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BMW Motorcycles Clinch 16 Best Bike Awards for 2014

BMW Motorcycles Clinch 16 Best Bike Awards for 2014

Editors of Cycle World, Motorcyclist and Motorcycle.com Choose BMW in Sport Touring, Standard, Touring, Sportbike, Adventure Bike, Naked Bike, Scooter and Best Motorcycle Technology Categories BMW R 1200 RT Wins 2014 People’s Choice Motorcycle of the Year from Rider MSN Autos Chooses BMW R nineT and BMW S 1000 R a ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Offer A Unique Lodging Experience +VIDEO

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Offer A Unique Lodging Experience +VIDEO

Six California SE camper vans made available for booking as 'rooms' Temple Island,Henley-on-Thames isthe first site for Hotel VW California Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has gone from van maker to holiday maker this summer, launching a unique, adventurous getaway concept in conjunction with hotel booking site LateRoom ... Continue reading

Detroit Lions and Ford Motor Company Announce Quick Lane Bowl Game at Ford Field

Detroit Lions and Ford Motor Company Announce Quick Lane Bowl Game at Ford Field

Ford Motor Company’s Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center has been designated by the Detroit Lions as title sponsor of an annual college football bowl game to be held at Ford Field The Quick Lane Bowl will feature teams from the Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference The bowl game will air nationally on ESPN, D ... Continue reading

Used Car Buyers Beware! - Title Washing Is Growing

Used Car Buyers Beware! - Title Washing Is Growing

Emerging Scam Now Plagues Nearly 800,000 Used Cars Nationwide A dangerous scam that hides major problems with used cars from consumers is on the rise. According to new research from Carfax, nearly 800,000 used cars lurking on America's roads right now may be part of an emerging fraud called title washing. What's also a ... Continue reading

Inc. Magazine Recognizes Airbiquity as one of America's Fastest Growing Companies for the Second Consecutive Year

Inc. Magazine Recognizes Airbiquity as one of America's Fastest Growing Companies for the Second Consecutive Year

Airbiquity Inc., a global leader in connected car services, today announced it was recognized by the Inc. Magazine annual list of fastest growing companies in the United States. This is the second consecutive year Airbiquity has qualified for the list with a 3-year growth rate of 91%. The list represents a comprehensiv ... Continue reading

CarCharging Reaches Agreement for Continued Operation of 27 Blink Electric Vehicle Chargers in Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee

CarCharging Reaches Agreement for Continued Operation of 27 Blink Electric Vehicle Chargers in Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the largest owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, today announced that it has finalized an agreement with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in Tennessee for the operation and maintenance of 27 Blink EV ... Continue reading

Continental Announces Approximately $150 Million Investment, Creates Roughly 500 Jobs in Newport News, Virginia

Continental Announces Approximately $150 Million Investment, Creates Roughly 500 Jobs in Newport News, Virginia

Continental, a leading international automotive supplier, announced today approximately a $150 million investment in its Newport News manufacturing facility over a multi-year period. By adding new production lines, Continental is bringing approximately 500 new jobs to the state, nearly doubling the facility's current w ... Continue reading

Subaru Rally Team Canada Set to Tackle Rallye Défi with New Car and Driver

Subaru Rally Team Canada Set to Tackle Rallye Défi with New Car and Driver

Subaru Rally Team Canada excited to debut all-new rally-prepared 2015 WRX STI at Rallye Défi. All-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car developed by Rocket Rally Racing to best compete in the Canadian Rally Championship. Martin Rowe cannot wait to get behind the wheel as driver of the new vehicle; to challenge the competi ... Continue reading

Help Bring Harmony to the Environment for a Chance to Win $500,000 in Grants and Scholarships

Help Bring Harmony to the Environment for a Chance to Win $500,000 in Grants and Scholarships

We know teenagers can be loud, but their small actions speak volumes. Committed young students from across the country have demonstrated that they can make an impact and make the world a better place just by learning about the environment and taking steps to make it better for their communities and world. Through the L ... Continue reading

Is Driver's Ed Failing America's Teens?

Is Driver's Ed Failing America's Teens?

