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MileIQ Reveals Top 10 Cities For Business Driving

MileIQ Reveals Top 10 Cities For Business Driving

Study shows which US cities drive the most for work SAN FRANCISCO -- Sept. 23, 2015: Outside of commuting, millions of Americans drive for work and take a hefty mileage deduction while doing so. According to a new study, US workers who use their personal vehicle for business purposes drive over 10,000 business miles pe ... Continue reading

APU Plays Critical Role in Cross-Border Dismantling of Ugandan Car Theft Ring

APU Plays Critical Role in Cross-Border Dismantling of Ugandan Car Theft Ring

Fusion of leading-edge technology and human intelligence helps Police investigate international organised crime syndicate National Crime Agency, National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NVCIS), Interpol and APU work together Cars worth £100 million stolen in Q1 2015 alone WEST SUSSEX, UK -- Sept. 22, 2015: A hig ... Continue reading

Sony Electronics Delivers Hi-Res Audio to the Car

Sony Electronics Delivers Hi-Res Audio to the Car

Today, Sony Electronics announced a new in-car High-Resolution Audio (Hi-Res Audio) line-up for the US market which includes the RSX-GS9 digital media player ($1,499), the XM-GS4 4-channel amplifier ($299), and the XS-GS1 Super tweeter ($199). These join the previously released XS-GS6921 rear speakers, XS-GS1621 and XS ... Continue reading

Toyota Continues Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices With New Toyota Alphard Car Model's Infotainment System

Toyota Continues Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices With New Toyota Alphard Car Model's Infotainment System

Toyota Continues Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices With New Toyota Alphard Car Model's Infotainment System Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that its MOST50 Intelligent network Interface Controllers (INICs) are pow ... Continue reading

Custom 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang to be Auctioned to Benefit the American Cancer Society

Custom 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang to be Auctioned to Benefit the American Cancer Society

Ford Motor Company is to auction a one-of-a-kind 2016 Shelby® GT350R Mustang for the American Cancer Society 2015 Cattle Baron’s Ball charity auction on Saturday, Sept. 26. This special edition GT350R will be a one-of-a-kind creation for the event, featuring an Oxford white exterior with unique blue stripe and color ... Continue reading

National Foundation for Teen Safe Driving Announces Four New Board Members

National Foundation for Teen Safe Driving Announces Four New Board Members

National Foundation for Teen Safe Driving announced today the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the board are Karrie Carlson, Cheril Hendry, Dana Rodriguez and Allen Susser. "Our new Board members bring an array of talent and expertise to the table," said Roy Bavaro, Executive Director. ... Continue reading

Ducati Diavel Carbon MY16

Ducati Diavel Carbon MY16

The evolution of the Diavel family continues Sophisticated materials and trims for the new Diavel Carbon The 2016 version stands out for its redesigned exhaust, wheels and seat BORGO PANIGALE, BOLOGNA -- September 21, 2015: Prior to EICMA 2015 and the unveiling of new entries in its MY 2016, Ducati reveals the new live ... Continue reading

Vauxhall's All-new Brit-built Astra in Showrooms this October

Vauxhall's All-new Brit-built Astra in Showrooms this October

All-new Astra in Vauxhall showrooms from October Priced from £15,295 on-the-road New powertrains and tech including OnStar and Apple CarPlay LUTON, UK -- Sept. 22, 2015: The new Astra is now on sale, with first cars arriving in Vauxhall showrooms this October after its global debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. One o ... Continue reading

Mariah Carey, Robots, a Bear and the €50,000 Bottle of Green Tea--How Nissan Develops its Crossovers

Mariah Carey, Robots, a Bear and the €50,000 Bottle of Green Tea--How Nissan Develops its Crossovers

Singer Mariah Carey might not know it, but she plays a crucial role in the development of every Nissan Crossover. So do a brown bear and a selection of cups and bottles from around the world. For the first time, Crossover market-leader Nissan is revealing the extreme measures it uses to test its new cars - including th ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce 'Wraith - History of Rugby'

Rolls-Royce 'Wraith - History of Rugby'

When the established rules become a constraint to creativity, it takes individuals of vision to carry the game forward. It was this spirit of individuality that has inspired the creation of two Great British institutions – Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and the game of rugby. Celebrating the illustrious history of the lat ... Continue reading

Volvo: One of Sweden's Hottest Artists Performs Surprise Gig to Promote New Electric Bus Route +VIDEO

Volvo: One of Sweden's Hottest Artists Performs Surprise Gig to Promote New Electric Bus Route +VIDEO

At the initiative of Volvo, the City of Gothenburg and others, Seinabo Sey – one of Sweden’s most popular artists – recently performed onboard one Gothenburg's new electric buses. Two music videos are being released today. They were recorded during a surprise concert for unsuspecting passengers. The purp ... Continue reading

Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn reveals new 2016 Altima in New York City

Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn reveals new 2016 Altima in New York City

Nissan chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn today previewed the new 2016 Nissan Altima during a series of business media appearances in New York City. “With this new, redesigned 2016 Altima, we expect to be more competitive in the marketplace.” “Altima has experienced five consecutive years of sales growth, the ... Continue reading

Americans Steer Away from Autonomous Parking

Americans Steer Away from Autonomous Parking

AAA finds self-parking technology lacks consumer trust, outperforms drivers ORLANDO, FL -- Sept. 22, 2015: As automakers increasingly integrate self-parking features into new vehicles, Americans say they are not ready to give up control. According to a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 percent of American drivers are conf ... Continue reading

MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI - A Book Review by Steve Purdy

MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI - A Book Review by Steve Purdy

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Vauxhall Motors Celebrates over 36 Years of its Iconic Astra

Vauxhall Motors Celebrates over 36 Years of its Iconic Astra

Vauxhall Motors launches new seventh generation Astra New generation model secures 2,000 jobs at the Ellesmere Port plant Five million cars manufactured at Ellesmere Port since 1962 ELLESMERE PORT, UK -- September 21, 2015: To celebrate the launch of the all-new seventh generation Vauxhall Astra, workers at the Ellesme ... Continue reading

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