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World Premiere: ŠKODA Displays Concept of its New Rally Car, the Fabia R 5

World Premiere: ŠKODA Displays Concept of its New Rally Car, the Fabia R 5

German premiere for the new ŠKODA Fabia Estate Special Monte Carlo edition of the Rapid Spaceback, Yeti and Citigo ŠKODA Octavia RS and ŠKODA show cars: Yeti Xtreme, CitiJet and Rapid Spaceback Red & Grey Collection MLADA BOLESLAV -- November 26, 2014: ŠKODA will treat visitors to this year’s Essen Motor S ... Continue reading

Toyota Reveals Next-Generation Integrated Safety Technology

Toyota Reveals Next-Generation Integrated Safety Technology

Vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-vehicle communications for safer manoeuvres and hazard alerts Vehicle-to-vehicle communications for smarter, safer and more efficient cruise control driving Better night-time illumination with new adaptive LED headlight arrays New technologies to be rolled out from 2015, togethe ... Continue reading

PEUGEOT 308 is the Stage for Innovative Web Series

PEUGEOT 308 is the Stage for Innovative Web Series

Fly-on-the-dash cameras capture ups and downs of family life in cars A new 60-second film to play every day over the next three weeks COVENTRY, UK -- November 26, 2014: If you’ve ever wondered what kind of things the interior of your car sees every day of its life, PEUGEOT can provide something of the answer. Dash ... Continue reading

The Renault-Nissan Alliance Sells its 200,000th Electric Vehicle

The Renault-Nissan Alliance Sells its 200,000th Electric Vehicle

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4 billion zero-emission kilometers – enough to circle the earth 100,000 times. Renault-Nissan’s EVs represent 200 million li ... Continue reading

Consumers Switch to Subcompact Cars in Russia

Consumers Switch to Subcompact Cars in Russia

Russia will emerge as a top automotive market in Europe as consumers in the country are beginning to place emphasis on driving dynamics and are willing to pay more for advanced driveline technology features. Government initiatives – such as subsidies, scrappage schemes, and customs duty exemptions for original equ ... Continue reading

Volvo to Renew Climate Savers Partnership with WWF

Volvo to Renew Climate Savers Partnership with WWF

The Volvo Group is renewing its partnership with a new ambitious commitment to the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Climate Savers programme. In addition to reducing emissions from products and production, Volvo is now driving the development toward reducing carbon-dioxide emissions throughout the transport sector. â ... Continue reading

GMC Canyon Hauls for the Holidays

GMC Canyon Hauls for the Holidays

NEW YORK – Among the elaborate floats, marching performers and six-story-tall balloons, the 2015 GMC Canyon will have a presence tomorrow in the 88th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. The all-new, premium midsize truck will be one of 55 GMC vehicles towing floats along the 2.5 mile route, which winds along ... Continue reading

The 2015 Mustang Won SEMA’s Hottest Car Award

The 2015 Mustang Won SEMA’s Hottest Car Award

The 2015 Mustang won SEMA’s Hottest Car award thanks to dozens of highly modified examples of the new pony car, including Ford Racing’s “King Cobra” In addition to the 2015 Mustangs in Ford’s show stand, numerous Mustangs were on display on the SEMA show floor, both modern and vintage 50 Mustan ... Continue reading

'Nissan Titan Truckumentary' Tells Story of Next-Generation Pickup Truck Development

'Nissan Titan Truckumentary' Tells Story of Next-Generation Pickup Truck Development

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--To celebrate the launch of the next-generation Titan, Nissan will be telling the story of its upcoming full-size pickup’s development via a series of short videos under the “Nissan Titan Truckumentary” banner. “The ‘Truckumentary’ is not meant to be the all-encompassing l ... Continue reading

New 2015.5 Dodge Viper GTS and TA 2.0 Special Edition Models Now Available for Customer "Sold Orders" with New Pricing and More Content

New 2015.5 Dodge Viper GTS and TA 2.0 Special Edition Models Now Available for Customer "Sold Orders" with New Pricing and More Content

Dodge Viper sales up 26 percent year-to-date since Dodge repositioned the hand-built exotic in September and reduced the starting price $15,000 2015 Dodge Viper's starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $84,995 (all prices exclude gas guzzler tax and destination) ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Sales To Rise 2.2 Percent In November On Black Friday Deals

New-Vehicle Sales To Rise 2.2 Percent In November On Black Friday Deals

Fiat Chrysler Set for Most Growth of Major Automakers; Most Brands Benefitting from Small SUV/Crossover Strength IRVINE, CA -- Nov. 25, 2014: New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 2.2 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.27 million units, resulting in an estimated 16.8 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SA ... Continue reading

Black Friday Car Shopping: 10 Best New-Car Deals For November

Black Friday Car Shopping: 10 Best New-Car Deals For November

Just in time for Black Friday, the experts from Kelley Blue Book have assembled their list of the 10 best lease, financing and cash back deals available in November from a variety of auto manufacturers. "Black Friday represents one of the hottest shopping days in America, and new-car shopping is no exception; there are ... Continue reading

Drive It Forward Program Launched To Help Make The Roads Safer This Holiday Season

Drive It Forward Program Launched To Help Make The Roads Safer This Holiday Season

New customers purchasing their first ride from BeMyDD will receive a US$20 BeMyDD gift card so they can give the gift of safety to a friend or relative CLEVELAND, Nov. 25, 2014 -- BeMyDD (Be My Designated Driver), the nation's largest designated driver service, today launched Drive It Forward, a program that provides a ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Retail Sales On Pace for 1.1 Million, the Strongest November Since 2001

New-Vehicle Retail Sales On Pace for 1.1 Million, the Strongest November Since 2001

New-vehicle retail sales in November are expected to reach their highest level for the month since 2001, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales New-vehicle retail sales in November 2014 are projected to come in at 1.1 million units, a 5.5 per ... Continue reading

Expect Everything from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show; High-end Luxury, a Magic Crossover, Concepts and the newest in Clean Technology

Expect Everything from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show; High-end Luxury, a Magic Crossover, Concepts and the newest in Clean Technology

November 26, 2014, Los Angeles, CA / PR Newswire / — 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 With the world premiere in Guangzhou and the presentation in Los Angeles, the new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class was unveiled almost simultaneously in its two key markets of China and the USA. The US will launch with the Mercedes- Maybach S6 ... Continue reading

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