Highlights from Carlos Ghosn's debate with the Art et Métiers students in Paris

by News Feeder, 09-11-2024, 07:52 PM

PARIS – Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn recently participated in a debate with the Art et Métiers students in Paris.The discussion he had on stage with the various students, provided insights on Mitsubishi Motors role within the Alliance, the future of the automobile industry with autonomous cars, why concept cars are a great source of information and how multiculturalism has become a strength for the Alliance.Find out what Carlos Ghosn said and more: # # #

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Honda Calls It Early: American Car Buyers Make Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey Tops i

by News Feeder, 09-11-2024, 06:37 AM

Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey are America's best-selling vehicles in their respective segments to individual car buyers in 2016 Honda has America's most popular car, SUV and minivan for 4th straight year Honda is fastest growing automaker in retail sales With just more than a week remaining in 2016, Honda is assured of having the #1 and #2 best-selling cars, the #1 SUV and #1 minivan in America with individual car buyers, the company announced today. American Honda, including the Honda and Ac...

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Honda Previews “Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem” Ahead of CES 2017

by News Feeder, 08-11-2024, 05:54 PM

To showcase its vision of a redefined mobility experience, Honda will unveil concepts on urban mobility, artificial intelligence, and robotics at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Honda will kick off its CES presence with an 11:00 am PST press conference on January 5, 2017 at LVCC, North Hall – 7312. To watch the livestream of the press conference, visit Honda.us/CESPressConference. From reducing traffic congestion to creating new modes of in-car connectivity, CES attendees will have an opportunity t...

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Lexus is200 bee r rev limiter

by Keeperlit19, 08-11-2024, 04:53 PM

Has anyone installed the bee r rev limiter onto a Lexus
is 200 that actually works. I read on other forums that it won't work because the is200 has 6 coils. Has anyone away around it?

Q&A: Autonomous vehicles & society with CNET editor at large,Brian Cooley

by News Feeder, 08-11-2024, 02:19 AM

In part-one of our two-part series with Brian Cooley, Editor at large at CNET, we looked at the future of autonomous vehicles and the importance of consumer acceptance and trust of the technology. Following, Brian shares his perspectives on the societal impact autonomous driving technology may have on the world around us.If you missed part-one of the Q&A with Brian, you can find that story here. And be sure to share your questions in the comments below!Q: Brian, how will AD technology change individual relationships or behavior when it comes to their relationship with driving?This will be the single biggest change in what we view as our relationship with transportation in any of our lives. I would say it’s the biggest change in automotive since automotive. It’s not just you trusting technology to move the wheel and work the gas and the brake, but are you comfortable thinking about a new way of getting around that’s not tied into a vertical stack of, `I have a license, I have insurance, I own a car, I park it here—and it’s all stacked vertically.’ Right now, we’re very comfortable with that enormous stack of responsibilities and costs. But I have a feeling consumers will be open to changing that when they can be free and that stack gets a little lighter and there’s a little less cost on their shoulders. People like that.Q: So the implications on the broader society, it’s a pretty big deal?Yes. Number 1 is accident reduction. Down to zero is very credibly talked about in the next few decades. Then you take a look at road utilization. Nobody wants to see more of the land in their area paved. You’ll have more cars that are being used more effectively and also use less space. Self-driving cars are very good at taking the gaps out in traffic because they can follow each other precisely. Now you might need a lot less road for the same number of