First Details 2015 BMW X6 By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel MUNICH, June 5, 2014. It is a busy year for BMW. The next new model that is in the pipe line is the X6. BMW released the first details of the 2015 model that will succeed the current, first generation, that was introduced in 2008. Even th ... Continue reading
California, Texas and Florida Lead U.S. in Diesel and Hybrid Vehicles
Diesel car registrations have increased 30% and hybrids have increased 64% since 2010. ​WASHINGTON June 5, 2014; NACS Online reported that California, Texas and Florida lead the country in registrations of fuel-efficient clean diesel and hybrid passenger vehicles, according to a new analysis and data released yes ... Continue reading
GM Receives Extremely Thorough, Brutally Tough and Deeply Troubling Valukas Report
Company will act on all recommendations 15 GM employees no longer with company Five other GM employees disciplined Report reveals no conspiracy or cover-up Feinberg to administer compensation fund DETROIT â General Motors CEO Mary Barra said today that GM has received the findings of an investigation by former U.S ... Continue reading
GM to Implement Compensation Program for Ignition Switch Recall
General Motors today announced it will implement a compensation program for those who have lost loved ones or who have suffered serious physical injuries as the result of an ignition switch failure in recently recalled vehicles. âWe are taking responsibility for what has happened by taking steps to treat these vic ... Continue reading
Four in Five Americans Take Summer Road Trips
Summer travel season is officially underway, and for most Americans that means packing a bag and hitting the road. Eighty-three percent indicate they take at least one summer road trip, according to a survey fielded by Bridgestone Americas in May 2014 among 2,000 U.S. adults.* Cost is widely regarded as the leading rea ... Continue reading
California, Texas & Florida Lead U.S. in Fuel-Efficient Diesel & Hybrid Passenger Vehicles
California, Texas and Florida lead the U.S. with the most registrations of fuel-efficient clean diesel and hybrid passenger vehicles according to a new analysis and data released today by the Diesel Technology Forum (http://www.dieselforum.org/index.cfm). The analysis is based on data that includes the registration sta ... Continue reading
What do women, Volvo drivers and Rochester, NY all have in common? They each represent the best drivers in their category, according to a new report from NYC-based tech start-up, Dash, which analyzed a snapshot of five million miles driven by American car owners. Dash has a mobile product (Dash â Drive Smart) that ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today officially marked the commencement of construction on a new West Coast regional facility in Long Beach, California. The new location serves as the future home of MBUSA's Vehicle Preparation Center, Western Region and Learning & Performance Offices, which are all currently located in Sout ... Continue reading
Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: HOW WE ROLL Profile America â Thursday, June 5th. In 1940, a major problem facing the nation was finding a replacement for rubber. War clouds were gathering, and the supply of natural rubber from Asia was threatened. On this date 74 year ... Continue reading
ANSYS Drives Electric Vehicle Innovation With GM, NREL and ESim
The world is one step closer to more affordable and eco-friendly electric vehicles (EV) thanks to the efforts of ANSYS , General Motors LLC, the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim, which are working to design better, safer and longer-lasting lithium-ion EV batteries. The team ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Corvette Z51 Coupe Drives Popular With Hooked on Driving Customers
Hooked on Driving (HOD) announced today that the 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupes from partner Chevrolet that are available for track drives by attendees are growing in popularity. These track-ready sports cars are impressing the high-performance driving education (HPDE) program participants, who have become among the ... Continue reading
Inductive Charging for Electric Vehicles to Gain Traction Transforming Infrastructure Landscape
Intensive research has boosted the profile of the nascent electric vehicles (EVs) inductive charging market globally. As various verticals such as telecom, industrial automation, and utilities establish their presence in this domain, market participants will increasingly partner with original equipment manufacturers (O ... Continue reading
Fifty well-established charity golf tournaments around the country will add a Hyundai sponsorship this year. Through the Hyundai Invitational golf tournament series, these 50 events will receive a premium Hyundai experience, including hole-in-one opportunities for the all-new Genesis sedan, donations toward the tournam ... Continue reading
Honda of America Mfg Spotlights Auto Quality Engineer in Video Series
Today, Honda unveiled the newest associate profile in its 12-part What Makes a Honda is Who Makes a Honda video series. Sandip Suvedi is a mechanical engineer in the Auto Quality Department of the Marysville Auto Plant and an active member of the Columbus Idea Foundry. The seven-year veteran of Honda has been primarily ... Continue reading
TRW Demonstrates Emergency Steering Assist Technology
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is demonstrating its Emergency Steering Assist (ESA) system on a prototype vehicle at an event at the Hockenheimring today. ESA helps support the driver in an emergency situation when an evasive steering maneuver is initiated. The system applies an additional steering torque during the man ... Continue reading
2014 Subaru WRX STI sets new Isle of Man lap record
Rally ace Mark Higgins sets new lap record around famous TT circuit in all-new Subaru WRX STI New four-wheeled lap record for the 37.8-mile course stands at 19:26 â beating 2011 record established by Higgins in previous-generation WRX STI Minimal modifications to record-beating road car The Subaru WRX STI has once ... Continue reading
The jaw-dropping PEUGEOT entry for the forthcoming Dakar event--the 2008 DKR
PEUGEOTâs entrant into next yearâs Dakar race is displayed at Goodwood â a European debut The standâs mezzanine is being themed to reflect the recent exhibits of the PEUGEOT Design Lab Are you sitting down? The PDL Sofa is exclusively available to purchase for â¬135,000. The jaw-dropping PEUGEOT ... Continue reading
Kia Motors hands over vehicle fleet for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
410 Kia vehicles to ensure smooth and safe official transportation during the month-long event Kia Motors conducted a handover ceremony today at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the supply of a fleet of official vehicles to ensure the smooth and efficient transportation of teams, officials, delegates and off ... Continue reading
SKODA Celebrates Tour de France with Limited Edition Cars
Unique versions of Yeti, Octavia and Superb for cycling fans Launched to celebrate Tour de France starting in the UK Å KODAâs cycling sponsorship also headlining Goodwood Festival of Speed Win VIP hospitality tickets to the race Milton Keynes, 3 June 2014 â Å KODAâs association with cycling dates back ... Continue reading
June 4, 2014 â With just nine days to go before the first kick off, Hyundai Motor Company - Official Partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil⢠- delivered over one thousand vehicles for the ground transportation of the worldâs biggest sporting event in Brazil. The automotive manufacturer also unveiled t ... Continue reading
McLaren Automotive made both an operating and pre-tax profit for the first time in 2013
Profit before tax - £4.5m Operating profit - £12.4m Turnover - £285.4m (up from £266.6m) Investment in future models - £70.6m (up from £68.1m) Turnover and profit both expected to grow in 2014 McLaren Automotiveâs next model, codenamed P13, to go on sale during 2015 Limited run of track only McLa ... Continue reading
Harry Treadaway and the Vauxhall Ampera
Harry Treadaway, British actor, best known for his role starring beside Johnny Depp in The Lone Ranger is now driving a top-of-the-range Ampera Electron. "Given the choice, why wouldn't you drive a car that can go further without stopping, cost less to drive and is better for the environment? It seems the obvious and o ... Continue reading
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