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2023 Chicago Auto Show An Electrifying Experience

2023 Chicago Auto Show An Electrifying Experience

2023 Chicago Auto Show An Electric Experience By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (IMG_7535) The 2023 Chicago Auto Show welcomed national automotive media with pleasantly warm outside temperatures for a couple of mid-winter February days. First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up February 5-11, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up February 5-11, 2023

* The 2023 Chicago Auto Show opened this week with media previews. The show reopened the north exhibit hall of McCormick Place, expanding once again to a two-hall show and reenlisting brands that missed during the pandemic. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power US Dependability Report Finds - Lexus Ranks Highest among All Brands; Kia Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands for Third Consecutive Year

J.D. Power US Dependability Report Finds - Lexus Ranks Highest among All Brands; Kia Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands for Third Consecutive Year

TROY, Mich.: 9 Feb. 2023 — The J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today, reports an industry average of 186 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, an improvement of 6 PP100 from 2022. ... Continue reading

Motorweek Awards Revealed

Motorweek Awards Revealed

Today, the MotorWeek team officially awarded the winners of their 2023 Drivers’ Choice Awards, giving honors to vehicles spread across 13 categories, including ... Continue reading

NHTSA Official Recall Summary February 6, 2023

NHTSA Official Recall Summary February 6, 2023

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 Auto News Wrap-up January 29-February 4, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up January 29-February 4, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Bloomberg Reported That The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking Over the World; But The Auto Channel Has

Bloomberg Reported That The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking Over the World; But The Auto Channel Has

New York January 26, 2023; Bloomberg reported that China is poised to become the No. 2 exporter of passenger vehicles, surpassing the US and South Korea and risking new tensions with trading partners and rivaOverseas shipments of cars made in China have tripled since 2020 to reach more than 2.5 million last year, accor ... Continue reading

CARS.COM 2023 BEST VALUE NEW CARS REPORT - KIA TOP SPOT

CARS.COM 2023 BEST VALUE NEW CARS REPORT - KIA TOP SPOT

Rio S (with Technology Package) Received Top Honors in the New Car Segment IRVINE, CA, January 25, 2023 – Five select Kia models have been named to Cars.com’s 2023 Best Value New Cars report, further cementing the brand’s leadership position in offering award-winning vehicles at an incredible value. The 2023 Rio ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up Week Ending January 21, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up Week Ending January 21, 2023

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

The Auto Channel, Automotive Content Channel- A Million Pages Archived By Single Topics (1993-Present)

The Auto Channel, Automotive Content Channel- A Million Pages Archived By Single Topics (1993-Present)

The Auto Channel Automotive Content Library and Archive — Find a 23 year old archive of millions of articles: news, video, opinion, how-to's, reviews, database info for every pinpointed topic, all in one place all free all here on The Auto Channel. ... Continue reading

Former, current and prospective Volkswagen or Audi customers may be included in a $3.5 million Class Action SettlementfORMER

Former, current and prospective Volkswagen or Audi customers may be included in a $3.5 million Class Action SettlementfORMER

MARTINEZ, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 A settlement has been reached with Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Audi of America LLC, and Sanctus, LLC d/b/a Shift Digital (collectively, "Defendants") in a class action lawsuit titled Service, et al. ... Continue reading

New EV Credits The IRS and You

New EV Credits The IRS and You

Individuals Businesses and Self Employed If you buy a new plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in 2023 or after, you may qualify for a clean vehicle tax credit. Find out if you qualify. ... Continue reading

Electrified Vehicles Tutorial Smart People Want To Know - Total Range, MPG and Fuel Cost By Each Fuel +VIDEO

Electrified Vehicles Tutorial Smart People Want To Know - Total Range, MPG and Fuel Cost By Each Fuel +VIDEO

Electric vehicles (EVs) have a battery instead of a gasoline tank, and an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are a combination of gasoline and electric vehicles, so they have a battery, an electric motor, a gasoline tank, and an internal combustion engine. ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Recalls Summary January 9, 2023

Official NHTSA Recalls Summary January 9, 2023

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.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Cars and Trucks Made In America - Kogod Gives You The Bottom Line

Cars and Trucks Made In America - Kogod Gives You The Bottom Line

Key Points About the 2022 Made in America Auto Index 25 vehicles make the Top 10 list of vehicles containing the most US domestic material. The 2022 index saw notable changes in the lineup of cars in the top 10. ... Continue reading

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