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Influential Designer Peter Schreyer Honored With New Book Roots and Wings
Peter Schreyer features in a beautiful new book about his life and legacy as one of the most influential figures in the field which is published by gestalten. As President and Head of Design Management of Hyundai Motor Group, Schreyer’s design shaped Hyundai and Kia as brands and gave each company a distinctive ident ... Continue reading
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz earns IIHS Safety Award - Official Notification
The new 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz crew cab, a small pickup, earns a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, when equipped with specific headlights. To qualify for either of the Institute’s two awards, vehicles must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the d ... Continue reading
2021 Lexus IS 350 F Sport 4-Dr Sedan - Review by David Colman +VIDEO
Understated Beauty with Supreme Handling ... Continue reading
2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e Plug-In Hybrid - Review by David Colman +VIDEO
The top tier of the SUV pecking order still belongs to the BMW X5, which was introduced in 1999, revised in 2006 and 2013, and most recently in 2019. It's sheer driving pleasure. ... Continue reading
How Car Shortages Are Putting the World's Economy at Risk - AIADA
The AIADA featured a NY Times story that worries us. Turmoil in the auto industry, a powerful engine of the global economy, is threatening growth and sending tremors through companies and communities that depend on carmakers for money and jobs, reports The New York Times. ... Continue reading
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. REPORTS OCTOBER 2021 SALES
Camden, N.J. November 2, 2021 Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 36,817 vehicle sales for October 2021, a 40 percent decrease compared with record October 2020 (61,411) as Subaru continues to face supply chain shortages. The automaker also reported year-to-date sales of 499,619, a 0.3 percent gain compared with the ... Continue reading
Company Showcases Seven Custom Vehicles Celebrating Heritage, Performance and a Go Anywhere Brand Promise LAS VEGAS (November 2, 2021) – Toyota returns in style to the 2021 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, bringing a hot seven-card hand of cool off- and on-pavement concepts¹, four all-new and othe ... Continue reading
2022 Audi A8 Official Preview Sharpened design and innovative technologies for the Audi flagship
With sharpened design, particularly in the front and rear, and innovative technologies, Audi is ensuring the increased presence and sporty elegance of the A8. For that reason, the company with the four rings is even more intensively working out the confident and progressive character of the active luxury sedan. ... Continue reading
Chevrolet @ SEMA - The Beast Revealed
LAS VEGAS – Chevrolet drives into the SEMA Show this week led by The Chevy Beast — a concept vision of the ultimate in high-performance desert running. Conceived to demonstrate the capability of Chevy trucks and Chevrolet Performance components, The Chevy Beast concept is a four-passenger off-roader that’s based ... Continue reading
2022 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer Begins Production in Leipzig
Leipzig. November 1, 2021; BMW Group Plant Leipzig is launching series production of the second generation of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. ... Continue reading
2021 Mazda CX-5 Only Small SUV to Achieve Highest Rating in New IIHS Side Impact Test
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 27, 2021) – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today that the Mazda CX-5 achieved the highest performance and was the only vehicle out of 20 small SUVs to earn its top “Good” rating in a new, tougher side crash test. ... Continue reading
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
October 28, 2021 LAS VEGAS – Nissan will debut three new vehicles – and showcase three additional favorites – in its return to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Nov. 2 – 5. ... Continue reading
Hankook Tire Supplies OE for 2022 Nissan Frontier
2022 Nissan Frontier to be equipped with Hankook Dynapro HT and Dynapro AT2 tires produced at Hankook's Tennessee Plant - Dynapro HT and Dynapro AT2 provide on-and-off road performance options for 2022 Frontier ... Continue reading
