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Volvo Cars Launches its New S90 Premium Sedan in Detroit, Highlighting its Commitment to the US

Volvo Cars Launches its New S90 Premium Sedan in Detroit, Highlighting its Commitment to the US

Volvo Cars has chosen the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to launch its new signature premium sedan, the S90, underscoring its long term commitment to the US market and providing a clear sign of its confidence in continued sales growth in the coming year. Volvo sales in the US increased 24.3 p ... Continue reading

Scion and Baker Skateboards Bring Fans on a California Road Trip in New Video +VIDEO

Scion and Baker Skateboards Bring Fans on a California Road Trip in New Video +VIDEO

Baker Skateboards, under its partnership with Scion, hit the road in a brand new iM and iA for a demo at their favorite park in San Francisco. They stopped along the way not only to shred a few local spots, but to ride along with professional drift racer Ken Gushi in a Scion FR-S release series 1.0. ... Continue reading

2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) - Lexus LC 500 Reveal, Akio Toyoda

2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) - Lexus LC 500 Reveal, Akio Toyoda

DETROIT --January 11, 2016: As prepared for: 2016 North American International Auto Show Lexus LC 500 Reveal Detroit, Mich., Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 Akio Toyoda, Lexus Chief Branding Officer Toyota Motor Corporation President Good afternoon and thank you for joining us! This is my first time speaking at a Lexus Press Con ... Continue reading

Global Debut of All-New Lexus LC 500 at the 2016 NAIAS Signals Dawn of a New Era for Lexus +VIDEO

Global Debut of All-New Lexus LC 500 at the 2016 NAIAS Signals Dawn of a New Era for Lexus +VIDEO

When the Lexus LF-LC Concept debuted at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, the press, loyal customers, and enthusiasts wondered if the concept’s arresting styling and dramatic proportions could ever evolve into a production 2+2 coupe. Today, four years after the debut of the breakthrough concept that ... Continue reading

Nissan IDS Concept Makes its U.S. Debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show +VIDEO

Nissan IDS Concept Makes its U.S. Debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show +VIDEO

DETROIT -- January 11, 2016: The Nissan IDS Concept, Nissan's vision of the future of autonomous driving and zero emission EVs, made its first U.S. appearance at the 2016 North American International Auto Show today. "Nissan's forthcoming technologies will revolutionize the relationship between car and driver, and futu ... Continue reading

Nissan TITAN WARRIOR Concept Makes World Debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show +VIDEO

Nissan TITAN WARRIOR Concept Makes World Debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show +VIDEO

Extreme pickup concept bows on heels of all-new 2016 TITAN XD launch Boasts adventure-ready, desert racing-inspired design on commercial-duty chassis with modified off-road suspension Concept created by Nissan Design America in La Jolla, California DETROIT -- January 11, 2015: Nissan put an exclamation point on the sta ... Continue reading

Matthias Müller: The USA is and Remains a Core Market for the Volkswagen Group

Matthias Müller: The USA is and Remains a Core Market for the Volkswagen Group

The Volkswagen Group is firmly standing by its commitment and investment plans in the US. "The US is and remains a core market for the Volkswagen Group," CEO Matthias Müller affirmed at a press conference in Detroit on Sunday. On the eve of the North American International Motor Show which takes place there, Müller a ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Makes World Debut at NAIAS

Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Makes World Debut at NAIAS

The Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept makes its world debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), in the country that popularized the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The vehicle’s most striking innovation is its efficient plug-in hybrid system that uses two electric motors and a gasoline engine, w ... Continue reading

From 'The Big Idea' to FordPass: How Ford's Reimagined Customer Experience Came to Life

From 'The Big Idea' to FordPass: How Ford's Reimagined Customer Experience Came to Life

Last April, Elena Ford and a team of Ford employees spent three days behind closed doors at a Detroit hotel with some of the best mobile, design and customer experience minds in the world. ... Continue reading

Zero Hour for Audi H-Tron Quattro Concept in Detroit

Zero Hour for Audi H-Tron Quattro Concept in Detroit

The next step towards the long-term Audi goal of CO2-neutral mobility is being presented at this year’s NAIAS in Detroit in the form of the Audi h-tron quattro concept car – a striking SUV that uses a highly efficient fuel cell with an output of up to 110 kW, and a further on-demand power boost of 100 kW cour ... Continue reading

2016 MAIN Event - The Show Before The Show

2016 MAIN Event - The Show Before The Show

BY: Michael Bernstein, Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel The North American International Auto Show is once again taking over the Motor City and like its trademark Motown artists, the hits just keep coming. Established acts and new comers alike are vying for the attention of the assembled worldwide press contingent. Whi ... Continue reading

2017 Infiniti Q60 Sports Coupe Revealed At 2016 North American International Auto Show +VIDEO

2017 Infiniti Q60 Sports Coupe Revealed At 2016 North American International Auto Show +VIDEO

World premiere at 2016 North American International Auto Show DETROIT – Making its world premiere at the 2016 North American International Auto Show, the new Infiniti Q60 is a premium sports coupe that combines expressive design with exhilarating performance and dynamics. The Q60's bold exterior – lower and w ... Continue reading

New Ford Lab Integrates Wearables and Vehicles; Ford Looks at Linking Health Data to Driver-Assist Technology

New Ford Lab Integrates Wearables and Vehicles; Ford Looks at Linking Health Data to Driver-Assist Technology

The connection between what you wear and what you drive is getting stronger with help from Ford’s new wearables research laboratory. Here, scientists and engineers are working to integrate wearable devices and vehicles to enable driver-assist technologies to be more aware of the driver behind the wheel – part ... Continue reading

Lincoln Makes Managing Lease Miles Easier in New Pilot

Lincoln Makes Managing Lease Miles Easier in New Pilot

Lincoln lease clients can earn credits of up to $1,000 for unused miles in Lincoln Miles pilot Credits can be applied toward a future Lincoln lease or purchase Select clients driving a Lincoln MKC, MKX or MKZ with an embedded modem are eligible DETROIT -- January 11, 2015: Lincoln Automotive Financial Services is testi ... Continue reading

Ford Conducts Industry-First Snow Tests of Autonomous Vehicles -- Further Accelerating Development Program

Ford Conducts Industry-First Snow Tests of Autonomous Vehicles -- Further Accelerating Development Program

Ford is conducting the industry’s first autonomous vehicle tests in snow-covered environments – a major step in the company’s plan to bring fully autonomous vehicles to millions of customers worldwide. Unlike other major automakers and technology companies, which have tested autonomous vehicle technology ... Continue reading

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