars

Report Says Most Americans Can't Afford New Cars

For many Americans, a car isn't a way to get from point A to point B, it's freedom. Now, amid stagnant wages and a shaky recovery, the average new car price rose last year by $1,536. "Americans can only afford used cars," said Louis Hyman, an assistant professor in the labor relations, law, and history department at Co ... Continue reading

Skoda UK Honors Top Retailers

Skoda UK Honors Top Retailers

SKODA in Yeovil and Alex Lawrie ŠKODA in Liverpool win prestigious Retailer of the Year title at annual ŠKODA awards Milton Keynes, 24 March 2014 –ŠKODA UK took time out last week to reward the fantastic contribution of its retailer network at the ŠKODA Retailer of the Year Awards in Edinburgh. The annual ... Continue reading

Lagonda V12 Hooper 2 door Saloon Needs Some Love and Affection

Lagonda V12 Hooper 2 door Saloon Needs Some Love and Affection

An extremely rare 1939 Lagonda V12 Hooper two door saloon that has covered just 40,000 miles from new, is set to headline Silverstone Auctions’ very first Restoration Show Sale, at the NEC, Birmingham on April 12th. The unique car,a highly original and matching numbers example, is estimated at between £75,000 a ... Continue reading

Toyota has launched the first public trials of its ultra-compact i-Road electric three-wheeled 'personal mobility vehicle'

Toyota has launched the first public trials of its ultra-compact i-Road electric three-wheeled 'personal mobility vehicle'

Toyota has launched the first public trials of its ultra-compact i-Road electric three-wheeled “personal mobility vehicle” to find out how it shapes up in the cut-and-thrust of real-world urban driving. Consumer testing in Tokyo is set to run from today (24 March) through to early June, with 10 of the single- ... Continue reading

Hyundai Genesis and i10 Awarded Ret Dot Awards

Hyundai Genesis and i10 Awarded Ret Dot Awards

All-New Genesis and New Generation i10 awarded Product Design honours Recognition of Hyundai Motor’s design philosophy ‘Fluidic Sculpture 2.0’ Latest awards for newest models of the Hyundai line-up High Wycombe, March 24, 2014 -- Hyundai Motor received two Red Dot Product Design Awards for its recently-l ... Continue reading

Mazda3 Receives a Red-Dot Design Award

Mazda3 Receives a Red-Dot Design Award

40 independent experts nominate all-new Mazda3 hatchback for prestigious prize All-new Mazda3 short-listed as one of three finalists for 2014 World Car of the Year title 2014 World Car Design of the Year candidates include all-new Mazda3 as a top contender Another day, another internationally renowned prize is awarded ... Continue reading

Acura Launches "Official Vehicle of Everything Thrilling" Marketing Campaign During March College Basketball Tournament

Acura Launches "Official Vehicle of Everything Thrilling" Marketing Campaign During March College Basketball Tournament

In celebration of the 2014 college basketball tournament, Acura will debut an innovative multi-media marketing campaign featuring the all-new 2015 Acura TLX sports sedan, going on-sale this summer. The campaign titled "Official Vehicle of Everything Thrilling," launches this month and will run extensively across ESPN d ... Continue reading

U.S. Senator Joins Hilliard Request for GM Emergency Action

U.S. Senator Joins Hilliard Request for GM Emergency Action

This morning, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal joined Texas attorney Robert Hilliard in urging Attorney General Eric Holder to hold General Motors responsible for the deaths and injuries caused by the carmaker's faulty ignition switch in over 1.6 million GM vehicles. Senator Blumenthal's letter to Mr. Holder accompanies ... Continue reading

Nissan Celebrates LEAF Sales Milestone With Stories From Some Of The First 100,000 LEAF Owners

Nissan Celebrates LEAF Sales Milestone With Stories From Some Of The First 100,000 LEAF Owners

"Real Owners, Real Answers" digital campaign utilizes crowd-sourced video responses from current LEAF owners to answer common questions about life with Nissan's innovative 100 percent electric vehicle Taps into Facebook community of LEAF owners, along with custom video vignettes Celebrates Nissan LEAF's status as first ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Renews Contract With LPGA Star And Brand Ambassador Michelle Wie

Kia Motors America Renews Contract With LPGA Star And Brand Ambassador Michelle Wie

Kia Motors America (KMA), the Official Automotive Partner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), today announced the renewal of its successful partnership with Michelle Wie, an official Kia brand ambassador since 2010 and one of the LPGA's most popular players. Through a multi-year partnership, Wie will co ... Continue reading

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