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The All-New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan +VIDEO

The All-New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan +VIDEO

The family of compact cars from Mercedes-Benz continues to grow: the all-new A-Class Sedan will launch at the end of the year. The four-door sedan has a wheelbase of 107.4 inches and the proportions of a dynamic and simultaneously compact sedan with short front and rear overhangs and boasts impressive space in the inte ... Continue reading

McLaren Reveals Name of World's First Hyper GT: SPEEDTAIL

McLaren Reveals Name of World's First Hyper GT: SPEEDTAIL

McLaren Automotive has informed the 106 clients fortunate enough to have reserved an example of the car they previously knew only as BP23 that it will be named the McLaren Speedtail. The world’s first Hyper-GT and McLaren’s next entrant to its Ultimate Series, the Speedtail will achieve the highest top speed of any ... Continue reading

Amazing Deal - Eliminate Floor Mat Sliding For Less Than 10 Bucks +VIDEO

Amazing Deal - Eliminate Floor Mat Sliding For Less Than 10 Bucks +VIDEO

Spending 200 bucks on fabulous weathertech floor liners (or any other) just to have them slip out of place could be a problem. Do your mats end up acting like a surfboard! Every time a rider got in and out, It got kicked all over the place and jammed under the door. ... Continue reading

2018 APEAL Study From J.D. Powers - Complete List Of Winners

2018 APEAL Study From J.D. Powers - Complete List Of Winners

Given the significant cost of owning a new vehicle, delighting customers is challenging for auto manufacturers. That challenge is being met, as evidenced by a 10-point increase in overall satisfaction from 2017, according to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM released ... Continue reading

2018 Mazda6 Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Rating

2018 Mazda6 Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Rating

WASHINGTON, DC (July 25, 2018) – Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced that the 2018 Mazda6 midsize sedan has been named as an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) “2018 Top Safety Pick” recipient, when equipped with optional Adaptive Front-Lighting System. To qualify as a 2018 Top Safet ... Continue reading

AAPEX 2018 Service Professionals Session to Address Career Paths for Auto Technicians

AAPEX 2018 Service Professionals Session to Address Career Paths for Auto Technicians

The Service Professionals General Session at AAPEX in Las Vegas will focus on building rewarding careers for auto technicians. LAS VEGAS, Nev. ... Continue reading

2019 Honda HR-V Preview, New Technology, Driver Safety Features, Specs, Pictures and Prices

2019 Honda HR-V Preview, New Technology, Driver Safety Features, Specs, Pictures and Prices

- TORRANCE, Calif. July 24, 2018: New Sport trim offers unique styling cues, 18-inch wheels New Display Audio with volume knob, Apple CarPlay™ & Android Auto™ integration New Touring trim adds multi-element LED headlights, leather-trimmed seats & power driver's seat Honda Sensing® suite of active safety and driver ... Continue reading

Ford Creates Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC to Accelerate Progress, Improve Fitness

Ford Creates Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC to Accelerate Progress, Improve Fitness

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford Motor Company today announced it has created Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new organization charged with accelerating its AV business to capitalize on market opportunities. The company also detailed key organizational changes designed to improve its operational fitness and drive profitable growt ... Continue reading

SUV Vs Sedan, Shift Not Prominent Among All Groups, IHS Markit Says

SUV Vs Sedan, Shift Not Prominent Among All Groups, IHS Markit Says

Consumer preferences for SUVs continue to rise, and at a faster pace than five years ago, based on new loyalty and defection analysis from business information provider IHS Markit . More than 35 percent of US households with a sedan in the garage that returned to market for a new vehicle from April 2017 to March 2018 a ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Le Fil Rouge Concept Car Makes North American Debut at Concours d'Elegance Of America in Michigan

Hyundai's Le Fil Rouge Concept Car Makes North American Debut at Concours d'Elegance Of America in Michigan

Michigan residents will have the opportunity to peek into Hyundai’s future when the Le Fil Rouge concept car makes its North American debut at the 40th Annual Concours d’Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan, July 27–29. The concept car introduces Hyundai’s new ‘Sensuous Sportiness’ design theme, which ... Continue reading

2019 Toyota 86 Blends Sports Car Fundamentals With 21st Century Performance, Comfort And Tech

2019 Toyota 86 Blends Sports Car Fundamentals With 21st Century Performance, Comfort And Tech

In a competitive field overflowing with less-than-svelte sports cars, therein shines Toyota 86, a stylish 2+2 rear-wheel drive coupe adhering to the fundamentals of automotive athleticism: optimal power-to-weight stats, a cunning design, superb balance and feel. In 2019, 86 sheds none of its distinguished moxie, and ga ... Continue reading

2019 Honda Pilot with a New Styling, New Technology and Standard Honda Sensing

2019 Honda Pilot with a New Styling, New Technology and Standard Honda Sensing

The redesigned and refreshed 2019 Honda Pilot arrives in dealers today, bringing with it a long list of upgrades to Honda's award-winning 8-seat SUV. The numerous changes include more aggressive exterior styling, an available new hands-free power tailgate, substantial powertrain refinements, major upgrades to available ... Continue reading

1000HP Yenko Corvette Now Available from Chevrolet Dealers

1000HP Yenko Corvette Now Available from Chevrolet Dealers

2019 Corvette Grand Sport (Coupe and Convertible) model that includes all of the great handling, appearance, and body components featured on the Z06, to properly balance the awesome power of the 1000HP supercharged engine - features that include Brembo brakes with 14.6" rotors and 6-piston calipers in the front, and 14 ... Continue reading

Marchionne Condition Grave and Irreversible - Swiss Hospital

Marchionne Condition Grave and Irreversible - Swiss Hospital

Marchionne hospitalized in intensive care, his condition is defined as irreversible At the Zurich hospital: "Unexpected complications during post-operative convalescence, aggravated further in the last hours" Before entering the hospital, he had confirmed his appointments at the beginning of July, five days after his a ... Continue reading

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