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LATEST NHTSA RECALLS - April 13, 2020

LATEST NHTSA RECALLS - April 13, 2020

Recalled: Chevrolet, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Ford, Isuzu, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Great Dane, Spartan, Others ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending April 11, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending April 11, 2020

Covid-19 Affecting Auto World; Rivian Delays Launch; Ford Delays Bronco Sport; Ford GM On War Footing; Research Says EV Will Be More Popular Because Of Virus; Big Problems for UBER and LYFT; Good News and Bad For Autonomous Taxis; F1 Pilot Sir Stirling Moss Makes Final Pass; RIP Car Exec James McLernon ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Offers Unprecedented Opportunity For Car Makers To Speak Directly With Consumers; Free Advertising To Help Jump Start Our Economy - Too Late Offer Expired-Too Many Meetings Not Enough Doing

The Auto Channel Offers Unprecedented Opportunity For Car Makers To Speak Directly With Consumers; Free Advertising To Help Jump Start Our Economy - Too Late Offer Expired-Too Many Meetings Not Enough Doing

We will run car maker ads provided by any car maker that sells cars in North America Suggested ad headlines should feature Special deals, Rebates, Special Pricing; DAS Technology and why our million viewers should buy a car now. ... Continue reading

Navigant Research Report Shows Rapid EV Growth and Battery Cost Declines Are Creating a Renewed Interest in Battery Swapping

Navigant Research Report Shows Rapid EV Growth and Battery Cost Declines Are Creating a Renewed Interest in Battery Swapping

A new report from Navigant Research examines the challenges and opportunities currently faced by organizations seeking to promote electric vehicle (EV) battery swapping. Initial battery-swapping efforts during the early 2010s sought to allow battery EV (BEV) owners to quickly replace batteries, offering drivers practic ... Continue reading

2020 Nissan Titan Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Nissan Titan Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Nissan Titan A full size pickup in a full size city. I don’t usually drive and evaluate full size picks from my home base in Chicago. And I do live in the heart of Chicago. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - April 6, 2020

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - April 6, 2020

RECALLS, Ford, Subaru, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Dodge, Jeep, Indian Motorcycles, Newmar, Thor, Freightliner, ALTEC, Others; 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 include ... Continue reading

Fisker’s Ocean e-SUV Concept On Steroids

Fisker’s Ocean e-SUV Concept On Steroids

Electric SUV, due in 2021, will get an extreme rescue and military spec You remember the Fisker Ocean SUV, right? The Tesla-taunting electric SUV that goes into full production late next year offering 4WD, a vegan interior, over 300-miles of range from its 80kWh battery and 0-62mph in under three seconds in an ‘ultra ... Continue reading

General Motors and Honda to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Honda Electric Vehicles Powered by GM’s Ultium Batteries

General Motors and Honda to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Honda Electric Vehicles Powered by GM’s Ultium Batteries

Honda will develop unique interior and exterior designs for Honda customers EVs will be produced on GM’s flexible global EV platform to increase scale and capacity utilization General Motors and Honda have agreed to jointly develop two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM’s highly flexible global EV pla ... Continue reading

GM Announces 1Q 2020 Sales Results

GM Announces 1Q 2020 Sales Results

General Motors announced today that it delivered 618,335 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020, a decrease of about 7 percent compared to a year ago. The industry experienced significant declines in March due to the outbreak of COVID-19. ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Unveils New 2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition

Ram Truck Unveils New 2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition

Ram unveiled the 2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition, a new luxury trim aimed at the largest truck-buying region in the world. ... Continue reading

FCA US Reports First-quarter 2020 Sales Down 10%

FCA US Reports First-quarter 2020 Sales Down 10%

FCA US LLC reported a 10 percent decline in its first-quarter sales as the strong momentum in January and February was more than offset by the negative economic impact of the coronavirus in March. ... Continue reading

FCA OFFERS NEW CAR AND TRUCK DEALS! - Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat and Alfa Romeo.

FCA OFFERS NEW CAR AND TRUCK DEALS! - Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat and Alfa Romeo.

In an effort to alleviate shopping concerns and to chart a path for better days ahead, FCA is launching its “Drive Forward” initiative. ... Continue reading

New Car Deals? Naaah, Despite COVID-19 March 2020 Average New-Vehicle Prices Up Nearly 3% Year-Over-Year According to Kelley Blue Book

New Car Deals? Naaah, Despite COVID-19 March 2020 Average New-Vehicle Prices Up Nearly 3% Year-Over-Year According to Kelley Blue Book

Average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $37,736 in March 2020. New-vehicle prices increased $972 (up 2.6%) from March 2019, while dropped $38 (down 0.1%) from last month. “While the automotive industry and broader U.S. economy were brought to a near halt in March, average transaction pr ... Continue reading

Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule - CAFE (Fuel Economy Standards)- Plus Our Journalists Comment

Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule - CAFE (Fuel Economy Standards)- Plus Our Journalists Comment

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions standards for model years 2021 ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - March 30, 2020

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - March 30, 2020

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

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