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Hyundai Will Donate More Than $10 Million to Support Childhood Cancer Research Through 2011 Hope on Wheels Program

Hyundai Will Donate More Than $10 Million to Support Childhood Cancer Research Through 2011 Hope on Wheels Program

NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 -- Hyundai Motor America and its dealers announced today at the New York International Auto Show plans to donate more than $10 million to support childhood cancer research through the 2011 Hyundai Hope on Wheels® program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/200910 ... Continue reading

Trade-In Value Guaranteed By Hyundai Assurance Trade-in Value Guarantee

Trade-In Value Guaranteed By Hyundai Assurance Trade-in Value Guarantee

Hyundai today announced the introduction of the all-new . The Guarantee is a direct result of Hyundai's sensitivity to consumer preferences and is made possible by the strength of Hyundai's residual values, now among the highest in the industry. This newest addition to the Assurance suite of programs eliminates concern ... Continue reading

Jeep Broadens Wrangler Lineup with New "Mojave" Special-edition Model

Jeep Broadens Wrangler Lineup with New "Mojave" Special-edition Model

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20, 2011 -- New 2011 Jeep® Wrangler Mojave pays tribute to renowned, rugged Mojave Trail Jeep Wrangler Mojave features unique desert-themed exterior and interior design Wrangler Mojave follows successful "Islander," "Mountain" and "Call of Duty ... Continue reading

Hyundai Revolutionizes the Subcompact Car with the All-New Accent at the New York International Auto Show

Hyundai Revolutionizes the Subcompact Car with the All-New Accent at the New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 -- Hyundai Motor America introduced the all-new 2012 Accent with best-in-class standard fuel economy and power at the New York International Auto Show today. This marks the U.S. debut of the latest version of the popular subcompact sedan and the new top-of-the line, mor ... Continue reading

Tesla Takes Auto Retail High-Tech With Digital Design Studio

Tesla Takes Auto Retail High-Tech With Digital Design Studio

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tesla Motors launched the Design Studio, a tool that allows consumers to customize, view and share their own Tesla electric vehicles on the web, on their smartphones and iPads, and at Tesla stores. Using HTML5 for cross-platform compatibility, the Design Studio makes the buying experience flexibl ... Continue reading

2011 Car and Truck Brand Image Award Winners

2011 Car and Truck Brand Image Award Winners

2011 Brand Image Awards. These awards, based on consumer perception data from the company's Brand Watch study, honor those brands that have most successfully captured positive consumer attention. Kelley Blue Book's 2011 Brand Image Award Winners 2011 Best Value Brand: ... Continue reading

New Booz & Company Survey Finds U.S. Automotive Executives Skeptical about the Industry's Economic Recovery

New Booz & Company Survey Finds U.S. Automotive Executives Skeptical about the Industry's Economic Recovery

NEW YORK--Despite largely positive forecasts for the U.S. auto industry based on a recent uptick in sales, a new survey reports that auto executives are still pessimistic about the industry’s outlook. Conducted by management consulting firm Booz & Company, the survey found that auto manufacturers and sup ... Continue reading

Porsche Reveals New Panamera Models at New York International Auto Show

Porsche Reveals New Panamera Models at New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 -- Marking a North American premiere at the New York International Auto Show, Porsche today showed two new versions of its highly acclaimed Panamera four-door sports sedan, including the company's most fuel-efficient car ever -- the 2012 Panamera S Hybrid -- and its hig ... Continue reading

2012 Nissan Versa Sedan, Nissan LEAF NISMO RC Concept Make World Debuts at New York International Auto Show

2012 Nissan Versa Sedan, Nissan LEAF NISMO RC Concept Make World Debuts at New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 -- An all-new Nissan Versa Sedan designed to bring "innovation within reach" to the entry-level compact segment. Â A purpose-built race car version of the world's first mass-market all-electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAFâ„¢. Â These two vehicles made thei ... Continue reading

All-New 2012 Honda Civic Makes World Debut at New York International Auto Show

All-New 2012 Honda Civic Makes World Debut at New York International Auto Show

April 20, 2011 NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 -- The entire 2012 Honda Civic lineup is making its highly anticipated world debut today at the 2011 New York International Auto Show. The conventional gasoline-powered Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe, high-performance Civic Si Coupe, gasoline-electric Civic Hybrid, Civic Natural Gas ... Continue reading

2012 Honda Civic Pricing Starts $15,605

2012 Honda Civic Pricing Starts $15,605

2012 Honda Civic went on sale today with manufacturer's suggested retail pricing(1) (MSRP) ranging from $15,605 for the value-oriented Civic DX Coupe to $26,750 for the luxuriously equipped Civic Hybrid with leather-trimmed seating surfaces, the Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System and XM Radio ... Continue reading

Vauxhall: Network Q Appoints New Head

Vauxhall: Network Q Appoints New Head

Derek Wilson is to head-up Network Q, the UK's premier used car brand. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK Support Japanese Earthquake Appeal

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK Support Japanese Earthquake Appeal

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK have confirmed that they have doubled their fund-raising efforts so far to support Japanese Tsunami victims, making a total of nearly £84,000. ... Continue reading

Petrol-Electric A3 E-Tron Concept Leads The Charge For Audi In Shanghai

Petrol-Electric A3 E-Tron Concept Leads The Charge For Audi In Shanghai

Audi is set to unveil a stunning technical study - the A3 e-tron concept - in Shanghai ... Continue reading

Ford Engineer Named Dynamicist Of The Year For All-New Ford Focus And C-Max

Ford Engineer Named Dynamicist Of The Year For All-New Ford Focus And C-Max

Vehicle Dynamics International magazine has named Ford's Jurgen Putzschler "Dynamicist of the Year" for his work on the all-new Ford Focus and C-MAX. ... Continue reading

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