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FCA US Matchmaker Program Celebrates 16th Year Creating Opportunities for Minority Businesses and Communities

FCA US Matchmaker Program Celebrates 16th Year Creating Opportunities for Minority Businesses and Communities

Annual trade fair grew to more than 3100 participants in 2015 More than 270 minority, women, veteran and majority-owned FCA US suppliers participated in the day-long program Matchmaker has generated more than $2.3 billion in new business opportunities for exhibitors since 2000 FCA US LLC continued to demonstrate its de ... Continue reading

General Motors President Dan Ammann Kicks Off 2015-2016 United Way Community Giving Campaign

General Motors President Dan Ammann Kicks Off 2015-2016 United Way Community Giving Campaign

Dan Ammann, United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Campaign Chair and President of General Motors, will lead the ceremony to "Electrify the Torch" for United Way in Hart Plaza to kick-off the fall 2015 Community Giving campaign. For the first time this year, the torch will not be lighted with gas, but with energy effic ... Continue reading

BIG DEAL: Volkswagen Diesels (2009-2015 Models) Cited For Clean Air Act Violations, 482,000 Vehicles Affected

BIG DEAL: Volkswagen Diesels (2009-2015 Models) Cited For Clean Air Act Violations, 482,000 Vehicles Affected

EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Clean Air Act Violations Carmaker allegedly used software that circumvents emissions testing for certain air pollutants Washington - Today, EPA is issuing a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (collect ... Continue reading

The New MINI Clubman Unveiled on Carnaby Street in London

The New MINI Clubman Unveiled on Carnaby Street in London

Unveiled in a UK premiere as part of the GQ Style Night out, the new MINI Clubman was officially launched last night (Thursday 17th September), by Matthew Zorpas, ‘The Gentleman Blogger’, as it dazzled in the spotlight on Carnaby Street. The British car brand and London’s most celebrated neigbourhood hav ... Continue reading

ŠKODA New Superb Ad Campaign

ŠKODA New Superb Ad Campaign

ŠKODA UK is launching an innovative through-the-line campaign to support the launch of the new ŠKODA Superb. The campaign celebrates ŠKODA’s halo car as a Simply Clever solution for customers, offering both style and space – a dynamic exterior coupled with a spacious interior. The ‘Travel in Style. ... Continue reading

The New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet

The New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet

The new S-Class Cabriolet STUTTGART -- Sept. 18, 2015: Coveted dream car of the 1960s meets star of the 2015 International Motor Show in Frankfurt: the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet is following in the tradition of the open-top S-Class (model series 111 and 112) from the period 1961 to 1971. Unmistakeable, exclus ... Continue reading

Audi Sponsorship of the 67th Emmy Awards to Feature Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid

Audi Sponsorship of the 67th Emmy Awards to Feature Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid

For the fifth consecutive year, Audi returns as Official Automotive Partner of the Television Academy Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid to appear on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 20th Television commercials and online video featuring the all-new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid and ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces U.S. Pricing for New, More Spacious 2016 QX50 Luxury Crossover

Infiniti Announces U.S. Pricing for New, More Spacious 2016 QX50 Luxury Crossover

Redesigned 2016 model features an extended wheelbase, refined exterior and enhanced standard equipment Infiniti today announced U.S. prices for the new, redesigned, longer wheelbase 2016 QX50 luxury crossover, which goes on sale in this month at Infiniti retailers nationwide. Pricing begins at $34,450 for the rear-whee ... Continue reading

BMW Signs On as Official Partner of USA GOLF Federation for Rio 2016 Olympic Games

BMW Signs On as Official Partner of USA GOLF Federation for Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Partnership Extends Company’s Support of Golf Ahead of Sport’s Return to Olympic Games. BMW of North America, the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), announced today that it will add the USA GOLF Federation to its roster of National Governing Body (NGB) partners in advance ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live From NY - Car Question? | Saturday September 19, 2015

Auto Lab Live From NY - Car Question? | Saturday September 19, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

BMW M6 Coupe Competition Edition

BMW M6 Coupe Competition Edition

BMW M GmbH presented the exclusive BMW M6 Competition Edition at the 66th Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA). The 2016 Competition Edition stands for exceptional individuality, paintwork colors, BMW Individual components made of high-tech carbon fiber, fine leathers with coordinated contrast stitching and a range ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Tuscaloosa Plant: Mercedes-Benz Invests $1.3 Billion in the Expansion of its SUV Production

Mercedes-Benz Tuscaloosa Plant: Mercedes-Benz Invests $1.3 Billion in the Expansion of its SUV Production

Mercedes-Benz expands the SUV production in the US and will create 300 new jobs. “In the next years we invest $1.3 billion into the expansion of our SUV production and turn the Mercedes-Benz plant Tuscaloosa into a high-tech location,” says Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board Mercedes-Benz Cars, ... Continue reading

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors develops innovative overhead console

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors develops innovative overhead console

Slim overhead console improves comfort and spaciousness Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, the world's largest supplier of automotive interiors, has developed a slim overhead console that is only 15 millimeters thick and features an innovative sunroof control. It offers virtually all functions of a traditional overhead cons ... Continue reading

Sika Automotive Wins Automotive Brand Contest 2015 For Their New Marketing Strategy

Sika Automotive Wins Automotive Brand Contest 2015 For Their New Marketing Strategy

We are proud to announce that Sika Automotive has received a Winner award in the category "Digital" at this year's Automotive Brand Contest, sponsored and judged by the German Design Council for the new Marketing and media theme "Lighter, Stronger, Safer, Quieter, and Greener; BETTER VEHICLES START WITH SIKA." The Sika ... Continue reading

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