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J.D. Power Also Helps Auto Shoppers with their Car Research

J.D. Power Also Helps Auto Shoppers with their Car Research

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 -- Auto shoppers looking to research their next new car, truck, SUV, or van online have a new choice among third-party automotive websites. J.D. Power recently launched an all-new consumer auto ratings and research website—www.jdpower.com/cars—that features: new car qua ... Continue reading

Honda's Motorcycle and Automobile Engineering Prowess Combine in the Honda Project 2&4 Shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show

Honda's Motorcycle and Automobile Engineering Prowess Combine in the Honda Project 2&4 Shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show

- Lightweight four-wheel performance chassis and body inspired by Honda's early Formula One race car - Motorcycle MotoGP competition 999 cc V-4 engine revs to 14,000 rpm - Combination provides a supercar-like power-to-weight ratio of 4.2 lbs./hp LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2015-- Showcasing the racing spirit of Honda and its ... Continue reading

2015 NADA/J.D. Power AutoConference Los Angeles - Toyota's Bill Fay Keynote

2015 NADA/J.D. Power AutoConference Los Angeles - Toyota's Bill Fay Keynote

As prepared for: 2015 NADA/J.D. Power AutoConference LA JW Marriott at LA Live Hotel Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 12:00 p.m. Bill Fay, Group Vice President and General Manager – Toyota Division Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Introduction: Peter Welch, NADA President Thank you, Peter. You know… it’s hard ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Conected Technology Drives Find New Roads Trip

Chevrolet Conected Technology Drives Find New Roads Trip

LOS ANGELES – Chevrolet on Wednesday concludes its 171,252-mile Find New Roads Trip, during which participants leveraged Chevrolet and OnStar connected technologies to choose their own routes to visit each of the 48 contiguous United States. “The Find New Roads Trip was more than a national test drive of the ... Continue reading

GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate: The Pinnacle of Premium

GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate: The Pinnacle of Premium

GMC is taking the range-topping style, craftsmanship and capability of the Sierra Denali even higher with the 2016 Sierra Denali Ultimate. It builds on the Sierra Denali’s already class-leading attributes with a package of precision-crafted features designed to elevate its comfort, design and capability in the gro ... Continue reading

New Ford SYNC Connect Technology: Owners Can Lock, Unlock, Start, Locate Vehicle Using Smartphone

New Ford SYNC Connect Technology: Owners Can Lock, Unlock, Start, Locate Vehicle Using Smartphone

Building on SYNC®, Ford adds connected vehicle capability with new SYNC Connect, enabling drivers to access their vehicles using a smartphone app New Escape is the first Ford vehicle in the world with available SYNC Connect, helping owners interact with their vehicle from anywhere; technology debuts in the spring, a ... Continue reading

Ford Launching Technology-Packed New Escape; More Connectivity, Innovative Features Make Driving Safer, Easier

Ford Launching Technology-Packed New Escape; More Connectivity, Innovative Features Make Driving Safer, Easier

The popular Ford Escape SUV is newly engineered to make customers feel unstoppable – with even more driver-assist technologies to help enable safer and easier driving, new mobile connectivity that allows owners to interact with their vehicle from anywhere through a smartphone app, and two new efficient EcoBoost® engi ... Continue reading

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Ford to offer complimentary 240-volt charging to customers in California and Maryland who purchase or lease a 2016 Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In Hybrid. EV 1-2-3 Charge card will provide drivers with unlimited four-hour sessions of charging at more than 500 participating EVgo and partner public chargers across the nation f ... Continue reading

October 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

October 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe

FCA posted European sales of 70,500 units for the month of October, representing a 7.7% year-over-year increase that was significantly higher than the industry average of 2.7%. For the ten months year-to-date, sales were up 12.9% (+8.2% for the industry) to 738,500 units. The Fiat Panda and 500 continued as leaders in ... Continue reading

MOTOR TREND Announces 2016 "Of The Year" Winners

MOTOR TREND Announces 2016 "Of The Year" Winners

Car of the Year, Truck of the Year, SUV of the Year, and Person of the Year announced during live ceremony and webcast in Los Angeles Today, for the first time in the brand's 66-year history, MOTOR TREND announced winners of the Golden Calipers for Car of the Year, Truck of the Year, SUV of the Year, and Person of the ... Continue reading

Innovators Compete to Help Toyota Develop Ideas for i-Road...and Our Roads

Innovators Compete to Help Toyota Develop Ideas for i-Road...and Our Roads

How could Toyota i-Road help change life in the Bay Area? That's the question Silicon Valley innovators and entrepreneurs answered at Toyota Onramp 2015, a one-day conference designed for a select group of innovators, investors and car enthusiasts in Silicon Valley to engage with Toyota and explore the future of drivin ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Two $5,000 Intermotor Scholarship Winners

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Two $5,000 Intermotor Scholarship Winners

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) announced today that it has selected the winners of its Intermotor® Import Leader Automotive Scholarship Contest. Froylin Flores of Grandview, WA and Cody Whitten of Clearfield, UT will each receive $5,000 for their continuing automotive education. Mr. Flores and Mr. Whitten were ch ... Continue reading

Be Car Care Aware Before Your Holiday Road Trip

Be Car Care Aware Before Your Holiday Road Trip

The holidays are stressful enough without having to worry about your vehicle making it over the river and through the woods in time for dinner at grandma's house. The Car Care Council recommends that before hitting the road for the holidays, you take a little time to have your vehicle thoroughly inspected to make sure ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Chooses AppCarousel for Cloud App Services

Jaguar Land Rover Chooses AppCarousel for Cloud App Services

AppCarousel, the leading provider of app platforms for connected cars, fleets and other connected devices, announced that it has been selected by Jaguar Land Rover to provide and operate a range of cloud services for the provisioning of apps and content to Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. The connected car is now a real ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Ranks Once Again as the Number One Best Backup Camera in the Industry in 2015

Rear View Safety Ranks Once Again as the Number One Best Backup Camera in the Industry in 2015

Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems, as well as a strong and dedicated road safety advocate, is thrilled and honored to announce that it has once again been ranked as the top provider of backup camera systems in the industry. Rear View Safety manufactures devices ... Continue reading

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