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Hyundai Wins More U.S. News 2022 Best Cars for the Money Awards Than Any Other Brand

Hyundai Wins More U.S. News 2022 Best Cars for the Money Awards Than Any Other Brand

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 20, 2022 – Hyundai today won five U.S. News and World Report 2022 Best Cars for the Money Awards, more than any other automotive brand. ... Continue reading

U.S. News, Now A TrueCar Auto Dealer Lead Generator, Announces their 2022 Best Cars for the Money

U.S. News, Now A TrueCar Auto Dealer Lead Generator, Announces their 2022 Best Cars for the Money

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 --– U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled the 2022 Best Cars for the Money awards. ... Continue reading

Built-in Robot Drivers Can Kill You. IIHS creates safeguard ratings for partial automation (ADAS)

Built-in Robot Drivers Can Kill You. IIHS creates safeguard ratings for partial automation (ADAS)

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is developing a new ratings program that evaluates the safeguards that vehicles with partial automation employ to help drivers stay focused on the road. The safeguards will be rated good, acceptable, marginal or poor. ... Continue reading

Ford Selects Telenav’s Electronic Horizon Application For ADAS Options and Features

Ford Selects Telenav’s Electronic Horizon Application For ADAS Options and Features

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Telenav, Inc., a leading provider of connected-car and location-based services, announces that the Ford Motor Company has chosen Telenav’s SmartHorizon application to enable critical ADAS features in Ford vehicles in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. SmartHorizon includes Intellig ... Continue reading

2022 Nissan Rogue Sport Starts At $24,260 In U.S.

2022 Nissan Rogue Sport Starts At $24,260 In U.S.

The 2022 Rogue Sport is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide with a starting MSRP of $24,260 for the front-wheel drive S grade. ... Continue reading

Isuzu and Cummins Announce Battery Electric Truck Collaboration

Isuzu and Cummins Announce Battery Electric Truck Collaboration

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. and Isuzu Motors Limited announced an agreement to create a prototype medium-duty, battery electric truck to demonstrate in North America. This truck represents the first zero-emissions solution facilitated by the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP) formed in May 2019. ... Continue reading

RumbleOn and NADA/J.D. Power Announce a New Marketing and Referral Agreement

RumbleOn and NADA/J.D. Power Announce a New Marketing and Referral Agreement

DALLAS--RumbleOn, Inc , the nation’s largest seller and first omnichannel customer experience in powersports, today announced it has established a mutually beneficial business relationship with NADA/J.D. Power enabling customers to receive instant cash offers on powersports online at NADAGuides.com. “We are thrille ... Continue reading

2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

The best test car of the year arrived the day an MX-5 Mazda appeared in my driveway. ... Continue reading

A Diverse Roster Of New Models Are Arriving For The Washington, D.C. Auto Show

A Diverse Roster Of New Models Are Arriving For The Washington, D.C. Auto Show

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2022 -- Manufacturers are set to debut their newest models and showcase their latest innovations and technological advancements this week at the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Winnebago First All-Electric Concept Motorhome - Powered By Lightning eMotors Electric Powertrain

Winnebago First All-Electric Concept Motorhome - Powered By Lightning eMotors Electric Powertrain

Lightning eMotors , a leading provider of zero emission powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, today announced it has been named as the powertrain provider for an all-electric motorhome concept under development by Winnebago Industries, Inc. Winnebago Industries revealed a co ... Continue reading

NACS Asks; Will We See 4 Dollar Gasoline?

NACS Asks; Will We See 4 Dollar Gasoline?

January 17, 2022 “What do you think gas prices will do over the next few months?” That may be the most popular question we hear when discussing fuels issues with reporters. It’s a surefire way to get quoted in news stories—but we never answer that question. ... Continue reading

2021 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2021 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Zero to 125 MPH in 12.5 Seconds - Do you need to know more? ... Continue reading

NACS: Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Want an EV

NACS: Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Want an EV

NACSonline reported that close to two-thirds of U.S. consumers would not choose an electric vehicle, hybrid or other alternative power vehicle and would instead pick an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, according to a recent Deloitte survey. ... Continue reading

What’s the Real Cost To A Retailer For EV Charging?

What’s the Real Cost To A Retailer For EV Charging?

EV owners save by charging at home but lose with fast chargers—and so do the businesses that offer those fast chargers. ALEXANDRIA, Va. ... Continue reading

WeRide reaches 10 million kilometers of autonomous driving

WeRide reaches 10 million kilometers of autonomous driving

GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2022 -- WeRide, a global leading L4 autonomous driving technology company, announces the breakthrough of reaching 10 million kilometers of autonomous driving on public roads, among which 2.5 million kilometers are in fully driverless mode. ... Continue reading