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2013 Nissan 370Z Review By Carey Russ + 240Z Bonus And 2014 370Z Prices

2013 Nissan 370Z Review By Carey Russ + 240Z Bonus And 2014 370Z Prices

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Nissan 370Z Touring Review It's low, holds driver and passenger only (and snugly) plus maybe a couple of overnight bags, has heavy steering and indifferent rear visibility, and, if pushed hard, is anything but exemplary in fuel consumption. But is quite exemplary in performanc ... Continue reading

Even Texas Teens Can Die In A Car Crash

Even Texas Teens Can Die In A Car Crash

TORRANCE, Calif., July 24, 2013 – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), today announced Houston findings from a major, national study of teen drivers (ages 16 to 18) and parents of teen drivers conducted jointly with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The UMTRI/Toyota Teen Driv ... Continue reading

GM Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $1.2 Billion

GM Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $1.2 Billion

EPS of $0.75 including net loss from special items of $0.09 per share EBIT-adjusted of $2.3 billion DETROIT – General Motors Co. today announced second quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.2 billion, or $0.75 per fully diluted share. These results include a net loss from special items that ... Continue reading

Retail Market Drives Strongest July Car Sales Since 2006, Says Edmunds.com

Retail Market Drives Strongest July Car Sales Since 2006, Says Edmunds.com

Edmunds.com,forecasts that 1,328,397 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in July for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.8 million. The projected sales will be a 5.3 percent decrease from June 2013, but a 15.2 percent increase from July 2012. Edmunds.com anticipates that this month will b ... Continue reading

All-New Mazda3 Cars to Tackle 9,300 Mile Endurance Test

All-New Mazda3 Cars to Tackle 9,300 Mile Endurance Test

Convoy of all-new Mazda3 cars to drive from Hiroshima, Japan to Frankfurt, Germany 9,300 mile route crosses nine time zones, five countries and two continents British media and Mazda dealers from UK to drive three legs of challenging route Mazda has long been famed for the robust quality and reliability of its vehicles ... Continue reading

Acura NSX Prototype to Break Cover at Mid-Ohio Raceway Prior to Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Race

Acura NSX Prototype to Break Cover at Mid-Ohio Raceway Prior to Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Race

Acura today released an image of a prototype NSX supercar, announcing that the running prototype will take to the racetrack just prior to the Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The NSX prototype with custom graphics will lap the road course in advance of the race on Aug ... Continue reading

Jaguar Wows Goodwood Crowd With Surprise C-X75 Dynamic Debut

Jaguar Wows Goodwood Crowd With Surprise C-X75 Dynamic Debut

Prototype version of innovative Jaguar hypercar debuted on the famous Hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed Surprise appearance of C-X75 adds to the excitement as Jaguar prepares XFR-S, XKR-S GT, XJR and the amazing Project 7 for public debuts The Jaguar C-X75 made a surprise public dynamic debut at Goodwood Festival of S ... Continue reading

Extreme Heat Presents Invisible Danger to Motorists and Vehicles

Extreme Heat Presents Invisible Danger to Motorists and Vehicles

AAA alerts drivers that extreme summer heat can push vehicles to limits if not properly maintained With temperatures soaring to record highs around the country, AAA cautions motorists not to underestimate the ways in which extreme heat can wreak havoc on vehicles. With an estimated eight million automobiles in need of ... Continue reading

CITGO Petroleum and Quality State Oil Raise $32,000 for MDA at Annual Golf Challenge

CITGO Petroleum and Quality State Oil Raise $32,000 for MDA at Annual Golf Challenge

Local CITGO Marketer Continues Fueling Good CITGO Petroleum Corporation and local Marketer Quality State Oil recently raised $32,000 at the 24th Annual Quality State Oil/CITGO Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Golf Challenge. The tournament took place on July 10 at the Quit Qui Oc Golf Club in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Eac ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Editors Reveal the Best Time to Buy a New Car

AutoTrader.com Editors Reveal the Best Time to Buy a New Car

If you're in the market for a new car, timing can be everything if you want the best deal, according to automotive experts at AutoTrader.com. "Smart shoppers who let timing work to their advantage have the potential to save hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dollars," says Brian Moody, AutoTrader.com site editor. Wh ... Continue reading

