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TikTok's Top Motors: These are the cars racking up over 10 million views on TikTok

TikTok's Top Motors: These are the cars racking up over 10 million views on TikTok

*The 10 most popular car models on TikTok* Rank Model TikTok views 1 Ford Maverick 10.9bn 2 Ford Mustang 10.7bn 3 Toyota Supra 9.4bn 4 Nissan GT-R 8.4bn 5 Honda Civic 4.1bn 5 Chevrolet Camaro 4.1bn 7 Range Rover 3.4bn 8 Subaru WRX 2.1bn 8 Volkswagen Passat 2.1bn 10 Lamborghini Huracan 2.0bn The most viewed car on TikTo ... Continue reading

2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum AWD - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum AWD - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

If you want a secure piece of mobile real estate, this should be your SUV choice ... Continue reading

Popular Cars That Have Risen the Most in Price

Popular Cars That Have Risen the Most in Price

We are publishing this to let you know about a new study from CoPilot looking at which popular car models have seen the largest price increases. The U.S. economy is now more than a year into a run of soaring inflation, and one category that has been dramatically affected is vehicles—both by supply constraints and dem ... Continue reading

Are You A Car Guy With Lots To Say But Nobody Will Listen?...Change That Now!

Are You A Car Guy With Lots To Say But Nobody Will Listen?...Change That Now!

When you write for The Auto Channel people listen. Our 27 year old bully-pulpit provides a select few the power to place their thoughts in-front of hundreds of thousands of car guys and gals,,, Don't wast the rest of your life talking to no one. ... Continue reading

Used Vehicle Shopper's Respond To Enhanced Content Including "When New" Expert Reviews, Buyers Want More Than Price and Inventory

Used Vehicle Shopper's Respond To Enhanced Content Including "When New" Expert Reviews, Buyers Want More Than Price and Inventory

Study Shows Shoppers Record More Vehicle Detail Page Clicks and Session Duration on Enhanced Research Material PALO ALTO, Calif. , July 5, 2022; Used car buyers find authentic OEM MSRP data, new-vehicle brochures, and reconditioning receipts the three most convincing documents when evaluating their purchase decision, n ... Continue reading

ROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS +100EX Charlize Theron Dream'n

ROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS +100EX Charlize Theron Dream'n

CHICHESTER, England, July 4, 2022 -- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that Emma Begley Emma joins Rolls-Royce from BMW UK where she has been General Manager, Product and Internal Communications since 2019. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS; CAR, TRUCK, RV, BUS, MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER - Official Weekly Summary July 5, 2022

NHTSA RECALLS; CAR, TRUCK, RV, BUS, MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER - Official Weekly Summary July 5, 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

2022 Hyundai Elantra N - Review by Mark Fulmer

2022 Hyundai Elantra N - Review by Mark Fulmer

Hyundai gets fast and furious with the N brand of Elantra incorporating dozens of performance enhancing mods to its "everyday sports car" raising the hopes and hormone levels of speed, handling, and sound enthusiasts everywhere. ... Continue reading

EV-Motoring: Volvo Cars gears up for long-term sustainable growth with new Slovakia electric car manufacturing plant

EV-Motoring: Volvo Cars gears up for long-term sustainable growth with new Slovakia electric car manufacturing plant

Slovakia as the location for its new plant, Volvo Cars creates a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region – complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe.The new facility represents an investment of around EUR 1.2 billion (1). ... Continue reading

Handcrafted Acura TLX Type S PMC Edition Previewed

Handcrafted Acura TLX Type S PMC Edition Previewed

July 1, 2022 — TORRANCE, Calif. TLX Type S PMC Edition to get special PMC treatment; handcrafted in Acura’s Performance Manufacturing Center Previewed in three NSX derived colors – Curva Red, 130R White and Long Beach Blue Unique accents include Berlina Black Roof and Copper 20-inch lightweight wheels First TLX T ... Continue reading

EV-Motoring: Volkswagen's first fully-electric sedan: world premiere of the ID. AERO +VIDEO

EV-Motoring: Volkswagen's first fully-electric sedan: world premiere of the ID. AERO +VIDEO

Volkswagen reveals concept car as a preview of the electric vehicle family flagship Flowing design combines optimized aerodynamics and elegant lines Fully-electric four-door production model will be offered worldwide in the future in the premium mid-size segment Wolfsburg – With today’s world premiere of the ID. AE ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 26-July 2, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 26-July 2, 2022

Below are 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

New Products From Holley

New Products From Holley

Holley is pleased to announce the release of awesome new products this week. Hooker BlackHeart has released a new transmission crossmember for second-generation GM F-Body vehicles with an LS swap that can accept a wide array of automatic and manual transmissions. Flowmaster has a new FlowFX cat-back exhaust system for ... Continue reading

What This Country Needs Is A Really Good Under $20,000 Car - Editorial and Review by Bruce Hotchkiss

What This Country Needs Is A Really Good Under $20,000 Car - Editorial and Review by Bruce Hotchkiss

Indiana governor (1909-1913) and vice president of the United States (1913-1921), Thomas Riley Marshall achieved a small measure of immortality with his quip, "What This Country Needs Is a Really Good Five-Cent Cigar." I think what this country needs is a really good car for under $20,000. ... Continue reading