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2015 Genesis Awarded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick+ +VIDEO

2015 Genesis Awarded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick+ +VIDEO

Hyundai's award-winning 2015 Genesis sedan continues segment leadership as the first and only rear-wheel drive vehicle in its class to receive the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) highest honor as a 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK+ when equipped with optional front crash prevention. Genesis is also the first rear-w ... Continue reading

The Ford Fiesta remains the UKs best selling car for April

The Ford Fiesta remains the UKs best selling car for April

UK market leader Ford recorded year-over-year increases in its total vehicle sales and share in April and extended its sales lead over its nearest rival to more than 11,000 units. According to the official April sales figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): Ford leads UK market: total vehicl ... Continue reading

Talkin' Bout a Revolution

Talkin' Bout a Revolution

A healthy obsession leads Jackie Birdsall and TTC to the forefront of history May 06, 2014 The word she keeps using is “obsessed.” Jackie Birdsall became “obsessed” with cars when she was a teenager. That made her “obsessed” with the history of auto icons like Henry Ford and Lee Iacocca. I ... Continue reading

Ford, Industrial Designers Society of America Discuss How Design Trends Cross Industry Lines

Ford, Industrial Designers Society of America Discuss How Design Trends Cross Industry Lines

Ford Motor Company and Industrial Designers Society of America, San Francisco Chapter host “Designing Innovation” panel discussion about parallels in design trends across industries Visionary industrial product and automotive designers and technologists will talk about how they work to create products that pr ... Continue reading

HARMAN Receives Global Product Leadership Award for In-Car Audio from Frost & Sullivan

HARMAN Receives Global Product Leadership Award for In-Car Audio from Frost & Sullivan

Harman International Industries, Incorporated, the leading global audio and infotainment group, announced today the Company has been honored with the 2014 Global Product Leadership of the Year Award for High-End Car Audio by leading industry analysts from Frost & Sullivan. The recognition follows a similar Frost & Sull ... Continue reading

For Customers Affected by Recent Storms, Ford Credit and Lincoln Automotive Financial Services Offer Financial Relief

For Customers Affected by Recent Storms, Ford Credit and Lincoln Automotive Financial Services Offer Financial Relief

Ford Motor Credit Company and Lincoln Automotive Financial Services are offering customers affected by recent storms the option to delay some car and truck payments. The disaster relief program allows qualified customers to delay one or two monthly payments, resuming their regular payment schedules when their situation ... Continue reading

One-of-a-Kind 2015 Ford Mustang 50 Years Convertible Being Raffled to Support Multiple Sclerosis

One-of-a-Kind 2015 Ford Mustang 50 Years Convertible Being Raffled to Support Multiple Sclerosis

A single 2015 Ford Mustang 50 Years convertible will be produced for raffle, with proceeds supporting multiple sclerosis research The Mustang GT being raffled is the only 2015 convertible to be built with a performance pack and select content from the 50 Year Limited Edition fastback The winning ticket will be selected ... Continue reading

Oklahoma, Dallas Order 300-Plus CNG-Capable Ford F-150 Pickups As Demand Grows for Alternative Fuel Option

Oklahoma, Dallas Order 300-Plus CNG-Capable Ford F-150 Pickups As Demand Grows for Alternative Fuel Option

The state of Oklahoma and its agencies to buy 256 Ford F-150 trucks prepped to run on compressed natural gas; Dallas orders 65 for its fleet 2014 F-150 available with gaseous-fuel prep option on 3.7-liter V6 engine; can run on CNG or liquefied petroleum gas (also called propane autogas) By summer, Ford will offer eight ... Continue reading

10 Most Anticipated Cars for 2015

10 Most Anticipated Cars for 2015

Cars.comhas released its editors' top 10 most anticipated new cars for 2015. The list includes cars that the sites' editors are most looking forward to going on sale based on what they saw at 2014's major auto shows. "There's plenty for car shoppers to look forward to in 2015, because there are so many new releases soo ... Continue reading

The 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 - USA How to Buy

The 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 - USA How to Buy

BMW announced today a limited run of 30 copies of the new 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 for 2015. The BMW M5 “30 Jahre M5” will be produced in a limited run of 300 examples worldwide, and 30 of them will be imported to the United States. With an output of 600hp and 516 lb-ft of torque, it will not only be t ... Continue reading

Almost Half of Americans Incorrectly Believe Income Affects Pricing

Almost Half of Americans Incorrectly Believe Income Affects Pricing

Almost half of Americans (43%) incorrectly believe their income affects how much they pay for car insurance, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. Another factor that does not typically affect car insurance rates is employment status. However, only 36% of Americans know this. Car insurance providers do conside ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor officially chosen by EC-backed partnership to supply demonstration fuel cell electric vehicles for third consecutive year

Hyundai Motor officially chosen by EC-backed partnership to supply demonstration fuel cell electric vehicles for third consecutive year

World’s first mass-produced fuel cell electric vehicle continues key role in 2014 Hydrogen-powered ix35 Fuel Cell will be driven by European officials Offenbach, 6 May 2014 – Hyundai Motor’s ix35 Fuel Cell has been selected for the third consecutive year by the European Commission-backed Fuel Cells and H ... Continue reading

Nissan has started the Barcelona plant production of its second all-electric vehicle - the e-NV200

Nissan has started the Barcelona plant production of its second all-electric vehicle - the e-NV200

Nissan e-NV200 is the second model in Nissan’s expanding range of electric vehicles Barcelona plant starts production of Nissan’s first electric van as part of €431 million investment New electric van provides a zero-emission solution for urban cargo delivery and taxi companies Barcelona is the only Niss ... Continue reading

Le Mans Coupes boasts its best ever range of classic supercars

Le Mans Coupes boasts its best ever range of classic supercars

Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, Le Mans Coupes Ltd boasts its best ever range of classic supercars – ie the Superformance GT40; Shelby Daytona Cobra CSX9000 Series; and Superformance Shelby Cobra MKII and III evocations. GT40 As 2014 is the 50th anniversary of Ford’s legendary GT40, it is perhaps ... Continue reading

BMW Group revenues rise to € 18.24 billion in first quarter

BMW Group revenues rise to € 18.24 billion in first quarter

Profit before financial result rises to € 2.09 billion Group profit before tax climbs to € 2.17 billion Group net profit increases to € 1.46 billion BMW Group reaffirms targets for full year 2014 Munich. First-quarter sales volume, revenues and earnings were all up on the previous year, underpinning the ... Continue reading

Honest John Names Honda as the Top Performing Manufacturer

Honest John Names Honda as the Top Performing Manufacturer

Honda’s enviable reputation for excellent reliability and build quality has been further reinforced with consumer champion Honest John naming Honda as the top performing manufacturer in their comprehensive analysis of MoT pass rates. The review of 24.5 million MoT records obtained by honestjohn.co.uk, revealed tha ... Continue reading

British Built Cars Have the Highest MOT Pass Rates

British Built Cars Have the Highest MOT Pass Rates

French and German built cars have lowest pass rates An analysis of 24.5 million MoT records obtained by consumer motoring champion, HonestJohn.co.uk today reveals that British-built cars have the highest first time MoT pass rates in the country. British manufacturers Land Rover and Jaguar, and Japanese-owned brands Toy ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce celebrates 110 years of excellence

Rolls-Royce celebrates 110 years of excellence

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrated a seminal moment in British automotive history on Sunday 4 May. Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met for the first time on this date exactly 110 years ago and agreed to form the company that would become synonymous with the very best. Celebrations took place at the Goodwood Motor Circuit ... Continue reading

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