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2017 Infiniti Q60 Sports Coupe Pricing and Reservation Information +VIDEO

2017 Infiniti Q60 Sports Coupe Pricing and Reservation Information +VIDEO

INFINITI 2017 Q60 SPORTS COUPE set to arrive in early September at INFINITI retailers nationwide â—??? Pricing begins at $38,950 for Q60 2.0t rear-wheel drive model â—??? Special INFINITI Q60 Reservation Program now available online at InfinitiUSA.com â—??? Curated gifts for Reservation Program participants in ... Continue reading

New Mexico Enables Play at the Pump Lottery

New Mexico Enables Play at the Pump Lottery

Linq3 and the New Mexico Lottery are bringing Play at the Pump technology to convenience retailers. ​ATLANTA July 28, 2016; NACSonine reported that continuing its rollout of Play at the Pump technology, Linq3 announced a partnership with the New Mexico lottery that allows convenience stores in the state to offer cust ... Continue reading

KBB 10 Best Used Cars Under $8,000: Specs, Safety Ratings, MSRP and When-It-Was-New Reviews

KBB 10 Best Used Cars Under $8,000: Specs, Safety Ratings, MSRP and When-It-Was-New Reviews

IRVINE, Calif., July 28, 2016 -- While today's new cars are jam-packed with the lastest tech features and forward-thinking styling, they also are now more expensive than ever, with the average price of a new car currently at $33,801. Many people shudder at the thought of a large monthly car payment, and most average Am ... Continue reading

2016 Chrysler 200S AWD review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Chrysler 200S AWD review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS It took a while, but in the newest 200 Chrysler finally has a car that is truly competitive in the midsize sedan class. And in the 200S, it has one of the sportiest mass-market midsize family sedans available. With the debut of the current 200 for model year 2015 all vestiges of th ... Continue reading

TrueCar: July 2016 US Auto Sales Slows Consumer

TrueCar: July 2016 US Auto Sales Slows Consumer

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—TrueCar, Inc. projects total new vehicle sales, including fleet deliveries, will reach 1,505,200 units in July, down by 0.4 percent from a year ago. That level of growth would push the seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for total light vehicle sales to an estimated 17.7 million units for ... Continue reading

July Sales Expected to Get the Second Half of 2016 off to a Fast Start, Forecasts Edmunds.com

July Sales Expected to Get the Second Half of 2016 off to a Fast Start, Forecasts Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 27, 2016 -- Edmunds.com, the leading car information and shopping network, forecasts that 1,519,576 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in July for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.8 million. This reflects a 0.7 percent increase from June 2016, and a 0.8 perc ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA REVIEW +VIDEO

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA REVIEW +VIDEO

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA REVIEW ... Continue reading

Comerica Bank's Michigan Index Dipped as Auto Production Eased

Comerica Bank's Michigan Index Dipped as Auto Production Eased

DALLAS, July 27, 2016 -- Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index was down 0.6 percentage points in May to a level of 128.3. May's reading is 54 points, or 73 percent, above the index cyclical low of 74.0. The index averaged 123.7 points for all of 2015, five and four-fifths points above the index average for 2 ... Continue reading

FIAT Club America Brings 33rd Annual FIAT FreakOut to Auburn Hills on Friday, July 29

FIAT Club America Brings 33rd Annual FIAT FreakOut to Auburn Hills on Friday, July 29

WHO: FIAT Club America and the FIAT Brand North America WHAT: The FIAT FreakOut brings together owners and the largest collection of FIAT automobiles in North America to exhibit Italian cars, old and new, swap stories, share tips and share the passion for their automobiles. Static vehicles on display to include: All-ne ... Continue reading

Keeping Your 'Car Cool' During the Dog Days of Summer

Keeping Your 'Car Cool' During the Dog Days of Summer

WAYNE, N.J., July 27, 2016 -- Summer is off to a hot start, and there's a long, hot road ahead for drivers. The extreme heat is intensified inside your car as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that temperatures of 80 to 100 degrees can cause the temperature inside a parked car to reach a stifling 13 ... Continue reading

Trade Agreements Transforming the North American Automotive Industry 2015-2022 - Research and Markets

Trade Agreements Transforming the North American Automotive Industry 2015-2022 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Trade Agreements Transforming the North American Automotive Industry, 2015-2022" report to their offering. This groundbreaking study details the impact of global trade policies, both old and new, on the automotive industry as a whole. It first highlights ... Continue reading

Altair Collaborates with Ferrari to Develop 'Next Generation' Vehicle Platform

Altair Collaborates with Ferrari to Develop 'Next Generation' Vehicle Platform

TROY, Mich., July 27, 2016 -- Altair has collaborated with luxury sports car maker, Ferrari, to design and engineer the company's 'Next Generation' vehicle platform which will be the basis of several new flagship vehicle derivatives. The announcement signifies the strong and mutually beneficial relationship that the tw ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz First Fully Electric Truck

Mercedes-Benz First Fully Electric Truck

STUTTGART, Germany, July 27, 2016 -- Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck enables fully electric transport for the first time ever with an admissible total weight of 26 tonnes Ranges of up to 200 kilometres, load capacity comparable with diesel drive Series production for urban short-radius distribution conceivable at the beginn ... Continue reading

Ford, MIT Project Measure Pedestrian Traffic,Predict Demand for On-Demand Electric Shuttles

Ford, MIT Project Measure Pedestrian Traffic,Predict Demand for On-Demand Electric Shuttles

Ford Motor Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are collaborating on a new research project that measures how pedestrians move in urban areas to improve certain public transportation services, such as ride-hailing and point-to-point shuttles services. Above, ... Continue reading

Safety Features Score Big, Boosting New-Vehicle Appeal

Safety Features Score Big, Boosting New-Vehicle Appeal

DETROIT, July 27, 2016 -- Popular driver-assist technologies help make vehicles considerably more appealing to their owners, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM released today. The study finds that new vehicles equipped with safety features such as blind s ... Continue reading

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