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2012 Jeep Wrangler Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 Jeep Wrangler Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

AN AMERICAN ICON IS UPDATED: THE NEW 2012 GO ANYWHERE, DO ANYTHING JEEP WRANGLER By Marty Bernstein Sr. Editor at Large THE AUTO CHANNEL For more than 70 years the essential shape of the classic Jeep, now known as the Wrangler model, has remained basically unchanged. You can tell that it is a Jeep from any angle; and k ... Continue reading

2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4 Review

2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4 Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4 I was hoping for rain last week. Gully-washing, mud-sliding, heavy rain. After all, I had a long-wheelbase Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, and what's a little mud or a minor washout to a Wrangler? A minor annoyance, and possibly even fun, right? It rained, ... Continue reading

XCMG Delivers 100 Hydrogen-Fueled Trucks to Mengxi Zhenghe Group (Buh Bye Battery Electric We Say)

XCMG Delivers 100 Hydrogen-Fueled Trucks to Mengxi Zhenghe Group (Buh Bye Battery Electric We Say)

XUZHOU, China, Dec. 29, 2022 -- XCMG, the world's top 3 construction machinery manufacturers, has delivered a batch of 100 hydrogen-fueled trucks to the end client Mengxi Zhenghe Group to aid its construction of a mine near Ordos in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as part of the thousand-units hydrogen-fueled ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Vehicle Recall Summary December 26, 2022

Official NHTSA Vehicle Recall Summary December 26, 2022

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

New York City is buying 184 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric GT models With 237 Mile Stated Range

New York City is buying 184 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric GT models With 237 Mile Stated Range

New York City’s Historic Investments Help Divest from Fossil Fuels and Reduce Emissions NEW YORK – Today the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) announced that it is placing an order for 184 all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Sport Crossover Utility Vehicles for law enforcement and eme ... Continue reading

Toyota Mobility Foundation Selects Eight Teams as 2022 Finalists in the "Mobility for ALL" Category of its Idea Contest

Toyota Mobility Foundation Selects Eight Teams as 2022 Finalists in the "Mobility for ALL" Category of its Idea Contest

Continues to Seek New Ideas through Open Calls in 2023 and Provide Support for Their Practical Application TOKYO, Dec 16, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Aiming to realize an ... Continue reading

National Poll: 93% Consider Drunk Driving a Serious Problem, with Strong Majority Supporting Ignition Interlock Laws as Solution

National Poll: 93% Consider Drunk Driving a Serious Problem, with Strong Majority Supporting Ignition Interlock Laws as Solution

The poll, conducted by traffic safety coalition Sober Driving Solutions in partnership with Change Research, demonstrates broad public support for an effective accountability measure that keeps offenders from risking more lives by driving a motor vehicle. IIDs function by testing a driver’s breath alcohol concentrati ... Continue reading

CARFAX: Odometer Rollbacks on the Rise

CARFAX: Odometer Rollbacks on the Rise

Alarming new numbers from CARFAX show odometer rollbacks are on the rise nationwide. More than 1.9 million vehicles on the road have had their odometer rolled back - a 7 percent increase from the previous year. ... Continue reading

Nutson' s Weeky Auto News Wrap-up December 18-24, 2022

Nutson' s Weeky Auto News Wrap-up December 18-24, 2022

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

EV's Dirty Secret: The Daily Mail Exposes Cobalt Mining - The Human Tragedy Behind Lithium Battery Production

EV's Dirty Secret: The Daily Mail Exposes Cobalt Mining - The Human Tragedy Behind Lithium Battery Production

Without Cobalt There Are No Lithium-Ion Batteries. Early this morning London time, England's Daily Mail news outlet updated a story they previously published in August, titled "Child miners aged four living a hell on Earth so YOU can drive an electric car." The story details the unspeakably atrocious conditions of "min ... Continue reading

Chattanooga and the Tow Truck Museum and Hall of Fame (Originally Published 12/31/2005)

Chattanooga and the Tow Truck Museum and Hall of Fame (Originally Published 12/31/2005)

Chattanooga is also home to the only museum in the world dedicated to the common tow truck. The Moon Pie, for the uninformed reader, is a glom of white marshmallow squashed between two cardboard-like graham crackers, all covered with a thin waxy chocolate. My pretty blonde, my accomplice, Joe, and I swung through Chatt ... Continue reading

My Car Does What? See Updated ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Technology) Features Available Now On New Cars, See How They Work

My Car Does What? See Updated ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Technology) Features Available Now On New Cars, See How They Work

Learn About ADAS Safety Features all manufacturers will have in new cars by 2022.​ Safety Features Back-up Camera Anti-Lock Braking System Blind Spot Monitor Automatic Emergency Braking Lane Departure Warning Tire Pressure Monitoring System Adaptive Cruise Control Adaptive Headlights Automatic Parallel Parking Automa ... Continue reading

2004 Honda S2000 The Auto Channel New Car Review

2004 Honda S2000 The Auto Channel New Car Review

A quick glance at a 2004 S2000 won't show much difference, although there are minor styling changes. What has changed is under the skin, in both the driveline and chassis departments. Engine displacement has been increased from 2.0 to 2.2 liters. ... Continue reading