2014 BMW X5 Press Release - "From The Horses Mouth Featured Content'
At a glance Third generation of the BMW X5; founder of the Sports Activity Vehicle segment and global market leader in its class sets new standards in powerful design, luxurious spaciousness, cutting-edge versatility and. ... Continue reading
2014 BMW X5 xDrive30d First Drive | 2014 BMW X5 xDrive50i First Drive | Production Specs
2014 BMW X5 xDrive30d and 2014 BMW X5 xDrive50i Review First Drive ... Continue reading
2014 Nissan Maxima Pricing, New Options and Specs
2014 Nissan Maxima Pricing and Specs, U.S. pricing for its flagship 2014 Nissan Maxima, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. Maxima offers sports sedan styling, a driver-oriented cockpit, ample comfort and luxury, and an advanced drivetrain led by Nissan's 290-horsepower 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve VQ-series ... Continue reading
2014 Mercedes GLK-Class BlueTEC (Diesel) Review By Thom Cannell
2013 GLK250 BlueTEC 4MATIC_ (14) No one has offered diesel cars in the US longer than Mercedes. Their latest diesel, the 2014 GLK-Class, gets an updated exterior, interior, and a diesel engine that costs less than the premium V-6âwhile delivering better fuel economy and more torque. Weâre very excited about t ... Continue reading
2014 Kia Sorento EX AWD Review By Carey Russ
2014 Kia Sorento EX AWD Review By Carey Russ ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Group Reveals the Concept Coup
Volvo Car Group reveals the Concept Coup, the first of three concept cars launched over a seven month period which will outline the future design direction of the Swedish car brand. The unveil of the new design vision marks a key moment in the rapid transformation of Volvo where the new design language will focus on in ... Continue reading
*Two California Firms and Owner Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Stemming from Illegal Import of Vehicles* Two Los Angeles-based consulting firms, MotorScience Inc., and MotorScience Enterprise Inc., (MotorScience) and their owner, Chi Zheng, have agreed to settle alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations stemming ... Continue reading
Alcoa Breaks Ground on $275 Million Auto Expansion in Tennessee
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Congressman John Duncan and other local and state officials joined Alcoa Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld today to break ground on a $275 million expansion of Alcoa's Tennessee Operations to meet growing aluminum demand for auto production. Aluminum, already ... Continue reading
Workers and Robots are Now Building Volkswagen Cars Together
The car manufacturing group Volkswagen has integrated an industrial robotic arm from the Danish manufacturer Universal Robots into mass production at its engine production plant in Salzgitter, Germany. The lightweight robot UR5Ã is installed in the cylinder head assembly section, where it is responsible for handling ... Continue reading
Luxury Cars Whereever You Live
Fusion Luxury Motors Embraces the Used Luxury Car Market Fusion Luxury Motors wants people to enjoy the pleasure associated with luxury cars. They sell used luxury cars or help customers find the car best suited to their needs. - Los Angeles is a place people identify with luxury and money. It is more common to see an ... Continue reading
2014 Range Rover Hybrid 10,000 Mile Endurance Expedition
2014 Range Rover Hybrid 10,000 Mile Endurance Expedition ... Continue reading
TRW Safety Technology Gets Awards
Four of the six small vehicle models earning TOP SAFETY PICK+ accolades from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), based on its recent small frontal crash overlap testing, feature various automotive safety technologies supplied by TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. ... Continue reading
INRIX Predicts a 30 Percent Increase in Traffic Congestion Nationwide Post-Labor Day -- INRIX, a leading provider of traffic information and driver services, released its Labor Day Traffic Forecast today, predicting U.S. drivers will experience a "back to school" increase in traffic congestion of at least 30 percent1 f ... Continue reading
"30 Miles of Freedom" with Jeep
Consumers Sharing Their Idea of the Perfect 30-Mile Road Trip Will Be Given the Opportunity to Win Either a New 2014 Jeep Compass or Jeep Patriot Jeep spotlights adventures close to home using about a gallon of gas The Jeep Brand announces "30 Miles of Freedom," a new online/social media initiative celebrating the Amer ... Continue reading
Newest Goodyear Eagle race tire features Multi-Zone Tread Technology
Goodyear Debuts New NASCAR Tire Technology in Atlanta -- As drivers take to the track for this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, they'll be riding on a newly designed Goodyear Eagle race tire with roots in consumer tire technology. ... Continue reading
2014 Honda Odyssey Earns IIHS Highest Safety Pick
2014 Honda Odyssey Earns IIHS Highest Safety Pick ... Continue reading
SRT Brand returns as Presenting Sponsor for the Grand Prix of Baltimore
Chrysler Group's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Brand Takes Over Baltimore Labor Day Weekend -- SRT Brand returns as Presenting Sponsor for the Grand Prix of Baltimore SRT Motorsports races two SRT Viper GTS-Rs on Saturday in the 2013 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron On-site events include SRT Br ... Continue reading
2014 Honda Odyssey Crash Ratings
Honda Odyssey is first minivan to earn the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award ARLINGTON, Va. August 29, 2013; The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported that the 2014 Honda Odyssey minivan earns the Institute's top safety designation for good performance in all five IIHS crash evaluations, including the challe ... Continue reading
Audi Sets Fastest Speed For In-Car Mobile Connection Ahead Of 4G Launch In London
New 300PS Audi S3 Sportback is notable as first ready-to-order production car equipped to handle higher-speed 4G internet connectivity. ... Continue reading
Mazda's Hofu Plant In Japan Builds Its 10 Millionth Car