Land Rover Retains Motor Trader's Carmaker of the Year Award for a Second Year

Land Rover Retains Motor Trader's Carmaker of the Year Award for a Second Year

Land Rover named Carmaker of the Year for second consecutive year in the Motor Trader Awards Judges' decision acknowledges the strength of the brand, its attractive product line-up and the investment made in its future, together with its status as the most valued brand in the UK retail motor industry Land Rover has won ... Continue reading

Mazda Chooses Rackspace to Take the Driver's Seat with Its Web and Application Hosting

Mazda Chooses Rackspace to Take the Driver's Seat with Its Web and Application Hosting

Rackspace Hosting, the open cloud company, has announced that Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has chosen to build its web presence in the United States, Mexico and Canada, along with its MyMazda application, on Rackspace technologies to accommodate its 2.1 million unique monthly visitors. ... Continue reading

UPS Reports Reduction of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions

UPS Reports Reduction of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions

UPS today released its annual Sustainability Report announcing that while the total number of packages shipped in 2012 increased, the company reduced its total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Environmental achievements included ground and air fuel savings, increased investments in alternative fuel vehicles, and retoole ... Continue reading

Maserati Is The New Main Sponsor Of The 70th Venice Film Festival

Maserati Is The New Main Sponsor Of The 70th Venice Film Festival

Maserati begins its relationship with the 70th Venice Film Festival as main sponsor of the event, cementing the relationship between the prestigious film festival and the Fiat Group. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin In Technical Partnership With Mercedes-AMG GMBH

Aston Martin In Technical Partnership With Mercedes-AMG GMBH

Aston Martin is today announcing moves towards a technical partnership with Mercedes-AMG GmbH, a 100% subsidiary and high-performance brand of German multinational automotive corporation Daimler AG. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Welcomes The Silver Dawn

Rolls-Royce Welcomes The Silver Dawn

The Home of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today welcomes one of the oldest Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts in the world. ... Continue reading

Toyota Winglet Takes To The Streets

Toyota Winglet Takes To The Streets

Winglet will be tested on the city's pavements to assess its safety and practicality for moving among pedestrians. ... Continue reading

Honda Announces New Adaptive Damper System For Civic Tourer

Honda Announces New Adaptive Damper System For Civic Tourer

Honda has confirmed that a world first rear Adaptive Damper System will be introduced on the new British built Civic Tourer, set to be launched in the UK from early 2014. ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta 1.0-Litre EcoBoost Wins Women's World Car Of The Year

Ford Fiesta 1.0-Litre EcoBoost Wins Women's World Car Of The Year

The new Ford Fiesta 1.0-litre EcoBoost has won the overall 2013 Women's World Car of the Year and Women1s World Car of the Year Economy Car titles after judges praised its 'high-end look and feel' and fuel efficiency. ... Continue reading

The Infiniti Q50: The Car That Never Forgets

The Infiniti Q50: The Car That Never Forgets

The Infiniti Q50 is a car with a great memory for names. ... Continue reading

Audi sponsors Opening Night at Melbourne International Film Festival

Audi sponsors Opening Night at Melbourne International Film Festival

The 62nd Melbourne International Film Festival celebrates its official Opening Night tonight with Audi reprising its role as presenting partner. ... Continue reading

New Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission Debuts in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class

New Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission Debuts in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class

New Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission Debuts in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls elects Alex Molinaroli Chief Executive Officer

Johnson Controls elects Alex Molinaroli Chief Executive Officer

Current CEO Stephen Roell to retire after 32 year career with the company Johnson Controls today announced that its board of directors has elected Alex A. Molinaroli, vice chairman, to serve as the company's next president and chief executive officer effective Oct. 1, 2013, at which time he will join the board of direc ... Continue reading

Dealer.com Unifies Advertising Products and Services to Provide the Most Relevant Reach and Results in Automotive

Dealer.com Unifies Advertising Products and Services to Provide the Most Relevant Reach and Results in Automotive

Auto Dealers Experience the Ultimate Integration of Campaigns, Channels, Networks and Services with Dealer.com's Unified Advertising Exchange Dealer.com, a leading provider of marketing and operations software and services for the automotive industry, has enhanced its family of digital Advertising products with new fea ... Continue reading

