Volkswagen Chattanooga Builds 500,000th Passat
Jul 23, 2015
Volkswagen Chattanooga has achieved a significant production milestone with the completion of its 500,000th Passat. The car, produced in the worldâs first and only LEED Platinum certified factory, was a Candy White Limited Edition, with black interior, keyless access with pushbutton start, a rearview camera, heate ... Continue reading
Daimler Continues Along Path of Profitable Growth
Jul 23, 2015
Daimler AG (ticker symbol DAI) continued along its profitable growth path and posted record levels of unit sales, revenue and earnings for the second quarter and the first half of 2015. With total sales of 714,800 passenger cars and commercial vehicles, the company sold 14% more vehicles in the months of April through ... Continue reading
Ferrari Files for Initial Public Offering
Jul 23, 2015
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. ("FCA") announced today that its subsidiary, New Business Netherlands N.V. (to be renamed Ferrari N.V.), has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for a proposed initial public offering of common shares currently held by FCA. T ... Continue reading
Jul 23, 2015
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported strong earnings growth for the second quarter with net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.1 billion, or $0.67 per diluted share, which included a $1.1 billion loss from special items before tax, or $(0.62) per diluted share. Earnings before interest and taxes ( ... Continue reading
Ally Renews Exclusive Sponsorship of TIME Dealer of the Year Through 2021
Jul 23, 2015
Nominations now open for 2016 TIME Dealer of the Year DETROIT -- July 22, 2015: Ally Financial today announced that it will renew its exclusive sponsorship of the TIME Dealer of the Year program through 2021. Ally and TIME also officially opened the nomination period for the 2016 TIME Dealer of the Year program, encour ... Continue reading
UK Honda Confirms Pricing for the New Jazz
Jul 22, 2015
Honda UK has announced that the all-new Honda Jazz subcompact hatchback will be priced from £13,495 on-the-road for the entry-level S model, rising to £17,425 for the flagship EX Navi CVT model. Competitive PCP options for the versatile and sophisticated new Honda are expected to start from £149 per month (5.9% APR ... Continue reading
Watch the Skies: Commercial Drone Shipments to Surpass 2.6 Million Units Annually by 2025
Jul 21, 2015
Key Industries Utilizing Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Will Include Film, Media, Agriculture, and Oil & Gas July 21, 2015 07:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.--The utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) or drones, for commercial applications has a great ... Continue reading
Millennials More Likely to Lease Vehicles than Older Americans
Jul 21, 2015
Analysis Finds that Younger Generation Increasingly Turns to Leasing to Get More Car for Their Dollar SANTA MONICA, CA -- July 21, 2015: Millennial car buyers opt to lease their vehicles at a higher rate than the overall car buying population, according to a new analysis from car-buying platform Edmunds.com. The findin ... Continue reading
June's Fastest Selling Used Cars in the UK
Jul 20, 2015
Vauxhall Insignia is the only car to make the national top ten in both May and June Juneâs national top ten sellers move more quickly than in May, with much cheaper average price Nissan Qashqai continues to shine on the forecourt: fastest seller in two UK regions London, North West and Scotland are hot spots for s ... Continue reading
Europe's New-Car Sales Grew 8.4% in H1 2015, 14.6% in June
Jul 20, 2015
25 of 29 countries recorded increased H1 2015 sales Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio were the best-selling cars for the first six months of the year European new-car sales increased by 8.4% in the first half of 2015, reports JATO Dynamics, the worldâs leading provider of automotive intelligence. Sales ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Delivers 5 Millions Cars So Far in 2015
Jul 20, 2015
Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: âGroupâs overall development in first half year was satisfactory. Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand was not immune to current trends in China.â WOLFSBURG -- July 20, 2015: Vehicle deliveries by the Volkswagen Group in the first half of 2015 continued at a hi ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Passenger Car Sales Show Significant Growth in Europe
Jul 20, 2015
Volkswagen Passenger Cars grew vehicle deliveries in Europe in the first half year, with some countries reporting a significant rise. The brand delivered 485,200 units (January-June 2014: 451,400; +7.5 percent) in Western Europe (excluding Germany). The percentage increase on markets such as Spain or the Central Europe ... Continue reading
FCA US Celebrates One Million Eight-Speed Transmissions Assembled at its Kokomo Transmission Plant
Jul 20, 2015
--More than $860 million invested in plant for production of fuel-efficient transmission --Indiana facility launched eight-speed production in September 2012 --TorqueFlite 845RE offered in the Jeep® Grand Cherokee, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Durango and Ram 1500 --Fuel saving transmission i ... Continue reading
Nissan accelerates into top spot as best-selling Asian brand in Europe
Jul 17, 2015
July 16, 2015: Nissan today announced record sales in the first six months of 2015, making it the top-selling Asian brand in Europe. A total of 384,726 units were sold in the first six months of 2015, representing an increase of 4.3 percent versus this time last year. New car registrations also jumped ahead in the firs ... Continue reading
Auto Lab - Live Radio Car Show Call-in | Saturday July 18, 2015
Jul 17, 2015
harold wohchuk, auto lab, live radio call in show, car talk from new york, Harold Bendell-Major Auto Fred Bordoff-Bronx Community College CUNY Libby DeMarco-Broadway Sunoco Jerry Pastore-D & J Diagnostic Johanna Pastore-D & J Diagnostic Joanne Porcelli,Esq. Michael Porcelli-Central Avenue Information Nicholas Prague-MT ... Continue reading
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