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Luxury Vehicle Segment's Lowest Priced, Typically-Equipped Vehicle Retains Highest Value After One Year

Luxury Vehicle Segment's Lowest Priced, Typically-Equipped Vehicle Retains Highest Value After One Year

NADA Used Car Guide Perspective Report Observes Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Retaining Stronger Value Over More Expensive Models MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NADA Used Car Guide published its November Perspective automotive industry report, providing a compelling group of figures on the one-year v ... Continue reading

Harvested Energy for a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Can Power 150 Homes

Harvested Energy for a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Can Power 150 Homes

Mitsubishi's game changing 148 mpg Outlander plug-in uses a clever energy recovery system to harvest electricity that would otherwise be lost. Over 100 miles of mixed driving, up to 15kw/hrs of potentially wasted energy is harvested and put back into the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery. This means that in a year, dr ... Continue reading

'The Maserati 100' -- The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

'The Maserati 100' -- The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, 25th November 2014 – Luxury Italian car manufacturer, Maserati, and the Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE) have launched a campaign to find 100 of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs who are supporting the next generation of up and coming business talent. As part of Maserati’s centennial year ce ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake

Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake

Mercedes-AMG is continuing its model initiative: following on from the successful A 45 AMG, CLA 45 AMG and GLA 45 AMG models, the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake is now the fourth high-performance compact car to be brought out, and it makes a stunning impression with its unique interior concept and its unrivall ... Continue reading

The SsangYong Tivoli is Announced

The SsangYong Tivoli is Announced

Urban dynamic SUV styling with the best interior quality in its class Launch in Korea set for January 2015 On sale in the UK and globally from mid-next year LUTON, UK -- November 26, 2014: SsangYong Motor Company CEO, Yoo Il Lee, has announced the name of the company’s all new B-segment crossover - Tivoli. Under d ... Continue reading

"Mobile Home" Device Offers Safe Solution To Driving With iPhone iPod touch

"Mobile Home" Device Offers Safe Solution To Driving With iPhone iPod touch

</p><p><i>Connects iPhone®/iPod touch® to existing factory or 3rd party Bluetooth® hands-free systems/devices, allowing users to safely command Siri®/Voice Control® from the driver’s seat.</i></p> ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Cruze Named 2014 Fleet Car of the Year

Chevrolet Cruze Named 2014 Fleet Car of the Year

DETROIT --November 25, 2014: The 2015 Chevrolet Cruze was named the 2014 Fleet Car of the Year by Automotive Fleet and Business Fleet magazines. Fleet managers from both large and small fleets and covering every fleet segment selected the Cruze as the winner, besting 48 other cars. “Mary Kay selected the Chevrolet ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Celebrates Holiday Season with Hunger Relief, America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit

Ford Motor Company Celebrates Holiday Season with Hunger Relief, America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit

Ford Motor Company delivers new truck to The Salvation Army’s Bed & Bread Club, helping distribute 5,000 meals each day in Detroit Ford is working with Detroit Area Agency on Aging to help provide meals for 6,000 homebound senior citizens, part of $1.3 million in hunger relief support across the U.S. 2015 Ford Mus ... Continue reading

Hispanic Motor Press Awards name all-new 2015 Chrysler 200C "Best Sedan" and 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat "Best Sportscar"

Hispanic Motor Press Awards name all-new 2015 Chrysler 200C "Best Sedan" and 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat "Best Sportscar"

The Hispanic Motor Press Awards recognize the most outstanding all-new vehicles in the United States to go on sale in the 12 months preceding the award Overall design, comfort, safety, economy, handling, performance, functionality, environmental requirements, driver satisfaction and value are the criteria used by the j ... Continue reading

November Brings Declining Gas Prices, Generous Deals on Small Cars and Small SUVs

November Brings Declining Gas Prices, Generous Deals on Small Cars and Small SUVs

CHICAGO -- Nov. 24, 2014: The government's Energy Information Administration predicts the price of gasoline will be less than $3 per gallon across most of the United States by the end of the year and throughout 2015. As a result, there's been a resurgence in consumer interest for large cars and large SUVs, as well as u ... Continue reading

car2go Announces Over 13,000 Members In First Month Of Brooklyn Operation And Releases User Behavior Data

car2go Announces Over 13,000 Members In First Month Of Brooklyn Operation And Releases User Behavior Data

Leading Carsharing Service Also Announces New Mobile Access Feature BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2014 -- car2go North America LLC, the largest, fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced today that the company has over 13,000 Brooklyn members in its first month of operation in the Brooklyn borough, marking it car ... Continue reading

car2go Offers Mobile Access To Its Global Fleet

car2go Offers Mobile Access To Its Global Fleet

Members Will Now Be Able to Begin car2go Trips with their Smartphone Free Membership and Drive Time For a Limited Time AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24, 2014 -- car2go North America LLC, the largest, fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced today the launch of Mobile Access, an upgraded app feature that allows member ... Continue reading

Magna Connects with 2015 Consumer Electronics Show

Magna Connects with 2015 Consumer Electronics Show

Auto supplier challenges design & engineering students to help define the car of the future AURORA, ON, Nov. 24, 2014 - As collaboration between the automotive and consumer electronics industries continues to grow in importance, Magna International Inc. announced today that the company will participate in the 2015 Inte ... Continue reading

Small SUVs Take Center Stage at Los Angeles Auto Show

Small SUVs Take Center Stage at Los Angeles Auto Show

New subcompact SUVs Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3 top the list of vehicles debuting this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, says Edmunds.com. The unveilings underscore the surge of interest that car shoppers have shown in compact and subcompact SUVs. Edmunds.com sales data shows that the segment has doubled in market ... Continue reading

Tier10 Gives All-New 2015 Acura TLX NYC Nightlife Treatment

Tier10 Gives All-New 2015 Acura TLX NYC Nightlife Treatment

The Tier10 production crew learned that, in three days, they would have exclusive access to the all-new 2015 Acura TLX in New York City for just 48 hours. What complicated matters was that they were in Los Angeles at the time on a scheduled four-day shoot. "To be one of the first in the country to shoot the all-new 201 ... Continue reading

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