FTC Announces Sweep Against 10 Auto Dealers
'Operation Steer Clear' Drives Home That Auto Ads Must Be Truthfulhe Federal Trade Commission announced today that nine auto dealers agreed to settle deceptive advertising charges, and the agency is taking action against a 10th dealer, in a nationwide sweep focusing on the sale, financing, and leasing of motor vehicles ... Continue reading
Ford Delivers Record Performance for ASEAN in 2013
Ford Motor Company today announced that overall retail sales for the ASEAN region in 2013 rose more than seven percent year-over-year to an all-time best 95,906 units. Overall sales rose more than seven percent year-over-year to all-time best 95,906 units â reflecting Ford's expanding ASEAN showroom and continued ... Continue reading
Mossy Oak Edition Returns to Ram Lineup
After a brief, one-year hiatus, the Ram 1500 Mossy Oak® Edition is returning to the truck brand's model lineup. Updated for 2014, the Mossy Oak Edition will now be available for the first time with the RamBox Cargo management System, in both 6-ft.-4-in. and 5-ft.-7-in. bed lengths. ... Continue reading
ESCORT Inc. today announced that it has received dual "CES Envisioneering Awards" at last night's Showstoppers @ CES formal press event. ESCORT participated in the Showstoppers event and featured the debut of its all-new Limited Edition models of the world's first and only all-digital detector, the PASSPORT Max High De ... Continue reading
New Mercedes-Benz CLA Outshines Aging C-Class, According To Kelley Blue Book
The latest entry-luxury sedan to join the Mercedes-Benz lineup, the 2014 CLA, is closing the gap on its outdated sister model, C-Class, with stronger average transaction prices, projected resale value and shopper interest, as well as lower incentive spend by the automaker, according to Kelley Blue Book kbb.com. "Merced ... Continue reading
Ford Increases Quarterly Dividend 25% in 2014 First Quarter
Ford to pay first-quarter 2014 dividend of 12.5 cents per share, up 25 percent from the 2013 quarterly dividend rate of 10 cents per share Strong balance sheet, increased liquidity and positive business performance enable increase Ford continues to target a regular, growing dividend that is sustainable over an economic ... Continue reading
Mazda Will Delay Skyactiv-D Clean Diesel Launch
Mazda North American Operations today announced that the launch of its SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine in North America is being further delayed from its Spring 2014 announced debut timing. ... Continue reading
Porsche Delivers More than 162,000 Vehicles to Customers for the First Time
ATLANTA--Jan. 9, 2014: For the first time in the history of the company, Porsche delivered more than 162,000 vehicles to customers across the world last year. This figure corresponds to an increase of 15 percent in comparison to 2012. The Porsche 911 was especially successful last year: During its anniversary year, aro ... Continue reading
Winter Driving Awareness Week Encourages Safe Driving, Preparation
Although Pennsylvania is heading for a January thaw, safe winter driving skills will be called on again soon, and as part of the state's first Winter Driving Awareness Week, PennDOT is asking all drivers to be ready. Winter Driving Awareness Week, Jan. 12-18, highlights the need for motorists to keep safety in mind thr ... Continue reading
The Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) and CTIA-The Wireless Association® announced today a partnership that will spotlight the emerging connected car space to a global wireless and mobile audience, as well as bring a preview of the LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo® to CTIA 2014⢠at Super Mobility Wee ... Continue reading
Qoros 3 Sedan Is Safest Car Of 2013
After achieving a maximum five-star rating in the Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests last September, the compact Qoros 3 Sedan has been confirmed by the safety organisation as the best 1Small Family' car of 2013. ... Continue reading
All-New Nissan Qashqai Crowned Car Of The Year By What Car?
