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USMC 239th Birthday Salute From GoDaddy +VIDEO

USMC 239th Birthday Salute From GoDaddy +VIDEO

Join me November 10, 2014, in wishing the United States Marine Corps a Happy 239th Birthday and in honoring my fellow Marines, past and present. Please watch our annual birthday tribute by clicking 'View 2014 Tribute'. To those serving in the Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard — thank you. Your service ... Continue reading

Škoda Offers to Ax the Tax

Škoda Offers to Ax the Tax

‘No VAT’ offer on current Fabia range with savings of 20 per cent Hatch and Estate models included, plus Monte Carlo and Black Editions Reductions of up to £2,949 available under the new offer Fabia range starts from £9,995 Milton Keynes, 10 November 2014 – ŠKODA is offering Fabia buyers the chan ... Continue reading

Ford Supports "Your Life" Campaign and Names the Winner of the Ford Prize

Ford Supports "Your Life" Campaign and Names the Winner of the Ford Prize

Brentwood, Essex, 10 November, 2014 – Ford is one of eight main corporate sponsors of the Your Life campaign launched today – a three-year initiative to encourage young adults in the UK to build the maths and science skills needed to succeed in the current competitive global economy. At the launch, Ford also ... Continue reading

Next Green Car Announces its 2014 Awards Short List

Next Green Car Announces its 2014 Awards Short List

Welcome to the Next Green Car Awards 2014, from the UK's No.1 green car website and highlighting this year's best green cars. Thirty-six of the UK's greenest new cars of 2014 have been selected for shortlists across eleven vehicle categories. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 18th November 2014. Scientifically-b ... Continue reading

The Match: Volvo FH against Koenigsegg One:1

The Match: Volvo FH against Koenigsegg One:1

A Volvo FH in a race against one of the world's fastest sports cars. This is the scenario in Volvo Trucks’ upcoming film ‘Volvo Trucks vs Koenigsegg’. The aim is to put the new I-Shift Dual Clutch gearbox, based on sports car technology, to the ultimate test. “Matching a Volvo FH against Koenigsegg ... Continue reading

Nissan Qashqai named 2014 Family Car of the Year

Nissan Qashqai named 2014 Family Car of the Year

More silverware for Qashqai as Recombu.com names best-selling Nissan crossover as its 2014 Family Car of the Year Judges highlight Qashqai’s bold design and high technology levels Latest award joins others from key industry titles and websites British-built Qashqai features a host of advanced technologies The new ... Continue reading

Oran Plant Marks Start of Renault Automotive Production in Algeria

Oran Plant Marks Start of Renault Automotive Production in Algeria

Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria, and Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault today inaugurated the Oued Tlelat car manufacturing plant in Oran alongside Algerian and French ministers. With an initial production capacity of 25,000 vehicles a year, the plant will contribute to the development of the automo ... Continue reading

MINI at the LA Auto Show 2014

MINI at the LA Auto Show 2014

With its characteristic driving fun and individual style, the British premium brand MINI has now enthralled discerning and trend-conscious target groups in the American automotive market for 12 years. The new generation of MINI interprets this successful vehicle concept more impressively than ever before, providing hig ... Continue reading

GKN Produces World's First Two-Speed eAxle for Hybrids and EVs

GKN Produces World's First Two-Speed eAxle for Hybrids and EVs

BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car is first application for new technology AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 10, 2014 -- GKN, the world's leading supplier of automotive driveline components and systems, has produced the industry's first two-speed eAxle. The technology has entered production on the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports ca ... Continue reading

No More Quirky - Subaru Goes Mainstream

No More Quirky - Subaru Goes Mainstream

Washington DC Novemnber 10, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that there's something about Subaru that's turning hundreds of thousands of Americans a year into "Subaruians," reports The Detroit News. The company is recording record sales and becoming one of the most reputable names in the automotive industry, thanks ... Continue reading

Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Wins "Star of the Show" Award At 2014 South Florida International Auto Show

Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Wins "Star of the Show" Award At 2014 South Florida International Auto Show

Industry accolade comes courtesy of the Southern Automotive Media Association (SAMA) in the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat's auto show debut Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is the quickest, fastest and most powerful sedan in the world, featuring a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® V-8 Hellcat engine that produces 707 horsepower ... Continue reading

Ford and Wind Energy to Deliver an Innovative New Source of Clean Energy to its Dealers

Ford and Wind Energy to Deliver an Innovative New Source of Clean Energy to its Dealers

Wind Energy will invest nearly $750,000 to install wind sail and solar panel systems at four Ford dealerships; each Windy System™ will help power dealership facilities, electric vehicle charging stations and lot lighting A Windy System is expected to deliver 20,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to ... Continue reading

Hyundai Blue Link Launches Vehicle Safeguard Alerts In-Vehicle App On Refreshed 2015 Azera

Hyundai Blue Link Launches Vehicle Safeguard Alerts In-Vehicle App On Refreshed 2015 Azera

App Helps Parents Coach Teen Drivers and Gives Them Peace of Mind Second Generation Blue Link and Hyundai Assurance Car Care In-Vehicle App Also Now Available on 2015 Azera MIAMI, Nov. 7, 2014 -- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the United States. In fact, based on miles driven, teen dr ... Continue reading

The 2015 Hyundai Azera Makes Its North American Debut At The Miami International Auto Show

The 2015 Hyundai Azera Makes Its North American Debut At The Miami International Auto Show

Refreshed Azera Arrives Offering Exterior and Interior Design Enhancements Along with State-of-the-art Safety Technologies to Increase Premium Sedan's Appeal MIAMI - Nov. 7, 2014: Hyundai Motor America introduced the 2015 Hyundai Azera in a North American debut at the 44th annual Miami International Auto Show today. Th ... Continue reading

Oil Price War Coming?

Oil Price War Coming?

​LONDON November 10, 2014 ; NACSonline reported that Saudi Arabia’s move to cut the price of oil heading to the United States, while increasing oil prices to European and Asian customers, has “injected fear into the oil markets,” reports OilPrice.com. With the price of OPEC crude below $80 a barrel ... Continue reading

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