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Hyundai Sonata Named 2016 Green Car Of The Year Finalist

Hyundai Sonata Named 2016 Green Car Of The Year Finalist

Green Car Journal Salutes Hyundai's Eco-Friendly Sedans Green Car Journal named the Hyundai Sonata mid-size sedan, including the Sonata Eco, Sonata Hybrid and Sonata Plug-in Hybrid, a finalist for the 2016 Green Car of the Year award. Each year, five finalists are considered for the Green Car of the Year award, an hono ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Delivers 7.43 Million Vehicles to Customers in First Three Quarters

Volkswagen Group Delivers 7.43 Million Vehicles to Customers in First Three Quarters

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Group from January to September remained almost stable compared with the prior-year level, with 7.43 million vehicles handed over to customers worldwide. Overall, developments in Europe were positive. Western Europe in particular reported growth; most countries in Central and Eastern Europe ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars: 4.35 Million Vheicles Sold in Period to September

Volkswagen Passenger Cars: 4.35 Million Vheicles Sold in Period to September

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 4.35 million vehicles from January to September this year. Deliveries continued to grow in Europe in particular. There was also a slight increase in the United States. However, the Russian and Brazilian markets, the largest in their respective region, remain challenging. In ... Continue reading

7 Reasons Scion Is Celebrating This Fall + VIDEO

7 Reasons Scion Is Celebrating This Fall + VIDEO

Sure, Scion was under the radar for awhile, but with the iM and iA now on sale, things are definitely looking up. Here are seven reasons we’re feeling good right now: ... Continue reading

Toyota to Showcase Connected Vehicles and Car Sharing at Smart Mobility City 2015

Toyota to Showcase Connected Vehicles and Car Sharing at Smart Mobility City 2015

Toyota will exhibit the latest ITS technologies and initiatives for safe and comfortable mobility at Smart Mobility City 2015, an event being held alongside the Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota will focus on two initiatives aiming to change the nature of mobility: ITS Connect, a safety system that enables vehicles to communica ... Continue reading

ZeroLight Shortlisted for Tech Business of the Year 2015 Award

ZeroLight Shortlisted for Tech Business of the Year 2015 Award

ZeroLight invites technology investment community to sample its ground-breaking car configurator solution at Web Summit ZeroLight, creator of the world’s most advanced 3D car configurator, has been shortlisted for an award that recognises the company as one of 2015’s top tech start-ups. “We’re enabl ... Continue reading

IEEE Survey Indicates When it Comes to Driverless Cars - You Can Take Me, but not My Kids

IEEE Survey Indicates When it Comes to Driverless Cars - You Can Take Me, but not My Kids

EEE Social Media Followers and IEEE Intelligent Vehicle Experts not Comfortable with Autonomous Vehicles Transporting Children; Safety and Trust in Technology Listed as Primary Barriers to Mass Adoption NEW YORK -- Oct. 15, 2015: IEEE, the world's largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for ... Continue reading

Ford Brings Back Community Challenge for Students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Ford Brings Back Community Challenge for Students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund have joined forces with the Tom Joyner Morning Show and Rickey Smiley Morning Show for the third year to launch the 2015 Ford HBCU Community Challenge - Ford supports the winning student teams and their unique projects with $75,000 in scholarships and prizes - Students fro ... Continue reading

2015 Petty's Garage Car Show Sets Attendance Record for VIP Dinner

2015 Petty's Garage Car Show Sets Attendance Record for VIP Dinner

Richard Petty autograph session a big draw for ALI-sponsored event The Fifth Annual Petty's Garage Car Show presented by the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) drew a record 322 people to a VIP dinner at Richard Petty's estate, Reverie Place, in Randleman, North Carolina, on Friday, Oct. 9. Dinner tickets were available o ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America And B.R.A.K.E.S. Support National Teen Driver Safety Week With Free Hands-On Defensive Driver Training

Kia Motors America And B.R.A.K.E.S. Support National Teen Driver Safety Week With Free Hands-On Defensive Driver Training

No-Cost, Behind-the-Wheel Training Provides Teens and Their Parents with Advanced Safe Driving Skills - Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-17 year olds[1] - Kia and B.R.A.K.E.S. provide four hours of behind-the-wheel training to help teens develop safe and responsible driving habits IRVINE, CA ... Continue reading

Theme Announced For 2017 Michelin Challenge Design, 'Le Mans 2030: Design for the Win'

Theme Announced For 2017 Michelin Challenge Design, 'Le Mans 2030: Design for the Win'

Michelin, in association with the Automobile Club l'Ouest (ACO), promoter and organizer of the world's most prestigious endurance auto race, Le Mans 24 Hours, today announced the theme for the 2017 Michelin Challenge Design, "Le Mans 2030: Design for the Win." "Our Michelin Challenge Design jurors and team see Le Mans ... Continue reading

Subaru is First Company to Partner With NBCUniversal's "The More You Know"

Subaru is First Company to Partner With NBCUniversal's "The More You Know"

Automaker Partners With Public Service Campaign to Promote Community Involvement The first of five branded spots debuted October 15 in the first-ever national collaboration between "The More You Know" and Subaru, and will air across NBCUniversal's vast portfolio of broadcast and cable networks and digital properties. A ... Continue reading

DRIVE THE DREAM 2015: California Accelerates its Leadership of New Plug-in Electric Vehicle Investments and Partnerships Resulting in Significant Market Growth + VIDEO

DRIVE THE DREAM 2015: California Accelerates its Leadership of New Plug-in Electric Vehicle Investments and Partnerships Resulting in Significant Market Growth + VIDEO

Business Leaders, Public Sector Partners Join Governor Brown in Announcing New Initiatives to Expand PEV Availability to Consumers in the Golden State" Today the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative, Governor Jerry Brown and a diverse group of more than 40 California corporate leaders, public sector partne ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Car Call In Show Live From NY - October 17, 2015

Auto Lab Car Call In Show Live From NY - October 17, 2015

auto repair live call in show, honda hrv review ... Continue reading

Thank You For Supporting Our Advertisers

Thank You For Supporting Our Advertisers

By Bob Gordon Co-founder and President The Auto Channel Auto Central September 8, 2015; As a long time media type, which over the past almost 50 years has included radio, TV and online publishing I have appreciated the tried and true win-win ad supported system that allowed for readers, listeners and watchers to receiv ... Continue reading

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