Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up December 12-18, 2021
Dec 19, 2021
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J.D. Power Announces 2022 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards
Nov 18, 2021
J.D. Power 2022 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards, highlighted by Honda and Lexus being named brand award winners in the mass market and premium segments, respectively. “Accurately forecasting residual values in the auto industry is a key factor in assessing an estimated $225 billion lease portfolio of vehicles in the U ... Continue reading
LA AUTO SHOW ANNOUNCES “THE ZEVAS” EV AWARD WINNERS
Nov 16, 2021
announced the winners for its inaugural zero-emission vehicle awards program—THE ZEVAS™—powered by Electrify America, the nation’s largest open ultra-fast DC charging network. ... Continue reading
New-Vehicles Sales Satisfaction Rankings Unchanged from Year Ago, J.D. Power Finds
Nov 16, 2021
customer satisfaction with the vehicle purchase experience holds steady year over year, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, SM released today. ... Continue reading
Rivian Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
Nov 10, 2021
Rivian Automotive, Inc. (“Rivian”) today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 153,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $78.00 per share. In addition, Rivian has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 22,950,000 shares of Cl ... Continue reading
How Car Shortages Are Putting the World's Economy at Risk - AIADA
Nov 2, 2021
The AIADA featured a NY Times story that worries us. Turmoil in the auto industry, a powerful engine of the global economy, is threatening growth and sending tremors through companies and communities that depend on carmakers for money and jobs, reports The New York Times. ... Continue reading
Nov 2, 2021
Let’s not play politics with the environment, the American autoworker, or the American consumer. Toyota believes that the future of automobiles is electric. ... Continue reading
Amazon Bought More From Rivian Than Trucks - How About 20% Of Their Company
Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021; Reuters reported that Amazon.com Inc, an early backer of Rivian Automotive, now owns about a fifth of the electric-truck maker, the e-commerce giant disclosed in a quarterly filing on Friday. Ford Motor Co F.N, which has a strategic relationship with Rivian, removed a representative from the startup's boa ... Continue reading
More than 100 U.S. lawmakers urge Pelosi to back union EV tax credit
Oct 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 Reuters reported that more than 100 U.S. House lawmakers on Tuesday urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep a $4,500 tax credit incentive for union-built electric vehicles (EV) in a massive spending bill. In a letter seen by Reuters, 107 Democrats urged Pelosi to retain the credit supported by the United ... Continue reading
Rivian wins the electric pickup truck race as first vehicle rolls off Illinois assembly line
Sep 14, 2021
Sep. 14, 2021 5:13 PM ETRivian Automotive, LLC (RIVN)Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors Company (GM), Lordstown Motors Corp. (RIDE)...By: Lucas Heilman, SA News Editor22 CommentsRivian (RIVN) becomes the first automaker to produce an electric pickup truck, beating out Tesla , Ford , and General Motors after multipl ... Continue reading
AP Fact Check: Biden overstates UAW support for electric cars
Sep 9, 2021
DETROIT August 9, 2021; The AP fact checker reported that President Joe Biden glossed over important details and oversimplified the facts in a boast about support from the United Auto Workers union for his effort to dramatically increase sales of electric vehicles by decade's end. In remarks Wednesday in which he prais ... Continue reading
U.S. Car Brand Sales Q2 2021 Scoreboard
Aug 27, 2021
Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 8-14, 2021
Aug 15, 2021
Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading
Unpaid-For Editorial Brand Exposure - Published Auto Brands News, Reviews and Opinions 1995-2021
Aug 10, 2021
When comparing the public relations budget to the marketing budget the PR budget is not "chump change", but Foresight Research calls it a marketing "best buy" Foresight Research has been measuring marketing communications for much more than a decade. Of all the communications channel levers that an auto manufacturer ca ... Continue reading
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