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Toyota Announces Exports of U.S.-Assembled Venza Crossover to South Korea

Toyota Announces Exports of U.S.-Assembled Venza Crossover to South Korea

Toyota today announced it began to export U.S.-assembled Venza crossovers to its distributor in South Korea last month. Venza exports to South Korea are initially forecasted at approximately 600 units annually. The announcement was made by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. Senior Vice President Bob Carter at the Barclays ... Continue reading

Porsche Cars North America renews agreement with Experian Automotive to use AutoCheck vehicle history reports for the Porsche Certified Pre-Owned program

Porsche Cars North America renews agreement with Experian Automotive to use AutoCheck vehicle history reports for the Porsche Certified Pre-Owned program

Experian Automotive today announced it has once again been selected by Porsche Cars North America, Inc., as the provider of vehicle history reports for its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program. By incorporating AutoCheck® vehicle history reports into its CPO program, Porsche retailers provide used car shoppers with in-de ... Continue reading

SAE International Announces Vehicle Electrification Program: Certificate and Certifications

SAE International Announces Vehicle Electrification Program: Certificate and Certifications

SAE International is introducing a personnel certification program that enables engineers, product development technicians, and other associated personnel to earn a certificate of competency or certification in the area of vehicle electrification (VE). Through a process that engaged a group of auto industry subject mat ... Continue reading

CleanFUEL USA and Collins Bus Corporation Deliver More than 100 Propane Autogas-Powered Buses

CleanFUEL USA and Collins Bus Corporation Deliver More than 100 Propane Autogas-Powered Buses

CleanFUEL USA and Collins Bus Corporation today announced the delivery of 134 propane autogas school buses to First Student, Inc., the largest provider of student transportation services in North America. The buses will be used by First Student to provide bus service to Seattle Public Schools and Portland Public School ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.14.2012

Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.14.2012

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Showcases Electric Vehicle Sealing Technologies at The Battery Show

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Showcases Electric Vehicle Sealing Technologies at The Battery Show

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (FNST) is showcasing a portfolio of products that enhance the safety, durability and performance of electric vehicles today at the 2012 Battery Show in Novi, Mich. FNST, one of the largest producers of elastomeric seals and custom molded parts, is pursuing advanced electric vehicle ... Continue reading

Popular Science Announces Top Tech Innovations of 2012: Magazine's 25th Annual Best of What's New Awards

Popular Science Announces Top Tech Innovations of 2012: Magazine's 25th Annual Best of What's New Awards

As they have every November for the past 25 years, the editors of Popular Science have released the results of a yearlong search for the most groundbreaking new technologies, the annual Best of What's New awards. The 100 innovations that made the list promise to make life safer, smarter, easier, and more fun. The 2012 ... Continue reading

RECALL: Toyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recalls of Certain 2004 to 2009 Model Year Prius Vehicles

RECALL: Toyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recalls of Certain 2004 to 2009 Model Year Prius Vehicles

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving Prius vehicles as part of the recall announced today by Toyota Motor Corporation. Approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Earns a Perfect Score for its LGBT Workplace Policies and Benefits

Chrysler Group Earns a Perfect Score for its LGBT Workplace Policies and Benefits

Company is one of 252 leading employers to achieve a perfect score in the 2013 Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Annual Corporate Equality Index Index rates major employers based on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workplace policies and benefits, defining the best-in-class practices for LGBT inclusion in ... Continue reading

First German-Made Amarok In UK Will Save Animals With The RSPCA

First German-Made Amarok In UK Will Save Animals With The RSPCA

The Amarok has been a huge success since its European launch in 2011, and to improve supply and availability, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is now producing this model at its factory in Hanover, Germany (production also continues in Argentina). ... Continue reading

Peugeot Shows Its Support For 'Team Rickshaw'

Peugeot Shows Its Support For 'Team Rickshaw'

BBC One Show presenter, Matt Baker, is once again taking to the streets of the UK in a bid to complete the second BBC Children in Need 'Rickshaw Challenge', except this year he's supported by six brave young people and powered by Peugeot. ... Continue reading

New Face For Jimny For 2013 With No Extra Cost

New Face For Jimny For 2013 With No Extra Cost

Suzuki GB PLC is pleased to announce some styling refreshments to its highly popular Jimny compact 4x4 model. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Appoints New Head Of Global PR

Jaguar Land Rover Appoints New Head Of Global PR

Jaguar Land Rover has appointed Fiona Pargeter to the position of Head of Global PR Communications, with responsibility for the company's global PR strategy incorporating all product and corporate matters. ... Continue reading

Honda Unveils Micro-Sized Electric Vehicle

Honda Unveils Micro-Sized Electric Vehicle

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. have unveiled the 'Micro Commuter Prototype', a micro-sized short distance EV commuter. ... Continue reading

Deliveries By Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Up 11.2 Per Cent In Period To October To 4.72 Million Units

Deliveries By Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Up 11.2 Per Cent In Period To October To 4.72 Million Units

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand handed over 4.72 (January-October 2011: 4.24; +11.2 per cent) million vehicles to customers from January to October. The brand delivered 501,300 (October 2011: 430,900; +16.3 per cent) vehicles in the month of October. ... Continue reading

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