Friday, December 7, 2012

2013 Toyota Avalon Preview By Carey Russ - Verry Interesting +Video

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Toyota Avalon Preview I'm in a pre-production 2013 Toyota Avalon, driving on a surface street in Isla Vista, CA during the ride and drive part of the press introduction for the car. I notice a first-generation Toyota Highlander following me. Nothing unusual there, Toyota sold ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports - Cadillac's CUE System Too Complicated +VIDEO

Cadillac's CUE proves complicated controls are all about the implementation Every time Consumer Reports complains about an overly complicated vehicle control system, like Cadillac's CUE or MyFord/MyLincoln Touch, we hear critics call us Luddites who hate all touch screens. But that misses a rather big point. It isn't t ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Says Ford Overstating Some New Model MPG

Consumer Reports Tests show Ford Fusion, C-Max hybrids don't live up to 47-mpg claims Yonkers, NY December 7, 2012; Consumer Reports said that Ford has been making some eye-opening claims about the fuel economy of the redesigned 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid wagon: "47 city/47 highway/47 combined mpg." ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces 2013 Model Year Prices for Camry and Camry Hybrid, Prius c and Scion xB

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2012 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2013 Camry and Camry Hybrid mid-size sedans, Prius c hybrid sub-compact and the Scion xB, urban utility vehicle. Price adjustments were announced on 12 current 2013 mo ... Continue reading

PPG Names Stutelberg as Vice President ofAutomotive OEM Coatings

PPG Industries today announced that James Stutelberg has joined the company as vice president, automotive OEM coatings, Americas, effective Dec. 1, reporting to Cynthia A. Niekamp, PPG senior vice president, automotive OEM coatings. He is based at the Troy, Mich., global headquarters of PPG's automotive OEM coatings bu ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Biofuel From Algae Market Potential 2012

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biofuel From Algae Market Potential 2012" report to their offering. Driven by climate change concerns and the rising cost of petroleum-based energy, companies and government entities are developing the use of biofuels derived from algae to reduce carbon emissions ... Continue reading

Dow Chemical: DOE Report on LNG Exports Short Changes Manufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness

-The Dow Chemical Company today issued the following statement: 'The report issued by the DOE on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is flawed, misleading, and based on outdated, inaccurate and incomplete economic data. “The report issued by the DOE on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is flawed, misleading, and bas ... Continue reading

Segment-exclusive Blu-Ray DVD Now Available in Chrysler Group Minivans

Blu-Ray DVD now available on both Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans Segment-exclusive Blu-Ray DVD player plays both Blu-Ray and standard DVDs and has HDMI input for video game systems Nine-inch screens in the second- and third-rows feature four-times better resolution when compared with previous ... Continue reading

Steel Seal Wins GROUPAUTO G-LOGIX SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2012 AWARD

STEEL SEAL WINS GROUPAUTO G-LOGIX SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2012 AWARD GROUPAUTO, a major national automotive aftermarket supplier has awarded Steel Seal the accolade of GROUPAUTO G-LOGIX Supplier of the Year 2012 In selecting Steel Seal, GROUPAUTO applied stringent criteria under which it looked at sales performance, suppo ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Increases and Accelerates Quarterly Dividend

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase and a pull forward of its regular quarterly dividend typically paid in February of each calendar year. The Board declared stockholders of record on December 17, 2012 will be entitled to $0.15 (fifteen cents) per common s ... Continue reading

Nexteer Automotive invests $12 million to meet demand for quieter and smoother EPS systems

Nexteer Automotive is investing around $12 million in new test and validation facilities that will help produce even quieter and smoother electric power steering systems for hybrid/electric vehicles. The investment will support the company's plans to leverage further technology breakthroughs for aggressive global growt ... Continue reading

Mazda Appoints a New Distributor for its Puerto Rico Operations

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced the appointment of International Automotive Distributor Group, LLC (IADG), as the distributor of record for Mazda cars and sport utility vehicles throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, effective December 28, 2012. In this new role, IADG will be respons ... Continue reading

Lentuo International Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Lentuo International Inc. , a leading non-state-owned automobile retailer in Beijing, today announced that it will report its third quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday, December 13, 2012, after the close of U.S. markets. Lentuo's management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern ... Continue reading

Solera Holdings Acquires CarweB Limited; Acquisition Will Strengthen Vehicle Data and Decision Support Capabilities in the UK

Solera Holdings, Inc. , the leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry, today announced that it has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares (the "Acquisition") of CarweB Limited ("CarweB"). CarweB is a provider of vehicle history and vehicle-specific technica ... Continue reading

Range Rover Named Top Gear Magazine's Luxury Car of the Year

Land Rover's all-new, fourth generation Range Rover has received its first major award, being declared the Luxury Car of the Year by Top Gear magazine. Announcing the honour in the new issue of Top Gear, Editor-in-Chief Charlie Turner hailed the Range Rover as the "stand-out machine in its category the best of the best ... Continue reading

Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum Honoured as a TopGear Man of the Year 2012

Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum has been named one of TopGear magazine's Men of the Year 2012, selected by its awards judging panel for "designing beautiful cars, again and again." The accolade adds to Callum's international success this year, following the worldwide acclaim for his design of the new Jaguar F-TYPE ... Continue reading

