Zipcar and the City of Boston Launch New Program to Provide Car Sharing Services for City Employees
Feb 6, 2012
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, today announced a new partnership with the City of Boston to launch a new fleet sharing program called FleetHub. Through this program, a number of existing city-owned fleet vehicles will be outfitted with Zipcar's proprietary car sharing technology for use by city ... Continue reading
TomTom Study Reveals Most Romantic Roads in the Nation
Feb 6, 2012
Today, a study by TomTom reveals the most popular romantic road names in the United States. The latest TomTom study, which took an inventory of the romantic roads throughout the nation, shows which states are the most likely to find couples driving down Lovers Lanes this Valentine's Day. According to the results of the ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Paves the Way for Recycling U.S. Salvage Vehicles in China
Feb 6, 2012
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA) the leading live and live-online salvage auto auction company and wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. , today announced an agreement with Chen Jia, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Chenlong Resource Recycling Development Co. Ltd. in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, C ... Continue reading
Toyota GT 86: Passion From Just £24,995
Feb 6, 2012
Speculation about the price tag on one of 2012's most keenly anticipated new cars can end: the new Toyota GT 86 will cost from £24,995 when sales start in June. ... Continue reading
NADA: Economic Conditions Jell for Higher New Car Sales in 2012
Feb 5, 2012
Sales of small cars, SUVs and other light trucks will lead the way toward what Paul Taylor, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association, predicts is a rebuilding year for the auto industry resulting in 13.945 million new cars and light trucks purchased and leased in 2012. Fulfillment of that forecast ... Continue reading
2012 Nissan NV 2500 High Roof V6 Utility Van Review By Steve Purdy
Feb 5, 2012
2012 NISSAN NV 2500 V6 SV UTILITY VAN A Brief Respite from Car Reviews By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We had to do some serious hauling this weekend and the good folks at Nissan were kind enough to offer up a new âHigh Roofâ NV 2500 cargo van for the job. You may be surprised to know that Ni ... Continue reading
2012 Hyundai Veloster Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Feb 5, 2012
Hyundai Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Hyundai Veloster Hyundai is aggressively growing and expanding its product offerings into new niches. It has had a presence in the usual categories -- subcompact, compact, and mid-size sedans, even a large luxury sedan (the Equus), crossovers of various si ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (January 30-Feb 4, 2012) Automotive News In Case You Were Sleeping
Feb 5, 2012
* 2012 is off to a good start for the U.S. auto industry as reported sales for January outpaced the best industry forecasts. Sales overall were up 11% at an annualized rate of 14.2 million units, the best since August 2009. Chrysler Group was up 44% and Ford Motor up 7.3%. GM sold the most units but sales declined 6%. ... Continue reading
AutoNation Announces January 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales
Feb 5, 2012
AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in January 2012, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 15,966, an increase of 7% as compared to January 2011. Retail new vehicle unit sales in January 2012 for AutoNation's operatin ... Continue reading
2012 Model Year 6-15 Passenger Cars, Wagons, SUV's, MiniVans, Full Size Vans, Pick-ups
Feb 4, 2012
6-8 Passenger Cars and Pickups; The AIADA newsletter reported that transportation for big families used to be simple. Gas was cheap and cars were unabashedly big. Not anymore. Finding a car that can fit five or more meant, until recently, shopping for a big, usually American-made SUV. And while these vehicles have the ... Continue reading
Lexus at the Chicago Auto Show
Feb 4, 2012
POWER-PACKED LEXUS EXHIBIT BOUND FOR 2012 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW Lexus LFA In line with its new brand attitude, Lexus is looking to make a super impression on Chicagoans at this year's 2012 Chicago Auto Show. For the first time, at any auto show, Lexus will be displaying four of its renowned LFA super cars. Packing 552 ... Continue reading
Feb 4, 2012
The Pennsylvania State Police recently participated in a weeklong enforcement effort inspecting motor coaches, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today. State and municipal motor carrier enforcement personnel, along with the Public Utility Commission staff, inspected 284 motor coaches at sites throughout ... Continue reading
Feb 4, 2012
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and DealerTrack today announced that MBFS will become a lender on the DealerTrack credit application network used by 350 Mercedes-Benz dealers in the United States, beginning in March. ... Continue reading
Feb 3, 2012
ZAG - Zag Sales Strategy, now known as TrueCar, Inc. is the recipient of a "Top Rated" Best New Car Lead Provider award in the third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards, presented in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. ZAG - Zag Sales Strategy, now know ... Continue reading
Callbright Receives DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award
Feb 3, 2012
Callbright is the recipient of a "Top Rated" Call Management award in the third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards, presented in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. "It's gratifying to be recognized by dealers for delivering the automotive call managem ... Continue reading
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