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Shocked by Lightning Damage? You Aren’t Alone!

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Shocked by Lightning Damage? You Aren’t Alone!

State Farm® Releases Top States for Lightning Claims; Joins IBHS for Lightning Awareness Week


BLOOMINGTON, Ill., June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Lightning may not seem as destructive as other natural disasters, yet a strike can cause serious damage to business equipment and electrical appliances, disrupt electrical service for long periods of time, and spark wildfires. In 2014, State Farm paid nearly $149 million dollars for insurance claims as a result of damage from lightning strikes.

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Top Ten States for Number of Lightning Claims in 2014 (State Farm claims)

Number of State Farm Lightning Claims in 2014

Amount Paid by State Farm for

Lightning Claims in 2014

1. Georgia

2,571

$16.3 million

2. Alabama

1,353

$10.9 million

3. Texas

1,327

$14.1 million

4. Louisiana

1,307

$6.5 million

5. Illinois

1,265

$8.0 million

6. North Carolina

876

$5.1 million

7. Tennessee

856

$7.3 million

8. Indiana

830

$5.6 million

9. Florida

786

$3.6 million

10. Missouri

761

$3.5 million

June, July, and August are the times of year when lightning is most frequent. Even though lightning is weather-related and not a preventable event, there are ways to reduce your chance of damage from a power surge or fire. That is why State Farm has joined forces with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) in recognition of Lightning Awareness Week, June 21-27. 

“People often underestimate the harm that lightning can cause, but make no mistake – it’s a dangerous force to be reckoned with,” said Julie Rochman, CEO and president of IBHS. “We encourage both home and business owners to take the necessary precautions to protect their property from the damaging effects of a lightning strike, such as power surges.”

Protect yourself

Last year 26 people were killed by lightning according to the National Weather Service. In fact, 85% of lightning victims are children and young men ages 10-35 engaged in recreation or work. To prevent death or injury, the Lightning Protection Institute advises the following:

  • Treat lightning with proper caution. If you are outside and a thunderstorm approaches, immediately seek shelter inside a fully enclosed building.
  • If a building is not available, take shelter in a car with a metal top and keep doors and windows closed.
  • Certain locations are extremely hazardous during thunderstorms. Avoid lakes, beaches or open water; fishing from a boat or dock; and riding on golf carts, farm equipment, motorcycles or bicycles. Never seek shelter under a tree!
  • If caught outdoors, try to minimize your risk by going to a place of lower elevation.
  • Stay off landline/wired telephones and utilize a cell phone if necessary. In your home, do not stand near open windows, doorways or metal piping. Stay away from the TV, plumbing, sinks, tubs, radiators and stoves. Avoid contact with small electric appliances such as radios, toasters and hairdryers.

Protect Your Home or Business

  • For protection from lightning strikes in the general area of your home or an externally produced surge, a whole-house surge protector is the best starting point for reducing the risk of damage or a fire.
  • Install additional protection for important or expensive electronic equipment. This should include localized surge protection for power cords to the electronic equipment and any telephone and cable/satellite TV lines connecting to the equipment.
  • Make sure all equipment is UL-listed and properly labeled.
  • Lightning protection systems are designed to protect a structure and provide a specified path to harness and safely ground the super-charged current of the lightning bolt. The system neither attracts nor repels a strike, but receives the strike and routes it harmlessly into the earth, thus discharging the dangerous electrical event. Be sure the lightning protection system is designed and installed in accordance with accepted industry standards.

About State Farm®
State Farm and its’ affiliates are the largest provider of car insurance in the U.S. In addition to providing auto insurance quotes, their 18,000 agents and more than 65,000 employees serve over 82 million policies and accounts – nearly 80 million auto, home, life, health and commercial policies, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 41 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com.

About The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific research and communications organization supported by the property insurance industry. The organization works to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks on residential and commercial property by conducting building science research and advocating improved construction, maintenance and preparedness practices. For more information, please visit http://www.disastersafety.org.

 

 


Dynamic International Airways to Launch Service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas

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Dynamic International Airways to Launch Service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas


GREENSBORO, N.C., June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Dynamic International Airways will begin operating its new daily service between Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS) on July 17th, marking the airline’s first daily service to Venezuela from FLL and the only nonstop flight connecting Fort Lauderdale and Caracas. Customers may begin booking flights on the new route starting today.

