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PG Auto Glass Now Uses OE Glass for Auto Glass Replacements

PG Auto Glass Now Uses OE Glass for Auto Glass Replacements

Calls for auto glass repair in Los Angeles always increase during the summer months. More people traveling and doing outdoor activities creates room for errors, collisions and vandalism to motor vehicles. When damage to auto glass happens, there are two types of auto glass that can be installed. These are aftermarket a ... Continue reading

Ford Trials Complimentary Live Operator Assistance for SYNC Services

Ford Trials Complimentary Live Operator Assistance for SYNC Services

Ford is beta testing an Operator Assist feature for the cloud-based network of SYNC Services, giving all registered Services users complimentary access to a live operator for help with business searches and address entry for turn-by-turn directions About 70 percent of calls to SYNC Services are for business searches an ... Continue reading

Volvo's UD Trucks Has New Model Condor Medium Duty Truck

Volvo's UD Trucks Has New Model Condor Medium Duty Truck

Sweden--The Volvo Group subsidiary UD Trucks is launching a new Condor MK and Condor LK. These Condor trucks have undergone a full model change under the development concept of UD Advantage and UD Solution and will go on sale in Japan 12 July. The new Condor MK (4-ton class payload) and Condor LK (5-6 ton class payload ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Has Dedicated Smart Team

Mercedes-Benz Has Dedicated Smart Team

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced appointments within a dedicated team that will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of smart products in the United States. MBUSA took over responsibility for sales of the two-seater coupes and cabriolets from the Penske organization on July 1, 2011. ... Continue reading

AeroVironment Achieves UL Certification for Full Line of Electric Vehicle Charging Systems to Address Nation's EV Infrastructure Needs

AeroVironment Achieves UL Certification for Full Line of Electric Vehicle Charging Systems to Address Nation's EV Infrastructure Needs

AeroVironment today announced that with the recent certification of its EV fast charging system, it now has received certification and listing from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for six groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, a significant milestone for the expanding EV industry. UL is one of the mo ... Continue reading

Renault & Nissan customers Get EchrohPay

Renault & Nissan customers Get EchrohPay

LONDON--The success of the service has proven how the automation of appropriate calls has brought significant and rapid benefits to our organisation. EckohPAY gives our customers complete peace of mind that their payments are being handled in a PCI DSS compliant manner. ... Continue reading

AAM Aftermarket Products Available Throughout Latin America on Display at the 2011 PAACE Automechanika

AAM Aftermarket Products Available Throughout Latin America on Display at the 2011 PAACE Automechanika

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), announced today that it will exhibit its full lineup of aftermarket products for Latin America during the 2011 PAACE Automechanika at the Centro Banamex in Mexico City from July 13 to 15, 2011. AAM associates will be at Booth #3715 to present original-equipment axle a ... Continue reading

"Infiniti Personal Assistant" Gives the Personal Touch

"Infiniti Personal Assistant" Gives the Personal Touch

Infiniti today announced the national launch of its complimentary Infiniti Personal Assistant benefit, which provides new Infiniti owners with unlimited 24-hour access to a live team of professional assistants. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Dealers Achieve Highest Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index Ranking

Mercedes-Benz Dealers Achieve Highest Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index Ranking

Mercedes-Benz dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2011 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study, which marked three years in a row of top rankings for the U.S. Mercedes-Benz dealer network. The independent Pied Piper PSI study sent 3,524 hired anonymous "mystery sh ... Continue reading

Porsche Launches Mobile Tag Program for Porsche Dealerships

Porsche Launches Mobile Tag Program for Porsche Dealerships

Porsche Cars North America today announced a convenient new way for consumers to do more than just "kick the tires" when they visit a Porsche dealership after hours, or when they prefer to be "just looking" while in the showroom. Shoppers now have the power to see, read and even hear the inside story about Porsche vehi ... Continue reading

DOT Pilot Projects Demonstrate Power of Focused Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving

DOT Pilot Projects Demonstrate Power of Focused Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving

United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. The findings pointed to significant reductions in distracted driving behaviors as a re ... Continue reading

Kia Has 17.4% Worldwide Sales Growth in June

Kia Has 17.4% Worldwide Sales Growth in June

Kia Motors posts 17.4% global sales growth in June - 216,106 Kia vehicles sold globally in June for 17.4% year-on-year growth - June sales in North America, China, Europe, general markets and Korea post year-on-year sales growth of 38.0%, 26.6%, 24.8%, 10.0% and - 5.0%, respectively (SEOUL) July 11, 2011 -- Kia Motors ... Continue reading

Inteva Products Oshawa, Canada Team Honored for Flawless Facility Launch

Inteva Products Oshawa, Canada Team Honored for Flawless Facility Launch

Inteva Products President and CEO Lon Offenbacher presented the Oshawa, Canada launch team with the President's Platinum Award of Excellence, the highest annual honor Inteva can bestow upon an employee. The Oshawa launch team was honored for a flawless new plant start-up within five months of business award. Inteva ass ... Continue reading

Meritor Appoints Christy Daehnert, Director, Investor Relations

Meritor Appoints Christy Daehnert, Director, Investor Relations

Meritor, Inc. has appointed Christy Daehnert director, Investor Relations, effective July 15. Daehnert will report directly to Mary Lehmann, senior vice president, Treasury, Corporate Development, Communications and Investor Relations. "We're excited for Christy to take on this important financial role for the company. ... Continue reading

Lincoln MKT Three-Row Premium Utility Offers Effortless and Efficient Power, Craftsmanship and Exceptional Value

Lincoln MKT Three-Row Premium Utility Offers Effortless and Efficient Power, Craftsmanship and Exceptional Value

Effortless and efficient EcoBoost power is more alluring than ever for the Lincoln MKT three-row premium utility. For the 2012 model year, the 335-horsepower, all-wheel-drive MKT with EcoBoost is available at equal the cost of the previous model year's all-wheel-drive version powered by the 270-horsepower 3.7-liter V6 ... Continue reading

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