IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO
Dec 23, 2014
afety gains ground: More vehicles earn top honors from IIHS The number of vehicles earning either of the Institute's two awards has jumped to 71 from 39 this time last year, giving consumers more choices for optimum protection in crashes. The number of winners in the top tier â Top Safety Pick+ â has increase ... Continue reading
Dec 23, 2014
Students impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of 2011 and U.S. military service members who participated in the humanitarian relief effort to ride float Honda will lead the Rose Parade for the fifth year as presenting sponsor Honda's 2015 Rose Parade float entry, Building Dreams of Friendship, will l ... Continue reading
A New Breed of Performance Starts with Ford EcoBoost Engines
Dec 23, 2014
Ford now offers EcoBoost® engines in all of its high-performance nameplates â from Fiesta ST to Mustang â making room for a new kind of aftermarket tuning Modifying engine performance can be accomplished with hand-held programmers that adjust several engine parameters Adjusting engine control unit programm ... Continue reading
Four Chevrolet Models Are 2015 IIHS Top Safety Picks
Dec 23, 2014
Awards cover brandâs mini car, small car, midsize sedan and midsize SUV segments DETROIT â The 2015 Chevrolet Spark, Volt, Malibu and Equinox have been named 2015 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Picks. The designation goes to models that achieve a good or acceptable rating in the challenging ... Continue reading
Dec 23, 2014
Stop-start capability anticipated to be the most important innovation in improving fuel efficiency, report concludes BOULDER, Colo.--A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the emerging global market for technologies that improve fuel economy, including global market forecasts for light-duty vehicle sales, segment ... Continue reading
All Subaru Models Receive IIHS Top Safety Pick (TSP) For 2015
Dec 23, 2014
Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that all seven 2015 Subaru models; the Legacy, Outback, Forester, BRZ, WRX/STI, Impreza and XV Crosstrek, have earned 2015 Top Safety Pick awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Subaru is the only manufacturer with IIHS Top Safety Picks for all models for ... Continue reading
Vehicle delivery experience reaches new high in 2014
Dec 23, 2014
More customers than ever collect their new BMW in person at BMW Welt The BMW Welt has been a major attraction for the citizens of Munich, tourists and fans of BMW Group brands since it opened in 2007. The experience centre has established itself not only as a desirable event venue and gourmet destination, but also as a ... Continue reading
Dec 23, 2014
America's bestselling SUV for the past decade1 raises the bar for 2015 with numerous safety-performance updates Available Honda Sensing⢠suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies combines camera and radar systems to help detect vehicles, pedestrians and roadway markings Honda's vision is to reduce ... Continue reading
Order Books are Open for the New FIAT 500X
Dec 23, 2014
New FIAT 500X crossover available to order now in exclusive Opening Edition specification Only 500 examples of the specially-badged FIAT 500X Opening Edition will be offered to UK customers Available in âCity Lookâ or âOff-Road Lookâ bodystyles, the FIAT 500X Opening Edition offers up to £2,850 w ... Continue reading
Dec 23, 2014
New investment will increase capacity of fuel-efficient transmission at Kokomo Transmission Plant (KTP) Sixth investment in five years at KTP for transmission production TorqueFlite eight-speed automatics are projected to power more than a million vehicles and help owners save 700 million gallons of gas KTP achieves mi ... Continue reading
Infiniti Enhances the Q70 Saloon Line-Up
Dec 23, 2014
New Infiniti Q70 range to cost from £32,650 129g/km CO2 2.2 diesel engine replaces 3.0 V6 diesel Full LED headlights among equipment enhancements Q70 Hybrid now faster and more efficient than ever ROLLE, SWITZERLAND -- December 22, 2014: An attractive new entry price point, lower CO2, extra equipment including full ... Continue reading
Appy Christmas: 360 degree Mercedes-AMG Films Launch
Dec 23, 2014
Will be available to be viewed for free using Samsung Gear Virtual Reality devices â also on desktop devices, Android platforms and the iPhone and iPad Along with five times DTM champion, Bernd Schneider, the Mercedes-AMG GT S is the star of the films â being driven as hard as possible around the Laguna Seca ... Continue reading
AT&S Offers New Outstanding Embedded Power Electronics Solutions
Dec 23, 2014
AT&S achieved first disruptive technology for power electronics solutions for automotive and industrial applications First reference designs show significant miniaturisation up to 50% for power modules Power applications in different power classes in the range from 50 W to 50 kW 50 W power applications are ready for in ... Continue reading
Windshield Wrapping: Toyota Makes Waste Reduction Opportunities Visible
Dec 22, 2014
Toyota takes waste management seriously. Thatâs why all materialsâeverything used to make our vehicles, not just what ends up in the final productâand processes are evaluated to improve chemical management and waste minimization. For instance, our manufacturing facilities changed the packing used to ship ... Continue reading
Hyundai Genesis And Sonata Win 2014 GOOD DESIGN Awards
Dec 22, 2014
Models Honored for Innovative and Unique Designs in Transportation FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- Dec. 22, 2014: The all-new Hyundai Genesis and Sonata earned GOOD DESIGN⢠Awards for their quality design, function and aesthetics from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Arc ... Continue reading
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