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2014 Kia Soul Long-Ride Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Kia Soul Long-Ride Review By Steve Purdy

MORE INFO Kia Buyers Guide | Specs, Prices, Reviews and Comparisons 2015-1997 Find Your Perfect New Car Match 2014 KIA SOUL Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Road therapy for this reporter is a long solitary drive – the longer the better. One opportunity that presents itself nearly ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Sign Change with Video!

Chrysler Group Sign Change with Video!

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat S.p.A. and Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, and his leadership team will present the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) 2014-2018 business plan to an audience of more than 380, including members of the financial community, dealers, suppliers, labor representatives and members of ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces Leadership Changes

Chrysler Group Announces Leadership Changes

In conjunction with the outlined plans for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Chrysler Group LLC today announced that the SRT family of vehicles will be consolidated under the Dodge brand. Tim Kuniskis will lead this effort as he continues his role as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dodge Brand and hea ... Continue reading

All-New Lincoln MKC Provides Backdrop for Design Discussion at Long View Gallery

All-New Lincoln MKC Provides Backdrop for Design Discussion at Long View Gallery

2015 Lincoln MKC, the brand’s first small premium utility, provides compelling backdrop to informative, entertaining dialogue around designing for a younger luxury customer >Luxury automotive and interior designers strive to create warm, open and inviting environments >Dillon Blanski, Lincoln exterior designer, an ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Announces Pricing of CNG-Capable 2015 Impala

Chevrolet Announces Pricing of CNG-Capable 2015 Impala

The 2015 bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala, the industry’s only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that can run on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline, will have a starting price of $38,210, including an $825 destination charge, but excluding tax, title, license, dealer fees and operational e ... Continue reading

Cadillac Celebrates Teddy Bridgewater and Rose Murphy

Cadillac Celebrates Teddy Bridgewater and Rose Murphy

A luxury vehicle like a Cadillac Escalade can often be a reward for achievement. For former University of Louisville star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, about to embark on a pro football career, a new Escalade is even more than that. It’s a Mother’s Day dream come true for his mom, Rose Murphy, a breast cance ... Continue reading

Study Finds Motorcyclist Fatalities Fell 7% in 2013

Study Finds Motorcyclist Fatalities Fell 7% in 2013

For only the second year since 1997, U.S. motorcyclist fatalities are projected to decrease in 2013, according to a new analysis of preliminary state data released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The latest Spotlight on Highway Safety report also notes that despite the probable 7 percent decre ... Continue reading

SemaConnect Chosen by Town of Bethel, CT to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

SemaConnect Chosen by Town of Bethel, CT to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

- Connecticut state officials say they are leading the nation when it comes to developing ways to get more zero-emission vehicles on the roads. Since July of last year, the state has given over $175,000 to towns, schools and businesses to provide electric vehicle charging stations across the state. SemaConnect, Inc. an ... Continue reading

One in 10 Canadian Customers Switch Auto Insurance Carriers

One in 10 Canadian Customers Switch Auto Insurance Carriers

One in five auto insurance customers in Canada have shopped for a new insurer in the past 12 months and 9 per cent have switched, according to the J.D. Power 2014 Canadian Auto Insurance Satisfaction StudySM released today. “Even the largest national insurance companies have limited awareness” Ultimately, eac ... Continue reading

4th China Natural Gas Vehicle & Gas Fueling Station Construction Development Summit To Be Held in June

4th China Natural Gas Vehicle & Gas Fueling Station Construction Development Summit To Be Held in June

4th China Natural Gas Vehicle & Gas Fueling Station Construction Development Summit 2014 SHANGHAI--The 4th China Natural Gas Vehicle & Gas Fueling Station Construction Development Summit 2014, hosted by CBI BIZ, will be held on June 19th & 20th 2014 in Qingdao, China. Under the theme of “Developing natural gas veh ... Continue reading

Proterra Introduces Second Generation 40-foot EV Transit Bus

Proterra Introduces Second Generation 40-foot EV Transit Bus

Leading American EV bus manufacturer Proterra Inc. launched its second generation all-electric bus, The Proterra® Solution™, at the American Public Transportation Association Bus and Paratransit Conference today. The Proterra Solution, the company’s first 40 foot model, weighs less than any other transit b ... Continue reading

MADD Leverages Poptent's Crowdsourced Filmmaker Talent To Create New TV PSAs Focused on Keeping Families Safe

MADD Leverages Poptent's Crowdsourced Filmmaker Talent To Create New TV PSAs Focused on Keeping Families Safe

For mothers, nothing is more important than keeping their families safe. Just in time for Mother's Day, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD), the nation's largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking, is releasing new public service announcements (PSAs). MADD worked with Popt ... Continue reading

Check Into Cash's truck giveaway will have you asking, "What's My Car Worth?"

Check Into Cash's truck giveaway will have you asking, "What's My Car Worth?"

Check Into Cash is giving away a truck to one lucky winner during the "What's My Car Worth?" campaign! During the giveaway period, you are encouraged to go online or in store for a vehicle appraisal to find out what your car is worth. "Check Into Cash makes it easy to get your vehicle appraised," said Check Into Cash P ... Continue reading

Online Resource for New Drivers

Online Resource for New Drivers

Most young people look forward to the day they get their driver's license, but with the new found freedom also comes the responsibility of caring for their car. To help new drivers understand the importance of auto care, the non-profit Car Care Council offers a variety of online resources for new drivers on its website ... Continue reading

The new BMW M4 Coupe DTM Safety Car.

The new BMW M4 Coupe DTM Safety Car.

BMW Motorsport will not only field eight BMW M4 DTMs in the 2014 DTM season, but is also represented by a new lead car, based on the production model of the BMW M4: the BMW M4 Coupé DTM Safety Car will lead the 23 DTM racing cars around the circuits on the race calendar safely and with great aplomb. The new BMW M4 C ... Continue reading

Classic Toyota Land Cruiser Recruited For Cross-Continental Expedition

Classic Toyota Land Cruiser Recruited For Cross-Continental Expedition

CLASSIC LAND CRUISER RECRUITED FOR CROSS-CONTINENTAL EXPEDITION 1993-vintage Toyota making marathon journey from Afghanistan to Sussex When it comes to crossing continents, a Toyota Land Cruiser is just the vehicle you need to deal with whatever the landscape or weather might throw at you. The fact that it might be mor ... Continue reading

Audi successful in first quarter

Audi successful in first quarter

The Audi Group is again on track for success in the new fiscal year: With over 412,000 deliveries of the Audi brand, the company has enjoyed its best first quarter ever. In the first three months of the current fiscal year, the Ingolstadt carmaker generated revenue of € 12,951 million and an operating profit of â ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Group announces April retail sales

Volvo Car Group announces April retail sales

Volvo Cars’ global sales up 10.5 per cent – continued growth in key markets Global sales of 37,256 cars, up 10.5 per cent versus April last year China sales up 39,7 per cent in April Year-to-date sales of 145,426 cars, an increase of 9.7 per cent versus 2013 Global sales at Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) contin ... Continue reading

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