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Kids, Here's How Not to Get Hit By a Car

Kids, Here's How Not to Get Hit By a Car

44 children hit while walking every day. Washington, DC -- August 28, 2015: It is alarmingly common for children to get hit by a vehicle while walking. Every day, 44 children are injured; that's 16,000 kids each year. When kids are young, they are taught to look left, right, left before crossing the street, and to cros ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Brand Creates 'Ram Nation' Volunteer Corps to Mobilize Truck Owners to Help Others When Need Arises

Ram Truck Brand Creates 'Ram Nation' Volunteer Corps to Mobilize Truck Owners to Help Others When Need Arises

Tapping into the natural instinct of truck owners to lend a helping hand to family, friends and neighbors when a need arises, Ram Truck has launched "Ram Nation" to help its owners and dealers come together for disaster relief and community service initiatives. Ram Nation is a grassroots volunteer corps of Ram owners a ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet--Updated, Sportier Exterior

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet--Updated, Sportier Exterior

Golf Cabriolet for model year 2016 has sportier exterior, new colours and an upgraded interior WOLFSBURG -- August 28, 2015: The Golf Cabriolet is one of the most successful open-top cars on the German market and one of the most popular of its kind in Europe. At the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), Volkswagen ... Continue reading

Future Toyota Cars Dreamed Up by Children

Future Toyota Cars Dreamed Up by Children

What if cars could spread the benefits of education, alter the surrounding environment on an atomic level, or even break down language barriers? Most adults would dismiss such notions as wishful thinking, but sometimes it pays to think with the boundless imagination of a child. After all, it's not so long ago that a ca ... Continue reading

Lexus at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015

Lexus at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015

European launch of fourth generation RX • Design upgrade & expansion of GS line-up with GS 200t • New Lexus Sport grade on CT and IS BRUSSELS, BELGIUM --August 28, 2015: The 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show will showcase the European Premiere of the fourth generation RX. As the best-selling model in the brand’s ... Continue reading

Caravan Salon 2015 in Dusseldorf: Mercedes-Benz Vans on Course for Success in the Camper Van Market

Caravan Salon 2015 in Dusseldorf: Mercedes-Benz Vans on Course for Success in the Camper Van Market

Marco Polo and Marco Polo ACTIVITY successfully making their mark V-Class and Vito as attractive base vehicles for individual camper vans Neureuther and Terra Camper solutions based on the Mercedes-Benz Vito 4x4 Hymer now also building on the V-Class, in addition to the Sprinter ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Brand Offers Popular Ram Truck Test Drive Experience at 2015 Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair

Ram Truck Brand Offers Popular Ram Truck Test Drive Experience at 2015 Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair

Fair takes place Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. Ram Truck joins the state fair as presenting sponsor of a new outdoor Equine Pavilion and indoor Livestock Pavilion, honoring Michigan agriculture Michigan State Fair-goers will have the opportunity to experience a 40,000 ... Continue reading

Part 5: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Part 5: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Over 300,000 Vehicles Damaged, Where are They Now? DES PLAINES, IL -- Aug. 28, 2015: Each day this week the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is releasing segments of a five-part documentary video that provides first-hand recollections of NICB employees and law enforcement personnel as they reflect on their roles ... Continue reading

Five FCA Canada Vehicles Named The Car Guide / Le Guide de l'Auto Best Buys for 2016

Five FCA Canada Vehicles Named The Car Guide / Le Guide de l'Auto Best Buys for 2016

A diverse mix of five FCA Canada vehicles have been named <em>The Car Guide</em> / <em>Le Guide de l&rsquo;Auto</em> Best Buys for 2016.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> The editors of the well-respected, long-running, Quebec-based publication scrutinized and compared new models head-to-head in 26 vehicle categories, with fuel econo ... Continue reading

Honda to Showcase Re-energized Model Range at 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show

Honda to Showcase Re-energized Model Range at 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show

Honda 2015 model range of entirely all-new and refreshed cars Global premiere of Honda Project 2&4 powered by RC213V, modified for public road use, showcasing Honda’s uniquely creative engineering Honda UNI-CUB &#946; to make its German debut TOKYO -- August 28, 2015: The 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show underlines an im ... Continue reading

