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Ford Trains Thousands of Additional Workers at Kansas City Assembly Plant to Support Upcoming F-150 Production

Ford Trains Thousands of Additional Workers at Kansas City Assembly Plant to Support Upcoming F-150 Production

Ford rolls out an intensive training program to prepare skilled trades and production workers at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to produce the all-new F-150 pickup – the toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 ever – through innovative manufacturing process The skilled trades program – tried and tested at ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Invites Riders around the World to Help Shape its First Electric Motorcycle

Harley-Davidson Invites Riders around the World to Help Shape its First Electric Motorcycle

Riders around the world will have the chance to add their voices to help shape the future of Project LiveWire™, Harley-Davidson's first electric motorcycle, as the company's Project LiveWire™ Experience tour expands globally in 2015. Building on the excitement of Project LiveWire's debut last year, select con ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Kia Become the First Captive Auto-Finance Companies to Offer Free FICO Scores to All of Their Customers

Hyundai and Kia Become the First Captive Auto-Finance Companies to Offer Free FICO Scores to All of Their Customers

IRVINE, CA -- Feb. 23, 2015: Hyundai Capital America (HCA), a top-10 U.S. captive auto-finance company, that does business as "Hyundai Motor Finance" and "Kia Motors Finance," is pleased to announce it has expanded its partnership with FICO , a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company. Toda ... Continue reading

BYD Becomes First Chinese Auto Company to Penetrate Japanese Market

BYD Becomes First Chinese Auto Company to Penetrate Japanese Market

Kyotokyukou Bus Incorporated has taken delivery of 5 Long Range Battery Electric Buses from industry pioneer BYD Company Ltd. The delivery ceremony held was widely covered as it not only represented electrified public transportation, but also Japan, a nation built on engineering excellence, for the first time acquiring ... Continue reading

The Original AEB Test System is Becoming a Necessity for US Carmakers and Automotive Suppliers

The Original AEB Test System is Becoming a Necessity for US Carmakers and Automotive Suppliers

The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has announced a further implementation of the AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) test systems into the respective recommended safety list of the US NCAP Organization. This will eventually lead to a full implementation of the AEB tests into the well-known NCAP st ... Continue reading

Invest Gas Savings into Your Vehicle

Invest Gas Savings into Your Vehicle

If your wallet feels a little heavier these days, it probably is because you have been spending a lot less at the pump. According to the Car Care Council, if you spend some of that gas savings on auto care, you can save even more in the long run. "Gas prices are lower than they have been for nearly six years and that m ... Continue reading

Mobility Ventures to Showcase MV-1 at National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association's 2015 Annual Convention

Mobility Ventures to Showcase MV-1 at National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association's 2015 Annual Convention

MV-1 is the Premier Accessible Vehicle on the Market Today Serving the Mobility Needs of Families, Businesses, Taxi and Paratransit Services across the Country SOUTH BEND, IN -- Feb. 24, 2015: Mobility Ventures will showcase the only American-made, purpose-built accessible vehicle for wheelchair users, the MV-1, at the ... Continue reading

DriveSafe Introduces On-Line Driver's Education Course for Colorado Teens

DriveSafe Introduces On-Line Driver's Education Course for Colorado Teens

DriveSafe Driving Schools, Colorado's Largest Driving School, announced today the launch of its online drivers education course, be.Driving America, for teens wishing to qualify for their learner's permit as early as age 15. The course, two years in the making, has been approved for use by students throughout Colorado. ... Continue reading

Fuels Institute Hosts Capitol Hill Discussion - Assessing E85 in the Marketplace

Fuels Institute Hosts Capitol Hill Discussion - Assessing E85 in the Marketplace

WASHINGTON February 24, 2015; NACSOnline reported that yesterday on Capitol Hill, the Fuels Institute hosted a diverse panel of industry stakeholders who laid out the current implications of E85 in the market and its future. One panelist, John Eichberger, Fuels Institute executive director, walked congressional staff t ... Continue reading

2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Complete Specs and Prices

2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Complete Specs and Prices

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV – America's most affordable electric vehicle – offers distinctive styling, a space-efficient interior and an EPA-rated "fuel" economy of 126 MPGe. Every i-MiEV includes a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, CHAdeMO DC quick charge port, heated front seats and side mirrors, and aluminum whee ... Continue reading

Geneva Motor Show Debut for British-built Auris Hatchback and Wagon

Geneva Motor Show Debut for British-built Auris Hatchback and Wagon

Toyota will reveal its new Auris at the Geneva motor show (3 – 15 March), the British-built hatchback and Touring Sports wagon versions making their debut alongside new Avensis. EPSOM, UK -- February 23, 2015: New Auris enjoys a refreshed design that adds presence and prestige, together with an upgraded cabin and ... Continue reading

Idris Elba's Epic Road Trip from London to Berlin in the New Jaguar XE

Idris Elba's Epic Road Trip from London to Berlin in the New Jaguar XE

#IDRISXEROADTRIP IN BRIEF Actor, musician and film-maker puts the Jaguar XE through 750 miles of hard winter driving and still achieves 65mpg Driving enthusiast Idris covered four countries in three days on a variety of roads in tough weather conditions documenting in a short film youtube.com/watch?v=7EaM8EVC7S4&featur ... Continue reading

Only a G-Class Can Better a G-Class

Only a G-Class Can Better a G-Class

Only a G-Class can better a G-Class. This is the credo followed by the developers with the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6, and they are now stepping up a gear with the G 500 4x4². The basic recipe for this overcomer of everything is simple: take the superior all-wheel-drive powertrain including portal axles from the 6x6 ... Continue reading

2016 Range Rover Evoque: The Most Efficient Production Land Rover Ever

2016 Range Rover Evoque: The Most Efficient Production Land Rover Ever

2016 model year Range Rover Evoque to make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2015 Ground-breaking exterior design refined to give even more distinctive appeal The most efficient production Land Rover ever: New Ingenium diesel engines deliver best-in-class CO2 emissions of 109g/km* and fuel consumption o ... Continue reading

Third Qoros Productin Model to Mske its Debut in Geneva

Third Qoros Productin Model to Mske its Debut in Geneva

SHAGHAI -- February 23, 2015: Qoros, the new Chinese car brand with international standards of engineering and quality, will host the international premiere of its latest production model at the 85th annual Geneva International Motor Show on 3 March 2015. The new Qoros 3 City SUV is designed for a more premium metropol ... Continue reading

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