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New Mitsubishi Models For North America

New Mitsubishi Models For North America

Washington DC November 17, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp., amid a remarkable sales rebound this year in the United States, is targeting its first profit in North America since the global financial crisis. Now, reports Automotive News, CEO Osamu Masuko pledges to build on the company's ... Continue reading

California Law Puts Electric Cars in Reach of Working Families

California Law Puts Electric Cars in Reach of Working Families

California law is gearing up to create new, cleaner transportation choices for working families. SB 1275, known as the Charge Ahead Initiative <http://www.chargeahead.org/sb-1275/> and signed into law in September by Gov. Jerry Brown, aims to put one million electric cars, trucks and buses onto California roads. ââ ... Continue reading

2014 LA Auto Show Eye Candy Preview

2014 LA Auto Show Eye Candy Preview

USA Today November 17, 2014; USA reported that the long list of luxury and performance cars reflect an industry catering to consumers with money, reports USA Today. A record 33 vehicles are making their global premier in L.A. this week, about a third more than last year, said show spokesman Brendan Flynn. When you add ... Continue reading

Leasing? See Residual Values From ALG

Leasing? See Residual Values From ALG

True-Car owned California-based auto value forecasting firm ALG on Monday released its list of vehicles with the best resale value, and foreign automakers led the way. ALG found Toyota tops for residual value for a mainstream brand and Land Rover the best premium brand. ALG's rankings predict which brands and vehicles ... Continue reading

2015 Best Buy Awards From Kelley Blue Book

2015 Best Buy Awards From Kelley Blue Book

Best Buy Award winners in 12 major vehicle categories. "After carefully analyzing a wealth of data and conducting extensive vehicle testing and evaluation from the hundreds of models available for the 2015 model-year, we chose this year's elite group of 12 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award winners because they proved to ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 10-16, 2014

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 10-16, 2014

* Motor Trend named the Volkswagen Golf family -- Golf 1.8T, Golf TDI Clean Diesel, Golf GTI and e-Golf models -- as the 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year. * Dedicated product specialists are playing an increasingly larger role in the sales process at dealerships, according to the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Sales Satisfaction ... Continue reading

MINI USA Appoints Tom Noble Head Of Brand Communictaions

MINI USA Appoints Tom Noble Head Of Brand Communictaions

Woodcliff Lake, NJ November 14, 2014; MINI USA today announced the appointment of Tom Noble as Department Head, MINI Brand Communications. Tom brings close to a decade of experience with the BMW Group, and more than twenty five years of experience marketing global brands such as Nike and Adidas. Noble replaces Tom Salk ... Continue reading

Auto Parts News - Uni-Select launches Auto-Plus Brand

Auto Parts News - Uni-Select launches Auto-Plus Brand

Las Vegas November 4, 2014; Uni-Select Inc., the fifth largest North American automotive aftermarket distributor, is launching its U.S. brand, Auto-Plus. The announcement was made Nov. 4 during the Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. The new brand was launched at the corporation's partner award ce ... Continue reading

Will Many Drivers Exercise Tesla's 3-Month Lease Exchange?

Will Many Drivers Exercise Tesla's 3-Month Lease Exchange?

"when" drivers look to escape luxury leases in Tesla's price range. Most Tesla Lease Exchanges Will Happen In First 4-8 Months Under Tesla's new program, lessees have the option to return their Model S within the first three months if they are unsatisfied. Scot Hall from Swapalease.com believes many will take advantage ... Continue reading

Kyle Tucker Named SEMA Battle of the Builders Winner

Kyle Tucker Named SEMA Battle of the Builders Winner

Competition Celebrates Vehicle Builders, Showcases Products from 2014 SEMA Show DIAMOND BAR, Calif. November 13, 2014; The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced Kyle Tucker as the winner of the first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders competition. The announcement was made last week at SEMA Ignited, a n ... Continue reading

comScore Releases 2014 U.S. Online Auto Insurance Shopping Report

comScore Releases 2014 U.S. Online Auto Insurance Shopping Report

Overall Shopping Remains Steady, but Percentage of Consumers Likely to Purchase Auto Insurance Online in the Future Grows Each YearReston, Va., November 13, 2014 – comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its 2014 Online Auto Insurance Shopping Report, which provides a detailed anal ... Continue reading

First Mercedes-Benz Plug-In Hybrid: S550 +VIDEO

First Mercedes-Benz Plug-In Hybrid: S550 +VIDEO

MONTVALE, NJ - November 12, 2014: The new Mercedes-Benz S550 PLUG-IN HYBRID blends an ultramodern hybrid drive configuration with the unique innovations and the luxurious equipment and appointments of the S-Class. The luxury sedan impresses with exceptional dynamism and efficiency. Thanks to standard pre-entry climate ... Continue reading

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