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2025 Hyunda Sonata Limited Hybrid - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2025 Hyunda Sonata Limited Hybrid - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Three compelling benefits make purchase of Hyundai's 2025 Sonata Limited Hybrid a smart move. ... Continue reading

National Corvette Museum Names New CEO

National Corvette Museum Names New CEO

BOWLING GREEN, KY, March 13, 2025 – The National Corvette Museum is pleased to announce David Hill as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. A lifelong Corvette enthusiast with extensive leadership experience, Hill brings the strategic vision needed to lead the Museum into its next chapter while staying true ... Continue reading

IIHS Top Safety and Top Safety Plus Awards For 2025

IIHS Top Safety and Top Safety Plus Awards For 2025

Only 48 models qualify for 2025 awards so far, compared with 71 last year at this time. ... Continue reading

The Amelia Winners: 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 and 1967 Lotus 49 Earn Best of Show Accolades as Enthusiasts Celebrate Speed and Elegance

The Amelia Winners: 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 and 1967 Lotus 49 Earn Best of Show Accolades as Enthusiasts Celebrate Speed and Elegance

Among a distinguished field of more than 240 historically significant automobiles, spanning 35 classes, a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 claimed the prestigious title of Best of Show, Concours d'Elegance, while a 1967 Lotus 49 was honored as Best of Show, Concours de Sport at the 30th Amelia Concours d'Elegance. Event press r ... Continue reading

29 Years On Cox Finally Gets-it, Teams with Roku to Measure how TV Streaming Impacts the Consumer Automotive Journey (We Showed Them This Data In 1994)

29 Years On Cox Finally Gets-it, Teams with Roku to Measure how TV Streaming Impacts the Consumer Automotive Journey (We Showed Them This Data In 1994)

Today, Cox Automotive and Roku announce they will pair industry-leading data from Cox Automotive with TV streaming data from Roku, the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico*, to better measure TV streaming advertising. Auto marketers can better quantify exactly how advertising in streaming TV impacts ... Continue reading

U.S. News Unveils the 2025 Best Cars for Families

U.S. News Unveils the 2025 Best Cars for Families

The Mazda CX-70, Kia EV9 and Jeep Wagoneer L each capture first-time wins. WASHINGTON, March 11, 2025 -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today announced its 2025 Best Cars for Families awards. ... Continue reading

NHTSA - Official Recalls Summary March 10, 2025

NHTSA - Official Recalls Summary March 10, 2025

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

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup March 2-8, 2025

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup March 2-8, 2025

Auto Central Louisville, Kentucky, March 9, 2025 Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Auto Channel Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior Detroit editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel's ... Continue reading

IIHS Headlight Evaluation Tests

IIHS Headlight Evaluation Tests

The headlight evaluation measures the distance over which headlights provide adequate illumination on straightaways and curves. It also checks for glare that headlights may cause for drivers of oncoming vehicles. ... Continue reading

Big Lexus (2025 GX 550) On Big Mountains (Sierra Nevada) In This Months Letter From Europe

Big Lexus (2025 GX 550) On Big Mountains (Sierra Nevada) In This Months Letter From Europe

Letter From Europe By Amdrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel It seems to easy. A wonderful , metallic green Lexus GX 550 arrives at The Autochannel’s California outpost and within minutes you are on your way to Northstar, one of the most famous ski resorts in the Sierras. ... Continue reading

The Evolution of Speed: How Automotive Innovations Mirror the World of Horse Racing

The Evolution of Speed: How Automotive Innovations Mirror the World of Horse Racing

Maybe horse racing is solely responsible for bringing us closer to the automotive racing world. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Celebrates Sixty Years of Goldfinger with Exquisite One-Of-One Phantom Extended +VIDEO

Rolls-Royce Celebrates Sixty Years of Goldfinger with Exquisite One-Of-One Phantom Extended +VIDEO

Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, a one-of-one masterpiece incorporates some of the most extensively engineered and hand-crafted Bespoke features ever produced. ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Announces 2025 Best Resale Value Award Winners

Kelley Blue Book Announces 2025 Best Resale Value Award Winners

Most car buyers have heard the saying, "your new car loses value the moment you drive it off the dealer's lot!" but they may be surprised to know that depreciation can be one of the biggest expenses they will encounter while owning a vehicle. Understanding a car's resale value, and the extent of how much this amount ca ... Continue reading

NHTSA - Official Recalls Summary March 3, 2025

NHTSA - Official Recalls Summary March 3, 2025

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup February 23 - March 1, 2025

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup February 23 - March 1, 2025

Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Auto Channel Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior Detroit editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel's ... Continue reading