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The Toyota Hybrid Monopoly Ride Experience Coming to the 2012 Chicago Auto Show

The Toyota Hybrid Monopoly Ride Experience Coming to the 2012 Chicago Auto Show

Toyota and Hasbro are teaming up to bring the Toyota Hybrid MONOPOLY Ride Experience to the Chicago Auto Show, February 8-19. The program will allow auto show attendees to experience the capabilities and advantages of the third-generation Prius, all-new Prius v, Camry Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid models. Teams of profe ... Continue reading

2012 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2012 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L Nav The CR-V has been a major success for Honda since its debut in 1997, to the point where it is a benchmark in the small affordable crossover class. Vehicles in that class, known in the days when truck SUVs ruled as "soft-roaders" or "sport-cutes", have n ... Continue reading

January 2012 Sales Point to Bright Outlook for International Nameplate Dealers

January 2012 Sales Point to Bright Outlook for International Nameplate Dealers

Special to The Auto Channel AIADA's Market Watch Washington DC February 2, 2012; The New Year began on a positive note for international nameplate dealers. Overall sales, including domestic brands, rose 11.4 percent from January 2011. For international brands, sales were up an impressive 14.9 percent from January 2011. ... Continue reading

Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Cerritos Named No. 1 Volume Honda Dealer by American Honda Motor

Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Cerritos Named No. 1 Volume Honda Dealer by American Honda Motor

Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Cerritos, a top-performing client of AutoONE Media, has been named the No. 1 volume Honda dealer in the U.S. by American Honda Motor Co. Inc., based on 2011 sales. ... Continue reading

Law Enforcement Officials Join Bud Light, Zink Distributing, Yellow Cab, Broad Ripple Village and AAA to Encourage Adult Football Fans to Celebrate Super Bowl Festivities Responsibly

Law Enforcement Officials Join Bud Light, Zink Distributing, Yellow Cab, Broad Ripple Village and AAA to Encourage Adult Football Fans to Celebrate Super Bowl Festivities Responsibly

As the official beer of the NFL and Super Bowl XLVI, Bud Light wants to remind adult fans to celebrate responsibly and have a game plan for a safe ride home. Today, Bud Light, AAA Hoosier Motor Club, Yellow Cab of Indianapolis, Broad Ripple Village and Zink Distributing have joined the City of Indianapolis and local ... Continue reading

Progressive's Image Capture Technology Saves Users Time, Helps Drivers Quote and Buy Auto Insurance Using Their Smartphone Camera

Progressive's Image Capture Technology Saves Users Time, Helps Drivers Quote and Buy Auto Insurance Using Their Smartphone Camera

With Image Capture from Progressive Insurance, consumers can get a car insurance quote in minutes. The new mobile photo quoting technology, only available from Progressive, simplifies the insurance quoting and buying process by using a smartphone camera and the existing Progressive app. Image Capture is a first in the ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Brand Presents 'Road to the Ram Jam' All-Star Country Music Series - the Ultimate Fan Experience with Five of Today's Best Country Artists

Ram Truck Brand Presents 'Road to the Ram Jam' All-Star Country Music Series - the Ultimate Fan Experience with Five of Today's Best Country Artists

The Ram Truck brand presents "Road to the Ram® Jam," an all-star country music series featuring five of today's best country artists leading up to an invitation-only 2012 Ram Jam concert event Dec. 29 in Nashville, Tenn., where all five artists will perform. The Road to the Ram Jam series will be the ultimate country ... Continue reading

NACS Reports "Price Tops All Factors in Choice of Fueling Location"

NACS Reports "Price Tops All Factors in Choice of Fueling Location"

ALEXANDRIA, VA Feb 2, 2012— Price remains the dominant reason why consumers buy fuel at a particular location, according to the results from the new 2012 NACS Consumer Fuels Report. Nearly two-thirds of consumers (63 percent) rated price as the most important reason why they select a particular location for fuelin ... Continue reading

Honda Responds To Ridgeline Tire Recall

Honda Responds To Ridgeline Tire Recall

Statement by American Honda Regarding Spare Tire/Tire Information Placard Recall: 2011-2012 Ridgeline TORRANCE, Calif. – Feb. 1, 2012 – Honda will voluntarily recall 206 model-year 2011 and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles in the U.S. to inspect whether the factory-installed spare tire matches the spare tire informati ... Continue reading

GM Approves IMN as Turnkey Program Provider for in-Market Retail Co-op Matching Funds

GM Approves IMN as Turnkey Program Provider for in-Market Retail Co-op Matching Funds

IMN, the digital marketing company that delivers branded eNewsletters and content for vertical markets, today announced that it has been selected by GM as a turnkey program provider for its in-market retail (iMR) program. Inclusion in the co-op matching funds program enables GM dealers to be reimbursed for their in ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces Its 2012 Best Overall Car Values of the Year

IntelliChoice Announces Its 2012 Best Overall Car Values of the Year

IntelliChoice, the market leader in automotive ownership cost and car value analysis for over twenty-five years, announced today the winners of its 2012 Best Overall Value of the Year (BOVY) awards. U.S. vehicle sales are rebounding and appear relatively healthy going into 2012 Each year, IntelliChoice compiles and ana ... Continue reading

GEICO encourages Super Bowl fans to play it safe on the roads

GEICO encourages Super Bowl fans to play it safe on the roads

Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 5, is one of the biggest and most entertaining sporting events in the country. Friends and families come together to socialize and watch the big game. With all the fanfare and hoopla, Super Bowl Sunday has also become one of the nation’s most dangerous days on the roadways due t ... Continue reading

The 82nd Geneva International Motor Show Soon!

The 82nd Geneva International Motor Show Soon!

A highly promising event is being prepared! With only five weeks to go until the opening of this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, the automobile world is now in the “starting blocks”. 260 exhibitors are preparing to present their latest new models. There will be some 70 press conferences on the pr ... Continue reading

Fiat 500L: World Preview At The Geneva Motor Show

Fiat 500L: World Preview At The Geneva Motor Show

Fiat presents the first official images of the 500L, the new model which will have its world preview at the International Geneva Motor Show on 6 March this year. ... Continue reading

The Beginning Of A New Era: Volkswagen Introduces The Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB)

The Beginning Of A New Era: Volkswagen Introduces The Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB)

This year, the Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix - the German acronym is MQB (Modularer Querbaukasten) - for the Volkswagen, Audi, Å koda and SEAT brands. ... Continue reading

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