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Volvo to Renew Climate Savers Partnership with WWF

Volvo to Renew Climate Savers Partnership with WWF

The Volvo Group is renewing its partnership with a new ambitious commitment to the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Climate Savers programme. In addition to reducing emissions from products and production, Volvo is now driving the development toward reducing carbon-dioxide emissions throughout the transport sector. â ... Continue reading

GMC Canyon Hauls for the Holidays

GMC Canyon Hauls for the Holidays

NEW YORK – Among the elaborate floats, marching performers and six-story-tall balloons, the 2015 GMC Canyon will have a presence tomorrow in the 88th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. The all-new, premium midsize truck will be one of 55 GMC vehicles towing floats along the 2.5 mile route, which winds along ... Continue reading

The 2015 Mustang Won SEMA’s Hottest Car Award

The 2015 Mustang Won SEMA’s Hottest Car Award

The 2015 Mustang won SEMA’s Hottest Car award thanks to dozens of highly modified examples of the new pony car, including Ford Racing’s “King Cobra” In addition to the 2015 Mustangs in Ford’s show stand, numerous Mustangs were on display on the SEMA show floor, both modern and vintage 50 Mustan ... Continue reading

Ford EcoBoost Police Interceptor Speeds Ahead of the Competition

Ford EcoBoost Police Interceptor Speeds Ahead of the Competition

Ford EcoBoost® Police Interceptor sedan repeats top performance in Michigan State Police and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department testing of 2015 model, retaining its title as quickest-accelerating pursuit vehicle Ford EcoBoost Police Interceptor utility vehicle acceleration faster than competition’s all-new u ... Continue reading

'Nissan Titan Truckumentary' Tells Story of Next-Generation Pickup Truck Development

'Nissan Titan Truckumentary' Tells Story of Next-Generation Pickup Truck Development

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--To celebrate the launch of the next-generation Titan, Nissan will be telling the story of its upcoming full-size pickup’s development via a series of short videos under the “Nissan Titan Truckumentary” banner. “The ‘Truckumentary’ is not meant to be the all-encompassing l ... Continue reading

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe Beats Europe's Best to Win International 'Car of the Year' Award

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe Beats Europe's Best to Win International 'Car of the Year' Award

LOS ANGELES--Carroll Shelby International, Inc., (OTC: CSBI.PK) announced that the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe was crowned “Car of the Year” at the International Historic Motoring Awards. Currently owned by the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2287 again trounced Europe’ ... Continue reading

New 2015.5 Dodge Viper GTS and TA 2.0 Special Edition Models Now Available for Customer "Sold Orders" with New Pricing and More Content

New 2015.5 Dodge Viper GTS and TA 2.0 Special Edition Models Now Available for Customer "Sold Orders" with New Pricing and More Content

Dodge Viper sales up 26 percent year-to-date since Dodge repositioned the hand-built exotic in September and reduced the starting price $15,000 2015 Dodge Viper's starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $84,995 (all prices exclude gas guzzler tax and destination) ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Sales To Rise 2.2 Percent In November On Black Friday Deals

New-Vehicle Sales To Rise 2.2 Percent In November On Black Friday Deals

Fiat Chrysler Set for Most Growth of Major Automakers; Most Brands Benefitting from Small SUV/Crossover Strength IRVINE, CA -- Nov. 25, 2014: New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 2.2 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.27 million units, resulting in an estimated 16.8 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SA ... Continue reading

Black Friday Car Shopping: 10 Best New-Car Deals For November

Black Friday Car Shopping: 10 Best New-Car Deals For November

Just in time for Black Friday, the experts from Kelley Blue Book have assembled their list of the 10 best lease, financing and cash back deals available in November from a variety of auto manufacturers. "Black Friday represents one of the hottest shopping days in America, and new-car shopping is no exception; there are ... Continue reading

Drive It Forward Program Launched To Help Make The Roads Safer This Holiday Season

Drive It Forward Program Launched To Help Make The Roads Safer This Holiday Season

New customers purchasing their first ride from BeMyDD will receive a US$20 BeMyDD gift card so they can give the gift of safety to a friend or relative CLEVELAND, Nov. 25, 2014 -- BeMyDD (Be My Designated Driver), the nation's largest designated driver service, today launched Drive It Forward, a program that provides a ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Retail Sales On Pace for 1.1 Million, the Strongest November Since 2001

New-Vehicle Retail Sales On Pace for 1.1 Million, the Strongest November Since 2001

New-vehicle retail sales in November are expected to reach their highest level for the month since 2001, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales New-vehicle retail sales in November 2014 are projected to come in at 1.1 million units, a 5.5 per ... Continue reading

Expect Everything from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show; High-end Luxury, a Magic Crossover, Concepts and the newest in Clean Technology

