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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Fall Car-Care Checklist

Fall Car-Care Checklist

Ten items to check before winter Mopar services Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, SRT and Fiat vehicles With Magneti Marelli parts, Mopar also services competitive makes Mopar now offers full menu of all-season, winter and performance tires Mopar offers essential vehicle maintenance coupons at www.mopar.com/coupons Before th ... Continue reading

Brazil's Electric Vehicle (EV) Market is Set to Grow Substantially

Brazil's Electric Vehicle (EV) Market is Set to Grow Substantially

Supportive Legislations Usher in the Era of Electric Vehicles in Brazil, Finds Frost & Sullivan Vehicle range, charging time, and initial cost of acquisition will be key purchase criteria Brazil's electric vehicle (EV) market is set to grow substantially owing to supportive legislations, anticipated tax incentives for ... Continue reading

CEA Recommends Qi to Connect

CEA Recommends Qi to Connect

Influential Automobile Working Group, CE4A, Recommends Its Members Use Qi In Current and Future Vehicle Models CE4A Members Include Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen -- Qi, the world's most widely-adopted wireless charging standard, has been recommended by Consumer Electronics for Automotive (CE4A) as the cho ... Continue reading

CYI'S YC6K Engine Passes the European Union's E-Mark Certification

CYI'S YC6K Engine Passes the European Union's E-Mark Certification

China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") announced today that the YC6K 6 cylinder 12L series of engines developed by Y & C Engine Co., Ltd. ("Y&C"), a joint venture of the Company's principal operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), have been awarded the Euro ... Continue reading

Give Your Car a Post Summer Make-Over

Give Your Car a Post Summer Make-Over

Tips that will make vehicles shine inside and out; plus, the best cleaning tools Summer road trips can be taxing on a vehicle's interior – cup holders and crevices are likely soiled with dust and dirt. The September 2013 issue of ShopSmart, from Consumer Reports, identifies five ways consumers can give their car a ... Continue reading

AutoNation total retail new vehicle unit sales in August 2013 increased 32% versus August 2012

AutoNation total retail new vehicle unit sales in August 2013 increased 32% versus August 2012

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in August 2013, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 30,582, an increase of 32% as compared to August 2012. Same-store retail new vehicle unit sales in August 2013 were 29,221, ... Continue reading

Technology Takes Center Stage in Toyota Corolla's Vehicle and Advertising Platforms

Technology Takes Center Stage in Toyota Corolla's Vehicle and Advertising Platforms

Integrated Marketing Campaign Elevates 2014 Toyota Corolla To New Heights The world's best-selling vehicle nameplate of all time is about to take drivers to new places. When the 2014 Toyota Corolla hits dealer showrooms this fall, the accompanying marketing campaign will showcase the car's upgraded technology and eleva ... Continue reading

250 new nonprofit organizations have been named finalists in the third year of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good

250 new nonprofit organizations have been named finalists in the third year of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good

Toyota's 100 Cars for Good Program Names New Finalists Past Nonprofit Winners Share How New Vehicles Are Making a Difference in Communities -- When a homeless family receives low-income housing, they often need basic furniture and help carrying the few items they collected while in shelters. Last year, Family Promise o ... Continue reading

Super Bowl Is "Advertising's Biggest Day" says Hyundai

Super Bowl Is "Advertising's Biggest Day" says Hyundai

Hyundai Suits Up For Super Bowl XLVIII, Announces 7th Year Of Advertising On The Big Game - Two in-game spots - With the first kickoff of the 2013 NFL Football season just a few hours away on the field in Denver, Hyundai Motor America today announced that for the seventh consecutive year they will advertise during the ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Fund awards $225,000 in grants to support the growing trend of service learning on campus

Ford Motor Company Fund awards $225,000 in grants to support the growing trend of service learning on campus

Ford Supports Community-Based Student Learning at Nine Colleges and Universities with $225,000 in Grants Ford Motor Company Fund awards $225,000 in Ford College Community Challenge grants to nine universities and colleges to support the growing trend of service learning on campus ... Continue reading

Gearing Up For Infiniti Production In Europe

Gearing Up For Infiniti Production In Europe

Infiniti production in Europe is moving even closer after approval was given to build a major new extension to the record-breaking production facility in Sunderland. ... Continue reading

Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition Concept Car To Debut At Frankfurt Auto Show

Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition Concept Car To Debut At Frankfurt Auto Show

The Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition concept car to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show features a unique new look in colour scheme, materials and finish ... Continue reading

New Technology and Enhanced Customer Choice for Range Rover and Range Rover Sport

New Technology and Enhanced Customer Choice for Range Rover and Range Rover Sport

Land Rover announces upgraded Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models for 2014, featuring new technologies and offering even greater customer choice. ... Continue reading

The New Renault Clio - Seriously Stylish, So You Don't Have to Be

The New Renault Clio - Seriously Stylish, So You Don't Have to Be

Renault Australia has today launched the highly anticipated fourth generation of the Clio - one of Renault's best-known and highest-selling nameplates globally. ... Continue reading

Isuzu D-MAX Helps Drives National Child Safety Tour

Isuzu D-MAX Helps Drives National Child Safety Tour

Queensland-based child safety ambassadors, Bruce Morcombe OAM and Denise Morcombe OAM took to the road last week to conduct their first-ever national tour to promote their award-winning Child Safety initiatives. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motorsport continues i20 WRC intensive testing in France and Finland