Plasan Carbon Composites Partners With Toray Industries To Strengthen Material and Technology Capabilities

Plasan Carbon Composites Partners With Toray Industries To Strengthen Material and Technology Capabilities

Toray Acquires 20 Percent Interest in PCC Plasan Carbon Composites (PCC), the leading supplier of carbon fiber solutions to the automotive industry and a subsidiary of composites solutions pioneer Plasan Sasa, Inc, today announced that it has partnered with Toray Industries to bring additional material and technology c ... Continue reading

Honda Announces New Adaptive Damper System for Civic Tourer

Honda Announces New Adaptive Damper System for Civic Tourer

Honda has confirmed that a world first rear Adaptive Damper System will be introduced on the new British built Civic Tourer, set to be launched in the UK from early 2014. This is the first time a rear Adaptive Damper System has been applied to a production model. This innovative system features three settings - comfort ... Continue reading

Subaru Breaks Guinness World Record

Subaru Breaks Guinness World Record

Subaru, in partnership with the Village of Itasca, breaks previous record for "Largest Parade of Subaru Cars" in the World Subaru of America, Inc., in partnership with the Village of Itasca, has set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS record for the "Largest Parade of Subaru Cars." On Saturday, July 13, 2013, 371 Subaru owner ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Reports: Striking a Balance Between Desktop and Tablet Experiences Drives Auto Manufacturers to Improve Website Functionality

J.D. Power Reports: Striking a Balance Between Desktop and Tablet Experiences Drives Auto Manufacturers to Improve Website Functionality

Acura and Porsche Tie for Highest Rank in Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study Satisfaction -- -- As tablet adoption continues to increase, automotive manufacturers strive to provide a satisfying website experience for both desktop and tablet users by improving functionality for both devices, according to the J.D. Pow ... Continue reading

Ford eNews -- July 24, 2013

Ford eNews -- July 24, 2013

Still time to submit your app idea Today is the deadline for all makers, hackers and developers interested in helping drivers improve their fuel economy to enter Ford's Personalized Fuel-Efficiency App Challenge. Developers of the winning apps share $50,000 in cash prizes with $25,000 going to the best overall app sele ... Continue reading

Land Rover Range Rover Achieves The Highest APEAL Score Of Any Model In Its Segment In J.D. Power 2013 APEAL Study

Land Rover Range Rover Achieves The Highest APEAL Score Of Any Model In Its Segment In J.D. Power 2013 APEAL Study

First time a model outside the large premium car segment has ranked highest among all model in the industry - Land Rover Brand Ranks 4th According to the J.D. Power 2013 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study released today, the Land Rover Range Rover achieves the highest APEAL score in its segment ... Continue reading

Over 50 percent of Vehicles Will Be Fitted with Embedded Navigation by 2020

Over 50 percent of Vehicles Will Be Fitted with Embedded Navigation by 2020

Apple, Google, and Microsoft will challenge incumbent suppliers -- According to the latest report by Strategy Analytics, Automotive and Portable Navigation: Market Drivers and Forecasts 2012 -2020, major technology companies such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft are beginning to battle for the in-vehicle navigation, thi ... Continue reading

Electric Drive Transportation Association Board of Directors Expansion Reflects Industry Advancement, Membership Diversity

Electric Drive Transportation Association Board of Directors Expansion Reflects Industry Advancement, Membership Diversity

After its Board of Directors meeting in Washington, D.C., the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today announced its new leaders and additions to its Board. Tanvir Arfi, president of Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, begins his tenure as the association's new chair. "Serving as chairman of EDTA provides ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America And CHOC Children's Celebrate Grand Opening Of The Hyundai Cancer Institute

Hyundai Motor America And CHOC Children's Celebrate Grand Opening Of The Hyundai Cancer Institute

Hyundai donates two vehicles and presents the latest installment of a $10 million grant to CHOC Children's C Hyundai Motor America and its US dealer council, through their nonprofit organization Hyundai Hope On Wheels®, hosted an event last evening at CHOC Children's to celebrate the grand opening of Hyundai Cancer In ... Continue reading

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