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2015 Chevrolet City Express Versatile urban work van blends cargo room, maneuverability and efficiency

2015 Chevrolet City Express Versatile urban work van blends cargo room, maneuverability and efficiency

CHICAGO – Chevrolet’s all-new 2015 City Express matches maneuverability and cargo-hauling flexibility with efficiency, giving urban business owners and fleet managers value-driven capability with low operating costs. The City Express goes on sale this fall, offering 122.7 cubic feet (3,474 liters) of customiz ... Continue reading

GM posts fourth consecutive year of profits

GM posts fourth consecutive year of profits

Fourth quarter net income of $0.9 billion, compared to $0.9 billion last year EBIT-adjusted of $1.9 billion in fourth quarter, up from $1.2 billion last year GM North America records best year ever with EBIT-adjusted of $7.5 billion DETROIT – General Motors Co. today announced 2013 calendar-year net income attribu ... Continue reading

2015 Silverado HDs Run Cleaner, Save Money on CNG

2015 Silverado HDs Run Cleaner, Save Money on CNG

Available, cleaner-burning CNG-capable 6.0L engine expands to all 2500HD and 3500HD cab styles Can enable fuel-cost savings of more than $2,000 annually OEM-validated CNG system covered by GM’s factory powertrain limited warranty CHICAGO – Chevrolet’s expanded availability of bi-fuel versions of the new ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan Alliance Posts Record Sales in 2013

Renault-Nissan Alliance Posts Record Sales in 2013

Sales rise to 8.3 million units amid record demand in China and the United States Alliance sales, including AVTOVAZ, account for one in ten cars sold worldwide Zero-emission sales up more than 50% from 2012 The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,264,821 vehicles in 2013, propelled by record sales in the car group' ... Continue reading

MAZDA MX-5 MIATA Turns 25 Years Old

MAZDA MX-5 MIATA Turns 25 Years Old

On February 9, 1989, the world was introduced to the all-new Mazda MX-5 Miata at the Chicago Auto Show. A few months later, it was named as one of the five "World's Best Cars" by Road & Track and never looked back. ... Continue reading

2014 Honda Accord and Odyssey Named Best Values by Kiplinger's Personal Finance

2014 Honda Accord and Odyssey Named Best Values by Kiplinger's Personal Finance

The 2014 Honda Accord (http://automobiles.honda.com/accord/) and 2014 Honda Odyssey (http://automobiles.honda.com/odyssey/) recently earned Best Value Awards from Kiplinger's Personal Finance. The Accord was named 'Best in Class' in the 'Cars $25,000-$30,000' category and the Odyssey was rated 'Best in Class' in the 'M ... Continue reading

World's First Large-Scale Power Storage System Made From Reused EV Batteries Completed in Japan

World's First Large-Scale Power Storage System Made From Reused EV Batteries Completed in Japan

Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura) has developed and installed the world's first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles (hereinafter : EV). This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osa ... Continue reading

Acura To Debut New "Let The Race Begin" Commercial This Weekend During Prime-Time Television

Acura To Debut New "Let The Race Begin" Commercial This Weekend During Prime-Time Television

Acura will debut a futuristic and emotional new television commercial in the top 14 U.S. media markets during prime time network sports programming this weekend, challenging drivers to seek out a new luxury-performance experience. ... Continue reading

First-Ever U.S. Television Commercials for BMW i to Begin Airing on February 7 During Olympic Games

First-Ever U.S. Television Commercials for BMW i to Begin Airing on February 7 During Olympic Games

BMW of North America, the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), will tune into the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games tonight at 7:30pm ET on NBC, which is expected to be one of the most-watched television events of 2014. During NBC's broadcast of the event, BMW i ... Continue reading

Christopher Hogan Reveals his Work at the 2014 Auto Expo in India, Becoming the First Artist to Paint a Collection of Art Cars

Christopher Hogan Reveals his Work at the 2014 Auto Expo in India, Becoming the First Artist to Paint a Collection of Art Cars