cars.And more importantly, think about how many cars—the majority of them—spend their time parked. Most cars just sit and basically do nothing all day. You’re not using them when you’re asleep; you’re not usually using them when you’re at work, in the mall, at the movies, at a restaurant. They are all interstitial uses and that’s an enormous waste of the potential of the fleet. So if we can really start to draw the fleet down and take a lot of the load off the amount of roadway and infrastructure we need. That changes a lot of businesses. It changes the nature of how you make money in the car business, how you make money in the automotive and insurance business and what it means to be a car versus transportation.Q: Stick with that point. It also creates a different kind of personal space in the vehicle and opens it up to the car becoming more of a productivity area.Yeah. As carmakers probe a little deeper, beyond 10 years, into what the meaning and relationship that we’ll have with cars will be like, look at as freeing up personal time and that being the new statement of luxury in a vehicle. Which can mean that a luxury car is not a big car, a heavy car, a leather and wood car, and as many cylinders under the hood as possible car. But a car that simply gives you back some time. That’s the ultimate luxury and everyone can relate to that and arguably, everyone will be able to access that. The real luxury of autonomy and the time you take back from slavishly managing a wheel and pedals is going to be pushed across all levels of cars. It’s a nice thing.Q: How else do you think this is going to improve peoples’ lives?Well, think about what you’ll do when you don’t have to drive? That is the question of tomorrow. You can only put on so much makeup. You can only eat so much fast food. You can only yell at the kids in the back seat so many times. What you have an unlimited appetite for is media. And you can imagine that the guilty use of media too many people do today becomes legitimized in not too many years into the future where the car will have information, “I’m driving now and you don’t need to worry about it.” It’s what they call Level 4 driving in auto parlance.Then you can legitimately dive into media, whether it’s for work, entertainment or staying in touch with family. That’s another derivation of this idea of new luxury in the car, the luxury of having social connection with someone who’s in the car or not…Imagine the new social experience of going on road trips and family trips, whether it’s casual or long planned. There’s a different dynamic in the car. You start to look forward to it much more.Q: Policy regulation and infrastructure—what are challenges that still need to be overcome?Let’s face it, self-driving cars are very autonomous but they aren’t that autonomous from the infrastructure around them. The autonomy within the environment around them actually becomes more important. Right now, cars on the road are these beings that are disconnected. It’s between driver and car and the car doesn’t have much of a relationship with its environment, to be honest. That will get much more rich in the future as we get vehicle to vehicle communication, which will likely arrive first in the next handful of years, where cars talk to each other.Then you’ll also see vehicle to infrastructure communications, and that might be a few more years down the road because it does require some digging, some installing and some budgeting. But then you get the roadways talking to the cars that are talking to each other.Pretty soon you start to establish a very smart hive mind of vehicles that are working together in a seamless way and should never have a problem. If you have a car that’s looking for things out ahead of it and the car ahead of it is looking out for the red lights or green lights around it, then you almost have 2 or 3 levels of security and 2 or 3 levels of flow management that can make sure you’ve got the right cars with the right people in the right places at the right time.Just take one look at parking. Parking alone is a huge problem to solve. Imagine if every spot in the world reported up to the cloud and so every car that was looking…could find that spot.For more stories, please visit our page on Medium.com, https://medium.com/drive-publication# # #

