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The New Porsche Cayenne and Cayenne GTS: Alike in More than Just Names

The New Porsche Cayenne and Cayenne GTS: Alike in More than Just Names

The new Cayenne GTS resounds an outstanding sporting character in its very name. The resonant letters GTS go back to the famous 904 Carrera GTS of 1963. In 2007, the Cayenne GTS became the first Porsche of the modern era to revive the acronym. Since then, GTS has designated particularly sporty Porsche models. ... Continue reading

Mopar Unveils New 2015 Dodge Charger R/T for NHRA Funny Car Competition

Mopar Unveils New 2015 Dodge Charger R/T for NHRA Funny Car Competition

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (FCA) Mopar and Dodge brands reveal a new 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car drag racing vehicle at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas The new Mopar race car will be on display in the brand's exhibition area at the SEMA show Nov. 4-7 at the Las Vegas Conve ... Continue reading

Jeep Wrangler, Mopar's Most Accessorized Vehicle, Recognized as SEMA's 'Hottest 4x4-SUV' for Fifth Consecutive Year

Jeep Wrangler, Mopar's Most Accessorized Vehicle, Recognized as SEMA's 'Hottest 4x4-SUV' for Fifth Consecutive Year

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4, 2014 -- SEMA selects Jeep® Wrangler as most customized vehicle in the 4x4 Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) category at this year's trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Jeep Wrangler has won SEMA's 'Hottest 4x4-SUV' for a fifth consecutive year Mopar has added even more new Jeep Performance Part ... Continue reading

SEMA Announces Hottest Vehicles Of 2014

SEMA Announces Hottest Vehicles Of 2014

Ford Mustang, Jeep Wrangler win again for Hottest Car and Hottest 4x4-SUV. -- Chevy Silverado takes Hottest Truck honors -- Honda Fit is the Hottest Compact SUV LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4, 2014 -- The winners of the 2014 SEMA Awards were announced today at the SEMA Show, recognizing the vehicles specialty-equipment manufacturer ... Continue reading

The New Volvo X60 Cross Country

The New Volvo X60 Cross Country

Gothenburg, Sweden, 05 November, 2014 - Volvo Cars unveils the long-awaited Cross Country version of its successful V60 Sportswagon at the LA Motor Show next week. “We are delighted to add the third true Cross Country model to our product portfolio. The successful combination of dynamic styling and rugged capabili ... Continue reading

Tesla Model S Crash Tested By Euro NCAP

Tesla Model S Crash Tested By Euro NCAP

Brussels November 5, 2014; The electric Executive Tesla Model S is one of the six vehicles published today in the latest set of Euro NCAP's crash tests. The Model S had also received a 5-star rating from NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the U.S. Also released today were the BMW 2 Series Acti ... Continue reading

SEAT Reveals World's First Fabric Car Constructed from Lace

SEAT Reveals World's First Fabric Car Constructed from Lace

Full size lace replica of SEAT’s Mii by MANGO city car SEAT, the Spanish design-led car brand, today unveiled the world’s first fabric car, constructed entirely of lace, with jewel trim embellishment. Celebrating the UK availability of its SEAT Mii by MANGO city car, the fashion-inspired full size replica was ... Continue reading

BMW Group Achieves Strong Third Quarter

BMW Group Achieves Strong Third Quarter

Group revenues in third quarter at € 19.6 billion Profit before financial result rises to € 2.26 billion Automotive segment EBIT margin improved to 9.4% Nine-month Group revenues up to € 57.7 billion Nine-month Group EBIT increased to € 6.95 billion Nine-month EBIT margin of 10.2% for Automotive seg ... Continue reading

All Aboard for the Inside Rolls-Royce Exhibition

All Aboard for the Inside Rolls-Royce Exhibition

As Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is making final preparations for its first ever public exhibition, the Inside Rolls-Royce App will be made available to download for free from Friday 7 November at the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store. The App can be found by searching for ‘Inside Rolls-Royce London’. Designed ... Continue reading

Ford S-Max Winds Best MPV Award in the UK

Ford S-Max Winds Best MPV Award in the UK

All MPV owners of virtually every model on UK roads have submitted their car reviews and the Ford S-MAX came 1st. Although the Volkswagen Touran came 2nd, the Ford Galaxy beat other MPV makes giving Ford a double victory in the sector which focuses on practicality and lifestyle needs. Ford: 67,074 S-MAX and 114,442 Gal ... Continue reading

Chevy Colorado Performance Concept Enables Adventure

Chevy Colorado Performance Concept Enables Adventure

Ricky Carmichael helps develop package to demonstrate cargo capability, flexibility LAS VEGAS – Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael has the perfect go-anywhere transporter in the all-new Chevrolet Colorado for his motorcycle, mountain bike and the gear that goes with them. Carmichael teamed with Chevrolet to develop ... Continue reading

New 2015 Chevy Colorado Designed for Active Lifestyles

New 2015 Chevy Colorado Designed for Active Lifestyles

Concept combo pairs custom Colorado crew cab with Nautique boat, trailer LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet demonstrated the versatility and capability of the all-new Colorado midsize pickup at the SEMA Show today, pairing it with the Super Air Nautique 210 – one of the industry’s most iconic wakeboard boats, which c ... Continue reading

2015 Camaro Commemorative Edition Debuts at SEMA

2015 Camaro Commemorative Edition Debuts at SEMA

Special edition celebrates culmination of segment-leading fifth-generation Camaro LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet revealed the 2015 Camaro Commemorative Edition at the SEMA Show today. The special edition celebrates the success of the fifth-generation Camaro – which is on track to be America’s best-selling perform ... Continue reading

Celebrity Chef Tim Love Serves Up a Delicious Tundra for SEMA

Celebrity Chef Tim Love Serves Up a Delicious Tundra for SEMA

Tim Love Tundra Features Interactive Tailgating Experience 2014 SEMA: 2014 Tim Love Tundra Fact Sheet TORRANCE, CA -- Nov. 3, 2014: At the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, performance is normally measured in horsepower and torque. Thanks to celebrity chef Tim Love and his build team at Divine ... Continue reading

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. Market sales by brand; AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales ... Continue reading

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