(July 24, 2013) PORTLAND, Ore. — It was 1990 when the Hyundai import auto terminal first opened in Portland, the same year the world’s first web server created the foundation of what is now the Internet. Much has changed since then, and just like the web, the look and performance of Hyundai vehicles has evolved.
(July 24, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford set a record for hybrid sales in the second quarter of 2013, with sales of 24,217 vehicles — up 517 percent over last year and up 15 percent over the first quarter of 2013 — as demand grows in markets across the United States and as more Toyota and Honda customers trade in their vehicles for a Ford.
(July 24, 2013) IRVINE, Calif. — Mazda today announced official pricing and fuel economy figures for the all-new 2014 Mazda3. Starting at $16,945, the redesigned compact vehicle is the brand's best-selling and most recognizable nameplate worldwide with more than 3.5 million vehicles sold. 
(July 24, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Company will hire an additional 800 salaried employees for a total of more than 3,000 salaried employees in 2013. The new hiring represents a 36 percent increase over the original projection of 2,200 additional salaried jobs announced in January. With only a 2.7 percent attrition rate, the majority of these jobs are new.
(July 23, 2013) WASHINGTON — An OnStar subscriber was honored by The Wireless Foundation for using her vehicle’s telematics system as a temporary command center to help campers injured during violent thunderstorms at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2012.
(July 23, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Three specially constructed Fiat 500 models built on top of high-powered personal watercraft entertained the audience during the 2013 Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif., this weekend.
(July 23, 2013) DETROIT —– Many people sing in their cars, but few sound as good doing it as Frankie Turner, lead singer of Detroit-based blues-rock band The Gentlemen Mutineers. Frankie, as his fans know him, recently sang in the 2014 Chevrolet Impala, using the full-size sedan as a “mobile studio” to record an “Impala Mix” of their party anthem “Detroit Throttle.”
(July 23, 2013) CREWE, England — Bentley Motors today confirmed that it will proceed with the development of the Bentley SUV, the company’s fourth model line. The SUV will be made in Crewe and will go on sale in 2016. It will create over 1,000 jobs in the UK. Over the next three years Bentley will invest more than £800 million in its headquarters at Crewe and the development of new models.
(July 23, 2013) LONDON — Tens of thousands of owners and enthusiasts made the trip to Kensington Gardens, London, on Sunday to witness the largest gathering of iconic British sports cars in history as Aston Martin’s year-long program of centenary celebrations made its way to the UK.
(July 22, 2013) DETROIT — The 2014 Chevrolet Sonic will be available in two limited-edition colors as the brand continues to scour design products seeking the “individualist” consumer. A chromatic plum called Deep Magenta Metallic is the first in the series and will be available August through October.Syndicate
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