Mazda has announced that total production at its Hofu facility in Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture, which builds the all-new Mazda6 and all-new Mazda3, has passed 10 million vehicles. ... Continue reading
Nissan Patrol Conquers Ultimate Challenge And Achieves Guinness World Record
The Nissan Patrol Challenge reached its grand finale today with a new Guinness World Record set by the unstoppable Hero of All Terrain. ... Continue reading
Hughes Departs Mazda Australia to Establish New Mazda Sales Operation in South Africa
David Hughes, currently Mazda Australia's West Australian state manager, has been selected to set up a new national sales company for Mazda in South Africa after an agreement that will see the end of the current Mazda Ford distribution partnership there in about 12 months. ... Continue reading
Ford S-Max Concept Blends Crafted Design With Smart Technology
Ford of Europe has revealed the new Ford S-MAX Concept, a sport activity vehicle that takes the style-without-compromise ethos of the popular current S-MAX to new levels with a sharper design, advanced technology and premium craftsmanship. ... Continue reading
Honda Australia Says Goodbye To The ARC
Honda Australia has today announced that the 2013 Australian Rally Championship season will be its last, after four years, a Civic Type R, two Jazz, many podiums, a championship and a record-breaking moment. ... Continue reading
The Volvo Concept Coupe - the next-generation P1800
Inspired by contemporary, progressive Scandinavian lifestyle and design as well as iconic elements from the past, the elegant new Volvo Concept Coupé is the first of a series of three concept cars that reveal the design possibilities created by the company's new Scalable Product Architecture ... Continue reading
Gold Coast Duo Wins Audi's National Golf Final
Two Gold Coast-based players have won the national final of Audi's quattro Cup golf tournament in Australia. ... Continue reading
2014 Evolution: Affordable Rally-bred Performance
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited's (MMAL) high performance vehicle, the Lancer Evolution, offers power, precision and performance. ... Continue reading
Social Network Critical to Enterprise's Recruitment and Hiring of College Graduates
Enterprise Holdings Recognized by Glassdoor Career Site as 'Talent Warrior' ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2013 -- Glassdoor today recognized Enterprise with its inaugural Talent Warrior Award, a list of the top 10 companies which excel in social recruiting. ... Continue reading
School is in Session--Watch for Children
With children returning to school drivers need to be more cautious. Child pedestrians are most often hurt in the months of September and October and children aged 10-14 years have the highest incidence of pedestrian-related injuries.1 The roads are busier and drivers need to adjust their driving routine to help predict ... Continue reading
Lots of People Will Be on the Road on Labor Day Weekend--Drive Safely!
This Labor Day, millions of cars will hit the road as Americans celebrate summer with family and friends. As with all of the summer holidays, many people celebrate the end of summer by driving to a location that is more than 50 miles away from their home. The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) is reminding all m ... Continue reading
Best Cars for Those Tailgating Parties
Cars.com today released a list of the top cars for tailgating, just in time for the start of football season. Experts from the site evaluated a gamut of cars, big and small, to determine which have the most to offer the serious tailgater. "With football season comes the return of fans to parking lots across the nation ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America And DonorsChoose.org Launch Back-to-School Giving Campaign Benefitting High-Need Schools Across The Country Dealers in Six Major Metropolitan Areas Lend Extra Support to National "Double Your Impact" Matching Program Targeting Two-year Total Impact on Public Education of $5 Million - Kia's partnershi ... Continue reading
Testing and development of the World's Fastest Electric Racing Car Now Underway
Nissan ZEOD RC Set To Hit The Track For The First Time -- Construction of the first Nissan ZEOD RC chassis is nearing completion and the ground-breaking car that will "electrify Le Mans" set to hit the track for the first time in the UK in early September. ... Continue reading
Award-winning collaboration between Nissan and PlayStation continues to break the records and rules
Breakthrough Marketing Idea Nissan GT Academy Celebrates Fifth Season of Success - Award-winning collaboration between Nissan and PlayStation continues to break the records and rules - On-track and off-track victories and awards continue to cement the success of GT Academy - Nearly four million entrants and over 120 mi ... Continue reading
Honda Experiments With Some Advanced Safety Technologies
Honda Demonstrates Advanced Vehicle-to-Pedestrian and Vehicle-to-Motorcycle Safety Technologies - Honda today demonstrated two experimental safety technologies aimed at reducing the potential for collisions between automobiles and pedestrians and between automobiles and motorcycles. These advanced Vehicle-to-Pedestrian ... Continue reading
Ford Fusion Production Ramps Up
1,400 New Ford Employees Kick Off U.S. Production of Fusion to Meet Surging Customer Demand -- With 1,400 new jobs and a $555 million investment, Flat Rock Assembly Plant begins Ford Fusion production Production added to improve tight availability of Ford Fusion; U.S. Fusion sales up 13 percent this year Ford will hire ... Continue reading
It's Nice to be First: 2014 Honda Odyssey Gets Crowned Top Minivan Safety Pick
2014 Honda Odyssey is First Minivan to Earn 2013 TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating; Highest Overall Safety Rating from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - 2014 Honda Odyssey achieves the highest rating of GOOD overall; includes GOOD on small overlap frontal crash test - No automaker has earned more TOP SAFETY PICK+ ratings ... Continue reading
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