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6 GM Cars Named Most American Vehicles of 2015 6.08.2015
In a recent report from the 2015 Kogod Made in America Automotive Index, the Buick Enclave, Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Corvette, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia Denali rank as the most American-made car models. Developed by Associate Professor Frank DuBois, an expert in global supply chain management, the index ranks 332 car models based on seven… Read More
BMW Announced the All-New 2016 X1 6.03.2015
BMW announced the all-new BMW X1 Sports Activity Vehicle. In its second generation, the new MY 2016 BMW X1 has roomier interior, greater efficiency and technology. The second generation body design typical of a BMW Sports Activity Vehicle. The BMW X1 xDrive28i is the exclusive US model launch featuring a 2.0-liter TwinTurbo 4-cylinder engine from BMW’s new… Read More
Auto Loans Extended to Record Lengths 6.01.2015
Now that car sales have returned to pre-recession levels, so has buyers' appetite for ever long auto loans. According to Experian Automotive, the average loan terms for new and used vehicles have reached all-time highs, with payment terms of 67 months to 72 months. What's more, loans with longer than normal terms, terms of between 73 and 84months, also… Read More
Hyundai is the First to Launch Android Auto 5.26.2015
Hyundai is the first car company to launch Android Auto on production vehicles. Android Auto is premiering in the 2015 Sonata with Navigation at dealerships nationwide. Android Auto will later become available on other Hyundai models. “Android Auto aligns with Hyundai’s core interior design principles of safety, intuitiveness and simplicity,” said Dave… Read More
BMW donates 20 BMW i3 vehicles to NYC Parks 5.20.2015
BMW of North America donated 20 BMW i3 vehicles in support of NYC Parks for its TreesCount! 2015 census program. Staff and volunteers can use the BMW i3 vehicles to easily travel throughout the five boroughs. These areas combined have more than 600,000 street trees. The BMW i3 vehicles help to ensure a greener future for the City of New York, its residents… Read More
General Motors Revealed the Sixth-Generation Chevrolet Camaro 5.18.2015
General Motors (GM) revealed the much anticipated and much hyped sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro to a packed house of fans at Belle Isle Park near Detroit on Sunday. GM claims the all-new 2016 Camaro will deliver higher levels of performance, technology and it is designed to maintain the sporty coupe segment leadership earned over the past five years. But,… Read More
Second Life And Light For Hybrid Batteries 5.13.2015
The Lamar Buffalo Ranch field campus in Yellowstone National Park now has round-the-clock electric power and lights thanks to an energy system that combines solar power generation with recycled Toyota Camry Hybrid battery packs. The combination of the two makes a reliable, sustainable, zero emission power to the National Park Service ranger station and… Read More
Volvo Selects South Carolina as home for First US Plant 5.11.2015
Volvo Cars has chosen South Carolina as the location for their new USD500m factory. The new facility will be located in Berkeley County, close to Charleston, SC and will produce about 100,000 vehicles annually. The factory will produce the latest generation of Volvo models that will be for sale in the US and for export. Construction of the facility will… Read More
Denise McCluggage: 1927-2015 5.08.2015
Respected author, journalist, racer, and photographer Denise McCluggage has died at age 88. Known as the Grande Dame of automotive journalism, Denise got her first job at the San Francisco Chronicle where she fell into the region’s active sports-car scene. In 1954, Denise moved to write for the New York Herald Tribune, where she became a sportswriter and… Read More
General Motors Gives Away a 2016 Cheverolet Malibu 5.04.2015
General Motors is celebrating another milestone. More than 500 million GM vehicles have been built globally in the past 106 years. GM CEO Mary Barra and GM North America and Global Chevrolet President Alan Batey celebrated the milestone Monday with customers, employees and dealers at the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas. Mary Barra and Alan Batey also… Read More