2013 Chrysler Town & Country leads minivan segment in Initial Quality

The most-awarded minivan Chrysler Town & Country earns another honor as the highest-ranking minivan in the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS).

IQS is based on responses from more than 83,000 owners of new 2013 model-year vehicles who were

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Infiniti donates more than $1-million to College Basketball sponsored charities

For the second year in a row, Coach Matta and the Ohio State Buckeye fans rallied participation to claim victory in the annual Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge. Coach Matta's charity, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio, was presented with a check

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Toyota Camry tops midsize segment in J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey

The Toyota Camry, America's top-selling car for the past 11 years, is ranked the number one midsize car in the 2013 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey.

The annual survey measures problems experienced in the first 90 days of ownership. The current generation Camry,

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New vehicle buyers rank Porsche highest in initial quality

Porsche ranked highest among all nameplates in J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study out of a total of 33 international automakers covered in the U.S. survey. This is the best result for Porsche in its company history in this study.

The Porsche 911 and Boxster models

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Kia first time ranks among the automotive industry's top 10 nameplates for initial quality

J.D. Power and Associates' 2013 Initial Quality Study (IQS) has ranked the Kia Soul and Kia Sportage as leaders in the Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle and Sub-Compact CUV segments, respectively. And, for the first time, Kia ranks among the automotive industry's

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Hyundai Genesis received J.D. Power highest initial quality segment ranking

J.D. Power announced that the Hyundai Genesis received the trophy for the highest initial quality in the midsize premium car segment. The award comes from the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). The Initial Quality Study, now in its 27th year, serves

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McLaren to showcase Le Mans heritage at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 18 years after victory

McLaren confirmed that the 1995 race-winning McLaren F1 GTR will take to the Goodwood Hill at this summer's Festival of Speed. The all-conquering chassis F1/01R will be joined by the one-off prototype of the McLaren F1 LM, famously built to honour the victory

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Ford more than doubles China engine production capacity with new Chongqing plant

Ford took the latest step in its historic industrial expansion in Asia Pacific with the official opening of a US$ 500-million new engine plant in Chongqing at its joint-venture in China Changan

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SsangYong sales & service now available in Cardigan, Cheltenham, Christchurch, Nelson and Yeovil

The importer of Korean SsangYong cars, SsangYong Motor UK, has added a further five locations to its network of franchised dealers.

The new appointments are:
> Autovillage, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
> BV Rees, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire

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Ford Higher Apprenticeships support new generation of professional engineers

Ford has announced a new four-year Higher Apprenticeship Programme to encourage a new generation of engineers into the automotive industry.
A Ford Higher Apprenticeship in Product Development Engineering includes a degree-level qualification,

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General Motors receives most initial quality awards

General Motors built on a strong performance in last year's J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, placing about 50 per cent of its vehicles in the top three of their respective segments with a company-best eight segment awards.

GMC ranked second

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