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Toyota Automobile Museum Completes Update of Permanent Exhibits at its Main Building

by News Feeder, 08-11-2024, 02:19 AM

The Toyota Automobile Museum, a Toyota Motor Corporation cultural facility located in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, is currently revamping its permanent exhibits. The refurbishment, which is being implemented in stages, is scheduled to be completed in entirety by the museum's 30th anniversary in 2019. Updates to the third floor of the main building include the addition of 19 vehicles which are being displayed in a permanent exhibit for the first time. The new exhibits will be opened to the public on January 4, 2017.

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Honda to Debut All-New 2018 Odyssey Minivan at 2017 North American International Auto

by News Feeder, 08-11-2024, 02:19 AM

Next gen Odyssey to feature new powertrains, advanced connectivity, entertainment and safety promising the ultimate in family-friendly versatility and comfort Odyssey teaser sketch reveals sophisticated, low and wide design "Teaser scribbles" showcase vision of youthful designers Press Conference scheduled for Jan. 9, 2017 @ 12:00 p.m. EST DETROIT – The all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan will make its global debut at the 2017 North American International Auto Show on January 9. The 5th-ge...

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Altimas set to run in Australian Dunlop Series in 2017

by News Feeder, 07-11-2024, 12:50 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia – Nissan Altimas will do battle in the second-tier Australian Supercars championship known as the Dunlop Series in 2017.Nissan Motorsport has launched a technical partnership with MW Motorsport to run two Altimas in the championship.The partnership includes the purchase of two Nissan Motorsport developed Altimas as well as on-going technical support and upgrades.For Nissan Motorsport co-owner Todd Kelly, the partnership is an opportunity to return to the second-tier category for the first time since 2012 (then as Kelly Racing)."It's quite an advantage to either have your own team or have a relationship with another team in the Dunlop Series," said Kelly. "We always have our four cars in equal spec, so it will be easy to carry that over and have competitive cars in the Dunlop Series as well. We have been with Nissan for a while now and have accumulated a lot of stock, so to be able to put our surplus parts into good use is a big advantage. This gives us the opportunity to work with one of the best teams in the category. Matt White has had a lot of success in the past and is a really good operator. He is also really close to our workshop as well, which will be beneficial next year."The announcement is also significant to Kelly for another reason, as MW Motorsport will inherit his current race car. Chassis No.4 is the Altima he had competed with in more than 130 races from when the model was first introduced in 2013.The 2017 Dunlop Series begins alongside the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship on the streets of Adelaide for the Clipsal 500, March 2-5, 2017.NISMO CalendarJanuary 6-8 Roar before the 24 Test, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, USAJanuary 12-14 Dubai 24 Hours, Dubai Autodrome, United Arab EmiratesJanuary 26-29 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, USAFebruary 3-5 Bathurst 12 Hour, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW, Australia # # #ContactJane Johnstone Marketing Communications Director Global Motorsport Communications Nissan/NISMO Phone: +44 7979 710646 Email: [email protected] Ryan Marketing and PR Manager Phone: +1 678 644 0404 Email: [email protected]

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INFINITI arrives in Northern Ireland

by News Feeder, 05-11-2024, 07:31 AM

New Center in Belfast begins operationsMervyn Stewart Limited partners with INFINITIBELFAST, Ireland – INFINITI recently opened its first-ever retail store in Northern Ireland. The center in Belfast began business operations in November, opening up a new era for INFINITI with the full European product range available to customers in Northern Ireland. The opening of this new center demonstrates the continuous growth of the brand in the UK and across Europe.The introduction of INFINITI Centre Belfast brings with it a new partner to the brand: Mervyn Stewart Limited invests in an all-new site on Boucher Crescent. The family-run business, which has been operating in Northern Ireland for over 50 years, will carry out a design redevelopment to the premises to meet with INFINITI's customer experience standards known as IREDI – INFINITI Retail Environment Design Initiative. The new site is expected to be completed in early 2017 but will initially operate from one of INFINITI's unique temporary retail sales environments, specifically designed to accommodate this development phase."We are very pleased to introduce the premium brand of Infiniti to Northern Ireland," said managing director Stephen Stewart from Mervyn Stewart Limited. "I am sure our customers will enjoy not only the exciting range of products on offer but also the environment and experience we will provide."Since the introduction of the British built Q30 earlier this year and the more recent QX30, new car registrations in the UK have been dramatically increasing month on month. Sales so far in 2016 have increased by nearly 150 percent."Infiniti is now well on its way to establishing itself within the UK automotive industry as a challenger brand," said Barry Beeston, regional director for INFINITI in the UK. "Increased sales have placed the company as one of the fastest growing automotive brands in the UK. Expansion of the center network is an important part of our growth strategy, and now with the opening of INFINITI Centre Belfast it allows our brand reach to go further than ever before." INFINITI is currently introducing a new range of products to its portfolio and this continues with the imminent introduction of the new 2-door coupe Q60, which has a starting price of £33,990.About INFINITI INFINITI Motor Company Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with sales operations in over 50 countries. The INFINITI brand was launched in 1989. Its range of premium automobiles is currently built in manufacturing facilities in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and China. INFINITI plans to also expand manufacturing into Mexico by 2017. INFINITI design studios are located in Atsugi-Shi near Yokohama, London, San Diego and Beijing.INFINITI is in the middle of a major product offensive. The brand has been widely acclaimed for its daring design and innovative driver-assistance technologies. From the 2016 season, INFINITI is a technical partner of the Renault Sport Formula 1® team, contributing its expertise in hybrid performance.More information about INFINITI and its industry leading technologies can be found at http://www.INFINITI.com/. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and see all our latest videos on YouTube. # # #ContactTerry Steeden Manager, Media and Public Relations Infiniti North Europe Phone: +44 (0)1923 899153 Mobile: +44 (0) 7796 938516 Email: [email protected]

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Returning for 2017, Odyssey Set to Continue Success of Current 4th Generation Honda M

by News Feeder, 04-11-2024, 07:30 PM

Arriving at dealerships nationwide just in time for the holidays, the 2017 Honda Odyssey goes on sale Monday December 19 with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)1 starting at $29,850. Odyssey has been the most popular minivan with individual American car buyers for each of the past six years and is leading again in 20162. Odyssey also has been the top choice of under-35-year-old minivan buyers in every year since 20103. The 2017 Honda Odyssey continues to offer class-leading EPA fuel-...

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