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2012 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws Shows Fiscal Impact of Highway Safety Gaps

2012 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws Shows Fiscal Impact of Highway Safety Gaps

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety today released the 2012 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws, the ninth annual report card grading all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their performance when it comes to adopting 15 basic traffic safety laws. This year the report focuses on the state fiscal impact of high ... Continue reading

Honda Captures Polk Automotive Loyalty Award

Honda Captures Polk Automotive Loyalty Award

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today that it has received the 2011 Polk Automotive Loyalty Award in the category of Hispanic Market Loyalty to Make. This is the second time Honda has captured this prestigious award from Polk, having received the same honor in 2009. "Honda is thrilled to accept this award fro ... Continue reading

Two Goodyear Tires Receive a Consumers Digest 'Best Buy' Recommendation

Two Goodyear Tires Receive a Consumers Digest 'Best Buy' Recommendation

The January/February 2012 issue of Consumers Digest showcases the best tire values on the market, as rated by the magazine's editors, and products from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company received a Best Buy recommendation in two of the rated segments. For the "All-Season Car Tires" category, Goodyear's Assurance Triple ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Supplies Powertrain and Systems Protection Technologies for All 10 of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2012

Federal-Mogul Supplies Powertrain and Systems Protection Technologies for All 10 of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2012

Federal-Mogul Corporation , a global leading supplier of powertrain technologies, is supplying products for all 10 of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2012 model year vehicles. Federal-Mogul has designed and manufactured leading technologies for most of the engines recognized as Ward's "10 Best" during the last 18 years. Thi ... Continue reading

Dodge Challenger Wins Cars.com's "2012 Shopper's Choice Award"

Dodge Challenger Wins Cars.com's "2012 Shopper's Choice Award"

2012 Dodge Challenger named "Shopper's Choice," representing their favorite car of the year Online shoppers activity for Challenger, combined with it grabbing the most votes from Cars.com Facebook fans in the final round earned it the title Representing the voice of millions of shoppers who visit Cars.com, the Dodge Ch ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Named to About.com's Best New Cars of 2012 List

Honda Civic Named to About.com's Best New Cars of 2012 List

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today that the 2012 Honda Civic has been named as one of About.com Cars' Best New Cars of 2012. "Ranging from a gas-sipping hybrid to a kick-in-the-pants Si, the Civic lineup provides a variety of fun, fuel-efficient options to satisfy a wide range of customers," said Michael A ... Continue reading

Bose Active Sound Management Technology Minimizes Powertrain Noise in All-New Cadillac ATS

Bose Active Sound Management Technology Minimizes Powertrain Noise in All-New Cadillac ATS

The 2013 Cadillac ATS comes equipped with powerful, proprietary technology from a new category of Bose automotive offerings: Bose Active Sound Management. Developed over the past decade, Bose Active Sound Management leverages over 30 years of Bose research in automotive acoustics and noise cancellation, providing vehic ... Continue reading

Consumer, National Security & Business Leaders to Hold National Tele-Town Hall on Proposed 54.5 MPG Standard

Consumer, National Security & Business Leaders to Hold National Tele-Town Hall on Proposed 54.5 MPG Standard

This Thursday, the country's two largest consumer organizations will join veteran and small business leaders on a national tele-town hall meeting in support of the proposed 54.5 mile per gallon federal standard for cars, SUVs and light trucks. The purpose of the town hall is to expand the reach of the public hearings h ... Continue reading

TrueCar Changes Billing Model in Virginia in Order to Ensure Immediate Regulatory Compliance

TrueCar Changes Billing Model in Virginia in Order to Ensure Immediate Regulatory Compliance

TrueCar, Inc., which is devoted to bringing transparency to the car buying process, today announced that it is adjusting its billing model in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a meaningful step towards seamlessly providing greater transparency and quality service to car buyers and dealers alike while also working within ... Continue reading

EB and INRIX Show Street Smart Automotive Technology at CES

EB and INRIX Show Street Smart Automotive Technology at CES

EB (Elektrobit), a leading developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for the automotive and wireless industries, is developing next-generation navigation systems with a variety of new driver-assistance features. We're excited about our collaboration with EB to deliver solutions to automakers that meet the ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: A Desire for Different Vehicle Attributes and Features Leads Many New-Vehicle Owners to Switch Brands

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: A Desire for Different Vehicle Attributes and Features Leads Many New-Vehicle Owners to Switch Brands

One in three new-vehicle owners who switched brands say their previous brand didn't make the type of vehicle they wanted, indicating that striking the right combination of model offerings and vehicle appeal is critical to retaining customers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Customer Retention Study(SM) ... Continue reading

FIAT Brand Announces U.S. Pricing for New 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth

FIAT Brand Announces U.S. Pricing for New 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth

Starting at $22,000, the Fiat 500 Abarth unleashes legendary Italian performance onto American streets Designed for track-day enthusiasts and driving purists who want the ultimate high-performance small car at an attainable price Fiat 500 Abarth customers entitled to segment-exclusive, full-day Abarth Driving Experienc ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Earns Three Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards for 2011

Chrysler Group LLC Earns Three Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards for 2011

Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Challenger, and Jeep Brand are winners Eleventh consecutive Automotive Loyalty Award for Town & Country Jeep Brand has most improved loyalty in the industry Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it received three Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards for the 2011 model year. The Chrysler Town ... Continue reading

Honda's New Vibe is Jazzy

Honda's New Vibe is Jazzy

Honda Australia has announced the arrival of a new take on the popular Honda Jazz with even better value for money. ... Continue reading

All-New Opel Mokka: Compact in Size, Big in Attitude

All-New Opel Mokka: Compact in Size, Big in Attitude

A new name and a new segment for Opel: At the start of the New Year and two months ahead of its world premiere at the Geneva motor show on March 6, 2012, Opel is releasing the first photos of its new dynamic, sub-compact sports utility vehicle, the Opel Mokka. With the new Mokka, Opel is the first German manufacturer t ... Continue reading

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