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Launch of All-New Honda Talon Side-by-Side Highlights Growth, Enhanced Capabilities at Honda of South Carolina Mfg.

Launch of All-New Honda Talon Side-by-Side Highlights Growth, Enhanced Capabilities at Honda of South Carolina Mfg.

Associates at Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. (HSC) today celebrated the start of mass production of the all-new Talon sport side-by-side. HSC, which marked its 20th anniversary in 2018, makes all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and is the exclusive global production source for Honda side-by-side (SxS) vehicles. ... Continue reading

C.A.R. Opinion: Year of reckoning for autos in 2019

C.A.R. Opinion: Year of reckoning for autos in 2019

U.S. light vehicle sales ended 2018 on a surprisingly strong note, and the 2019 outlook is mostly positive for the industry. Most forecasters expect companies to continue to post healthy profits and for U.S. sales and production to remain high, though down a few percentage points from the levels achieved in 2016 – th ... Continue reading

Top Beauty Brand Celebrates 50 Years of an American Icon – the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

Top Beauty Brand Celebrates 50 Years of an American Icon – the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

DALLAS--If the wheels on a Mary Kay pink Cadillac could talk, they would say, “50 years and we’re still driven!” As those iconic, traffic-stopping pink Cadillacs roll into San Diego, Calif., for the top beauty brand’s annual U.S. Leadership Conference, more than 6,000 Mary Kay Independent Sales Directors will k ... Continue reading

INFINITI QX Inspiration Concept awarded "Best Concept Vehicle" and "Best Interior" at 2019 NAIAS by EyesOn Design

INFINITI QX Inspiration Concept awarded "Best Concept Vehicle" and "Best Interior" at 2019 NAIAS by EyesOn Design

DETROIT January 15, 2019; The INFINITI QX Inspiration Concept today was awarded "Best Concept Vehicle" and "Best Interior" for the second year in a row at the 2019 North American International Auto Show by the prominent collection of automotive designers known as EyesOn Design. The concept also received the "Innovative ... Continue reading

2019 EyesOn Design Winners Announced

2019 EyesOn Design Winners Announced

The EyesOn Design Awards at the North American International Auto Show, the officially-sanctioned design awards of NAIAS, were presented on Tuesday, Jan. 15, to the following: Photo: Mike Rott, Dynasty Media Network Best Concept Vehicle - Infiniti QX 3 Inspiration Concept - Presented by Dassault Systèmes The judges sa ... Continue reading

Ford and VW Launch Non-Ownership Worldwide Alliance To Supply Pick-up, Vans and Transportation Appliances +VIDEO (Merger of Equals)

Ford and VW Launch Non-Ownership Worldwide Alliance To Supply Pick-up, Vans and Transportation Appliances +VIDEO (Merger of Equals)

Alliance leverages the two global automakers’ strengths to better compete, innovate and serve customers Alliance does not involve cross-ownership between the two companies Companies to first deliver medium pickup trucks for global customers, aiming to start in 2022, and intend to follow with commercial vans in Europe ... Continue reading

An Electric Infiniti For The Future: Infiniti Qx Inspiration Concept +VIDEO

An Electric Infiniti For The Future: Infiniti Qx Inspiration Concept +VIDEO

The INFINITI QX Inspiration is a midsize SUV concept previewing the brand's first fully electric vehicle. As a company with technological and powertrain innovation at its core, electrification is a natural next step for INFINITI. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Chooses Chattanooga to Build New Generation of Electric Cars

Volkswagen Chooses Chattanooga to Build New Generation of Electric Cars

SUV CEO Herbert Diess: “A key part of our growth strategy in North America” Volkswagen is establishing worldwide production network for electric cars: eight MEB plants on three continents by 2022 DETROIT/WOLFSBURG - January 15, 2019: The Volkswagen brand is forging ahead consistently with its electric offensive and ... Continue reading

All-New 2020 Kia Telluride featured at Detroit Auto Show

All-New 2020 Kia Telluride featured at Detroit Auto Show

Large, bold, capable and comfortable, the midsize Telluride SUV opens the door to exploring in a whole new way. ... Continue reading

Nissan IMs EV Sports Sedan Concept World Debut at 2019 Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO

Nissan IMs EV Sports Sedan Concept World Debut at 2019 Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO

The Nissan IMs concept, with its revolutionary new proportions and stretched interior space – including a unique "Premier Seat" 2 + 1 + 2 seating architecture – is designed to create an entirely new vehicle segment, the elevated sports sedan. The pure electric all-wheel drive concept vehicle with full autonomous dr ... Continue reading

Hyundai Kona and Kona Electric CUV Wins Prestigious 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year

Hyundai Kona and Kona Electric CUV Wins Prestigious 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year

DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2019 – The 2019 Hyundai Kona and Kona Electric CUV models were together named the winner of the 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year by the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year automotive media jury. ... Continue reading

2019 GENESIS G70 NAMED 2019 NORTH AMERICAN CAR OF THE YEAR

2019 GENESIS G70 NAMED 2019 NORTH AMERICAN CAR OF THE YEAR

DETROIT, Mich., January 14, 2019 – Today, the Genesis G70 was awarded the 2019 North American Car of the Year. In receiving this highly coveted industry award, Genesis joins leading luxury and mainstream automotive brands to have won the award and stands as the youngest brand to have done so. ... Continue reading

2019 Ram 1500: North American Truck of the Year

2019 Ram 1500: North American Truck of the Year

January 14, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The all-new Ram 1500 has been named 2019 North American Truck of the Year by a panel of automotive experts. ... Continue reading

2020 Lexus RC F and RC F Track Edition Debut at Detroit Auto Show

2020 Lexus RC F and RC F Track Edition Debut at Detroit Auto Show

Freshly updated for the 2020 model year, the RC F coupe now boasts improved performance, revised styling and an all-new, limited production Track Edition. With the introduction of the RC F Track Edition, hard core driving enthusiasts no longer have to decide between a luxury car for the street and a serious performance ... Continue reading

Watch The Official Ford Field Introduction of the All-New Ford Explorer +VIDEO

Watch The Official Ford Field Introduction of the All-New Ford Explorer +VIDEO

Watch The Official Video Of The New Ford Explorer Exclusively Here On TheAutoChannel.com DETROIT - January 9, 2019: Ford Explorer is the all-time best-selling SUV in America. Almost 8 million have made their way into driveways and trails across the U.S. This sixth-generation of the Ford Explorer is the most advanced an ... Continue reading

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