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2016 Subaru WRX 2.0-Litre Turbocharged Boxer Engine Named as Wards 10 Best Engines for 2016

2016 Subaru WRX 2.0-Litre Turbocharged Boxer Engine Named as Wards 10 Best Engines for 2016

Subaru's 2.0-litre turbocharged Subaru BOXER engine found in the WRX scores spot on Wards' list for the second consecutive year. Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is proud to announce that the 2.0-litre turbocharged SUBARU BOXER engine, found in the 2016 Subaru WRX, secures a coveted spot on Wards 10 Best Engines for 2016. Thi ... Continue reading

Subaru Offers A 3-Year Subscription To SiriusXM Traffic And Travel Link, Plus 3 Years Of Free Map Updates On All 2016 Models Equipped With Navigation

Subaru Offers A 3-Year Subscription To SiriusXM Traffic And Travel Link, Plus 3 Years Of Free Map Updates On All 2016 Models Equipped With Navigation

Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that customers purchasing a new 2016 Subaru equipped with navigation will receive a free 3-year subscription to SiriusXM Traffic® and SiriusXM Travel Link® as well as three years of free navigation software updates from HERE. SiriusXM Traffic provides drivers with real time tra ... Continue reading

Drivers Prepare for Snowpocalypse 2016

Drivers Prepare for Snowpocalypse 2016

As Americans brace themselves for what is expected to be the strongest winter in nearly 20 years, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, it's time to get your car, and particularly your tires, ready for an epic El Nino. In light of the upcoming season, combined with last winter's heavy snowfall, H ... Continue reading

Rising Average Age of Vehicles Drives Demand for Engine Control Units in North America

Rising Average Age of Vehicles Drives Demand for Engine Control Units in North America

The rising average age of vehicles (currently at 10.5 years) is the main factor driving the demand for engine control units (ECUs) in North America. Increasing technical complexities in parts and the growing number of vehicles in operation are further unlocking replacement opportunities in the ECU aftermarket. New anal ... Continue reading

Ford Accelerates Expansion of Electrified Vehicle Battery Research and Development, Benefiting Customers Worldwide +VIDEO

Ford Accelerates Expansion of Electrified Vehicle Battery Research and Development, Benefiting Customers Worldwide +VIDEO

Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub and spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. The global expansion also allows Ford’s Electrified Pow ... Continue reading

Bosch Aftermarket North America Releases Animated Music Video PSA, Stop the Roadkill +VIDEO

Bosch Aftermarket North America Releases Animated Music Video PSA, Stop the Roadkill +VIDEO

Bosch and The Humane Society have a common goal to reduce the number of wildlife that are struck down by vehicles in the U.S. every week. - Regular wiper blade replacement improves visibility of wildlife and other road hazards, contributing to safer driving. BROADVIEW, Ill., Dec. 8, 2015 -- Bosch Automotive Aftermarket ... Continue reading

Backed by New Shareholders, HERE to Accelerate Deployment of Real-Time Maps

Backed by New Shareholders, HERE to Accelerate Deployment of Real-Time Maps

Backed by its new shareholders – a consortium consisting of AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG – HERE plans to accelerate the deployment of real-time maps to benefit people and businesses around the world. “The map is evolving into a live representation of the world, giving us a second-by-second view of our cities an ... Continue reading

Nissan and Eaton Power Ahead with Second Life Battery System

Nissan and Eaton Power Ahead with Second Life Battery System

Nissan partners with Eaton to provide a sustainable system for battery reuse The partnership announcement comes as further evidence of Nissan’s commitment to COP21 – the 2015 Paris Climate Conference Nissan is paving the way to a sustainable, zero-emissions future for their customers and future generations PA ... Continue reading

Nissan and Enel Team Up to Transform Electric Vehicles Into Mobile Energy Sources

Nissan and Enel Team Up to Transform Electric Vehicles Into Mobile Energy Sources

Today on the occasion of the 21st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21), in Paris, Nissan, the manufacturer of the world’s best-selling electric car, the Nissan LEAF, and Enel, Europe’s second largest power company for installed capacity, signed an agreement set to revolutionise the way consumers and busine ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Expands VCT Business With Wide Range Of Hyundai And Kia Vehicles

BorgWarner Expands VCT Business With Wide Range Of Hyundai And Kia Vehicles

BorgWarner's Variable Cam Timing (VCT) Technology Improves Engine Efficiency, Performance and Fuel Economy BorgWarner is expanding its engine timing business in Korea, by supplying its advanced cam torque actuated (CTA) variable cam timing (VCT) technology for Hyundai and Kia vehicles powered by 3.0- to 3.8-liter V-6 g ... Continue reading

U-Haul Sustainability Expert Represents Phoenix on China Visit

U-Haul Sustainability Expert Represents Phoenix on China Visit

Dr. Allan Yang, chief sustainability scientist for U-Haul® International, served Phoenix as a city commissioner and mayoral liaison during his November trip to Chengdu, China, while participating in the 2015 Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair. Speaking in his native city as part of an expert panel, Yang addre ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products Releases 730 New Parts for Intermotor Import Line

Standard Motor Products Releases 730 New Parts for Intermotor Import Line

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) announces the addition of 730 new part numbers to its Intermotor® line of genuine import parts. The release expands coverage to an additional 276 million VIO for the year 2015. Intermotor's sensor category received significant additions, including the introduction of a 100% NEW (not ... Continue reading

Audi at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show

Audi at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show

Innovations from Audi electronics development at the world’s largest electronics show in Las Vegas Press conference on January 6 at the Audi exhibit space Public tech talk with Audi technology experts MILTON KEYENS, UK -- December 3, 2015: Audi is about to pay its sixth visit to the International Consumer Electron ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - November 30-December 6, 2015; NAIAS No Shows; e-Porsche; Buick Made in China, Dart Recall, VW GTI Up, Eye On Design Awards And More

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - November 30-December 6, 2015; NAIAS No Shows; e-Porsche; Buick Made in China, Dart Recall, VW GTI Up, Eye On Design Awards And More

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - November 30-December 6, 2015; NAIAS No Shows; e-Porsche; Buick Made in China, Dart Recall, VW GTI Up, Eye On Design Awards And More ... Continue reading

New Ford Autonomous Tech Turns Traffic Jams into Chill Time +VIDEO

New Ford Autonomous Tech Turns Traffic Jams into Chill Time +VIDEO

Being stuck in a traffic jam can be tiring, stressful and tedious. But that is exactly what drivers in Europe do for 30 hours every year on average.* Ford is currently developing a technology that could make driving in congestion less stressful. Ford Traffic Jam Assist assists the driver by keeping the vehicle centred ... Continue reading

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