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“Venezuela is a key market for Dynamic,” said Bill Grey, Dynamic’s chief marketing officer. “This new route gives our customers direct daily access between these two key markets for the first time and will also provide customers with highly demanded low cost service from South Florida to Caracas and further.”

Through Dynamic’s flights from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, customers traveling from Caracas will now have one-stop access to nearly 100 additional destinations throughout North, Central and South America.

Daily FLL-CCS Service Schedule (all times local):

2D 405
Departs FLL at 12:30 p.m.
Arrives at CCS at 3:15 p.m. same day

2D 406
Departs CCS at 6:20 p.m.
Arrives at FLL at 10:01 p.m.

The new flight from FLL will be the first of three planned routes to Venezuela. Announcements of Dynamic’s planned service from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Caracas (CCS) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Maracaibo La Chinita International Airport (MAR) will follow in coming weeks.

Dynamic will operate its service between Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood and Caracas with a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. The airline is retrofitting its aircraft interior to enhance the premium experience on international flights. Boeing 767-300ER features a Business Class product designed especially for Venezuelan customers allowing most enjoyable flying experience. Generous free baggage allowance of two 32 Kg checked bags for Economy passengers and three 32 Kg checked bags for Business class traveller is complemented with Spanish-speaking flight attendants offering free alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage service.

Dynamic is in the midst of planned expansion which will allow customers a superior travel experience to many destinations around the world. Short-term plans include announcement of a new Frequent Flyer program, more in-flight entertainment options, and market specific assortment of complimentary healthy food, beverage and more.

Special promotional period which will last until June 30th will allow passengers to purchase economy class fares for as low as $599 tax included. Passengers will be able to purchase tickets via airline website www.airdynamic.com or by calling airline reservations department directly at (336) 790-8176 and through their favourite travel agents and websites.

About Dynamic

Dynamic International Airways LLC is a US Certificated FAR PART 121 AIR CARRIER providing safe, affordable, long haul, point-to-point air service. Airline is headquartered in Greensboro, NC and offers service from airports in New York, Guyana, Florida, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Palau with its fleet of B767 wide body aircrafts. Recently company has added “International” in its official name as reflection of its transition into international long haul carrier.

For reservations & information, visit www.airdynamic.com, www.facebook.com/airdynamic, www.twitter.com/flyairdynamic, or call (336) 790-8176 


Pfizer Releases New Report Highlighting Underserved Latino Populations and Commits to Helping Those in Need

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Pfizer Releases New Report Highlighting Underserved Latino Populations and Commits to Helping Those in Need


AVISO: An Update on Latino Uninsured and Underinsured and How Pfizer Helps to Reduce Health Care Disparities Presented to Elected Officials at Annual NALEO Conference in Las Vegas


LAS VEGAS, June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A new edition of Pfizer’s report on uninsured and underinsured Latinos – AVISO: An Update on the Hispanic Uninsured and Underinsured and How Pfizer Helps to Reduce Health Care Disparities – was presented today to attendees of the NALEO 32nd Annual Conference.  AVISO, which summarizes data from the most recent public information available on insurance coverage, reveals that while Latinos have made great gains, 25-29.5 percent still remain uninsured and specific groups within the population remain particularly vulnerable.

With 54 million Latinos living in the US, this means that more than 13.5 million are uninsured.  Young, low-income, foreign-born, non-citizens and Latinos who live in states that did not expand Medicaid are more vulnerable according to the report. 

“We publish the report to alert and engage with Latino leaders on the challenges many Latinos face in getting access to health care and potential solutions to reduce health care disparities,” said Gary Pelletier, senior director of corporate responsibility and executive director of the Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation.  “At Pfizer, we are committed to helping those who are uninsured or underinsured by providing our medicines for free or at a savings to eligible patients.”

According to the AVISO update 80 percent of uninsured Latinos are between the ages of 19-49 and 40 percent are under 35.  Six out of 10 uninsured Latinos have incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level.  Latinos who live in states that did not expand Medicaid are particularly at risk – 58 percent of low-income uninsured Latinos live in these states.  Foreign-born Hispanics are more than twice as likely to be uninsured than US-born Hispanics, with 39 percent uninsured versus 17 percent, and foreign-born Hispanics who are non-citizens have an even higher rate of being uninsured at 49 percent.

