ALT FUELS: Research Shows Biomass Harvesting is Part of Good Farm Management
Removing a reasonable portion of the corn crop residue from a field after harvest can be a positive part of a good farm management plan. This continues to be the conclusion after six years of research at the Project Liberty site near Emmetsburg, Iowa and for other high-yielding corn production sites across the U.S. Cor ... Continue reading
DEARBORN, Mich.âFord Motor Company : First quarter pre-tax profit of $1.4 billion, a decrease of $765 million compared with a year ago; after-tax earnings per share of 25 cents, excluding special items; 19th consecutive profitable quarter First quarter net income of $989 million, or 24 cents per share, a decrease ... Continue reading
Ford Credit Earns First Quarter 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $499 Million; Net Income of $312 Million*
Ford Motor Credit Company reported a pre-tax profit of $499 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with $507 million a year earlier. The change in pre-tax profit was driven by higher volume, reflecting increases in nearly all products globally, largely offset by unfavorable lease residual performance in North A ... Continue reading
Curbing Motion Sickness in the Buick Enclave
DETROIT â You probably wonât recall the number of the road trips when one of your passengers didnât get car sick while watching the rear DVD entertainment system, like the one in the Buick Enclave. Some credit for that goes to General Motorsâ Human Factors group for properly placing the screen outsi ... Continue reading
New Buick LaCrosse Ultra Luxury Interior Drives Fashion Forward
Design statements with staying power are key in the automotive landscape, and Buickâs global network of designers make them by continuously monitoring and interpreting trends in high-end fashion, furnishings, architecture and product design. An example is the 2014 LaCrosse and its unique Ultra Luxury Interior Pack ... Continue reading
Car Sales for April 2014: Forecasts Highest April SAAR Since 2006
Cars.com forecasts total April sales will hit 1,414,120, up 10 percent year-over-year and down 7.8 percent from March. An adjusted SAAR of 16.29 million new-car sales is expected for April, which is an increase of 7.2 percent from this time last year, and decrease of 0.7 percent month-over-month. This would mark the hi ... Continue reading
Majority Of Motorists Admit To Distracted Driving Behavior On Daily Basis According To New Study
Northeast regional insurance group Plymouth Rock Assurance has released the results of a new study issued during Distracted Driving Awareness Month revealing nearly two-thirds of drivers polled engage in distracted driving behavior every day. Results also show: More than one-half of respondents have witnessed another d ... Continue reading
April New-Vehicle Retail Sales Showing Growth, With Consumer Spending at Record-Level Pace
New light-vehicle retail sales are expected to reach their highest levels for the month of April since 2005, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales Retail light-vehicle sales in April 2014 are expected to come in at 1.1 million units, 5 perce ... Continue reading
Car Sales Settle into a Groove in April
Edmunds.com forecasts that 1,401,606 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in April for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.2 million. The projected sales will be an 8.7 percent decrease from March 2014, but a 9.1 percent increase from April 2013. The forecast anticipates that the auto indu ... Continue reading
AAIA Rebrands: Now the Auto Care Association
Today the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) officially announced it has changed its name to the Auto Care Association. For more than a year and a half, the association has conducted an extensive rebranding initiative, culminating at a special luncheon celebration during the association's Spring Leaders ... Continue reading
Unique collaboration brings together Habitat for Humanity, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Heisman Trust and Nissan for two days of service in Southeast Dallas - Events kick off Friday with the Heisman Youth Football Clinic, led by Heisman trophy winner and former Navy and Dallas Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach - ... Continue reading
The Producers Guild of America and Cadillac Launch Make Your Mark Short Film Competition
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) and Cadillac are pleased to announce the start of Make Your Mark â a short film competition open to producers nationwide. Participating producers will compete for the opportunity of a lifetime â a portion of the winning short film and the winning producer's name will be fe ... Continue reading
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA: Kitten's Got Talent +Video
