Zipcar Launches Miami as 20th Major Metro Market
Nov 1, 2012
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, with the support of City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, today announced the expansion of the Zipcar car sharing network into the City of Miami. ... Continue reading
Podiobooks.com Joins Aha to Stream Free Audio Books Directly Into Cars
Nov 1, 2012
Aha by HARMAN and Podiobooks.com today announced a partnership that streams audio book content directly into vehicles for the very first time. Podiobooks.com offers more than 600 book titles in every type of literary category from Science Fiction to Fantasy to Non-Fiction and Horror. All Podiobooks titles are instantly ... Continue reading
NADA Offers Car Owners Post-Hurricane Advice on Water-Damaged Vehicles
Nov 1, 2012
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2012 NADA Offers 10 Inspection Tips to Detect Flood-Damaged Vehicles WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2012 The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is urging vehicle owners to take caution before trying to start or move a rain soaked or flooded vehicle following the devastation caused by Hu ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Donates $1,000,000 To The American Red Cross For Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort
Oct 31, 2012
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced today that it will be donating one million dollars to the American Red Cross in support toward disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. "The devastation that Hurricane Sandy left behind will be felt for a long time in the communities in which we live and work," said St ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2012
Ford takes center stage with the hottest stars in Vegas Ford Mustang and F-Series pickups are officially the "Hottest Car and Truck" at the 2012 SEMA show in Las Vegas, with more Ford vehicles on display than any other car or truck -- 70 in all, from classic 1930s hot rods to the newest products. The SEMA Award recog ... Continue reading
Auto Analyst Baum, NRDC Dub 2012 "The Year of the Green Car," Debunk Attacks On High-MPG Vehicles
Oct 31, 2012
Separating Fact From Fiction: Model Year and Calendar Year 2012 Are Best Ever For Greenest Vehicles It's time to give unfairly maligned green cars the respect they earned in a major way in 2012, according to auto analyst Alan L. Baum and Natural Resources Defense Council senior vehicles analyst Luke Tonachel. "The fact ... Continue reading
Do men who drive red cars really pay more for car insurance?
Oct 31, 2012
The results are in, and a majority of drivers in Washington and Oregon could do better when taking a recent insurance pop quiz. Case in point: about one in three Northwest drivers think that driving a red car, among other behaviors, will cost them more in insurance premiums. Not true, says PEMCO Insurance, the Northwes ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2012
AVnu Alliance and the GENIVI Alliance have announced a liaison agreement to align software requirements for automotive Ethernet IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) and related applications. This initiative defines areas of mutual interest in IVI specifications and furthers both organizations effort to support compliance and ... Continue reading
Mopar Announces Top Performance Parts and Accessories for All-new 2013 SRT Viper
Oct 31, 2012
Production of all-new 2013 SRT Viper begins next month Mopar performance parts and accessories available at Mopar.com Owners of the heart-pounding all-new SRT Viper will have more than 50 Mopar performance parts and accessories from which to choose. "By itself, our all-new SRT Viper stands out from the crowd," said Pie ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2012
Volvo Car Corporation has taken another step on the journey towards autonomous driving - self-driving vehicles - by demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h, will be ready for production in 2014. "Th ... Continue reading
GasPod Fuel Savings Verified by Independent Field Testers
Oct 31, 2012
The plethora of fuel savings devices that don't work challenges legitimate products to prove their worth. AeroHance offers the science verifying that adding GasPods to make one's vehicle more aerodynamic saves fuel. AeroHance retained the services of the largest engineering services group servicing the auto industry to ... Continue reading
Toyota Produces 25 Millionth North American Built Vehicle
Oct 31, 2012
Toyota celebrated the 25 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America today at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Ky., plant coinciding with the start of production for the all-new 2013 Avalon. The milestone vehicle â a Classic Silver Hybrid Avalon â represents 26 years of manufacturing, a direct investment of ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2012
ChargePoint today announced it has joined the Green Parking Council. The Green Parking Council is a not-for-profit organization providing leadership and oversight of the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets. As GPC's newest Bronze Level member ChargePoint will encour ... Continue reading
2013 Lexus GS 350 Ride and Review By Larry Nutson
Oct 31, 2012
2013 Lexus GS 350 A quick and quiet quality ride By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_4304 ) The all-new 2013 Lexus GS 350 is now the fourth iteration of this mid-luxury performance sedan. The Lexus GS first hit the U.S. shores in 1993 and this fourth generation made its U.S. premier at t ... Continue reading
Heels on Wheels -2013 Mazda CX-5 Review
Oct 31, 2012
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 MAZDA CX-5 REVIEW By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE MAZDA CX-5 VEHICLE The CX-5 is a new model for Mazda, best described as a more compact and sportier version of the mid-size CX-7 and the three-row CX-9 crossovers, fitting right into the market by focusing prima ... Continue reading
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