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2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Maybe The Best R-O-I On The Market +VIDEO

2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Maybe The Best R-O-I On The Market +VIDEO

2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Maybe the best R-O-I on the market today By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_6644) Lincoln has been reinventing itself as a brand attuned to the needs of 21st-century luxury customers. A couple years back they restructured as The Lincoln Motor Company with their ... Continue reading

YouTube Dealer Test Playlist

YouTube Dealer Test Playlist

This is a test page. Imagine that this is a page on a dealer website that promotes (TACH's) automotive videos that are relevant to a particular model. You would see the embed video below. By clicking on the play button the "playlist" plays. The first video seen would be the dealer ad or promo followed by the appropriat ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Debuts as a Top Global Green Brand

Chevrolet Debuts as a Top Global Green Brand

Chevrolet makes its debut on Interbrand's 2014 Best Global Green Brands report, ranking No. 32. The report, produced by the world's leading brand consultancy, Interbrand, measures market perception and actual environmental performance of a company and its products. “What was most compelling about Chevrolet's data ... Continue reading

The 2014 Midsize Sedan Comparison Test

The 2014 Midsize Sedan Comparison Test

The expert editors of Kelley Blue Book have published their 2014 Midsize Sedan Comparison Test, detailing findings from an extensive evaluation that included a two-day road trip that comprehensively tested eight vehicles in the popular segment. "Once upon a time, recommending the best midsize sedan was simple: 'Get a T ... Continue reading

The Top Things Drivers Do to 'Fight the Drowse' -- Do Not Work

The Top Things Drivers Do to 'Fight the Drowse' -- Do Not Work

With the summer road-trip season hitting high gear July 4th,, and in the wake of a deadly crash, allegedly caused by drowsy-driving, that critically injured comedian Tracy Morgan, DMEautomotive (DMEa) recently surveyed American drivers on the top ways they try to combat sleepiness on the road. The results are a wake-up ... Continue reading

Go Further With Ford

Go Further With Ford

Ford's fourth annual “Go Further with Ford” trend conference takes a deeper look at key global trends and issues influencing consumers today and well into the future. Ford has brought together a collection of thought leaders and trend-spotters, as well as Ford designers and scientists to explore key trends in ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group and Fiat Award Top-Performing Suppliers at 4th Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards Event

Chrysler Group and Fiat Award Top-Performing Suppliers at 4th Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards Event

Chrysler and Fiat leadership outline strategy for the future and discuss supply base’s role in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ outlined plans Eighteen awards presented for extraordinary performance in 2013 June 24, 2014 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat S.p.A. executives today met with approximat ... Continue reading

Remarks from Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Chief Competitive Officer Hiroto Saikawa from the 115th Annual General Shareholders meeting

Remarks from Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Chief Competitive Officer Hiroto Saikawa from the 115th Annual General Shareholders meeting

Saikawa CCO: speech delivered in Japanese 2013 was a milestone year for Nissan Motor Corporation. As you may know, we commemorated our 80th anniversary. Datsun, the iconic brand in the history of our growth is back in fast growing markets. We are halfway through the six-year midterm plan, Nissan Power 88. The organizat ... Continue reading

Nissan Global Corporate Activities Reduce CO2 Emissions by 15.4 Percent

Nissan Global Corporate Activities Reduce CO2 Emissions by 15.4 Percent

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. reduced CO2 emissions from global corporate activities in fiscal year 2013 while increasing vehicle production by 5.1 percent. The 2.0 percent cut in CO2 during the year puts the company on track to achieve its goal of a 20 percent reduction by fiscal year 2016, compared to 2005. Nissan set the t ... Continue reading

Nissan Publishes Sustainability Report 2014

Nissan Publishes Sustainability Report 2014

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today issued its Sustainability Report 2014. Nissan's vision is Enriching People's Lives. The Sustainability Report details Nissan's efforts to create economic value and develop a sustainable society through business activities. Nissan is offering increased detail about its CSR activities in the ... Continue reading

Four Chevrolets Earn 2014 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award

Four Chevrolets Earn 2014 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award

Four Chevrolet vehicles earned top honors in the 2014 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, which measure customer satisfaction in 50 categories. The four awards are the most won by any single manufacturer this year. Award-winning Chevrolets and their segments are: Impala – Large Car Sonic – Economy car Co ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Edge Courts More Global Customers with More Driver-Assist Technologies, Improved Performance, Design

All-New Ford Edge Courts More Global Customers with More Driver-Assist Technologies, Improved Performance, Design

All-new Ford Edge to launch in North America in early 2015, with sales following in South America, Europe and Asia Pacific; Edge will be offered for the first time in Western Europe Edge is a showcase of Ford innovation – from a new design that excites to technology that comforts, the all-new Edge sets a new bench ... Continue reading

Rolls Royce Wins 2014 gtnews Judge's Choice Award for Global Corporate Treasury and Finance

Rolls Royce Wins 2014 gtnews Judge's Choice Award for Global Corporate Treasury and Finance

The corporate treasury and finance resource gtnews has announced winners of the 2014 gtnews Awards for Global Corporate Treasury and Finance, recognising the CFOs, treasurers and finance staffs that have done the most to contribute to the success of their organisation, wherever they are in the world. The 2014 Awards at ... Continue reading

Dream Vacation or Nightmare Road Trip?

Dream Vacation or Nightmare Road Trip?

Road trip car trouble can be a real nightmare, but performing a pre-trip vehicle check helps drivers avoid a vacation breakdown disaster, says the Car Care Council. "When dreaming about summer vacation, the thought of a roadside breakdown can be terrifying," said Rich White, executive director, Car Care Council. "Perfo ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo MiTo By Marshall Concept Turns Up the Power

Alfa Romeo MiTo By Marshall Concept Turns Up the Power

Alfa Romeo & Marshall Amplification collaborate on one-off Alfa MiTo By Marshall concept car Concept is fitted with a bespoke Marshall JVM 50 Watt amp head running two 12-inch 75 Watt speakers, custom built into the boot Concept draws inspiration from the style of Marshall’s iconic amplifier range as well as integ ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Type R Teaser Campaign is R-Rated!

Honda Civic Type R Teaser Campaign is R-Rated!

Honda (UK) has launched a new teaser campaign to introduce the forthcoming Civic Type R, as the anticipation continues to build ahead of the car’s European launch in 2015. Dubbed by the design team as a ‘racing car for the road’, the new model promises to be the most extreme Type R yet, with bold and agg ... Continue reading

Renault Grand Scenic 'Limited' special edition

Renault Grand Scenic 'Limited' special edition

With the FIFA World Cup under way in Brazil, Renault is kicking off with its first special edition for this summer. Packed with a host of extras, including panoramic sunroof and extra tinted windows and tailgate, a new ‘Limited’ version is now available to order across the Mégane and Scénic ranges. The ... Continue reading

Volvo V60 Polestar Production Begins

Volvo V60 Polestar Production Begins

The first Volvo V60 Polestar cars have left the Volvo Torslanda factory plant on their way to customers around the world as production has begun. ”We are very happy to see the first ever complete production cars from Polestar be built in the Volvo factory. It is a satisfying result after many hours of work by the ... Continue reading

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