2016 Toyota Highlander earns IIHS 2016 Top Safety Pick+ Award +VIDEO
Feb 26, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va.February 23, 2016; The 2016 Toyota Highlander earns a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap front test, improving from acceptable to clinch a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award. Last year's model was also a Top Safety Pick+, but the criteria for the award were tightened for 20 ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Lineup at 2016 Geneva International Motor Show
Feb 26, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors Lineup at 2016 Geneva International Motor Show TOKYO, Feb, 24 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will debut the MITSUBISHI eX Concept(1) at the 86th Geneva International Motor Show(2). Premiering for the first time in Europe, the MITSUBISHI eX Concept comes in the form of a compact SUV driven by ... Continue reading
Driver Rest Break Fix Would Ensure Uniform Safety Rules Nationwide
Feb 26, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 25, 2016Today, American Trucking Associations leaders called on Congress to reject efforts by organized labor and trial attorneys that would impose a patchwork of state scheduling rules on the nation's foremost movers of goods. "A single set of consistent and fair regulations is essential to the tr ... Continue reading
Consumer Watchdog: So Cal Drivers Fill Up Now, Gas Prices To Rise Quickly
Feb 25, 2016
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2016 The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog today warned Southern California drivers that they would be facing sticker shock at their gasoline pumps beginning this weekend as the state's biggest oil refiners raised wholesale prices charged to station owners by 37 cents. The price hike accompanies t ... Continue reading
Feb 25, 2016
Worldâs first vehicle platform with three electrified powertrains, making low- to zero-emission mobility accessible to everyone Innovative IONIQ offers customers uncompromised driving experience and design Unveiling of the IONIQ line-up at the Geneva Motor Show is available as live stream High Wycombe, 24 February ... Continue reading
Asbury Automotive Group Breaks Ground on New Nissan Dealership in Cumming, Georgia
Feb 25, 2016
DULUTH, Ga., Feb. 25, 2016 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ("Asbury") , one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S., announced that it broke ground on a new Nissan dealership in Cumming, GA, a high-growth Atlanta suburb. This is an important component of an Atlanta market re-alignment, which began last Septemb ... Continue reading
New Style 2017 Acura MDX Debuts At Big Apple Auto Show
Feb 25, 2016
New Style 2017 Acura MDX to Debut at 2016 New York International Auto Show ... Continue reading
Marty's Marketing Musings© - Too Many Small Crossovers Means DUELING DOPPELGANGERS!
Feb 25, 2016
by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor at Large The Auto Channel Detroit January 31, 2016; Of all the manufacturers at the recently concluded Detroit Show the one ubiquitous link was the small crossover. It was in almost every booth and it is hot, hot. Year-end sales from 2015 show a dynamic surge in the sales of the mini-mo ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2016 Toyota Prius Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
Feb 25, 2016
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor THE HAGUE - February 25, 2016: Until last November I would never have guessed that I a Toyota Prius would ever be called a dynamic car. Never say never, a saying that now refers to the Prius. When the California test route of our first drive event lead us from Laguna Niguel to El ... Continue reading
Too Many Gizmos? - Technology Woes Continue to Drive Up New Car Problems - JD Power
Feb 24, 2016
2016 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, which finds technological problems are increasing and impacting reliability measures. The full release, with brand/model ranks in charts and commentary, is below. Please let me know if I can send you a media summary with more information and connect you to Renee Stephens of J.D. P ... Continue reading
Ford names journey-sharing app Jaunt the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge
Feb 24, 2016
BARCELONA, SpainâA new app that could make journeys more efficient, more sociable and help to alleviate congestion has been announced the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Challenge. The creators of journey-sharing app Jaunt were today presented with the ââ¬10,000 top prize at Mobile World Congress, in ... Continue reading
Consumer Reports' 2016 Top Car and Truck Picks
Feb 23, 2016
Ford F-150 named top pickup truck for first time in 17 years YONKERS, NY â Seven new vehicles made Consumer Reportsâ 2016 Annual Top Picks listâthe Mazda MX-5 Miata, Kia Sorento, Toyota Sienna, Toyota Camry, Lexus RX, Honda Fit, and Ford F-150¬âin each of their respective categories. The redesign ... Continue reading
2016 Lexus IS 200t Heels on Wheels Review
Feb 23, 2016
HEELS ON WHEELS 2016 LEXUS IS 200t REVIEW By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS IS 250 VEHICLE Not necessarily a new car for Lexus, this entry-level luxury sedan replaces the 250 IS with a now-turbocharged 2-liter engine capable of delivering additional horsepower. Another clear ben ... Continue reading
Feb 22, 2016
compare and see specs, reviews and prices of $100,000 plus Sedans, $100,000 plus Convertibles, $100,000 plus Coupes,$100,000 plus SUV's, $80,000 Pickups ... Continue reading
225 Diesel Cars Sold In USA January - Diesel Sales Feel the Pain of VW Emissions Scandal
Feb 22, 2016
Fewer than 225 diesel cars were sold in January, a sharp decline from the 4,448 units sold a year ago. ​NEW YORK February 22, 2016 â Although uncertainty followed the heels of Volkswagenâs diesel emissions scandal as to how it would impact overall vehicle sales, the verdict appears to be out. The Wall S ... Continue reading
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