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Carvana Expands Pennsylvania Presence into Scranton

Carvana Expands Pennsylvania Presence into Scranton

Carvana expands presence in Pennsylvania offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Scranton area residents. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana expands presence in Pennsylvania offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Scranton area residents. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named a Finalist for Green Car Journal’s Prestigious 2019 Green SUV of the Year® Award

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named a Finalist for Green Car Journal’s Prestigious 2019 Green SUV of the Year® Award

(MMNA) today announced the Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) was named a finalist for the 2019 Green SUV of the Year® award by Green Car Journal. The award honors the SUV that raises the bar in environmental performance while remaining affordable for most consumers. ... Continue reading

IEEE: New Auto Safety Technologies Push Repair Bills Up

IEEE: New Auto Safety Technologies Push Repair Bills Up

A 2015 study by the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and Boston Consulting Group says equipping new vehicles with technologies including blind-spot warning, lane-departure warning, and collision-mitigation braking systems could eventually save 10,000 lives and eliminate or reduce the severity of millions of ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Production EV - Toyota Mirai

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Production EV - Toyota Mirai

“Mirai means ‘future’ in Japanese and that’s where this technology will take us,” said Ed Laukes, group vice president, marketing, Toyota Motor North America. “The new marketing campaign shows how Mirai gives drivers the power to move the world forward with the touch of a button.” ... Continue reading

2019 Camaro Makes South American Debut at São Paulo Motor Show

2019 Camaro Makes South American Debut at São Paulo Motor Show

Powered by E27. Brazil’s import duty on foreign-made cars makes the Chevrolet Camaro an expensive proposition there, with a price tag of about 315k Brazilian Reais – roughly $85k U.S. Even still, the car has managed to outsell every other sportscar in the market, according to Chevrolet, even beating out the globall ... Continue reading

Nissan X-Trail Hybrid at São Paulo Motor Show 2018

Nissan X-Trail Hybrid at São Paulo Motor Show 2018

Gasoline engine runs perfectly on E27 ethanol-gasoline blend. One of the highlights of the Nissan booth at the 30th São Paulo International Auto Show is the hybrid version of the X-Trail crossover. The world's best-selling sports utility is in Brazil in its version also equipped with an electric motor to show that the ... Continue reading

World Premiere of Volkswagen Tarok Pick-Up Concept in Brazil

World Premiere of Volkswagen Tarok Pick-Up Concept in Brazil

Volkswagen has unveiled the Tarok Concept to the world at the São Paulo International Motor Show (6 to 18 November)1. The all-wheel drive all-rounder combines the progressive features of the latest generation of digitally networked SUVs with the versatility of a cleverly designed five-meter pick-up. ... Continue reading

McLaren Senna Debuts at São Paulo International Motor Show

McLaren Senna Debuts at São Paulo International Motor Show

McLaren Senna, the ultimate road-legal track car from McLaren Automotive, will be making its Latin American debut at the 2018 São Paulo International Motor Show between November 6-18. The car will be a key component of an emotive display celebrating the story of the Brazilian racing legend which also features the MP4/ ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Named Luxury Brand of the Year

Aston Martin Named Luxury Brand of the Year

Luxury Briefing Awards names Aston Martin ‘Luxury Brand of the Year’ Aston Martin Cambridge also honoured for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Charity’ after raising £1.5 million for RAF Benevolent Fund LONDON - November 7, 2018: Aston Martin has been named ‘Luxury Brand of the Year’ at the Luxury Briefing Awa ... Continue reading

INFINITI Engineering Academy crowns 2018 U.S. winner

INFINITI Engineering Academy crowns 2018 U.S. winner

INFINITI names Sabré Cook, a Mechanical Engineering student from Colorado School of MINES as the 2018 USA winner of its acclaimed INFINITI Engineering Academy She will begin her 12-month placement with INFINITI and Renault Sport Formula One™ Team in January 2019 Cook was chosen by an esteemed panel of judges from IN ... Continue reading

Australian brand Chief Products is launching a line of engineering products for JL Wrangler in 2019!

Australian brand Chief Products is launching a line of engineering products for JL Wrangler in 2019!

Launching five years ago on the Gold Coast and tapping into a growing Australian SUV market, Chief Products is focused on designing accessories for modern off-road vehicle platforms and firmly aligning themselves with their go-anywhere ethos. Creating accessories including front and rear off-road bumpers, nudge bars, ... Continue reading

Do You Still Have A 2012, 2013 Or 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI?

Do You Still Have A 2012, 2013 Or 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI?

Volkswagen has identified a potential problem with the “fix” it installed on your car that needs your immediate attention. If you have one of those vehicles but haven’t gotten the modification, you must make an important decision very soon. ... Continue reading

Celebrity Climate Hypocrites - Which Celebrities Are Actually Going Green With Their Vehicles?

Celebrity Climate Hypocrites - Which Celebrities Are Actually Going Green With Their Vehicles?

Many big names often preach about how the world needs to step up to deal with climate change, it can sometimes feel like we're not doing our part. However, are the rich and famous really holding up to their words? Lets look at some celebrity climate hypocrites. ... Continue reading

Lincoln and Detroit Symphony Bring Orchestral Experience Into New Aviator +VIDEO

Lincoln and Detroit Symphony Bring Orchestral Experience Into New Aviator +VIDEO

The all-new Lincoln Aviator production model makes its debut Nov. 28 at AutoMobility LA ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Develops New Taxi Traffic Management System Using Quantum Computers

Volkswagen Develops New Taxi Traffic Management System Using Quantum Computers

The Volkswagen Group is making further progress in its work with quantum computers. For the first time, Volkswagen experts have succeeded in developing on a quantum computer a traffic management system that will replace forecasts of urban traffic volumes, transport demand and travel times by precise calculations. ... Continue reading

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