Expect Everything from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show; High-end Luxury, a Magic Crossover, Concepts and the newest in Clean Technology

November 26, 2014, Los Angeles, CA / PR Newswire / — 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 With the world premiere in Guangzhou and the presentation in Los Angeles, the new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class was unveiled almost simultaneously in its two key markets of China and the USA. The US will launch with the Mercedes- Maybach S6 ... Continue reading

Select Toyo Tires and Nitto Brand Light Truck Tires Recalled in Safety Campaign

Select Toyo Tires and Nitto Brand Light Truck Tires Recalled in Safety Campaign

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. has announced a safety recall campaign on approximately 175,000 Toyo Tires® and Nitto® brand tires intended for light trucks, SUVs and vans including those used in commercial applications. The recall campaign covers select Toyo® Open Country® H/T with Tuff Duty tires manufactured ... Continue reading

Luxury Vehicle Segment's Lowest Priced, Typically-Equipped Vehicle Retains Highest Value After One Year

Luxury Vehicle Segment's Lowest Priced, Typically-Equipped Vehicle Retains Highest Value After One Year

NADA Used Car Guide Perspective Report Observes Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Retaining Stronger Value Over More Expensive Models MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NADA Used Car Guide published its November Perspective automotive industry report, providing a compelling group of figures on the one-year v ... Continue reading

Harvested Energy for a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Can Power 150 Homes

Harvested Energy for a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Can Power 150 Homes

Mitsubishi's game changing 148 mpg Outlander plug-in uses a clever energy recovery system to harvest electricity that would otherwise be lost. Over 100 miles of mixed driving, up to 15kw/hrs of potentially wasted energy is harvested and put back into the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery. This means that in a year, dr ... Continue reading

'The Maserati 100' -- The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

'The Maserati 100' -- The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, 25th November 2014 – Luxury Italian car manufacturer, Maserati, and the Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE) have launched a campaign to find 100 of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs who are supporting the next generation of up and coming business talent. As part of Maserati’s centennial year ce ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Named Most Trustworthy OEM in a Study

Jaguar Land Rover Named Most Trustworthy OEM in a Study

Jaguar Land Rover named most trustworthy OEM in a study conducted by global information and analytics provider, IHS Automotive With a 16 percent year-on-year improvement in the Trust category, Jaguar Land Rover’s score is its highest yet in the category The unique global survey allows automotive suppliers to rate ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake

Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake

Mercedes-AMG is continuing its model initiative: following on from the successful A 45 AMG, CLA 45 AMG and GLA 45 AMG models, the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake is now the fourth high-performance compact car to be brought out, and it makes a stunning impression with its unique interior concept and its unrivall ... Continue reading

The SsangYong Tivoli is Announced

The SsangYong Tivoli is Announced

Urban dynamic SUV styling with the best interior quality in its class Launch in Korea set for January 2015 On sale in the UK and globally from mid-next year LUTON, UK -- November 26, 2014: SsangYong Motor Company CEO, Yoo Il Lee, has announced the name of the company’s all new B-segment crossover - Tivoli. Under d ... Continue reading

Dassault Systemes and Solar Impulse Define a New Chapter in the Future of Solar-Powered Aviation

Dassault Systemes and Solar Impulse Define a New Chapter in the Future of Solar-Powered Aviation

Technology, Vision, and Innovation Show the Possibilities of Clean Flight VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France--Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) (Paris:DSY), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock-up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today the ... Continue reading

Sydney International Airport Tests the World's Longest Range Electric Bus

Sydney International Airport Tests the World's Longest Range Electric Bus

Carbridge Pty. Ltd., Australia's leading airport ground transportation provider has begun a six-month Electric Bus pilot program at Sydney International Airport. The bus selected for the pilot was made by BYD Company Ltd, which has been recognized over the past few months for its industry leading operational range. The ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Supplies Advanced Turbocharging Technology For Volkswagen In China

BorgWarner Supplies Advanced Turbocharging Technology For Volkswagen In China

BorgWarner Supports Volkswagen's Downsizing Strategy with Turbocharger for High-Volume, Fuel-Efficient Gasoline Engine AUBURN HILLS, MI -- Nov. 25, 2014: BorgWarner supplies its advanced turbocharging technology for Volkswagen's latest four-cylinder gasoline engine for the Chinese market. Engineered to improve performa ... Continue reading

Leading International Experts in Automotive Engineering, Standards Development to Convene at IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference

Leading International Experts in Automotive Engineering, Standards Development to Convene at IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference

PISCATAWAY, N.J.--IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced its International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) will be held 17-19 December, 2014, at the Florence Congress Centre Palazzo dei Congressi, hosted inside Villa Vittoria in Floren ... Continue reading

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