Agero Connected Services to Power Acura's Next-Generation AcuraLink Connected Car System

Agero Connected Services has been selected by Acura to provide the core services to Acura's new cloud-based connected car system AcuraLink. Agero's system, which includes providing mobile apps and embedded architecture, debuts in spring 2013 on the all-new 2014 Acura RLX luxury sedan. ... Continue reading

Versatile Geotab Plug-and-Play Fleet Solutions Join Sprint Portfolio

Sprint and Geotab Inc. announced today that Geotab plug-and-play fleet management solutions are now part of Sprint's connected transportation portfolio. Geotab is a leading provider of technology and software designed to increase fleet productivity, cost effectiveness and safety. 'Customer Value Enhancement Award in No ... Continue reading

Ford Volunteers Pack, Prepare and Serve Meals, Take Action to Help Feed Thousands in Our Communities

Hundreds of Ford volunteers are stepping away from their jobs and going to work in soup kitchens, food banks and shelters on a Ford Accelerated Action Day Ford employees are working in MODEL Teams at more than three dozen locations around Metro Detroit. Ford and its employees participate in many hunger-relief efforts t ... Continue reading

New Car Buyers Rank The Kia Sorento And Sportage As The Best Value In Their Segments In Newly Released Consumer Survey

Kia Motors America (KMA) is one of the fastest-growing car companies in the U.S., and its two popular crossover utility vehicles have acquired an impressive collection of awards and accolades from industry observers. This week, the brand's two CUVs received a different type of recognition when Strategic Vision revealed ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 12.7.12

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

ALMS GT3 - Paul Miller Racing Announces New Technical Partner

PARSIPPANY, Dec. 6, 2012: Paul Miller Racing and lead driver Bryce Miller have launched an all-out assault on the 2013 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón GT class with today's announcement that the team has entered into a technical partnership with Michelin for the No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 ... Continue reading

Nationwide - Top Performances Of 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Dec. 6, 2012: With a second consecutive championship in hand, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. departs the NASCAR Nationwide Series with credentials suggesting future superstardom. Stenhouse, who’ll join Roush Fenway Racing teammates – and past NASCAR Nationwide champions – Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Top Performances 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Dec. 6, 2012: No one saw this coming. No one. Brad Keselowski won his first race in 2009 at Talladega Superspeedway, running a part-time schedule with single-car team Phoenix Racing. It was a nice story in a long season, one that ended with Jimmie Johnson winning the championship. ... Continue reading

Pirelli World Challenge - Stout Displays Scion FR-S At IMIS

Indianapolis, Dec. 6, 2012: Ken Stout Racing Inc. (KSR) today announced plans to have its Scion FR-S on display at the Indianapolis Motorsports Trade Show, running December 6-8. The FR-S will be on display at the Lucas Oil booth and will be part of a special “Lunch with Lucas” press conference scheduled for F ... Continue reading

New Appointment Broadens Toyota/Lexus Fleet Appeal

Neil Broad has been appointed the new General Manager for Toyota/Lexus Fleet and Vehicle Remarketing Services replacing Ewan Shepherd who has moved to the role of General Manager Sales Operations. The changes are effective from 3 December. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Announces New Partnership With Investindustrial

Aston Martin welcomes Investindustrial as a major shareholder and confirms that it will now proceed with its extensive and exciting plans for sustainable long-term growth. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Helps Santa Slash His CO2 Emissions

Vauxhall is showing Santa how to go green this Christmas and slash his CO2 emissions by trading his sleigh for a Vivaro ecoFLEX van. ... Continue reading

Experience Digital Thrill Of Juke Nismo - Then Drive It For Real

Nissan Players of a new update of Asphalt 7: Heat can now test the Nissan Juke Nismo and the Juke-R to the limit in the digital world and win the chance to be one of the first to drive the new Juke Nismo for real. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Director Of Design Ian Callum Honoured As A Topgear Man Of The Year 2012

Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum has been named one of TopGear magazine's Men of the Year 2012, selected by its awards judging panel for 'designing beautiful cars, again and again'. ... Continue reading

Holden Volt Wins Drive's Green Innovation Award

Holden's new long range electric car, the Holden Volt has been given the Green Innovation Award in the Drive Car of the Year Awards. ... Continue reading

Ford Gears Up For Big Year Ahead; Fiesta ST, Ford Kuga

Ford is setting its sights high in the coming year, getting ready to release a stable of all-new vehicles, which are head-turners, fuel-efficient, smart and fun to drive. ... Continue reading

Barry Park appointed Editor of ECOcar Magazine

The Motoring Matters Magazine Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Barry Park to the position of Editor of ECOcar magazine. ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches Three Electrifying New Offers for LEAF

Nissan has launched three new 'electrifying' offers on its zero emission, zero tailpipe LEAF. ... Continue reading

New Golf: "All the Car You'll Ever Need" says UK TopGear Magazine

The new Volkswagen Golf has claimed its first award - the inaugural and prestigious accolade of 'All the car you'll ever need Car of the Year'in the UK TopGear Magazine Awards 2012 - a month before it is even on sale in the UK. ... Continue reading

Veloster Still Leading the Pack in the Sports Car Segment

An industry record for the Australian automotive industry saw Hyundai ranked fifth overall with 7,756 cars sold in the month of November achieving 7.9% market share, and 8.2% total market share year to date. ... Continue reading