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NHTSA RECALLS WEEK ENDING 2/20/2023

NHTSA RECALLS WEEK ENDING 2/20/2023

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

Nutson' s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up February 12-18, 2023

Nutson' s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up February 12-18, 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

2023 Chicago Auto Show Wrap-up By Thom Cannell

2023 Chicago Auto Show Wrap-up By Thom Cannell

2023 Chicago Auto Show Cannell first staged in 1901, again filled McCormick Place and featuring 2024 introduction vehicles from Chevrolet, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Subaru and Volkswagen and others. ... Continue reading

2024 Buick Encore GX Avenir, New Design and Virtual Cockpit System

2024 Buick Encore GX Avenir, New Design and Virtual Cockpit System

Avenir brings the best of Buick to Encore GX for the first time, while reimagined ST trim delivers sleek and sporty look and feel Encore GX is the first vehicle to offer Buick’s new 19-inch Virtual Cockpit System, offering the largest infotainment screen in the segment DETROIT — Today Buick revealed the 2024 Encore ... Continue reading

New Vehicle Affordability Improves for the First Time in 6 Months

New Vehicle Affordability Improves for the First Time in 6 Months

Washington DC February 16, 2023; The AIADA newsletter reported that in January, the Cox Automotive/Analytics Moody’s Car Affordability Index showed an improvement for the first time in six months in new vehicle affordability. Auto loan rates hitting a new 20-year high presents some difficulties, but they are compensa ... Continue reading

Rolling Oil and Gasoline Bombs - Another Great Reason To Switch To Ethanol +VIDEO

Rolling Oil and Gasoline Bombs - Another Great Reason To Switch To Ethanol +VIDEO

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL One of the big buzz-word stories on Sundays News Reports is the increasing danger and damage caused by what has been termed "Rolling Bombs." The term is used to describe what happens when railroad trains carrying petroleum oil products derail or slam i ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Network Is Going Places

The Auto Channel Network Is Going Places

Auto Central February 14, 2023; It has been reported that The Auto Channel is beginning implementation procedures with an as yet unnamed streaming service to add The Auto Channel, and its million pages of automotive content to the unnamed service's original content offerings The Auto Channel's exclusive hybrid system w ... Continue reading

2023 Most Loved Vehicles in America

2023 Most Loved Vehicles in America

San Diego, California: The Rivian R1T ranks above all electric and gas-powered pickups as the most Loved truck in America. The answer to why is detailed in Strategic Vision’s annual Most Loved Vehicles™ (MLV), which examines 118 different vehicle attributes and features measured on a unique scale that captures the ... Continue reading

Henny's Fond Memories of Carroll and Cleo Shelby +Video

Henny's Fond Memories of Carroll and Cleo Shelby +Video

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel THE HAGUE, May 14, 2012. The news that auto legend Carroll Shelby passed away last Thursday, did not come as a big shock. It did make me feel very sad indeed, but when I last spoke to mr. Shelby at the Los Angeles auto show, I realized he was very frail. The 88 ye ... Continue reading

New Cars Are Only for the Rich Now as Automakers Profit From Government Policies That Help To Rake in Profits

New Cars Are Only for the Rich Now as Automakers Profit From Government Policies That Help To Rake in Profits

February 14, 2023; The AIADA Newsletter reported that a shiny new car in the driveway has been an emblem of middle-class prosperity for generations. But for the typical American family, it’s now a distant dream. ... Continue reading

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW'S FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY GALA RAISES MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW'S FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY GALA RAISES MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION

CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2023 -- The Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity gala brought in more than $2.5 million to benefit 18 local charities, and two attendees left with the keys to a new vehicle. ... Continue reading

Edmunds.Com Top Rated Vehicle Awards

Edmunds.Com Top Rated Vehicle Awards

Auto Central, Louisville KY Valentines Day 2023; You gotta love your car if you wanna be happy. Edmunds.com's editor on chief Alistair Weaver, Editor-in-Chief said it a different way when describing what attributes goes into determining their Top Rated Awards. ... Continue reading

India Knows; US No's - How Come?

India Knows; US No's - How Come?

On February 6, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the higher 20% ethanol blended petrol in 11 States/UTs to reduce carbon emissions [1][2]. The petrol is available at 84 petrol pumps of three State-owned fuel retailers in the 11 States/UTs [2][3]. The move is part of a government programme to increase the use ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION AND DETAILS - February 13, 2023

NHTSA RECALLS - OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION AND DETAILS - February 13, 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

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

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