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Letter From Europe Lucid Luxury EV Human Impressions

Letter From Europe Lucid Luxury EV Human Impressions

By Andrew Frankl, European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Belvedere California January 31,2026; I have not enjoyed anything on four wheel as much as I did in the Lucid. The version I had costs 102 thousand dollars. ... Continue reading

John Deere Announces Major Expansion with Two New U.S. Facilities Coming

John Deere Announces Major Expansion with Two New U.S. Facilities Coming

Expansion builds on Deere's and President Trump's Commitment to U.S. Manufacturing What it means:  NEW American jobs Kernersville, North Carolina, campus moved manufacturing and production from overseas (Japan) to America Kernersville campus will produce the ONLY excavator designed, developed, and manufactured in the ... Continue reading

Pony.ai Expands Robotaxi Commercialization With ATBB, Advancing Asset-Light Scaling Across Urban and Airport Mobility

Pony.ai Expands Robotaxi Commercialization With ATBB, Advancing Asset-Light Scaling Across Urban and Airport Mobility

BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 -- Pony.ai, a global leader in achieving large-scale mass production and commercialization of autonomous driving technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Beijing ATBB Travel & Express Service Co., Ltd., a premium mobility service provider in China, as it continues to scale Robotax ... Continue reading

Transit Technologies Acquires Vehicle Installs to Strengthen Solution Deployment and Installation Capabilities

Transit Technologies Acquires Vehicle Installs to Strengthen Solution Deployment and Installation Capabilities

Acquisition supports scaling and consistency across end-to-end solutions for Transit' Technologies' Public Sector, Fleet, Campus and K-12/Motorcoach client base KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2026 -- Transit Technologies today announced the acquisition of Vehicle Installs, a nationally respected fleet installation and mobi ... Continue reading

SkillsUSA Week 2026 Highlights the Power of CTE, Student Advocacy in Addressing the National Workforce Shortage

SkillsUSA Week 2026 Highlights the Power of CTE, Student Advocacy in Addressing the National Workforce Shortage

LEESBURG, Va., Jan. 27, 2026 -- SkillsUSA, the #1 workforce development organization for students, is proud to celebrate SkillsUSA Week 2026 from Feb. ... Continue reading

CarDr.com Working with IAA to Enhance Remarketing Intelligence Through OEM-Level Diagnostics

CarDr.com Working with IAA to Enhance Remarketing Intelligence Through OEM-Level Diagnostics

OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 29, 2026 -- IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, today announced a new relationship with CarDr.com, a provider of rapid OEM-level vehicle diagnostic technology, to further strengthen IAA's condition reporting and support its broader vehicle remarke ... Continue reading

DealerFire Highlights Advanced Inventory Management Tools for Modern Dealerships

DealerFire Highlights Advanced Inventory Management Tools for Modern Dealerships

DealerFire Showcases Inventory Management Tools Designed to Improve Accuracy, Efficiency, and Lead Quality for Dealerships WESTLAKE, Texas, Jan. 29, 2026 -- DealerFire, a leading automotive digital marketing and website solutions provider, is highlighting its powerful inventory management tools built to help dealership ... Continue reading

Lucid Air Achieves Longest Range at NAF Winter Test 2026

Lucid Air Achieves Longest Range at NAF Winter Test 2026

OSLO, Norway, Jan. 29, 2026 -- Lucid Group, Inc. , maker of the world's most advanced electric vehicles, announced that one of its vehicles achieved the longest range in this year's Norges Automobil-Forbund (NAF) Winter Test "El Prix." A Lucid Air Grand Touring1 covered an incredible range of 520 kilometers during the ... Continue reading

The U.S. Virgin Islands Announces Dates for 2026 St Thomas Carnival

The U.S. Virgin Islands Announces Dates for 2026 St Thomas Carnival

ST THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jan. 29, 2026 -- The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the Division of Festivals, is pleased to announce the official dates for St. ... Continue reading

FOUNDER SUES: EXOTIC CAR AUCTION EXECUTIVES ACCUSED OF FABRICATING DOCUMENTS TO SEIZE CONTROL. CASE FILED IN NEW YORK SUPREME COURT

FOUNDER SUES: EXOTIC CAR AUCTION EXECUTIVES ACCUSED OF FABRICATING DOCUMENTS TO SEIZE CONTROL. CASE FILED IN NEW YORK SUPREME COURT

The complaint alleges managers forged an operating agreement, diverted millions in revenue, and then billed the founder's company for at least $11,515 to plan his termination months in advance. STANFORDVILLE, N.Y., Jan. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Named to the Fortune World's Most Admired Companies 2026 List

Johnson Controls Named to the Fortune World's Most Admired Companies 2026 List

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 30, 2026 -- Johnson Controls , the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has been named to Fortune's 2026 list of the World's Most Admired Companies. ... Continue reading

Toyota Brings Glow Up Classic to Super Bowl LX, Investing in the Future of Girls in Flag

Toyota Brings Glow Up Classic to Super Bowl LX, Investing in the Future of Girls in Flag

Toyota Brings the Vehicle Lineup including the all-new RAV4 and bZ to Super Bowl LX with Live Content and Unforgettable Experiences for NFL Fans PLANO, Texas, Jan. 30, 2026 -- At Super Bowl LX, Toyota Motor North America is supporting the athlete journey through season-long investment in flag football, highlighted by a ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive At NADA 2026

Cox Automotive At NADA 2026

Cox Automotive will highlight new retail, wholesale, EV and logistics solutions at NADA 2026, reinforcing its role as the industry's largest automotive services and technology provider. Backed by unmatched data and deep engineering expertise, Cox Automotive will show how integrated, human-centered AI is improving the r ... Continue reading

2026 Chicago Auto Show In-Vehicle Experiences

2026 Chicago Auto Show In-Vehicle Experiences

Four Indoor Test Tracks and Outdoor Test Drives Offer Hands-On Excitement CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2026 -- The 2026 Chicago Auto Show puts excitement in motion with four immersive indoor test tracks and outdoor test drive experiences that let attendees experience today's latest vehicles firsthand. ... Continue reading

Making Night Driving Safer: Raytron's Automotive Thermal Camera Integrated into Over 20 Vehicle Models

Making Night Driving Safer: Raytron's Automotive Thermal Camera Integrated into Over 20 Vehicle Models

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 30, 2026 -- As darkness, low-visibility conditions, and adverse weather pose higher risks to safe driving, automotive perception architectures are evolving from "single sensor" to "sensor fusion". Raytron, a leader in infrared thermal imaging, announced that it has established partnerships with over 15 ... Continue reading

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