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NHTSA RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary May 9, 2022

NHTSA RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary May 9, 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

Rare 1937 Cord donated to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

Rare 1937 Cord donated to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

For Immediate Release, [A close up of a sign Description automatically generated] Rare 1937 Cord donated to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum (AUBURN, IN) - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is pleased to announce the addition of a 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton with dual side-mount tires to its growing co ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up Week Ending May 7, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up Week Ending May 7, 2022

These are this 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 Chargers Emerge as Targets for Hackers and Copper Hunters

EV Chargers Emerge as Targets for Hackers and Copper Hunters

Editor's Note: Here at The Auto Channel we are wondering how long will it take before just installed chargers are vandalized for their copper? What good is a charger that is broken?. Washington DC May 6, 2022; The AIADA online reported that as electric vehicle sales pick up steam worldwide, EV charging stations are eme ... Continue reading

Production Start of Acura Integra Signals Return of Iconic Model

Production Start of Acura Integra Signals Return of Iconic Model

Honda has built Acura models in America since 1995, but this is the first time the Integra has been built in the U.S. With the addition of the Integra, the Acura lineup currently features five distinct models – also including the TLX sport sedan, the RDX and MDX sport-utility vehicles, and the electrified NSX Type S, ... Continue reading

2023 Volvos Will Have Hybrid or Fully Electrified Powertrains

2023 Volvos Will Have Hybrid or Fully Electrified Powertrains

Washington DC May 5, 2022; The AIADA Online reported that Volvo will only sell electrified cars in the US beginning with the 2023 model year, the automaker confirmed. ... Continue reading

Lotus officially opens all-new sports car manufacturing facility at Hethel

Lotus officially opens all-new sports car manufacturing facility at Hethel

Lotus has officially opened its new sports car manufacturing facility at Hethel, naming it in honour of the company’s founder and inspiration. The Chapman Production Centre is a world-class centre of excellence that is already building the Emira, the last petrol-powered car from Lotus and best of breed. ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL 2023 KIA SOUL PREVIEW

OFFICIAL 2023 KIA SOUL PREVIEW

The new 2023 Kia Soul, arriving later this summer, features refreshed design elements inside and out, a simplified lineup, new smile-inducing colors, and two option packages brimming with technology and convenience. Soul redefined the boxy small-car segment when it was first launched in 2009 and has evolved steadily si ... Continue reading

BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture to Stellantis

BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture to Stellantis

BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility further develop mobility joint ventures in a targeted manner Strengthening multi-mobility: FREE NOW as the leading multi-mobility app in Europe will continue to grow The joint venture for electric charging services, CHARGE NOW, is planning further cooperations The mobility joint ven ... Continue reading

SUBARU BRZ EARNS IIHS 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD

SUBARU BRZ EARNS IIHS 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD

May 3, 2022 , Camden, N.J. - Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the 2022 BRZ sport car was named a 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 2022 BRZ achieved IIHS’s highest honor for the first time thanks to the addition of EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology as standard equ ... Continue reading

GMC Introduces First-Ever 2023 Yukon Denali Ultimate

GMC Introduces First-Ever 2023 Yukon Denali Ultimate

DETROIT – The GMC Yukon helped create the Denali brand — now the 2023 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate trim elevates the iconic sub-brand. Distinguished with exterior and interior details, next-level materials, innovative available technologies and impressive capability, the new 2023 Yukon Denali Ultimate is the most prem ... Continue reading

Avanci Announces Patent License Agreement with General Motors

Avanci Announces Patent License Agreement with General Motors

Avanci’s independent marketplace has transformed the way companies share technology. ... Continue reading

Cazoo Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Cazoo Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

LONDON & NEW YORK--Cazoo Group Ltd (“Cazoo” or “the Company”), Europe’s leading online car retailer, which makes buying and selling a car as simple as ordering any other product online today, has announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Alex Chesterman OBE, Founder & CEO of C ... Continue reading