NASCAR: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up
NASCAR WCUP: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up ... Continue reading
2014 Jeep Cherokee Review - Plus 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Preview By Carey Russ
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Remember the Jeep Cherokee? It's back! Well, here in North America, where the Cherokee name was discontinued in favor of Liberty in model year 2002. Elsewhere, Jeep's mid-size entry kept the iconic name. The Cherokee name dates to 1974, when it was used for a two-door version of th ... Continue reading
2014 Toyota Corolla Drive and Review By Larry Nutson
2014 Toyota Corolla Elevated By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel Yes, elevated. It has to be because the bar keeps getting raised in the compact class segment. The Corolla is now in its tenth generation. First sold in the U.S. in 1968, and now celebrating its 45th anniversary with over ten m ... Continue reading
Galves Used Car Market Conditions Report - October, 2013
A Significant Shift Weâve had a relatively smooth ride with respect to market depreciation for most of this year. Vehicles have dropped as they always do, but on a remarkably stable and steady course. Not a lot of drama so far in 2013, no gas crises, no financial calamities: all things considered, pretty unexcitin ... Continue reading
Chevrolet, GMC Expand CNG Offerings
PHOENIX â Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans next year. The vehicles were announced at the Green Fleet Conferen ... Continue reading
GM Presents Select Suppliers with Quality Awards
DETROIT â General Motors is recognizing 801 suppliers who have demonstrated the highest levels of quality performance over the past 12 months. This is the second year GM is honoring suppliers who are making noteworthy contributions to GMâs goal of providing the best overall customer experience in the automoti ... Continue reading
Personalized Corvette experiences at Bowling Green
Chevrolet announced today that public plant tours at the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant will resume on Monday, October 14, giving enthusiasts a personal look at the production of the all-new, seventh-generation sports car. Additionally, popular customer programs coordinated with the National Corvette Museum, inc ... Continue reading
Forbes' Best New Cars for Snow (And Go)
Washington DC October 3, 2013; The AIADA newsletter reported that with inter looming ahead, choosing a vehicle that delivers top traction in the snow can be paramount in many car and truck-shoppersâ minds. Which vehicles fare best under snowy conditions? According to Forbes, those living in remote areas within the ... Continue reading
Happy 50th Birthday Chevy Malibu
In 1964, a gallon of gas cost 30 cents and a movie ticket cost $1.25. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the year at 874 and The Beatles made their historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. It was also the year Chevrolet introduced the Malibu. What a difference half a century makes. The 2014 Malibu is a technol ... Continue reading
$131 million investment at Bowling Green Assembly helps lead to best Corvettes ever
General Motorsâ $131 million investment in technology at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, such as the first production use of a GM-patented process allowing aluminum to be spot welded to aluminum, is resulting in the strongest and most precisely built Corvette in its six-decade history. New technologies enab ... Continue reading
Buoyed by strong growth in the market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), the market for electric vehicle charging equipment â better known in the industry as electric vehicle supply equipment, or EVSE â has expanded rapidly in the last 18 months, as well. This growth has also been fueled by government prog ... Continue reading
Ryder Signs Pennsylvania Macaroni to Flex-to-Green Lease for Natural Gas Trucks
Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has signed a new Flex-to-Green Lease agreement for 10 diesel-powered refrigerated straight trucks with Pennsylvania Macaroni Company, Inc. With a Flex-to-Green lease, Pennsylvania Macaroni receives all t ... Continue reading
Altair today introduced HyperWorks Virtual Wind Tunnel , a streamlined and high quality vertical application designed to improve wind tunnel simulation for the automotive industry. The announcement was made during the company's annual Americas Altair Technology Conference, being held in Garden Grove, Calif. Leveraging ... Continue reading
Enterprise Hiring 8,500 College Grads in Coming Year, 1,500 Interns
Enterprise Holdings plans to hire thousands of college-educated, career-oriented men and women in the coming year. The company will hire nearly 8,500 college graduates and more than 1,500 interns into its Enterprise Rent-A-Car Management Training program and Management Internship program, respectively. Enterprise Holdi ... Continue reading
Formula For Driving Excitement
Whether it's the roar of a very specific engine, the scenery of a particular road, or the company of someone special, every motorist has experienced some part of driving that makes hitting the open road a pulse-pounding experience. So today, Shell, the no. 1 selling brand of gasoline in the U.S, launched the Shell V-Po ... Continue reading
GKN Driveline and the SMMT's 2013 Innovation Award - Shortlist of Contenders
The shortlist of contenders for the 2013 SMMT Award Automotive Innovation supported by GKN Driveline, is published today. Partnered by the global engineer for the third year running, the Award is a celebration of the UK's leading edge capabilities in automotive design and engineering by identifying exceptional innovati ... Continue reading
Government Shutdown Impact on U.S. Auto Industry
On the third day of the first partial U.S. government shutdown in 17 years, Congress will continue its negotiation efforts to pass a series of bills to fund the government. In the meantime, the country waits, as does the automotive industry. The effects of the shutdown on the automotive sector are arising in a few diff ... Continue reading
Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is pleased to announce that Scott Keogh, President of Audi of America, will serve as Chairman of the Audi Best Buddies Challen ... Continue reading
Global Automakers Praises Governor Brown for Securing Funding for Hydrogen Stations in California
The Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) praises California Governor Edmund Brown for signing AB 8 (Perea) into law. AB 8 dedicates funding for hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles in the State. ... Continue reading
An increase of 2.6 million new turbo vehicles expected by 2018
Honeywell Turbo Technologies, the leading global developer of automotive turbochargers, expects sales of turbocharged commercial and passenger vehicles in North America to increase by 67 percent during the next five years reflecting the addition of 2.6 million more turbocharged vehicles on the road during that time. ... Continue reading
Ford and AIA New York Talk About What It Takes to Make TrucksLast
"Design with a Purpose: Built Tough" panel brings together Ford designers and American Institute of Architects New York members to discuss what it means to build tough and to design something that stands the test of time Trucks and buildings are expected to provide functionality, safety and long-term reliability, but b ... Continue reading
Subaru and the Center for Pet Safety Announce Full Study and Crash Testing Results of Pet Restraints
Subaru of America, Inc. and the Center for Pet Safety (CPS), announced today the results of a collaborative study to test the effectiveness of pet harnesses marketed with safety claims. Sleepypodâs Clickit Utility Harness has been identified as the 2013 Top Performing Harness. The pet harness study was designed by ... Continue reading
Japan's Nissan Offers Payment Extensions To U.S. Federal Employees
Nissan's financial services division, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (NMAC), continues to be a leader in providing payment assistance to existing Nissan and Infiniti customers in times of need by offering a standard extension of payments up to 90 days*. This policy may become helpful to the hundreds of thousands of fede ... Continue reading
The European legislation - and the various disparate versions from each member state - has not taken a call yet on what sort of automated vehicles can be permitted on public roads for personal use. Although the purpose of the automated driving initiative is supposed to take road safety to the next level, the current le ... Continue reading
New 308 - Pricing And Specification Announced
The New 308 is now available to order with the announcement of full pricing and specifications, in readiness for the UK launch and first customer deliveries on 4th January 2014. ... Continue reading
South Korea's Hyundai Defers Payments For Layed-Off US Government Employees
Hyundai Motor America today announces the latest addition to its Assurance program with the launch of a new payment deferral program aimed at helping federal employees furloughed during the government shutdown. Under the plan, Hyundai will extend all auto loan and lease payments during the shutdown for current Hyundai ... Continue reading
carg2go, the largest network of shared vehicles in the state of Ohio available for use
car2go North America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America, will launch its unique point-to-point carsharing model in the capital city of Ohio on October 26, 2013, making it the 12th car2go market in North America. A network of 250 car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles will be available for shared use ... Continue reading
The latest blistering addition to one of Hollywood's greatest action-movie franchises, Fast & Furious 6, roars into the holiday season as the unbeatable choice for "Highest-Octane action yet!" (Meriah Doty, Yahoo!) A transcontinental caper that reunites fan-favorite stars from the blockbuster franchise's earlier films, ... Continue reading
UK "Does The Maths" AS Dacia Hands Over Its 10,000th Car In Just Ten Months
Exactly ten months since it took the country by storm, Dacia's already celebrating another impressive milestone, its 10,000 new customer. That's going some. Even by Dacia's usual growth spurt standards. ... Continue reading
Renault Backs Shine to 'Walk All Over Cancer'
Renault UK proudly helped thousands of people 'walk all over cancer' by once again supporting Cancer Research UK's Shine event in London at the weekend. ... Continue reading
Subaru Outback, The Crossover Pioneer, Gets A Makeover And Diesel Auto
Launched in Europe in 1996, the original Subaru Outback pioneered the 'Crossover' concept, combining the comfort, interior space and superior on-road handling of a family estate with the off-road capability and ground clearance of a sports utility vehicle. ... Continue reading
Exciting New Format For NEC Classic Auction
For the very first time, Silverstone Auctions' will be hosting two classic car and motorbike auctions on the Friday and Saturday of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show on the 15th and 16th November respectively. ... Continue reading
Mazda sold 7,615 new cars, SUVs and utilities in September to remain in a strong position to set a new all-time sales record this year. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Records Best Ever Import September Sales
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has set a new import September sales record, achieving its best September result since 2008. ... Continue reading
Aged Care Residents Sing A New Tune Thanks To The Honda Foundation
The Honda Foundation and Ferntree Gully Honda, have provided the use of a brand new Honda CR-V to Golden Memories Karaoke through the 'Honda Heroes' program. ... Continue reading
Supercars Line Up for Shannons Sydney Sale
Three of the world's most sought after supercars from the pre-recession days of the late 1980s to early 1990s will go under the hammer at Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction on October 21. ... Continue reading
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