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LATEST NHTSA RECALLS CHECKLIST:November 10, 2014

LATEST NHTSA RECALLS CHECKLIST:November 10, 2014

Please click on the following NHTSA Campaign ID links to view the recall information.LATEST NHTSA RECALLS CHECKLIST:November 10, 2014 ... Continue reading

High-Tech Crankshaft Polish Delivers Reliability for Chevrolet Silverado

High-Tech Crankshaft Polish Delivers Reliability for Chevrolet Silverado

Polished engine parts might bring to mind chromed pulleys or valve covers that add a touch of dazzle under the hood. But when it comes to the 5.3 Liter V8 EcoTec3 engine, the shine on the crankshaft means using automated microfinishing and electronic measurement to get crank tolerances to the width of a human red blood ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Opens New Manufacturing Plant In Portugal

BorgWarner Opens New Manufacturing Plant In Portugal

BorgWarner Expands Emissions Business with Larger Production Plant to Meet Increasing Demand for EGR and Diesel Cold-Start Technologies AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 7, 2014 -- BorgWarner officially opened its new production plant in Lanheses, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, on November 7, 2014, with an inauguration ceremony a ... Continue reading

Innovation, Technology and Performance Take the Stage at SEMA 2014, World's Top Car Show

Innovation, Technology and Performance Take the Stage at SEMA 2014, World's Top Car Show

Micah Muzio, managing editor for Kelley Blue Book, offers sneak peak at auto industry’s most coveted event LAS VEGAS -- November 6, 2014: New Toyo® Open Country® R/T is Built Rugged for Any Terrain Backed By Class-Leading 45,000-Mile Warranty Off-road performance meets on-road comfort with the all new Open C ... Continue reading

Kia Celebrates a Day at the Races Theme at SEMA 2014

Kia Celebrates a Day at the Races Theme at SEMA 2014

Four highly customized, hand-built concepts offer a glimpse into the fun and excitement Kia Racing fans experience when spending a day at the races Ballast Point Sedona and Smitten Ice Cream Soul EV embrace the tastier side of trackside festivities with handcrafted brews and a high-tech take on the traditional ice crea ... Continue reading

SYLVANIA Announces New LED, HID and Halogen Products At SEMA

SYLVANIA Announces New LED, HID and Halogen Products At SEMA

The SYLVANIA ZEVOTM LED Lighting Line brings OE quality LED technology to the aftermarket. Debuted last year at SEMA, the LED product line grows this year with more mini bulbs for interior and exterior applications, and a 4-inch fog light. The line already includes a unique fog daytime running light, 7-inch round seale ... Continue reading

Celebrity Chef Tim Love Serves Up a Delicious Tundra for SEMA

Celebrity Chef Tim Love Serves Up a Delicious Tundra for SEMA

Tim Love Tundra Features Interactive Tailgating Experience 2014 SEMA: 2014 Tim Love Tundra Fact Sheet TORRANCE, CA -- Nov. 3, 2014: At the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, performance is normally measured in horsepower and torque. Thanks to celebrity chef Tim Love and his build team at Divine ... Continue reading

Ford Racing and Roush Performance Co-Developed a New Supercharger Kit for 2015 Mustang GT

Ford Racing and Roush Performance Co-Developed a New Supercharger Kit for 2015 Mustang GT

Kit comes complete with all hardware and exclusive calibration to produce 600+ horsepower Supercharger kit to be offered exclusively through Ford dealers, Roush Performance retail channels, and through independent Ford Racing distributors with limited warranty when installed by authorized dealers ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group's Indiana Transmission Plant II Awarded Bronze Designation in World Class Manufacturing

Chrysler Group's Indiana Transmission Plant II Awarded Bronze Designation in World Class Manufacturing

First Chrysler Group transmission plant to achieve the World Class Manufacturing Milestone Becomes sixth North American Plant to earn bronze Ranking rewards improvements in safety, quality and productivity WCM implementation has saved the Company more than $1 billion since June 2009 Chrysler Group LLC's Indiana Transmi ... Continue reading

Famigo Announces Immediate Availability of Family Safe Entertainment in Connected Cars

Famigo Announces Immediate Availability of Family Safe Entertainment in Connected Cars

Famigo Approved™ Content Pre-Installed in Entire 2015 GM Car Lineup AUSTIN, TX -- October 30, 2014: Famigo, a company providing safer experiences for children on mobile devices, today furthered its commitment to family safety, allowing parents to take control of their children’s mobile playtime without taking ... Continue reading

SEMA Show Promotions from Chief, Elektron and Chassis Liner Include Free Equipment and Special Pricing

SEMA Show Promotions from Chief, Elektron and Chassis Liner Include Free Equipment and Special Pricing

SEMA Show specials from Chief Automotive Technologies, Elektron® and Chassis Liner™ are now available. Through the end of the show, shops can take advantage of free accessories and the best deals of the year on industry-leading collision repair equipment. SEMA Show attendees can learn more about products from e ... Continue reading

ŠKODA Joins Massive MirrorLink Rollout in Europe

ŠKODA Joins Massive MirrorLink Rollout in Europe

PARIS--The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), an organization driving global technologies for phone-centric car connectivity solutions, today announced that ŠKODA, a Volkswagen Group brand, has joined a growing list of global automakers with MirrorLink® pre-enabled in mass-market vehicles. ŠKODA revealed its fir ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports 2014 Annual Auto Reliability Survey Finds Infotainment Systems are a Growing First-Year Reliability Plague

Consumer Reports 2014 Annual Auto Reliability Survey Finds Infotainment Systems are a Growing First-Year Reliability Plague

Troublesome Q50, QX60 models drop Infiniti 14 spots; Lexus tops rankings YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Multi-function, cross-linked infotainment systems and the associated in-car electronics are a growing reliability plague for many brands, according to Consumer Reports 2014 Annual Reliability ... Continue reading

2015 Tundra TRD Pro Desert Race Truck Charges into SEMA

2015 Tundra TRD Pro Desert Race Truck Charges into SEMA

The Specialty Market Equipment Association (SEMA) Show features many interesting project vehicles, but few are engineered to survive over 1,000 miles of grueling desert racing. But that’s exactly what the 2015 Tundra TRD Pro Desert Race Truck will do when it competes in the upcoming 47th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Th ... Continue reading

Toyota's Mobile DJ Sienna Set to Rock SEMA

Toyota's Mobile DJ Sienna Set to Rock SEMA

The Sienna is famous for being the perfect vehicle for family road trips, hauling the kids to soccer practice and the weekly grocery restocking ritual. And thanks to West Coast Customs and SiriusXM, the Sienna can add rocking a party to the aforementioned list. “The Sienna:Remix celebrates the large part that musi ... Continue reading

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