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Cars, Movies and Music Come Together as Dodge Partners with Universal Pictures and Atlantic Records on 'Furious 7'

Cars, Movies and Music Come Together as Dodge Partners with Universal Pictures and Atlantic Records on 'Furious 7'

AUBURN HILLS, MI -- March 9, 2015: 'Furious 7' opens April 3 and features 2015 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger R/T and 'armored' Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited Dodge launches multitier marketing initiative to promote action-thriller, including 'Flash to the Future' television ads for U.S. markets and across international ... Continue reading

GENIVI Adoption Expands With Renault-Nissan Joint Program

GENIVI Adoption Expands With Renault-Nissan Joint Program

Alliance continues to set standard for future in-vehicle "open" infotainment systems SAN RAMON, CA -- March 10, 2015: The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive industry association driving the development and adoption of an open In-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, today announced that members Renault and Nissan ... Continue reading

BMW Group Sales Achieve New Record in February

BMW Group Sales Achieve New Record in February

Deliveries total 151,952 vehicles, increase of 7.6% - Year-to-date sales rise 7.3% to 294,112 - Sales in Europe increase 7.7% in first two months The BMW Group achieved its best-ever February sales result with 151,952 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles delivered worldwide (prev. yr. 141,207/ +7.6%). A record numb ... Continue reading

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler at Annual Press Conference: "We Delivered More in 2014 Than Promised"

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler at Annual Press Conference: "We Delivered More in 2014 Than Promised"

Audi Group 2014: revenue of over €50 billion, operating profit above €5 billion, operating return on sales of 9.6 percent High level of financial strength demonstrated by net cash flow of €3 billion and profit before tax of approximately €6 billion Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: "After a very positive sta ... Continue reading

All-New 2015 Chrysler 300 Wins Top Honor as "Car of Texas" From the Texas Auto Writers Association

All-New 2015 Chrysler 300 Wins Top Honor as "Car of Texas" From the Texas Auto Writers Association

Dodge, Jeep® and Alfa Romeo Brands Also Win Awards at the Texas Auto Writers 2015 Texas Auto Roundup FCA US vehicles take home the most awards of any manufacturer at the annual competition Chrysler brand wins Car of Texas and Mid-size Car of Texas Dodge brand wins Full-size Sedan of Texas, Performance Coupe of Texas, ... Continue reading

Real-time Traffic Information Systems Help Tackle Severe Road Congestion in North America and Europe

Real-time Traffic Information Systems Help Tackle Severe Road Congestion in North America and Europe

Big Data will be the key to supporting urban mobility, aiding smart city implementation, and reducing traffic gridlock, finds Frost & Sullivan MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 10, 2015 -- With traffic expanding at three times the rate of the economy, the need for intelligent systems like real-time traffic information (RTTI ... Continue reading

Mazda Brings the Heat to Austin's SXSW Festival

Mazda Brings the Heat to Austin's SXSW Festival

Mazda Gives SXSW Attendees Transportation, Gaming, Art and Self Expression Experiences - AUSTIN, TX -- March 10, 2015: Mazda North American Operations, the Official Automobile Sponsor of South by Southwest® (SXSW), is putting its stamp on the ten-day festival, with consumer engagement activities for the duration of th ... Continue reading

Here We Go Again- Consumer Optimism Falls as Gas Prices Rise

Here We Go Again- Consumer Optimism Falls as Gas Prices Rise

Nearly 75% of consumers think gas prices will be higher a month from now, tempering recent optimism. ​ALEXANDRIA March 10, 2015; NACS Online reported that rising gas prices are taking a toll on consumer optimism about the economy, with optimism falling to its lowest level since August 2014. Consumer optimism fell ... Continue reading

Vehicle-Grid Integration Services Revenue is Expected to Reach Nearly $21 Million by 2024

Vehicle-Grid Integration Services Revenue is Expected to Reach Nearly $21 Million by 2024

VGI systems could help make the grid more reliable and electricity less expensive, report concludes BOULDER, Colo.--A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the market opportunity for vehicle-grid integration (VGI) technologies to be used to support grid reliability and stability, including global market forecasts ... Continue reading

A Spark of Sophistication--The New Chevy Spark Debuts Next Month

A Spark of Sophistication--The New Chevy Spark Debuts Next Month

Chevrolet’s redesigned global minicar to debut in Seoul and New York on April 2 DETROIT -- March 9, 2015: The all-new 2016 Spark will debut on April 2 at the Seoul and New York auto shows, Chevrolet announced today. A sleeker, more aerodynamic profile and a progressive take on Chevrolet’s signature design cue ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: March 9, 2015; Dodge, Jeep, Nissan, Land Rover, Hyundai, Toyota,

NHTSA RECALLS: March 9, 2015; Dodge, Jeep, Nissan, Land Rover, Hyundai, Toyota,

NHTSA RECALLS: March 9, 2015; Dodge, Jeep, Nissan, Land Rover, Hyundai, Toyota, ... Continue reading

Honda Jazz Named Most Reliable Car by CarBuyer

Honda Jazz Named Most Reliable Car by CarBuyer

The Honda Jazz has been crowned most reliable car in the fourth annual Carbuyer Awards. Bigger than last year, due to an increased number of categories, the 2015 Carbuyer Awards focused on what buyers actually search for on the popular website when researching a car purchase, with reliability a significant factor in th ... Continue reading

Hyundai i10 Scoops Double Win at CarBuyer Awards

Hyundai i10 Scoops Double Win at CarBuyer Awards

i10 named ‘Best City Car and ‘Best Car That’s Cheap To Insure’ at annual Carbuyer awards Hyundai’s A-segment vehicle recognised for providing “affordable motoring”, and “one of the best warranties in the business” HIGH WYCOMBE -- March 9, 2015: Hyundai’s best-selling i1 ... Continue reading

The New "CeBIT Navigator App" from Volkswagen

The New "CeBIT Navigator App" from Volkswagen

App covers transport options in Hanover Assessment of current traffic situation allows highest possible flexibility Exclusive transport app for CeBIT now available for downloading WOLFSBURG, GERMANY -- March 9,2015: The new “CeBIT Navigator App” from Volkswagen allows users to find the fastest way to CeBIT, t ... Continue reading

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