Best Of Auto Lab Show | Saturday September 5, 2015
Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading
Usually they are to be found reliably and economically conveying freight as part of short and long-distance transport operations, day in, day out. But the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz Antos and Actros trucks have other talents entirely, for they also serve as the ideal platform for the ultimate high-class hand-produced cam ... Continue reading
Special Model to Market Launch: Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé Edition 1: Inspired by Motorsport
Mercedes-AMG is bringing the C 63 Coupé Edition 1 special model to the starting line. The exclusive colour combination in designo Magno Selenite Grey with yellow film coating and black wheels with yellow painted rim flanges reflects the graphic design of the Frankfurt International Motor Show launch version of the Mer ... Continue reading
Icons Remastered: The new FIAT 500 and Singer-Songwriter Ella Eyre Debut New Track
The new FIAT 500 and British singer-songwriter Ella Eyre created history last night by debuting a re-mastered iconic track on stage together. A star-studded crowd gathered at an exclusive event in Potters Fields Park, London to witness a specially re-mastered version of the number one track âBest Of My Loveâ ... Continue reading
Audi Emphasises the 'S' with the New Plus Version of the SQ5 TDI
Power hike of almost 30 PS and 50Nm of extra torque for new Q5 flagship --340 PS and 700 Nm of torque available from the 3.0-litre V6 BiTDI powerplant --0-62mph in 5.1 seconds, 155mph top speed --The first model in the Q5 range fitted with a sports differential in addition to quattro all-wheel drive for even more suref ... Continue reading
KODAs passion for expressive design and their new model versions will be on show to the world at this years Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). One special highlight at the IAA (15 to 27 September 2015) will be the new KODA Superb Combi. The mid-class estate, making its first appearance at an international motor show, ... Continue reading
Latest Zerolight Digital Showroom Technology to be Demostrated on IBM Stand at IAA
First public demonstration of latest, state-of-the-art 3D configurator featuring the Pagani Huayra TYNE & WEAR, UK -- Sept. 4, 2015: Journalists invited to configure their dream Pagani and take home personalised visualisation Visitors to the 2015 IAA autoshow in Frankfurt will be able to discover how digital technology ... Continue reading
Ford F-150 Surprises Construction Workers with Massaging Seats
Ford surprised some of the hardest working guys in Michigan with the massaging seats now available on the Ford F-150. The new F-150 is more than the toughest, smartest and most capable F-150 ever. F-150 King Ranch, Platinum and Limited editions offer passenger convenience features rivaling high-end luxury vehicles, mak ... Continue reading
Wissmann: Frankfurt IAA Cars Starts with 210 World Premieres
Innovations up by one third â highest number this century: 1,103 exhibitors from 39 countries â focus on connected and automated driving Ladies and Gentlemen, may I welcome you most warmly to our live webcast press conference. In just a few days, the worldâs most important trade show for mobility, the 66 ... Continue reading
China Features Homegrown Automakers At National Parade
The epic parade today in Beijing marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression has drawn worldwide attention. More than 30 foreign leaders and government officials witnessed the parade that showcased China's military strengt ... Continue reading
De-Icer-and-Ice-and-Frost-Shield/ Recall Summary Name of Product: Prestone® Windshield De-Icer and Prestone® Ice & Frost Shield Hazard: The trigger spray assembly can be removed from the De-Icer and Frost Shield container. The product contains methanol and ethylene glycol. Children may gain access to the product by r ... Continue reading
Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Break Ground for New Joint-Venture Plant in Mexico
Aguascalientes plant to build next-generation premium compact vehicles for the brands Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti Production of Infiniti vehicles to begin in 2017 Production of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to begin in 2018 AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO -- Sept. 3, 2015: Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance today broke ground for ... Continue reading
Michelin Announces 2016 Winners of 'Mobility for All' International Design Competition
Winners hail from 13 countries, including United States Michelin today announced the 14 winners of the global 2016 Michelin Challenge Design, "Mobility for All â Designing for the Next Frontier." Works by individuals and teams of designers from Albania, Bahrain, Canada, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, P ... Continue reading
BYD Motors Wins America's Largest Electric Bus Order
Electric Bus leader wins 10 of 12 vehicle categories in 800 bus RFP OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 4, 2015 -- California's BYD Motors has been awarded what industry commentators are calling a "dominant" win in the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Heavy Duty Bus RFP that closed in August. The contract allows ... Continue reading
FCA CEO Marchionne Meets with Brazilian President Rousseff and Brazilian Officials
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne met in Brasilia with Brazilian government authorities President Dilma Rousseff, Vice President of Republic Michel Temer, Minister of Finance Joaquim Levy and Minister of Industry and International Commerce Armando Monteiro to discuss the country's current econo ... Continue reading
Today, Hot Wheels is offering Uber riders and fans in New York City the chance to catch a free ride in a Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Dodge Charger uniquely modeled after the Hot Wheels 1:64 character car, available at retailers nationwide. ... Continue reading
Labor Day Weekend Gasoline Prices Lowest in 11 Years
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline was $2.51/gallon (g) on August 31, the lowest price for the Monday before Labor Day since 2004, and 95¢/g lower than the same time last year. Declines in crude oil prices are the main driv ... Continue reading
2016 Mazda CX-3 Crossover Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO
2016 Mazda CX-3 Crossover Review By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Restores Sink-hole Damaged "1 Millionth" Corvette +VIDEO
After more than four months and 1,200 man-hours of painstaking craftsmanship, restoration of the milestone 1 millionth Corvette a white 1992 convertible is complete. It was unveiled today at the National Corvette Museum, where it returns as part of the permanent exhibit. The car was damaged on Feb. 12, 2014, when ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2016 BMW 340i Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor ACHENKIRCHEN, Austria. When I joined the event for the test drives with the renewed BMW 3 Series last week, I remembered the very first 3 Series (for insiders the E21), which I owned in the late seventies. Then, I had just started being an instructor at the race academy at Zandvoo ... Continue reading
Jaguar Director of Design, Ian Callum Inducted to the Scottish Motoring Hall of Fame +VIDEO
Ian Callum joins Scottish Motoring Hall of Fame Inaugural year also honours Sir Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark Presented by Association of Scottish Motoring Writers EDINBURGH -- September 3, 2015: Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum has been named among the first inductees to the Scottish Motoring Hall of Fame at a pres ... Continue reading
The Proterra Catalyst Bus Shatters Electric Vehicle Range--Travels 258 Miles on a Single Charge
Catalyst aims to be a drop-in replacement for any bus route in the U.S. Proterra, the leading provider of zero-emission battery electric buses, announced today that the company's 40-foot Catalyst XR bus drove 258 miles on a single charge under test conditions at Michelin's esteemed Laurens Proving Grounds (LPG). The Ca ... Continue reading
Hans Dieter Pötsch be Elected to the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG
The Executive and Nomination Committees of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG decided in a meeting today to support the proposal made by the shareholder representatives of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE that Mr Hans Dieter Pötsch be elected to the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG at an Ext ... Continue reading
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