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2013 Toyota Land Cruiser Sport Utility Vehicle Pricing and Details

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser Sport Utility Vehicle Pricing and Details

TORRANCE, Calif., January 6, 2012; Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2013 Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle (SUV). The Land Cruiser will begin arriving at dealerships in early February. The legendary Toyota Land Cruiser recently celeb ... Continue reading

New Coalition Brings Together Industry Leaders to Design National Model for Electric Vehicle Deployment

New Coalition Brings Together Industry Leaders to Design National Model for Electric Vehicle Deployment

A new coalition of executives from blue chip companies in the transportation and utility industries announced today it has come together to design a large-scale electric vehicle (EV) demonstration project that will help create a comprehensive national model for EV deployment. The Electrification Leadership Council (ELC ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Launches New Uconnect Website

Chrysler Group Launches New Uconnect Website

New <i><a href="http://www.DriveUconnect.com">Drive U Connect</a></i> website designed as a simple and easy guide through Chrysler Group's Uconnect® technologies Chrysler Group LLC has launched a new website designed to provide information and instructions on the latest in Uconnect® technologies available in Chry ... Continue reading

Consumer Electronics Show (CES): Chrysler Group Announces Expansion of Beats by Dr. Dre Audio System to New 2012 Dodge Charger

Consumer Electronics Show (CES): Chrysler Group Announces Expansion of Beats by Dr. Dre Audio System to New 2012 Dodge Charger

2012 Dodge Charger to feature Beats by Dr. Dre audio system Exclusive integration of Beats by Dr. Dre audio technology delivers the high-definition music experience the way the artist intended Not just speakers, the Beats Audio system in the 2012 Charger was designed by Chrysler Group engineers in collaboration with Dr ... Continue reading

CCS Student Automotive Design Work on Display during North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)

CCS Student Automotive Design Work on Display during North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)

DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2012; During the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), College for Creative Studies (CCS), the leading art and design College in the world, will showcase student designs at their main floor booth at NAIAS and at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education during the Transportation Desig ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Increases Fueling Station Infrastructure Significantly in 2011

Clean Energy Increases Fueling Station Infrastructure Significantly in 2011

Accelerating its development program to support growing natural gas vehicle fueling demand, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , North America's leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, significantly increased its fueling station project completions during 2011. During the second half of 2011, Clean Energy receiv ... Continue reading

Admiral Reveals Car Crime Creating a Nervy Nation

Admiral Reveals Car Crime Creating a Nervy Nation

Britain's motorists are living in fear of having their car stolen or broken into according to a new poll, even though car crime numbers have fallen over the years. Car insurance specialist Admiral commissioned YouGov to survey 2,500 drivers as part of the annual Admiral Survey of British Motorists, and found almost thr ... Continue reading

Global Auto Execs Don't See Spark in Electric Vehicle Sales for More Than Decade: KPMG Survey

Global Auto Execs Don't See Spark in Electric Vehicle Sales for More Than Decade: KPMG Survey

However, auto makers expected to pump investment into electric technologies; No clear electrified propulsion winner, execs mixed on consumer demand for e-vehicles by 2025 DETROIT, Jan. 5, 2012; Despite continued heavy investment by auto makers in electric propulsion technologies, global automotive executives don't expe ... Continue reading

"DETROIT KNOWS CARS" - Motor City Automobile Fine Art Show

"DETROIT KNOWS CARS" - Motor City Automobile Fine Art Show

Detroit January 6, 2012; As if there were not enough events going on around the North American International (Detroit) Auto Show next week we add one more. Your TAC Detroit editor, film producer, Mark Ducker and a cadre of dedicated organizers have assembled an impressive exhibit of automotive fine art in one of downto ... Continue reading

Visteon to Display Automotive Electronics Innovations at 2012 International CES in Las Vegas

Visteon to Display Automotive Electronics Innovations at 2012 International CES in Las Vegas

Visteon Corporation , a leading global automotive supplier, will display a range of automotive electronics innovations at the 2012 International CES the world's largest consumer technology trade show in Las Vegas from Jan. 10-13. Visteon will showcase products and innovations born from in-depth research focusing on con ... Continue reading

2013 Subaru BRZ Sports Car to be Displayed at Consumer Electronics Show

2013 Subaru BRZ Sports Car to be Displayed at Consumer Electronics Show

Subaru of America Inc. announced today that the production version of its all-new, rear-wheel drive 2013 Subaru BRZ sports car will be on display at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 10th through the 13th. This will be Subaru's first appearance at CES. The BRZ will add a new product line to the h ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 5.1 Million Vehicles in 2011

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 5.1 Million Vehicles in 2011

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed 2011 with a new record: For the first time in a twelve-month period, the brand delivered 5.1 (4.5; +13.1 percent)* million vehicles to customers worldwide. "The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand made major gains last year thanks to a fresh, innovative and environmentally-friendl ... Continue reading

Ford Creates First Silicon Valley Presence with New Research Lab to Drive Innovation in Personal Mobility

Ford Creates First Silicon Valley Presence with New Research Lab to Drive Innovation in Personal Mobility

Ford Motor Company will create and open a new research lab in Silicon Valley early this year -- its first-ever dedicated R&D office on the west coast New lab will support Ford's vision that its future is not just about building cars but about creating uncompromised personal mobility experiences for people around the wo ... Continue reading

Headline News from Delhi: VW may bring Up to India

Headline News from Delhi: VW may bring Up to India

Volkswagen Group is considering launching its Up city car as part of a big investment in its Indian operations by the end of next year. ... Continue reading

2012 Silicon Valley International Auto Show Opens to Public

2012 Silicon Valley International Auto Show Opens to Public

--2012 Silicon Valley International Auto Show: WHAT: Opening day at the 2012 Silicon Valley International Auto Show offers car enthusiasts an up-close look at hundreds of new cars, trucks, crossovers, sport/utility vehicles and more. Attendees are invited to climb in several new models, check leg room and imagine thems ... Continue reading

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