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Volvo Introduces The All-New XC90 +VIDEO

Volvo Introduces The All-New XC90 +VIDEO

Months of speculation ended today after Volvo Cars unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, delivering on its promise to introduce a visually striking, premium quality seven-seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interio ... Continue reading

Toyota Highlander, Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Top Consumer Reports Best Vehicles of 2014

Toyota Highlander, Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Top Consumer Reports Best Vehicles of 2014

Washington DC August 26, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Chrysler Group's Ram 1500 EcoDiesel was named the top full-size pickup truck in the U.S. market and Toyota's Highlander the top mid-size SUV by Consumer Reports, the magazine said on Tuesday. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel's ... Continue reading

Bottom Fishing? Edmunds 10 Best New-Car Leftovers for 2014

Bottom Fishing? Edmunds 10 Best New-Car Leftovers for 2014

Washington DC August 26, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported most savvy car shoppers know that the end of the summer is the traditional end of the model year, making this a good time to find great bargains on the new-car lot. But even better deals await those who are willing to buy a model that is about to be discontin ... Continue reading

2016 Volvo XC90 Revealed

2016 Volvo XC90 Revealed

Swedish striptease is over. After coyly dropping photos for months—a headlight here, some silky seats there—Volvo finally pulled the cover off its new SUV, the XC90. Click here for a picture. "This is one of the most important days in our history, Chief Executive Officer Hakan Samuelsson said in a statement. ... Continue reading

Toyota Continues to Grow Its Investment in Michigan

Toyota Continues to Grow Its Investment in Michigan

Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 26, 2014 – Toyota will move forward with the planning of its new facility on the York Township, Mich., campus of the Toyota Technical Center to accommodate approximately 250 direct procurement positions currently based in Kentucky following approval of state and local incentives announced to ... Continue reading

2015 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban Add Connectivity, Convenience

2015 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban Add Connectivity, Convenience

New connectivity and convenience features are coming this fall to the recently launched 2015 Tahoe and Suburban, enhancing the redesigned SUVs and adding to the momentum of one of Chevrolet’s most successful launches this year. The new features include OnStar 4G LTE with a standard built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, wireless ... Continue reading

LexisNexis Annual Telematics Study Shows Importance of Safety Features Growing Among Consumers

LexisNexis Annual Telematics Study Shows Importance of Safety Features Growing Among Consumers

Consumers are beginning to see the safety benefits associated with telematics as a major proof point when deciding whether or not to adopt a usage-based insurance (UBI) program according to a study released today by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In addition to polling consumers, commercial fleet managers were also surveye ... Continue reading

Tenneco Showcases Ride Performance Technologies for Light Vehicles

Tenneco Showcases Ride Performance Technologies for Light Vehicles

Tenneco today showcased its suite of ride performance technologies on current production vehicles and demonstrated advanced suspension technologies for future programs during a media technology day at the Waterford Hills Raceway in Clarkston, Mich. Technologies ranging from passive dampers to advanced electronic suspen ... Continue reading

Tenneco Provides Clean Air Technologies to Meet U.S. EPA Tier 3 Regulations

Tenneco Provides Clean Air Technologies to Meet U.S. EPA Tier 3 Regulations

Tenneco today showcased its suite of emission control solutions designed to meet upcoming US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations, including a demonstration vehicle outfitted with key technologies. “There are multiple approaches to meeting emissions regulations, and our technologies provide advantages in weight saving ... Continue reading

Consumer Research Shows Greater Comfort, Control and Safety with Electronic Suspension

Consumer Research Shows Greater Comfort, Control and Safety with Electronic Suspension

Electronic suspension preferred over conventional suspension in all tested situations High purchase consideration after test drives Consumers willing to pay for electronic systems ... Continue reading

Details of Ford Motor Company's August 2014 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Details of Ford Motor Company's August 2014 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company will release its August 2014 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, September 3, 2014. At 10:00 a.m. ET, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He will be joi ... Continue reading

Sportsman ACE Named 'Best of the Best' by Field & Stream Magazine

Sportsman ACE Named 'Best of the Best' by Field & Stream Magazine

MINNEAPOLIS--Polaris Industries today announced the Sportsman ACE™ has been awarded “Best of the Best” by Field & Stream magazine. This is the second year in a row a Polaris vehicle has won the prestigious award with the RANGER XP 900 winning last year. “This past January, Polaris defined an entirel ... Continue reading

