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Freedom Motors USA Releases First wheelchair accessible conversion of the Chrysler Pacifica

Freedom Motors USA Releases First wheelchair accessible conversion of the Chrysler Pacifica

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 26, 2016 -- Freedom Motors USA, pioneers of the nation's first wheelchair accessible rear-entry minivan and the inventors of the original wheelchair accessible SUV, introduce the world's first wheelchair accessible conversion of the Chrysler Pacifica. The runaway hit from the 2016 Detroit Auto ... Continue reading

First 2017 Acura NSX VIN# 001 Rolls Off Line at Marysville Ohio Performance Manufacturing Center

First 2017 Acura NSX VIN# 001 Rolls Off Line at Marysville Ohio Performance Manufacturing Center

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 24, 2016 -- Acura today celebrated the highly anticipated line-off of the first serial production 2017 Acura NSX at the new Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio. The PMC is the exclusive manufacturing home to Acura's next-generation NSX, the only supercar made in America. "To ... Continue reading

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Wins Top Honor as Overall 'Best Family Car' From the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Wins Top Honor as Overall 'Best Family Car' From the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association

ATLANTA, May 23, 2016 -- The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica was honored with the top awards as the "Best Family Car" and "Best Value" at the Family Car Challenge hosted by the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA). The 2016 Ram 1500 also won accolades this year as the "Best Family Pickup Truck." More tha ... Continue reading

6506 Apply to Buy 2017 Ford GT in a Month

6506 Apply to Buy 2017 Ford GT in a Month

Ford received 6,506 fully completed applications from people around the world in the one-month window to apply to purchase the new EcoBoost-powered, carbon-fiber supercar Hundreds of those registrants submitted videos with their applications to help bolster their chances to purchase one of the first 500 examples of the ... Continue reading

Hitachi Automotive Systems' Electric Parking Brake is Used on the New Mazda CX-9 SUV

Hitachi Automotive Systems' Electric Parking Brake is Used on the New Mazda CX-9 SUV

TOKYO, May, 20 2016; Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that its electric parking brake is being used on Mazda Motor Corporation's new three-row midsize crossover SUV, the Mazda CX-9, to be sold in North America and other locations. In recent years, in the case of cable-operated mechanical parking brakes ... Continue reading

2017 Subaru Forester Models Pricing

2017 Subaru Forester Models Pricing

2017 Subaru Forester Models Pricing ... Continue reading

9 Things You Didn't Know About The Chevrolet Camaro - Born 50 Years Ago This Week

9 Things You Didn't Know About The Chevrolet Camaro - Born 50 Years Ago This Week

The Chevrolet Camaro - Born 50 Years Ago This Week- Fifty years ago this week the first pilot prototype Camaro was built. To commemorate this golden anniversary the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) uncovered these little known gems. 9. Born in Cincinnati The first pilot prototype Camaro (No. 100001) was assembled on ... Continue reading

First Look At Volvo's Future Models

First Look At Volvo's Future Models

Gothenburg, Sweden, 18th May 2016/PR Newswire/- Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today unveiled two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in an audacious new direction and mark the official launch of its global small car strategy. Today’s newly-revealed 40 series concepts demonstrate for the first time ho ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+

Hyundai Santa Fe Sport improves to earn Top Safety Pick+ award ARLINGTON, Va. — A beefed-up occupant compartment takes the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport from a marginal to a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap front test. When equipped with optional front crash prevention, the 2017 S ... Continue reading

Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle Production Charged Up For 2017 - But Still Inconsequential As Ubiquitous Alternative To Gasoline

Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle Production Charged Up For 2017 - But Still Inconsequential As Ubiquitous Alternative To Gasoline

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (May 4, 2016) – Production of Global Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) is expected to reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027, as more automotive OEMs bring FCEVs to market, according to a new FCEV report from IHS Automotive, part of IHS, Inc. . The report takes a holistic vie ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live May 7, 2016; Car Question or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live May 7, 2016; Car Question or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok, Repair Questions, New Car Research, How to do its, 2016 MINI CLUBMAN REVIEW,2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SERIES 7 SEAT SUV REVIEW, TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID ... Continue reading

Elegant, sophisticated and exclusive: Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition

Elegant, sophisticated and exclusive: Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition

ATLANTA, April 27, 2016 -- Later in 2016, Porsche will offer two new Cayenne Platinum Edition models. Porsche uses the Platinum Edition designation for selected configurations that are offered for only a limited time. The Cayenne and Cayenne S E-Hybrid Platinum Edition variants will be recognizable by their distinctive ... Continue reading

World Premiere of All-New Acura CDX Compact SUV at the 14th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2016)

World Premiere of All-New Acura CDX Compact SUV at the 14th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2016)

World Premiere of All-New Acura CDX Compact SUV at the 14th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2016) ... Continue reading

All New 2017 124 Fiat Spider Pricing

All New 2017 124 Fiat Spider Pricing

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 29, 2016 -- 2017 Fiat 124 Spider is the most affordable turbo-powered convertible in America with a starting price of $24,995 (MSRP) Lineup includes: Classica, $24,995; Lusso, $27,495; and Abarth, $28,195 (MSRP) 2017 Fiat 124 Spider returns nearly 50 years after original introduction Revival ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live April 30, 2016 : Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live April 30, 2016 : Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live April 30, 2016 : Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 ... Continue reading

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