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Subaru Captures Multiple 2012 ALG Residual Value Awards

Subaru Captures Multiple 2012 ALG Residual Value Awards

Subaru of America today announced that it has received three Residual Value Awards from ALG, the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data. The ALG Residual Value Awards recognize annually the vehicles predicted to retain the highest percentage of original price after a three-year period. The company ... Continue reading

Porsche to Build West Coast Experience Center

Porsche to Build West Coast Experience Center

Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) today announced it will build a second new Porsche Experience Center in North America, in Carson, California. The purpose-built 53-acre facility and road handling course will be one of only five such sites in the world, including the original Porsche Experience Center at the legendary ... Continue reading

Hyundai Unites with the Recording Academy as Official Vehicle Partner

Hyundai Unites with the Recording Academy as Official Vehicle Partner

Tapping into the power of music, Hyundai joined forces with music's biggest brand -- The Recording Academy (internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards‚ to become its "Official Vehicle Partner." The multi-year partnership extends well beyond awards night and will result in original music projects sure to please music ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates and LMC Automotive Report: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Strength Intensifies in November

J.D. Power and Associates and LMC Automotive Report: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Strength Intensifies in November

New-vehicle retail sales are experiencing further recovery and strength through the first half of November, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates Power Information Network® (PIN) and LMC Automotive. J.D. Power and LMC Automotive have a strategic alliance to share data and p ... Continue reading

New Lincoln MKS: Refinements Signal Direction for Brand Today, Tomorrow +VIDEO

New Lincoln MKS: Refinements Signal Direction for Brand Today, Tomorrow +VIDEO

Better handling, increased power, improved fuel efficiency, additional standard equipment, more refinement and new technologies that help drivers reduce accident risks provide luxury customers with important new reasons to consider Lincoln and its flagship sedan, the new MKS. The full-size Lincoln MKS sports an updated ... Continue reading

Luxgen Design+ Experience Pavilion At 2011 Taipei World Design Expo

Luxgen Design+ Experience Pavilion At 2011 Taipei World Design Expo

Integrating the creative ideas of 14 LUXGEN designers and the Executive Vice President of Design into perfect integration of multi-media communication, visual design, and car design to the public, LUXGEN presented the LUXGEN Design+ Experience Pavilion at the 2011 Taipei World Design Expo. ... Continue reading

New Porsche Panamera Gts - The Four Door Sports Car For Fast Roads Of Every Description

New Porsche Panamera Gts - The Four Door Sports Car For Fast Roads Of Every Description

The new Panamera GTS is the purist member of the Porsche Gran Turismo family. A powerful V8 engine with even more intense responsiveness sits under the bonnet, the sporting chassis has been tuned for added dynamism and agility and the distinctive exterior styling clearly signals these focused intentions. ... Continue reading

2012 Subaru WRX STi Review By Carey Russ

2012 Subaru WRX STi Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Subaru WRX STi Last year, Subaru moved its high-performance WRX lineup away from the regular Impreza line with wider, more performance-oriented bodywork for the regular models as well as the top-of-the-line STi, and expanded STi offerings with a four-door sedan body style in a ... Continue reading

Cadillac Wants to be the Best...Again +VIDEO

Cadillac Wants to be the Best...Again +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel LOS ANGELES, November 16, 2011.A week before the LA Auto Show, Cadillac accidentally put up a picture of the brand new XTS on its website. Of course, we knew what to expect, since the Platinum Concept car that bowed in Detroit in January, already gave away much of ... Continue reading

2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Unveil of the Fully-Electric BMW i3 and Hybrid-Electric BMW i8 Concepts +VIDEO

2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Unveil of the Fully-Electric BMW i3 and Hybrid-Electric BMW i8 Concepts +VIDEO

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 16, 2011 -- As scenes from the latest installment of the Mission Impossible film series played on an 18-foot-tall, 39-foot-wide silk screen, the screen itself was whisked away to unveil the first concept vehicles of the new visionary and sustainable brand, BMW i – the fully ele ... Continue reading

2011 LA Auto Show: Press Pass Coverage "As If You Were Here"

2011 LA Auto Show: Press Pass Coverage "As If You Were Here"

<For the sixteenth year in a row, TheAutoChannel.com is proud to present exclusive PRESS PASS COVERAGE of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Press Pass Coverage features dozens of full-length videos posted as they happen and archived for future reference. And this year, like all years, our comprehensive video coverage will be ... Continue reading

U.S. Premiere of Volkswagen Beetle R Concept at LA Auto Show

U.S. Premiere of Volkswagen Beetle R Concept at LA Auto Show

Beetle R Concept has customised front and rear styling and 20-inch wheels Sport seat system of Beetle R Concept is upholstered in luxurious Nappa leather LOS ANGELES - November 16, 2011: At Volkswagen, the letter 'R' as an added identifier promises top-notch performance. Currently, this claim is being validated with tu ... Continue reading

World Premiere of New Volkswagen CC at L.A. Auto Show +VIDEO

World Premiere of New Volkswagen CC at L.A. Auto Show +VIDEO

CC debuts with new styling and innovative assistance systems Fatigue detection and bi-xenon headlights are standard LOS ANGELES - November 16, 2011: When the Volkswagen CC made its debut four years ago, it was the world's first four-door coupe in the 30,000 to 40,000 dollar and euro class. From this niche, a new segmen ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces $40,450 U.S. Starting Price for All-New 2013 Infiniti JX Luxury Crossover

Infiniti Announces $40,450 U.S. Starting Price for All-New 2013 Infiniti JX Luxury Crossover

Infiniti announced a $40,450 U.S. starting price for the 2013 Infiniti JX luxury crossover, which is scheduled to go on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide in spring 2012. The all-new 7-passenger/3-row luxury crossover, which made its world debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is offered in two models, the Infin ... Continue reading

Kia Motors' GT Concept Vehicle Signals a New Design Direction for the Brand at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Kia Motors' GT Concept Vehicle Signals a New Design Direction for the Brand at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Kia Motors America (KMA) is the fastest growing car company in the U.S.(1), and the brand, which has recently undergone a design-led transformation, continued to turn heads today at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the North American introduction of the striking Kia GT concept vehicle during the show. The forward-looking ... Continue reading

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