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BRIGHTLINE Offers New Travel Option To The Sunshine State - Train To Link Miami With Central Florida +VIDEO

BRIGHTLINE Offers New Travel Option To The Sunshine State - Train To Link Miami With Central Florida +VIDEO

MIAMI, Nov. 9, 2015 -- All Aboard Florida, developer of the only privately-owned and operated passenger rail service in the United States, today introduced Brightline, the express train travel service that will connect the major cities of south and central Florida along a 235-mile route. At an event held on the constru ... Continue reading

GM Must Face Punitive Damage Possibility: Bankruptcy Judge Rules

GM Must Face Punitive Damage Possibility: Bankruptcy Judge Rules

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 9, 2015 -- Bob Hilliard, appointed by the Federal Judge in the GM MDL litigation to be the lead attorney for all personal injury and death cases caused by GM's defective ignition switch, comments on today's ruling from Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber that punitive damages can be sought agains ... Continue reading

Range Rover Evoque Convertible for all Seasons +VIDEO

Range Rover Evoque Convertible for all Seasons +VIDEO

Land Rover has unveiled the world&rsquo;s first luxury compact SUV convertible. Range Rover Evoque Convertible combines the bold design and refinement of Evoque with comprehensive specification and a sophisticated folding roof to create a no compromise, all-season convertible.</p> <p>The ground breaking and distinctive ... Continue reading

GAC Motor brings the Second Generation Automobiles to Dubai International Motor Show

GAC Motor brings the Second Generation Automobiles to Dubai International Motor Show

GAC Motor is returning to the prestigious Dubai International Motor Show on November 10 with new vehicle models as the company continues its global strategy in the Middle East market. Models including the GS4, GS5 Super and GA6 will be exhibited in Dubai at World Trade Center Hall 705. The GS4, GS5 Super and GA6 are of ... Continue reading

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Technology Race to Determine Winners and Losers in Quest for Driverless Cars

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Technology Race to Determine Winners and Losers in Quest for Driverless Cars

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in particular Deep Learning based on neural network computing, parallel processing and unassisted cloud-based crowd learning are driving key innovations in automotive. AI technology application areas include machine vision and speech recognition, both of which have huge relevance for a ... Continue reading

Subaru Confirms New 3-Row Crossover To Be Made In U.S. At Indiana Production Plant

Subaru Confirms New 3-Row Crossover To Be Made In U.S. At Indiana Production Plant

Subaru of Indiana Automotive will receive 3-row in 2018 as its fourth model CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 9, 2015 -- Subaru has confirmed that a new 3-row crossover model, effectively replacing the retired Tribeca, will be produced at its SIA plant in Lafayette, Indiana. The all-new crossover is expected to be built beginnin ... Continue reading

The Hartford And The MIT AgeLab Reveal Top Technologies Mature Drivers Most Willing To Adopt

The Hartford And The MIT AgeLab Reveal Top Technologies Mature Drivers Most Willing To Adopt

Blind-spot warnings and back-up cameras top the list, some think certain tech makes drivers too reliant Most mature drivers are not ready to embrace driverless cars HARTFORD, CT -- November 9, 2015: As car manufacturers continue to introduce new technologies in their vehicles, blind-spot warning systems and back-up cam ... Continue reading

40 Refugees Start 'Bridge Internships' at Daimler

40 Refugees Start 'Bridge Internships' at Daimler

Forty refugees and asylum seekers have started a so-called 'bridge internship' at Daimler. The participants who come from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Gambia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria are between 20 and 51 years old. In the program Daimler is working with the German Federal Employment Agency and Job Centers. Wilfried Porth ... Continue reading

Three Nissan Executives named to the "100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry"

Three Nissan Executives named to the "100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry"

Today, Automotive News named Nissan executives Rebecca Barker Vest, Diane Allen and Sonia Rief to the publication's 2015 "100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry" list. All three women will be honored at the publication's gala celebration tonight at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroi ... Continue reading

The Fifth Macau Auto Show, The Largest of Its Kind in Hong Kong and Macao, Opens Today

The Fifth Macau Auto Show, The Largest of Its Kind in Hong Kong and Macao, Opens Today

MACAU, China, Nov. 9, 2015 -- Following on five years of solid growth and development, the Fifth China (Macau) International Automobile Exposition ("the 5th Macau Auto Show") was held at Cotai Expo in the Venetian Macao on November 6, 2015. Now in its fifth year, the Macau Auto Show has become the largest of its kind i ... Continue reading

MOTOR TREND Announces Its 2016 "Of The Year" Finalists

MOTOR TREND Announces Its 2016 "Of The Year" Finalists

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2015 -- For the first time in the brand's 66-year history, MOTOR TREND will be announcing all three winners of the Golden Calipers for Car of the Year, Truck of the Year, and SUV of the Year at the same time during a red carpet ceremony in front of an audience of industry insiders and celebrity gue ... Continue reading

Sporty and Sophisticated Visual Presence Portends What's Under the Skin of the Dramatically Redesigned 2016 Civic Sedan

Sporty and Sophisticated Visual Presence Portends What's Under the Skin of the Dramatically Redesigned 2016 Civic Sedan

