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Ford Driving Skills for Life Adds New Drugged Driving Suit as 2016 Tour Continues in the U.S. +VIDEO

Ford Driving Skills for Life Adds New Drugged Driving Suit as 2016 Tour Continues in the U.S. +VIDEO

DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Driving Skills for Life launches its 13th global tour with the addition of a new Drugged Driving Suit for its U.S. curriculum that’s designed to stress the dangers of driving while impaired. The program expands this year as Driving Skills for Life takes its training across the U ... Continue reading

Volvo Buses: Volvo Sells Electric Bus System to Namur, Belgium

Volvo Buses: Volvo Sells Electric Bus System to Namur, Belgium

AUSTIN, Texas - Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 electric bus chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium. The chargers will be supplied by ABB. This is the largest order to date for the company’s electric bus system. Many cities are introducing electric bus systems as a means ... Continue reading

Tata Motors Announces the New Name of its Exciting, Dynamic Hatchback - TIAGO

Tata Motors Announces the New Name of its Exciting, Dynamic Hatchback - TIAGO

MUMBAI, February 25, 2016 -- Tata Motors' cool new hatchback, much applauded at its first public showcase at the Auto Expo 2016 in New Delhi (Greater Noida), was today renamed TIAGO with the culmination of a successful crowdsourcing of the name through the #Fantastico Name Hunt. The company had announced the intent to ... Continue reading

What's A Good Car? Lexus Highest Ranking - JD Powers Vehicle Dependability Study

What's A Good Car? Lexus Highest Ranking - JD Powers Vehicle Dependability Study

What's A Good Car? Lexus Highest Ranking - JD Powers Vehicle Dependability Study ... Continue reading

Too Many Gizmos? - Technology Woes Continue to Drive Up New Car Problems - JD Power

Too Many Gizmos? - Technology Woes Continue to Drive Up New Car Problems - JD Power

2016 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, which finds technological problems are increasing and impacting reliability measures. The full release, with brand/model ranks in charts and commentary, is below. Please let me know if I can send you a media summary with more information and connect you to Renee Stephens of J.D. P ... Continue reading

McLaren 2017 570GT

McLaren 2017 570GT

McLaren 2017 570GT McLAREN BROADENS THE SPORTS SERIES LINEUP WITH THE 2017 570GT · The 570GT will be the most luxurious and refined McLaren to date · Side-opening rear glass hatch offers an additional 7.8 cubic feet of luggage capacity · Bespoke tires include Pirelli Noise Cancelling System (PNCS) for refined ... Continue reading

Ford names journey-sharing app Jaunt the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge

Ford names journey-sharing app Jaunt the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge

BARCELONA, Spain—A new app that could make journeys more efficient, more sociable and help to alleviate congestion has been announced the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Challenge. The creators of journey-sharing app Jaunt were today presented with the €10,000 top prize at Mobile World Congress, in ... Continue reading

DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park

DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park

DriveRight Takes Up Residency at MIRA Technology Park MIRA Technology Park, the UK's leading automotive Technology Park and UK Enterprise Zone, near Hinckley has today announced the latest international tenant to take up residency in bespoke full-service office suites on the site. DriveRight, the leading independent su ... Continue reading

SUV Market Trend Analysis Worth 30.2 Million Units by 2020

SUV Market Trend Analysis Worth 30.2 Million Units by 2020

PUNE,India, February 24, 2016 -- The report "SUV Market Trend Analysis by Production, Sale & Type (SUV, Sub-Compact SUV, Crossover, MPV), Demographics & Economy (Population, Median Age, Per Capita Income, Unemployment Ratio & their Correlation Coefficient), & by Competitive Benchmarking - Forecast to 2020", The global ... Continue reading

Ituran to Voluntarily Delist From Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Ituran to Voluntarily Delist From Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

AZOUR, Israel, February 24, 2016 -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. , today announced that its Board of Directors has resolved to act to voluntarily delist the Company's ordinary shares from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), has requested that the TASE initiate the process to delist the company's shares a ... Continue reading

New MINI Convertible

New MINI Convertible

HORSHAM, England - February 24, 2016: The reinvention of the MINI brand continues apace with the launch of the all-new MINI Convertible. With major refinements against its predecessor, the car features a striking new design and significant enhancements to make open-topped MINI motoring even more dynamic, stylish and pr ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Caddy - First CNG Powered City Delivery Van +VIDEO

Volkswagen Caddy - First CNG Powered City Delivery Van +VIDEO

New Caddy Alltrack also available with a natural gas drive system GENEVA/HANOVER - February 24, 2016: The new Caddy TGI BlueMotion from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the first vehicle in its segment to be equipped with a dual-clutch gearbox. The Hanover-based manufacturer will present this new combination of an alt ... Continue reading

Citroen Berlingo - More "Enterprise" and Range Revisions

Citroen Berlingo - More "Enterprise" and Range Revisions

LONDON - February 24, 2016: Citroen's best-selling Berlingo van had a very successful 2015. With 16,210 registrations, it led its sector with a market share of no less than 19%. Now, to maintain its continuing success, an extensively revised Berlingo range will debut at this year's Commercial Vehicle Show ( ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Adds A New Member To Its C-Class Performance Family

Mercedes-Benz Adds A New Member To Its C-Class Performance Family

The Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC Coupé AFFALTERBACH, Germany - February 24, 2016: Mercedes-AMG has added another sporty model to its C-Class family: the new C 43 4MATIC Coupé. For the highly dynamic driving experience that is the hallmark of the brand the Affalterbach-based development teams have put together a scintilla ... Continue reading

Why Takata Air Bags Explode

Why Takata Air Bags Explode

DETROIT FEB. 24, 2016; Tom Krisher writing foer the AP reported that scientists hired by the auto industry have determined that multiple factors — including moisture and high humidity — can cause some Takata air bags to inflate with too much force and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The Independent T ... Continue reading

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