Pfizer works closely with organizational partners such as the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and the National Hispanic Medical Association to educate health care providers about its patient assistance resources.  It reaches consumers as well as trains community service providers and health advocates by working closely with groups such as National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and engages with policymakers on important health issues through organizations such as the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO).

“We are delighted to continue our partnership with Pfizer to help our members stay current on the issues related to the Latino uninsured and to educate our community about the resources that are available to help gain access to the health care and medicines they may need,” said Arturo Vargas, executive director of NALEO.

AVISO: An Update on the Hispanic Uninsured and Underinsured and How Pfizer Helps to Reduce Health Care Disparities was published by Pfizer RxPathways, the company’s patient assistance program, and Pfizer Corporate Affairs Multicultural Center of Excellence, a new centralized resource at Pfizer for external partners and Pfizer colleagues to assist with multicultural efforts.  During the past five years (2010-2014), Pfizer’s patient assistance programs have helped nearly 2.5 million uninsured and underinsured patients across the US receive over $7 billion worth of medicines for free or at a savings.  To request a free copy of AVISO, call 1-888-720-1337 or visit online at www.PfizerRxPathways.com.

Contact:

Diane Librizzi

212-807-1337 x20

[email protected]


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Statement by Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, President National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)/CONEL Regarding the June 17, 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

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Statement by Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, President National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)/CONEL Regarding the June 17, 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.


SACRAMENTO, California, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — “The Charleston massacre once again proves that there exists a war between darkness and light. When hatred and violence emerge to silence peace and love, all Americans, all humanity suffers.

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“Accordingly, we mourn for our brothers and sisters while we simultaneously stand up to repudiate all vestiges of hatred and intolerance. Silence is not option.

“For at the end of the day this we know for certain; when light stands next to darkness, light always wins.”

NHCLC/CONEL is the world’s largest Hispanic Christian organization. It serves as a representative voice for the more than 100 million Hispanic Evangelicals assembled in over 40,000 U.S. churches and another 500,000 congregations spread throughout the Spanish-speaking diaspora. For additional information, visit http://www.nhclc.org.


Volaris Inaugurates Flights to Guatemala

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Volaris Inaugurates Flights to Guatemala


Pursuing an international expansion plan, Volaris now reaches the Central American market for the first time


MEXICO CITY, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Volaris (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra low cost Mexican airline with the most extensive route network servicing Mexico and the US, announced today the inauguration of two new flights to Guatemala City from Cancun, Quintana Roo and Guadalajara, Jalisco as part of the carrier’s international expansion plans.

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“Guatemala becomes our first incursion into the Central American market,” said Volaris CEO, Enrique Beltranena. “This is how we underscore our carrier’s solid growth and our ongoing commitment to our Customers, of providing the best air connectivity at the lowest fares in the market.”

“We detected a great opportunity in the Central American market to expand air connectivity to and from Mexico, at very low fares and the youngest fleet in the Americas, made up of 53 Airbus A320s,” Beltranena added.

The new services become one of the 40 destinations operated by Volaris from Guadalajara, and one of the 18 operated from Cancun, two airports where Volaris continues to consolidate their presence to provide wider connectivity enabling more Customers to travel well. “Now, those who travel from Guadalajara and Cancun can be that much closer to the magic of Guatemala, best known for being the heart of the Mayan civilization, at clean and clear fares,” said Beltranena.

Volaris flights to Central America are an example of the carrier’s intensive expansion plan. In less than 4 years, the airline has doubled the number of routes it operates and today Volaris is the Mexican airline with the widest route network in Mexico and the US, operating 240 daily flights to 62 destinations: 39 in Mexico, 21 in the US, and 2 in Central America.

For those interested in the new service, flight schedules, including dates and times of operation, are announced as follows:

Guadalajara, Jalisco – Guatemala City
(Effective June 18. Thursday and Sunday) 
     – Departing Guadalajara, Jalisco at 12:23 hrs., arriving Guatemala at 13:45 hrs.
(Effective June 22. Monday and Friday) 
     -Departing Guatemala at 5:50 hrs., arriving Guadalajara, Jalisco at 9:25 hrs.

Cancun, Quintana Roo – Guatemala City
(Effective June 18. Thursday and Sunday) 
     – Departing Guatemala at 15:05 hrs., arriving Cancun, Quintana Roo at 17:45 hrs. 
     – Departing Cancun, Quintana Roo at 19:15 hrs., arriving Guatemala at 19:48 hrs.

