Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Chevrolet Corvette Influential Personalities - 1993-2016 Corvette Microsite +VIDEO

SEE: Chevrolet Corvette News, Video, Opinion, 1993-Present SEE: Chevrolet Corvette Specs 1997-2016 Dick Gulstrand - Uncle of the Corvette DETROIT - August 8, 2002; Over the last half-century, thousands of gifted, intelligent men and women have contributed to the Corvette legacy. Any attempt to whittle the list down to ... Continue reading

MINI Hatch Winds Premium Supermini of the Year at 2016 BusinessCar Awards

MINI Hatch takes home the prize for the fourteenth year running Awards voted for by BusinessCar magazine readers Readers of BusinessCar magazine have voted the MINI Hatch as Premium Supermini Car of the Year 2016. This marks the fourteenth consecutive year that the MINI Hatch has won the coveted award. Excellent perfor ... Continue reading

Sensible Steps to Help Keep Your Car Longer

More and more people are keeping their vehicles longer as the average age of a car on the road today is more than 11 years. Considering the cost of a new car is about $31,000 on average, keeping your current vehicle rather than buying a new one makes financial sense, says the non-profit Car Care Council. The Car Care C ... Continue reading

Elio Motors Continues Momentum with Launch of First National Television Advertising Campaign

Elio Motors (www.eliomotors.com) today announced it has launched its first national television advertising campaign to continue building consumer awareness for the company's three-wheeled vehicle that is expected to get up to 84 MPG and sell for a targeted base price of $6,800. The company, which anticipates production ... Continue reading

Nissan Qashqai Named BusinessCar Crossover of the Year

BusinessCar – one of the UK’s leading publications for company car drivers and operators – has named the Nissan Qashqai its Crossover of the Year. The British-built model took the title – the nation’s fifth best-selling car – took the title in the face of increased competition in the cross ... Continue reading

New Fiat 500 named City Car of the Year in BusinessCar Awards

FIAT 500 is voted City Car of the Year by the readers of BusinessCar magazine and www.businesscar.co.uk Taking 28 percent of the votes in the city car segment BusinessCar readers appreciate the New FIAT 500’s combination of style, fun and low running costs Two new business-friendly versions join the New FIAT 500 r ... Continue reading

DS Automobiles Launches First Store in Iran

TEHRAN -- January 26, 2016: DS Automobiles officially launched in Iran yesterday. Yves Bonnefont, DS brand CEO and Daryoush Biria, President of ARIAN Group were joined by VIPs and the media to open the DS STORE in Tehran and announce the local launch of two models: DS 5 and DS 6. A high-profile ceremony yesterday marke ... Continue reading

MINI 5-Door Hatch Winds at Business Car Manager's SME Company Car of the Year Awards

MINI Cooper D 5-door Hatch awarded Best Company SME Company Car Second win in 2016 for MINI in the corporate sector Voted for by Business Car Manager’s independent panel of experts FARNBOROUGH, UK -- January 26, 2016: The MINI 5-door Hatch has been awarded Best Compact SME Company Car in Business Car Manager’ ... Continue reading

Quadruple Win for Vauxhall at the Business Van Awards

Vauxhall’s Brit-built Vivaro has been named overall winner at the Business Van Awards 2016, which were presented today in London. Martyn Collins, editor for Business vans stated “Which van is great to drive, affordable to run, plus has a well-equipped interior that can double as an office? That’ll be the ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Commercial Claims a Triple Crown at the 2016 Business Van Awards

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles scoops three awards at 2016 Business Vans Awards Volkswagen presented with ‘Best Finance & Service Package’ Amarok wins ‘Best Pick up’ Transporter Kombi awarded ‘Best Crew Van’ Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has claimed three of the top honours at this yearâ ... Continue reading