The all-new Qashqai, the car that redefines the crossover sector, has been honoured with one of the motoring industry's highest accolades - the What Car? Car of the Year Award for 2014. ... Continue reading
"Untouchable" Megane Renaultsport Leads Triple Title Haul At What Car? Awards 2014
The "untouchable" Megane Renaultsport 265 Cup collected its fifth What Car? Car of the Year Awards hot hatch trophy in a row last night. ... Continue reading
Seat's 2013 Success Smashes Sales Records
SEAT UK announced in November 2013 that it had already surpassed its best ever yearly sales total - but its final annual sales result has utterly demolished the previous record. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Celebrates Record Year
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating a record-breaking 2013 with best-ever annual new vehicle registrations of 37,267 - up 19.4 per cent from 31,207 in 2012. ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Announces Ghost V-Specification
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is delighted to announce the launch of Ghost V-Specification; a limited series of Ghost and Ghost Extended Wheelbase motor cars that will be available for customers to commission from January to June 2014. ... Continue reading
Bentley's Record Year - Posts 19% Global Growth
Bentley Motors has firmly reinforced its position as the leading manufacturer of luxury vehicles in the world after announcing a 19% increase in global deliveries in 2013. ... Continue reading
New Marketing Director For Kia UK
Mark Hopkins has joined Kia Motors (UK) Ltd as its new Marketing Director at the company's head office in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. ... Continue reading
Kia keeps the wheels turning at Australian Open
While the world's premier players serve, volley and smash their way towards the opening Grand Slam title of 2014, a fleet of more than 100 Kia vehicles will shuttle players, officials and guests the equivalent of almost 10 circumnavigations of the Earth to ensure everyone is where they need to be when they need to be t ... Continue reading
BYD and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) have concluded a pilot test on a BYD 40-foot, zero-emissions, battery-electric bus. The test period was from Aug 25th to Oct 25th totaling two months in service and the final report data has been summarized for distribution. âThe general purpose of t ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company's MyEnergi Lifestyle 2.0 Adds Energy Storage to Increase Savings
As collaboration celebrates one-year anniversary, MyEnergi Lifestyle® is showing how homeowners can save money on appliances and fuel through energy-efficient living MyEnergi Lifestyle partners announce plans to introduce a home battery storage component that enables homeowners to store their own energy and further sa ... Continue reading
Honda Campaign introduces redesigned 2014 Civic Coupe and Si Coupe
TORRANCE, CA--Jan. 8, 2014: To bring attention to the significantly enhanced 2014 Civic Coupe and Si Coupe, Honda is launching an uplifting multiplatform campaignâ"One More Thing to Love about Today." The work features blues rock band Vintage Trouble and pop culture favorites Adventure Time, Nyan Cat and other Int ... Continue reading
T he 20 1 4 model - year brand and category winners of the annual Best Resale Value Awards , recognizing vehicles for their projected retained value through the initial five - year ownership period , were announced today by Kelley Blue Book , www.kbb.com , the leading provider of new and used car information . Both ... Continue reading
Infiniti today announced that it is proud to once again partner with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the NCAA and ESPN to sponsor the "Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge." Now in its fourth year, the program consists of 48 NCAA® Division I men's basketball coaches representing charities and com ... Continue reading
A Fashion Show Among Gorgeous Cars at NAIAS
For the seventh year, The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2014, in partnership with MGM Grand Detroit, hosts The Gallery. The event, which is presented by Opportunity Detroit, will showcase 27 luxury and performance vehicles on Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 6:30 p.m.to 11:00 p.m. The Gallery, which has ... Continue reading
TechRadar Announces Winners Of The Best Of CES Awards 2014 Sponsored By DTS
Future US, a leading digital media group specializing in technology and gaming properties, announced today the winners of their second annual TechRadar Best of CES Awards 2014 sponsored by DTS. TechRadar editors reviewed the latest and greatest gadgets and electronics CES has to offer and named their top picks of the s ... Continue reading
Car Design Studio Hydra Design Labs Announces the Launch of a Second Company, Hydra101
Hydra Design Labs, a full service independent automotive design studio in Southern California that provides car design , engineering, and fabrication, has just announced the launch of a second related company called Hydra101. The timing for this announcement could not be better; the North American International Auto Sh ... Continue reading
Hyundai's Blue Link Named Engaget Finalist For 2014 Best Of Consumer Electronics Show
Today, at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show, Hyundai Blue Link has been named a finalist by the Engadget editorial staff for the 2014 Best of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) under the Best Automotive Electronics Product category. The Engadget editorial staff evaluated innovation, design, market appeal an ... Continue reading
Mopar Unveils Logo, Special Product Line and Plans Marketing Events FOR 50TH Anniversary
2014 marks 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Gen II 426 Race HEMI® Mopar unveils 50th anniversary HEMI logo celebrating the iconic engine Engine made its legendary debut in February 1964 by dominating the Daytona 500 A version of the Gen II 426 HEMI still powers NHRA Funny Car and Top Fuel vehicles Special 5 ... Continue reading
2014 Detroit Auto Show Press Conference Coverage
2014 Detroit North American International Auto Show Up to the minute Coverage ... Continue reading
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