Hyundai Motorsport continues i20 WRC intensive testing in France and Finland

Hyundai Motorsport's intensive testing schedule continued its relentless pace throughout August as the 2014-spec i20 WRC car made its tarmac debut in France, as well as a productive test on the high-speed gravel conditions in Finland. ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Record Sales Continue

Hyundai's Record Sales Continue

August sales figures produced yet another record sales month for Hyundai Motor Company Australia, its 15th consecutive month of year-on-year growth, with 7,808 units sold and a total market share of 8.4%. ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Group Continues to Break Sales Records During August

Fiat Chrysler Group Continues to Break Sales Records During August

Fiat Chrysler Group in Australia has recorded its highest monthly sales result in history during August, up 503 units or 17.4 per cent over the previous record high achieved in June 2013. ... Continue reading

"Need for Speed" Mustang is planned to be auctioned shortly after the film's release

"Need for Speed" Mustang is planned to be auctioned shortly after the film's release

New "Need For Speed" Star to Debut at "Get Your Heart Racing" Pit Party Pit Party gala, with live auction and Mega 80's entertainment, will be the place to be on September 13 -- A one-of-a-kind Mustang from the upcoming DreamWork's film, "Need For Speed," will be shown publicly in Michigan for the first time at the 'Ge ... Continue reading

ABC's "Shark Tank" TV Star and Tech Entrepreneur Robert Herjavec to Announce Winners of FASTPITCH on Nov. 19

ABC's "Shark Tank" TV Star and Tech Entrepreneur Robert Herjavec to Announce Winners of FASTPITCH on Nov. 19

From start-up app developers to giant mobile providers, key players in the tech arena are making a big splash in the automotive world, and the Connected Car Expo (CCE) is helping to discover the next big thing. Recognizing start-ups' and entrepreneurs' increasing importance in the connected car ecosystem, CCE announced ... Continue reading

It's Up, Up, Up for the Auto Industry: Chrysler Group Shows Greatest Transaction Price Gains, Volkswagen Drops More Than 7 Percent from Last Year

It's Up, Up, Up for the Auto Industry: Chrysler Group Shows Greatest Transaction Price Gains, Volkswagen Drops More Than 7 Percent from Last Year

Industry New-Car Transaction Prices Up Nearly One Percent Year-Over-Year, According To Kelley Blue Book IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2013 -- The estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $31,657 in August 2013, down $138 (0.4 percent) from last month and up $221 (0.7 percent) year-over ... Continue reading

All-new Mazda6 saloon and tourer achieve top scores in Euro NCAP crash safety tests

All-new Mazda6 saloon and tourer achieve top scores in Euro NCAP crash safety tests

All-new Mazda6 Scores 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating LONDON, September 4, 2013 -- All-new Mazda6 saloon and tourer achieve top scores in Euro NCAP crash safety tests SKYACTIV-equipped Mazda6 praised for combination of active and passive safety Mazda6 is the fourth Mazda since 2009 to attain Europe's top safety rating T ... Continue reading

Hannah Kain, President and CEO of ALOM Speaks About Supply Chain Management

Hannah Kain, President and CEO of ALOM Speaks About Supply Chain Management

ALOM CEO Hannah Kain Presents at QuEST Conference on Developing and Driving Quality Metrics -- Hannah Kain, President and CEO of ALOM, a global leader in supply chain management, will present "Developing Quality Metrics for World Class Supply Chain Execution," at the QuEST Forum 2013 Americas Best Practices Conference ... Continue reading

The Smart Car Wash Is The World's First LEED Certified Car Wash

The Smart Car Wash Is The World's First LEED Certified Car Wash

The Smart Car Wash, the world's first LEED certified car wash is committed to providing meaningful opportunities for local young teens. With the support of staff and local community, The Smart Car Wash stepped forward to provide teens with summer work opportunities and rich professional experiences. The Smart Car Wash ... Continue reading

Chrysler Foundation Funded After School Reading Program Provides Students With Nourishment for Body and Mind

Chrysler Foundation Funded After School Reading Program Provides Students With Nourishment for Body and Mind

Detroit Public Library, Forgotten Harvest and The Chrysler Foundation Partner to Feed Hungry Young Minds - It is widely recognized that children cannot concentrate and learn when they're hungry. In response, the Detroit Public Library (DPL), Forgotten Harvest and The Chrysler Foundation have partnered to provide free n ... Continue reading

Month-over-month record sales for Toyota Canada's trucks and hybrids

Month-over-month record sales for Toyota Canada's trucks and hybrids

Canadian-built RAV4 records seventh straight record month of sales to lead Toyota Canada sales Month-over-month record sales for Toyota Canada's trucks and hybrids- Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 17,647 vehicles in August, up 0.5% versus 2012, with continued records in trucks and hybrids. ... Continue reading

Mazda5's Sporty Multi-Tasker Makes the Grade As a Top Buy for Families

Mazda5's Sporty Multi-Tasker Makes the Grade As a Top Buy for Families

2013 MAZDA5 NAMED TO AAA'S LIST OF 'TOP CARS FOR GROWING FAMILIES' - The 2013 Mazda5 today was named to AAA's list of "Top Cars for Growing Families" as chosen by the organization's auto-buying experts nationwide. ... Continue reading

Motorweek's 33rd Season Kicks Off

Motorweek's 33rd Season Kicks Off

The Auto Industry's New, Uncompromisng Approach To Vehicle Design Is Center Stage During Motorweek's 33rd Season New up-beat pacing, international carriage on VOA, new Over the Edge reporter and a deep dive on coverage of unprecedented fuel efficiency trends are new season highlights ... Continue reading

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