Hands-Free and Easy: Power Liftgate on All-New Ford Escape Opens and Closes with a Gentle Kick
Nov 1, 2011
All-new Ford Escape debuting this month at Los Angeles Auto Show Segment-first hands-free liftgate offered for first time; gentle kicking motion opens and closes liftgate without the need to fumble for a key Motion-sensing technology is gesture-based and similar to technology used in interactive video games Ford this m ... Continue reading
Tips for Staying Cool When Your Teen Starts Asking to Drive
Nov 1, 2011
“Can I have the keys to the car? These may be the most frightening words ever heard, at least to a parent or guardian with a teenager in the household. This time of year, it's a question that's asked with increased frequency, with the new school year well underway and large numbers of teens taking drivers education co ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Sales Increase 39.6 Percent in October
Nov 1, 2011
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported 28,028 units sold in October 2011, a 39.6 percent increase over prior year sales. Year-to-date sales are up 23.8 percent. "As the all-new Passat and Beetle start to enter the market place, demand for Volkswagen vehicles has already exceeded last year's annual volume in ... Continue reading
GM's U.S. Sales Up 2 Percent in October
Nov 1, 2011
General Motors Co. today reported total sales of 186,895 vehicles in October, up 2 percent compared with October 2010. Retail deliveries were up 3 percent compared with the same month a year ago and accounted for 77 percent of GM sales. ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2011
What: Chrysler Group LLC will distribute four Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Ram 1500 pickup trucks to CenterPoint Energy's electric utility as part of a national demonstration program for evaluation and testing of the trucks for three years. When: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Press conference to start promptly at ... Continue reading
The Progressive Corporation Announces Investor Relations Conference Call
Oct 31, 2011
As previously announced, The Progressive Corporation will host a one-hour conference call on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. On November 7, 2011, Progressive expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and post its Shareholders Report, in ... Continue reading
Audiovox to Exhibit at 2011 SEMA Show, booth 11818, Nov 1 - 4, 2011, in Las Vegas NV, US
Oct 31, 2011
Audiovox Corp Audiovox has been a leading supplier to the new vehicle market since its inception; providing car dealers with high quality automotive accessory lines that focus on entertainment, security, safety, convenience as well as the ever-expanding role that connectivity plays in new vehicle purchases. Our car dea ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Unveils Six One-of-a-Kind Sports-Themed Rides at 2011 SEMA Show
Oct 31, 2011
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the fastest growing car company in the U.S., and with a growing sports marketing portfolio that includes basketball, women's golf, motorsports and more, Kia arrives in fabulous Las Vegas for the 2011 SEMA Show with a roster of six outrageous sports-themed vehicles, including two cars built b ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2011
New-vehicle retail sales in October are expected to post a double-digit increase over the same period a year ago, and remain significantly stronger than the summer selling rate for the second month in a row, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 retail fra ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2011
Our nation's forest friends make more motorists nervous when driving at night compared to any other distraction, says a recent survey commissioned by SYLVANIA, the world leader in automotive lighting. 90 percent of licensed drivers who take to the road after dark are concerned with potential nighttime hazards. Almost h ... Continue reading
Oct 31, 2011
AutoAlert, the innovator in providing data analytic and lead-generation solutions to auto dealers, said today it had received formal "notification of allowance" for two new U.S. patents. AutoAlert enables auto dealers to uniquely create highly viable sales opportunities and sell more vehicles with higher gross profit; ... Continue reading
iOnRoad Augmented Driving App Too Smart for The iPhone
Oct 31, 2011
Picitup, a leading provider of computer vision solutions, announced the public launch of their latest product, iOnRoad, a visual radar app that warns drivers of potential collisions. The iOnRoad app takes advantage of the processing power and multi-tasking capabilities of high- end Android handsets, missing from even t ... Continue reading
Telmap Selects INRIX Traffic Information for Mobile Location Companion Service
Oct 31, 2011
Telmap, pioneers in mobile location-based services, and INRIX, the leading international provider of traffic information and connected driving services today announced that Telmap will use INRIX's real-time, historical and predictive traffic information in its Mobile Location Companion service worldwide. The partnershi ... Continue reading
Hyundai Turns Up the Heat on Toyota and Honda in the Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Arena
Oct 31, 2011
The rise of the Korean automakers in the wake of Toyota and Honda's struggles earlier in the year has been well documented on the new-car front, but it appears that these Japanese automakers may soon be facing stiff competition in the certified pre-owned (CPO) arena as well. According to the Used/CPO Car Insights Repor ... Continue reading
Honda Hurries to Redo 2012 Civic
Oct 31, 2011
Because of the chilly reception this year for its redesigned Civic, Honda is moving more quickly than planned on some mid-cycle changes. "We take feedback seriously, regardless of who it's from, and we will act accordingly quickly," John Mendel, American Honda executive vice president, said in an interview. The mid-cyc ... Continue reading
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