The swoopy, feline form of the Mercedes-Benz CLA is set be the subject of a new, purr-fectly judged TV ad, launching this weekend. The aerodynamic CLA is a car with cat-titude and the ad will be shown for the first time a whisker before 7.30 pm, during ITVâs Britainâs Got Talent this Saturday. The CLA has the ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Camaro Sets the Pace for EcoCAR 3
The U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. today announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 3 competition, introducing the 16 participating universities and revealing the Chevrolet Camaro as the vehicle selected as the platform for the competition. "EcoCAR is an opportunity for the next generation of automot ... Continue reading
Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: FIRST LICENSE PLATES Profile America â Friday, April 25th. Many automobile license plates proclaim glories of the issuing states; others spell out something dear to the drivers but indecipherable to anyone else. Those plates and the basi ... Continue reading
TOKYO, April 25, 2014 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Fourth Quarter Results Honda's consolidated net income attributable to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2014 totale ... Continue reading
Honda Jazz crowned Most Reliable Car in 2014 Auto Express Driver
Hondaâs popular Jazz supermini has scooped the Most Reliable Used Car in the Auto Express Driver Power survey, with an impressive reliability score of 98 per cent. Up 1.2 per cent on 2013, the British built Honda Jazz climbed two places to take the top podium finish in this yearâs results. The 2014 Auto Expre ... Continue reading
Jeep Wrangler in 'Original Freedom' campaign supports Extreme Sports
The legendary Jeep Wrangler has demonstrated its world-class off-road capability once again, after being chosen to support top snowboarding, surfing and mountain biking athletes take on action sports in an integrated content campaign called âOriginal Freedomâ. The campaign, which runs until the end of this ye ... Continue reading
ASIMO GREETS U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA: MR. PRESIDENT, I AM ASIMO.
ASIMO, Honda's bipedal humanoid robot, today greeted U.S. President Barack Obama at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (known as âMiraikanâ) in Tokyo, Japan. ASIMO greeted President Obama in English â âMr. President, I am ASIMO, a humanoid robot. It is a pleasure to meet you.â ... Continue reading
The recently-launched Euro-6 compliant version of the new FH16 will make its UK public debut
Volvo Trucks stand at Truckfest Peterborough (4th and 5th May 2014). The latest addition to Volvoâs Euro-6 line up will appear alongside other trucks from the range â which has been completely renewed in the last 18 months. Visitors will get the chance to get up close to the new FH16-750, which is being displ ... Continue reading
Nissan develops first 'self-cleaning' car prototype
Nissan tests innovative nano-paint technology which repels dirt Nissan Note is first car to trial paint which could make car washes obsolete Potential aftermarket application being investigated by Nissan engineers in Europe ROLLE, Switzerland (April 24th, 2014): Washing a car can be a chore - and a costly one at that. ... Continue reading
NV400 range overhauled with new turbodiesel engine cutting CO2 emissions by 8g/km
Four versions of the chassis, tipper and dropside replaced by single new engine Full range to be equipped with additional safety equipment as standard Nissan has announced improvements to its NV400 range including a low emission Euro 5 engine and a number of specification upgrades on both panel vans and factory-built c ... Continue reading
Iconic SEAT Ibiza turns 30 this weekend
SEAT's best-selling model, with five million sold Giugiaro, deâSilva and Donkerwolke among the car design legends with a hand in the Ibiza story This coming Sunday (27 April 2014) will be exactly 30 years since the very first SEAT Ibiza rolled off the production line in SEATâs Zona Franca factory. Since that ... Continue reading
High specification for new three-door special edition Three-door only with standard Titanium Silver metallic paintwork Manual and auto versions available with 1.25-litre 84bhp engine Priced at £11,895 (manual) and £12,495 (auto) On sale now Kiaâs popular city-car Picanto range has been widened with a new hig ... Continue reading
Volvo V60 R-Design D6 AWD Plug-In Hybrid (MY15 onwards)
The super-efficient Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid - one of the best-selling hybrid-electrified vehicles in Europe in 2013 - is now also available in Volvo Carsâ R-Design specification. âWe sold almost 8,000 plug-in hybrids in 2013. Adding the R-Design dynamic attributes to the V60 Plug-in Hybrid - the worldâs ... Continue reading
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