Nearly One in Four Car Owners are More Interested in Hybrid Vehicles than a Year Ago
Aug 8, 2012
When it comes to selecting a new automobile, car owners are showing an interest in purchasing a hybrid vehicle over traditional combustion engine vehicles. One-third of car owners (32%) report they have an interest in purchasing a hybrid vehicle and 23% say that their interest in hybrids has increased from a year ago. ... Continue reading
2012 Hyundai Azera Review By Steve Purdy
Aug 8, 2012
2012 HYUNDAI AZERA By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau The big news in my driveway this week is the all-new, full-size, front-wheel drive Hyundai Azera sedan. Bigger than Sonata, smaller than Equus and priced barely more than 30 grand, the Azera is poised to make a big splash in its segment of the market. ... Continue reading
2013 Nissan Pathfinder Following the Trend
Aug 8, 2012
2013 Nissan Pathfinder last week and a briefing by the folks responsible for the modelâs development and marketing. It now joins Explorer, Durango and other former SUVs becoming transformed into a CUV. The difference, of course, is that the former are truck-based, body-on-frame vehicles and the latter generally ca ... Continue reading
2013 Honda Accord Pictures and Release Details
Aug 8, 2012
All-New 2013 Honda Accord Will Debut with Premium and Sophisticated Exterior Styling Most sculpted Accord ever is bigger on the inside and smaller on the outside TORRANCE, Calif., August 8, 2012 - Honda today revealed the first images of the much anticipated all-new 2013 Honda Accord Sedan and Accord Coupe, set to go o ... Continue reading
Brake Safety Awareness Month is the Perfect Time to Check your Brake System
Aug 7, 2012
When it comes to the safety of your vehicle, the brake system is at the top of the vehicle safety checklist. Brake Safety Awareness Month in August, sponsored by the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), is a great time to have your brakes inspected to make sure they are in safe working condition. The Car Care Council reco ... Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: 2012 C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars Day 1
Aug 7, 2012
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS 2012 DAY 1 By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Here we are again at the beautiful Grand Traverse Resort in northern Michigan overlooking East Grand Traverse Bay. We are immersed in one of the most important automobile industry conferences in the wo ... Continue reading
In-Car Navigation Market Bottoms out at $22 Billion, New Services Key to Rebound, Says ABI Research
Aug 7, 2012
The total in-car navigation market has been in continual decline for the last 3 years, but ABI Research believes it has now reached its lowest ebb. While pure navigation is unlikely to reach the highs of 2008 again, the overall market is reaching a revenue plateau, creating a solid platform on which connected in-car se ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2012
This announcement is made by BYD Company Limited on a voluntary basis. The Company and all members of its Board of Directors hereby warrant the truth, accuracy, completeness of the contents in this announcement, and the absence of any false information, misleading statements or material omissions. ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2012
All-new Ford C-MAX Energi delivers the top electric-only speed of any plug-in hybrid -- 85 mph -- more than 20 mph higher than Toyota Prius plug-in; unique EV mode button allows customers to deliver electric power on-demand C-MAX Energi -- Ford's first plug-in hybrid -- also tops Prius plug-in in overall range (550 mil ... Continue reading
Mullin Automotive Museum Announces World-Debut of Bugatti Coachbuild August 17
Aug 7, 2012
The Mullin Automotive Museum a Southern California institution devoted to the preservation of French art and automobiles from the Art Deco era, today announced it will unveil the virtually completed coachbuild of Jean Bugatti's famed 1939 Bugatti Type 64 Coupe Chassis #64002 at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering on Aug ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2012
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a global leader in alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion technologies for automotive applications, including natural gas, hybrid/electric and hydrogen systems, today announced that during the year-to-date period ending July 31, orders for its CNG fuel systems ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2012
All-new 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid delivers EPA-certified 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway ratings -- 7 mpg better than Toyota Prius v on the highway -- for a 47 mpg combined rating Ford's first hybrid to achieve equal city and highway ratings, the versatile C-MAX Hybrid also is expected to offer 15 class-exclusive features suc ... Continue reading
FIAT Challenges Fans to Unscramble a Phrase to Win a Trip for Two to Italy
Aug 7, 2012
"Your FIAT Boarding Pass" contest kicks off on the new Fiat Blog site - www.fiatbackstage.com Enter contest for a chance to win a vacation for two in Amalfi and Sorrrento, the same location where the FIAT brand's commercial, 'Immigrants,' was filmed Contest runs through Tuesday, Sept. 4 Unscramble a phrase and one luck ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2012
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will preside at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Borough Hall plaza to officially launch Brooklyn-based hourly car share company Carpingo. The new transportation brand is the latest example of New York City entrepreneurship and economic development centered in the borough of Brook ... Continue reading
Hertz Named Inaugural Member of Travel + Leisure's "World's Best Awards Hall of Fame"
Aug 6, 2012
Travel + Leisure readers have ranked Hertz the "Best Car Rental Agency" for the 13th time in the magazine's "World's Best Awards" for 2012. In its 17th year, the survey has become the definitive list of preferred hotels, cruise lines, airlines, car-rental agencies, outfitters, cities and islands, as voted by its well-t ... Continue reading
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