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2014 Subaru Forester Premium Review By John Heilig

2014 Subaru Forester Premium Review By John Heilig

2014 Subaru Forester Premium Review, specs comparisons, prices ... Continue reading

BMW USA 2015 Model Update, Specs, Prices and News

BMW USA 2015 Model Update, Specs, Prices and News

04.06.2014 Contained media data: 1 Attachment Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 4, 2014… Information for design and technical changes, as well as changes to standard equipment, lines, packages and standalone options is included in this document. Destination & Handling Fee (All Models). Effective July 1, 2014, the Des ... Continue reading

AIADA: May 2014 US Auto Sales At 9 Year High

AIADA: May 2014 US Auto Sales At 9 Year High

Sales Shoot to Nine Year High in May Good weather, low interest rates, and a favorable calendar, which included five weekends, combined to drive sales to their highest monthly total since July 2005. BMW (up 17 percent from May 2013), Honda (up 9.8 percent), and Toyota (up 16.5 percent), were some of the month’s bi ... Continue reading

Maserati North America Reports U.S. Sales Increased 406 Percent

Maserati North America Reports U.S. Sales Increased 406 Percent

Best sales in the company's 100 year history ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 4, 2014 -- Best sales month in the company's history 406 percent sales gains posted in May, compared with same month one year ago Steady gains since July 2013 Maserati North America, Inc. reported today a U.S. sales increase of 406 percent (1,144 ... Continue reading

ALG Finds Honda, Mercedes-Benz Rank Highest for Perceived Quality Among Mainstream and Luxury Segments, Respectively

ALG Finds Honda, Mercedes-Benz Rank Highest for Perceived Quality Among Mainstream and Luxury Segments, Respectively

European brands dominate Luxury category; Jeep has high perception of quality among Millennials SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 4, 2014 -- When it comes to value, perception is reality. And consumers perceive that Honda and Mercedes-Benz deliver the highest quality vehicles according to ALG, the analytics division of TrueC ... Continue reading

TRW Showcases Leading Driver Assist Systems from Hockenheimring Test Track

TRW Showcases Leading Driver Assist Systems from Hockenheimring Test Track

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is highlighting its strength in driver assist systems (DAS) and outlining a number of trends in sensor technologies expected in the coming years during the Company's bi-annual Ride and Drive media event at the Hockenheimring today. Andrew Whydell, director product planning, TRW Electronics ... Continue reading

Jeep Brand Sets Third Consecutive Monthly Global and U.S. Sales Records

Jeep Brand Sets Third Consecutive Monthly Global and U.S. Sales Records

Jeep brand records best sales month ever: 100,207 global sales and 70,203 U.S. sales Global sales up 42 percent in 2014 and 55 percent in May U.S. sales up 49 percent in 2014 and 58 percent in May Asia-Pacific sales up 41 percent in 2014 and 65 percent in May Europe sales up 28 percent in 2014 and 81 percent in May All ... Continue reading

Hyundai Reveals 2014 FIFA World Cup Ad Campaign Starring the All-New 2015 Sonata

Hyundai Reveals 2014 FIFA World Cup Ad Campaign Starring the All-New 2015 Sonata

As the world suits up for the largest sporting event this year, Hyundai kicks off the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a complete 360˚ integrated marketing platform that celebrates fan passion. Two all-new in-game 30-second spots featuring the redesigned 2015 Sonata will join digital, social, CRM, and retail executions en ... Continue reading

Sales Shoot to Nine Year High in May for International Nameplate Vehicles

Sales Shoot to Nine Year High in May for International Nameplate Vehicles

The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released May 2014 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AIADA represents America’s approximately 10,000 international nameplate franchises whose brands accounted for 54.6 percent of all vehicles sold in the United ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces Reported Retail Sales of 30,275 New Vehicles in May 2014, Best May since 2006

AutoNation Announces Reported Retail Sales of 30,275 New Vehicles in May 2014, Best May since 2006

Reported retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2014 increased 15% versus May 2013 - AutoNation to acquire Roundtree Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Mobile, Alabama FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--June 4, 2014: AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it reported to automotive manufacturers retail ... Continue reading

Honda Accord and Odyssey Named Best Family Cars for 2014

Honda Accord and Odyssey Named Best Family Cars for 2014

Accord recognized as one of the top family sedans for the second straight year by parenting and car experts Odyssey featured in Best Minivan category on annual list The 2014 Honda Accord (www.automobiles.honda.com/Accord) and 2014 Odyssey minivan (www.automobiles.honda.com/Odyssey) have both been named to the 10 Best F ... Continue reading

Chevy Traverse is a Top Family Car for 2014

Chevy Traverse is a Top Family Car for 2014

The Chevrolet Traverse is one of the 10 Best Family Cars of 2014, according to Edmunds.com and Parents magazine. It is the second consecutive year Traverse made the list in the SUV category. Criteria for consideration included strong safety – Traverse earned a Top Safety Pick recommendation in 2013 from the Insura ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Transit: Better Gas Mileage Than E-Series; Best-in-Class Gas Engine Torque, Cargo Capacity