New data about driver's education and training in this country finds that teenagers in the United States often lack the essential knowledge and skills that can help keep them safe on the roads. This knowledge gap may result in nearly 300,000 preventable car crashes involving inexperienced drivers each year1. Automobile ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Offering $9.99 Per Day Weekend Special

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Offering $9.99 Per Day Weekend Special

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the world's largest rental car brand, kicked off the fall travel season by announcing its annual $9.99 per day special weekend rate. The offer begins Sept. 5 and runs through May 18, 2015, at the majority of Enterprise's U.S. neighborhood locations. ... Continue reading

Customer Satisfaction Erodes Further With Weak Results Across Auto Industry

Customer Satisfaction Erodes Further With Weak Results Across Auto Industry

Customer satisfaction in the aggregate continues to decline in the second quarter of 2014, prompted by weak results across the automobile and light vehicle industry, according to a report released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The national ACSI score drops another 0.1 percent to 76.1 on a 10 ... Continue reading

Pedal Power: GM Shares Bikes with 19,000 Tech Center Employees

Pedal Power: GM Shares Bikes with 19,000 Tech Center Employees

General Motors' Warren Technical Center is implementing a bike share program – the first of its kind from any U.S. automaker – that will enable its 19,000 employees to commute more easily both on and off campus. GM is working with Zagster, a private bike sharing company that has developed similar programs for ... Continue reading

GENIVI To Host "Connected Car Track" During Super Mobility Week

GENIVI To Host "Connected Car Track" During Super Mobility Week

The GENIVI® Alliance, an automotive and consumer electronics industry association driving the development and adoption of an open In-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform announced today that it will host the "Connected Car- Open Automotive Track" as part of CTIA's Super Mobility Week in Las Vegas, Sept. 8-11, ... Continue reading

Brownsville Ranks Second Among Safest Cities on the 10th Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report

Brownsville Ranks Second Among Safest Cities on the 10th Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report

Allstate Insurance Company today released its tenth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report®" and Brownsville ranked second safest among America's 200 largest citiesi in terms of car collision frequency. The report underscores Allstate's commitment to keeping roadways safer for customers and other drivers. This ... Continue reading

2015 Corvette Z06 Priced at $78,995 +VIDEO

2015 Corvette Z06 Priced at $78,995 +VIDEO

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – the most powerful and technologically advanced model in the iconic car’s 62-year history – will be offered at a suggested retail price of $78,995 while the convertible model will start at $83,995, Chevrolet announced today. “The 2015 Corvette Z06’s performance ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz is the Most Interactive Automobile Brand on the Social Web

Mercedes-Benz is the Most Interactive Automobile Brand on the Social Web

Mercedes-Benz has easily the most active fans, with more than 12 million interactions on Facebook in the second quarter of 2014. A recent study by Social Bakers, the best-known market research company for the social networks, also shows that with just under two million new fans, the Stuttgart-based premium brand is als ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz M 936 G Natural-Gas Engine in Special-Purpose Waste Collection and Short-Radius Distribution Vehicle

Mercedes-Benz M 936 G Natural-Gas Engine in Special-Purpose Waste Collection and Short-Radius Distribution Vehicle

Clean, efficient and quiet drive for urban applications Cab: modern design, ergonomic and perfect for the job Econic chassis: adaptable with excellent body-mounting ability It was just one year ago that the Econic underwent a comprehensive upgrade with new diesel engines as well as a new suspension, frame, electronics ... Continue reading

BASF Receives Best Supplier Award from PSA Peugeot Citroen

BASF Receives Best Supplier Award from PSA Peugeot Citroen

Once again, PSA Peugeot Citroën has presented awards to its best suppliers. BASF’s Coatings division received the award for its CathoGuard ® 800 cathodic e-coat. This is applied to the vehicle body to protect it from corrosion. The special benefit it offers PSA is its cost savings potential. By presenting th ... Continue reading

48 Volt Technology from Audi

48 Volt Technology from Audi

Audi is to upgrade part of its vehicle electrical system from twelve to 48 volts. The move represents another technical building block for facilitating the integration of new automotive technologies while increasing the power and efficiency of its cars. “We are using the full bandwidth of electrification in our dr ... Continue reading

BMW Brand Store in Brussels Has Iconic Awarded Bestowed

BMW Brand Store in Brussels Has Iconic Awarded Bestowed

The BMW Brand Store in Brussels, which opened in March 2014, has been honoured by the German Design Council with the Iconic Award 2014 in the category “Interior Design Retail” (“Best of Best”). BMW Brand Stores are an element of the BMW Group’s Future Retail programme, which aims to enhance the ... Continue reading

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