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Entrepreneurs Rely on Flexible, Tech-Savvy Vehicles to Grow Small Businesses, Survey Shows

Entrepreneurs Rely on Flexible, Tech-Savvy Vehicles to Grow Small Businesses, Survey Shows

Small business owners often need vehicles that can do double duty – helping them grow their businesses while keeping their busy families on the move, finds a new survey by Ford and Manta, an online resource dedicated to small business. Only 42 percent of respondents use their business vehicles for business reasons all ... Continue reading

Drone Footage of 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prototype Tackling Michigan Sand Dunes +Video

Drone Footage of 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prototype Tackling Michigan Sand Dunes +Video

This summer an engineering prototype of the all-new 2017 F-150 Raptor tackled the dunes at Silver Lake, Mich., State Park. Redesigned, larger FOX Racing Shox with more suspension travel and all-new terrain management technology help F-150 Raptor tackle the toughest of surfaces. An available Torsen front differential in ... Continue reading

ASIMO Heads Honda Robotics Shows for Ohio STEM Students +VIDEO

ASIMO Heads Honda Robotics Shows for Ohio STEM Students +VIDEO

Honda's commitment to encouraging the growth of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education among young students is now bringing those concepts off the page and into the real world – courtesy of Honda Robotics. For the first time, students from Central Ohio schools had the unique opportunity to see ... Continue reading

Toyota's September 2015 Sales Conference Notes

Toyota's September 2015 Sales Conference Notes

Joining us and speaking today will be: Bill Fay, Group Vice President and General Manager of the Toyota Division Jeff Bracken, Group Vice President and General Manager of the Lexus Division And also joining us for the first time today is: Andrew Gilleland, Vice President of Scion Division ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 2.4%, Continued Growth in US and Europe

Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 2.4%, Continued Growth in US and Europe

Volvo Cars posted a 2.4 per cent increase in retail sales for the month of September, selling 45,539 cars globally. Europe and the US market were the growth drivers, driven by continued high demand for Volvo’s XC60 and XC90 models. ... Continue reading

Kia Announces Fifth Consecutive Monthly Sales Record

Kia Announces Fifth Consecutive Monthly Sales Record

Year-To-Date Sales Up 7.0 Percent IRVINE, CA -- October 1, 2015: Following the best first half performance in company history, Kia Motors America’s (KMA) momentum continued with record third quarter sales, including a September sales record of 49,820 units, a 22.6-percent increase over the same period last year. T ... Continue reading

BMW Group U.S. Reports September 2015 Sales

BMW Group U.S. Reports September 2015 Sales

BMW brand up 4.0 percent, September record MINI brand sales up 4.6 percent BMW Motorcycle sales increase 25.7 percent, September record WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ -- Oct. 1, 2015: Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 4.0 percent in September for a total of 26,608 compared to 25,587 vehicles sold in September, 2014. Year-to-da ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Enjoys Its Best September Sales Ever

Hyundai Motor America Enjoys Its Best September Sales Ever

Best all-time sales month for CUV/SUV Segment FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- Oct. 1, 2015: Hyundai Motor America posted its best September ever, with sales of 64,015, up more than 14 percent compared with September 2014. It was a record CUV/SUV month as well with sales of Tucson, Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport at an all-time high ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Closes Out Third Quarter With Record September

Mercedes-Benz USA Closes Out Third Quarter With Record September

MBUSA posts 6.4% YTD increase, Mercedes-Benz up 6.2% for month ATLANTA -- Oct. 1, 2015: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported all-time record September sales at 32,087 units, an increase of 6.0% from the 30,271 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars tallied 29,020 units ... Continue reading

Infiniti Reports U.S. sales for September 2015

Infiniti Reports U.S. sales for September 2015

Infiniti today reported sales of 10,220 vehicles in the U.S. during September, an increase of 30.4 percent versus the prior year. The Q50 sports sedan had its best September with sales of 3,557, an increase of 29.7 percent. Deliveries of the updated 2015 Q70 luxury performance sedan and new Q70L long wheelbase model in ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Nineteenth Consecutive Month Of Year-Over-Year Sales Increases

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Nineteenth Consecutive Month Of Year-Over-Year Sales Increases

Total September sales up 35.9 percent year-over-year and marked the sixth straight month of double-digit sales increases - New Outlander showing unprecedented demand at dealerships; reports best September since 2003 - Outlander Sport has its best-ever September CYPRESS, CA -- Oct. 1, 2015: Mitsubishi Motors North Ameri ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces September 2015 Sales As Best Sales Month Ever

Subaru Announces September 2015 Sales As Best Sales Month Ever

Monthly sales increase 27.8 percent over September 2014 46th consecutive month of year-over-year growth Best September ever for Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, Outback and WRX/STI 14.2 percent increase YTD over 2014 26th consecutive month of more than 10,000 Foresters sold 19th consecutive month of more than 10,000 Outba ... Continue reading

Refreshed 2016 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe Earn a 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Refreshed 2016 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe Earn a 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The 2016 Honda Accord Sedan , named 29 times to Car and Driver magazine's coveted "10Best" list, have received a 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) when equipped with optional front crash prevention from the Honda Sensing™ suite of driver assistive technologies. Thi ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports Best September Sales in 21 years

Mazda Reports Best September Sales in 21 years

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported best September U.S. sales since 1994 with 25,616 vehicles, representing an increase of 6.8 percent versus last year. September 1994 sales were 30,735. Year-to-date (YTD), Mazda has sold 241,701 vehicles. Key September 2015 sales notes: Mazda CX-5 had its best Septem ... Continue reading

MOTOR TREND Names Mercedes-AMG GT S 2015 Best Driver's Car

MOTOR TREND Names Mercedes-AMG GT S 2015 Best Driver's Car

LOS ANGELES -- Oct. 1, 2015: TEN: The Enthusiast Network announced today that MOTOR TREND has selected the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S as its 2015 Best Driver's Car. The award announcement, made on MotorTrend.com with a special video presentation on the MOTOR TREND YouTube channel and CBS This Morning and Fox & Friends morn ... Continue reading

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