Launched at an introductory fare of US$ 129 one-way from Cancun and Guadalajara, taxes included, flights are available for booking with Volaris’ innovative “Tu Decides” pay-per-service arrangement, whereby Customers select exclusively those services they need for their specific travel needs. Booking is available for customers on all Volaris sales channels, including online (www.volaris.com), our Call Centers in Mexico (01-800-122-8000) and the US (1-866-988-3527), and with any of our authorized travel agencies.

About Volaris

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) is an ultra low cost airline providing point to point services and operating in Mexico, US, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. The ultra low cost highly efficient business model offered by Volaris provides low base fares to develop its market, coupled with outstanding levels of quality services and a wide array of products. Since beginning their operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from an initial 5 to a current 140 and its fleet from 4 to 53 aircraft. Volaris currently operates over 240 daily flight segments on routes connecting 38 cities in Mexico and 23 cities internationally with Mexico’s most modern airplane fleet. Volaris targets passengers visiting friends and family, price sensitive business travelers, and leisure travelers in Mexico and to select US destinations. Proudly Mexican, Volaris is regarded as one of the new leading companies in the country. Among other recognitions, Volaris has received the prestigious ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for five consecutive years. For more information, please visit: www.volaris.com  



HPRA Miami Launches Scholarship Program for Florida Students

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HPRA Miami Launches Scholarship Program for Florida Students

Program to benefit Hispanic undergraduate students pursuing careers in communications and marketing fields


MIAMI, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Hispanic Public Relations Association’s Miami Chapter (http://hpra-usa.org/miamiR/) (HPRA Miami) has announced the launch of its HPRA-MIA Scholarship program. Beginning June 16 through September 8, South Florida area college students of Hispanic descent will have the opportunity to file applications to be recognized for their outstanding undergraduate academic achievement and community service.

“The HPRA Miami chapter is proud to be able to offer this scholarship program to Hispanic students in Florida,” said Sonia Diaz, president of HPRA-MIA. “With Miami serving as the gateway to Latin America and the hub of Spanish-language media, we have a unique responsibility to ensure and support the success of Hispanic communications professionals in the South Florida region.”

The HPRA-MIA scholarships will be awarded to three qualified undergraduate students. Recipients will receive a $2500, $1500, or a $1000 scholarship. In addition, the winners will receive complimentary student memberships to HPRA-MIA for one calendar year and one-on-one mentorship from some of Miami’s leading Hispanic communications and marketing professionals. The program is open to resident students of Palm Beach, Broward, Miami Dade and Monroe Counties and can be applied to any Florida public or private university.

The application deadline is Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Call-for-entries is now open.

In order to qualify, student applicants must:

  • Be a resident of Palm Beach, Broward, Miami Dade or Monroe counties
  • Attend a Florida based, four-year accredited college or university at the freshman, sophomore or junior level
  • Be of Hispanic heritage
  • On a 4.0 scale, maintain a minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA
  • Major in public relations, communications, journalism, advertising and/or marketing

For more information and to download the application, please visit: http://bit.ly/1QFoiMD

The winners of the HPRA-MIA Scholarship Program will be announced later in October.

About the Hispanic Public Relations Association:
The Hispanic Public Relations Association’s (HPRA) mission is to help Hispanic professional communicators enter and advance within the public relations and marketing communications fields by: 1) creating an exchange of information and ideas that empower public relations practitioners to be experts in their fields; 2) promoting professional development through educational programs; 3) providing financial and internship assistance to students entering the field; and 4) advocating responsible coverage of issues and images affecting the Hispanic community. Established in 1984, The Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) is the largest network of public relations, marketing and advertising professionals from agencies, government, non-profit and corporate companies in the US. For more information, please visit our website. http://hpra-usa.org/miamiR/

The Miami Chapter was established in 2014. HPRA-MIA is a non-profit 501c6 organization.


