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2015 Nissan U.S. and Canada Line-up - Includes

2015 Nissan U.S. and Canada Line-up - Includes

Nashville TN July 8, 2014; Here are the topline changes in the Nissan 2015 lineup. Headlining the changes for 2015 ... Continue reading

2014 Q2 U.S. Used Car Sales and Dealer Profits Up

2014 Q2 U.S. Used Car Sales and Dealer Profits Up

ATLANTA July 8, 2014; Strong consumer demand drove an increase in volume and values for used vehicles in the second quarter as attractive financing put purchases within reach of more consumers. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, a measure of wholesale prices adjusted for mix, mileage and season, increased 1 percent ... Continue reading

Small Crossovers, Like the Chevy Equinox, Are the New Utility Players

Small Crossovers, Like the Chevy Equinox, Are the New Utility Players

Versatility and value are helping make compact crossovers and SUVs among the hottest vehicles in the country. Chevrolet is helping meet the demand with its strongest lineup in history, including the Equinox and – early next year – the new Trax. “Compact crossovers and SUVs make sense for so many consumer ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates $180,000 to Fund LULAC to Inspire Latino Students to Be Future of Innovation

Nissan Donates $180,000 to Fund LULAC to Inspire Latino Students to Be Future of Innovation

Today’s youth are the scientists and engineers of tomorrow, and Nissan and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are investing in that future with a $180,000 contribution to LULAC’s National Educational Service Centers (LNESC), which offers programs that put Latino students on a path to careers ... Continue reading

Beepi Becomes First Peer-to-Peer Marketplace to Accept Bitcoin Payments for Cars

Beepi Becomes First Peer-to-Peer Marketplace to Accept Bitcoin Payments for Cars

Teams up with BitPay to increase flexibility and remove friction from the payment process Company also launches Instant Loan Pre-Approval Service at Check-Out LOS ALTOS, CA --July 8, 2014: Beepi, the leading platform to seamlessly buy and sell pre-owned vehicles, today announced that it has integrated with BitPay, a bi ... Continue reading

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

Acura Celebrates Launch of 2015 TLX Performance Luxury Sedan with 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 TORRANCE, Calif., July 7, 2014 -- The 2015 Acura TLX performance luxury sedan will arrive at Acura dealers nationwide beginning this August with a manufacturer' ... Continue reading

Airbiquity Customer Nissan Receives High Usability Marks In New SBD Connected Car Benchmarking Report

Airbiquity Customer Nissan Receives High Usability Marks In New SBD Connected Car Benchmarking Report

Airbiquity Inc., the global leader in connected car services, today announced that one of its marquee customers, Nissan Motor Corporation, was recognized by research firm SBD for the usability of its NissanConnectSM Mobile Apps connected car system. Airbiquity's Choreo™ connected car service delivery platform powe ... Continue reading

Magna Redefines Rear Seats for Sedans

Magna Redefines Rear Seats for Sedans

Sedan Slouch fuses relaxation with cargo-hauling flexibility for highly competitive segment - Magna International Inc.'s Magna Seating operating unit, a leader in engineering and producing world-class recliners, tracks and complete seat systems for the automotive industry, has developed an innovative seating concept ca ... Continue reading

Report Highlights Programs With Potential to Increase Teen Seat Belt Use

Report Highlights Programs With Potential to Increase Teen Seat Belt Use

Buckling up has always been a simple action that dramatically increases a person's chances of surviving a crash, but more than half of teen drivers killed in 2012 failed to use a seat belt. What's more shocking is that this number has increased by six percent over the last three years. And worse, teen passengers killed ... Continue reading

AutoNation Dealerships Claim 12 Spots In Automotive News "100 Best Dealerships To Work For" 2014 survey

AutoNation Dealerships Claim 12 Spots In Automotive News "100 Best Dealerships To Work For" 2014 survey

AutoNation , America's largest auto retailer, announced today that 12 of its stores have been named in Automotive News' top 100 list of "Best Dealerships to Work For." For the third year in a row, AutoNation has more stores on the list than any other dealership group in the country. AutoNation Honda South Corpus Christ ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Offers Ultimate Manchester United Experience

Chevrolet Offers Ultimate Manchester United Experience

Chevrolet will offer six exclusive ticket packages for auction, including a once-in-a-lifetime "Ultimate Manchester United Fan Experience" for the highly anticipated match against Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium as part of the Guinness International Champions Cup (ICC). Proceeds from the auction hosted at charitybuzz.c ... Continue reading

