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Dodge Charger Named Automobile Magazine "All-Star" for 2012

Dodge Charger Named Automobile Magazine "All-Star" for 2012

Dodge Charger is the first domestic sport sedan to feature the state-of-the-art eight-speed automatic transmission New Dodge Charger models with eight-speed automatic transmission deliver refinement, improved performance and best-in-class 31 miles per gallon (mpg) highway World-class structural stiffness and Dodge spor ... Continue reading

Teens Asked to Bring the NOYS: Act Out Loud Contest Launches to Help Save Teen Lives

Teens Asked to Bring the NOYS: Act Out Loud Contest Launches to Help Save Teen Lives

The Allstate Foundation and National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) launched the 2012 Act Out Loud (AOL) contest, "Acting Out Loud for Stronger Teen Driving Laws." High schools teams across the country can enter the contest at www.ActOutLoud.org to be eligible for more than $40,000 in prizes. Contest registratio ... Continue reading

Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program Helps Fill Need for Mobility Vehicles

Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program Helps Fill Need for Mobility Vehicles

Providence TrinityKids Care, the only children's hospice program serving Los Angeles and Orange counties, will today receive a Toyota Sienna minivan, courtesy of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program, which awarded 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving non-profit organizations. The Sienna minivan for P ... Continue reading

2013 Mazda CX-5 to Make North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show

2013 Mazda CX-5 to Make North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) will unveil the all-new 2013 CX-5 at the upcoming Los Angeles International Auto Show. The compact SUV will be Mazda's first vehicle to fully encompass SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY, the brand's ground-breaking engineering and leading-edge technology toward improving all-around vehicle effi ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recall of Certain Toyota and Lexus Vehicles to Replace the Crankshaft Pulley

Toyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recall of Certain Toyota and Lexus Vehicles to Replace the Crankshaft Pulley

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS), today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 283,200 Toyota and 137,000 Lexus vehicles to replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine. There is a possibility that the outer ring of the crankshaft pulley may become misaligned with the inne ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Rolls Out National Influencer Campaign

Chevrolet Rolls Out National Influencer Campaign

Chevrolet is launching a new campaign in partnership with Klout, a company that measures a user's online influence, to promote the 2012 Sonic subcompact car among a targeted group of consumers. Building on the success of a Klout campaign with the Chevy Volt in Chicago, Chevy is again partnering with Klout, this time to ... Continue reading

New 2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic and Liberty Arctic Models Latest in Line of Popular Special-Edition Vehicles

New 2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic and Liberty Arctic Models Latest in Line of Popular Special-Edition Vehicles

Jeep® Wrangler Arctic and Liberty Arctic, featuring a unique winter-themed exterior and interior design, join the Jeep lineup for 2012 Special-edition models created in response to Jeep enthusiasts looking for factory-customized vehicles Latest special-edition Jeeps to arrive in Jeep showrooms this month New 2012 Je ... Continue reading

Kia Picanto Three-Door Wins Prestigious Design Award

Kia Picanto Three-Door Wins Prestigious Design Award

Just a couple months after its launch, the sporty Kia Picanto three-door model, available exclusively in Europe, has been honoured with the coveted iF product design award 2012. ... Continue reading

New Golf Cabriolet Debuts with Classic Soft Top

New Golf Cabriolet Debuts with Classic Soft Top

Volkswagen is introducing a new generation of its open air bestseller to the cities, streets and beaches. It offers all the advantages of a Golf - one of the most awarded car in the world. ... Continue reading

Back in Black - C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series Pricing Announced

Back in Black - C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series Pricing Announced

The C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series will go on sale in Australia during April 2012 at a MRLP of $245,000. Thirty two will be imported to Australia and three to New Zealand. The 6.3 litre V8 develops 380kW of power and 620Nm of torque which will produce a 0-100km/h time of 4.2 seconds. ... Continue reading

NV350 - Next-Generation Concept Redefines the Light Commercial Van Experience

NV350 - Next-Generation Concept Redefines the Light Commercial Van Experience

Generous capacity. Improved convenience. Contemporary and dynamic styling. Nissan raises the standard for next-generation light commercial vans with the all-new NV350, debuting at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Suzuki announces exhibits for 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

Suzuki announces exhibits for 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

8 November 2011 The Suzuki booth at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show* will feature automobiles and motorcycles that highlight Suzuki’s uncompromising focus on meeting contemporary needs, offering new kinds of value, and delivering genuine pleasure to customers. In line with Suzuki’s unparalleled expertise in small c ... Continue reading

Toyota, Lexus Continue Recovery in Fall 2011 ALG Perceived Quality Study

Toyota, Lexus Continue Recovery in Fall 2011 ALG Perceived Quality Study

Hyundai, Kia and Ford brands see the biggest long-term gains Santa Barbara, Calif., November 8, 2011 – Toyota’s perceived quality score rose more than two percent over the last six months closing the gap with leading mainstream brand Honda, and Lexus once again reigned supreme among luxury brands, according t ... Continue reading

Wood Biofuel Could be a Competitive Industry by 2020: UBC study

Wood Biofuel Could be a Competitive Industry by 2020: UBC study

Fuel made from wood could become a competitive commercial alternative to fuel made from corn by 2020 if the wood biofuel industry is supported, according to a new University of British Columbia study. Corn ethanol is currently blended with gasoline to satisfy government-mandated targets to include renewable content in ... Continue reading

2012 Audi A7 Selected by AUTOMOBILE Magazine as the 2012 "Automobile of the Year"

2012 Audi A7 Selected by AUTOMOBILE Magazine as the 2012 "Automobile of the Year"

Audi today announced that AUTOMOBILE Magazine selected the Audi A7 as its 2012 Automobile of the Year.  AUTOMOBILE editors selected the A7 for its embodiment of everything a luxury buyer would want in a car – design, performance, and technology. AUTOMOBILE Magazine President and Editor-In-Chief Jean ... Continue reading

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