Chevrolet is Inviting Everyone to Use Their Leap Day to #DayItForward

DETROIT -- January 26, 2016: A Leap Year means an extra day, an extra 24 hours, and this year Chevrolet is encouraging everyone to put their added time towards simply doing something nice for someone else. Today, Chevrolet kicks off #DayItForward and predicts smiles to start appearing in unexpected locations. “Tim ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Classic at the Salon Rétromobile 2016: Open for Sporty and Exclusive Refinement

Elegant cabriolets and sporty roadsters are among the highlights of Mercedes-Benz's model history. At the Salon Rétromobile in Paris, Mercedes-Benz Classic is shining the spotlight on this tradition combining design, sportiness and comfort. The vehicle exhibits range from the luxurious 300 S from 1956 and the 280 SE 3 ... Continue reading

Octo Telematics Announces Milestone of Four Million Worldwide Connected Users

Octo Telematics, the global leader in telematics for insurance companies and car makers, with 36 per cent of the market in terms of active UBI policies, announces that it has reached a milestone of four million connected users on the roads globally. ... Continue reading

Scania Has 170,000 Connected Vehicles

Five years ago, Scania introduced connectivity as standard in the European markets. Today connected customers in more than 50 countries gain access to services in order to follow up and evaluate the performance of their vehicles. In 2015, almost 70,000 connected trucks and buses were added, and now the number of connec ... Continue reading

Axalta Revs Up Its Custom Car Show Season in Pomona, California

It’s that time of year again when custom car fans, builders and owners rev up their engines and head to car shows. Join Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, at the Grand National Roadster Show, the longest-running indoor car show in the world, at the Fairplex in Pomo ... Continue reading

New Design and Advanced Technologies for Fourth-Generation Compact Kia Sportage

The all-new Kia Sportage – the fourth-generation of Kia’s globally-popular compact SUV – features an attractive, all-new interior and exterior design, a host of advanced new technology features and greater quality. Having made its global debut at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show, the all-new Sportage will ... Continue reading

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Ellie Kemper Stars in Buick Digital Ad Campaign +VIDEO

Lighthearted vignettes showcase Kemper getting to know the new Cascada convertible DETROIT – Buick today announced the launch of a digital-only campaign for the new Cascada convertible starring Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper. The campaign is a series of ad vignettes and a YouTube film that features Ke ... Continue reading

Ford Expands Safety Recall for Vehicles Containing Certain Takata Airbag Inflators

Ford is expanding its safety recall on vehicles that have certain airbag inflators after Takata declared that those inflators are defective. The Ford vehicles affected by this Takata action are all 2004-2006 Ford Rangers built in North America. Ford is aware of one report of a death related to a Takata airbag deploymen ... Continue reading

Ford Ohio Assembly Plant Adds All-New Ford F-Series Super Duty Chassis Cab to Truck Lineup

Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant to support additional production of the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty chassis cab Super Duty chassis cabs are the number one trusted choice of tradespeople and fleet customers All-new 2017 F-Series Super Duty is the toughest, smartest and most capable Super Duty pickup ever and p ... Continue reading

Mothers signs on as the Presenting Sponsor of Toronto's Motorama show

MOTHERS CAR CARE PRODUCTS SIGNS ON AS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF MOTORAMA Canada's biggest indoor show of its kind is now the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo Presented by Mothers TORONTO, ON // JANUARY 25, 2016 * In a perfect pairing of partners, Mothers Car Care Products has signed a two-year agreement to become ... Continue reading

Limited Edition Shelby Terlingua Mustang Returns

Only 75 total (50 for the USA and 25 international) Shelby Terlingua Mustangs will be built 750+ supercharged V8 offered for the first time in a Shelby Terlingua Mustang Each car comes with a plaque honoring Carroll Shelby, Bill Neale and Jerry Titus LAS VEGAS -- January 25, 2016: Shelby American, Inc., a wholly owned ... Continue reading

HARMAN Unveils New North American Automotive Headquarters in Metro Detroit

Facility Fuels HARMAN’s Automotive Industry Leadership Delivering Innovative Audio and Connected Car Solutions to Consumers NOVI, MI - January 25, 2016: HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated , the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced the of ... Continue reading