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2014 EQUUS New Car Review A Jewel Of A Luxury Sedan

2014 EQUUS New Car Review A Jewel Of A Luxury Sedan

By Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel EQUUS Only Needs Valet Effect When many people choose to “buy the best” and spend lots of money whether buying a watch, a suit, a special wine or even a car, most buyers want everyone in their social or vocational circle to instantly recognize that the pur ... Continue reading

Tesla Model S Outsells the Market in Some of America's Wealthiest Cities

Tesla Model S Outsells the Market in Some of America's Wealthiest Cities

It's no secret that the Tesla Model S is the newest "must-have" toy among America's most affluent citizens. But a shocking analysis from Edmunds.com, the premier resource for car shopping and automotive information, finds that in some of the country's richest communities, the Model S sells better than any other car on ... Continue reading

Cars that Offer Consumers the Biggest Bang for their Buck

Cars that Offer Consumers the Biggest Bang for their Buck

The experts at Autobytel Inc. , the company dedicated to connecting automotive consumers with dealers, today announced their top new car picks that offer consumers the biggest bang for their buck—the vehicles that maximize just how much car buyers get for their money. “Over the last ten years, automakers have ... Continue reading

Half of All In-vehicle Infotainment Systems Equipped with Smartphone-integration Technologies will Have Apple's iOS in the Car by 2018

Half of All In-vehicle Infotainment Systems Equipped with Smartphone-integration Technologies will Have Apple's iOS in the Car by 2018

ABI Research forecasts that the shipments of connected in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems equipped with one or more smartphone integration technologies will grow substantially during the next five years to reach 35.1 million units globally by 2018. ... Continue reading

BYD Response to LAANE Protest in Los Angeles

BYD Response to LAANE Protest in Los Angeles

BYD is perplexed by the misinformation being spread by Madeline Janis’ advocacy group, LAANE. BYD has been in a standard product testing phase in accordance with regulatory guidelines. We have just received customer approval to start manufacturing our green technology buses, and look forward to hiring more Califor ... Continue reading

GM Design's Tom Peters Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

GM Design's Tom Peters Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

In addition to more than 30 years of designing some of General Motors’ most memorable vehicles, Tom Peters led the exterior studio teams that produced two of GM’s most important product introductions this year – the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and 2014 Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup. On Sunday ... Continue reading

BC Hydro Debuts Canada's First Fast Charger Network, Selects Greenlots SKY to Manage

BC Hydro Debuts Canada's First Fast Charger Network, Selects Greenlots SKY to Manage

Greenlots, a global provider of open standards-based technology solutions for electric vehicle (EV) networks, today announced that its SKY network management solution has been selected by BC Hydro (BCH) to manage a provincial network of DC Fast Chargers (DCFC). The initial rollout will include 13 DCFC supplied by elect ... Continue reading

New Panamera Turbo S Raises Porsche Gran Turismo To New Heights

New Panamera Turbo S Raises Porsche Gran Turismo To New Heights

Combining a power output of 570 hp with an extensive level of dynamic and comfort-oriented features, the four door, four seat Porsche Panamera Turbo S epitomises the Gran Turismo concept. ... Continue reading

CDS demonstrates astech service at the upcoming SEMA show

CDS demonstrates astech service at the upcoming SEMA show

remote d Collision Diagnostic Services, the leader in expert, remote diagnostics is demonstrating the patent-pending astech device and service at this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas. Jake Rodenroth, Director of Industry Relations will present multiple times throughout the week during I-CAR classes at the I-CAR Technolog ... Continue reading

MV-1 Producer Mobility Ventures Obtains Member Status With The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association

MV-1 Producer Mobility Ventures Obtains Member Status With The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association

AM General's wholly owned subsidiary, Mobility Ventures LLC, today announced that it is now an official member of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA), a non-profit trade association of mobility equipment dealers, manufacturers, driver rehabilitation specialists and related professionals. Mobilit ... Continue reading

ATA Applauds Bill to Put Controversial HOS Provision On Hold

ATA Applauds Bill to Put Controversial HOS Provision On Hold

Today, the American Trucking Associations thanked Reps. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), Tom Rice (R-S.C.) and Michael Michaud (D-Maine) for introducing legislation that would put the brakes on the restart provision of the current federal hours-of-service rules until an independent review is conducted. ... Continue reading

Nissan GT Academy Season 3 Extends Partnership Between Nissan And Sony Computer Entertainment America

Nissan GT Academy Season 3 Extends Partnership Between Nissan And Sony Computer Entertainment America

Nissan GT Academy returns to U.S. television for its third season, determining once again which of America's best racers from PlayStation®3 driving simulator Gran Turismo6 have what it takes to make the jump from the couch to the cockpit to become a professional racing driver. ... Continue reading

TI Automotive Launches New Integrated Brushless Fuel Pump Delivery Module

TI Automotive Launches New Integrated Brushless Fuel Pump Delivery Module

TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, has launched an all-new brushless fuel delivery module on vehicles in Europe. The introduction was announced today at the ITB Automotive Fuel Systems China conference held in Shanghai where TI Automotive engineers highlighted a ... Continue reading

Commercial New Vehicle Registrations Remain Soft, According To Polk

Commercial New Vehicle Registrations Remain Soft, According To Polk

According to the most recent reports compiled by Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm recently acquired by IHS , new commercial vehicle registrations (GVW 3-8) remain soft through the first eight months of 2013. Total new commercial vehicle registrations were 379,300 units, up just two percent from the ... Continue reading

