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2014 Honda CR-V On Sale Today In U.S.

2014 Honda CR-V On Sale Today In U.S.

08/06/2013 - TORRANCE, Calif. August 6, 2013; The 2014 Honda CR-V returns for the 2014 model year as one of the most fun and functional compact SUVs in America. With its upscale styling, excellent fuel efficiency and its impressive list of standard convenience features, the 2014 Honda CR-V remains the smartest choice i ... Continue reading

Peugeot New Car Offers For September Plate Change

Peugeot New Car Offers For September Plate Change

With the new '63-plate' registrations entering the market next month, Peugeot Dealerships across the UK are well-placed with an extensive range of models that includes Hatchbacks, Saloons, SWs, People Carriers, Crossovers, Compact MPVs, Coupe Cabriolets and Sport Coupe, plus a comprehensive four-model van range. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Builds Hydrogen Filling Station For Fuel Cell Vehicles

Hyundai Builds Hydrogen Filling Station For Fuel Cell Vehicles

CHINO, Calif., August 5, 2013 –The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded Hydrogen Frontier, Inc. a $3 million grant to build a new 100 percent renewable hydrogen fueling station for fuel cell electric vehicles at Hyundai’s hydrogen energy generation and fueling station in Chino, Calif. The project wi ... Continue reading

C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day One +VIDEO

C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day One +VIDEO

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY ONE 2013 By Steve Purdy Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau [Photo 9096 CAR CEO Jay Baron] Downtown Traverse City is abuzz with movie buffs this unseasonably cool first Sunday in August as Michael Moore’s film festival winds down. Acr ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel On Target As Boomers Supplant Their Kids as Car Buyers

The Auto Channel On Target As Boomers Supplant Their Kids as Car Buyers

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-05/automania-strikes-boo mers-supplanting-kids-as-buyers.html Detroit August 5, 2013; The NADA reported that Keith Naughton, Bloomberg News wrote that last year, Dave Rodham bought two Ford Mustangs -- a red one because it looked cool and then a white one with a big V-8 engine beca ... Continue reading

2013 Ford Escape Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Ford Escape Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Ford Escape by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel Ford Motor Company's Ford Escape has been around for more than a dozen years, having made its debut in 2000 as a 2001 model year compact SUV priced below the Explorer. As a matter of fact, my younger daughter drove a Gen-1 Escape in her hi ... Continue reading

Record July Sales for Mazda

Record July Sales for Mazda

Mazda has set an all-time July record, selling 8,525 new cars, SUVs and utilities last month, according to VFACTS figures released today. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Corporate Communications Update

Mitsubishi Motors Corporate Communications Update

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) is pleased to announce a new appointment to the Senior Management team, Shayna Welsh as Head of Corporate Communications, reporting to Tony Principe, Executive Director Marketing. ... Continue reading

2013 Honda Civic SI Coupe - Heels on Wheels Review

2013 Honda Civic SI Coupe - Heels on Wheels Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE CIVIC SI COUPE VEHICLE With all the reliability consumers have come to expect from this mainstay model, the refreshed Honda Civic Si is a leaner and meaner coupe thanks to aerodynamic changes and some style boosts. It also features cla ... Continue reading

TACH Auto Parts Review: Are you ready for LEDs? Is your car?

TACH Auto Parts Review: Are you ready for LEDs? Is your car?

By Thom Cannel Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Although virtually every modern vehicle, whether truck, SUV, CUV, automobile, or motorcycle uses styled headlamps, it’s only been a few years since everything used DOT approved 7” headlamps. Obviously there are plenty of vehicles still in service t ... Continue reading

2014 BMWi3 EV Introduction From John Heilig

2014 BMWi3 EV Introduction From John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE REVIEW By John Heilig Model: 2014 BMW i3 Engine: Synchronous electric motor Horsepower/Torque: 170 hp/184 lb.-ft. torque Transmission: Automatic Wheelbase: 101.2 in. Length x Width x Height: 157.4 x 69.9 x 62.1 in. Tires: P155/70R19 Cargo: 10 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids July 29-August 4, 2013

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids July 29-August 4, 2013

* Goodbye July, but you were a great auto sales month. The industry was up 14% overall with an annual selling rate of 15.7 million. Big sales are at two ends of the market: small cars and big pickups. Subaru continues to rocket with sales up 43%. Jag/Land Rover up 31%, Mazda up 29%, Honda/Acura up 21%, Daimler up 19%, ... Continue reading

Third-Gen BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Production Begins in South Carolina USA

Third-Gen BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Production Begins in South Carolina USA

Production of the Third-Generation X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Begins at BMW Manufacturing Co. 01.08.2013 Contained media data: 1 Attachment More than 1.3 million X5’s made exclusively at South Carolina plant. Spartanburg, S.C. – August 1, 2013…Production of the third-generation BMW X5 officially began to ... Continue reading

2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel High MPG Topic For C.A.R. Management Seminars

2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel High MPG Topic For C.A.R. Management Seminars

2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel High MPG , Front-wheel-drive five-passenger compact sedan Base price: $24,885 Price as tested: $25,590 (excluding destination charge) Safety equipment: Antilock brakes; stability control; curtain air bags; driver and front and rear seat side air bags; front knee air bags; power locks, window ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales July 2013 Trucks Lead The Way

U.S. Auto Sales July 2013 Trucks Lead The Way

Detroit August 1, 2013; Dee-Ann Durban and Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan all reported double-digit sales gains last month, clear signs that U.S. auto sales will remain strong into the second half of the year. Toyota led the way with nearly a 16.5 percent ... Continue reading

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