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BMW Global Sales in October Achieve New High

BMW Global Sales in October Achieve New High

Global sales increase 11.1% with 184,297 deliveries worldwide Year-to-date deliveries up 7.0% to 1,714,197 vehicles Almost 13,000 BMW i vehicles sold in first ten months MUNICH -- Noevember 11, 2014: Demand for BMW Group vehicles increased in October with global sales for the month higher than ever before. A total of 1 ... Continue reading

Skoda Citigo Names Best Supermini in the Annual Green Apple Awards

Skoda Citigo Names Best Supermini in the Annual Green Apple Awards

ŠKODA Citigo named Best Supermini in the annual Green Apple Awards Fourth year in succession that ŠKODA has been honoured Judges praise the Citigo’s quality, practicality and low running costs Citigo CO2 emissions from 95g/km Milton Keynes, 11 November 2014 – ŠKODA has enjoyed a fruitful time at 2014 Gr ... Continue reading

Jaguar Heritage will Exhibit at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Car Show

Jaguar Heritage will Exhibit at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Car Show

Jaguar Heritage to exhibit for the very first time at the annual Lancaster Insurance Classic Car Show at the NEC, 14-16 November Jaguar Heritage to showcase its capabilities and products, including the NEC debut of the ‘new’ Lightweight E-type ‘Car Zero’ New ’57 Collection range of quality merc ... Continue reading

Volkswagen And INRIX Expand Partnership To Launch INRIX Park And INRIX Fuel In Europe

Volkswagen And INRIX Expand Partnership To Launch INRIX Park And INRIX Fuel In Europe

Telematics Munich 2014 -- INRIX®, Inc., a leading global provider of traffic information, analytics and driver services for the connected car and smart cities worldwide, today announced that it is expanding its partnership with Volkswagen to launch INRIX Park and INRIX Fuel services in new Passat models equipped with ... Continue reading

SAP, Shell and Volkswagen Co-Innovate to Lay Foundations for Connected Vehicle

SAP, Shell and Volkswagen Co-Innovate to Lay Foundations for Connected Vehicle

BERLIN, Nov. 11, 2014 -- SAP SE today announced a co-innovation pilot program with Shell and Volkswagen AG to investigate how connected vehicles would interact with the world around them. The ongoing pilot in Hannover, Germany, aims to lay the foundations for a range of services including an integrated system for conne ... Continue reading

Hyundai Wins IntelliChoice Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Award For Fourth-Consecutive Year

Hyundai Wins IntelliChoice Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Award For Fourth-Consecutive Year

Today, Hyundai's industry-leading warranty program has once again proved unmatched. For the fourth-consecutive year Hyundai received the distinction of "Best Popular Program" in IntelliChoice's annual Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Car Awards. Hyundai secured the top spot amongst 14 popular brands due to its strong used car ... Continue reading

Lexus LF-C2 Concept to Make its World Premiere at 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

Lexus LF-C2 Concept to Make its World Premiere at 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

On November 19, at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Lexus LF-C2 Concept will make its global debut. This exciting new open-air concept will be revealed at a press conference scheduled for 1:40 p.m. in the brand’s display located in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. ... Continue reading

First Ever Biosynthetic Motor Oil to Receive Highest Industry Performance Certification; Demonstrates Improved Fuel Economy

First Ever Biosynthetic Motor Oil to Receive Highest Industry Performance Certification; Demonstrates Improved Fuel Economy

Biosynthetic Technologies’ Biosynthetic Motor Oil Achieves API SN Resource Conserving Certification, ILSAC GF-5 Certification and a 3.05% Fuel Economy Gain IRVINE, Calif.--Biosynthetic Technologies, a leading manufacturer of renewable high-performance lubricant base oil, announced today that it has received ILSAC ... Continue reading

Now Showing: Nissan, Wounded Warrior Project Honor Veterans with Premiere of Alaskan Short Film

Now Showing: Nissan, Wounded Warrior Project Honor Veterans with Premiere of Alaskan Short Film

Adventure-packed short film launched today on YouTube, Hulu and XBOX Live; will air on the History2 Channel tonight NASHVILLE, TN -- November 11, 2012: On this Veterans Day, Nissan is paying special tribute to the United States Armed Forces with the inspiring story of two Wounded Warrior Project® Alumni. Less than t ... Continue reading

Colorado's First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado

Colorado's First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado

DENVER -- November 11, 2014: The nation’s first operational, all-electric car share service launched in Golden, Colo. eThos Electric Car Share will provide the Golden and Denver-metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans (EVs) for short-term rental. “I signed up because it’s great to promote elec ... Continue reading

Properly Maintained Headlights Vastly Improve Driver Safety

Properly Maintained Headlights Vastly Improve Driver Safety

The importance of maintaining a vehicle cannot be understated. In addition to protecting their financial investments, drivers who properly maintain their vehicles are also protecting themselves and their passengers. Many elements of vehicle maintenance become second nature to drivers once they have a few months of driv ... Continue reading

Entrepreneur and Chevrolet Give Small-Business Owners Keys to Success

Entrepreneur and Chevrolet Give Small-Business Owners Keys to Success

Contest will award Chevrolet City Express to winning entry IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014 -- Entrepreneur and Chevrolet have teamed up to create the first-ever City Express to Success Challenge—a contest in which the grand prize winner will drive off with a 2015 Chevrolet City Express LT van. From now until Decembe ... Continue reading

AJAC's 2015 Canadian Car of the Year Awards

AJAC's 2015 Canadian Car of the Year Awards

KPMG has announced the top three finalists in 15 "Best New" categories that make up the 2015 edition of the Canadian Car of the Year Awards declared annually by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). The list is copied below. The 15 "Best New" category winners will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd, 2 ... Continue reading

Customers Paying More and Waiting Longer for Their Rental Car, Putting an End to the Four-Year Run of Increasing Customer Satisfaction

Customers Paying More and Waiting Longer for Their Rental Car, Putting an End to the Four-Year Run of Increasing Customer Satisfaction

Enterprise Ranks Highest in Satisfying Rental Car Customers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014 -- Higher costs and longer waiting times have leveled off the upward trend in rental car satisfaction the industry has experienced since 2009, according to the J.D. Power 2014 North America Rental Car Satisfaction StudyS ... Continue reading

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell A Finalist For 2015 Green SUV Of The Year

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell A Finalist For 2015 Green SUV Of The Year

World's First Mass-Produced Fuel Cell Vehicle Recognized for its Breakthrough Technology and Consumer Availability FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2014 -- Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell, the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle available for consumer lease, was named a finalist for Green Car Journal's 2015 Green SUV of ... Continue reading

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