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Mercedes-Benz Special Edition SL "Mille Miglia 417": Exclusive SL Passion

Mercedes-Benz Special Edition SL "Mille Miglia 417": Exclusive SL Passion

Mercedes-Benz celebrates the 60th anniversary of a memorable motor racing success with an extraordinary special model of the SL Roadster. Its name commemorates the unexpected victory of a 300 SL in the production sports cars class at the 1955 "Mille Miglia", one of the world's most challenging long-distance races. What ... Continue reading

The New BMW ALPINA B6 xDrive Gran Coupe

The New BMW ALPINA B6 xDrive Gran Coupe

Enhancements for 2016 model year deliver more power and refinement than ever. \ The new 2016 model year BMW ALPINA B6 xDrive Gran Coupe gains subtle BMW enhancements and benefits in particular from the results of continuous development by ALPINA. The four-door Gran Coupe, already widely recognized for aesthetic beauty ... Continue reading

Ford Announces Company Earning Dates

Ford Announces Company Earning Dates

For planning purposes, Ford Motor Company is announcing tentative briefing dates in 2015 for the company’s preliminary financial results. First quarter 2015: Tuesday, April 28 Second quarter 2015: Tuesday, July 28 Third quarter 2015: Tuesday, October 27 Access information will be provided approximately two weeks p ... Continue reading

Volvo Scholarship for Research on Why We Travel the Way We Do

Volvo Scholarship for Research on Why We Travel the Way We Do

What are the factors that influence us in choosing the mode of transport to take in our everyday lives? The HÃ¥kan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research has awarded its 2014 scholarship to Professor Margareta Friman at Karlstad University. Margareta Friman will receive the scholarship of SEK 250,000 for co ... Continue reading

2015 Chicago Auto Show Highlights By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell

2015 Chicago Auto Show Highlights By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Steve: The Chicago Auto Show bills itself as the biggest in the country and based on two criteria they’re right. The show covers more square footage than any other show with well over a million square feet, and it draws more visitors than any other s ... Continue reading

Intersil's New Four-Channel Video Decoder Provides Stunning Image Quality for Improved Automotive Safety

Intersil's New Four-Channel Video Decoder Provides Stunning Image Quality for Improved Automotive Safety

Highly integrated TW9984 raises the bar on 360-degree surround image quality in advanced driver assistance systems MILPITAS, CA -- Feb. 16, 2015: Intersil Corporation , a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced the TW9984 four-channel analog video decoder with bui ... Continue reading

Dana Features Innovations Designed to Improve Fuel Efficiency, Optimize Performance at Technology & Maintenance Council's 2015 Annual Meeting

Dana Features Innovations Designed to Improve Fuel Efficiency, Optimize Performance at Technology & Maintenance Council's 2015 Annual Meeting

This week at the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2015 Annual Meeting, Dana Holding Corporation will exhibit a range of products optimized for engine downspeeding, along with additional drivetrain technologies aimed at increasing efficiency and fuel economy. With a focus on decreasing the total ownership costs of lin ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Receives "Highest Rated" DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award

AutoTrader.com Receives "Highest Rated" DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award

Ranked #1 in Dealer Satisfaction, AutoTrader.com wins award in Used Car Advertising Category ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2015 -- AutoTrader.com has received the "Highest Rated" Used Car Advertising Award in the sixth annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards, presented at a special event in conjunction with the 2015 Nationa ... Continue reading

GAC Motor Wows at the Detroit Auto Show

GAC Motor Wows at the Detroit Auto Show

— GAC Motor’s display of its globalization drive and the latest models at the North American International Auto Show ticked all the right boxes as the leading automotive manufacturer in China built up intimacy with international customers, dealers and business partners. GAC put its best foot forward in reinfo ... Continue reading

Nissan Reports January 2015 sales for Europe

Nissan Reports January 2015 sales for Europe

ROLLE, Switzerland -- February 14, 2015: Nissan announced today European sales for January of 57,332 units, representing a market share of 4.1%. January highlights: France reports best ever Nissan sales with 5,866 units, +30% versus January 2014 with a market share of 4.16%. UK reports 11,002 units sold with a market s ... Continue reading

2016 Model Year Range Rover Evoque Previewed

2016 Model Year Range Rover Evoque Previewed

Striking new headlamp signature for 2016 model year Range Rover Evoque First Land Rover to feature full LED adaptive headlamps Image previews latest version of Land Rover’s most successful model WHITLEY, UK -- February 16, 2015: Land Rover has today revealed the first glimpse of the 2016 model year Range Rover Evo ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz E-Class -- 2015 Generation: New Infotainment for the E-Class

Mercedes-Benz E-Class -- 2015 Generation: New Infotainment for the E-Class

Mercedes-Benz has further enhanced the E-Class in terms of a number of details. The key new feature of the 2015 generation vehicle is a new internet-enabled telematics generation boasting high-performance multimedia devices and navigation systems and enabling convenient use of the versatile options afforded by modern c ... Continue reading

GM Supports U.S. Veterans Seeking Employment and Professional Development

GM Supports U.S. Veterans Seeking Employment and Professional Development

Automaker sponsors Veteran’s Innovation Partnership Fellowship WASHINGTON, DC -- February 13, 2015: General Motors announced its support for the U.S. Department of State Veterans Innovation Partnership (VIP), which offers military veterans a one-year paid fellowship in a U.S. Government agency. “We know that ... Continue reading

2015 Chicago Auto Show Attracts All Generations With Family Day: Feb. 16

2015 Chicago Auto Show Attracts All Generations With Family Day: Feb. 16

The Chicago Auto Show is holding its third annual Family Day on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 16. While show organizers work with manufacturers and exhibitors to coordinate family-friendly events throughout the entire run of the nine-day public show, Presidents Day will feature a particularly robust lineup of family fun ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA REVIEW

2015 Hyundai Sonata HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA REVIEW ... Continue reading

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