Scion taking a cue from BMW, considering becoming a mobility provider?

Filed under: Scion, Toyota

Scion’s youth focus has served it well in the last nine years, with nearly 80 percent of first-time buyers moving into a Toyota or another Scion when the time comes to trade in. But Toyota is keenly aware that the youth market is retracting, and thus, Scion could be used as an [...]

OnNotice? Ford beta-testing live operators through Sync

Filed under: Technology, Ford, Lincoln

Sync Services – Ford’s lesser-known on-demand, voice-activated news and information service – has begun running a very OnStar-like beta. The new system allows registered Sync customers to connect with a live operator to fulfill business searches and address entry, but don’t think of it as a replacement for the standard cadre [...]

Autoblog featured on Flipboard for iPad

Own an Apple iPad? Like the Flipboard app? Love Autoblog? It’s officially your lucky day. The Flipboard crew has deemed Autoblog worthy of being featured in its Living section, and that means you’ll enjoy a more magazine-like reading experience for both our features and daily news. All you have to do to add Autoblog to [...]

Pandora comes to Scion, more Ford models

Filed under: Technology, Ford, Lincoln, Scion

Pandora’s footprint just got a little larger with the announcement that Scion will be integrating the Internet radio service into its vehicles later this year.
Toyota’s youth division hasn’t said what models will benefit from the new Pandora setup, but most higher-spec tC, xB and forthcoming iQ models should come with [...]

Autoblog Podcast #238

Filed under: Podcasts, Etc.
Jaguar XFR Brake, Hyundai supercar, Lamborghini manuals, Red-light cameras

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Episode #238 of the Autoblog Podcast is here done, and this week Chris, Dan and Executive Editor Chris Paukert are joined by Senior Editor Damon Lavrinc. We start with the idea of Jaguar [...]