All-New Ford Transit: Better Gas Mileage Than E-Series; Best-in-Class Gas Engine Torque, Cargo Capacity

All-new 2015 Ford Transit low- and medium-roof regular-wheelbase wagons with available 3.5-liter EcoBoost® have a 46 percent better EPA-estimated highway fuel economy rating* than Ford E-Series with premium gas engine Proven 3.5-liter EcoBoost offers gas engine torque rating of 400 lb.-ft. – best in class among ... Continue reading

Ford and Samsung Research Next-Generation Battery Technology

Ford and Samsung Research Next-Generation Battery Technology

Dual-battery system research combines lithium-ion with lead-acid batteries enabling regenerative braking and greater fuel savings Ford and Samsung SDI research new ultra-lightweight lithium-ion battery concept that could one day render traditional lead-acid batteries obsolete Leveraging innovation in consumer electroni ... Continue reading

Ford Builds on Advanced Materials Use in All-New F-150 with Lightweight Concept Car

Ford Builds on Advanced Materials Use in All-New F-150 with Lightweight Concept Car

Ford Lightweight Concept vehicle represents Ford’s ongoing research for future light-weighting and advanced materials applications, building on the all-new Ford F-150, which sheds up to 700 pounds through use of high-strength steel and aluminum alloys Light-weighting is a key component in Ford’s Blueprint for ... Continue reading

The New Volvo VC90 has innovative, intuitive technology that is easier to use

The New Volvo VC90 has innovative, intuitive technology that is easier to use

The designers and engineers behind Volvo’s all-new XC90, which will be revealed later this year, have completely re-conceived the way drivers operate their cars by dispensing with the normal array of buttons and replacing them with a large tablet-like touch screen, a head-up display and thumb controls on the steer ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo gives away new Giulietta at 1954 price

Alfa Romeo gives away new Giulietta at 1954 price

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint was unveiled in Turin in April 1954 and to commemorate Alfa Romeo UK created a unique offer and prize draw* Mrs. Mitchell of Falkirk purchased her Alfa Romeo Giulietta at Western Alfa Romeo Edinburgh and was automatically entered in this special draw Alfa Romeo Giulietta has been compreh ... Continue reading

The Range Rover Evoque WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) Scholarship opens for 2014 applicants

The Range Rover Evoque WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) Scholarship opens for 2014 applicants

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE WISE SCHOLARSHIP 2014 OPENS FOR APPLICANTS AS JAGUAR LAND ROVER CONTINUES ITS SUPPORT FOR FUTURE OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING IN UK The Range Rover Evoque WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) Scholarship opens for 2014 applicants Two female student beneficiaries to receive £1000 per year towards the ... Continue reading

Elektrobit (EB) is Opening up New Horizons for Automated Driving

Elektrobit (EB) is Opening up New Horizons for Automated Driving

EB (Elektrobit) introduces new functions for its EB Assist Electronic Horizon Solution, offering more flexibility for carmakers and suppliers implementing predictive driver assistance systems. The new version enables them to use digital map information across car lines and model configurations, without a need for havin ... Continue reading

RENAULT CONFIRMED AS MAIN SPONSOR OF POD POINT 'CHARGING AROUND THE UK TOUR'

RENAULT CONFIRMED AS MAIN SPONSOR OF POD POINT 'CHARGING AROUND THE UK TOUR'

As the undisputed leader in European electric vehicle sales, Renault is poised to spark yet more interest in zero-tailpipe-emission transport as its ZOE supermini drives an arduous 2,000 miles around the UK in just 17 days. Organised by leading charging infrastructure provider, POD Point, ‘Charging around the UKâ ... Continue reading

EU reports lowest greenhouse gas emissions on record

EU reports lowest greenhouse gas emissions on record

The European Union's greenhouse gas emissions continued to fall in 2012, as a 1.3 % decrease cut emissions to 19.2 % below 1990 levels, according to official data from the European Environment Agency (EEA). This puts the EU within reach of its 20 % reduction target, with eight years to go until the 2020 deadline. The f ... Continue reading

New Citroën Relay 30 L1H1 HDi 110 6-speed manual van is ready to order

New Citroën Relay 30 L1H1 HDi 110 6-speed manual van is ready to order

The pricing for Citroën’s New Relay range has just been released, allowing orders to be placed prior to its 1 July, ‘on sale’ date. At the same time, specification details for the full UK range are listed at the bottom of this release. New Citroën Relay panel vans are priced from just £19,405 + ... Continue reading

Timelessly alluring: 25 years of the BMW 8 Series

Timelessly alluring: 25 years of the BMW 8 Series

It was streets ahead of its time at launch and maintains an ageless glow to this day, yet a glance at the calendar reveals the disarming truth: 25 years have passed since the BMW 8 Series was presented to the world at large for the first time. The car’s international fan community duly came together last weekend a ... Continue reading

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