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OFFICIAL 2022 LEXUS IS 500 F SPORT Performance Launch Edition +LAUNCH VIDEO

OFFICIAL 2022 LEXUS IS 500 F SPORT Performance Launch Edition +LAUNCH VIDEO

5.0L V8 delivers 472 hp and 395 lb.-ft. of torque Exclusive Incognito – All-new to the Lexus color palette Unique two-tone Black & Gray Ultrasuede® trimmed seats, door accents, and center console 19-inch seven-spoke forged alloy Matte Black BBS® wheels Unique serialized Launch Edition badge included SEBRING, Fla. ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Companies Kicking US Car Maker Butt In China +VIDEO (Published 2019)

Chinese Car Companies Kicking US Car Maker Butt In China +VIDEO (Published 2019)

China has raced far ahead of others on electric-vehicle sales, forged into automated-vehicle development and led the way on deployment of next-generation cellular infrastructure, reports Automotive News. ... Continue reading

Carvana Shares 2020 Online Car Buying Insights and Trends in New Report

Carvana Shares 2020 Online Car Buying Insights and Trends in New Report

Online Car Buyer Report for 2020 highlights the most compelling trends and statistics from the year that automotive e-commerce took off—from sales metrics to electric vehicle adoption, and much more. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: The Original 'Immersive Van Gogh' Exhibition Brings Its Blockbuster Show To Pittsburgh

ROAD TRIP: The Original 'Immersive Van Gogh' Exhibition Brings Its Blockbuster Show To Pittsburgh

Lighthouse Immersive and Impact Museums announce the Pittsburgh premiere of their highly sought-after art experience Immersive Van Gogh opening September 23, 2021. Official tickets will be available at https://www.vangoghpittsburgh.com/ with prices starting at $39.99. ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Shell To Collaborate on Clean Energy Solutions

Hyundai and Shell To Collaborate on Clean Energy Solutions

Hyundai Motor Company today signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, the international energy company known as Shell — but this time with a clean mobility twist. The signing ceremony was held online at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, Korea. ... Continue reading

Upstart Loans Going Motoring - Will Acquire Automotive Retail Software Provider Prodigy Software

Upstart Loans Going Motoring - Will Acquire Automotive Retail Software Provider Prodigy Software

Each year, approximately $1 trillion of cars are sold in the US, and most of them are financed.1 Yet purchasing a car consistently ranks among the worst consumer experiences, with less than 1% of buyers satisfied with the current process. ... Continue reading

Autofleet Provides Vehicle-as-a-Service Platform for Keolis Autonomous Electric Shuttle Deployment in Sweden

Autofleet Provides Vehicle-as-a-Service Platform for Keolis Autonomous Electric Shuttle Deployment in Sweden

TEL AVIV, Israel--Autofleet, a provider of AI-powered fleet optimization solutions, was selected by Keolis, a public transport operator, to provide its platform for an autonomous electric vehicle (AEV) project in Gothenburg, Sweden. Shuttle operation began on January 18, 2021 on behalf of local public transport authori ... Continue reading

Alexa Start My Car - Nissan And Amazon Are Friends

Alexa Start My Car - Nissan And Amazon Are Friends

Nissan customers can now ask Alexa to start, lock and unlock their vehicles with a simple request like “Alexa, start my car.” Alexa is Amazon's intelligent voice AI, ubiquitous in homes around the world. ... Continue reading

S For Acura - 2021 TLX Type S Kicks off Acura’s Year of Type S

S For Acura - 2021 TLX Type S Kicks off Acura’s Year of Type S

Type S to arrive at dealers late May; prices starting in the low $50,000s Acura today announced the on-sale timing for the highly anticipated 2021 TLX Type S, which returns the Type S performance brand to Acura showrooms for the first time in more than a decade. ... Continue reading

Kandi America Expands Product Categories, Launches NEV Models

Kandi America Expands Product Categories, Launches NEV Models

Now available for order and delivery through select dealerships, the Kandi NEV K23 (priced at $22,499) contains safety features such as seatbelts and airbags, much-desired HVAC, and can comfortably fit up to four passengers. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Paul Gauguin Cruises Unveils Renovated m/s Paul Gauguin - Dreaming

ROAD TRIP: Paul Gauguin Cruises Unveils Renovated m/s Paul Gauguin - Dreaming

took place during The Gauguin's drydock ending on March 9th in Singapore. The vision of the renovation was to enhance The Gauguin's elegant Polynesian signature with a chic and fresh style to enrich guests' experience sailing the islands of Tahiti, French Polynesia, Fiji and the South Pacific. ... Continue reading

Sales Professional Opportunity

Sales Professional Opportunity

Well its reached the point where the owners of The Auto Channel have too many balls in the air and need help doing what we are not. In the beginning 25 years or so ago Marc and I had the energy to run the company, develop new and exciting features, report from world's many auto shows, host client meetings in NY, Detroi ... Continue reading

See Electric BMW i4 reveal Here At BMW Group Annual Conference +VIDEO

See Electric BMW i4 reveal Here At BMW Group Annual Conference +VIDEO

Munich. At today’s BMW Group Annual Conference the upcoming BMW i4 was revealed. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Gives 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric Owners Charging For Approximately 1,000 Miles(About $35 At EPA Estimated Driving Range)

Hyundai Gives 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric Owners Charging For Approximately 1,000 Miles(About $35 At EPA Estimated Driving Range)

Continuing its commitment to accelerate mainstream adoption of electric vehicles, Hyundai Motor America will provide 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging on Electrify America’s ultra-fast charging network for owners of 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric models. ... Continue reading

WATCH LIVE: Volkswagen Brand Annual Media Conference at 4AM ET +VIDEO

WATCH LIVE: Volkswagen Brand Annual Media Conference at 4AM ET +VIDEO

You can watch the entire event, live, right here on TheAutoChannel.com at at 9AM Central Europe Time, 8AM London time, 4AM New York time, and 1AM West Coast time ... Continue reading