The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

January 2013

Select Another Month

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Heels on Wheels: 2013 Honda Pilot Review

Heels on Wheels: 2013 Honda Pilot Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE PILOT VEHICLE The mid-size Honda Pilot SUV hasn’t budged much in overall design and instead distributes efforts in a calculated manner, like offering a third row that can actually accommodate adults comfortably and a V6 engine cap ... Continue reading

Snap to Win - North American International Auto Show Photo Contest

Snap to Win - North American International Auto Show Photo Contest

DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 17, 2013 - Snap and win, bring your camera, smartphone or tablet to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2013, take a photo and submit it at naias.com, and you could win $200. The NAIAS photo contest will begin on Sat., Jan. 19, 2013 and will end Sun., Jan. 27, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. ET. ... Continue reading

2013 Mazdaspeed3 Review By Carey Russ

2013 Mazdaspeed3 Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS …Mazdaspeed3. Mazda's little hooligan hatch is the perfect antidote to the bland and boring transportation appliance. 2013 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 If you think that contemporary cars have no character, you need to drive a Mazdaspeed3. Mazda's little hooligan hatch is the perfect ant ... Continue reading

2013 Philadelphia Auto Show Preview

2013 Philadelphia Auto Show Preview

By John Heilig Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel With more than 630,000 square feet of exhibit space, the 111th edition of the Philadelphia Auto Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center features more than 700 cars from "nearly every manufacture," according to Chairman Michael Chapman. The show features four outdoo ... Continue reading

Hey Mac What's Up With Making Rear Vision Cameras Standard?

Hey Mac What's Up With Making Rear Vision Cameras Standard?

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor and large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel The NHTSA has ordered a delay and possibly a lengthy one in issuing a rule calling for all cars to install backup cameras that would bolster rear visibility as a protective against vehicle and pedestrian accidents. This is the fourth delay in the re ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News January 14-20, 2013 Just In Case You Were Dozing

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News January 14-20, 2013 Just In Case You Were Dozing

* The North American International Auto Show in Detroit kicks off its public days this weekend after a full week of press and industry events and the Friday evening Charity Preview that is one of the biggest single-night fundraising events of all time. Without a doubt the hit of the show is the new-from-the-ground-up C ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Pre-Season Thunder Test Showcase

Special Motorsports Event - Pre-Season Thunder Test Showcase

Auto Central, Jan. 18, 2013: To help fill the time between now, the Rolex 24 and subsequently the beginning of Speedweeks, we thought you might enjoy this NASCAR video reprise related to some of the Gen6 entries that ran at Daytona. ... Continue reading

Wanna Job? - Ford Recruiting Strategy at 2013 North American International Auto Show

Wanna Job? - Ford Recruiting Strategy at 2013 North American International Auto Show

PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 18, 2013 DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 18, 2013 -- Recruiters on behalf of Ford Motor Company will be on hand when the doors open to the public at the 2013 North American International Auto Show to answer questions about U.S. salaried jobs at the company Ford recently announced plans to hire 2 ... Continue reading

Driving.co.uk Announces Best Buy Used Cars for 2013

Driving.co.uk Announces Best Buy Used Cars for 2013

This weekend Driving.co.uk launches a comprehensive online guide to buying a used car in 2013, see driving.co.uk/buying-guide . The guide from Sunday Times Driving includes a definitive selection of the top Best Buy used cars for 2013 by category informed with input from CAP, plus tips on how to navigate the second han ... Continue reading

Hey Mac! - 2013 Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview A Record Breaker

Hey Mac! - 2013 Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview A Record Breaker

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor-at-large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel In the early days of the annual auto shows, before the NAIAS debuted in 1991, salesmen and loan writers joined the gorgeous models at desks surrounding the turntables. Yes, indeed, members of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association and their aides were ... Continue reading

Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Continental AG, Plastic Omnium, and Lithia Motors Receive Global Automotive Shareholder Value Awards Presented by PwC and Automotive News

Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Continental AG, Plastic Omnium, and Lithia Motors Receive Global Automotive Shareholder Value Awards Presented by PwC and Automotive News

Automotive News announced the winners of the Global Automotive Shareholder Value Awards for one- and three-year performance periods by Global Vehicle Manufacturers, Global Automotive Suppliers and U.S. Automotive Retailers. The annual event was held January 16, in conjunction with the Automotive News World Congress in ... Continue reading

Continental Acquires ASL Vision, a Specialized Company for 360-Degree Surround Detection

Continental Acquires ASL Vision, a Specialized Company for 360-Degree Surround Detection

Today, the international automotive supplier Continental announced the acquisition of ASL Vision, based in Lewes, England. The companies agreed not to disclose the price for the acquisition. "Continental is one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced driver assistance systems, which warn, support and assist driver ... Continue reading

Search The Auto Channel

The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.

The Auto Channel Content by Topic

Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.