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New PenFed Service Provides Members with Auto Loan Term "Reset Button" That Puts Them in the Driver's Seat

New PenFed Service Provides Members with Auto Loan Term "Reset Button" That Puts Them in the Driver's Seat

PenFed's New Rate Reset Partnership Can Lower Monthly Auto Loan Payments. Through Pentagon Federal Credit Union's (PenFed) new partnership with Rate Reset, eligible members can now extend their current car loan terms up to 24 months. When a member chooses a new term, PenFed will reset the member's rate to that which is ... Continue reading

Countdown to NAIAS 2015 - Act One: The Gallery at MGM Grand Detroit

Countdown to NAIAS 2015 - Act One: The Gallery at MGM Grand Detroit

Exotic vehicles, Wolfgang Puck, and high fashion set to launch event unlike any other DETROIT, Dec. 31, 2014 -- The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today announced the lineup of vehicles that will grace The Gallery at MGM Grand Detroit, the first of several official NAIAS events to be held in Detroit ove ... Continue reading

Corvette Stingray Owners Financially Savviest of All Car Shoppers?

Corvette Stingray Owners Financially Savviest of All Car Shoppers?

One-year vehicle value retention report lists all 2014 mainstream category winners and losers MCLEAN, VA -- Dec. 30, 2014: In their final vehicle retention value report for the year, NADA Used Car Guide analysts detailed the one-year performance of all-new, or heavily redesigned mainstream car and truck models. "We saw ... Continue reading

DEP Extends Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program

DEP Extends Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the extension of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate program, which will continue to provide $2,000 rebates for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric and battery-electric vehicles until June 30, 2015, or until the 500 vehicle benchmark is reached. ... Continue reading

Alcantara Focuses On Sustainability As Key Brand Value

Alcantara Focuses On Sustainability As Key Brand Value

Alcantara, the Italian provider of high-tech luxury materials for vehicle interiors, continued its commitment to the environment in 2014 by organizing a ground-breaking symposium on automotive sustainability. The International Symposium on Sustainability in the Automotive Industry held in Venice, Italy in October, focu ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars earns top result in 2015 IIHS Top Safety Pick+

Volvo Cars earns top result in 2015 IIHS Top Safety Pick+

Volvo Cars has once again performed very well in the annual IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Awards. In this year's honours list four Volvo cars made the Top Safety Pick+ grade: the S60, V60, S80 and XC60. Volvo Cars was the only European brand with more than two models on the list. “Volvo Cars' commitment to real-life safet ... Continue reading

12 Days of Audi Christmas, the Audi A4 Cabriolet

12 Days of Audi Christmas, the Audi A4 Cabriolet

Audi reveals a series of stunning light-painted images of its range – one for each of the twelve days of Christmas Audi is marking the 12 days of Christmas with a collection of images which show its range in an entirely different light. ... Continue reading

Shelby American Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Big Block Cobra with Special Edition Roadster

Shelby American Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Big Block Cobra with Special Edition Roadster

Legendary Shelby 427 Cobra Celebrated with Limited Run of Cars LAS VEGAS -- December 30, 2014: Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK), is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the big block Cobra by offering 50 limited edition versions of the iconic roadster. Each contin ... Continue reading

Ford, AccuWeather Keep Drivers Weather-Ready with Hyper-Local Forecasts Minute-by-Minute Through SYNC AppLink

Ford, AccuWeather Keep Drivers Weather-Ready with Hyper-Local Forecasts Minute-by-Minute Through SYNC AppLink

Ford and AccuWeather now make using the smartphone app easier by enabling it to work with SYNC® AppLink™. AccuWeather MinuteCast™ brings minute-by-minute, hyper-localized weather forecasts to a driver’s exact street address AccuWeather for Ford SYNC AppLink helps drivers plan and time their trips arou ... Continue reading

Ford SYNC AppLink and Life360 Introduce New Feature to Help Drivers Focus on the Road and Stay Connected to Family

Ford SYNC AppLink and Life360 Introduce New Feature to Help Drivers Focus on the Road and Stay Connected to Family

Ford Motor Company and Life360 will help keep family members in touch while commuting with the introduction of the SYNC AppLink™-enabled Life360 app with all-new Drive Mode feature Once the Life360 app is connected through available Ford SYNC AppLink, Drive Mode automatically alerts the driver’s loved ones th ... Continue reading

Daimler Trucks Sells Nearly 500,000 Trucks in 2014

Daimler Trucks Sells Nearly 500,000 Trucks in 2014

Deliveries above previous year level after eleven months Efforts in all regions offset for partly challenging market conditions Strong position in key markets expanded Technological leadership substantiated with autonomously driving Future Truck 2025 Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard: “Our intense efforts in all regions are p ... Continue reading

Ford's Most Comprehensive F-150 Marketing Campaign Ever Launches this Week

Ford's Most Comprehensive F-150 Marketing Campaign Ever Launches this Week

Ford’s most comprehensive F-150 marketing campaign ever launches this week with television commercials during the first-ever college football playoff for NCAA Division I teams and online webisodes hosted by ESPN “Sport Science” creator John Brenkus Straight-talk television commercials highlight F-150†... Continue reading

Law Enforcement Ramps up Patrols for Drunk Drivers over New Year’s Holiday

Law Enforcement Ramps up Patrols for Drunk Drivers over New Year’s Holiday

TxDOT encourages Texans to find a sober ride AUSTIN, Texas--The Texas Department of Transportation reminds motorists that law enforcement will be out in force on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in an effort to reduce crashes and discourage drunk driving. “The New Year’s Eve holiday has historicall ... Continue reading

12 Days of Audi Christmas, The Audi SQ5 TDI

12 Days of Audi Christmas, The Audi SQ5 TDI

Audi reveals a series of stunning light-painted images of its range – one for each of the twelve days of Christmas Audi is marking the 12 days of Christmas with a collection of images which show its range in an entirely different light. ... Continue reading

With Five New Models in Six Months, UK Mazda Dealers are Busy

With Five New Models in Six Months, UK Mazda Dealers are Busy

‘Exceptional year’ will reward those who are prepared 2015 sales again predicted to outperform market DARTFORD, UK -- December 29, 2014: Mazda’s UK dealers, some of whom have been with the brand for more than 40 years, face their busiest ever year in 2015 and need to make sure they are fully prepared to ... Continue reading

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