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Friday, November 6, 2015

BMW at SEMA 2015

BMW at SEMA 2015

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in Las Vegas is regarded worldwide as the leading trade show for customization and sports tuning. The new products presented at SEMA to trade experts influence the entire scene and set trends. At this year's SEMA show, November 3- 6 2015, BMW is presenting a selecti ... Continue reading

New Mitsubishi Model Introductions Maintain UK Sales Growth +VIDEO

New Mitsubishi Model Introductions Maintain UK Sales Growth +VIDEO

CIRENCESTER – As strong growth in UK vehicle sales levels off in October, Mitsubishi continues to out-perform the market. Figures released today by the SMMT show that year on year growth through October for Mitsubishi passenger cars is up 51.9 per cent, compared to 6.4 per cent across all marques. In the commercia ... Continue reading

McLaren Sports Series Enters Production

McLaren Sports Series Enters Production

McLaren Automotive has started production of its new Sports Series family of luxury high-performance sports cars at the state-of-the-art McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, England. The first car to be launched in the Sports Series family is the 570S Coupé, and this will be followed by the 540C Coupé and anoth ... Continue reading

Renault Twingo to Receive EDC Transmission

Renault Twingo to Receive EDC Transmission

City car gains Renault's EDC transmission as option Available in Dynamique TCe90 and Dynamique S TCe90 versions Number of further changes to the Twingo’s equipment available in Renault dealerships now Twingo with EDC transmission priced from £12,595 available to order now, with first deliveries from January Ren ... Continue reading

Jeep Renegade Named Car of the Year in Brazil

Jeep Renegade Named Car of the Year in Brazil

Brazil's best-selling SUV in the past month wins top award presented by Autoesporte magazine Title recognizes the new model manufactured in Pernambuco SAO PAULO - November 5, 2015: The Jeep® Renegade was named the 2016 Car of the Year in Brazil by Autoesporte magazine (Editora Globo) as part of the most prestigious au ... Continue reading

E-mobility Thought to the End: World's Largest 2nd-use Battery Storage Unit Set to Connect to the Grid

E-mobility Thought to the End: World's Largest 2nd-use Battery Storage Unit Set to Connect to the Grid

Cooperation between Daimler, The Mobility House, GETEC and REMONDIS completes the battery value creation cycle Re-use of electric vehicle batteries improves environmental performance and the lifecycle costs of e-mobility 13-megawatt battery storage unit to connect to the grid in early 2016 Levelling out fluctuations in ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Museum Selling Classic Cars Directly: 'All Time Stars'

Mercedes-Benz Museum Selling Classic Cars Directly: 'All Time Stars'

The Mercedes-Benz Museum is now selling classic cars from all periods under the name All Time Stars. The complete range can be seen on the website alltime-stars.com. You can also view the vehicles in person at the Mercedes-Benz Museum and arrange the purchase there too. A team of sales consultants are on hand to provid ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Future Talk "Going Virtual" in Berlin - Virtual Road Trip

Mercedes-Benz Future Talk "Going Virtual" in Berlin - Virtual Road Trip

How will the automobile of the future become a means of transport between reality and cyberspace? This is one of the questions which Mercedes-Benz discussed with engineers, designers, scientists and journalists at this year's Future Talk event. After Utopia and Robotics, the third Mercedes-Benz Future Talk was dedicate ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Starts Fourth Quarter with Double-Digit Growth

Mercedes-Benz Starts Fourth Quarter with Double-Digit Growth

Following the best-selling quarter in its history so far, Mercedes-Benz achieved record unit sales once again in October. The brand with the three-pointed star started the fourth quarter with worldwide sales of 155,189 vehicles and growth of 10.1% in October. In the first ten months of the year, 1,531,541 vehicles were ... Continue reading

Scania is a Proud Partner of Nobel Prize Series

Scania is a Proud Partner of Nobel Prize Series

This week the Nobel Prize Series brings together Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, policy makers and thought leaders in Singapore. The Nobel Prize Series Singapore is presented in partnership with Scania. November 05, 2015 07:09 AM Eastern Standard Time SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden--Scania has been a partner of No ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Receives New Orders for Proterra's Catalyst Bus Program for Calendar Year 2016 Delivery

UQM Technologies Receives New Orders for Proterra's Catalyst Bus Program for Calendar Year 2016 Delivery