All-New 2016 Honda Pilot: The Fully Redesigned Three-Row Honda SUV Sets New Benchmark with More Power, Fuel Efficiency and Space, Plus Top-Class Safety Features and Maximum Family Connectivity

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All-New 2016 Honda Pilot: The Fully Redesigned Three-Row Honda SUV Sets New Benchmark with More Power, Fuel Efficiency and Space, Plus Top-Class Safety Features and Maximum Family Connectivity





All-New 2016 Honda Pilot: The Fully Redesigned Three-Row Honda SUV Sets New Benchmark with More Power, Fuel Efficiency and Space, Plus Top-Class Safety Features and Maximum Family Connectivity

– New, more powerful and efficient powertrain features direct-injected 3.5-liter i-VTEC® engine paired with either a six- or nine-speed automatic transmission

– Sophisticated new torque vectoring i-VTM4 AWD and Intelligent Traction Management system

– Honda Sensing™ offers most comprehensive set of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies ever available on a Honda vehicle

– Maximum family connectivity, with up to four 2.5-amp USB outlets

– More premium features than ever before, including new line-topping Elite grade


TORRANCE, Calif., June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Fully redesigned from the ground up, and substantially re-energized in form and function, the all-new third-generation 2016 Honda Pilot stakes its claim as the new benchmark in the three-row mid-sized SUV segment.  With more of everything family SUV buyers are looking for – performance, fuel efficiency, comfort, safety performance and premium features – in every model and trim, the 2016 Pilot goes on sale June 18 with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP)1 starting at $29,995 for the Pilot LX with 2WD.

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Among its many no-compromise attributes, the new Pilot’s 280-horsepower2, direct-injected 3.5-liter i-VTEC® engine adds 30 horsepower while receiving a segment-topping EPA combined fuel-economy rating of 23 MPG for the 2WD with nine-speed automatic transmission, up 2 MPG from the 2015 Pilot.3 The technology-enhanced efficiencies continue with the available i-VTM4™ AWD system that not only allows you to drive all wheels with traction in a variety of driving conditions but also applies torque vectoring to enhance dynamic driving agility.  And family functionality is better than ever, with a more spacious third row and cargo area and One-Touch Walk-in third row access, and a host of ports and plugs to accommodate virtually every imaginable device, from smartphones to iPads, game consoles to digital video cameras, with up to four 2.5-amp USB outlets for charging the family’s most power-hungry stuff.

“The 2016 Pilot takes full advantage of Honda’s packaging expertise to deliver the outstanding, family-friendly cabin space that has made Pilot such a popular choice of family SUV buyers,” said Jeff Conrad, Honda Division senior vice president and general manager. “This third-generation Pilot reaches higher into the premium end of the three-row SUV market than ever before with a new line-topping Elite model that will give us an even stronger foothold at the upper end of the midsize SUV segment.”

The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV, with seating for up to eight passengers, joins the best-selling Honda CR-V and all-new HR-V as the flagship of an expanded lineup of innovative, benchmark-setting Honda SUVs. It is the third generation of Honda’s popular three-row SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in America. The new Pilot was designed and developed by Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Los Angeles and Ohio, and is manufactured exclusively by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, in Lincoln, Alabama.4

“Our design team in California and development team in Ohio worked to create a new breed of no-compromise SUV that meets the diverse lifestyle needs of American families,” said Marc Ernst, Pilot Development Leader. “This means the 2016 Pilot has incredible family functionality when the kids are in tow, a stylish and premium experience for a night on the town or an off-road adventure.”

Since its arrival in 2003 as the first three-row, mainstream SUV to be developed on a car-like unit-body platform, the Pilot has helped set industry standards for fuel efficiency, spacious and thoughtful interior packaging, safety performance, and dynamic handling performance in the midsize SUV segment. American consumers have responded by purchasing more than 1.4 million Pilots over the past 12 years. Pilot also ties the CR-V in having the highest brand loyalty of any Honda model, with approximately 63 percent of Pilot buyers returning to purchase another Honda vehicle.

Reengineered from the ground up, virtually every aspect of the 2016 Pilot has been thoroughly redesigned to better accommodate the needs of all its occupants – the driver and all passengers – delivering more family-friendly utility, more advanced technology, and more premium attributes and amenities than ever before. The 2016 Pilot also ups the ante for premium refinement with major upgrades to interior quality and more standard comfort and convenience features on all trims, along with the addition of a new, line-topping Elite version that offers a series of Honda-first features including 20-inch wheels and tires, ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats, a heated steering wheel, a first-ever panoramic glass roof and many other premium family SUV features.

