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Gov. Inslee, Bellevue Nissan Open New EV Fast-Charging Depot

Gov. Inslee, Bellevue Nissan Open New EV Fast-Charging Depot

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee today officially opened a first-of-its-kind EV fast-charging depot at the new Bellevue Nissan outside Seattle. The fast-charging depot features six fast-charging stations – the largest group of fast chargers at any dealership in America. “Since the all-electric LEAF went on sa ... Continue reading

February 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

February 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

LONDON -- March 17, 2015: In February, FCA continued to outpace the passenger car industry in Europe, with sales up 11.2% year-over-year to more than 66,000 vehicles. The Jeep brand continued its strong performance with sales increasing 182.4%. The Fiat Panda, 500 and 500L continued to dominate their respective segment ... Continue reading

Airbiquity Presents First of Four-Part Webinar Series on Improving Consumer Connected Car Adoption

Airbiquity Presents First of Four-Part Webinar Series on Improving Consumer Connected Car Adoption

Automotive Research Group, SBD, Joins Airbiquity to Discuss Latest Research on Consumer Use of Connected Car Services SEATTLE -- March 17, 2015: Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected car services, today announced episode one of a four-part webinar series revealing new research on how consumers use connected car ... Continue reading

Audi Plano - Celebrates State-of-the-Art Facility

Audi Plano - Celebrates State-of-the-Art Facility

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced the grand re-opening of Audi Plano. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place tonight at 6pm. Visit the remodeled facility located at 5930 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX. Audi Plano's redesigned facility increased square footage nearly 15,000 square f ... Continue reading

Follow Pothole Protocol to Avoid Vehicle Damage

Follow Pothole Protocol to Avoid Vehicle Damage

Hankook Tire Gauge Index reveals most drivers don't know how to deal with potholes on the road WAYNE, N -- March 17, 2015: It was a record breaking winter this year as much of the country, especially the East Coast and New England, experienced months of relentless snowfall. Needless to say, residents of these regions a ... Continue reading

Providing Latitude and Longitude is Enough to Send Mails -- New Patent May hasten the intelligent revolution in Express Delivery Industry

Providing Latitude and Longitude is Enough to Send Mails -- New Patent May hasten the intelligent revolution in Express Delivery Industry

The express delivery industry has undergone fast growth along with the rapid development of electronic commerce over the years, while filling in the information such as addresses and zip codes is still a must when people send mails. Thanks to METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MAIL PATH INFORMATION, the PCT patent (Appl ... Continue reading

Penske Truck Leasing Starts New National Ad Campaign

Penske Truck Leasing Starts New National Ad Campaign

Penske Truck Leasing is "tipping off" a new ad campaign this month starting with ESPN.com during college basketball's biggest month. The new campaign aims to highlight the breadth of the brand's service offering to businesses and consumers in a unique and entertaining way. "Many people know us for our bright-yellow ren ... Continue reading

U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices March 16, 2015

U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices March 16, 2015

U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices March 16, 2015 ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80 Tire Test and Review: Great Tires For Winter Roads (Great on ice, slush and snow, too!)

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80 Tire Test and Review: Great Tires For Winter Roads (Great on ice, slush and snow, too!)

The Auto Channel tests Bridgestone’s newest winter tire, the WS-80 and talks about the tire with Kurt Berger from Bridgestone’s sales engineering department Several years ago we commented on, and tested, Bridgestone’s WS-70, replaced by the even better WS-80. What stands out from this test, and those of ... Continue reading

Diesel Fuel Prices Across The U.S. - March 16, 2015

Diesel Fuel Prices Across The U.S. - March 16, 2015

Diesel Fuel Prices Across The U.S. - March 16, 2015 ... Continue reading

Volvo's Electric Hybrid Buses On Route in Stockholm

Volvo's Electric Hybrid Buses On Route in Stockholm

A bus route that is entirely served by Volvo’s quiet, fuel-efficient and practically emission-free electric hybrid buses is now set to become reality in Stockholm. A total of eight electric hybrid buses will be deployed on route 73 which passes through the central areas of Stockholm, starting on March 16. ... Continue reading

The New BMW X5 xDrive40e (PHEV)

The New BMW X5 xDrive40e (PHEV)

The BMW X5 xDrive40e is the first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand. It combines the versatility and luxurious ambience of the X5, along with the superb traction provided by the BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system, with BMW’s EfficientDynamics eDrive technology for outstanding effici ... Continue reading

Renault Twingo Takes on the Supercars at the 2015 British GQ Car Awards

Renault Twingo Takes on the Supercars at the 2015 British GQ Car Awards

The All-New Renault Twingo has been awarded the title of “Best Answer to the City Car Dilemma” in the 2015 British GQ Car Awards. Renault’s recently-launched city car is one of just eight production cars to pick up an award and, at a third of the price of the base model of the next most affordable car, the stylish a ... Continue reading

Renault Adds dCi 110 Engine to Captur

Renault Adds dCi 110 Engine to Captur

Renault is introducing a new higher-powered engine on its Captur crossover for those customers wanting higher performance whilst retaining excellent efficiency. The 1.5-litre 110 hp diesel engine brings more power and torque whilst still returning impressive fuel economy and emissions.</p> <p>The engine produces 110 hp ... Continue reading

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