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AUTOMOBILE Magazine Announces 2012 All-Stars

AUTOMOBILE Magazine Announces 2012 All-Stars

AUTOMOBILE Magazine, America's leading automotive lifestyle publication, today announced the winners of its 2012 AUTOMOBILE Magazine All-Star awards, which is open to all vehicles on sale in the United States, however only 10 ultimately receive the honor. It's a perfect tool for driving perfectionists, worthy of a choi ... Continue reading

Seminar examining Japanese manufacturing philosophy and its impact on automotive-industry recovery, set for Detroit area

Seminar examining Japanese manufacturing philosophy and its impact on automotive-industry recovery, set for Detroit area

On Thursday, December 8, 2011, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will present a luncheon and seminar entitled, “Japan's Automotive Industry: Achieving Recovery and Growth Through Monozukuri. Japan's Automotive Industry: Achieving Recovery and Growth Through Monozukuri.” The Great East Japan Earthquake ... Continue reading

2012 Green Car of the Year Finalists Revealed

2012 Green Car of the Year Finalists Revealed

Green Car Journal announced its five finalists for the 2012 Green Car of the Year award today. For the seventh consecutive year, the Green Car of the Year honors environmental leadership in the automotive field, with the winner being announced during a press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show Press Days on Nov. 17 ... Continue reading

Opel Ampera: Car of the Year 2012 in Denmark +VIDEO

Opel Ampera: Car of the Year 2012 in Denmark +VIDEO

The Danish jury behind Car of the Year has named Opel Ampera as this years winner. The respected national awards, presented by Motorjournalisternes Klub Danmark (MKD), praised Ampera for its succesful marriage between the electric and the petroldriven car. ... Continue reading

Porsche Cayman R is Named Britain's Best Driver's Car

Porsche Cayman R is Named Britain's Best Driver's Car

The Porsche Cayman R has been declared Britain's Best Driver's Car for 2011 after winning the annual contest run by Autocar magazine. The comparison test pitched 11 of this year's most exciting new cars against each other on public road and racetrack to determine which one provides the greatest thrill for its driver. ... Continue reading

NADAguides Discusses Emerging Pricing Trend for 2011 New and 2011 Used Models

NADAguides Discusses Emerging Pricing Trend for 2011 New and 2011 Used Models

News Highlights NADAguides, the leading provider of new and used vehicle pricing and information on the Internet today, has noticed an unusual trend for 2011 MSRP and 2011 used retail prices. More than 100 used 2011 models on the market today have a clean retail value that surpasses the current 2011 MSRP price -- some ... Continue reading

SUVs and Pickups Becoming Safer Than Cars and Vans, According to New Crash Test Results +VIDEO

SUVs and Pickups Becoming Safer Than Cars and Vans, According to New Crash Test Results +VIDEO

NEW YORK, September 28 -- Today's SUVs and pickups pose far less risk to people in cars and minivans than previous generations, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Until recently, SUVs and pickups were more likely than cars or minivans of the same weight to be involved in crashes that kil ... Continue reading

TheAutoChannel.com is THE Online Guide for First-Time Car Buyers

TheAutoChannel.com is THE Online Guide for First-Time Car Buyers

AUTO CENTRAL - TheAutoChannel.com, the Internet's most complete and comprehensive automotive information resource is a free online guide for first-time new car buyers. The first-time new-car buyer guide aggregates stories from TACH's distinguished staff of consumer advice writers and editors. The content is organized i ... Continue reading

GM Names James A. Davlin Vice President Finance and Treasurer

GM Names James A. Davlin Vice President Finance and Treasurer

General Motors has named James A. Davlin GM vice president finance and treasurer, effective Oct. 3. Davlin joins GM from Deere & Company, a global leader of agriculture and construction equipment, where he was vice president of Corporate Strategy and Business Development responsible for defining and implementing the co ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Announce the 2011 Motorist Choice Awards

IntelliChoice and AutoPacific Announce the 2011 Motorist Choice Awards

Notable automotive industry research companies, IntelliChoice and AutoPacific, today announced the 2011 Motorist Choice Awards. Now in its sixth year, this venerable award series is designed to recognize those vehicles that deliver the compelling combination of high consumer satisfaction and lower-than-expected ownersh ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: September New-Vehicle Retail Selling Rate Shows Marked Improvement From August

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: September New-Vehicle Retail Selling Rate Shows Marked Improvement From August

New-vehicle retail sales for September continue to improve, with the selling rate expected to be much stronger than in August, according to J.D.Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 retail franchisees throughout the United States. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales September new-ve ... Continue reading

Move Over, Mom: Dad's Becoming the Car Pool King +VIDEO

Move Over, Mom: Dad's Becoming the Car Pool King +VIDEO

As children across America head back to school, a new survey commissioned by Chevrolet finds that many fathers in America are taking more of an active role in before- and after-school carpooling duties, with utility vehicles the preferred choice of dads over minivans. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (Sept 10 - Sept 16) Automotive Factoids - In Case You Were Not Paying Attention

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (Sept 10 - Sept 16) Automotive Factoids - In Case You Were Not Paying Attention

Each week Larry Nutson, The Auto Channel's Chicago Bureau Chief, gives you last weeks automotive news highlights you may have missed, or you can catch up on the past 15 years of automotive news HERE in our news archive. * All the big new product news this week comes from the Frankfurt Auto Show and it all has been cove ... Continue reading

2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show - Exclusive Press Pass Coverage on The Auto Channel

2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show - Exclusive Press Pass Coverage on The Auto Channel

With TACH's Press Pass Coverage of the Frankfurt Motor Show it's like you were there FRANKFURT - September 13, 2011: Once again The Auto Channel's European team is on-hand to bring you the best and most comprehensive coverage of this important event. We have loads of video, tons of photographs and reams of text stories ... Continue reading

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