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USA Independence Day, July 4, 2007

USA Independence Day, July 4, 2007

Washington DC; On July 4, 1776, our Nation's Founders declared "That these United Colonies are, and of Right, ought to be free and Independent States." This declaration marked a great milestone in the history of human freedom. On the 230th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we pay tribute to ... Continue reading

Hyundai Santa Fe Named Best U.S.-Built SUV

Hyundai Santa Fe Named Best U.S.-Built SUV

Hyundai's all-new 2024 Santa Fe has been named Best U.S.- Built SUV by American Cars and Racing. The publication's awards honor the best new or significantly updated 2024-model-year vehicles assembled in the U.S. The American Cars and Racing's editorial team determined the winning vehicles by assessing their innovation ... Continue reading

LG INTRODUCES ITS FIRST CURATED CONTENT CHANNEL "LG CHANNELS SHOWCASE" Still No "Auto Channel"

LG INTRODUCES ITS FIRST CURATED CONTENT CHANNEL "LG CHANNELS SHOWCASE" Still No "Auto Channel"

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 3, 2024 -- LG Electronics USA today announced the launch of its new FAST channel on LG Channels, "LG Channels Showcase" (Channel 999). The latest free streaming channel features a wide range of studio films from Amazon MGM Studios, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Shout! Studios. ... Continue reading

New Vehicle Inventory Slowly Approaching 3 Million, Sales Beginning to Stall

New Vehicle Inventory Slowly Approaching 3 Million, Sales Beginning to Stall

Marketed Discounts Becoming More Aggressive as Supply Growth Outpaces Demand GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 3, 2024 -- Cloud Theory, the real-time automotive data insights provider for automotive manufacturers, agencies, and affiliates is reporting in July's On The Horizon report that new vehicle inventory continues to slow ... Continue reading

2024 Mazda CX-90 Their New Flagship - Reveal Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Mazda CX-90 Their New Flagship - Reveal Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Mazda CX-90 Review. Mazda USA had a strong year of sales with over 300,000 units sold in 2022. This helped Mazda to have its best US market share in 20 years. ... Continue reading

FCA Reports Second-quarter 2024 US Sales Results

FCA Reports Second-quarter 2024 US Sales Results

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 2, 2024 -- Continue Reading Jeep® Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer total sales increased 107% and 24% year over year, respectively. Post this FCA reports Q2 2024 total U.S. sales; Wagoneer up 107% Stellantis posted 4% quarter-over-quarter growth with a Q2 2024 total U.S. sales decrease 21% year over ... Continue reading

FTC News: FTC Takes Action Against Online Used Car Dealer Vroom for Deceiving Customers, Failing to Deliver on Time and Provide Required Disclosures

FTC News: FTC Takes Action Against Online Used Car Dealer Vroom for Deceiving Customers, Failing to Deliver on Time and Provide Required Disclosures

Texas-based Vroom has agreed to a proposed settlement that would require the company to pay $1 million to refund consumers harmed by the company’s conduct and prohibit the company from further misleading consumers and failing to provide required disclosures. ... Continue reading

American Honda Posts Strong JUNE 2024 Sales Despite Industrywide Impact of Dealer Software Cyberattack

American Honda Posts Strong JUNE 2024 Sales Despite Industrywide Impact of Dealer Software Cyberattack

July 2, 2024 American Honda sales up 1.1% in June to 112,742 units, YTD sales up 9.3% over the first 6 months of 2023 Honda brand sales top 100,000 in June, up 4.1% ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor North America Reports U.S. June and First Half 2024 Sales Results

Toyota Motor North America Reports U.S. June and First Half 2024 Sales Results

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported U.S. June sales of 193,120 vehicles, down 1.2 percent on a volume and daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus June 2023. June electrified vehicle sales totaled 84,781, up 64.5 percent on a volume basis and DSR basis, representing 43.9 percent of total monthly sales. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Carries Momentum Through First Half of 2024

Mitsubishi Motors Carries Momentum Through First Half of 2024

Just six weeks after announcing its new North American business plan, Momentum 2030, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) closed out the first half of 2024 with strong sales of 51,130, up 12.3% over the first half of 2023. ... Continue reading

NIKOLA WHOLESALES 72 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TRUCKS FOR NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMERS IN Q2 2024, EXCEEDS SALES GUIDANCE

NIKOLA WHOLESALES 72 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TRUCKS FOR NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMERS IN Q2 2024, EXCEEDS SALES GUIDANCE

PHOENIX, July 2, 2024 -- For Q2 2024, Nikola Corporation , a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, wholesaled 72 Class 8 Nikola hydrogen fuel cell trucks, above the high end of truck sales guidance of 60 units. For the first half of 2024, Niko ... Continue reading

Polestar Publishes Results for the First Quarter and Reports 80% Growth in Global Deliveries for the Second Quarter

Polestar Publishes Results for the First Quarter and Reports 80% Growth in Global Deliveries for the Second Quarter

Sweden--Polestar , reports its preliminary unaudited financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and reports its global deliveries for the second quarter of 2024. Polestar delivered approximately 13,000 cars in the second quarter, a growth of 80% compared to the previous quarter. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - THE WHY BEHIND THESE RECALLS - JUly 2, 2024

NHTSA RECALLS - THE WHY BEHIND THESE RECALLS - JUly 2, 2024

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. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up June 23-29, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up June 23-29, 2024

Larry's top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive news nuggets. ... Continue reading