Winterizing Your Ride...Again: A Ten Point Check List for the Over 100,000-Mile Vehicle
Dec 4, 2011
As the winter driving season kicks into gear, more high mileage vehicles are hitting the road than ever before. A report from AutoMD.com reveals that the majority of car owners surveyed plan to hold onto their cars well past the 150,000 mile mark, and nearly 8 in 10 are planning to drive up to or over 50,000 more miles ... Continue reading
Dec 4, 2011
Elevating the notion of recycling to an art form, Lexus challenged four of fashion's most inventive designers to rethink their notions of automotive design for an advertising campaign to appear in Vogue. Using some of the more than 2,000 individual parts of a completely dismantled Lexus CT hybrid, a vehicle that is 90 ... Continue reading
Harris Properties Targets Electric Vehicles as Challenge to Condominium Associations
Dec 4, 2011
Harris Properties, prominent Culver City, California based property management company, is at the forefront of addressing the growing issue of electric vehicles (EV) and the inherent problems which condominium owners and their Boards may face as their popularity grows. "There is generally a need for agreement between t ... Continue reading
AAA Inspectors Select Favorite Lodgings for 12 Nights of Holiday Magic
Dec 3, 2011
Hotels and resorts offer ice skating, winter wonderlands, gingerbread villages and more. For those who wait all year to deck the halls or for Jack Frost to nip at their nose, AAA polled its professional inspectors about their favorite places to find holiday magic. Travelers can find extravagant lighting displays, sensa ... Continue reading
National Safety Council Calls for Teen Driver Crash Stories
Dec 3, 2011
The National Safety Council today issued a call for stories and reports of teen driver crashes that resulted in serious injuries or fatalities. The HEARTS Network, initiated in part by The Allstate Foundation and implemented by the National Safety Council, is building a community of individuals and families who want to ... Continue reading
2013 Scion FR-S Brings the SPORT Back to the CAR +VIDEO
Dec 3, 2011
Scion tonight unveiled its 2013 FR-S compact rear-wheel drive sports car to a crowd of eager car enthusiasts. The high-performance coupe is the fifth model to join the Scion family and will go on sale in the spring of 2012. The FR-S, which stands for Front-engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport; is Scion's definition of an au ... Continue reading
LightSquared and Smarter Car to Connect Dealerships and Drivers with Critical Vehicle Information
Dec 2, 2011
LightSquared, a wholesale carrier building a nationwide wireless broadband network that will create consumer choice and drive industry innovation, and Smarter Car, a new company that will soon offer mobile services that enable automobile dealerships and drivers to access critical data, ranging from vehicle maintenance ... Continue reading
Scania Reduces Climate Impact Using GPS Technology
Dec 2, 2011
Scania (STO:SCVA)(STO:SCVB) has developed a cruise control system that uses GPS to determine a vehicle's position and to predict the topography of the road ahead. The cruising speed is adjusted before entering an ascent or descent, helping the driver make the most of every drop of fuel. The system can deliver a fuel sa ... Continue reading
2012 Mercedes-Benz CL550 New Car Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein +VIDEO
Dec 2, 2011
Combining Luxury, Performance and Quaility in a 4 Passenger Coupe by Marty Bernstein Editor-at-large The Auto Channel The name Mercedes-Benz alone congers up images of luxury, innovative styling and performance benchmarks, Mercedes Benz motor cars have been held in high esteem for over a century. The 2012 CL550 continu ... Continue reading
Maybach Reaches the End of the Road...Again
Dec 2, 2011
LONDON - December 2, 2011: Despite its exhibit floor presence at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show - as well as its participation at last month's 2011 Los Angeles Design Challenge - Mercedes-Benz (Daimler AG for you sticklers) has apparently finally decided to call an end to its ultra-high luxury experiment, according to ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Volt Edges Out Dodge Challenger & Porsche 911 in Consumer Report Owner Satisfaction Survey
Dec 2, 2011
YONKERS, NY December 1, 2011; The Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid that has an advanced but unproven powertrain, and carries a $40,000 sticker price, is now the top-scoring model in Consumer Reportsâ latest annual owner-satisfaction survey. Ninety-three percent of respondents who own the Volt said they would defin ... Continue reading
U.S. New Car Buyers Paying More
Dec 2, 2011
average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $30,317 in November 2011, up $1,163 (4.0 percent) from November 2010 and up $164 (0.5 percent) from October 2011. Transaction prices have been creeping back up after a slight decline in August with average new vehicle prices over $30K," said Jesse To ... Continue reading
RECALL: Honda Driver's Airbag Inflator Recall Expansion
Dec 2, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif. December 1, 2011; Honda has expanded a previously announced recall of certain 2001 through 2003 model-year Honda and Acura vehicles to replace the driver's airbag inflator originally installed in approximately 273,000 additional vehicles sold in the U.S. Affected driver's airbag inflators may deploy wi ... Continue reading
Dec 2, 2011
VIVIAN, La. & HOUSTON - December 2, 2011: Epic Electric Vehicles (EPIC EV) and DeLorean Motor Company, Inc. (DeLorean) have been selected as the composites manufacturer for the new DeLorean Electric Vehicle (DMCEV) slated for production in 2012. "It was important for the DMCEV to not just have an advanced drivetrain bu ... Continue reading
Subaru of America Reports November 2011 Sales
Dec 1, 2011
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced November 2011 sales of 17,657 and sales of 233,288 year-to-date. November sales were affected by constrained supply and low inventory. "While we continue to experience low inventory, we are optimistic about our newest product line-up," said Thomas J. Doll, executive vice presiden ... Continue reading
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