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AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. Market sales by brand; AIADA Reports October 2014 U.S. Auto Sales ... Continue reading

5Minute Drive with Fireball Tim and George Barris +VIDEO

5Minute Drive with Fireball Tim and George Barris +VIDEO

Hanging with the one and only "King of Kustomizers" HOLLYWOOD USA - October 20, 2014: For this episode of 5Minute Drive Fireball Tim headed out to Burbank to visit long time friend and Car Customizer GEORGE BARRIS. Fireball had a blast sitting in the back of the Munster Koach and talking cool movie car history. George ... Continue reading

AAA-University of Utah Study - Unsafe Driving Distractions Caused By Many Hands-free Systems

AAA-University of Utah Study - Unsafe Driving Distractions Caused By Many Hands-free Systems

inShare1 AAA Urges Manufacturers to Focus on Accuracy and Usability to Reduce Cognitive Distraction WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 7, 2014) – With three out of four drivers believing that hands-free technology is safe to use, Americans may be surprised to learn that these popular new vehicle features may actually increase ... Continue reading

LIVE Press Conferences From 2014 Paris Motor Show +VIDEO

LIVE Press Conferences From 2014 Paris Motor Show +VIDEO

Continuous LIVE Broadcasts from the 2014 Paris Motor Show ... Continue reading

The New Dacia Duster

The New Dacia Duster

Styling and trim upgrades with no increase in prices The UK’s most affordable SUV New grilles, roof bars, upholstery and tailgate trim across the range New metallic colour options for top two trim grades Two engines, three trim levels and two- or four-wheel drive Range pricing starts at “shockingly affordable ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive News and Opinion Aug 11-17, 2014

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive News and Opinion Aug 11-17, 2014

Automotive News and Opinion Aug 11-17, 2014 ... Continue reading

When Considering The EV, P-HEV And FCEV Value Conundrum, Perception, Pricing And Common Sense Should Play Central Roles

When Considering The EV, P-HEV And FCEV Value Conundrum, Perception, Pricing And Common Sense Should Play Central Roles

Today's consumer auto segment is rife with turbulence when it comes to electrification. On the one hand, Elon Musk and Tesla have been producing significant share value since the company's all-electric Model S rolled-out last year. However, while the all-electric product appears to suck most of the air out of most of t ... Continue reading

LATEST NHTSA RECALLS - Mitsubishi, VW, Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Isuzu, Saab, Toyota, Starcraft, Nova, Morgan, Ford (Jomac), SFS

LATEST NHTSA RECALLS - Mitsubishi, VW, Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Isuzu, Saab, Toyota, Starcraft, Nova, Morgan, Ford (Jomac), SFS

LATEST NHTSA RECALLS - Mitsubishi, VW, Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Isuzu, Saab, Toyota, Starcraft, Nova, Morgan, Jomac, SFS ... Continue reading

Acura Ranks Highest in OEM Website Satisfaction for a Third Consecutive Time

Acura Ranks Highest in OEM Website Satisfaction for a Third Consecutive Time

When researching vehicles on OEM websites, in-market shoppers have unique content usage behaviors that are influenced by various factors, such as desired vehicle type, shopper age and income, that can influence what content they consume when researching vehicles online, according to the J.D. Power 2014 Manufacturer Web ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Will Host Second-Quarter 2014 Financial Results Analyst Call and Webcast on Aug. 11

Chrysler Group Will Host Second-Quarter 2014 Financial Results Analyst Call and Webcast on Aug. 11

Chrysler Group LLC will host a webcast and analyst conference call to review and discuss second-quarter 2014 financial results on Aug. 11, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. UK/ 5:30 p.m. CET. The call will include a presentation followed by a brief question-and-answer session. To ensure that a spot is reserved for you, ... Continue reading

BMW Open To Technology Sharing Arrangement To Help Electric Segment

BMW Open To Technology Sharing Arrangement To Help Electric Segment

By Rick Carlton As the old saying goes, ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend. And, in the case of trying to lift the electric car proposition up from its current level of mediocrity to something more like an active EV auto segment, everyone is apparently beginning to glom on Elon Musk’s ‘work together Com ... Continue reading

Cars.com Names the 2014 Nissan Altima the Most Affordable Midsize Sedan

Cars.com Names the 2014 Nissan Altima the Most Affordable Midsize Sedan

Cars.com has named the 2014 Nissan Altima the most affordable midsize sedan. Contenders had to be equipped with features like automatic transmission, cruise control, a USB connection, Bluetooth, power windows, a power driver's seat and a backup camera. Taking into account these features and the five-year estimated fuel ... Continue reading

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