RECALL - 2013 Ford Escape Nov 2013
Report Receipt Date: NOV 25, 2013 NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V584000 Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through July 11, 2012, and equipped with a 1.6L engine subjec ... Continue reading
When it comes to keeping its tail on the track, the 2014 Camaro Z/28 manages airflow like few other production vehicles, generating downforce like a race car to press the tires against the track for high-speed stability and greater cornering capability. Numerous modifications were made to the exterior, compared to the ... Continue reading
Polaris RANGER to Assist in the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Polaris Industries Inc. , the leading manufacturer of off-road vehicles, today announced that Polaris RANGER XP 900 EPS vehicles will be used as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge to be held December 20-21, 2013, at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, in Homestead, Fla. ... Continue reading
Total Traffic + Weather Network (TTWN), the largest private data gathering and broadcast traffic navigation network in North America, and TomTom, a leading provider of navigation and location-based products, today announced a multi-year partnership agreement. ... Continue reading
Renewable Energy Group Expands Presence in Northeast with Another New Jersey Terminal
Biodiesel producer and marketer Renewable Energy Group®, Inc. , announced today it has entered into an agreement with Dutch Hill Terminals, a leading heating oil terminal in New Jersey, to market biodiesel and biodiesel blended heating oil at its Clifton, New Jersey location. ... Continue reading
Nowadays it seems like everything is getting smarter. Smart phones, smart refrigerators, and now smarter wheels for cars. A car wheel with a "brain"? The idea comes from a company out of south Florida called Intelligent Power & Light, which aims its new technology squarely at the wheel. Founders of the company believe ... Continue reading
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that servicing of the Blink charging stations is already well underway. Since its purchase of the Blink Network and all Blink-related assets a little more than a month ago, CarCharging's s ... Continue reading
GM Foundation Grants $2.9 Million to Higher Education
The General Motors Foundation today announced grants totaling $2.9 million to support 26 leading universities and partnering organizations across the country this year through its University/Organization Partner Program. The initiative provides funding to advance secondary education curricula in science, technology, en ... Continue reading
Drivers Urged to Use Caution with Winter Weather, Heavier Holiday Traffic
With winter weather affecting much of Pennsylvania and the Thanksgiving travel period under way, PennDOT today urged motorists to use caution and allow extra time to reach their destinations. "The Thanksgiving travel period tends to bring the highest volume of traffic to our roadways and, unfortunately, it has the high ... Continue reading
NACD Comments on the FMCSA's Definition of Tank Vehicle
The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) filed comments yesterday in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration's (FMCSA) Commercial Driver's License Standards: Definition of Tank Vehicle User for Determining the License Endorsement Requirement. ... Continue reading
Mazda's Growth Set To Continue With Five New Models In Three Years
Mazda is about to enjoy its best time in more than a decade as it launches five new generation models globally in less than three years. ... Continue reading
Spread The Cost Of Motoring With A Vauxhall Service Plan
Growth in Vauxhall Service Plan uptake shows that an increasing number of customers are spreading the cost of their servicing and enjoying peace-of-mind motoring. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Mid-Size SUV Wins Innovation Award In The Car Of The Year Japan 2013-2014
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the Outlander PHEV mid-size SUV powered by the Mitsubishi Motors' Plug-in Hybrid EV System has won the Car of the Year Japan 2013-2014's Innovation Award. ... Continue reading
Land Rover is the most successful manufacturer in 4x4 Magazine's 2014 awards, securing two class wins and the ultimate 4x4 of the Year title. ... Continue reading
Octavia Elevated to Top Safety Rating
ANCAP today awarded Skoda's new Octavia a 5 star safety rating. The Octavia joins the Roomster, the Superb and the Yeti to give Skoda a fourth 5 star safety rated car for its Australasian fleet. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor Stages World Premiere of All-New Genesis Premium Sedan
Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea's largest automaker, today unveiled for the first time the `All-New Genesis,' aimed at setting a new standard for premium sedans. ... Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover celebrates 1,000,000 vehicles built at Halewood Operations
Jaguar Land Rover is celebrating the production of the 1,000,000th Jaguar Land Rover vehicle at its Halewood advanced manufacturing facility, near Liverpool, today ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors' Outlander PHEV awarded for technology and innovation
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's (MMC) acclaimed Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid SUV has been acknowledged with two distinguished annual prizes in its home market just months before its arrival in Australia. ... Continue reading
Holden VF Sportwagon Picks Up Carsales People's Choice Award
Holden's VF Sportwagon has been named best family car over $30,000 in the carsales.com.au's People's Choice Award. ... Continue reading
BYD Recognized by World Intellectual Property Organization for Industry Leading Innovation
BYD Company Ltd. has been awarded the 2013 WIPO â SIPO âOutstanding Patent Innovation and Industrial Designâ medal. Presented by Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), these awards recognize BYD as Chinaâs most innovative company. However, these accom ... Continue reading
Tennessee Launches Online Access to Personal Driving History
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has launched a new online service that allows drivers to download or print a copy of their official driving record. Citizens can easily access three years of their driving history via a browser, tablet, or handheld device at TN.gov, eliminating the need to visit ... Continue reading
With Gov. Tom Corbett's (R-Pa.) signature today on a comprehensive, five-year package, Pennsylvania has become the seventh state in 2013 where the governors and state legislators have come together to generate significant new revenues that will deliver important new transportation infrastructure improvements, the Ameri ... Continue reading
300-page photographic essay, available now at www.ramtrucks.com/outfitter, is part Ram's 'Year of the Farmer' initiative launched with Super Bowl ad Proceeds benefit National FFA Organization's 'Give the Gift of Blue' program Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, the Ram Truck brand is launching a new photog ... Continue reading
Diesel Owners Feast on Fuel Economy
As American's take to the road this week to kick-off the 2013 holiday travel season, more drivers than ever before will be doing so in a new generation of clean diesel cars. "For this year's holiday road trip, drivers are taking to the road in more fuel efficient clean diesel choices than ever before; they've got 23 ca ... Continue reading
Remote Car Starter Keeps Winter Cold Away
For people who truly despise the thought of having to get into cold vehicle this winter, there is some relief available at the Aftermarket Department at Toyota of Naperville. The experts at Toyota of Naperville handle a wide variety of remote starters in Naperville, IL that they can install on a customer's vehicle; bas ... Continue reading
Ten Presenters Bring OEMs & Independents Together at NASTF
The Fall 2013 General Meeting of the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) was held during the AAPEX/SEMA trade shows in Las Vegas on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Sixty-five attended the event live. Thirty-seven attended via the webcast and more than 300 viewed the recorded webcast within a week following the ... Continue reading
Winter is on its way to Wisconsin, which means drivers must prepare for snow and slick driving conditions. While some drivers adjust their driving style to suit the weather, others do not exercise necessary caution for winter driving. This year, Eric von Schledorn wants all Wisconsin drivers to be as safe as possible o ... Continue reading
New Nissan Versa is a small car with surprising interior space
Small cars have been popular in the industry for many years. It makes sense, as they can offer great efficiency for those that commute to work or just want to get better mileage everywhere they go. But one of the drawbacks to owning a small car is that is can't fit as much cargo or provide as much passenger space as a ... Continue reading
Ford Prepares for Online Rush Led by F-150 Shoppers This Holiday Weekend
F-150 expected to drive increased Internet activity this holiday for Ford; online sales leads increased 17 percent on "Black Friday" last year, including a 22 percent jump for F-150 Ford's digital promotions, which kicked off last week as customers try to get an even earlier start to shopping, have more than doubled to ... Continue reading
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