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NHTSA Official Weekly Recall Summary January 30, 2023

NHTSA Official Weekly Recall Summary January 30, 2023

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 read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Reveals Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 2024 Competition

Chevrolet Reveals Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 2024 Competition

Chevrolet debuted the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R racecar, a year before it makes its competition debut at the 2024 Rolex 24 At Daytona. ... Continue reading

The Ocean Meets the Mountains

The Ocean Meets the Mountains

Fisker Fun Fact: The 20” Stealth wheels (pictured below) are the backbone of our 20” F7 AeroStealth wheels. ... Continue reading

Bloomberg Reported That The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking Over the World; But The Auto Channel Has

Bloomberg Reported That The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking Over the World; But The Auto Channel Has

New York January 26, 2023; Bloomberg reported that China is poised to become the No. 2 exporter of passenger vehicles, surpassing the US and South Korea and risking new tensions with trading partners and rivaOverseas shipments of cars made in China have tripled since 2020 to reach more than 2.5 million last year, accor ... Continue reading

Toyota President Akio Toyoda Gives Up CEO Position Koji Sato Elevated

Toyota President Akio Toyoda Gives Up CEO Position Koji Sato Elevated

Toyota City, Japan, Jan. 26, 2023 – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it intends to implement changes to its executive structure effective April 1, 2023, and changes to its Board of Directors effective the date of its 119th Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting as described below. ... Continue reading

The Worldwide Air Powered Vehicle Industry +VIDEO - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The Worldwide Air Powered Vehicle Industry +VIDEO - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Air Powered Vehicle Market (2022-2027) by Energy Mode, Vehicle Type, and Geography, Competitive Analysis and the Impact of Covid-19 with Ansoff Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Air Powered Vehicle Market is estimated to be USD 354 Mn in 2022 and expect ... Continue reading

THE ALL-NEW 2024 SUBARU CROSSTREK COMPACT SUV MAKES U.S. DEBUT AT THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW

THE ALL-NEW 2024 SUBARU CROSSTREK COMPACT SUV MAKES U.S. DEBUT AT THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW

Camden, N.J. January 26, 2023; Subaru of America today announced the all-new 2024 Crosstrek will make its U.S. debut at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show on February 9 at 10 a.m. CT. The event will be livestreamed on the official Subaru website. ... Continue reading

CARS.COM 2023 BEST VALUE NEW CARS REPORT - KIA TOP SPOT

CARS.COM 2023 BEST VALUE NEW CARS REPORT - KIA TOP SPOT

Rio S (with Technology Package) Received Top Honors in the New Car Segment IRVINE, CA, January 25, 2023 – Five select Kia models have been named to Cars.com’s 2023 Best Value New Cars report, further cementing the brand’s leadership position in offering award-winning vehicles at an incredible value. The 2023 Rio ... Continue reading

Justice Department Launches Antitrust Lawsuit at Google, Says It "Corrupted Legitimate Competition"

Justice Department Launches Antitrust Lawsuit at Google, Says It "Corrupted Legitimate Competition"

Google has become to the Internet what the recent rain storms were to California and what Hurricanes Ian and Nicole were to Florida. ... Continue reading

American Honda Offers Outlook on 2023 U.S. Automobile Business

American Honda Offers Outlook on 2023 U.S. Automobile Business

January 25, 2023 — TORRANCE, Calif. American Honda provided an outlook on its U.S. automobile business for 2023 during a media briefing with Vice President of Sales, Mamadou Diallo. ... Continue reading

Bald Tires Are Not A Good Look - Study Finds Shockingly High Levels of Tire Ignorance Among American Drivers: 72% Lack General Tire Knowledge and Nearly Half Have Driven on Bald or Worn Tires

Bald Tires Are Not A Good Look - Study Finds Shockingly High Levels of Tire Ignorance Among American Drivers: 72% Lack General Tire Knowledge and Nearly Half Have Driven on Bald or Worn Tires

BOSTON--Anyline, a global leader in connecting real-world data with digital environments through mobile data capture and AI-enabled, machine learning technology, today announced the findings of its “Smart Tire Retail: How U.S. Drivers Take Care of Their Tires” report. The survey, conducted on behalf of Anyline by Y ... Continue reading

EpicVIN's New Partnership with RepairSmith Delivers New Data to Vehicle History Reports

EpicVIN's New Partnership with RepairSmith Delivers New Data to Vehicle History Reports

EpicVIN announced today that the company is partnering with RepairSmith to provide customers with nationwide vehicle maintenance and repair services. ... Continue reading

THE IRS Electrified Vehicle Rich American Welfare Program - Straight From The Horses Mouth

THE IRS Electrified Vehicle Rich American Welfare Program - Straight From The Horses Mouth

If you bought and placed in service a new qualified plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) on January 1, 2023 or later and meet certain income limitations, you may be eligible for a clean vehicle tax credit up to $7,500 under Internal Revenue Code Section 30D. Qualified Manufacturers of the vehicles l ... Continue reading