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New 2.0L Turbo Engine Boosts the Cadillac ATS

- 135 horsepower per liter among top-performing engines in the world – Compact ATS debuts at North American International Auto Show in Detroit DETROIT – A new high-performance 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine will debut in the all-new 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury sedan, which will be revealed at the 2012 North American International Auto Show [...]

BMW TwinPower Turbos Take Two Spots on Ward’s 10 Best Engines List

New TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder joins repeat winner TwinPower Turbo Inline-6 Woodcliff Lake, NJ – BMW TwinPower Turbo technology takes two spots on Ward’s 2012 10 Best Engines Awards list. This year, the all-new 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder (N20) joins the repeat winner 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo inline-6 (N55). “TwinPower Turbo technology is a perfect example of [...]

The Snake Returns to Chrysler Group’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant

- Conner Plant reopens to produce 2013 SRT Viper – Nearly 150 jobs to return to Detroit – New Viper to roll off the line in late 2012 Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will reopen its Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit for the production of the next generation [...]

Chevrolet Will Donate Special Camaro at Army-Navy Game

Wounded veterans will benefit from proceeds of Barrett-Jackson auction in January DETROIT – At Saturday’s 112th Army-Navy Game presented by USAA, Chevrolet will announce that proceeds from next month’s sale of a special Military Tribute Camaro will go to the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans. Chevrolet is the official vehicle of what has been [...]

Cadillac’s CTS-V Named Car and Driver 10 Best

Fifth consecutive year of inclusion in magazine’s list DETROIT – Car and Driver magazine today named the Cadillac CTS-V to its 10 Best list for 2012, the fifth consecutive year the Cadillac CTS models have appeared on the annual list of the finest new cars. In its 30th year, the Car and Driver 10 Best [...]

Dodge Hits the Mark with the All-New 2013 Dodge Dart Compact Car

- The Dodge brand is back in the North American compact sedan segment – in a big way – as the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart will make its world debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan on Jan. 9, 2012 – Built on a world-class architecture, Dodge Dart offers three [...]

General Motors: Fifth Generation Promises a Leaner and Meaner Small Block

New direct-injection combustion system to improve efficiency of Gen-V engines WIXOM, Mich. – A new direct-injection fuel system will help GM’s Gen-V small-block engine deliver greater fuel efficiency compared with the current generation. The fifth-generation small block is an all-new engine family that builds on the architectural and technology legacy of previous generations with greater [...]

The Jeep® Brand Launches Groundbreaking Campaign for the 2012 Wrangler Call of Duty®: MW3 Special Edition

- Innovative campaign includes broadcast, print, digital, social media and experiential events – Electroluminescent billboards in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago featuring unique day and night imagery – New Wrangler tagline debuts: ‘The toughest vehicle in the world. Any world.’ – Consumers can enter to win the very first 2012 Jeep® Wrangler Call of [...]

2012 Jeep® Wrangler and 2012 Fiat 500 Named ‘Hottest’ Vehicles at 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show

- Both vehicles prominently displayed in Mopar exhibit at SEMA – 2012 Jeep® Wrangler named ‘Hottest 4×4 SUV’ – 2012 Fiat 500 named ‘Hottest Sports Compact Car’ – More than 30 “Moparized” Vehicles on Display with more than 500 accessories Auburn Hills, Mich. – The results are in. The second annual Specialty Equipment Market Association [...]

Chevrolet Performance Announces New LS376/525 Crate Engine

The LS3 engine matched with the ASA camshaft creates a crate engine with an edge LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet Performance has released its latest factory-engineered LS high-performance engine – the LS376/525. It blends the racing-derived ASA camshaft with the LS3 6.2L production engine to create the most powerful production-based crate engine in Chevrolet Performance’s portfolio [...]

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