Sunday, January 17, 2016

The Drive Home - Final Chapter: LeMay Museum, Tacoma To 2016 Detroit Auto Show - On The Road With Steve Purdy +VIDEO

The epic drive ends in Detroit Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior Editor, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau To recap: Three vintage cars – a ’57 Chevy Nomad, a ’61 Chrysler 300G and a ’66 Mustang left their safe haven at the LeMay, America’s Car ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 11-17, 2016; NAIAS; Awards; Lutz New Car; $4 B Gov To Remove Drivers; Renault Cheating? RIP Julie Candler

* Press Preview Days at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) led off this week in Detroit. While fewer manufacturer press conferences were scheduled to reveal new concept or production cars there was still plenty of surprises and eye candy. Many journalists agreed that the hit of the show was Buick’s ... Continue reading

Google Searches For Auto Partner

DETROIT January 13, 2016; Google plans to partner with automakers on its self-driving car project, but is not yet ready to announce anything concrete, the head of the project said. “We are going to be partnering more and more and more,” Google self-driving project chief executive John Krafcik said at a confer ... Continue reading

All-New 2017 Hyundai Elantra Priced At $100 Less Than The Award-Winning Model It Replaces - Starts At $17,150

Hyundai Motor America today announced pricing for the all-new 2017 Elantra starting at $17,150. The 2017 Elantra enters its sixth-generation with a refined design and modern style combined with class-above features, the latest in safety and multimedia technology, and a base price that is $100 less than the outgoing mod ... Continue reading

Volvo XC90 is Euro NCAP Best In Class 2015

Volvo’s ground-breaking XC90 SUV has received further recognition for its role in redefining the SUV segment – this time in the familiar Volvo territory of safety – receiving the 2015 Euro NCAP Best in Class award for both Large Off-Road and Overall Performance categories. The Volvo XC90 achieved overall ... Continue reading