Renowned Australian artist and sculptor, Christopher Hogan was commissioned by Bajaj Auto to conceptualise, design and hand-paint a series of 5 vehicles. His RE60 Quadricycle Signature Collection was revealed on the world stage February 6, 2014 Auto Expo in India. With this project, Hogan has created a fusion of art, c ... Continue reading

No Falling Leaf In January Sales ConfirmNissan As The Leader Of The Pack

No Falling Leaf In January Sales ConfirmNissan As The Leader Of The Pack

Another record-breaking month for the family-friendly Nissan LEAF has been capped with news the 100% electric model has continued its market-leader status in the UK. ... Continue reading

Reduced Hydropower Electric Supply In Pacific Northwest

Reduced Hydropower Electric Supply In Pacific Northwest

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northwest River Forecast CenterNote: Click to enlarge. The Northwest River Forecast Center (a unit of the Department of Commerce) released on January 8 its first water supply projection of 2014 for the Pacific Northwest. The forecast indicates a below-normal runo ... Continue reading

Ford Makes Fast Start To 2014 With Boost To Sales, Share And Market Lead

Ford Makes Fast Start To 2014 With Boost To Sales, Share And Market Lead

Ford has accelerated into 2014, beating overall market growth and increasing sales and shares of its cars and commercial vehicles (CVs), compared with January 2013. ... Continue reading

Children's Charity Gets Motoring Thanks To Mitsubishi Dealership

Children's Charity Gets Motoring Thanks To Mitsubishi Dealership

A Cheltenham-based charity has been given a boost after local business Cheltenham and Gloucester Mitsubishi donated two vehicles to help them carry out their vital work. ... Continue reading

Faster Track to Phillip Island Classic

Faster Track to Phillip Island Classic

There will be 25 per cent more racing at this year's 25th Anniversary Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport from March 7-9, but spectators will also be travelling a lot faster too. ... Continue reading

Audi teams up with Vincent Fantauzzo at Wonderment Walk Victoria

Audi teams up with Vincent Fantauzzo at Wonderment Walk Victoria

Painter Vincent Fantauzzo's latest art piece will be created on a canvas of a different kind, the all new Audi A3 Sedan. Vincent will be painting the car in a space cube in Federation Square as part of the Wonderment Walk Victoria from the 6 - 11 of February. ... Continue reading

Mark Donohue's IROC 911 for Phillip Island Classic

Mark Donohue's IROC 911 for Phillip Island Classic

One of the world's most famous and valuable racing 911s - the 1974 Carrera RSR 3.0 litre coupe in which CanAm champion Mark Donohue scored his final race win just months before his death in early 1975 - will compete at this year's 25th Anniversary Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor sport from March 7-9. ... Continue reading

Citroen Australia Announces Pricing for the All-new Grand C4 Picasso

Citroen Australia Announces Pricing for the All-new Grand C4 Picasso

Citroen Australia has today announced pricing for the all-new Grand C4 Picasso, which goes on sale nationally on March 1, 2014. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group is first German automaker in Clean Shipping Network

Volkswagen Group is first German automaker in Clean Shipping Network

The Volkswagen Group is the first German automaker to join the Clean Shipping Network, an association of cargo owners. In future, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use the Clean Shipping Index (CSI) assessment tool to analyze and reduce the environmental impact of marine shipment. ... Continue reading

Toyota Kicks Up Some Dust with the All-New TRD Pro Series of Off-Road Vehicles

Toyota Kicks Up Some Dust with the All-New TRD Pro Series of Off-Road Vehicles

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2014 -- Get ready to go where even roads fear to tread with the adrenaline-pumping TRD Pro Series from Toyota. Already favorites among serious off-roaders, the 2015 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma and 4Runner will get even more capable with these new, aggressive off-road packages designed by the experts at Toyot ... Continue reading

Global Automakers Weighs in at Senate Commerce Committee Distracted Driving Summit

