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Citi Announces $100 Billion, 10-Year Commitment to Finance

Citi Announces $100 Billion, 10-Year Commitment to Finance

Citi announced a landmark commitment to lend, invest and facilitate a total of $100 billion within the next 10 years to finance activities that reduce the impacts of climate change and create environmental solutions that benefit people and communities. Citi’s previous $50 billion goal was announced in 2007 and was ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nova Bus, Newmar

NHTSA RECALLS: Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nova Bus, Newmar

NHTSA RECALLS: Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nova Bus, Newmar ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Blast: February 16-22, 2015

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Blast: February 16-22, 2015

Automotive News February 16-22, 2015* Nearly 44 percent of adults attending this year's Chicago Auto Show (CAS) are planning to buy a car or truck within the next year, while almost 70 percent say that they will buy within two years, according to a survey conducted by Edmunds.com. The survey, which polled nearly 1,000 ... Continue reading

AT&T Brings State-Of-The-Art Simulator To Northern California In Effort To End Texting And Driving

AT&T Brings State-Of-The-Art Simulator To Northern California In Effort To End Texting And Driving

AT&T's It Can Wait Campaign Encourages Students to Pledge Not to Text and Drive If the ring, beep or buzz of your cell phone triggers an intense urge to respond, and you find yourself reaching for the phone – even when you're driving – you're not alone. A new survey commissioned by AT&T* and Dr. David Greenfi ... Continue reading

Amy Purdy to Pace Daytona 500 In Bold, New Toyota Camry

Amy Purdy to Pace Daytona 500 In Bold, New Toyota Camry

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc. and Daytona International Speedway today announced that ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finalist and Paralympics bronze medalist Amy Purdy will serve as the official pace car driver for the 2015 Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 22. Purdy, a top-ranked adaptive snowboarder in the U.S. ... Continue reading

GEICO RV is rolling to an event near you. Tour starts Today

GEICO RV is rolling to an event near you. Tour starts Today

GEICO RV is ready to hit the open road with a full schedule of events slated for 2015. The GEICO RV tour will kick-off at the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 20 and it will end at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., on Nov. 20. The tour will hit NASCAR, RV and motorcycle related events across t ... Continue reading

Portia/UCLA Study Reveals Millennials' Views on Cars and Mobility

Portia/UCLA Study Reveals Millennials' Views on Cars and Mobility

Refutes Myth that Millennials Don’t Want to Own Cars; Tesla and VW Are Top Brands LONG BEACH, CA -- February 20, 2015: A new research study by Portia Consulting and the University of California, Los Angeles sheds light on the surprising attitudes, preferences and behaviors of millennials about cars and mobility. T ... Continue reading

LoJack Showcase New Asset Tracking Solutions for Commercial Equipment at The Rental Show

LoJack Showcase New Asset Tracking Solutions for Commercial Equipment at The Rental Show

Company to Demonstrate Capabilities of New Telematics Offering LoJack® Connect for Equipment at Booth #8529 CANTON, MA -- Feb. 20, 2015: LoJack Corporation , a provider of vehicle theft recovery and advanced fleet management solutions, will demonstrate the company's new telematics offering, LoJack® Connect for Equipm ... Continue reading

AAMCO Announces the Opening of AAMCO University Training Center for Franchisees and Employees

AAMCO Announces the Opening of AAMCO University Training Center for Franchisees and Employees

Center offers state of the art training and represents AAMCO's commitment to Industry-leading customer service HORSHAM, PA -- Feb. 19, 2015: AAMCO, the world's largest chain of transmission specialists and leader in total car care, is pleased to announce the opening of AAMCO University, a state-of-the-art training faci ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Retail Sales in February Expected to Cross the Million Mark

New-Vehicle Retail Sales in February Expected to Cross the Million Mark

New-vehicle retail and total sales in February 2015 are expected to reach their highest levels for the month since 2002, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales New-vehicle retail sales in February 2015 are projected to reach 1,033,100 units, ... Continue reading

Kia Introduces its New Seven-Speed Dual Clutch

Kia Introduces its New Seven-Speed Dual Clutch

Kia launches its first seven–speed DCT in new cee’d GT Line models Developed in-house at Kia’s Namyang R&D Innovative hollow double-gear input shaft minimises loss of torque Improved fuel economy and more decisive acceleration New DCT will appear on other Kia models in the future Kia has announced applic ... Continue reading

World Premiere for Kia's New 1.0-litre Turbocharged Engine

World Premiere for Kia's New 1.0-litre Turbocharged Engine

World premiere for Kia’s new downsized 1.0-litre T-GDi engine Developed in-house at Kia’s Namyang R&D centre Newly-developed laser-drilled injectors enable more efficient combustion Single-scroll turbocharger with electric scavenging system Innovation dual-thermostat cooling for cylinder heads and engine bloc ... Continue reading

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