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Battleground for Electric Vehicle Purchase Consideration is Wide Open, J.D. Power Finds

Battleground for Electric Vehicle Purchase Consideration is Wide Open, J.D. Power Finds

good news for automakers expanding their EV product lineup, according to the inaugural J.D. Power U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study,SM released today. Currently, more than half (59%) of new-vehicle shoppers fall into the “somewhat likely” or “somewhat unlikely” categories when it comes to consider ... Continue reading

Camping World Launches Multi-Language Initiatives across its Consumer Facing Platforms to Ignite Domestic and International Expansion

Camping World Launches Multi-Language Initiatives across its Consumer Facing Platforms to Ignite Domestic and International Expansion

Launch of multi-language initiatives intended to ignite domestic and international expansion. Initiatives should result in enhancements to its consumer facing platforms including but not limited to ecommerce, instore consumer messaging, RV rental/peer to peer consumer network, digital and social media activities, consu ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Celebrates Launch Of All-New 2022 Tucson

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Celebrates Launch Of All-New 2022 Tucson

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) celebrated the launch of the all-new 2022 Tucson SUV on Monday, February 22, 2021. ... Continue reading

USPS SELECTS OSHKOSH DEFENSE FOR NEXT GENERATION DELIVERY VEHICLE FLEET

USPS SELECTS OSHKOSH DEFENSE FOR NEXT GENERATION DELIVERY VEHICLE FLEET

an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to produce the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV), the USPS’s first large-scale fleet procurement in three decades. The competitively awarded contract allows for the delivery of between 50,000 and 165,000 vehicles over a period of 10 years. ... Continue reading

NASA's Perseverance Rover Gives High-Definition Panoramic View of Landing Site

NASA's Perseverance Rover Gives High-Definition Panoramic View of Landing Site

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. ... Continue reading

Subaru Earns Nine IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards For 2021 Model Lineup

Subaru Earns Nine IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards For 2021 Model Lineup

IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK Awards for 2021 Model Lineup Subaru of America, Inc. announced that its 2021 vehicle lineup offers five TOP SAFETY PICK+ and four TOP SAFETY PICK awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). With a total of nine IIHS awards, Subaru is tied for the most awards earned by an individu ... Continue reading

Another Reason to Love Algae - It May Reduce the COVID Mortality Rate

Another Reason to Love Algae - It May Reduce the COVID Mortality Rate

Algae could provide enough ethanol to completely replace all gasoline use, plus so much more. ... Continue reading

IIHS: Women Have Greater Injury Risks In Crashes Than Men Do

IIHS: Women Have Greater Injury Risks In Crashes Than Men Do

IIHS study shows that today’s crash testing programs have helped women as much as men,” says Jessica Jermakian, IIHS vice president of vehicle research and one of the study’s authors. ... Continue reading

Complete List Of 2021 IIHS Safety Award Winners +VIDEO

Complete List Of 2021 IIHS Safety Award Winners +VIDEO

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is recognizing 49 models for providing the highest level of safety — more than double the number that earned the Top Safety Pick+ award last year. Another 41 vehicles earn Top Safety Pick (without the plus), bringing the total number of 2021 award winners to 90, compared wit ... Continue reading

New 2021 Ford Explorer King Ranch Edition

New 2021 Ford Explorer King Ranch Edition

2021 Ford Explorer King Ranch edition introduces a rugged, premium appearance and brings the King Ranch name to America’s all-time best-selling SUV line Explorer King Ranch features a refined interior with rich Mesa Del Rio leather, real wood appliqués and meticulous attention to detail Explorer King Ranch is the la ... Continue reading

Porsche Getting Ready to Premiere New Taycan Cross Turismo +VIDEO

Porsche Getting Ready to Premiere New Taycan Cross Turismo +VIDEO

As versatile as the vehicle: the testing programme for the Taycan Cross Turismo Stuttgart. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is currently completing its last test drives. ... Continue reading

How to Get Fully Compensated After a Collision

How to Get Fully Compensated After a Collision

Nothing can fully prepare you for a collision on the road. If it does happen to you, how do you make sure you won't spend the rest of your life with medical bills and other complications? ... Continue reading

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Charges The Popular Price EV Game - See World Premier Video

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Charges The Popular Price EV Game - See World Premier Video

Hyundai Motor Company launched the IONIQ 5 midsize CUV during a virtual world premiere event. As the first model in Hyundai’s new IONIQ brand dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEV), IONIQ 5 sets the benchmark to redefine the electric mobility lifestyle with sustainable and innovative features. ... Continue reading

2020 Toyota Sequoia 4x4 TRD PRO 5.7L V8 Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2020 Toyota Sequoia 4x4 TRD PRO 5.7L V8 Review by David Colman +VIDEO

An 8-person beast for a relatively reasonable price By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Make no mistake about the new-for-2020 TRD PRO version of Toyota's Sequoia. This 8 passenger cargo ship is a monster truck in every way. ... Continue reading