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The all-new Chevrolet City Express has Begun Making Its Way to Dealerships 10.24.2014
The all-new Chevrolet City Express cargo van has begun making its way into dealerships. With a starting price of $22,950, drivers looking for cargo hauling flexibility are now able to purchase the vehicle for their specific needs. To make the shopping and purchasing process easier and more convenient, Chevrolet offers web tools on Chevrolet.com that provides… Read More
NHTSA Urges Nationwide Air Bag Recall 10.23.2014
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are urging vehicle owners to immediately act on a recall notice to replace defective Takata airbags. According to NHTSA over seven million vehicles are involved in these recalls. The Takata recalls cover certain vehicles made by BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru … Read More
Self-Driving Cars Could Boost Future Automotive Sales with the Elderly 10.21.2014
Self-driving cars may help the slump in demand from younger drivers by tapping into the fastest-growing demographic, the elderly. Over the past for years we’ve watched technology in vehicles enhance in so many ways. With all of the advancement being geared towards the millennial drivers it leaves you to wonder has manufactures neglected the aging driver.… Read More
Plug-In Electric Vehicles to Talk to Electric Companies via the Cloud 10.15.2014
Ford Motor Company announced they will join seven global automakers this week for a first-ever test of technology that will allow utility companies to communicate with plug-in electric vehicles via the cloud. It is said that this advancement in technology would help manage energy use and help to improve the efficiency of the power grid. The automakers are… Read More
Tesla Reveals its first All-Wheel Drive Performance Car 10.10.2014
Tesla Motors’ announcement of a hopped-up version of its Model S luxury sedan with all-wheel drive came as no surprise. The fact that the vehicle blasts from 0 to 60 mph in little more than 3 seconds is. This supercar-like performance comes from the fact that the Tesla Model D adds a second electric motor, to the front of the car, that will deliver power… Read More
Voice Activation May Not Solve Driver Distraction 10.08.2014
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has just released a study that confirms what new car testers like MotorWeek already know; that using voice activation technologies in new cars may not meaningfully reduce driver distraction when trying to use modern conveniences like navigation and integrated apps. Tests authorized by AAA at the University of Utah… Read More
Mercedes-Benz Heads to the San Francisco Bay Area to test Autonomous Vehicles 10.06.2014
Another step towards the autonomous, self-driving car has been announced. German automaker Mercedes-Benz is expanding its autonomous driving program in California. Mercedes-Benz now plans to expand the testing of their self-driving technology using the Concord Naval Weapons Station, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The automaker has two self-driving vehicles… Read More
Jaguar XE Unveiled at the 2014 Paris Motor Show 10.03.2014
Jaguar unveiled to the public its long awaited compact luxury sport sedan at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Called the XE, this all-aluminum four-door promises to go head to head with German rivals like the BMW 3-Series and Audi A4. The Jaguar XE is the first model developed from Jaguar Land Rover's new modular vehicle architecture. Both Jaguar's first SUV and… Read More
GM Tech Center is Now a National Historic Landmark 10.01.2014
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recently announced, the General Motors Technical Center in Detroit is now a national historic landmark. The GM Tech Center is one of nine newly designated national historic landmarks. Designed in the early 1950s, the GM Tech Center houses almost 19,000 employees and contractors work. It was the first campus designed by… Read More
Cadillac and LaSalle Museum Opens 9.29.2014
Hundreds of enthusiast attended the Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center Grand Opening over the weekend. Enthusiasts can now celebrate the history of the Cadillac and LaSalle brands, with a 24 car exhibit including a rare first year of production 1903 Cadillac, a 1937 LaSalle convertible sedan and a 1957 Cadillac Brougham used in the film… Read More