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2014 Toyota Tundra Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Toyota Tundra Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Toyota Tundra Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated 28 MPG

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated 28 MPG

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated 28 MPG ... Continue reading

Stern Pinball Announces Three New Ford Mustang-Themed Games

Stern Pinball Announces Three New Ford Mustang-Themed Games

A new pinball game from Stern Pinball, featuring the all-new Ford Mustang and celebrating 50 years of the original pony car, debuts at the Chicago Auto Show Stern Pinball will also offer a premium game featuring Mustang Boss 302, Boss 351 and Boss 429, plus a limited-edition game honoring the 1965 original and all-new ... Continue reading

BYD Collaborates with I2R on Autonomous Vehicle Research

BYD Collaborates with I2R on Autonomous Vehicle Research

A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and BYD Co. Ltd., one of China's largest companies specializing in battery technologies, has signed a joint laboratory agreement to develop electric vehicles with autonomous vehicle sensors. The joint laboratory will leverage I2R’s in-depth vehicle expertise in i ... Continue reading

Green Automotive's e-Patriot Electric Shuttle Bus Benefits from Attractive Government Incentives

Green Automotive's e-Patriot Electric Shuttle Bus Benefits from Attractive Government Incentives

Green Automotive Company (OTCQB: GACR) announced last week the launch of its all American built 100% electric shuttle bus, the e-Patriot, at the upcoming February 16-18th International LCT Show at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (www.lctshow.com), one of the largest shuttle and charter events. The company has ... Continue reading

In-vehicle Wearable Integration to Accelerate Convergence; Global Penetration in New Cars to Exceed 90% by 2019

In-vehicle Wearable Integration to Accelerate Convergence; Global Penetration in New Cars to Exceed 90% by 2019

In-vehicle wearable integration is the latest trend in automotive with announcements following each other in quick succession: Harman’s ADAS Google Glass integration, Hyundai’s Blue Link Glassware application, Mercedes’ Pebble smart watch Digital DriveStyle application, BMW’s i3 EV Samsung Galaxy Ge ... Continue reading

Super Bowl MVP Receives Silverado High Country

Super Bowl MVP Receives Silverado High Country

Chevrolet presented Super Bowl XLVIII Most Valuable Player Malcolm Smith with a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country, the Official MVP Vehicle of Super Bowl XLVIII, recognizing his tremendous effort on the field in the Seattle Seahawks’ 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos. A media panel and fan vote on www.superbowl ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Car Sharing

Mercedes-Benz Car Sharing

Daimler Mobility Services offers carsharing with Mercedes-Benz vehicles for the first time Pilot Phase with 200 B-Class vehicles starts in mid- February in Hamburg and Berlin One-way trips and open-ended trips available, within and even between different cities Smartphone-based rental procedure makes usage both easy an ... Continue reading

Energy Efficiency Regulations Fuel Adoption of Higher Priced IE3 Class Induction Motors in Western Europe

Energy Efficiency Regulations Fuel Adoption of Higher Priced IE3 Class Induction Motors in Western Europe

In Europe, industrial electric motors are responsible for consuming about 70 percent of the energy produced, making them one of the most widely used electrical loads across all industries. The overall power consumption by a motor over its lifespan also accounts for about 85 percent of its lifetime costs. Realizing this ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces Total Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 19,434 in January 2014

AutoNation Announces Total Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 19,434 in January 2014

Total retail new vehicle unit sales in January 2014 up slightly as compared to January 2013 AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in January 2014, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 19,434, compared to 19,351 in J ... Continue reading

Specs, Prices, Reviews - Cars.com Top 10 Most Iconic Cars

Specs, Prices, Reviews - Cars.com Top 10 Most Iconic Cars

CHICAGO--Feb. 4, 2014: Cars.com today released a list of the top 10 most iconic cars of the past 25 years. The site's experts compiled the list based on cars that set trends, have unusually expressive styling, performance under the hood and other factors that make these some of the most memorable cars to date. "Aside f ... Continue reading

Nissan Takes 2014 Rogue Shoppers On Cinematic "Detour" With New Google Maps-based Virtual Test Drive

Nissan Takes 2014 Rogue Shoppers On Cinematic "Detour" With New Google Maps-based Virtual Test Drive

Nissan today launched "The Detour," an exciting virtual driving adventure in support of the ongoing rollout of the all-new 2014 Nissan Rogue compact SUV. Available now at http://www.nissanusa.com/the-detour, The Detour utilizes Google Street View, Google® Maps and Google® Satellite API – along with Hollywood ... Continue reading

2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic CNG Pricing and Specs

2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic CNG Pricing and Specs

2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic CNG Pricing and Specs ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Previews Phantom Drophead Coupé Bespoke Waterspeed Collection

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Previews Phantom Drophead Coupé Bespoke Waterspeed Collection

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is delighted to reveal an exclusive sketch of the Bespoke Waterspeed Collection, a series of 35 Phantom Drophead Coupés that seeks to celebrate a seminal act of British daring and endeavour. ... Continue reading

First Look At The All-New Vauxhall Vivaro

First Look At The All-New Vauxhall Vivaro

The new Vauxhall Vivaro is coming - with new design, new engines and new technologies inside and out. ... Continue reading

Hampshire Man Takes Delivery Of Landmark Qashqai

Hampshire Man Takes Delivery Of Landmark Qashqai

Hampshire man who founded the Qashqai Club - an independent online community for fans of Nissan's record-breaking crossover - has taken delivery of a landmark example of the newly-launched model. ... Continue reading