Streetline Demonstrates Smart Parking Technology in Barcelona

Streetline Demonstrates Smart Parking Technology in Barcelona

A demonstration of advanced parking technology from Streetline and Cisco has been deployed in the busy Born Market area of Barcelona as part of a demonstration project on display at the Internet of Things World Forum being held this week in Barcelona, Spain. Using patent-pending wireless sensor technology embedded in t ... Continue reading

AAM Showcases Its Aftermarket Axle and Driveshaft Components Built for OE at SEMA 2013

AAM Showcases Its Aftermarket Axle and Driveshaft Components Built for OE at SEMA 2013

AAM, a leading manufacturer of driveline and drivetrain systems and components for original equipment (OE) vehicles, will showcase its OE aftermarket replacement parts at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Trade Show November 5-8, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In its debut appearance at S ... Continue reading

Kia, the Presenting Sponsor of the first-ever YouTube Music Awards, will connect music fans around the world through a series of concerts and events on multiple continents

Kia, the Presenting Sponsor of the first-ever YouTube Music Awards, will connect music fans around the world through a series of concerts and events on multiple continents

In a new kind of awards show powered by fans, Kia Motors and YouTube have partnered to bring some of the biggest names in music to enthusiasts around the world. The inaugural YouTube Music Awards (#YTMA), Presented by Kia, is a global event culminating in a live show on New York City's Pier 36 on Sunday, Nov. 3, where ... Continue reading

BorgWarner's EFR Turbochargers Continue Winning Reputation

BorgWarner's EFR Turbochargers Continue Winning Reputation

BorgWarner's second year as the official turbocharger supplier of the IZOD IndyCar Series reinforced its reputation for durability and powerful performance. BorgWarner's EFR (Engineered For Racing) turbochargers maintained their no-incident track record after logging nearly 450,000 miles during practice, test, qualifyi ... Continue reading

Electric Car Charging Service Provider Advances Patent Application for EV Charging Station Technology with Toggle Unit

Electric Car Charging Service Provider Advances Patent Application for EV Charging Station Technology with Toggle Unit

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced the filing of a utility patent application (#14016634) for an EV charging station with a toggle unit. CarCharging previously filed a provisional patent application for this inno ... Continue reading

Athletes Grapple for Toyota Dream Build Glory

Athletes Grapple for Toyota Dream Build Glory

Top athletes tapped their imaginations. Custom build shops transformed those dreams into four different Toyota vehicles. Now fans can choose the winner of the 2013 Toyota Dream Build Challenge. Voting is now open at ToyotaDreamBuild.com for five days ahead of the SEMA Show reveal on Nov. ... Continue reading

Five Trends in Five Minutes to Kick off AAIA Town Hall and Headline a Full-Slate of Polk Executive Presentations

Five Trends in Five Minutes to Kick off AAIA Town Hall and Headline a Full-Slate of Polk Executive Presentations

Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm recently acquired by IHS , will share key aftermarket insight during a variety of events at this year's Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Nov. 5-7, 2013 in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading

Updated 2014 Honda Odyssey Minivan - Sets Minivan Benchmark, Review By Carey Russ

Updated 2014 Honda Odyssey Minivan - Sets Minivan Benchmark, Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWITH CAREY RUSS 2014 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite Review For families a minivan is the way to go, and the 2014 Honda Odyssey continues as one of the best. For 2014, the third generation of Honda's Odyssey minivan gets its first mid-product cycle freshening. No surprise there, such is the nature of t ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Brand Celebrates 'Year of the Farmer' with $1 Million Donation to National FFA Organization

Ram Truck Brand Celebrates 'Year of the Farmer' with $1 Million Donation to National FFA Organization

The Ram Truck brand celebrated the passion ignited around its "Year of the Farmer" initiative by presenting Clay Sapp, 2012-2013 National FFA President, with a $1 million donation at the 2013 National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 30. Ram Truck brand declared 2013 the "Year of the Farmer" during t ... Continue reading

Full Details On The Most Extreme Production Seat Leon Ever

Full Details On The Most Extreme Production Seat Leon Ever

SEAT this month opened the order books on the most extreme production Leon ever - extreme in the environmental efficiency sense. ... Continue reading

Subaru Tourer Concept To Debut At Tokyo Motor Show

Subaru Tourer Concept To Debut At Tokyo Motor Show

The Subaru Levorg concept will make its world premiere at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday 20 November. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Bespoke Chicane Phantom Coupe

Rolls-Royce Bespoke Chicane Phantom Coupe

With the talents of the world's finest automotive designers and craftspeople at a customer's disposal, inspiration for a Bespoke Rolls-Royce can strike anywhere. ... Continue reading

Mazda and North Melbourne sign historic Deal

Mazda and North Melbourne sign historic Deal

Mazda Australia has extended its major sponsorship of the North Melbourne Football Club for a further three years. ... Continue reading

MINI 'Mo-ving' forward with Movember partnership

MINI 'Mo-ving' forward with Movember partnership

MINI Australia is proud to announce becoming a Mo Bro by partnering with men's health charity Movember for 2013. MINI will provide a fleet of sleek black Movember branded MINI Paceman and MINI Countryman to support the charity in its tenth year as a fundraiser. ... Continue reading

In Detail - The Nissan Pathfinder, The Next Generation Family SUV, Arrives in Australia

In Detail - The Nissan Pathfinder, The Next Generation Family SUV, Arrives in Australia

The Nissan Pathfinder, the next generation large SUV, is now on-sale in Australia. ... Continue reading

Narva Offers Complete L.E.D. Work Lamp Solution

Narva Offers Complete L.E.D. Work Lamp Solution

Narva's L.E.D work lamp range has long been a favourite across many industries, especially with users who appreciate its low current draw and brilliant white light output, coupled with Narva's reputation for quality and reliability. ... Continue reading

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