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Americans Want Big Cars and Pickups...Detroit Wants to Build Big...So Let's Have Big...BUT! (Originally Published April 2009)

Americans Want Big Cars and Pickups...Detroit Wants to Build Big...So Let's Have Big...BUT! (Originally Published April 2009)

By Bob Gordon and Marc Rauch, Co-Publishers and owners of The Auto Channel. Spacious, roomy, profitable big vehicles; it's what the people want and it's what the American car makers want to build. According to all reports in recent years (before the depression really hit), GM, Ford and Chrysler made all the big bucks b ... Continue reading

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces the Reset of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces the Reset of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards

DELIVERING A WIN FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND AUTOMAKERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump is delivering major relief to American families by resetting the Biden Administration’s costly and unlawful Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. President Trump is returning CAFE standards to levels that can actually b ... Continue reading

Buzz Dealer Unveils "GEO" Service to Future-Proof Brands for the AI Search Era

Buzz Dealer Unveils "GEO" Service to Future-Proof Brands for the AI Search Era

Generative Engine Optimization services focus on visibility in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Knowledge Graphs; announcement made at Cyprus Fintech Summit LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Dec. 3, 2025 -- Buzz Dealer, a premier Digital PR and Online Reputation Management (ORM) agency, has expanded its Generative Engine Optimization ... Continue reading

Car Dealer Caution Deepens as Market Sentiment Falls; EV Outlook and Profits Weaken While New-Vehicle Inventory Grows

Car Dealer Caution Deepens as Market Sentiment Falls; EV Outlook and Profits Weaken While New-Vehicle Inventory Grows

Dealer sentiment fell sharply in Q4, with both current and future market indices well below the positive threshold, as franchised and independent dealers alike signaled widespread caution. Customer traffic and profitability reached new lows, with franchised dealers experiencing the steepest declines and independents al ... Continue reading

Disrupting Travel's Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: John Choate Reclaims Value for Consumers

Disrupting Travel's Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: John Choate Reclaims Value for Consumers

In this episode of Disruption Interruption, John Choate joins host Karla Jo Helms to expose the "value blindness" plaguing the travel industry. He reveals how Apogee Travel disrupts the OTA duopoly by converting hidden hotel commissions into guaranteed donations for charities, proving that philanthropy is the new loyal ... Continue reading

2026 SUBARU TRAILSEEKER 375 HORSEPOWER $39,995 MSRP

2026 SUBARU TRAILSEEKER 375 HORSEPOWER $39,995 MSRP

All-new, all-electric 2026 Subaru Trailseeker offers 375 horsepower, 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.4 seconds with spacious seating and cargo capacity Approximately 280 miles of estimated range on a single charge with recharging at speeds up to 150 kW with standard NACS charge port Revised Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Driv ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group and Air Liquide Advance Global Partnership to Accelerate Hydrogen Ecosystem

Hyundai Motor Group and Air Liquide Advance Global Partnership to Accelerate Hydrogen Ecosystem

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Air Liquide today announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of the global hydrogen ecosystem. ... Continue reading

Sled and Soak: Under-the-Radar Montana Snowmobiling Trails and Hot Springs

Sled and Soak: Under-the-Radar Montana Snowmobiling Trails and Hot Springs

Thousands of miles of groomed and backcountry trails, paired with natural hot springs, provide the perfect winter adventure HELENA, Mont., Dec. 4, 2025 -- Home to some of the most pristine snowmobiling trails in the country, Montana is a sledding paradise that boasts thousands of miles of untouched powder, thanks to th ... Continue reading

SUV's and Big Cars with Choice of Fuel, Not Small Cars Without Choice, Is What's Good for America (Originally Published April 23, 2009)

SUV's and Big Cars with Choice of Fuel, Not Small Cars Without Choice, Is What's Good for America (Originally Published April 23, 2009)

Big Cars with Choice, Not Small Cars Without Choice Is What's Good for America. How can the elimination of the old fashioned self-serving three letter abbreviation ... Continue reading

Cars Commerce Appoints Seasoned SaaS and Marketplace Technologist Cormac Twomey as Chief Technology Officer

Cars Commerce Appoints Seasoned SaaS and Marketplace Technologist Cormac Twomey as Chief Technology Officer

CHICAGO, Dec. 4, 2025 -- Cars.com Inc. (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc."), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced the appointment of Cormac Twomey as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Twomey will be responsible for speeding innovation, scaling the technology platform, ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Showcases Hydrogen Technologies Across the Value Chain at World Hydrogen Expo in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group Showcases Hydrogen Technologies Across the Value Chain at World Hydrogen Expo in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is showcasing hydrogen innovations at the World Hydrogen Expo, reaffirming its hydrogen leadership. Korea's largest hydrogen industry exhibition brings together over 250 companies from more than 25 countries under the theme 'Hydrogen Pioneers: Innovate, Unite, Accelerate.' Continue Readi ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Fosters Collaboration with Hydrogen Industry Leaders at Hydrogen Council Global CEO Summit

Hyundai Motor Group Fosters Collaboration with Hydrogen Industry Leaders at Hydrogen Council Global CEO Summit

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) co-hosted the Hydrogen Council Global CEO Summit from December 2 to 4 in Seoul, Korea, bringing together about 200 global leaders and policymakers to set the strategic direction for the global hydrogen industry and accelerate its transition. ... Continue reading

Toyota Makes Joy the Mission This Holiday Season

Toyota Makes Joy the Mission This Holiday Season

Uplifting Festive Spot "The Holiday Job" Debuted During NBCUniversal's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" on NBC and Peacock while the love-filled rush of "Running Late" aired on Telemundo's "Navidades en Rockefeller Center" PLANO, Texas, Dec. 4, 2025 -- With the holiday season in full swing, Toyota is celebrating the j ... Continue reading

Europe's Car Design Event 2026 Moves to March

Europe's Car Design Event 2026 Moves to March

Car Design Event 2026 is scheduled for March 2-4, a timeslot traditionally held by the Geneva International Motor Show. CDE 2026 will attract an elite group of automotive reporters, designers, car makers and design schools. ... Continue reading

Global Vehicle Anti-Theft System Market Reports Strong Growth at 3.9% CAGR Through 2031 | Valuates Reports

Global Vehicle Anti-Theft System Market Reports Strong Growth at 3.9% CAGR Through 2031 | Valuates Reports

Vehicle Anti-Theft System Market Size BANGALORE, India, Dec. 4, 2025 -- The Global Vehicle Anti-Theft System Market was valued at USD 9369 Million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of USD 12200 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 3.9% during the forecast period. ... Continue reading

2025 Toyota Prius Nightshade - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2025 Toyota Prius Nightshade - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Tweetie Bird and Woodstock both love the stunning yellow paint job gracing the 2025 Nightshade Prius. ... Continue reading

Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic

Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic

SPECIAL FEATURE - Correcting Bad Revisionist History About Ford's Multi-Fuel Model T Automobile ... Continue reading

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