Henny's Take - 2016 Auto Show Detroit In Positive Mood, But Will It Be Enough?
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel January 22, 2016. Last week, the North American International Auto Show in Detroit started in a positive mood. No surprise, as sales went well last year. But are several interesting world premieres enough to conquer with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ... Continue reading
Jaguar Triumphs at the SME Company Car of the Year Awards with Winds For XE and New XF
Jaguar XE named Company Car of the Year and Best Large Company Car in SME Company Car of the Year Awards XE was also named Business Car of the Year at the 2016 BusinessCar Awards yesterday Jaguar XF wins Best Directorâs Company Car WHITLEY, UK -- January 27, 2016: Jaguar scored a hat-trick of victories at the SME ... Continue reading
Ford Gives Real-World Truck Customers Insider Access to All-New F-Series Super Duty Testing +VIDEO
No actors, no stunts. Five real-world heavy-duty truck customers have an all-access insider pass to see how the all-new Super Duty the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty ever lives up to its Built Ford Tough promise. These truck customers will witness torture testing of the all-new F-Series Super Duty be ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for 83 2016 Ford E-Series cutaway and chassis cab vehicles in North America for a potential issue with the trailer brake controller. Under certain conditions, a driver may lose trailer braking function at a stop, which could result in extended braking distance, increasing t ... Continue reading
Interactive One (iOne), the fastest growing and definitive digital platform for African American, and Millennial audiences, today announced the launch of "Music in Motion," an innovative digital content series for Toyota Avalon that centers on creating your own unconventional destiny as shown through the intersection o ... Continue reading
Airbiquity Reveals 2016 Predictions For Connected Car Industry +VIDEO
Pressure from Consumer Electronics Behemoths, Quest for Higher Return-On-Investment, and Fight for Technology Leadership Will Drive the Automotive Market in the Coming Year SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2016 -- Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected car service delivery, today released its top 2016 connected car predictions ... Continue reading
Ferrari 2015 Full Year and Q4 Preliminary Results as Reported by FCA
Ferrari N.V. ("Ferrari") announced today that the Q4 and full year earnings announcement published today by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. ("FCA"), included certain information regarding the results of Ferrari, which remained part of the FCA group at the end of 2015. Ferrari will separately report its Q4 and full year ... Continue reading
The all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra arrives in dealerships this month, featuring a bold aerodynamic design, a comprehensive suite of safety features, modern interior styling with class-above features, and a number of user-friendly technologies. It continues to be one of Hyundaiâs all time best-selling models, known f ... Continue reading
Powerful Purity: The New Porsche 718 Boxster and 718 Boxster S +VIDEO
35 more horsepower and up to 36 percent more torque ATLANTA -- January 26, 2016: Twenty years after the first Boxster made its debut, Porsche is introducing the latest generation of its mid-engine roadsters featuring more power, greater fuel efficiency, and further improved handling. The new models are named 718 Boxste ... Continue reading
Range Rover and Abercrombie & Kent Launch Luxurious Road Trip on Earth
Land Rover and renowned luxury travel partner Abercrombie & Kent have teamed up to launch âthe most luxurious road trip on Earthâ â a once-in-a-lifetime trip taking in multiple continents from behind the wheel of the Range Rover SVAutobiography â the most luxurious model in the companyâs histor ... Continue reading
Land Rover Discovery Sport takes 4x4 prize in BusinessCar Awards
Discovery Sport voted Best Premium Small 4x4 Third BusinessCar Awards win for Land Rover since 2013 WHITLEY, COVENTRY, UK, January 26, 2016: Land Rover has claimed a major prize in the BusinessCar Awards for the third time in four years with the announcement that Discovery Sport has been named the fleet publicationâ ... Continue reading
Awards voted for by fleet buyers and users Jaguar XE offers strongest residual values in class WHITLEY, COVENTRY, UK -- January 26, 2016: The Jaguar XE has won Business Car of the Year â the top prize at the 2016 BusinessCar Awards. Jaguarâs all-new sports saloon was also named Premium Upper Middle Car of the ... Continue reading
BusinessCar Awards All-New Tucson Best Mainstream Small 4x4
BusinessCar awards All-New Tucson title of âBest Mainstream Small 4x4â Award recognises the modelâs outstanding appeal to fleet buyers High Wycombe, 26 January 2016 â Hyundaiâs All-New Tucson has been recognised as the âBest Mainstream Small 4x4â in BusinessCarâs annual awards. U ... Continue reading
2016 Copo Camaro No.1 Sale to Benefit United Way
DETROIT -- January 26, 2016: Chevrolet will auction off the first, sixth generation 2016 COPO Camaro race car to raise money for United Way. The purpose-built COPO Camaro, serial number 2016COPO001, will be sold on Friday, Jan. 29, at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. All proceeds of the winning bid will benefit ... Continue reading
First-Ever Buick Super Bowl Ad Features Odell Beckham Jr. and Emily Ratajkowski
Latest âExperience the New Buickâ ad spotlights new Cascada convertible DETROIT -- January 26, 2016: Buickâs first-ever Super Bowl ad will bring the brandâs award-winning âExperience the New Buickâ campaign to the biggest night in TV advertising. The campaign launched in 2014 and challenge ... Continue reading
Nissan in Europe Sales Mark Record Setting Year as the #1 Asian Brand in 2015
Nissan has today announced that it recorded European best-ever sales of 715,623 vehicles in 2015, with December sales totaling 61,823 units. ... Continue reading
The New 200mph Jaguar F-Type SVR Debuts in Geneva +VIDEO
WHITLEY, COVENTRY, UK -- January 26, 2016: The new Jaguar F-TYPE SVR will make its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2016 and will go on sale in summer 2016. Capable of 200mph, the new F-TYPE SVR is the first Jaguar SVR and is developed to exploit the two-seat aluminium sports carâs full potential ... Continue reading
2016 World Car Awards: The Road to World Car Continues with Finalists' Announcement
The Road to the World Car continues with todayâs announcement of the finalists in all five award categories. This release kicks off the countdown for the 2016 World Car Awards (WCA) prize-giving ceremony to be hosted by the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Winners of the 2016 World Car ... Continue reading
The New Porsche 718 Boxster: The Definitive Mid-Engined Roadster
READING, UK -- Janaury 26, 2016: Four cylinder turbo âboxerâ engines with more power, more torque, greater efficiency In the twenty years since its debut, the Porsche Boxster has established itself as the benchmark roadster. Today, a new generation of the mid-engined two-seater is unveiled, powered by a newly ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citreoen Creates a New OpenLab in Morocco Dedicated to the "Car of the Future"
As part of its Open Innovation strategy and in line with its commitment to staying on the leading edge of automotive research, PSA Peugeot Citroën is strengthening its ties with top post-graduate schools and universities by creating an OpenLab in Africa. On 25 January, PSA Peugeot Citroën entered into an agreement wi ... Continue reading
Representatives from the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and the PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group , held a special event at Coleman A. Young Elementary School in Detroit today to present DPS preschool children with a locally written and illustrate ... Continue reading
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