It looks like more BMWs are headed to Texas. BMW Group has announced the official opening of its newest Vehicle Distribution Center at the Port of Galveston, which will serve 45 BMW and MINI dealers in the 5 states that make up BMW’s Southern Region. BMW Group is expected to import approximately 32,500 vehicles through the Port annually, which represents an
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Some Scion models are saying goodbye while others are getting new life as Toyota branded products. Here is what Toyota has planned. Scion FR-S The FR-S has gotten gotten a few upgrades and as the new Toyota 86, it’s received some restyling for MY 2017. The Toyota 86 will debut in showrooms in the fall. Scion iM The brand’s hot,
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Just 10 days before Acura marks its 30th anniversary, the automaker has announced that more than 50 percent of the brand’s cumulative sales since the brand’s inception in 1986 have been made in North America. That works out to 2.6 million cars and SUVs made in North America and cumulative sales of 4.2 million vehicles. “Acura was born in America 30
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For every new Subaru purchased in the United States in 2015, Subaru of America donated $250 to the customer’s choice of several national or local charities. For 2015, that amounts to nearly $20 million in donations. This year the Subaru Share the Love event donated to four national chartable partners, including the ASPCA®, Make-A-Wish®, Meals on Wheels America and the National Park Foundation. Additionally, local
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You’ve come a long way, baby. It’s been 30 years since Hyundai first stepped into the U.S. market, introducing the easily forgotten Excel. Since then, the South Korean manufacturer has evolved into the fifth largest automaker in the world. Now, in its 30th year, Hyundai has launched its new luxury brand, Genesis. They’re also offering customers additional Hyundai choices including the IONIQ,
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This week, Kia Motors America announced a partnership with Hire Heroes USA that will help to support future initiatives of the national non-profit. Currently, Hire Heroes USA is dedicated to providing consistently effective and individualized career coaching services to help veterans transform their military service into civilian success. Together, Kia and Hire Heroes USA plan on working to create initiatives and opportunities
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Ford is upgrading its Cleveland Engine Plant and creating or retaining 150 jobs to support the strong demand for the automaker’s second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine. The Cleveland Engine Plant produces the current version of the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine, which powers 2016 Ford F-150, Explorer, Expedition, Transit, Flex and Taurus. The plant also builds the 2.0-liter EcoBoost for Edge, the 2.3-liter
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Buyers are loving the V8 engines Chevrolet is offering throughout their truck and SUV lineup, so much so General Motors is investing $148 million to repurpose flexible machining and assembly equipment at its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Tennessee to keep up with demand. The move will retain 200 jobs and mean that the facility will be building the Small Block 6.2L
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They looked far and wide but, in the end, came home. Mazda North American Operations has announced that, effective February 2017, they will move into a new state-of-the-art facility in Irvine, California. Their signed 10-year lease of the property at 200 Spectrum Center Drive is the result of a three-year search. The automaker will occupy five floors of the 21-floor building and have
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If your Audi needs a repair and you’re in San Francisco, you may be part of the automaker’s latest luxury option test program. Audi has partnered with on demand to beta-test Audi on demand in the Bay Area market. According to the manufacturer, “The service allows customers to use an iPhone app to reserve an Audi automobile for temporary use
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