Two 'Colour Edition' Models Join Enhanced Mazda2 Line-Up

Two 'Colour Edition' Models Join Enhanced Mazda2 Line-Up

Mazda is adding two new 'Colour Edition' models to its popular Mazda2 line-up which is enhanced for 2014 with greater visual appeal and increased standard equipment. ... Continue reading

Fiat Group Announces Senior Management Changes

Fiat Group Announces Senior Management Changes

Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd has announced multiple changes to its marketing structure. Reporting to Marketing Director Elena Bernardelli, four new Senior Managers will head up the Fiat, Jeep and Chrysler, Alfa Romeo and Abarth brands. ... Continue reading

European Project 'Adaptive' Moves Automated Driving Forwards

European Project 'Adaptive' Moves Automated Driving Forwards

Friday marked the beginning of the European research project AdaptIVe (Automated Driving Applications & Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles) at the MobileLifeCampus in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... Continue reading

Pricing Announced for All-New Ford Transit Custom

Pricing Announced for All-New Ford Transit Custom

The arrival of Ford's all-new Transit Custom one-tonne van is the latest in a long line of Transit models, which have sold 7 million vehicles globally since the first model was introduced in 1965. ... Continue reading

Proton unveils New Suprima S Variant

Proton unveils New Suprima S Variant

PROTON Holdings Berhad (PROTON) has introduced an additional model to the Suprima S hatchback range. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Super Bowl Ad Highlights World Cancer Day

Chevrolet Super Bowl Ad Highlights World Cancer Day

Actors have faced real-life struggles with cancer Chevrolet asks social media users to purple their profiles to support American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program DETROIT--Feb. 4, 2014: In an emotional 60-second spot aired during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVIII, Chevrolet highlighted World Cancer Da ... Continue reading

Vision of 'Talking' Cars that Avoid Crashes will Soon be a Reality

Vision of 'Talking' Cars that Avoid Crashes will Soon be a Reality

WASHINGTON--Scott F. Belcher, President and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), the nation’s largest association representing the transportation and technology communities including major automakers and suppliers, responded to today’s vehicle-to-vehicle communications annou ... Continue reading

Searches for advertised brands and vehicles spike on AutoTrader.com during the Super Bowl

Searches for advertised brands and vehicles spike on AutoTrader.com during the Super Bowl

Automakers spent millions on ads during Super Bowl XLVIII to grab the attention of car shoppers, and based on search activity on AutoTrader.com®, the investment paid off. For the third year in a row, analysts measured activity on AutoTrader.com during the big game to see which ads went beyond entertaining viewers to ... Continue reading

First Ever Jaguar Super Bowl Commercial Launches F-TYPE Coupe

First Ever Jaguar Super Bowl Commercial Launches F-TYPE Coupe

“Rendezvous” becomes Jaguar USA’s most popular YouTube video ever with 8.5 Million views in only 6 days Jaguar experiences record one day brand social mentions on Super Bowl Sunday, 12X daily average Since announcement of British Villains campaign in November, Jaguar has a 56 percent increase in average ... Continue reading

Maserati Ghibli's Super Bowl XLVIII Commercial Garners Highest Consumer Interest

Maserati Ghibli's Super Bowl XLVIII Commercial Garners Highest Consumer Interest

Maserati Ghibli increased 4,250 percent in new-car searches on KBB.com, the most of any advertised model during Super Bowl XLVIII, according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. Other luxury models Jaguar F-Type, Hyundai Genesis and Audi A3 increased 1,733 percent, 838 ... Continue reading

Honda Finds the 'Inner Beauty' with TV Campaign for All-new Civic Tourer

Honda Finds the 'Inner Beauty' with TV Campaign for All-new Civic Tourer

The creative team behind Honda's recent smash-hit viral film 'Hands' is aiming for further success with a new TV advertising campaign to welcome the Civic Tourer into Honda dealerships across the UK. The campaign celebrates the idea that beauty is about much more than what appears on the surface. The creative plays to ... Continue reading

Toyota To Heat Up Frigid Chicago With Action-Packed Auto Show

Toyota To Heat Up Frigid Chicago With Action-Packed Auto Show

With the Midwest in the grip of one of the coldest winters on record, Toyota is looking to bring some "sizzle" to the city of Chicago. Toyota will be busy making news at the Chicago Auto Show this February, due in part to two press conferences and the presence of the FT-1, the most talked-about concept car on the plane ... Continue reading

Subaru Canada Sets Blistering Pace with Unprecedented January Sales

Subaru Canada Sets Blistering Pace with Unprecedented January Sales

Subaru witnesses January sales high, toppling 2,000 units per month for the first time in company history. All regions mark new sales records, yielding 27.9 percent growth overall. Forester and BRZ enjoy best January ever, with increased sales of 141.2 and 2.4 percent respectively. ... Continue reading

New-Car Transaction Prices Down More Than One Percent In January 2014

New-Car Transaction Prices Down More Than One Percent In January 2014

Wrapping up the first month of the new year, experts from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information report the estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $32,391 in January 2014. New-car prices decreased $464 (down 1.4 percent) from December ... Continue reading

Mopar Adds Personal Touches to Chrysler Group Display Areas at Chicago Auto Show

Mopar Adds Personal Touches to Chrysler Group Display Areas at Chicago Auto Show

More customizations added to the Moparized version of the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 for the Chicago Auto Show (CAS) Mopar products, including wheels, graphics packages, Wi-Fi, in-vehicle wireless charging and more, available for the 2015 Chrysler 200 Owners can customize the beautifully crafted sedan right at the facto ... Continue reading

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