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2015 Nissan Rogue U.S. Prices

2015 Nissan Rogue U.S. Prices

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the hot-selling second-generation Nissan Rogue enters its second model year, it will maintain the lowest starting MSRP in the segment* of $22,790 USD.** Complete U.S. pricing for the 2015 Nissan Rogue, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide, was announced today. Manufacturer's Sugg ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Recall of Certain FJ Cruiser Vehicles

Toyota Announces Recall of Certain FJ Cruiser Vehicles

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 1,800 Model Year 2014 FJ Cruiser vehicles. The involved vehicles are equipped with an optional “Trail Teams Ultimate Edition” package, which includes specialized suspension components and Active Tract ... Continue reading

Ford Puts First Truck Customers Behind Wheel of the All-New F-150 to Kick Off 'You Test' Video Series

Ford Puts First Truck Customers Behind Wheel of the All-New F-150 to Kick Off 'You Test' Video Series

Out of more than 15,000 entrants, four truck customers won the opportunity to be the first to test the all-new 2015 F-150 – the smartest, toughest, most capable Ford F-150 pickup yet Each of the four customers is testing a 2015 Ford F-150 Lariat 3.5-liter EcoBoost® 4x4 around North America – from off-road ... Continue reading

Third Generation Kia Sorento Fantastic But Will Soccer Moms Do What is Right?

Third Generation Kia Sorento Fantastic But Will Soccer Moms Do What is Right?

Sophisticated new design for third-generation Kia Sorento All-new bodyshell improves ride, handling and crash safety Improvements to NVH and a step-change in interior quality and design European premiere scheduled for 2 October at Paris Motor Show Delivering a premium look and feel the all-new Kia Sorento, unveiled in ... Continue reading

OnStar RemoteLink App Passes Million Users Threshold

OnStar RemoteLink App Passes Million Users Threshold

DETROIT – When OnStar launched its mobile application in 2010, it was the auto industry’s first smartphone application to give owners a remote connection to their vehicles and control of certain vehicle functions. This week, OnStar RemoteLink passes the 1 million active users milestone. OnStar RemoteLink allo ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Sells 3 Millionth Cruze

Chevrolet Sells 3 Millionth Cruze

Eleven plants. One-hundred and eighteen countries. Eighty-eight awards. And now, 3 million sales for the Chevrolet Cruze. The best-selling Chevrolet model crossed the milestone this month, just 16 months after selling its 2 millionth model. ... Continue reading

2015 Chevrolet Colorado Redefines Playing in the Sand

2015 Chevrolet Colorado Redefines Playing in the Sand

That sand gets in everything, even the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Colorado that takes the stage this weekend at the 2015 U.S. Sand Sculpting Championships. One of the trucks on display this weekend is a Colorado sculpted (mostly) out of sand. It’s mesmerizing to watch it materialize, but even more so more to watch it ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Statement on 2015 Tahoe and Suburban Z71 Production

Chevrolet Statement on 2015 Tahoe and Suburban Z71 Production

Building on the early success of the all-new 2015 Tahoe and Suburban launch, Chevrolet will continue to offer features and variants to meet the needs of its customers. Chevrolet announced today it will offer a Z71 package for the 2015 Tahoe and Suburban. Additional features and production timing will be announced in la ... Continue reading

Progressive Insurance Encourages Drivers to Put the Brakes on Dangerous Driving Behavior with 'Drive Safe Today Day'

Progressive Insurance Encourages Drivers to Put the Brakes on Dangerous Driving Behavior with 'Drive Safe Today Day'

Like many drivers, you may have been taught that the “10 and two o’clock” position is the safest way to hold a steering wheel, but it’s time to update your in-car mantra. According to a Progressive® Insurance survey of U.S. drivers, 77 percent of respondents did not know the safest placement for ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Recognized as a Top Employer for Hispanic Women

Chrysler Group Recognized as a Top Employer for Hispanic Women

Chrysler Group is named to the top twelve companies listed on the annual Latina Style Top 50 Report The Report "is the most respected evaluation of corporate America's employment opportunities and policies as they pertain to Latinas" For the eleventh year the Company has been included in the Top 50 Report After the eva ... Continue reading

Labor Day Offers Big Used Car Savings for Consumers

Labor Day Offers Big Used Car Savings for Consumers

The upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend offers smart shoppers an excellent chance to capitalize on end of summer new vehicle deals meant to clear out inventory for incoming model year cars and trucks. "Labor Day discounts are historically some of the most generous seen throughout a given year and this year's promotions ... Continue reading

Mopar Previews 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Test Vehicle

Mopar Previews 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Test Vehicle

Sportsman racers get sneak peek at 2015 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak test vehicle at National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) U.S. Nationals event First Drag Pak test vehicle previewed by Sportsman racers at Thursday evening Mopar Racers Reception with Mopar Legends and Ramchargers Mopar Performance Parts and SRT Motorsports e ... Continue reading

Awareness of Children Dying in Hot Cars Rises Dramatically Over Warm Weather Months, New Survey Finds

Awareness of Children Dying in Hot Cars Rises Dramatically Over Warm Weather Months, New Survey Finds

