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GM and Lyft To Test Elimination Of Taxi Drivers With Bolt EV Autonomous Taxi

GM and Lyft To Test Elimination Of Taxi Drivers With Bolt EV Autonomous Taxi

Detroit MI May 5, 2016; GM and Lyft plan to begin putting self-driving cabs to the test according to The Wall Street Journal. Lyft will put Chevrolet Bolts on the road in a yet-to-be-named city, where they'll actually be picking up Lyft passengers. The plan relies on GM's March billion dollar purchase of Cruise Automat ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Brand 'Dominates the Field' With Multi-tier Sponsorship of Churchill Downs and the 142nd Kentucky Derby

Ram Truck Brand 'Dominates the Field' With Multi-tier Sponsorship of Churchill Downs and the 142nd Kentucky Derby

AUBURN HILLS, MI - May 5, 2016: The May 7 running of the Kentucky Derby marks Ram Truck brand's seventh year as exclusive automotive partner Ram serves as Official Truck of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Fans attending weekend races will be immersed in the Ram Truck brand experience, including truck displays, v ... Continue reading

2016 Honda Civic Sedan EX with Honda Sensing - Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Honda Civic Sedan EX with Honda Sensing - Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Bigger, better and safer than ever DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The Civic was Honda's entry vehicle into the American automotive market back in 1973, and the nameplate is still with us. Nearly 22 million examples have been sold worldwide since its debut, with over ten million in the US. Nearly seven million of ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Delivers Clean Air Benefits to the Mid-Atlantic Region

Clean Diesel Delivers Clean Air Benefits to the Mid-Atlantic Region

RADNOR, PA - May 4, 2016: Government, environmental and private sector members of a Mid-Atlantic clean air coalition are meeting today in Pennsylvania to discuss strategies for continuing air quality improvements for the region. The Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative is a partnership between leaders from federal and sta ... Continue reading

"Route 2016" Recaps FCA 2015-2016 Auto Show Season +VIDEO

"Route 2016" Recaps FCA 2015-2016 Auto Show Season +VIDEO

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 4, 2016 -- 30-minute web program recaps FCA US 2015-2016 auto show reveals and consumer events Debuts 7 a.m. EDT, May 4, 2016 Available on FCA US corporate YouTube and Facebook pages, media site and blog Program produced by FCA Digital Media Taking a second look at the introductions of such veh ... Continue reading

Takata Air Bag Recall Expanded See Latest List Of Affected Vehicles +VIDEO

Takata Air Bag Recall Expanded See Latest List Of Affected Vehicles +VIDEO

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expanding and accelerating the recall of Takata air bag inflators. The decision follows the agency’s confirmation of the root cause behind the inflators’ propensity to rupture. Ruptures of the Takata inflators have been tied to ten deaths and more than 100 inj ... Continue reading

2017 Subaru WRX STI Information Revealed

2017 Subaru WRX STI Information Revealed

Added infotainment functionality with Siri Eyes free and MirrorLink compatibility. Seamless integration of information with navigation with SiriusXM® Traffic and Travel Link Achieves the 2016 ALG Canadian Residual Value award, Best Sports Car MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 4, 2016 /CNW/ - Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to ... Continue reading

Tra La La - Official Google FCA Partnership Announcement

Tra La La - Official Google FCA Partnership Announcement

Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA Announce First-of-its-kind Collaboration May 3, 2016 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced today, in a first-of-its-kind collaboration, that they will integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybri ... Continue reading

The Future of Automation is Happening Now at Volvo

The Future of Automation is Happening Now at Volvo

GÖTEBORG, Sweden—For the first time ever, the Volvo Group will now demonstrate its self-driving truck for a broader audience. The truck is part of a research and development project involving autonomous vehicles, intended to create greater business advantages for customers, mainly in the mining industry. “ ... Continue reading

One Down Many To Go - Google To "Partner" With Chrysler To Build Self Driving Cars

One Down Many To Go - Google To "Partner" With Chrysler To Build Self Driving Cars

Bloomberg Reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Alphabet Inc.’s Google plan to develop several dozen self-driving prototypes based on the carmaker’s Pacifica minivan in the first phase of a joint project to create autonomous vehicles, people familiar with the matter said. Fiat Chrysler plans to equip ... Continue reading

Infiniti April 2016 U.S. Sales

Infiniti April 2016 U.S. Sales

Infiniti April 2016 U.S. Sales ... Continue reading

Kia America April 2016 US Sales

Kia America April 2016 US Sales

IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2016 -- Fresh off the best first quarter in company history, Kia Motors America's (KMA) upward trajectory continued with all-time high April sales of 56,508 units, up 6.1 percent over the same period last year. With the all-new 2017 Sportage in showrooms, sales of the compact CUV jumped 78.9 perc ... Continue reading

Hyundai April 2016 US Sales

Hyundai April 2016 US Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 3, 2016 -- Hyundai Motor America today reported sales of 62,213 for the month of April, down 8.5 percent versus a record-setting April 2015. "While Genesis sedan and our all-new Tucson CUV had their best-ever April sales, we are still seeing softness in car sales, which was the headwind our ... Continue reading

Super Veloce Racing Reveals Latest British-Built Noble M600 Supercar at London Motor Show

Super Veloce Racing Reveals Latest British-Built Noble M600 Supercar at London Motor Show

SVR's new 225mph M600 to be revealed in the Luxury Pavilion at 15:15 on Thursday 05 May 2016 LONDON - May 3, 2016: Super Veloce Racing (SVR), recently appointed by Noble Automotive as the official sales and service dealer for the British supercar manufacturer for the UK and Europe, has announced it will be exclusively ... Continue reading

BMW Group U.S. April 2016 Sales

BMW Group U.S. April 2016 Sales

Corporate·Finance, Facts, Figures Kenn SparksBMW Group Tel: +1-201-307-4467 send an e-mail Attachments(2x, 292.05 KB) bmwusanews.com miniusanews.com BMW brand sales decrease 7.4 percent MINI brand sales decrease 12.4 percent BMW Motorcycle sales decrease 3 percent Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 3, 2016… Sales of ... Continue reading

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