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Next Green Car Awards 2015

Next Green Car Awards 2015

Today sees the announcement of the winners for the Next Green Car Awards 2015, which recognises the UK’s best green cars for 2015. The winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2015 have been carefully selected from a green car shortlist featuring 44 new models competing across 10 categories (nine vehicle segments plus ... Continue reading

Five FCA Vehicles Named 'Most Loved Vehicles in America' by Strategic Vision

Five FCA Vehicles Named 'Most Loved Vehicles in America' by Strategic Vision

Dodge Charger and Durango 'most loved' in their respective segments for second consecutive year Jeep® Renegade leads Entry SUV segment in 2015 Most Loved Vehicles in America survey by Strategic Vision FIAT captures most segment wins among small cars with 500 and 500e FCA US ranked highest overall in Strategic Vision ... Continue reading

With the ROEV Association, Electric Vehicle Charging Becomes More Accessible +VIDEO

With the ROEV Association, Electric Vehicle Charging Becomes More Accessible +VIDEO

At the 2015 Los Angeles International Auto Show, five partners, including two of the top EV automakers, BMW of North America and Nissan, together with the three largest EV charging networks in the U.S., CarCharging/Blink (OTCQB: CCGI), ChargePoint, and NRG EVgo, announced the creation of the ROEV Association ("ROEV"), ... Continue reading

Best and Worst Car Insurance Deals

Best and Worst Car Insurance Deals

Surprisingly, SUVs and Trucks Are Cheaper to Insure than Sedans SAN FRANCISCO -- November 19, 2015: The Ford Explorer is the best deal in car insurance and the Ford Focus is the worst, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report which analyzed 20 of the most popular 2015 models. The study divided the average annual c ... Continue reading

October 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

October 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

FCA posted European sales of 70,500 units for the month of October, representing a 7.7% year-over-year increase that was significantly higher than the industry average of 2.7%. For the ten months year-to-date, sales were up 12.9% (+8.2% for the industry) to 738,500 units. The Fiat Panda and 500 continued as leaders in ... Continue reading

MOTOR TREND Announces 2016 "Of The Year" Winners

MOTOR TREND Announces 2016 "Of The Year" Winners

Car of the Year, Truck of the Year, SUV of the Year, and Person of the Year announced during live ceremony and webcast in Los Angeles Today, for the first time in the brand's 66-year history, MOTOR TREND announced winners of the Golden Calipers for Car of the Year, Truck of the Year, SUV of the Year, and Person of the ... Continue reading

Can You Find a Chevy Malibu in Malibu, CA or a Toyota Tacoma in Tacoma, WA?

Can You Find a Chevy Malibu in Malibu, CA or a Toyota Tacoma in Tacoma, WA?

Popularity of Geographically-Named Vehicles Puts Small Towns on the Car-Buying Map SANTA MONICA, CA -- November 16, 2015: Just because a car is named after a city or state doesn't mean it's popular there. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Chevy Malibu in Malibu, CA. or a Hyundai Tucson in Tucson, AZ. But what if ... Continue reading

Monumental Shifts from English to Hispanic Media Fuel Total Market Growth in Automotive Industry

Monumental Shifts from English to Hispanic Media Fuel Total Market Growth in Automotive Industry

Study Directly Links Increased Hispanic Media Spend to Greater Return on Investment FAIRFAX, VA -- November 16, 2015: A new study released by AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing confirms that shifting English media dollars to Hispanic directly leads to Total Market growth in the Auto sector category. A five-point all ... Continue reading

Auto Industry Luminaries are Speaking in Detroit in January

Auto Industry Luminaries are Speaking in Detroit in January

Every January in Detroit, leading automotive executives take the Automotive News stage to discuss the state of the industry and answer questions from the audience. Join them for the 40th annual World Congress, where featured speakers will include: ... Continue reading

Auto Dealers That Embrace Technology Deliver a More Satisfying Sales Experience

Auto Dealers That Embrace Technology Deliver a More Satisfying Sales Experience

Use of technology—i.e., tablets and computer displays—by dealers during the sales process can substantially improve customer satisfaction among new-vehicle buyers, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) StudySM released today. The study, now in its 29th year, measures satisfactio ... Continue reading

U.S. News Best Cars Announces the 2016 Best Vehicle Brands

U.S. News Best Cars Announces the 2016 Best Vehicle Brands

Winners: Mazda, Honda, Ford and Porsche WASHINGTON -- November 12, 2015: U.S. News & World Report today announced winners of the 2016 Best Vehicle Brand Awards. The awards recognize the brands whose vehicles perform the best on an overall basis within four major categories of the U.S. News vehicle rankings: Cars, SUVs, ... Continue reading

'Nobody Loves Their Cars Like Gen Y' says Strategic Vision, Announcing the Most Loved Vehicles of 2015

'Nobody Loves Their Cars Like Gen Y' says Strategic Vision, Announcing the Most Loved Vehicles of 2015

SAN DIEGO--“Love” is the holy grail of the customer experience. Strategic Vision research shows that true advocacy and brand loyalty begins not when buyers are simply “satisfied,” but when they truly love their experience. With this in mind, Strategic Vision has created the Customer Love Index (CLI) ... Continue reading

Next Green Car Awards UK Short List Announced

Next Green Car Awards UK Short List Announced

Today sees the announcement of the shortlist for the Next Green Car Awards 2015, which recognises the UK's best green cars for 2015 and 2016. From the shortlist featuring 44 different models competing across 10 categories, the winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2015 will be announced on Tuesday 24th November. As the ... Continue reading

End Of Season Clearance Sales on All 2015 Models - Check Out These New Car Reviews

End Of Season Clearance Sales on All 2015 Models - Check Out These New Car Reviews

Lots Of New 2015 Vehicles Just Waiting For You AUTO CENTRAL - August 24, 2015: The end of the model year is traditionally the best to to buy a new car or truck. You'll want to be armed with the best information so check out these new car reviews and The Auto Channel's Buyers Guides. The information is all FREE and with ... Continue reading

New-Car Transaction Prices Rise More Than 1 Percent In October 2015

New-Car Transaction Prices Rise More Than 1 Percent In October 2015

The analysts at Kelley Blue Book today report the estimated average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $34,023 in October 2015. New-car prices have increased by $458 (up 1.4 percent) from October 2014, while climbing $233 (up 0.7 percent) from last month. "Transaction prices continue to ... Continue reading

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