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eBay Motors Reveals the Future of Automotive Retail

eBay Motors Reveals the Future of Automotive Retail

Survey finds tech savvy vehicle owners are paving the future eBay Motors today announced the results of its Future of Automotive Shopping Survey. The findings show consumers – especially younger drivers aged 18-29 – expect technology be used to enhance the car buying experience and are more likely to adopt mo ... Continue reading

Vehicles Get Reimagined By New Collaboration Of Auto Designers, Entertainment Brands And Software Developers

Vehicles Get Reimagined By New Collaboration Of Auto Designers, Entertainment Brands And Software Developers

The Los Angeles Auto Show announced today a first-of-its-kind competition among teams comprised of globally recognized entertainment and consumer brands, international automotive manufacturers and industry-leading software developers. This multi-industry collaboration brings together some of best-known creative talents ... Continue reading

Subaru Design Concept in Tokyo Previews the New Impreza

Subaru Design Concept in Tokyo Previews the New Impreza

World premiere of two Subaru design studies, the Impreza 5-Door Concept Japan-only WRX STI S207 limited edition with more power and quicker handling The Subaru Impreza 5-door Concept made its world debut today at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show today, previewing the design not only of the next-generation Impreza but Subaruâ ... Continue reading

Mobile Club Lounge for Young, Urban Trendsetters: Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo: Connected Lounge

Mobile Club Lounge for Young, Urban Trendsetters: Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo: Connected Lounge

The Vision Tokyo is the latest trailblazing spatial experience to come from Mercedes-Benz: its monolithic structure, futuristic design idiom and unique lounge ambience in the interior define it as luxurious, young and progressive – thus making it a fitting tribute to the sophisticated megacity and trendsetting met ... Continue reading

Lots of BMW North American Debuts at the 2015 LA Auto Show

Lots of BMW North American Debuts at the 2015 LA Auto Show

Additional Featured BMW Vehicles are: BMW X5 xDrive40e, BMW i8 and BMW i3, among others. The all-new eDrive BMW 330e, BMW M4 GTS, BMW X1 and the BMW 7 Series will make their North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, November 18 at the BMW Stand at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South ... Continue reading

WTF! - Now That They Stopped Building CNG Cars, Honda Opens Second Public CNG Fueling Station in North America

WTF! - Now That They Stopped Building CNG Cars, Honda Opens Second Public CNG Fueling Station in North America

Second Public CNG Fueling Station Located on Honda Property in North America Honda's continuing effort to minimize the environmental impact of its operations took another step forward today as it opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on its property in Troy, Ohio. The CNG station, which was designed, co ... Continue reading

Toyota Opportunity Exchange: Lower Costs and Boost Innovation

Toyota Opportunity Exchange: Lower Costs and Boost Innovation

Finding a competitive advantage is a must for any company to be successful. At Toyota’s annual Opportunity Exchange (OE), a trade fair for Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) to interact with Tier I suppliers, there are plenty of success stories. The key theme of these stories? Innovation leads to lower ... Continue reading

California Only State In Nation Where Auto Insurance Rates Fell Over Last 27 Years

California Only State In Nation Where Auto Insurance Rates Fell Over Last 27 Years

Insurance Reform Prop 103 Has Saved Drivers $100 Billion, Prevented Discriminatory Rates, And Kept Auto Insurance Competitive and Profitable In CA California is the only state in the nation where auto insurance premiums, in real dollars, are lower today than they were 27 years ago when the voters approved insurance ref ... Continue reading

2016 Invictus Games Welcomes Jaguar Land Rover as the Presenting Partner

2016 Invictus Games Welcomes Jaguar Land Rover as the Presenting Partner

Jaguar Land Rover repeats their leadership as the presenting partner for the largest military international adaptive sporting event hosting 500 athletes from 15 nations in Orlando, Florida WASHINGTON -- October 28, 2015: Today, the Invictus Games 2016 organizers announced that British luxury automotive manufacturer, Ja ... Continue reading

Ford Teams up With San Jose High Schools and Boys & Girls Clubs to Boost Local Academic Achievement +VIDEO

Ford Teams up With San Jose High Schools and Boys & Girls Clubs to Boost Local Academic Achievement +VIDEO

Projected to impact 5,000 students in northern California, the Ford Driving Dreams Tour delivers scholarships and motivational activities to San Jose students. Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, a Stockton native, inspires high school students with his story of resiliency through a 12-year pursuit of his STEM career ... Continue reading

10 Million Hyundai Cars Sold in the United States

10 Million Hyundai Cars Sold in the United States

Hyundai marked a monumental milestone today, selling its 10 millionth vehicle in the United States. Having started in 1986 with a single nameplate, reaching 10 million sales is a significant achievement that showcases the success of Hyundai’s continually expanding lineup. “The United States has been a key reg ... Continue reading

BMW Unveils Roster of U.S. 'Performance Team' Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

BMW Unveils Roster of U.S. 'Performance Team' Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

BMW of North America, the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee, today unveiled its BMW Performance Team for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This elite group of eight U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls will receive financial support as well as access to BMW resources ... Continue reading

Cadillac and Conde Nast: Is It Advertising or Collusive Puffery of the Worst Sort?

Cadillac and Conde Nast: Is It Advertising or Collusive Puffery of the Worst Sort?

Conde Nast's 23 Stories Creates Branded Content For Cadillac Special to The Auto Chnanel From http://www.mediapost.com MediaPost Article By <a href=https://twitter.com/eriksass1>Erik Sass</a> @eriksass1 Big publishers have been striking major branded content deals at a breakneck pace in recent weeks. In the latest such ... Continue reading

Rotary Powered Mazda RX-VISION Concept At 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

Rotary Powered Mazda RX-VISION Concept At 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

Powered by next-generation rotary engine SKYACTIV-R, represents Mazda’s vision of the future HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the rotary-powered Mazda RX-VISION sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show*1 today. The rotary engine is a symbol of the company’s “never-stop-challenging ... Continue reading

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