Honda Sets All-Time Record for Automobile Production in China, and Monthly Production Records Worldwide, Overseas, in North America, USA and Asia

Honda Sets All-Time Record for Automobile Production in China, and Monthly Production Records Worldwide, Overseas, in North America, USA and Asia

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of its automobile production, Japanese domestic sales, and export results for the month of July 2015. Production in Japan for the month of July 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 12th consecutive month (since August 2014). Production in regions outside of Ja ... Continue reading

U.S. Army Awards $6.7 Billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Contract to Oshkosh Corporation

U.S. Army Awards $6.7 Billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Contract to Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh’s JLTV is the Next Generation Light Vehicle Designed to Move and Protect Our Troops in Future Missions OSHKOSH, Wis.--The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, a $6.7 billion firm fixed ... Continue reading

JC Whitney Launches Centennial "Jumpstart" Gallery: Designed to Help Bring Project Vehicles Back to Life

JC Whitney Launches Centennial "Jumpstart" Gallery: Designed to Help Bring Project Vehicles Back to Life

The Jumpstart Gallery is an exclusive forum for JC Whitney customers and fans to create a visual learning community about "Everything Automotive" For a limited time, Jumpstart members will also get a 20% discount on auto parts LASALLE, IL -- Aug. 27, 2015: JC Whitney, the largest direct marketer of name-brand automotiv ... Continue reading

The New smart fortwo cabrio: Summer in the City

The New smart fortwo cabrio: Summer in the City

The countdown has started for the new fortwo cabrio, a particularly iconic variant of the new model series. The open-top two-seater will have its world premiere in September at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The new smart cabrio will be available for ordering from mid-November and the first models will reac ... Continue reading

Fast & Furious 7 DVD Launches at Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival

Fast & Furious 7 DVD Launches at Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival

The 18th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival, September 19-20, has been selected as the official launch site of the release of Fast & Furious 7 on DVD. Cars from the movie will be at the event throughout the weekend for attendees to see and interact with, and representatives will be giving away movie merchandise. ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces Pricing On 2016 BRZ Models

Subaru Announces Pricing On 2016 BRZ Models

SUBARU STARLINK™6.2"Multimedia System standard across all lines Priced $300 lower than previous model year Rear Vision Camera now standard CHERRY HILL, NJ -- Aug. 27, 2015: Subaru of America, Inc. today announced pricing for the 2016 BRZ line. Starting at $25,395, the BRZ, powered by a 200-horsepower 2.0-liter BOX ... Continue reading

Stock Market Fluctuations Don't Slow August Car Sales

Stock Market Fluctuations Don't Slow August Car Sales

Edmunds.com forecasts 538,958 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in August for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.4 million. The projected sales will be a 2.1 percent increase from July 2015, but a 2.8 percent decrease from August 2014. "Sales momentum in August has been strong despite ... Continue reading

Industry Strength Continues in August, Full-Month Volume Impacted by Calendar

Industry Strength Continues in August, Full-Month Volume Impacted by Calendar

Retail Sales Expect to Slip 1.2 Percent Due to Labor Day Shift to September WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- Aug. 27, 2015: Due to a quirk in the calendar, total and retail new-vehicle sales in August are expected to be lower than they were a year ago, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LM ... Continue reading

Revenue from Vehicle-to-External Communications Systems Is Expected to Total Nearly $180 Billion from 2015 to 2025

Revenue from Vehicle-to-External Communications Systems Is Expected to Total Nearly $180 Billion from 2015 to 2025

Smartphones are expected to help connect older vehicles to the communications network, report finds BOULDER, Colo.--A recent report from Navigant Research examines the market for connected vehicles, with a focus on the key components of vehicle-to-external communications (V2X) communications technology and factors that ... Continue reading

UPS Receives Milestone 50,000th PACCAR MX Series Engine Installed in a Kenworth Truck

UPS Receives Milestone 50,000th PACCAR MX Series Engine Installed in a Kenworth Truck

UPS received the milestone 50,000th PACCAR MX series engine installed in a Kenworth truck during a special ceremony today at Kenworth headquarters. The PACCAR MX-13 engine resides in a new, fuel-efficient Kenworth T680 Day Cab that will serve UPS operations in the Seattle area. “The engine’s outstanding fuel ... Continue reading

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