TEAMSTERS STANDING FOR AMERICAN SANITY - COMMEND CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL, AB 316

California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, overwhelmingly passed the California State Assembly today with strong bipartisan support. It now heads to the State Senate. ... Continue reading

Autotrader Names 10 Best New Cars for Recent College Graduates in 2023

To help new grads sort out their vehicle choices as they embark upon the journey called "real life," Autotrader, a Cox Automotive company, has named the 10 Best Cars for Recent College Graduates. ... Continue reading

Hess Celebrates the Mini Toy Truck's 25th Silver Anniversary

NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 -- Hess Corporation announced the release of a special edition 25th Anniversary Mini Toy Truck Collection for $34.99 with free standard shipping and Energizer® batteries included, exclusively at HessToyTruck.com. In celebration of this silver anniversary of the Hess Mini Toy Truck series, custom ... Continue reading

Microcars Are the Smaller, Greener Future of Urban Commuting, Reports IDTechEx

A great "old" idea is reemerging ... Continue reading

Its All About Hydrogen : Shinichi Yasui, appointed Chief Project Leader, Hydrogen Factory at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC).

PLANO, Texas (May 31, 2023) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced, effective July 1, 2023, Shinichi Yasui, executive vice president, Toyota Motor North America, Research & Development, will be appointed Chief Project Leader, Hydrogen Factory at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC). TMC’s Hydrogen Factory is ... Continue reading

Akio Toyoda's "Choice" Vision Seems To Have Been Bought-off As Toyota Joins Other Offshore Car Makers And Spends $Billions To Qualify For Potential $Trillions Of "Made In USA" Green New Deal "EV Buyer Subsidies" A Deal They Can't Refuse, Will Build US Infrastructure For Toyota BEV and Battery Production

Toyota will assemble an all-new, three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025. The company’s first U.S.-assembled BEV will be powered by batteries from Toyota North Carolina. ... Continue reading

Hoosier Built 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Available For Sale This Summer

Available in three powertrains with adult-sized third row and ample cargo space Hybrid and Hybrid MAX Powertrains for reduced carbon emissions Powerful Performance with 362-horsepower from the Hybrid MAX system Available tech like Traffic Jam Assist, Head-Up Display and Digital Rearview Mirror PLANO, Texas, May 30, 202 ... Continue reading

Daimler Truck, Mitsubishi Fuso, Hino and Toyota Motor Corporation conclude an MoU on accelerating development of Advanced Technologies and merging Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors

Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation conclude MoU on accelerating development of advanced technologies MFTBC and Hino to be merged on equal footing Aiming for transaction by end of 2024 Tokyo/Japan and Leinfelden/Germany―Daimler Truck Holding AG ( ... Continue reading

2023 China New Energy Vehicle–Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (NEV-APEAL) JD Power Study

SHANGHAI: 25 May 2023 – New energy vehicles (NEVs) have made significant progress in the past year, according to the J.D. Power 2023 China New Energy Vehicle–Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (NEV-APEAL) Study,SM released today. The average NEV-APEAL score for Chinese NEVs is 776 (on a 1,000-point scale) ... Continue reading

JD Power Reports May 2023 New-Vehicle Sales to Surge 15.6% Year Over Year

The Total Sales Forecast Total new-vehicle sales for May 2023, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,337,700 units, a 15.6% increase from May 2022, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. May 2023 has 25 selling days, one more than May 2022. ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY May 29, 2023

You are receiving this message because you requested to be notified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) if there is a safety recall that may affect your vehicle.The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to ... Continue reading

It's About Hydrogen: Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Toyota Corolla to Participate in the Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race

Toyota City, Japan, May 29, 2023 - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will enter the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2023 Round 2 NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race, to be held from May 26 to 28, with the #32 ORC ROOKIE GR Corolla H2 Concept (hydrogen-powered Corolla) running on liquid hydrogen. It is the first time in the wo ... Continue reading

TEAMSTERS HALT WAYMO IN SAN FRANCISCO

Autonomous Vehicle Company Caught in a Lie at Board of Supervisor's Meeting SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2023 -- A zoning appeal victory for the Teamsters Union has effectively stopped the expansion of autonomous (AV) carmaker Waymo following a unanimous vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The board agreed with t ... Continue reading

NASA Pursues Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services for Artemis Missions

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2023 -- NASA is seeking industry proposals for a next-generation LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) that will allow astronauts to go farther and conduct more science than ever before as they explore the south polar region of the Moon during Artemis missions. Continue Reading Artist's concept of NASA's next ... Continue reading

BEV: Nothing Can Kill a Bad Product Faster than Good Advertising.

As someone that thinks Battery Electric Vehicles are Bullshit and just a Chinese Plot to take over the Auto Industry I am thrilled with the increased sales EV's are having. The more the merrier I say... And so it will be going for EV's I believe...for years the EV advocates were able to tout their belief in a Fairy-tal ... Continue reading