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Monday, July 7, 2014

Cleveland Corvette Club @ Corsa Car Show

Cleveland Corvette Club @ Corsa Car Show

BEREA, Ohio July 7, 2014; CORSA Performance and Corvette Cleveland car club will host the 12th annual Corvettes at CORSA Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2014, at CORSA Performance headquarters in Berea, Ohio. The free event attracted more than 200 participating vehicles last year and provides a fun day ... Continue reading

IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference to Discuss New Technology, Opportunities for Electrified Vehicles

IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference to Discuss New Technology, Opportunities for Electrified Vehicles

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, today announced a Call for Papers for the IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) to be held 17-19 December 2014, at the Florence Congress Centre in central Italy. The IEEE IEVC serves the global engineering community a ... Continue reading

Cummins Recognized by Chrysler as a Supplier of the Year

Cummins Recognized by Chrysler as a Supplier of the Year

Cummins Awarded the 2013 Powertrain Supplier of the Year and Technical Cost Reduction Supplier of the Year Cummins Inc. was recognized by Chrysler Group as one of the 2013 Supplier’s of the Year during the company’s 2014 Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards Ceremony on June 24held at the Palace of Aubu ... Continue reading

Automated Driving: Market and Legal Realities

Automated Driving: Market and Legal Realities

Motorists worldwide want automated driving on the freeway Needs match up perfectly with the development possibilities in the upcoming years Continental head of research for automotive electronics consequently calls for market-based adaptation of the legal framework Launch of highly automated driving on the market after ... Continue reading

BMW to Build New Plant in the NAFTA Region: Mexican State of San Luis Potosi

BMW to Build New Plant in the NAFTA Region: Mexican State of San Luis Potosi

Investment of roughly one billion US dollars Capacity of around 150,000 units per year Start of production planned for 2019 Harald Krueger: Decision underscores commitment to the NAFTA region Munich/Mexico City– July 3, 2014… The BMW Group will build a new plant in Mexico in close proximity to the city of San ... Continue reading

Acura Celebrates Coming Launch of 2015 TLX Performance Luxury Sedan with Special TLX Acura Advantage Program

Acura Celebrates Coming Launch of 2015 TLX Performance Luxury Sedan with Special TLX Acura Advantage Program

All-new 2015 TLX available at Acura dealerships this August TLX introductory pricing starts at $30,995 Special $500 allowance for Acura Genuine Accessories The 2015 Acura TLX performance luxury sedan will arrive at Acura dealers nationwide beginning this August with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) starti ... Continue reading

How is Toyota Mississippi Turning Blue Springs Green?

How is Toyota Mississippi Turning Blue Springs Green?

$100,000 for unique community space reflects commitment to environment July 07, 2014 BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. (July 7, 2014) – A pavilion, a play structure and a community garden are just some of the features that are included in the plans for the Toyota-Blue Springs Water Garden and Education Park. Sean Suggs, vice pr ... Continue reading

All-New Lexus NX Compact Luxury-Utility Combines Breakthrough Design and Choice of Turbo or Hybrid Power

All-New Lexus NX Compact Luxury-Utility Combines Breakthrough Design and Choice of Turbo or Hybrid Power

NX 200t: First-Ever Lexus Turbocharged Gasoline Engine NX 300h: Lexus Introduces its Sixth Hybrid to the Lineup, Now With a Kickdown Feature New Touchpad Remote Touch Interface LED Lighting Standard July 06, 2014 WHISTLER, British Columbia (July 6, 2014) – Lexus created the luxury-utility crossover category with t ... Continue reading

MESSRING Supplies Cutting-edge Crash Test Facility to Chrysler

MESSRING Supplies Cutting-edge Crash Test Facility to Chrysler

New MicroTrack sled test facility measuring 220 meters in length / First M=LIGHT LED lamp series installed / Curb test for ultra-modern side tests The vehicle safety requirements stipulated by institutes such as the New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) are becoming m ... Continue reading

Virgin Mobile Canada and MINI Canada Give Someone a Chance to Win

Virgin Mobile Canada and MINI Canada Give Someone a Chance to Win

Members get the chance to win an unforgettable motoring experience Today, Virgin Mobile Canada announced a returning partnership with MINI Canada that makes driving down the open road even better for one lucky Virgin Mobile Member. Sleek and sexy, a brand spankin' new MINI is now up for grabs. Until October 1, 2014, Ca ... Continue reading

Ford China First Half of the Year Sales: 549,256 Wholesale Vehicles, Up 35%

Ford China First Half of the Year Sales: 549,256 Wholesale Vehicles, Up 35%

CAF first-half sales reach 397,958 wholesales vehicles, up 39 percent, June sales reach 67,187 vehicles, up 23 percent JMC first-half sales reach 132,938, up 21 percent, June sales reach 19,012, up 19 percent Ford China raced to a record first half, with 549,256 vehicles sold in the first six months of 2014, up 35 perc ... Continue reading

2009-2010 Dodge Journey Recalled For Ignition Switch Problem

2009-2010 Dodge Journey Recalled For Ignition Switch Problem

NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V373000 Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Potential Number of Units Affected: 525,206 Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC SUMMARY: This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ... Continue reading

Ford Pledges $1 Million to Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ford Pledges $1 Million to Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Donation builds on Ford’s long support of African Americans and a 40-year relationship with Smithsonian Institution New Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture is slated to open in 2016 Ford Motor Company is building on a century-long commitment to supporting the African American community with ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Celebrates Stellar Performances across the Mobility Sector

Frost & Sullivan Celebrates Stellar Performances across the Mobility Sector

At a banquet following its Urban Mobility 3.0 event on 25th June, during which new business models such as mobility integration and carsharing, public transport solutions, big data in automotive and autonomous driving as well as the future of eRetailing in the car industry were debated, Frost & Sullivan presented its ' ... Continue reading

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