The 2016 Pilot is powered by a direct-injected 3.5-liter SOHC i-VTEC® V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®) – along with the available two new advanced transmissions and a class-defining all-new intelligent variable torque management (i-VTM4™) AWD system with Intelligent Traction Management and torque vectoring capability. Together, these features make this the most powerful, refined and capable Pilot Honda has ever offered. These technologies, combined with a nearly 300-pound reduction in vehicle weight (on upper trims), improved aerodynamics and reduced running resistance, make this the most fuel-efficient offering in the midsize SUV segment, with EPA fuel-economy ratings improved by as much as 2/2/2 mpg city/highway/combined3 over the previous model.      

The new Pilot also moves to the top of the class in safety performance with the most comprehensive suite of Honda Sensing™ advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies ever offered on a Honda vehicle. Furthermore, the 2016 Pilot adopts the next generation of Honda’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure along with a new “3-bone” underbody frame design and new hot-stamped ultra-high strength steel door rings. Taken together, these engineering features and technologies deliver major gains to the Pilot’s collision avoidance and collision protection capabilities, as it targets the highest available U.S. government (NCAP) and IIHS safety ratings.

New Pilot Features

Features

LX

EX

EX-L

Touring

Elite

6-Speed Automatic Transmission*

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9-Speed Automatic Transmission*

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LaneWatch™*

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Honda Sensing*

Available

Available

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Blind Spot Indicator*

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Smart Entry*

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Push Button Start*

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Blu-ray™ DVD Rear Entertainment System*

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Idle Stop*

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One-Touch 2nd-Row Seat^

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Multi-Angle Rear View Camera*

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Intelligent Traction Management System^

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8-inch touchscreen Display Audio system with Android operating system +^

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Remote Engine Start^

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LED Daytime Running Lights*

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LED Headlights with Auto High-Beam

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* First for Pilot, ^ First for Honda

 

2016 Pilot Pricing and EPA Fuel Economy Ratings

Trim

Wheel Drive

MSRP1

EPA MPG Rating3 (city/highway/combined)

LX

2WD

$29,995

19/27/22

LX

AWD

$31,795

18/26/21

EX

2WD

$32,430

19/27/22

EX

AWD

$34,230

18/26/21

EX w/Honda Sensing

2WD

$33,430

19/27/22

EX w/Honda Sensing

AWD

$35,230

18/26/21

EX-L

2WD

$35,905

19/27/22

EX-L

AWD

$37,705

18/26/21

EX-L w/Honda Sensing

2WD

$36,905

19/27/22

EX-L w/Honda Sensing

AWD

$38,705

18/26/21

EX-L w/Navi

2WD

$36,905

19/27/22

EX-L w/Navi

AWD

$38,705

18/26/21

EX-L w/RES

2WD

$37,505

19/27/22

EX-L w/RES

AWD

$39,305

18/26/21

Touring

2WD

$41,020

20/27/23

Touring

AWD

$42,820

19/26/22

Elite

AWD

$46,420

19/26/22

 

Premium Style and Features
The all-new design of the 2016 Pilot sports a modern, sleek, yet commanding and muscular form incorporating new premium features, including standard LED taillights, and available features such as LED projector headlights, LED daytime running lights, 20-inch wheels and first-ever panoramic glass roof.

The premium quality of the new Pilot carries over to the interior, where designers have applied high quality, soft-touch materials throughout the cabin and added thoughtful details such as LED map lighting. Additional high-end amenities include a standard 4.2-inch color display, available heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel and heated second-row seats. For the first time, the top-of-the-line Elite trim includes second-row captain’s chairs, providing for easy walk through between the second and third rows for a 7-passenger configuration, in lieu of the standard second-row three-person 60/40 split seat for 8-passenger seating capacity.

Advanced Technology
The new Pilot delivers the connectivity and power access that modern families demand, including up to five USB ports, four that provide better recharging with 2.5-amp output – fully adequate to charge iPads or smartphones while they’re in use. Additional available ports and plugs include an auxiliary jack for nearly any audio player, an HDMI port for a gaming console or other similarly connected device, two headphone jacks, and up to three 12-volt power outlets and a 115-volt AC outlet to power a range of compatible devices.

The new Pilot also incorporates Honda’s latest thinking in advanced, family-friendly technology, including an upsized 8-inch capacitive touchscreen Display Audio connectivity interface powered by a new Android-based operating system and more powerful processor, along with an available all-new embedded Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™. The new navigation system features improved graphics and new capabilities, including 3D renderings of terrain, buildings and road signs, improved lane guidance, live search function and more.

