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Pacific Coast Dream Machines - It's Back! by Bruce Hotchkiss

Pacific Coast Dream Machines - It's Back! by Bruce Hotchkiss

HALF MOON BAY'S FESTIVAL OF MAGNIFICENT MACHINES MARKS 30TH YEAR IN 2022 ... Continue reading

"The Long Road To Electric Cars" - Reuters Reinforces The Auto Channel EV Opinion

"The Long Road To Electric Cars" - Reuters Reinforces The Auto Channel EV Opinion

The long road to electric cars by Feilding Cage Illustrations by Samuel Granados Published February 7, 2022 Less than 1% of the 250 million cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks on the road in the United States are electric.* Joe White writing for Reuters says someday the U.S. might be a nation of electric cars, but it will ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up - February 6-12, 2022

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up - February 6-12, 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

UK MPs Condemn Government’s 2030 Ban on New Fossil Fuelled Car Sales and The Ill-Informed Push for Us All to Drive Electric

UK MPs Condemn Government’s 2030 Ban on New Fossil Fuelled Car Sales and The Ill-Informed Push for Us All to Drive Electric

Sooner or later the public will rebel against this madness. Better to have the rational debate now before we fully embark on a failing and expensive experiment.” Sir John Redwood MP said: “There is a lot of common sense in the APPG Fair Fuel Report. ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe; Toyota, Volvo, Audi, Lexus, Kia, MINI and Jaguar, Whew.

Letter From Europe; Toyota, Volvo, Audi, Lexus, Kia, MINI and Jaguar, Whew.

Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Back in California this month. With I-80 to the Sierras closed and San Francisco pretty well saturated my transport for the week could not have been more perfect. ... Continue reading

Jeep® Grand Cherokee L Wins 2022 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award for Best Large Utility

Jeep® Grand Cherokee L Wins 2022 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award for Best Large Utility

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 10, 2022 -- First-ever three-row Jeep® Grand Cherokee recognized for its exceptional customer experience Grand Cherokee L models deliver an unmatched combination of 4x4 capability, premium styling and craftsmanship, and an impressive lineup of advanced safety and technology features The all-n ... Continue reading

AEye’s Jordan Greene Named as a Rising Star of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry by Business Insider

AEye’s Jordan Greene Named as a Rising Star of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry by Business Insider

AEye co-founder and General Manager of Automotive Jordan Greene has been recognized by Business Insider as a Rising Star of the Self-driving Industry. Greene leads the company’s global automotive business and has been instrumental in creating a disruptive software-defined lidar and go-to-market channel strategy that ... Continue reading

Pearson Fuels Opens 250th E85 Fueling Station in California

Pearson Fuels Opens 250th E85 Fueling Station in California

Pearson Fuels announced today the opening of its 250th retail E85 flex fuel station located at 201 Monterey Street in Salinas. SAN DIEGO, Feb. ... Continue reading

Midwest Automotive Media Association Awards 2022 Kia Carnival as Family Vehicle of the Year and 2022 Genesis GV70 as Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year

Midwest Automotive Media Association Awards 2022 Kia Carnival as Family Vehicle of the Year and 2022 Genesis GV70 as Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year

CHICAGO--Today at the 2022 Chicago Auto Show Media preview, the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) named the 2022 Kia Carnival as its 12th annual Family Vehicle of the Year, and the 2022 Genesis GV70 as the winner of the fourth annual Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year award. To qualify for the award, vehicles ... Continue reading

Powering Chicago is the Premier Sponsor of the 2022 Chicago Auto Show

Powering Chicago is the Premier Sponsor of the 2022 Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2022 -- Powering Chicago, the labor-management partnership between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134 and the Electrical Contractors' Association of Chicago and Cook County (ECA), is announcing its premier sponsorship of the 2022 Chicago Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Preview Of Nissan's New Vehicles Revealed at 2022 Chicago Auto Show

Preview Of Nissan's New Vehicles Revealed at 2022 Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO February 10, 2022– Nissan is bringing a truckload of Southern California vibes to the 2022 Chicago Auto Show with a trio of custom Frontier trucks created by its San Diego-based design team. The three Nissan Design America (NDA) project trucks are based on the 2022 Frontier, which is available now at Nissan d ... Continue reading

Extreme Adventure Special-Edition 2022 Ford Bronco With Everglades Trim Preview +VIDEO

Extreme Adventure Special-Edition 2022 Ford Bronco With Everglades Trim Preview +VIDEO

2022 Ford Bronco® Everglades™ special edition SUV is made for customers who want to venture deep into the wild with the assurance of a factory-installed snorkel, integrated 10,000-pound ZEON 10-S WARN® winch* and Sasquatch™ Package Class-exclusive* Ford-designed snorkel with quick-swap, reversible air vent helps ... Continue reading

Jeep® Grand Cherokee L With New Limited Black Package to Debut at 2022 Chicago Auto Show

Jeep® Grand Cherokee L With New Limited Black Package to Debut at 2022 Chicago Auto Show

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 10, 2022 -- New Limited Black Package for the 2022 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L pairs legendary Jeep 4x4 capability with unique Gloss Black exterior accents and features for a unique blacked-out appearance Limited Black Package is now available for order at local Jeep dealers The new 2022 Jeep® Gr ... Continue reading

Nissan Debuts Trio of 2022 Frontier Concepts at Chicago Auto Show

Nissan Debuts Trio of 2022 Frontier Concepts at Chicago Auto Show

The three concepts – the Project 72X, Project Hardbody and Project Adventure – are all based on the 2022 Frontier that NDA played a primary role in designing. ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles Traveled Over 4 Million Miles In California

Autonomous Vehicles Traveled Over 4 Million Miles In California

AV Permit Holders Report 4 Million Test Miles in California Sacramento – Companies with a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California with a safety driver reported their technologies drove more than 4 million miles during the most recent reporting period, according to disengagement reports recently submitted to ... Continue reading