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Buick Introduces 24 Hours of Happiness Test Drive

Buick Introduces 24 Hours of Happiness Test Drive

Buick and its participating dealers today introduced the 24 Hours of Happiness Test Drive, a daylong test drive experience complemented by sounds, smells and even yoga techniques to help encourage well-being and happiness on the road. Driving can be stressful, especially during rush hour or for those who get lost. A re ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim and Wife Head To Oregon Wedding and Test Drive Chevrolet Trax +VIDEO

Fireball Tim and Wife Head To Oregon Wedding and Test Drive Chevrolet Trax +VIDEO

HOLLYWOOD USA - July 22, 2015: This episode... Fireball & Kathie head to Portland Oregon for cool cars & a wedding reception. Oh, and Geese. ... Continue reading

Longing for a Mirai? Take the First Step Today

Longing for a Mirai? Take the First Step Today

Three, two, one…..liftoff! The Toyota Mirai customer order request portal is live and California customers should beam themselves to www.toyota.com/mirai to seek to claim their place in automotive history. The Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle combines hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity onboard, while emi ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Announces $6.8 Million Investment in California

Volkswagen Announces $6.8 Million Investment in California

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA), today announced plans to invest $6.8 million to expand its logistics operations by opening a new Pacific Northwest Parts Distribution Center in Sacramento, Calif. The 143,000 square-foot facility, marks Volkswagen’s second parts distribution warehouse in California, and w ... Continue reading

Acura to Infuse its Presence Throughout the 2015 Monterey Automotive Week

Acura to Infuse its Presence Throughout the 2015 Monterey Automotive Week

--Next-generation NSX supercar to be featured throughout the week --Acura to be the premier automotive sponsor of The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering --Championship-winning Comptech Racing Acura-Spice GTP Lights race car to make brand's inaugural run at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion --Acura will mark its commitment t ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo Selects Top Ten Automotive Startups For 2015

LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo Selects Top Ten Automotive Startups For 2015

Fortune partners with CCE to help recognize new auto industry disruptors LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2015 -- The Los Angeles Auto Show's Connected Car Expo (CCE) announced its plans to establish the premier top ten list of the hottest and most influential startups to hit the automotive scene. Slated for reveal in September b ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels - 2015 Hyundai Azera Review

Heels On Wheels - 2015 Hyundai Azera Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE AZERA VEHICLE Hyundai gives the already impressive Hyundai Azera sedan an increase in notable standard features for the 2015 model year, including more safety technology, a power trunk, and an eight-inch navigation display. The stylish ... Continue reading

California Gas Prices on the Rise

California Gas Prices on the Rise

Despite continuing low fuel prices nationwide, refinery issues are resulting in high prices, particularly in Los Angeles area. ​LOS ANGELES July 15, 2015; NACSonline reported that gasoline prices in the Los Angeles region have reached as high as $5 a gallon, and many expect that the daily double-digit increases t ... Continue reading

Got Your Eye on Toyota Mirai? Let the Countdown Begin!

Got Your Eye on Toyota Mirai? Let the Countdown Begin!

Customer Request Portal Opens July 20th It’s almost here, and California customers will soon be able to request their own Mirai. And why wouldn’t they? The Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle uses no gasoline and emits nothing but water vapor. It’s the only zero emission electric vehicle on the mar ... Continue reading

Dodge Challenger Tutorial Includes 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Review +VIDEO

Dodge Challenger Tutorial Includes 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Review +VIDEO

Dodge Challenger Tutorial Includes 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Review ... Continue reading

2015 Chrysler 200C Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2015 Chrysler 200C Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Chrysler 200 is a serious competitor in the mid-size sedan class DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The past is history, the present is all that counts. In the past, Chrysler's mid-sized offerings were unlikely to make anyone's "best cars" list. They were competitive on price, and offered good styling, but got long ... Continue reading

2015 Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab Short Box Z71 4x4 Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2015 Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab Short Box Z71 4x4 Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Is there a vehicle as adaptable and useful as a pickup truck? A genre that was once predominantly for work gained acceptance for personal use, even modestly upscale personal use, during the great truck boom of the 1990s, and still fits the needs and desires of many people today. Du ... Continue reading

2016 Lexus ES 350 - Style and Luxury Updated for 2016

2016 Lexus ES 350 - Style and Luxury Updated for 2016

Torrance California July 10, 2015; Maintaining luxury leadership requires a relentless pursuit. Lexus, after giving the ES 350 significant enhancements for 2015, maintains its momentum by endowing the 2016 ES 350 with a makeover for the front, rear and wheels; and new safety, connectivity and multimedia technology. The ... Continue reading

2015 Toyota Sienna SE Premium Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2015 Toyota Sienna SE Premium Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

A sporty look and a sporty driving experience in the minivan category DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS A minivan may not be a status symbol, but there is no other automotive genre that is as space-efficient and versatile in use. If you regularly need to transport up to eight people in comfort and carry medium-larg ... Continue reading

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