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

News By Topic: Accessories and Parts

Panasonic to Start Production of Heat-Resistant Phenolic Molding Compounds for Automotive Parts in Ayutthaya, Thailand

Panasonic to Start Production of Heat-Resistant Phenolic Molding Compounds for Automotive Parts in Ayutthaya, Thailand

In order to respond quickly to customer requirements for local production in the automotive field in Southeast Asia, Panasonic will start production of phenolic molding compounds in Thailand. Sample shipments will start from December 2015. OSAKA, JAPAN -- December 21, 2015: -Panasonic Corporation’s Automotive &amp ... Continue reading

GENIVI Alliance Brings Connected Car Technologies to Las Vegas

GENIVI Alliance Brings Connected Car Technologies to Las Vegas

Alliance celebrates GENIVI "cars on the road" with keynote at Consumer Telematics Show, panel sessions at CES and fifth-annual Member Showcase at Trump International Hotel SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive industry association driving the broad adoption of sp ... Continue reading

Mopar CAP LOCAL Recruits 20 Colleges to Train Next Generation of Dealership Service Technicians

Mopar CAP LOCAL Recruits 20 Colleges to Train Next Generation of Dealership Service Technicians

New program enlists first 20 colleges as service training sites FCA US projects need to fill more than 5,000 service technician positions by 2018 More than 100 colleges are sought by 2018 by Mopar CAP LOCAL A FCA US LLC program designed to develop a critical stream of highly trained technicians to work in its U.S. deal ... Continue reading

Mobility Ventures Donates New MV-1 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle to Inspiring Waitress Whose Story Captured Nation's Attention +VIDEO

Mobility Ventures Donates New MV-1 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle to Inspiring Waitress Whose Story Captured Nation's Attention +VIDEO

Today, representatives from Mobility Ventures, LLC, along with New Jersey volunteer firefighters, and members of the community, were on hand at an event where a new, fully wheelchair accessible MV-1 was donated to the Woodward family of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. This past summer, Liz Woodward picked up the breakfast ta ... Continue reading

RECALL: 2015 and 2016 Jeep Cherokee SUV

RECALL: 2015 and 2016 Jeep Cherokee SUV

FCA US LLC is voluntarily recalling an estimated 32,784 SUVs in the U.S. to install improved shields that better protect their power liftgate control modules, and related components, from moisture. Shields used for vehicles produced after Feb. 18, 2015, functioned as a moisture barrier for the bottom sections of liftga ... Continue reading

'Tis the Season for Mopar Gift Ideas

'Tis the Season for Mopar Gift Ideas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as Mopar serves up hundreds of fantastic merchandise items as holiday gift ideas Holiday shoppers can avoid driving over the river and through the woods by going online to www.WearMopar.com with free shipping on all purchases the month of December with the use of a special pr ... Continue reading

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 19, 2015

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 19, 2015

Car Question? Answers Live From NY - It's Auto Lab, December 19, 2015 ... Continue reading

Dana Named Battery Solution Provider of the Year

Dana Named Battery Solution Provider of the Year

Dana Holding Corporation has been named the Best Battery Solution Provider of the Year by the China Decision Makers Consultancy (CDMC). The honor is in recognition of Dana's research and contributions to thermal-management technologies for hybrid-electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles. Through its Long® bra ... Continue reading

VINET: Vehicle Head-up Display (HUD) and Smartphone App Help Drivers Reduce Chance of Accidents, Find Driving Shortcuts and Save Gas +VIDEO

VINET: Vehicle Head-up Display (HUD) and Smartphone App Help Drivers Reduce Chance of Accidents, Find Driving Shortcuts and Save Gas +VIDEO

The makers of the VINET vehicle HUD and App today announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Campaign Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1381453858/vinet Video of VINET in Action: https://youtu.be/Nod1BIhkyV4 Transparent OLED screen displays navigation, MPG, messages and more without dive ... Continue reading

Automatic Labs, Local Motors, Lyft And QNX Join LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo Advisory Board

Automatic Labs, Local Motors, Lyft And QNX Join LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo Advisory Board

The Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show) announced four additions to its Connected Car Expo (CCE) advisory board for 2016. Damon Lavrinc of Automatic Labs, Justin Fishkin of Local Motors, Derek Kan of Lyft and Linda Campbell of QNX Software Systems Limited join nine returning board members from thought leading companie ... Continue reading

Schaeffler Presents Technologies for the Mobility of Tomorrow at NAIAS

Schaeffler Presents Technologies for the Mobility of Tomorrow at NAIAS

Innovations and technologies from Schaeffler making automobiles safer, more environmentally friendly and more comfortable will be on display at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. With its comprehensive range of products for engine, transmission and chassis applications, Schaeffler is making ... Continue reading

Ford Teams with Pivotal to Speed Development of Connected Car Experiences Capitalizing on New Ford SYNC Connect

Ford Teams with Pivotal to Speed Development of Connected Car Experiences Capitalizing on New Ford SYNC Connect

Ford is teaming up with software company Pivotal®, giving the automaker the capabilities of an innovative software team to enhance its connected vehicle experience for customers, simplifying how they use technology to access vehicles and services. “At the outset of working with Pivotal, Ford engineers started p ... Continue reading

New Mopar Vehicle Protection "Complete 360" Plans Offer Customers Value and Peace of Mind

New Mopar Vehicle Protection "Complete 360" Plans Offer Customers Value and Peace of Mind

Mopar "Complete 360" plans provide owners 5-year/60,000-mile or 6-year/75,000-mile hassle-free protection "All-In" option includes Road Hazard Tire & Wheel protection Even more plans available through Mopar Vehicle Protection, including Lifetime Maximum Care and Essential Care Mopar Vehicle Protection (MVP), the servic ... Continue reading

HARMAN Connected Car and Premium Audio Solutions Deliver Innovation and Luxury for Hyundai Genesis G90

HARMAN Connected Car and Premium Audio Solutions Deliver Innovation and Luxury for Hyundai Genesis G90

First vehicle in new Genesis luxury brand features full complement of connected car features and custom-tuned, premium Lexicon surround sound STAMFORD, CT - December 15, 2015: HARMAN the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, announced the start of production of advanced ... Continue reading

Transforming the Vehicle Cockpit Experience: Visteon to Demonstrate Driver-Focused Electronics Technology at 2016 CES

Transforming the Vehicle Cockpit Experience: Visteon to Demonstrate Driver-Focused Electronics Technology at 2016 CES

Featured driver information and connected infotainment solutions will include: Larger, fully reconfigurable, high-resolution displays Broad range of head-up displays (HUD) for mass market vehicles; in-vehicle HUD concept providing "contextual" information to driver Latest display technology – from curved lenses to ... 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.

Search The Auto Channel Content by Date Published

July 2025

Select Another Month