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2016 Kia Optima Windy City Review +VIDEO By Larry Nutson

2016 Kia Optima Windy City Review +VIDEO By Larry Nutson

2016 Kia Optima Value with Pizzazz By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_4486) Even though we keep hearing that everyone is buying SUVs of all sizes and various midsize and large pickups, there’s a large segment of the population buying cars. Kia just had its tenth consecutive m ... Continue reading

ADAS - Your Car Does This - Bringing Your Car's Safety into the 21st Century +VIDEO

ADAS - Your Car Does This - Bringing Your Car's Safety into the 21st Century +VIDEO

Who says you can’t teach an old car new tricks? Whether you purchased your car yesterday or have been cruising in the same ride for decades, aftermarket technologies can help upgrade your vehicle’s overall safety. We’ve highlighted some of the top technologies that you can add to your car to keep you and ... Continue reading

California Science Center Foundation Announces Route for External Tank's Journey

California Science Center Foundation Announces Route for External Tank's Journey

LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the California Science Center Foundation announced the route for "Mission 26: ET Comes Home," the journey of the external tank (ET-94). It will travel from the Michoud Assembly Facility through the Panama Canal by barge to Los Angeles, then on through city str ... Continue reading

Disney Cruise Line Announces Two New Ships

Disney Cruise Line Announces Two New Ships

CHICAGO, March 3, 2016 -- The Walt Disney Company announced plans today to build two additional cruise ships, each of them showcasing the immersive family entertainment, enchanting storytelling and unparalleled service that only Disney can deliver. The company has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Meyer W ... Continue reading

Boeing Develops Self-Cleaning Airplane Lavatory - To Delight Of Flying Public

Boeing Develops Self-Cleaning Airplane Lavatory - To Delight Of Flying Public

EVERETT, Wash., March 3, 2016 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and designers have developed a self-cleaning lavatory prototype that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to kill 99.99 percent of germs. The cleaning system can disinfect all surfaces after every use in just three seconds. Boeing believes this self-cleaning technolog ... Continue reading

GM's Maven+ Ride-Sharing/Taxi Uber Competitor Expands In NYC

GM's Maven+ Ride-Sharing/Taxi Uber Competitor Expands In NYC

NEW YORK, March 3, 2016 -- Stonehenge NYC, a leading real estate company in Manhattan, today announced that GM's car-sharing program, Maven+ will expand from The Ritz Plaza and will also be offered exclusively to residents at The Olivia and 101W15. Maven+, a residential offering under parent brand, Maven, and formerly ... Continue reading

Toyota Expanding Takata Air Bag Recall

Toyota Expanding Takata Air Bag Recall

Washington DC March 3, 2016; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota is expanding its recall of cars with faulty air bags manufactured by Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata by 198,000 vehicles, the company announced on Wednesday. According to The Detroit News , the new recalls will apply to 2008 editions of Toyo ... Continue reading

Bimbo Bakeries USA Deploys Roush Tech Propane Autogas Delivery Trucks +VIDEO

Bimbo Bakeries USA Deploys Roush Tech Propane Autogas Delivery Trucks +VIDEO

Baking industry leader reduces carbon footprint with alt fuel fleets in Chicago, Denver and Washington D.C. HORSHAM, PA - March 3, 2016: Bimbo Bakeries USA is delivering its bread and baked goods in vehicles fueled by emissions-reducing, domestically produced propane autogas. The company's 84 new Ford F-59 trucks, equi ... Continue reading

After Google Car Crashes Into Bus, Consumer Groups Call For Transparency, Public Involvement

After Google Car Crashes Into Bus, Consumer Groups Call For Transparency, Public Involvement

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2016: In the wake of a Google self-driving car crashing into a bus, a coalition of consumer groups called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration "to commit to maximum transparency and public involvement" as they develop policy and safety stan ... Continue reading

Easter Jeep® Safari 2016- Moab Sneak Peek +VIDEO

Easter Jeep® Safari 2016- Moab Sneak Peek +VIDEO

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 3, 2016 -- Jeep® and Mopar have once again joined forces to create a selection of concept Jeep vehicles for the upcoming 50th annual Easter Jeep Safari, taking place in Moab, Utah, March 19-27. The Jeep Wrangler "Trailcat" concept and the Jeep "Crew Chief" are two of the seven new vehicles t ... Continue reading

SUV Buyers Research 1997-2017 (Still The Best)

SUV Buyers Research 1997-2017 (Still The Best)

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Audi CEO Stadler: "We Plan to Continue Our Growth in 2016"

Audi CEO Stadler: "We Plan to Continue Our Growth in 2016"

INGOLSTADT, Germany, March 3, 2016 -- Financial year 2015: revenue of €58 billion, operating profit of more than €4.8 billion, operating return on sales of 8.3 percent Before special items: operating profit of €5.1 billion and operating return on sales of 8.8 percent Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: "This year, ... Continue reading

Hey Fullerton, CA: Get E85 for 85 Cents Per Gallon on Thursday 3-3-16

Hey Fullerton, CA: Get E85 for 85 Cents Per Gallon on Thursday 3-3-16

AUTO CENTRAL- March 2, 2016: Come celebrate the newest G&M Oil and Pearson Fuels flex-fuel station in Fullerton, CA! Fuel up with E85 for 85 cents per gallon on Thursday, March 3, between 8AM and 2PM at: Chevron ExtraMile #10 944 W. Orangethorpe Ave./Euclid St. Fullerton, CA 92832 - GET E85 / flex-fuel for 85 cents/gal ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Unveils First Rendering Of New Atlanta Headquarters

Mercedes-Benz USA Unveils First Rendering Of New Atlanta Headquarters

ATLANTA, March 3, 2016 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has unveiled the first rendering of their new Atlanta headquarters in Sandy Springs. The company plans to break ground in the spring of 2016, with a target completion date of early 2018. MBUSA, which moved to a temporary facility in July 2015, will construct a new, st ... Continue reading

600 HP Focus RS Confirmed by Ford Performance

600 HP Focus RS Confirmed by Ford Performance

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