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Toyota Celebrates Milestone as No. 1 Automotive Brand in Hispanic Market for 10 Years

Toyota Celebrates Milestone as No. 1 Automotive Brand in Hispanic Market for 10 Years

Toyota Hosts Show with Global Star Ricky Martin for Loyal Owners TORRANCE, CA -- March 18, 2015: Loyal Latino Toyota owners in Los Angeles were ecstatic when the world’s largest automaker sponsored a special private show with Grammy Award-winning artist Ricky Martin, who performed his greatest hits and music from ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches Global Street Music Campaign, 'Feeling the Street'

Toyota Launches Global Street Music Campaign, 'Feeling the Street'

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announced on March 18 the launch of "Feeling the Street," a global street music initiative. Around the world, some of the most vibrant musical performances take place on street corners. That talent now has a home with the launch of "Feeling the Street" (feelingthestreet.com), an online campaign ... Continue reading

Autoweek Editors honor the Best of The 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Autoweek Editors honor the Best of The 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Bentley, Volkswagen, Ferrari and Aston Martin recognized DETROIT, March 18, 2015 -- The Autoweek editorial staff presented Bentley with the 2015 Geneva motor show's Autoweek Editors' Choice Award for Best in Show. The EXP 10 Speed 6 follows the Bentley script—gorgeous styling combined with potentially neck-snappin ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Partners with US Department of Energy on Electric Vehicle Charging Station Initiative

Freudenberg-NOK Partners with US Department of Energy on Electric Vehicle Charging Station Initiative

Freudenberg-NOK pledges to install additional charging stations at headquarters PLYMOUTH, Mich., March 18, 2015 -- In addition to the two plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations already located at its headquarters, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies will be installing four more as part of the Workplace Charg ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Takes Bride To See Whales in a Mazda5 +VIDEO

Fireball Tim Takes Bride To See Whales in a Mazda5 +VIDEO

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Autotrader Experts Reveal the Best Certified Pre-Owned Programs

Autotrader Experts Reveal the Best Certified Pre-Owned Programs

Luxury brands dominate the top ten, led by Porsche ATLANTA -- March 17, 2015: A certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle can be a great option for car shoppers looking for the amenities of a new car on a used car budget. According to Autotrader's 2014 Certified Pre-Owned study, familiarity with CPO is at an all-time high, wit ... Continue reading

New Documentation "Life Cycle COMPACT": Environmental Certificate for the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e

New Documentation "Life Cycle COMPACT": Environmental Certificate for the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e

The high level of environmental compatibility of the Mercedes--Benz C 350 e has now also been confirmed by the impartial auditors of TÜV Süd, a branch of the German Technical Inspection Agency: the new plug-in hybrid satisfies all criteria of an environmentally responsible product development pursuant to ISO stan ... Continue reading

Annual Press Talk 2015: Mercedes-Benz Vans Record Results in 2014

Annual Press Talk 2015: Mercedes-Benz Vans Record Results in 2014

Long-term production strategy defined for the next-generation Sprinter — new Sprinter production plant in Charleston, South Carolina “We are especially proud to have achieved record levels of sales and revenue as well as very good earnings despite facing a very uneven market environment worldwide. This outsta ... Continue reading

BMW's Ultimate Driving Experience, Offering Dynamic Behind-the-Wheel Driving Programs with over 90 BMW Vehicles, Launches March 21 in Atlanta, GA

BMW's Ultimate Driving Experience, Offering Dynamic Behind-the-Wheel Driving Programs with over 90 BMW Vehicles, Launches March 21 in Atlanta, GA

The nationwide tour through 10 events in nine markets runs from March through November, 2015 and will feature BMW's Teen Driving School at no cost ... Continue reading

Honda's First 2016 Model Announcement Features IRS Equipped ATVs

Honda's First 2016 Model Announcement Features IRS Equipped ATVs

In Honda's first powersports announcement of the new model year, America's top-selling ATV manufacturer revealed a number of exciting and full-featured ATVs for 2016. With a proven record of quality and reliability, Honda ATVs have consistently been the top choice among U.S. customers to fulfill their recreational and ... Continue reading

FAA Production Certificate Awarded to Produce GE Honda's HF120 Engines in North Carolina

FAA Production Certificate Awarded to Produce GE Honda's HF120 Engines in North Carolina

GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) today announced that the turbofan engine production facility in Burlington, N.C., Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI), has been issued a PART 21 production certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is a milestone that will provide a steady supply of the HF120 engine that will ... Continue reading

Toyota Donates '50 FOR 50'

Toyota Donates '50 FOR 50'

In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Historic Selma to Montgomery March, The World’s Top Automobile Manufacturer Donates $50,000 to Four Alabama Black Colleges March 16, 2015 MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 16, 2015 – In 1965, thousands marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on a journey for justice. All across ... Continue reading

Ford Marks Production Milestone As 5-Millionth EcoBoost-Equipped Vehicle Rolls Off Assembly Line

Ford Marks Production Milestone As 5-Millionth EcoBoost-Equipped Vehicle Rolls Off Assembly Line

Ford has hit a new production milestone with its fuel-efficient EcoBoost ... Continue reading

Keynote Recognizes Progressive Insurance for the 24th Time as Premiere Insurance Carrier Website

Keynote Recognizes Progressive Insurance for the 24th Time as Premiere Insurance Carrier Website

Progressive.com consistently optimizes solutions to consumers' Home and Auto insurance needs MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH -- March 17, 2015: Keynote®, the global leader in digital business optimization, once again recognized Progressive.com as the best site among all of the leading insurance carrier websites, a position it ... Continue reading

TomTom Telematics: Innovative real-time driving advice lets professional driver anticipate the road ahead

TomTom Telematics: Innovative real-time driving advice lets professional driver anticipate the road ahead

WEBFLEET’s OptiDrive 360 introduces a complete approach to learn, coach, evaluate and compare driver behavior ~ AMSTERDAM -- March 17, 2015: TomTom Telematics has launched its next generation of WEBFLEET OptiDrive incorporating predictive real-time driving advice to empower drivers to drive green and safe. “T ... Continue reading

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