Professional Truck Drivers Remind Motorists to Be Safe During Labor Day Travel

Professional Truck Drivers Remind Motorists to Be Safe During Labor Day Travel

The American Trucking Associations is urging the 29.7 million motorists that are expected to travel on the highways this Labor Day weekend to follow the safety tips from the America's Road Team Captains, a team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles. As motorists prepare for their last summe ... Continue reading

For All the World to See: The All-New Volvo XC90

For All the World to See: The All-New Volvo XC90

- Months of speculation ended today after Volvo Cars unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, delivering on its promise to introduce a visually striking, premium quality seven seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative inter ... Continue reading

Toyota Holds Eighth Dream Car Art Contest Awards Ceremony

Toyota Holds Eighth Dream Car Art Contest Awards Ceremony

Toyota Motor Corporation held an awards ceremony for the eighth Toyota Dream Car Art Contest at Mega Web, Toyota's vehicle experience facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on August 27. A total of 662,898 art works from 75 countries and regions were submitted to the contest. In each of three age categories (seven and under, ei ... Continue reading

Great American Group Reports Domestic Auto Market Posts Continued Growth

Great American Group Reports Domestic Auto Market Posts Continued Growth

Analysts with GA Advisory and Valuation Services LLC, a division of Great American Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GAMR), report that despite getting off to a slow start in 2014, the domestic automotive industry has proved to be a consistently strong sector of the U.S. economy, with sales continuing to rebound from recession-era l ... Continue reading

Bear Grylls Takes on the Wild as Land Rover Ambassador

Bear Grylls Takes on the Wild as Land Rover Ambassador

World-renowned adventurer partners with pioneering Land Rover brand Partnership announced ahead of first collaboration to launch the New Discovery Sport on 3rd September 2014 Bear Grylls to support Land Rover activity at global level, including mentoring of young British Explorer Whitley, UK, Monday 25th August, 2014: ... Continue reading

Jamie Laing Learns How to Drive in a New Generation Hyundai i10

Jamie Laing Learns How to Drive in a New Generation Hyundai i10

'Match-making’ process carried out to find Jamie the perfect driving instructor Video series will follow Jamie’s journey and feature special guest instructors Second video instalment available to view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INOiv7S_AIw Made In Chelsea star and Candy Kittens founder, Jamie Laing, ... Continue reading

New SKODA Fabia: Functional and Full of Emotion

New SKODA Fabia: Functional and Full of Emotion

Perfect everyday companion: spacious, practical, clever and nimble Largest boot capacity within its class: 330 litres; 17 ‘Simply Clever’ features Mladá Boleslav, 26 August 2014 –The new ŠKODA Fabia not only impresses with its emotionally-charged design; the car is also cleverer and more practical t ... Continue reading

Nissan Presents the New 370Z NISMO MY15

Nissan Presents the New 370Z NISMO MY15

New 370Z NISMO features a host of design and engineering updates Incorporates new features developed for GT-R NISMO flagship Improved refinement, seating and equipment levels across the 370Z range On sale in Europe from September 2014 Nissan has strengthened its NISMO road car range with the release of a comprehensivel ... Continue reading

Mitsubsihi Outlander Plug-in Electric 4 x 4 to Receive the 'Green Award'

Mitsubsihi Outlander Plug-in Electric 4 x 4 to Receive the 'Green Award'

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is celebrating the news that the all-new Outlander Plug-in electric 4 x 4 is to receive the ‘Green Award’ at this year’s BusinessCar magazine’s Techie Awards. Lance Bradley, Managing Director of Mitsubishi in the Motors UK, said: “We are delighted that the Mitsubishi ... Continue reading

5.78 Million Volkswagen Vehicles Handed Over from January to July / +6.0 %

5.78 Million Volkswagen Vehicles Handed Over from January to July / +6.0 %

808,500 units delivered in July / +6.7 per cent* Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Pleasing start to second half of year. Uncertainty continues to overshadow economic conditions in global automotive sector.” ... Continue reading

The After Sales team at Holt Mitsubishi Racks up 80 Years of Service

The After Sales team at Holt Mitsubishi Racks up 80 Years of Service

THE After Sales team at a Mitsubishi dealership in Derby are celebrating after notching up 80 years of service between them. Leading the way at Holt Mitsubishi in London Road is Assistant After Sales Manager Andy Reed who has been with Mitsubishi for 23 years, closely followed by After Sales Manager Ted Armal who has b ... Continue reading

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