The Pilot’s Display Audio system enables simplified smartphone connectivity making for easier access to all the features and connectivity options of the HondaLink® connected-car system. A 9-inch rear entertainment system with DVD and new Blu-ray™ disc capability is available.

Family-Friendly Utility
The new Pilot builds on its reputation for interior space, versatility and utility with 3.5 inches of added overall vehicle length, enabling an inch longer tandem seating distance and a 1.3-inch longer cargo area that can hold an 82-quart cooler without compromising third-row seating capability. Third-row entry and exit is made even easier and more intuitive courtesy of the new available one-touch second-row seat on EX-L and above models, and larger third-row entryway. Compared with the current Pilot, the width of the lower portion of the third-row lower entryway has been increased by 2.5 inches with an inch lower step-over height.

The Pilot’s new center console features a cavernous storage compartment capable of accommodating items as large as a full-size iPad or a purse. And with its seamless cover in the closed position, the console provides a convenient, non-slip surface for items that the driver or front passenger may need close at hand.

Powertrain
The 2016 Pilot delivers more refined, powerful and fuel-efficient performance than ever before courtesy of its new 3.5-liter, direct-injected i-VTEC® V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM™) cylinder deactivation technology. The engine’s peak output of 280 horsepower and 262 lb.-ft. of torque is up 30 hp and 9 lb.-ft. over the previous model.3 The engine is matched to a choice of two new advanced transmissions – a Pilot-first 6-speed automatic transmission or, on upper trims, a Honda-first 9-speed automatic transmission – both delivering more refined, responsive and fuel-efficient performance.

These new powertrains combine with a new, lighter yet more rigid unit-body and aerodynamically efficient body and chassis designs that result in class-leading EPA fuel economy ratings topping out at 20/27/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) for two-wheel-drive models and 19/26/22 mpg for all-wheel-drive models.4

Intelligent Variable Torque Management (i-VTM4™) AWD System 
The Pilot’s available new Intelligent VTM4 (i-VTM4) is the most sophisticated and technologically advanced all-wheel-drive system offered in a mainstream, three-row SUV. This entirely more capable system progressively distributes optimum torque between the front and rear axles and, for the first time ever in a Honda vehicle, dynamically distributes engine torque between the left and right rear wheels. Benefits include superior all-weather handling and neutral, accurate steering under power that is more effective than front-drive, rear-drive or conventional all-wheel-drive systems.

Intelligent Traction Management
This new Pilot features a new button-operated Intelligent Terrain Management System that offers different operating modes, for the AWD: Normal, Snow, Mud and Sand; and for the FWD: Normal and Snow. Developed, tuned and tested at various locations in the U.S. and around the world – including Imperial Dunes “Glamis”, California; Moscow, Russia; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates – the Intelligent Traction Management system allows the driver to select the operating mode that best suits the driving conditions by simply pushing a button on the vehicle’s center console. Based on the setting selected, the system adjusts the drive-by-wire map, transmission shift map, Vehicle Stability Assist™ and i-VTM4 torque distribution for AWD-equipped models for optimal performance in a variety of road or surface conditions.

Advanced Safety Performance
In keeping with Honda’s commitment to safety, the new Pilot is available with the most comprehensive set of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies ever offered on a Honda vehicle. Together these technologies make up Honda Sensing™, a suite of technologies designed to expand the driver’s situational awareness while sensing and responding to potential road hazards, including other vehicles, road obstacles and even pedestrians, even to the point of mitigating the possibility or severity of a collision. It includes a standard Multi-Angle Rearview Camera and an available suite of safety and driver assistive technologies that includes Honda’s popular LaneWatch™ display, a blind spot information system, Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Adaptive Cruise Control, and two Honda-first technologies: Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) system and Rear Cross Traffic Monitor.

The new Pilot is expected to deliver the highest safety ratings in its class and targets a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), including a GOOD rating in all crash modes. The new Pilot incorporates Honda’s next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to more efficiently absorb and disperse the energy from a frontal collision, along with new ultra-high-strength door rings designed to help better protect occupants. The 2016 Pilot also incorporates an all-new “3-bone” platform while also utilizing high and ultra-high strength body materials, which together reduce noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), improve handling, increase rigidity and reduce weight.

Standard safety and driver-assistive features include four-channel anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Brake Assist and Hill Start Assist; Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with Traction Control; an Expanded View Driver’s Mirror; dual-stage, multiple-threshold front airbags, driver and front passenger SmartVent® side airbags and side-curtain airbags for all outboard seating positions; and a new Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with real-time display of individual tire pressures.