1997 Corvette - When It Was New Review

1997 Corvette - When It Was New Review

1997 Corvette Since its introduction, in 1953, the Chevy Corvette has evolved into an American icon. It's had at least a couple of movies and TV series built around it and its name has been used on everything from hair dryers to guitars. It is the quintessential American sports car and is as much a cultural symbol as E ... Continue reading

Jaguar F -Type Project 7 Makes Dynamic World Debut

Jaguar F -Type Project 7 Makes Dynamic World Debut

F-TYPE Project 7 made its world dynamic debut in front of packed crowds at Le Mans Classic this weekend as Jaguar also celebrated the D-type’s 60th anniversary The Jaguar-entered D-type driven by Gary Pearson and journalist Chris Harris took overall victory in Grid 3 – for cars from 1957-1961 F-TYPE Project 7 ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Launches Re-Training for Ex-Military Personnel

Jaguar Land Rover Launches Re-Training for Ex-Military Personnel

Former servicemen and women are to be offered the chance to start a new career by the UK’s largest car firm Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover launches new training scheme to help tackle high unemployment among former service personnel Programme will target some of the 6,500 Early Service Leavers who will leave t ... Continue reading

Mazda UK Sales Soared by 27.14 Percent in the First Half of the Year

Mazda UK Sales Soared by 27.14 Percent in the First Half of the Year

Half-year sales of almost 20,000 June sales grow 9 percent All-new Mazda3 sales up 56 percent Mazda UK sales soared by 27.14 percent in the first half of the year to 19,887 units, almost three times as fast as the industry average growth of 10.6 percent and Mazda’s best half-year performance since the end of the s ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Dealers Celebrate 40 Years in the UK in Style

Mitsubishi Dealers Celebrate 40 Years in the UK in Style

The weekend of 12th and 13th July will see celebrations across the Mitsubishi dealer network [1], as they commemorate the 40th anniversary of Mitsubishi Motors in the UK. Mitsubishi franchised dealers will extend a warm welcome to all and provide hospitality and various activities over the course of the weekend, which ... Continue reading

New Infiniti Q50 2 Litre Turbocharged Petrol Engine Pricing Revealed

New Infiniti Q50 2 Litre Turbocharged Petrol Engine Pricing Revealed

Four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine added to Q50 line up Starting price of £31,755 On sale in Europe autumn 2014 Rolle, 7 July 2014 – Infiniti has announced the pricing for its new Q50 2-litre petrol engine starting from £31,755. The lightweight 1991cc turbocharged petrol 4-cylinder engine develops (350 ... Continue reading

Renault Gains Momentum with Strong First Half of the Year Sales

Renault Gains Momentum with Strong First Half of the Year Sales

In the first half of the year, the strong performance of the Renault and Dacia brands in Europe, driven by the success of Clio, Captur, Duster phase 2 and Sandero, enabled the Group to offset the sharp slowdown in its main emerging markets. With nearly 1.4 million vehicles sold worldwide at end-June 2014, Renault group ... Continue reading

Stunning Shrewsbury UK Site Heralds a Brand New Look for Mercedes-Benz

Stunning Shrewsbury UK Site Heralds a Brand New Look for Mercedes-Benz

A new generation of Mercedes-Benz dealer has been revealed for the first time outside of Germany, with the opening of a newly-built retailer, Mercedes-Benz of Shrewsbury. Constructed as part of a multi-million pound investment by privately owned Drayton Group, the company’s 2013 UK Dealer of the Year, the state-of ... Continue reading

UK Pricing confirmed for New Master Renault Van

UK Pricing confirmed for New Master Renault Van

UK pricing confirmed for New Master, with panel van basic prices (excluding VAT and OTR charges) starting from £21,120. Crew Van starts from £27,000 and the Conversions range starts from £23,300. Short, medium and long wheelbase Panel Vans, medium wheelbase Crew Vans (seven seats), and a large range of medium and lo ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Slashes Young-Driver Insurance Costs

Vauxhall Slashes Young-Driver Insurance Costs

Vauxhall offering young drivers aged 18-20 one year’s insurance for just £99 Average cost of insurance premium for drivers aged 18-20 is over £1,000 Deal available with Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition and Excite models Corsa Excite available from just £189 per month with a £189 deposit Corsa Limited Edi ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Announces Joint Venture to Build Two Plants in China

Volkswagen Announces Joint Venture to Build Two Plants in China

Two new vehicle plants planned in Qingdao and Tianjin Two billion euros to be invested in new plants Creation of new jobs and expansion of production capacities for environmentally compatible products Wolfsburg/Beijing, July 7, 2014: In the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Pro ... Continue reading

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