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Lytx Announces Winners of its Second Annual "Driver of the Year" and "Coach of the Year" Awards

Lytx Announces Winners of its Second Annual "Driver of the Year" and "Coach of the Year" Awards

Award Winners Exemplify the Safest Driving Standards in Commercial Transportation According to the Global Leader in Driver Safety SAN DIEGO -- Feb. 25, 2015: Lytx, Inc., the global leader in video-based driver safety, today announced the winners of its second annual "Driver of the Year" and "Coach of the Year" Awards. ... Continue reading

Visteon Showcases Solutions to Improve Value of Connected Car at 2015 Mobile World Congress

Visteon Showcases Solutions to Improve Value of Connected Car at 2015 Mobile World Congress

Global automotive supplier will demonstrate automotive-first Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) updates using LTE multicast technology. BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 25, 2015 -- Leading automotive electronics supplier Visteon Corporation will showcase how mobility and connected technologies and services can improve a vehicle's life ... Continue reading

Marking the Twelfth Straight Month of Growth, New-Car Sales to Climb More Than 8 Percent in February 2015

Marking the Twelfth Straight Month of Growth, New-Car Sales to Climb More Than 8 Percent in February 2015

Toyota Motor Company to Report Largest Gains; Pickup Trucks Continue Strong Run Despite Rising Gas Prices IRVINE, CA -- Feb. 25, 2015: New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 8 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.29 million units in February 2015, resulting in an estimated 16.6 million seasonally adjusted annual ... Continue reading

Vehicle Dependability Heavily Impacted by Owner Experiences with Technology

Vehicle Dependability Heavily Impacted by Owner Experiences with Technology

Lexus Ranks Highest in Vehicle Dependability for a Fourth Consecutive Year; General Motors Company and Toyota Motor Corporation Each Receive Seven Segment Awards WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- Feb. 25, 2015: Bluetooth connectivity and voice recognition issues are the most frequently reported problems after three years of owne ... Continue reading

The 2015 Truck Of The Year Now Complete with an OEM Performance Kit by King Shock Technologies

The 2015 Truck Of The Year Now Complete with an OEM Performance Kit by King Shock Technologies

The 2015 Chevy Colorado was just named Truck of the Year by Motor Trend and it only gets better when complimented with an OEM Performance kit by King Shock Technologies. Pre order your kits today! The 2015 Chevy Colorado OEM Performance kit includes: 2 Front 2.5" Remote Reservoir Coilover Shocks and 2 Rear 2.5" Piggyba ... Continue reading

2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Audi's latest A3 Cabriolet combines style, convenience, luxury and top-down driving pleasure DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS If it seems that cars and trucks are getting ever larger, that merely opens new niches at the other end of the size scale. Among luxury cars, compact is the coming thing, and the newest A3 ... Continue reading

2015 Ram ProMaster City Wagon ST Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2015 Ram ProMaster City Wagon ST Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

The new Ram ProMaster City Wagon satisfies many needs DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY While the new Ram ProMaster City is primarily aimed at the commercial market, it could also fill needs of regular people. Do you need more interior volume than could be had in a compact or mid-size crossover but with a smaller footpr ... Continue reading

This SWAY for Excitement - Nissan at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

This SWAY for Excitement - Nissan at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Innovative design and product planning gave birth to Nissan Qashqai and Juke, two of the biggest automotive success stories of recent years. What would happen if the company applied the same radical thinking and quality standards to one of the most important sectors in Europe: the small hatchback? To be unveiled at the ... Continue reading

The New Hyundai i30 Pricing and Specifications

The New Hyundai i30 Pricing and Specifications

Prices range from £15,195 to £24,695 OTR New i30 Turbo prices start at £22,495 OTR Engine and design updates boost New i30’s agility and appeal Design refreshed to include Hyundai’s trademark hexagonal grille Available in five-door or Tourer guise, range-topping i30 Turbo available in three- and five ... Continue reading

Winners Announced of the 2015 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest

Winners Announced of the 2015 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest

Making the world a cleaner, safer place proved a priority among the top entries in the 2015 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. Hundreds of entries were received for the competition, which encourages children aged eight to 15 to combine their imagination and their creative skills to design what they think would be a great ca ... Continue reading

2015 Geneva Motor Show: Global Debut of the Lightweighted Ford GT

2015 Geneva Motor Show: Global Debut of the Lightweighted Ford GT

Ford will reveal the all-new Focus RS and Ford GT at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company executive vice president and president Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Raj Nair, group vice president, Global Product Development, will host a news conference on March 3 at 09.30 UK time COLOGNE, Germany, ... Continue reading

85th International Geneva Motor Show 2015 Peugeot Showcases the New 208 and Technological Excellence

85th International Geneva Motor Show 2015 Peugeot Showcases the New 208 and Technological Excellence

Sportier cars and a modern product range are displayed together at the Geneva Motor Show Future car concepts, new technologies, and the latest best-selling cars shown New 208 debuts at Geneva Motor Show with a host of enhanced features ... Continue reading

How the Future is Made: Behind the Scenes of Toyota Mirai Production

How the Future is Made: Behind the Scenes of Toyota Mirai Production

In November 2014, Toyota Motor Corporation ushered in the future with the launch of the Toyota “Mirai” fuel cell sedan, followed by the Japan start of sales one month later. Today, Toyota held a production ceremony to mark the milestone of a new age of vehicles at its Motomachi Plant in Toyota City, Japan. Pr ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Experts Outline Industry Trends and a Vision for the Future at Social Media Week in New York City

Ford Motor Company Experts Outline Industry Trends and a Vision for the Future at Social Media Week in New York City

Ford joins this year’s Social Media Week to showcase the company’s ongoing innovation and thought leadership that is helping to shape the future of the transportation industry. Ford Motor Company : WHAT: Ford researchers and experts will discuss mobility trends and how millennials and the rise of Generation Z ... Continue reading

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