A new national survey released today shows that public awareness of the dangers of leaving young children alone in hot vehicles has risen dramatically -- by nearly 25 percent -- since the start of the summer. The survey, conducted online from August 8-13 by Public Opinion Strategies, found that 85 percent of the respon ... Continue reading

ZAP and Jonway Auto Receive Endorsement And Recognition from Zhejiang Mayor and Party Secretaries As One of the Key Emerging EV Companies in China

ZAP and Jonway Auto Receive Endorsement And Recognition from Zhejiang Mayor and Party Secretaries As One of the Key Emerging EV Companies in China

ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto received endorsement and accolades from Zhejiang Taizhou Mayor Mr. Zhang Bing, and Zhejiang Taizhou Party Secretary Mr. Wu Wei Rong in recent visits to Jonway Au ... Continue reading

Clearance Deals Could Push Auto Sales to Biggest August Since 2003

Clearance Deals Could Push Auto Sales to Biggest August Since 2003

Edmunds.com forcasts that 1,511,438 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in August for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.9 million. The projected sales will be a 5.5 percent increase from July 2014, and a 0.7 percent increase from August 2013. Edmunds.com projects that this month's sales ... Continue reading

Driver and Pedestrian Safety is Increased Through Mobileye Collision Avoidance System, Now Available From Rear View Safety

Driver and Pedestrian Safety is Increased Through Mobileye Collision Avoidance System, Now Available From Rear View Safety

Rear View Safety has been making backing up safer for businesses, and personal vehicles alike since 2007. It is now a certified distributor of Mobileye products in the USA and Canada, offering advanced collision avoidance systems that focus on keeping our roads safe. Increased customer safety, and decreased accidents o ... Continue reading

Volvo's Engineers at Gothenburg's Upper-Secondary Schools

Volvo's Engineers at Gothenburg's Upper-Secondary Schools

GÖTEBORG, Sweden--The Volvo Group will now launch the School Step (Skolsteget) project in five Gothenburg schools. The School Step is a unique pilot project, whereby Volvo Group engineers participate in the teaching of natural and technical sciences. “In parallel with an increasing need for engineers, interest ... Continue reading

The All-New Renault Twingo

The All-New Renault Twingo

All-new third-generation model Rear-engined, rear wheel drive and five doors – all Twingo firsts More compact, more spacious, more agile and more nimble Three trim levels with a huge range of personalisation Innovative new R & GO® smartphone connectivity system 4 year warranty, roadside cover and servicing †... Continue reading

Lexus Takes Safety To A Higher Level In The New NX 300h

Lexus Takes Safety To A Higher Level In The New NX 300h

New Lexus NX 300h benefits from impressive preventive, active and passive safety features First UK Lexus to be equipped with Pre-Crash Safety system and Adaptive Cruise Control as standard on all versions Robust body structure designed to absorb and disperse impact forces Cabin equipped with eight airbags and whiplash ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo ACTIVITY: The Perfect Combination of Leisure and Daily Use

Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo ACTIVITY: The Perfect Combination of Leisure and Daily Use

The perfect combination of leisure and daily use Marco Polo ACTIVITY – the all-rounder all set for any adventure The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – the perfect basic vehicle for high-end camper vans Stuttgart/Düsseldorf. Mercedes-Benz is presenting a new star that stands for freedom and independence at the Dü ... Continue reading

Before Paris: Vauxhall's New Corsa

Before Paris: Vauxhall's New Corsa

All-new engines including 1.0-litre 3 cylinder ECOTEC unit CO2 emissions as low as 85g/km and economy up to 87.8mpg combined New interior with IntelliLink connectivity as standard on most models Host of driver assistance systems, many unrivalled in its vehicle class Pricing due to be announced on 2nd October ahead of P ... Continue reading

Ford Launches Limited Edition Ford Mustang Built at Ford's Flat Rock Assembly Plant

Ford Launches Limited Edition Ford Mustang Built at Ford's Flat Rock Assembly Plant

2015 Ford Mustang starts production at Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Michigan and will be exported globally for the first time in its 50-year history New Mustang goes on sale this autumn in the United States, and in more than 120 countries including the UK by the end of 2015 Global fashion designers collaborate on new †... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Wraith a Music Video Star

Rolls-Royce Wraith a Music Video Star

Labrinth, one of the UK’s leading singer-songwriters, has selected a Rolls-Royce Wraith to feature in the music video for his upcoming single Let it Be. The video tracks Labrinth’s creative process through a series of short vignettes that showcase his creativity, work ethic and attention-to-detail. “The ... Continue reading

Volvo's Advanced Test Track

Volvo's Advanced Test Track

Last week marked the opening of AstaZero, the world’s first full-scale test track for active automotive safety located in Borås, some 40 miles east of Gothenburg in Sweden. The 2,000,000 square metres testing area simulates cities as well as multi-lane motorways and it is here that the Volvo Group will test and ... Continue reading

The PEUGEOT 8-Car Range with New 64-Plates

The PEUGEOT 8-Car Range with New 64-Plates

The PEUGEOT 8-car range is its youngest ever as new registration arrives on 1st September Exceptional technology includes PureTech petrol and BlueHDi diesel efficiency Innovative and unique finance offers, including ‘Just Add Fuel’ and PEUGEOT Passport Hot on the heels of exciting new product launches and rej ... Continue reading

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