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Priority Health Brings Dr. Oz to Detroit Auto Show Family Day to Rev Up Healthy Living

Priority Health Brings Dr. Oz to Detroit Auto Show Family Day to Rev Up Healthy Living

Sleek performance coupes and engine revving won’t be the only attraction at this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). As part of the NAIAS Family Day, 100 fans won the opportunity to take part in the Priority Health Fitness Walk with Dr. Oz, world-renowned health expert, and WXYZ Channel 7 o ... Continue reading

Back Seat Fun Gets Revved Up with New Mustang GT350R Back Seat Kit

Back Seat Fun Gets Revved Up with New Mustang GT350R Back Seat Kit

Ford Performance is giving Shelby® GT350R customers more of the functionality they asked for with a new back seat package for most track-capable Mustang ever Unique upholstery and contrast stitching match Shelby GT350R front seats With safety top of mind, GT350R kit includes all GT350 occupant restraint systems DEAR ... Continue reading

Motiv Power Systems and Creative Bus Sales Partner to Build a Zero-Emission All-Electric School Bus

Motiv Power Systems and Creative Bus Sales Partner to Build a Zero-Emission All-Electric School Bus

New Zero-Emission e-Quest XL to be built on Ford F59 Chassis, using Starcraft bus body FOSTER CITY, CA -- January 20, 2016: Continuing to demonstrate its collaborative approach to greening America's fleets, Motiv Power Systems and Creative Bus Sales, Inc announced they will partner on a new all-electric school bus. Cal ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Introduces the 2016 Silverado Realtree Edition

Chevrolet Introduces the 2016 Silverado Realtree Edition

HERE’S THE STORY DETROIT -- January 19, 2016: Chevrolet today introduced the 2016 Silverado Realtree® Edition – an outdoors-inspired special edition that leverages the strength, versatility and personalization possibilities of the Silverado and distinguishes it with camo graphics from Realtree, the worldâ ... Continue reading

Another Award for the Buick Avista Concept -- From Detroit News Readers

Another Award for the Buick Avista Concept -- From Detroit News Readers

The Buick Avista concept today won The Detroit News’ Reader’s Choice award for “Best Future Concept,” just days after it received the EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Concept Car at the North American International Auto Show. Bryan Nesbitt, executive director of global Buick design; ... Continue reading

McLaren Automotive Announces Four New North American Retail Locations

McLaren Automotive Announces Four New North American Retail Locations

McLaren Automotive continues to strengthen its retail footprint with the opening of four new locations in the US. The appointment of McLaren retailers in Bergen County NJ, Boston MA, Houston TX and Palm Beach FL is an important step in the development of the brand and follows the introduction of the new Sports Series m ... Continue reading

Ford Accelerates Performance Car Growth as First All-New Focus RS is Produced +VIDEO

Ford Accelerates Performance Car Growth as First All-New Focus RS is Produced +VIDEO

A new era for fast Fords is dawning with the start of production of the all-new Focus RS performance hatch. Ford expects to produce 41,000 performance cars for Europe in 2016, up from 29,000 in 2015. This represents an increase of 40 per cent year-over-year, and comes after 2015 sales of performance vehicles in Europe ... Continue reading

The New MINI Clubman ALL4

The New MINI Clubman ALL4

MINI is today launching the all new MINI Clubman ALL4 – the brand’s first all-wheel drive model in the C-segment. This launch marks the MINI brand’s further advance into the premium compact segment and represents the first ALL4 model to be built at MINI Plant Oxford. MINI’s ALL4 all-wheel drive syst ... Continue reading

Bosch Commends Department of Transportation and NHTSA Initiatives to Accelerate Safety and Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

Bosch Commends Department of Transportation and NHTSA Initiatives to Accelerate Safety and Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

January 20, 2016: Robert Bosch LLC, a leading global supplier of mobility technology and services, applauds recent decisions by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding autonomous and connected driving, and improved vehicle safety testing. ... Continue reading

SBD Calls INRIX Off-Street Parking the 'Clear Winner' in U.S. and Europe

SBD Calls INRIX Off-Street Parking the 'Clear Winner' in U.S. and Europe

Independent real-world testing graded INRIX significantly more accurate in critical parking attributes; INRIX on-street parking service continues leadership, grows to over 40 cities globally KIRKLAND, WA and ANN ARBOR, MI -- January 20, 2016: INRIX, Inc., a leading provider of real-time traffic information and driver s ... Continue reading

Argus Cyber Security and Check Point Partner to Protect Connected Cars From Hackers

Argus Cyber Security and Check Point Partner to Protect Connected Cars From Hackers

Argus Cyber Security Ltd., the automotive cyber security pioneer, today announced they will partner with Check Point Software Technologies , the largest pure-play security vendor globally, to dramatically reduce threats and risks for connected cars. "Argus' mission is to promote car connectivity without compromising on ... Continue reading

Winter Is Here: Authors of "What Teenage Drivers Don't Know: Unwritten Rules of the Road" Share Cold Weather Driving Safety Tips

Winter Is Here: Authors of "What Teenage Drivers Don't Know: Unwritten Rules of the Road" Share Cold Weather Driving Safety Tips

John Harmata and Paul Zientarski, authors of "What Teenage Drivers Don't Know: Unwritten Rules of the Road," understand that parents of young drivers have one more thing to worry about when snow begins to fly and icy cold grips the land. Along with the major driving holidays, bad weather contributes to a significant nu ... Continue reading

Luxury, Stress-Free Parking Comes to Hoboken; 373-Space High-Tech Automated Parking Garage Makes Debut at 1415 Park Avenue +VIDEO

Luxury, Stress-Free Parking Comes to Hoboken; 373-Space High-Tech Automated Parking Garage Makes Debut at 1415 Park Avenue +VIDEO

Unitronics Systems Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Unitronics, a leading global provider of industrial automation products, automated warehouses and automated parking solutions, announced the completion of a 373-space Automated Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System ("AVSRS") at a 12-story, 212-unit residential mixed-use gr ... Continue reading

Ace Metrix Recognizes Mazda as 2015 Automotive Brand of the Year

Ace Metrix Recognizes Mazda as 2015 Automotive Brand of the Year

Ace Metrix, a leading video advertising analytics company, recently announced Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) as their 2015 Automotive Brand of the Year in the non-luxury category. The all-new Driving Matters campaign, created with advertising partner Garage Team Mazda, was the subject of positive feedback as Ma ... Continue reading

2016 Ram 1500 Rebel Wins Off-road Title With Four Wheeler Magazine's Pickup Truck of the Year

2016 Ram 1500 Rebel Wins Off-road Title With Four Wheeler Magazine's Pickup Truck of the Year

Four Wheeler Magazine, a popular off-road enthusiast publication, has named the new 2016 Ram 1500 Rebel its Pickup Truck of the Year. For the past 28 years, the Four Wheeler staff has chosen a truck to hold the coveted annual title. "If there's one word to describe the Ram 1500 Rebel, it's balanced," said Four Wheeler ... Continue reading

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