Daily Archives: March 10, 2014

2014 World Car of the Year finalists announced in all categories

World Car Awards are in their tenth year and three finalists in each of the categories were announced earlier this week at the Geneva Motor Show.

The winners in all categories will be announced at the New York Auto Show on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

If everyone loves the Juke, Nissan’s designers blew it

Nissan designers have retained one of the brand’s most polarizing designs — and want to keep it looking different in the future.

The refreshed Juke compact crossover keeps the original narrow and bulky look, says Shiro Nakamura, the automaker’s top global design executive.

Fuel prices to increase from California emissions law

In this photo taken Friday March 7, 2014, gas prices are displayed at a Shell station in Sacramento, Calif. Starting 2015 California motorists will be hit in the pocketbook by the state's greenhouse gas reduction law AB32. Signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006, AB32 will force fuel distributors into the same cap-and-trade marketplace as utilities and major manufacturers. The oil industry says it will lead to price increase of at least 12 cents a gallon immediately, while state regulators say any price spikes could vary widely, from barely noticeable to double-digits.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California’s greenhouse gas reduction law already has shaken up the state’s industrial sector, costing it more than $1.5 billion in pollution permit fees. It’s now poised to hit the pocketbooks of everyday Californians.

Opel with OnStar connectivity beginning in 2015

Opel is planning to introduce OnStar across its passenger car range in selected European markets beginning in 2015.

More than 6.5 million customers in the US, Canada, China, and Mexico already use OnStar connected services.

USPTO to host additive manufacturing partnership meeting

The US Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host an Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.