"The new Honda Civic offers incredible value and a fun-to-drive spirit that will take a lot of customers by surprise," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. "This tenth generation Civic exemplifies the incredible engineering strength of Honda and our capacity to deliver some ... Continue reading

2016 Honda CB500F Sneak Peek

2016 Honda CB500F Sneak Peek

Honda today released preview images of the updated 2016 CB500F naked bike. Armed with DNA from Honda’s flagship CB1000R, the CB500F boasts excellent maneuverability, a comfortable riding position and a versatile engine with great performance across the rev range. For 2016, the popular model gets a number of import ... Continue reading

Rear Grab Rail Bracket Safety Recall: 2015-2016 Honda Fit LX

Rear Grab Rail Bracket Safety Recall: 2015-2016 Honda Fit LX

Honda will voluntarily recall 25,367 model-year 2015-2016 Fit LX vehicles in the United States to replace the rear grab rail brackets. The rear grab rail brackets in certain Fit LX trim vehicles were not manufactured to Honda’s design specifications. In the event of a collision that triggers a side curtain airbag ... Continue reading

Driver Monitoring Systems: Personal Assistants That Safeguard the Driver from Accidents

Driver Monitoring Systems: Personal Assistants That Safeguard the Driver from Accidents

As the loss of driver attention due to fatigue or drowsiness is a common cause of road accidents worldwide, there is a clear need for driver monitoring systems (DMSs) globally. DMSs can analyse driver behaviour or detect patterns tending towards micro-sleep to issue appropriate warnings and help revive the driverââ ... Continue reading

Electrifying Development: Refreshed 2016 RAV4 Line Offers Toyota's Eighth Hybrid

Electrifying Development: Refreshed 2016 RAV4 Line Offers Toyota's Eighth Hybrid

New 2016 RAV4 Offers Eighth Hybrid in Toyota Lineup - Hybrid is Most Powerful and Fuel-Efficient RAV4 - Refreshed Exterior Styling and Updated Interior Across the RAV4 Lineup - New SE Grade Provides Sport-Tuned Suspension and Sportier Styling November 06, 2015 Looking at the expansive crossover landscape today, Toyota ... Continue reading

New Ram Campaign Celebrates Outdoors Lifestyle and Raises Awareness of Need to Help End Hunger +VIDEO

New Ram Campaign Celebrates Outdoors Lifestyle and Raises Awareness of Need to Help End Hunger +VIDEO

Ram Truck will once again shine the spotlight on the need to address hunger in this country as the brand launches a new campaign celebrating the outdoor lifestyle and raising awareness of the mission of <a href="http://www.fhfh.org" target="_blank">Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry</a> (FHFH), an organization that ... Continue reading

Danica Patrick Surprises Chevy Customer with a 2016 Camaro

Danica Patrick Surprises Chevy Customer with a 2016 Camaro

DALLAS – Racecar driver Danica Patrick helped the team at Huffines Chevrolet deliver the first sixth-generation Camaro to a customer from Wichita, Kan., at the Texas Motor Speedway stop of Chevrolet’s Find New Roads Trip today. Alican “Turk” Boyacioglu had been eagerly tracking the build of his 2016 ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang Named Ultimate Stunt Car by Former 'Stig' Ben Collins in New Film; 10,000 Mustangs Sold in Europe +VIDEO

Ford Mustang Named Ultimate Stunt Car by Former 'Stig' Ben Collins in New Film; 10,000 Mustangs Sold in Europe +VIDEO

The all-new Ford Mustang has been named the ultimate stunt car by Ben Collins – top Hollywood stunt driver, racing driver and former “Stig” on the BBC’s “Top Gear” – in his new film “Ben Collins: Stunt Driver”. In the new Lionsgate film, the Ford Mustang fastback – powered by a 5.0-litre V8 engine – beats an ... Continue reading

Porsche Canada Lowers the Starting Price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid

Porsche Canada Lowers the Starting Price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid

Porsche Canada announced today that it had lowered the starting price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid for 2016 model year, effective immediately. The first plug-in hybrid vehicle in the luxury segment will now be offered starting at $106,600 – a reduction of $3,400 compared to the 2015 model year. This adjustment effec ... Continue reading

Lotus Evora 400 - From Road To Track, It's Superior +VIDEO

Lotus Evora 400 - From Road To Track, It's Superior +VIDEO

Lotus Evora 400 - From Road To Track, It's Superior * The fastest and most powerful production Lotus ever * 42 kg lighter with 55 hp increase on previous model * Ergonomically and dynamically more capable than the previous Evora. The most powerful production Lotus ever - the new Lotus Evora 400 is a superior machine to ... Continue reading

Our Chicago Car Guy In France..Oui Oui

Our Chicago Car Guy In France..Oui Oui

Whenever I’m in Europe I notice the absence of American cars and other musings on travels in France. By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3492) I’ve just returned from a ten-day visit to France. My travels had me in Paris for four days, the city of Bordeaux for three, Arca ... Continue reading

2016 RAV4, Tacoma Lead Toyota's Charge At Miami International Auto Show

2016 RAV4, Tacoma Lead Toyota's Charge At Miami International Auto Show

New style, new safety features and new tech – and even a new hybrid. New is the name of the game for Toyota at the Miami International Auto Show, held Nov. 6-15 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The newly redesigned Toyota RAV4 gets an extra boost with a hybrid model. ... Continue reading

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