NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Rear Visibility Technology
NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Rear Visibility Technology ... Continue reading
Suzuki has chosen to put a spring in car buyersâ steps with Alto, Splash, Swift and SX4 available under the brandâs highly successful VAT-free campaign; which will run until the end of June. The popular Alto SZ model will continue to be available from £5,999 which represents a £1,200 customer saving on ... Continue reading
The Heritage Motor Centre Is 21 Years Old
Gaydon, Warwickshire March 31, 2014; The Heritage Motor Centre (HMC) will celebrate its 21st birthday in May by hosting a special exhibition â21 Years 21 Iconsâ featuring products and people that represent the very best of British motoring. Since the Museum opened on 1 May 1993, its collection has been renown ... Continue reading
2014 New BMW 435i Convertible Up-close by Henny Hemmes
Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel MUNICH, Germany; Metal folding roof or soft top? We do not have to guess about the choice for the 4 Series Convertible, as it was presented with a foldable hard top at the LA Auto Show in November. But internally, there must have been some discussion, as the 1- and 6 ... Continue reading
New Peugeot 308 SW - Pricing and Specs
The New 308 SW is now available to order with the announcement of full pricing and specifications, in readiness for the UK launch and first customer deliveries from 19th June 2014. PEUGEOTâs heritage in C-segment estate cars is long and proud. Since the arrival of the 304 in 1969, every generation of the 300 serie ... Continue reading
Highest Safety Rating Given to the New 2014 Hyundai Veloster
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded an overall five-star crash test rating, the highest rating given by the organization, to the all-new 2014 Hyundai Veloster. Separated by test, the vehicle received four stars in front and rollover crash tests, and five stars in the side crash test. T ... Continue reading
The new C-Class also as model car: Large-scale demand for small-scale models
The highest-volume model in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio has the makings of a best-seller once again: the joint dealer premiere for the C-Class and GLA-Class in Germany drew 300,000 visitors to the showrooms on the second weekend in March and generated over 6,000 test drives. The small-scale models of the C-Class are al ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Malibu Earns IIHS 2014 Top Safety Pick+ Rating
DETROIT â The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today named the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu with available Forward Collision Alert a Top Safety Pick+. The distinction requires cars to receive high marks in crash worthiness and achieve a basic, advanced or superior rating for frontal crash prevention. The crash test ... Continue reading
824,000 models sold in the U.S. from 2008-2011 will get new ignition switch Parts return sought from aftermarket distributors DETROIT â General Motors today said it will replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the U.S. since faulty ... Continue reading
2015 Escalade Elevates Interior Craftsmanship
The 2015 Cadillac Escalade luxury utility vehicle is defined by a hand-crafted interior. High-end furniture provided the inspiration for Cadillacâs design team and their utilization of authentic cut-and-sew materials. Much of the interior components â including the dashboard, door panels and steering wheel â ... Continue reading
Increased Showroom Activity Points to Strong March Sales for Toyota
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc. recorded its best non-holiday sales weekend of the year with sales of nearly 20,000 units. This is a 12 percent volume increase when compared to the same weekend last year (March 22-23, 2013). Additionally, this weekend outsold the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend in ... Continue reading
UK Pricing on the Peugeot 308 SW
The new PEUGEOT 308 SW offers a compelling specification with prices that start from £16,895 Four-model line-up with stylish and capacious design with high level of standard equipment Range includes the latest, class-leading low CO2 petrol and diesel engines, most with Stop & Start The New 308 SW is now available to ... Continue reading
Toyota Boshoku group to promote home interior design capabilities from Milan, the heart of design
Toyota Boshoku Corporationâs (TOKYO:3116) (President Shuhei Toyoda) Milan Design Branch will hold their 3rd design exhibit at the 53rd annual international furniture trade fair "Milano Salone."*1 The fair will be held in epicenter of the fashion world, Milan, Italy from April 8 to 13, 2014. The Milan Design Branch ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Electric Solar Modules Power Innovation at Mazda’s U.S. R&D Center
State-of-the-art Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) modules are now powering cutting-edge automotive research and development at Mazda North Americaâs Research & Development facility in Irvine, Calif. Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., a diversified global electronics manufacturer, celebrating 40 years in the solar ... Continue reading
Incentive Spending, New Car Transaction Prices Increase in March
CHICAGO--March 31, 2014: Cars.com estimated today that the average transaction price (ATP) this month for light-vehicles in the United States was $29,488, up $73 (0.3 percent) from February and $614 (2.1 percent) from March 2013. Similarly, incentive spending is projected to be up this month. Cars.com reports the avera ... Continue reading
Safety Regulators Sleeping on Job? GM Problems Missed
A report released Sunday by a House panel investigating the timeliness of GMâs recall suggests this was one of several warning signs missed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to The Detroit News, records reviewed by the panel show the safety agency again opted not to investiga ... Continue reading
Tesla Reaches Deal to Keep Selling in New York
Washington DC The AIADA newsletter reported that CNN Money said that Tesla Motors will be able to continue to sell cars in New York state, and may eventually move to the dealership model that it has always fought. Tesla (TSLA) and the New York Automobile Dealers Association have reached a compromise in their battle ove ... Continue reading
AutoCanada Inc. Announces GM Canada Approval of Investment in Cadillac Buick GMC Dealership
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, March 31, 2014; AutoCanada Inc. announced today that it has obtained approval from General Motors of Canada ("GM Canada") to purchase an 80% non-voting equity interest in the assets of McNaught Cadillac Buick GMC ("McNaught"), a Cadillac Buick GMC dealership located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The ... Continue reading
Almost 50 Million Non-trucking Commercial Fleet Vehicles Equipped with Telematics by the End of 2019
Although telematics technologies and services were first adopted by the long-haul trucking industry in the United States more than 20 years ago, adoption in the non-trucking sector is expected to equal the trucking industry in terms of numbers of connected vehicles by the end of 2014 and will dominate the commercial fl ... Continue reading
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified today before the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee at a hearing to discuss EPAââ¬â¢s proposed FY 2015 budget. *Administrator McCarthyââ¬â¢s testimony: ... Continue reading
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