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WAJ, Jeep, BMW, Kia, VW, and Buick In This Month's Letter From Europe

WAJ, Jeep, BMW, Kia, VW, and Buick In This Month's Letter From Europe

From Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Life has been somewhat hectic of late. The WAJ (Western Auto Journalists) test days in Monterey are always huge fun and lots of driving as you would expect. Star of the show for me was KIA’s K900. You could call it Grand Theft Auto because it really is a co ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban Demand Exceeding Expectations

Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban Demand Exceeding Expectations

The all-new 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban are once again proving why they are the segment leaders with demand for the updated SUVs outpacing expectations. Chevrolet created the SUV segment with the Suburban in 1935, and has been the sales leader in the full-size SUV market ever since. Today, the average turn rate, ... Continue reading

It's Always Mother's Day for GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Duo

It's Always Mother's Day for GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Duo

DETROIT – For Detroit resident Evetta Osborne, every day is Mother’s Day. That’s because she literally works side by side with her daughter, Monique Watson, at General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. They have installed the lithium-ion battery pack on nearly every Chevrolet Volt, Opel Ampe ... Continue reading

GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars

GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars

General Motors conducted more than 80 different tests over extremely challenging road conditions on vehicles subject to the ignition switch recall and found the vehicles are safe to drive with only a single key on the key ring and the key fob removed. In this video, Vice President of GM Global Vehicle Safety Jeff Boyer ... Continue reading

20 Years Strong -- Ford Warriors in Pink Drives the Conversation with New Survey on Breast Cancer Awareness

20 Years Strong -- Ford Warriors in Pink Drives the Conversation with New Survey on Breast Cancer Awareness

National survey shows that despite awareness of breast cancer as a leading health concern, women are not talking enough about breast health Ford Warriors in Pink issues strong call to action to drive more conversations about breast health Now in its 20th year, Ford continues in the fight against breast cancer, dedicati ... Continue reading

Ford China April Sales Up 29%, Year-to-Date Sales Increase 41%

Ford China April Sales Up 29%, Year-to-Date Sales Increase 41%

Ford China sold 96,829 vehicles in April, up 29%; year-to-date sales reach 368,150 vehicles, up 41%; Changan Ford Automobile sold 68,119 vehicles in April, up 29%; year-to-date sales reach 263,317 vehicles, up 46%; Jiangling Motors Corporation sold 25,459 vehicles in April up 23%; year-to-date sales reach 92,584 vehicl ... Continue reading

Automotive Media Execs Unveil Plan for Immediate 500 Miles Per Gallon Gasoline Vehicles

Automotive Media Execs Unveil Plan for Immediate 500 Miles Per Gallon Gasoline Vehicles

Co-Publishers of The Auto Channel are certain to be in line for the Nobel Prize for Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences LOUISVILLE, KY – July 19, 2011: At a time when Congress and the President are discussing how to coerce the carmakers to build vehicles that can get about 50 miles per gallon of gasoline, Bob ... Continue reading

CarCharging's Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Station, the Blink HQ, featured in Hudson Woods Homes

CarCharging's Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Station, the Blink HQ, featured in Hudson Woods Homes

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, is pleased to announce that the Blink HQ, the company's residential EV charging station, is available as an amenity at Hudson Woods homes in New York. Designed by Lang Architecture, Hudson Woods is a ... Continue reading

Porsche has delivered 55,000 vehicles to customers in the first four months

Porsche has delivered 55,000 vehicles to customers in the first four months

Porsche AG has again boosted its worldwide deliveries to customers in April 2014: with 16,300 vehicles sold, the sports car maker bettered the successful figures of the same month last year by seven percent. From January to April of this year, Porsche delivered 55,000 new cars to customers (+ 5.2 %). The four door spor ... Continue reading

Toyota Continues to Drive Higher Education

Toyota Continues to Drive Higher Education

The rising cost of higher education is a growing concern among high school students as they prepare for college entry in the fall. In order to alleviate some of the worry, Toyota awarded tuition support to 21 college-bound Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) students from southern California, whose studies focus hea ... Continue reading

New Older Driver Data Trends in Upward Direction

New Older Driver Data Trends in Upward Direction

According to a new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, older Americans are extending their time behind the wheel compared to previous generations. For example, 84 percent of Americans 65 and older held a driver's license in 2010 compared to barely half in the early 1970s. Today, one in six drivers on U.S ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Editors Name "Must Shop Fuel-Efficient Vehicles" for 2014

AutoTrader.com Editors Name "Must Shop Fuel-Efficient Vehicles" for 2014

Younger car shoppers are placing more importance on fuel efficiency than their older counterparts, according to new research from AutoTrader.com®. When asked what factors most influence which car to purchase, fuel efficiency ranks second only to price for Millennials (ages 18-34). Millennials are also three times more ... Continue reading

GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars +VIDEO

GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars +VIDEO

DETROIT May 8, 2014; General Motors conducted more than 80 different tests over extremely challenging road conditions on vehicles subject to the ignition switch recall and found the vehicles are safe to drive with only a single key on the key ring and the key fob removed. In this video, Vice President of GM Global Vehi ... Continue reading

International Automakers Now Account for 45% of U.S. Auto Production and 59% of U.S. Vehicle Sales

International Automakers Now Account for 45% of U.S. Auto Production and 59% of U.S. Vehicle Sales

New Report Highlights How International Automakers are Redefining the American Auto Industry WASHINGTON, DC (May 8) / PRNewswire / — The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) together with the Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) today released an economic impact report show ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Sustainability Report 2013

Volkswagen Sustainability Report 2013

Winterkorn and Osterloh present interim assessment of the economic, environmental and social responsibility of the Group Wolfsburg, May 7, 2014: The Volkswagen Group continues to make significant progress on the way to becoming the world’s most environmentally compatible automaker. This is documented by the new su ... Continue reading

MG leads growth in UK industry in 2014

MG leads growth in UK industry in 2014

Fastest growing brand in UK in April and year to date 5 year worry-free package on MG6GT and Magnette £99 per month 0% APR finance available on MG3 3Time MG celebrating 90th anniversary at Silverstone on 21June Results due to great value of MG3, MG6 and major expansion of UK dealer network Longbridge: UK, 7 May 2014 ... Continue reading

Best ever April for Isuzu UK

Best ever April for Isuzu UK

Isuzu UK has just had another record breaking month by achieving its best ever April sales result with its award winning D-Max. With 389 vehicles registered, it represents a 50% increase over the same month last year. The Japanese pick-up only brand was also the number one in private and retail sales as it continues to ... Continue reading

High Value of Liquids Drives U.S. Producers to Target Wet Natural Gas Resources

High Value of Liquids Drives U.S. Producers to Target Wet Natural Gas Resources

Source: WTI and Henry Hub spot prices from Reuters, NGPL composite price from EIA via Bloomberg Note: NGPL Composite price estimates for March and April 2014 were calculated using February weights from form EIA-816, Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report. Washington DC May 8, 2014; In recent years, high levels of natural g ... Continue reading

PEUGEOT is 2014's most improved manufacturer in Auto Express Driver Power Survey

PEUGEOT is 2014's most improved manufacturer in Auto Express Driver Power Survey

Five entries inside top 50 ‘Best Car’ ranking RCZ voted ‘Best Sports Car’ Honours for Peugeot 2008, 508 and 5008 More than 50,000 car owners can’t be wrong, and in this year’s Auto Express Driver Power Survey they’ve given a massive thumbs up to PEUGEOT and its completely refreshed ra ... Continue reading

UK customers can place their orders for the new Volkswagen Golf SV

UK customers can place their orders for the new Volkswagen Golf SV

From today, 7 May, UK customers can place their orders for the new Volkswagen Golf SV, which packs in all the advanced technology of the award-winning Golf hatchback range, but in a larger, even more practical body. Prices start at £18,875 (OTR RRP) and first UK deliveries are expected on 22 July. The Golf SV is the ... Continue reading

TomTom Traffic available across the entire new TomTom GO series

TomTom Traffic available across the entire new TomTom GO series

TomTom is making its real-time traffic information available to more drivers with the launch of the TomTom GO 40, 50 and 60. All new TomTom GO devices now offer Lifetime TomTom Traffic*, helping drivers to get to their destinations faster, every day. TomTom GO devices combine real-time traffic information with routing ... Continue reading

Toyota Hybrids--Lots of Great Choices

Toyota Hybrids--Lots of Great Choices

Toyota hybrids have come a long way since 2000 when the technology debuted in the UK in a single model, a quirky little four-door saloon. Today hybrids are part of the mainstream and no manufacturer offers more choice than Toyota, with six different models in its line-up. Toyota has launched a new media campaign that d ... Continue reading

Nissan's Qashqai wins the coveted title of Diesel Car, Car of the year 2014

Nissan's Qashqai wins the coveted title of Diesel Car, Car of the year 2014

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV grabs the title of best alternative fuel car. Peugeot RCZ takes the accolade of best sports car for the fifth year running. Ford’s Fiesta is awarded the best small car title for the fifth time in six years. The Citroën Grand C4 Picasso steals the best MPV title. Volkswagen Golf wins th ... Continue reading

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been voted Best Executive Car in the 2014 Diesel Car, Car of the Year Awards

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been voted Best Executive Car in the 2014 Diesel Car, Car of the Year Awards

n announcing the Award, Ian Robertson, Editor and Publisher of Diesel Car Magazine, commented: “It’s the kind of car that you'll want to drive yourself, thanks to alert steering, great composure through the bends, enormous grip and an impressively supple ride." Among the innovations featured on the new S-Clas ... Continue reading

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