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Subaru of America Reaches 500,000 Sales Milestone in 2014

Subaru of America Reaches 500,000 Sales Milestone in 2014

Subaru sales in U.S. top 500,000 for the first time in a calendar year - 500,000th vehicle sold on December 29 - All models contributing to sales increase Subaru of America, Inc. has reached a significant milestone in its history, by retailing 500,000 vehicles in a single calendar year. The milestone caps a remarkable ... Continue reading

INMOTION to Showcase New Self-balancing Smart Vehicles at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show

INMOTION to Showcase New Self-balancing Smart Vehicles at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show

The Newest Smart Sensor Control Vehicles to be Demonstrated for the Media at Pepcom's Digital Experience LAS VEGAS -- Dec. 29, 2014: INMOTION, a high tech firm that specializes in the research and development of self-balancing vehicles and mobile robot platforms, will be demonstrating its new R2 model and electric unic ... Continue reading

FCA Ignition Switch Recall

FCA Ignition Switch Recall

FCA US LLC is launching a voluntary global recall of an estimated 66,819 older-model pickup trucks equipped with manual transmissions. The Company will replace their clutch ignition interlock switches at no charge to customers. An investigation by FCA US engineers discovered switches in certain model-year 2006 and 2007 ... Continue reading

Matthew McConaughey Gets Behind Wheel of 2015 Lincoln MKZ in New Ads Airing Jan. 1

Matthew McConaughey Gets Behind Wheel of 2015 Lincoln MKZ in New Ads Airing Jan. 1

The Lincoln Motor Company teams up again with Academy Award™ winner Matthew McConaughey to create Lincoln MKZ and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid ad campaign that will begin airing during high-profile New Year’s Day college football bowl games Two new TV and online ads will promote Lincoln MKZ and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid midsi ... Continue reading

2015 Ford Trend Report Explores Generation Z and How Youngest Consumers Are Shaping View of the Future

2015 Ford Trend Report Explores Generation Z and How Youngest Consumers Are Shaping View of the Future

Members of Generation Z – considered the first global generation – are key players in today’s technology-driven culture; these youngest consumers, the oldest of whom are in their teens, already are inspiring attitudes and behaviors among consumers of all ages to enact change for the good Growing exciteme ... Continue reading

American Drivers Unfazed and Confused on Drugged Driving

American Drivers Unfazed and Confused on Drugged Driving

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Survey Reveals High Tolerance for Drug-Impaired Drivers - With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Alaska, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia, safety advocates are increasingly concerned that drugged drivers pose a very serious threat to the ... Continue reading

Highest December SAAR Since 2006 Projected

Highest December SAAR Since 2006 Projected

Low gas prices propel SUV and full-size truck sales to close 2014 CHICAGO -- Dec. 29, 2014: Cars.com forecasts December light, new-vehicle sales will hit 1,510,500 units, up 11.3 percent from December 2013 and 16 percent from last month. This marks the highest December unit sales count since December 2006. A SAAR of 16 ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Debuts GoVue, the First Back Up Camera Smartphone App

Rear View Safety Debuts GoVue, the First Back Up Camera Smartphone App

Rear View Safety, a leading consumer safety organization and number one back up camera distributor, continues to embrace the best that technology has to offer with the release of GoVue. The first ever back up camera smartphone app makes the visual information from your car's Wi-Fi back up camera system available on man ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Renews Support for Collegiate Fuel Economy Competition

Freudenberg-NOK Renews Support for Collegiate Fuel Economy Competition

Vehicles that easily rack up more than a thousand miles per gallon of fuel are not the stuff of automotive dreams. They will actually take to the roads next year during the 2015 SAE Supermileage Competition® and Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK) will once again support the ingenious college stud ... Continue reading

NHTSA Recalls December 29, 2014 - BMW, Hyundai, Honda, MINI, Acura, Chrysler, Mitsubishi

NHTSA Recalls December 29, 2014 - BMW, Hyundai, Honda, MINI, Acura, Chrysler, Mitsubishi

NHTSA Recalls December 29, 2014 - BMW, Hyundai, Honda, MINI, Acura, Chrysler, Mitsubishi ... Continue reading

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