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Ford Explorer Marks 25 Years of Innovation with More Technology, New Engine, All-New Platinum Series

Ford Explorer Marks 25 Years of Innovation with More Technology, New Engine, All-New Platinum Series

New Ford Explorer makes global debut today at Los Angeles Auto Show with even more smart technology, available 2.3-liter EcoBoost® four-cylinder engine and all-new Platinum series Innovative new features make parking easier, speed charging time on smart devices, boost aerodynamics and give every adventure an even be ... Continue reading

Lexus Celebrates Holiday Magic with December Sales Event Campaign

Lexus Celebrates Holiday Magic with December Sales Event Campaign

Lexus today launches its annual “December to Remember” Sales Event with a new integrated marketing campaign that offers a fun spin on gift giving and holiday cheer. Anchored by three general market commercials, the campaign reveals some of Santa’s inventive gift-giving secrets and illustrates that with L ... Continue reading

NICB Releases Annual Holiday Vehicle Theft Report

NICB Releases Annual Holiday Vehicle Theft Report

Report shows top holidays for vehicle theft Car thieves don't take a break for the holidays, according to new data released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. NICB's 2013 Annual Holiday Vehicle Theft Report analyzes data from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), which showed a total of 708,909 vehic ... Continue reading

October Used Vehicle Prices Fall, New Vehicle Sales Rise

October Used Vehicle Prices Fall, New Vehicle Sales Rise

Brisk New Car Sales and Higher Volume Continue to Push Down Value of Used Vehicle Market MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the November NADA Used Car Guide Guidelines report, used vehicle wholesale prices have dropped, averaging a 3.7 percent decline since September. Marking the fourth ... Continue reading

Honda Rolls out the Red Carpet for Developers, Launches Honda Developer Studio in Silicon Valley to Grow App Ecosystem

Honda Rolls out the Red Carpet for Developers, Launches Honda Developer Studio in Silicon Valley to Grow App Ecosystem

As part of its ongoing effort to elevate the connected car experience, Honda has unveiled Honda Developer Studio, an online portal and open innovation workspace in Silicon Valley. The portal and garage will enable developers to work directly with Honda engineers to create apps that are road-ready more quickly. The anno ... Continue reading

Kia K900 And Soul Receive Prestigious 2015 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards

Kia K900 And Soul Receive Prestigious 2015 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards

The K900 luxury sedan earns best-in-class status in the Premium Large Car category - The fun and funky Soul urban passenger vehicle receives the top honors in the Subcompact Car category IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014 -- Consumer Guide Automotive has awarded the Kia K900 and Kia Soul its prestigious Best Buy Awards for ... Continue reading

Experian Automotive: 30- and 60-Day Delinquency Rates Increase

Experian Automotive: 30- and 60-Day Delinquency Rates Increase

Experian Automotive today announced that 30- and 60-day automotive-loan delinquencies were up in the third quarter of 2014. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, 30-day delinquencies grew 3.7 percent from the previous year. Similarly, 60-day delinquencies jumped 8.6 percent during the s ... Continue reading

The 2016 Kia Sorento CUV Makes its Entrance at the LA Auto Show

The 2016 Kia Sorento CUV Makes its Entrance at the LA Auto Show

With a new 2.0-liter turbocharged engine option as well as a stronger body structure, longer wheelbase and dynamic driving improvements, Sorento delivers a premium utility experience Kia’s popular U.S.-built Sorento is the first vehicle in North America to offer Clari-Fi1 digital music restoration technology by Ha ... Continue reading

Bentley Grand Convertible--a New Kind of Luxury Open Air Driving

Bentley Grand Convertible--a New Kind of Luxury Open Air Driving

The most sophisticated and elegant convertible Developed to signify Bentley’s intentions for the future The ultimate expression of the British luxury automobile On display at the Los Angeles Auto Show from 19th November alongside the new Mulsanne Speed sedan CREWE, UK -- November 18, 2014: The ultimate expression ... Continue reading

Toyota Ushers in the Future with the Mirai Fuel Cell Car

Toyota Ushers in the Future with the Mirai Fuel Cell Car

Toyota will launch its all-new Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in Japan1 on 15 December, before introducing it in the UK and other selected European markets in September 2015. Mirai - the name means future in Japanese - signals the start of a new age of vehicles. It uses hydrogen, an important future energy source, to ... Continue reading

Spotify the difference with MINI

Spotify the difference with MINI

Spotify is the world’s largest music streaming service, offering users access to over 20 million songs MINI Connected App integration allows in-car browsing by genre, artist, album and track Simply download the Spotify App and rock out on the move BRACKNELL, UK -- November 18, 2014: We all know that the new MINI r ... Continue reading

Next Green Car Awards 2014

Next Green Car Awards 2014

Next Green Car, the UK's no. 1 green car website, today announces the winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2014, highlighting this year's best green cars to come onto the market. Next Green Car has made awards across eleven vehicle categories including two new categories Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) and Light Commerci ... Continue reading

Kia Soul EV: Commended by Next Green Car Awards 2014

Kia Soul EV: Commended by Next Green Car Awards 2014

Kia Soul EV recognised for class leading environmental technology Proudly earns the commended accolade in the ‘Crossover’ category Class-leading 132 miles range and 200 Wh/kg density battery WALTON-ON-THAMES, UK -- November 18, 2014: Less than a week after its official UK launch, the Kia Soul EV has already b ... Continue reading

New Citroën C4 Cactus wins Next Green Car Award for Best Crossover

New Citroën C4 Cactus wins Next Green Car Award for Best Crossover

Citroën C4 Cactus BlueHDi 100 scoops win in ‘Crossover’ category at Next Green Car Awards C4 Cactus beats Kia Soul EV, Skoda Yeti & Nissan Qashqai in 2014 honours BlueHDi 100 model produces CO2 emissions from just 82g/km COVENTRY, UK -- November 18, 2014: Just two months after its successful UK launch, the ... Continue reading

German University Revolutionizes Electric Car Production with Stratasys 3D Printing Via StreetScooter Project

German University Revolutionizes Electric Car Production with Stratasys 3D Printing Via StreetScooter Project

Aachen University uses world's largest multi-material 3D printer, Stratasys' Objet1000 3D Production System, to build a fully functional prototype electric car in just 12 months 3D printed vehicle to feature on Stratasys' stand (Hall 11, Booth D90) at EuroMold, Frankfurt, 25-28 November Stratasys Ltd. , a leading globa ... Continue reading

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