Global Automakers Weighs in at Senate Commerce Committee Distracted Driving Summit

At today's Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation summit on distracted driving, the Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) said that the issue is important, complicated, and requires stakeholders to work together to encourage safe driving. ... Continue reading

Nissan Frontier Diesel Runner, 2015 Versa Note SR Debut At 2014 Chicago Auto Show

Nissan Frontier Diesel Runner, 2015 Versa Note SR Debut At 2014 Chicago Auto Show

Frontier Diesel Runner Powered by Cummins™ features 2.8-liter Cummins turbo diesel with nearly 200 horsepower, more than 350 lb-ft of torque - Technical study project offers estimated fuel economy increases 35 percent over current Frontier V6 - New 2015 Versa Note SR includes sporty aerodynamic styling, 16-inch sp ... Continue reading

Subaru Introduces All-new 2015 Legacy Sedan

Subaru Introduces All-new 2015 Legacy Sedan

Roomiest Legacy ever with largest passenger cabin in the midsize segment - Fuel efficiency at the top of AWD midsize sedan class with estimated ratings of 26 mpg city / 36 mpg highway for 2.5i model - Higher level of comfort, quiet and refinement - Revised powertrains and standard Lineartronic CVT on all models - New s ... Continue reading

2014 Accord Recognized for Lowest Ownership Cost in Class

2014 Accord Recognized for Lowest Ownership Cost in Class

The 2014 Honda Accord was recognized by KBB.com for having the lowest cost of ownership for a midsize sedan over a projected 5-year period. The '5-Year Cost to Own Awards' take into consideration depreciation, expected fuel costs, finance and insurance fees, maintenance and repair costs, and state fees for new models. ... Continue reading

GLA-Class Struts Its Street Style At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

GLA-Class Struts Its Street Style At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Lincoln Center is abuzz with the start of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (#MBFW) as it gets underway from February 6-13, with a line-up of over 100 designers showing their fall 2014 Collections. Among the world's most renowned designers, Mercedes-Benz is showing off a trendsetter of its own, the all-new 2015 GLA-Class. Hit ... Continue reading

MotorWeek 2014 Drivers' Choice Best of the Year: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

MotorWeek 2014 Drivers' Choice Best of the Year: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MotorWeek names the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray as its "Best of the Year" 2014 Drivers' Choice Award winner for delivering an exotic performance, for far less than an exotic price. The Drivers' Choice Awards, among the auto industry's most coveted honor, announces the aw ... Continue reading

2014 Ram 1500 and 2014 Jeep Cherokee Receive MotorWeek's Drivers' Choice Award

2014 Ram 1500 and 2014 Jeep Cherokee Receive MotorWeek's Drivers' Choice Award

MotorWeek, television's original automotive magazine, has released its annual list of Drivers' Choice Awards and Chrysler Group took top honors in two categories. The 2014 Ram 1500 earns Best Pickup Truck for the second year in a row and the all-new 2014 Jeep® Cherokee wins Best Small Utility. "I was really impressed ... Continue reading

Honda Accord Hybrid Wins 2014 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award

Honda Accord Hybrid Wins 2014 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award

The EPA-rated 50 mpg1 city Accord Hybrid (http://automobiles.honda.com/accord-hybrid) won a 2014 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award for Best Eco-Friendly vehicle. The award honors the 2014 Accord Hybrid for its class-leading combination of value, reliability and innovation. Built at the Honda manufacturing facility in Mar ... Continue reading

Mazda3-- Best-Selling Vehicle Garners Seventeenth Drivers' Choice Award

Mazda3-- Best-Selling Vehicle Garners Seventeenth Drivers' Choice Award

The redesigned 2014 Mazda3 was today named the "Best Compact Car" by MotorWeek during a press conference held at the Chicago Auto Show honoring its 2014 Drivers' Choice Award winners. All-new from sketch to sheet metal, this third-generation Mazda3 features the game-changing elements of the SKYACTIV®1 TECHNOLOGY eng ... Continue reading

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