1 MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) excluding tax, license, registration, $880 destination charge and options. Dealer prices may vary.

2 Peak power: 280 HP @ 6000 RPM (SAE net), peak torque: 262 ft-lb (355 Nm) @ 4700 RPM (SAE net)

3 Based on 2016 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions and other factors.

4 Manufactured using domestic and globally sourced parts.

 


TruConnect and OTT TV Service YipTV Form Innovative Joint Marketing Agreement

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TruConnect and OTT TV Service YipTV Form Innovative Joint Marketing Agreement

Deal gives TruConnect mobile subscribers access to YipTV’s live-channel TV broadcasts


DALLAS, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — TruConnect, a rising brand among U.S. mobile companies, and YipTV, a new Over The Top (OTT) broadband television service, today announced a joint marketing agreement under which TruConnect customers can access YipTV’s live-channel broadcasts of TV programs from around the globe in Q3 2015.

The offer from TruConnect, which provides wireless voice, messaging and data services across the nation, and YipTV will be available for $14.99 per month. TruConnect and YipTV, based in West Palm Beach, Fla., both share a common goal: reaching millions of multi-lingual consumers – particularly Spanish-speaking consumers – in the United States who are underserved by other sources of mobile and TV operators.

YipTV’s full-featured Android and iOS apps enable its subscribers with mobile devices to use broadband wireless access to watch TV programs they choose from a lineup of more than 50 network channels including beIN SPORTS, Hola!TV, 52MX, LAS Latin American Sports, NTN24, LateleNovela Network, MiMusica that originate outside the United States.  The agreement announced today extends that service to TruConnect customers, YipTV’s first such arrangement with a wireless provider that offers 4G LTE data.

“We are always looking for opportunities to better serve our customers,” said Matthew Johnson, chairman and co-CEO for TruConnect.  “We immediately saw a tremendous overlap in our approaches and audiences when it came to serving our respective markets, so we knew YipTV would add value to our mobile services with its unique selection of TV channels from sources outside the United States. We’re pleased to give our customers an enriched offer that now includes OTT video content.”

“Our agreement demonstrates that innovative mobile operators such as TruConnect can go beyond voice, text and data to offer OTT television services that are meaningful to consumers,” said YipTV co-founder and CEO Michael Tribolet. “In many ways this is similar to when Verizon Wireless in the U.S. or Three in the U.K. offered Skype to their customers on their mobile phones as something different. So, together with TruConnect, we’re going to show that mobile operators can deliver a wider range of services, just like cable operators have done in bundling phone, Internet and entertainment.  But we’re doing it at a price point that’s truly a significant value for our subscribers.”

Under the agreement, TruConnect will preload the YipTV’s Android app on its own custom-branded smartphones. TruConnect will also make YipTV’s Android app available to its customers with Android smartphones, as well as offer the service to data-only customers using TruConnect’s mobile hotspots.

With availability over any type of wired or wireless broadband connection, YipTV uses Internet-based delivery technology to provide affordable access to international programming at only $14.99 a month, with no long-term service commitments or contracts.  Subscribers sign up for YipTV at www.yiptv.com, then download apps for iOS or Android devices from the Apple App Store or GooglePlay to gain a highly personalized entertainment experience wherever, whenever and however they choose.

About TruConnect:

TruConnect is one of the nation’s fastest growing providers of no-contract wireless voice, text and data service. The company is focused on bringing vital wireless technology to an underserved, ever-growing market and providing affordable, flexible data solutions to business professionals and casual Internet users. TruConnect has been providing wireless, residential and small business telecommunication services for more than 15 years under the Sage Telecom, Telscape Communications and TruConnect Mobile brands. For more information, visit www.truconnect.com.

About YipTV:

YipTV, Inc., is a privately held company with offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., and New Brunswick, N.J., that provides low-cost, television channels, including domestic and international network content. Founded in 2012, YipTV is an Over the Top (OTT) television content provider that distributes over 50 channels and programs in multiple languages, letting subscribers watch YipTV on televisions, tablets, computers, smartphones and other Internet-enabled devices. YipTV sends video content via the public internet to broadband users, bypassing legacy cable systems and head end technology, and then passes that savings directly to the consumer.  For more information, please visit https://www.yiptv.com/ 

 


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