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Mopar Announces Top Performance Parts and Accessories for All-new 2013 SRT Viper

Mopar Announces Top Performance Parts and Accessories for All-new 2013 SRT Viper

Production of all-new 2013 SRT Viper begins next month Mopar performance parts and accessories available at Mopar.com Owners of the heart-pounding all-new SRT Viper will have more than 50 Mopar performance parts and accessories from which to choose. "By itself, our all-new SRT Viper stands out from the crowd," said Pie ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation Takes the Strain out of the Daily Commute With a Technology That Automatically Follows the Vehicle in Front

Volvo Car Corporation Takes the Strain out of the Daily Commute With a Technology That Automatically Follows the Vehicle in Front

Volvo Car Corporation has taken another step on the journey towards autonomous driving - self-driving vehicles - by demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h, will be ready for production in 2014. "Th ... Continue reading

GasPod Fuel Savings Verified by Independent Field Testers

GasPod Fuel Savings Verified by Independent Field Testers

The plethora of fuel savings devices that don't work challenges legitimate products to prove their worth. AeroHance offers the science verifying that adding GasPods to make one's vehicle more aerodynamic saves fuel. AeroHance retained the services of the largest engineering services group servicing the auto industry to ... Continue reading

Smithers Rapra's Carbon Black World Brings Hundreds of Carbon Black Leaders to San Diego Next Week

Smithers Rapra's Carbon Black World Brings Hundreds of Carbon Black Leaders to San Diego Next Week

The only North American event in 2012 focused on the carbon black industry will kick off next week at the Omni San Diego in San Diego, CA. Attendance for Smithers Rapra's Carbon Black World 2012 is up more than 50% from previous editions and will connect organizations from all over the carbon black supply chain includi ... Continue reading

Ford Tops ABI Research's OEM Automotive Infotainment Competitive Assessment, BMW and Toyota Ending Second and Third

Ford Tops ABI Research's OEM Automotive Infotainment Competitive Assessment, BMW and Toyota Ending Second and Third

Ford ranks first in ABI Research's OEM connected automotive infotainment Competitive Assessment, performing strongly in regional coverage offering SYNC in Europe, North America, and Asia and in market share. In second place was BMW, excelling in regional coverage, quality, and feature set. Challenger Toyota took third ... Continue reading

Toyota Produces 25 Millionth North American Built Vehicle

Toyota Produces 25 Millionth North American Built Vehicle

Toyota celebrated the 25 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America today at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Ky., plant coinciding with the start of production for the all-new 2013 Avalon. The milestone vehicle – a Classic Silver Hybrid Avalon – represents 26 years of manufacturing, a direct investment of ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Joins Green Parking Council to Encourage New, Alternative Parking Practices and Green Conversion of Parking Facilities for Electric Vehicles

ChargePoint Joins Green Parking Council to Encourage New, Alternative Parking Practices and Green Conversion of Parking Facilities for Electric Vehicles

ChargePoint today announced it has joined the Green Parking Council. The Green Parking Council is a not-for-profit organization providing leadership and oversight of the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets. As GPC's newest Bronze Level member ChargePoint will encour ... Continue reading

The Mini Countryman: Model Update Measures For Autumn 2012

The Mini Countryman: Model Update Measures For Autumn 2012

In the two years since its launch onto the world's car markets, the MINI Countryman has developed into a driving force behind the continuing growth of the brand. ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus GS 350 Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Lexus GS 350 Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Lexus GS 350 A quick and quiet quality ride By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_4304 ) The all-new 2013 Lexus GS 350 is now the fourth iteration of this mid-luxury performance sedan. The Lexus GS first hit the U.S. shores in 1993 and this fourth generation made its U.S. premier at t ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels -2013 Mazda CX-5 Review

Heels on Wheels -2013 Mazda CX-5 Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 MAZDA CX-5 REVIEW By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE MAZDA CX-5 VEHICLE The CX-5 is a new model for Mazda, best described as a more compact and sportier version of the mid-size CX-7 and the three-row CX-9 crossovers, fitting right into the market by focusing prima ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Nissan Quest Review

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Nissan Quest Review

MORE INFO Your Perfect Minivan Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE NISSAN QUEST VEHICLE Redesigned just last year – with raging success – the Quest is Nissan’s three-row, seven-passenger minivan featuring a boxy, wagon-like design notable for its ful ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2013 Volkswagen CC Review

Heels on Wheels - 2013 Volkswagen CC Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC VEHICLE Just as traditional SUVs evolve into crossovers to stay competitive, so must sedans – and the Volkswagen CC successfully does this by embracing a couple-like si ... Continue reading

Ford, Toyota Will Lead Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales in the U.S. Through 2020, Forecasts Pike Research

Ford, Toyota Will Lead Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales in the U.S. Through 2020, Forecasts Pike Research

BOULDER, Colo.--Assembly lines in Japan and the United States produced more than 20,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in 2011, an all-time record for such vehicles. But optimism about the market for PEVs has gradually been replaced with a better understanding of the practical challenges of launching new models and e ... Continue reading

Stylish New-Look Mazda MX-5 Available Now

Stylish New-Look Mazda MX-5 Available Now

New-Look Mazda MX-5, the latest iteration of the world's most popular open-top sports car, has arrived in Australia and is available now in Mazda showrooms across the country. ... Continue reading

The Duke Of Kent Visits The National Motor Museum

The Duke Of Kent Visits The National Motor Museum

On Monday, 29th October, 2012, HRH The Duke of Kent paid an official visit to the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, exactly forty years after his original visit. ... Continue reading

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