Proterra’s 2016 Purchase Order is higher than 2015 for the UQM PowerPhase® HD220(+) systems. Proterra currently has an order backlog that stretches more than a year and this order represents only a portion of the growth expected by Proterra. The new Proterra Catalyst bus, powered by UQM PowerPhase® HD220, br ... Continue reading

Axalta Announces Artists Signature Series at 2015 SEMA Show

Axalta Announces Artists Signature Series at 2015 SEMA Show

“Danny D” Mild-to-Wild Combinations Are First Out of the Box GLEN MILLS, PA -- November 6, 2015: Axalta Coating Systems, a leading manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, launched its Artists Signature Series at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada, Novem ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches DieHard Fan App to Get your Game Face On

Nissan Launches DieHard Fan App to Get your Game Face On

Augmented-reality app launches on heels of Nissan’s historic sponsorship of 100 colleges and universities sternCollege sports fans can download Nissan’s DieHard Fan app to virtually paint their game face using a smartphone or tablet (iOS and select Android devices). The augmented reality app combines a time-t ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces Historic Athletics Sponsorship with 100 Universities and Proud Support of Select NCAA Championships

Nissan Announces Historic Athletics Sponsorship with 100 Universities and Proud Support of Select NCAA Championships

-Nissan today announced a historic deal to become an Official Sponsor of 100 colleges and universities nationwide, and a proud supporter of select NCAA Championships. The four-year agreement marks the widest-reaching sponsorship in the history of collegiate sports. “It allows Nissan to share amazing moments with s ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Donates 2016 Volt to FIRST

Chevrolet Donates 2016 Volt to FIRST

DETROIT – Chevrolet will donate an all-new 2016 Volt to FIRST®, the K-12 robotics program, to help raise money for student robotics opportunities across the U.S. but particularly for those in communities underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education fields. The donation is a nat ... Continue reading

Millennials Make Moves to Advance Mobility for More People Everywhere

Millennials Make Moves to Advance Mobility for More People Everywhere

r before. Innovations abound, but are we making the most of this progress to build a future where all people can move more freely? Now is the time for fresh thinking on the mobility challenges that continue to exist in our modern society, such as:<br> &nbsp; <ul> <li>How can we increase access to public transportation ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces April -- September 2015 Financial Results

Toyota Announces April -- September 2015 Financial Results

Toyota global net income increased 12 percent during the six-month period (April &ndash; September 2015) of the 2016 fiscal year.<br> &nbsp;<br> <br> <u>Global Financial Highlights:</u> <ul> <li>Global sales of 4,278,007 vehicles decreased by 198,515 units compared to the same period last fiscal year. ... Continue reading

Toyota Will Establish New Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Company

Toyota Will Establish New Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Company

At a press conference today, Toyota Motor Corporation announced it will establish a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc. (TRI), as an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. The headquarters will be located in Silicon Valley near Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, ... Continue reading

Bob Lutz Takes On Pearl Harbor Challenge

Bob Lutz Takes On Pearl Harbor Challenge

DETROIT, Nov. 5, 2015 -- With the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor only 13 months away, a "Modern Day Arsenal of Democracy," under the leadership of Robert A. Lutz, has joined together to restore the hallowed grounds, hangars and control tower of Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. Forever opening these historic structures to t ... Continue reading

Nissan Produces its 11 Millionth Engine in Aguascalientes Powertrain Plant in Mexico

Nissan Produces its 11 Millionth Engine in Aguascalientes Powertrain Plant in Mexico

Almost 33 years after the powertrain plant in Aguascalientes started operations, Nissan Mexico celebrated the production of its 11 millionth engine, which reflects the quality of production processes and Mexican workforce – both recognized by the company worldwide. The 11 millionth engine is a 1.8-liter, 16-valve ... Continue reading

VOYO Earns Multiple Honors At SEMA And AAPEX 2015 For Outstanding Connected Car Capabilities

VOYO Earns Multiple Honors At SEMA And AAPEX 2015 For Outstanding Connected Car Capabilities

Voyomotive LLC, engineers of the world's most advanced connected car technology, VOYO, is honored to be the recipient of the 2015 SEMA Launch Pad Award, SEMA Global Media Award, The Auto Care Association's (ACA) and Equipment and Tool Institute's (ETI) Aftermarket Telematics Challenge Award and to be named Runner-Up fo ... Continue reading

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