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Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program Arrives in the Twin Cities

Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program Arrives in the Twin Cities

Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” promotion has officially arrived in Minneapolis-St. Paul, providing new Nissan LEAF buyers two years of complimentary public charging with the purchase of the all-electric car from LEAF-certified dealers in the Twin Cities region. “Nissan LEAF is an attractive option f ... Continue reading

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe Featured in the Racing Simulation Game 'Forza Motorsport 6' +VIDEO

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe Featured in the Racing Simulation Game 'Forza Motorsport 6' +VIDEO

Even before the official market launch, games fans are able to experience the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupé interactively on the racetracks of the world. The new sports car is the centrepiece of an exclusive download package which is now available for the new racing simulation game “Forza Motorsport 6,” available on ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Reports November Sales Of 33,475

Mercedes-Benz USA Reports November Sales Of 33,475

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported November sales of 33,475 units, a decrease of 11.7% from the 37,925 vehicles sold during the same month last year. While MBUSA recorded its highest month of the year; runout of popular model lines and limited availability of top-selling SUVs, including the new GLC, resulted in a ... Continue reading

Colorado State University Completes New Green Parking Initiative

Colorado State University Completes New Green Parking Initiative

Colorado State University today announced the completion of their latest green parking initiative as part of their vision to remain the greenest university in the USA. The installation of a sensor-based parking guidance system from INDECT USA enhances the LEED certified garage, which has also been designated a Green Ga ... Continue reading

Roadside Service Company Creates New Infographic on Why Roadside Assistance Is Critical for Travelers

Roadside Service Company Creates New Infographic on Why Roadside Assistance Is Critical for Travelers

Over 90% of people in the United States will celebrate the holidays this year with a car trip of some length. Just in time for the holiday traffic rush, Best Roadside Service has created an educational infographic to help consumers understand the importance of investing in a roadside assistance plan before packing up t ... Continue reading

Altran and Jaguar Land Rover Partner to Develop Future Software Platform for Intelligent Vehicles and Machines

Altran and Jaguar Land Rover Partner to Develop Future Software Platform for Intelligent Vehicles and Machines

Altran, global leader in innovation and high-tech engineering consulting, and Jaguar Land Rover today announced a strategic collaboration to develop and market a unique and ground-breaking open software platform. This platform will revolutionize traditional Electrical and Electronic (E/E) automotive architectures by br ... Continue reading

American Consumers Have Saved More Than $363 Million Since 2009 By Using Independently Produced Collision Repair Parts

American Consumers Have Saved More Than $363 Million Since 2009 By Using Independently Produced Collision Repair Parts

Today, the Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) released a new report, confirming the significant price gap between car company brand and independently produced auto collision repair parts that consumers need to repair their vehicles after an accident. The report revealed that American consumers saved more than $363 million b ... Continue reading

Consumers Look to Keep Monthly Payments Affordable as Leasing Reaches a Record High

Consumers Look to Keep Monthly Payments Affordable as Leasing Reaches a Record High

Captives see largest share of new vehicle financing since the recession SCHAUMBURG, IL -- December 2, 2015: Experian Automotive today announced that consumers continue to lease vehicles at a record pace. According to the Q3 2015 State of the Automotive Finance Market report, leasing accounted for nearly 27 percent of a ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Canada Maintains Pace for Banner Year

Mercedes-Benz Canada Maintains Pace for Banner Year

Mercedes-Benz Canada and its national dealer network announced today that a total of 3,562 units were delivered throughout the month of November. These results helped propel year-to-date growth to 10.6%, with 41,105 vehicles delivered in 2015 which exceeds last year's record breaking total of 40,555 units sold. A total ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 25,555 in November 2015, down 6% versus November 2014

AutoNation Announces Reported Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 25,555 in November 2015, down 6% versus November 2014

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it reported to automotive manufacturers, based on their respective sales transaction reporting standards, retail sales of 25,555 new vehicles in November 2015, a decrease of 6% as compared to November 2014. November 2015 reported retail new ... Continue reading

The World's First Holographic Navigation System Arrives for U.S. Drivers +VIDEO

The World's First Holographic Navigation System Arrives for U.S. Drivers +VIDEO

New innovations in virtual navigation and smart tracking powered by WayRay and Orange Business Services December 02, 2015 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States is the first commercial market to receive two innovative telematics devices that apply aerospace technology to land navigatio ... Continue reading

Driver Education Combined with Vehicle Technologies Can Ease Winter Driving, says National Safety Council and University of Iowa

Driver Education Combined with Vehicle Technologies Can Ease Winter Driving, says National Safety Council and University of Iowa

MyCarDoesWhat explains features that help in snowy, icy and dark conditions ITASCA, IL and IOWA CITY, IA -- December 1, 2015: With winter weather upon us, the National Safety Council and the University of Iowa – creators of the MyCarDoesWhat campaign – are calling on drivers to learn the basics of winter driv ... Continue reading

Redefining fast: the new 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S

Redefining fast: the new 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S

Top model of the 911 range offers more power, fresh design, and enhanced features ATLANTA, Nov. 30, 2015 -- Porsche will be off to a powerful start in 2016 when the 2017 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S make their debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The top-of-the-line 911 models will be ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Group Announces November Retail Sales

Volvo Car Group Announces November Retail Sales

Volvo Car Group announces November retail sales Record sales for a single month – 49,055 cars in November Strong sales increases in all regions globally All-new Volvo S90 premium saloon soon to be unveiled Volvo Cars posted a 26.0 per cent increase in retail sales for the month of November, selling 49,055 cars glo ... Continue reading

Japfest - Europe's Biggest Japanese Car Show

Japfest - Europe's Biggest Japanese Car Show

Europe’s biggest celebration of Japanese cars moves to legendary new venue Japfest to be held at Silverstone, the iconic home of British Motor Sport Additional new Japfest event also announced for 2016 SILVERSTONE, UK -- December 2, 2015: Britain’s biggest celebration of Japanese car culture is moving to an i ... Continue reading

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