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Honda Reports March 2021 Sales Records

Honda Reports March 2021 Sales Records

American Honda sets new March record for total vehicle sales, pushing Q1 up 16% over 2020 Acura MDX has best sales month in history, while also powering Acura SUVs to best-ever month Acura brand posts best total March sales since 2005, with dramatic increases in SUV and sedan sales Refreshed Honda Ridgeline scores seco ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motors America Reports Record 1Q 2021 and March 2021 Sales

Hyundai Motors America Reports Record 1Q 2021 and March 2021 Sales

Hyundai Motor America reported total March sales of 75,403 units, a 115% increase compared with March 2020 and the all-time best month in Hyundai history. Palisade and Kona had their best month ever, while Santa Fe and Tucson set new March highs. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Previews Pick-up Like 2022 Santa Cruz

Hyundai Previews Pick-up Like 2022 Santa Cruz

Hyundai has released the first teaser sketch of its highly anticipated Santa Cruz Sport Adventure Vehicle. ... Continue reading

LIVE-On-Drive: X Marks The Hot Spot - Genesis X Concept Unveiled

LIVE-On-Drive: X Marks The Hot Spot - Genesis X Concept Unveiled

Genesis officially introduced the Genesis X Concept, an EV-based GT (Gran Turismo) concept car at a VIP only private event in LA. ... Continue reading

Chinese Electric Vehicle Makers Need Lithium So Badly They're Willing to Buy it in the Ground

Chinese Electric Vehicle Makers Need Lithium So Badly They're Willing to Buy it in the Ground

It seems that the increase in demand for lithium has Chinese manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) digging deep to secure the future supply of the metal. Apparently they are so concerned about producers' abilities to fill downline supply that Chinese EV companies are now willing to buy lithium that's yet to be mined ... Continue reading

Honda Announced Agreement Reached to Standardize Swappable Batteries for Electric Motorcycles

Honda Announced Agreement Reached to Standardize Swappable Batteries for Electric Motorcycles

allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. The Consortium was established by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

New Nissan Z Iz Coming +VIDEO

New Nissan Z Iz Coming +VIDEO

YOKOHAMA, Japan – The new Z is coming. Nissan today unveiled the Z Proto, signaling the company's intent to launch a new generation of the legendary Z sports car. ... Continue reading

All Flavors Of Electric Cars and Trucks - Plus +VIDEO "Who Killed The Electric Car" Movie

All Flavors Of Electric Cars and Trucks - Plus +VIDEO "Who Killed The Electric Car" Movie

EDTA promotes hybrid, plug-in hybrid, extended-range, battery, and fuel cell electric technologies. A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine to propel the vehicle. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) uses electricity obtained by plugging into the grid to power a ... Continue reading

My Compassionate Plan To Solve The Immigration Crisis by Marc J. Rauch

My Compassionate Plan To Solve The Immigration Crisis by Marc J. Rauch

"SHARE THE DREAM" will offer long-term living accommodations, along with meals and clothing) to the hundreds of thousands of new immigrants (pioneers) that are expected to cross into the United States now that Joe Biden is in office. The living accommodations, food, and clothing will be requisitioned from those individ ... Continue reading

Upstart Loans Going Motoring - Will Acquire Automotive Retail Software Provider Prodigy Software

Upstart Loans Going Motoring - Will Acquire Automotive Retail Software Provider Prodigy Software

Each year, approximately $1 trillion of cars are sold in the US, and most of them are financed.1 Yet purchasing a car consistently ranks among the worst consumer experiences, with less than 1% of buyers satisfied with the current process. ... Continue reading

Keeping Up With 2022 Kia Stinger - Reveal Video

Keeping Up With 2022 Kia Stinger - Reveal Video

Stinger’s interior refinement and luxury evolves with black gloss and chrome garnishes in the cockpit, a new standard 10.25-inch navigation display, enhanced LED ambient mood lighting and a new Nappa leather seat design Kia’s latest Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), including Auto Emergency Braking Technol ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Travel Is Therapy! Benchmark Launches Spring Wellness Getaways And Inspiring Tips About The Healing Power Of Travel

ROAD TRIP: Travel Is Therapy! Benchmark Launches Spring Wellness Getaways And Inspiring Tips About The Healing Power Of Travel

Americans have always traveled – for fun, sport, business and for inspiration. Today, in the altered world in which we live, we travel for another reason – for therapy. ... Continue reading

Statement from Brian Kaner, CEO, Pep Boys & Icahn Automotive Service Division, on Advance Auto Parts Agreement for Pep Boys Retail Parts locations:

Statement from Brian Kaner, CEO, Pep Boys & Icahn Automotive Service Division, on Advance Auto Parts Agreement for Pep Boys Retail Parts locations:

The agreement this year will provide us with an opportunity to refresh our Service Center locations and reinvest in the market to meet emerging customer needs, particularly as demand for electric vehicle service grows in the region. ... Continue reading

KIA Recalls 400,000 Vehicles +Official NHTSA Credenza and Sportage Recall Notice March 2021

KIA Recalls 400,000 Vehicles +Official NHTSA Credenza and Sportage Recall Notice March 2021

Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire. The Korean automaker is recalling certain 2017 through 2021 Sportage SUVs and 2017 through 2019 Cadenza sedans to fix the problem. ... Continue reading

Kia Sorento And K5 Achieve Top 10 For The 2021 World Car Of The Year Awards

Kia Sorento And K5 Achieve Top 10 For The 2021 World Car Of The Year Awards

The Kia Sorento and K5 have both been selected to the Top 10 for this year's World Car of the Year (WCOTY) Awards. The nominations follow Kia's big wins last year, as the Telluride was named 'World Car of the Year' and the Soul EV 'World Urban Car.' Kia Sorento and K5 Achieve Top 10 for the 2021 World Car of the Year A ... Continue reading

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