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2023 Predictions: Edmunds Experts Forecast 14.8 Million New Vehicles Will Be Sold in New Year

2023 Predictions: Edmunds Experts Forecast 14.8 Million New Vehicles Will Be Sold in New Year

Edmunds analysts highlight the top three trends they predict will shape the year ahead for the automotive industry SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 -- The car shopping experts at Edmunds expect pent-up consumer demand and rising inventory levels to support new vehicle sales, forecasting that 14.8 million new cars wi ... Continue reading

Screw The Sound System, Will Your New Car Protect Your Kid's Life?, New IIHS Report Shows Just Two of 15 (Ford Escape and Volvo XC40) Small SUV Back Seat's Protect - Earn Good Rating

Screw The Sound System, Will Your New Car Protect Your Kid's Life?, New IIHS Report Shows Just Two of 15 (Ford Escape and Volvo XC40) Small SUV Back Seat's Protect - Earn Good Rating

The updated moderate overlap front crash test incorporates a dummy in the second row to encourage automakers to improve safety for passengers seated in the rear. Only two of 15 small SUVs tested earn a good rating. ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota Prius Close-up

2023 Toyota Prius Close-up

Sporty New Design with Sleek Silhouette, Larger Wheels and Modern Interior Most Fuel-Efficient Prius Ever with up to 57 MPG Combined Manufacturer Rating More Powerful Hybrid System Delivers 60% More Horsepower with up to 196hp Upgraded Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive Available Toyota Audio Multimedia Standard with ... Continue reading

For 27 Years The Auto Channel Continues As The Only Mainstream Automotive Site That Cares More About America Than Selling Car Leads To Dealers.

For 27 Years The Auto Channel Continues As The Only Mainstream Automotive Site That Cares More About America Than Selling Car Leads To Dealers.

We believe that Electrification is taking our country down a rabbit hole. We believe that BEV's can never be the answer no matter how much taxpayer money is Enron-ed away attempting to create marketplace for EV adoption. We believe that EVERY main-stream car company that drinks the EV koolaide Will Go Out Of Business ( ... Continue reading

A Dream Goes On Forever...We're Back! 30th Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, April 30, 2023!

A Dream Goes On Forever...We're Back! 30th Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, April 30, 2023!

This year’s spectacular show will be held on Sunday, April 30, a one-day mega-show, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport's Eddie Andreini Field, located in the picturesque seaside town of Half Moon Bay, CA about 20 miles south of San Francisco. ... Continue reading

Gen Z is optimistic about future financial stability despite national crises in housing affordability, student loan debt, poll shows

Gen Z is optimistic about future financial stability despite national crises in housing affordability, student loan debt, poll shows

In a poll of users in three of its largest international markets – the United States, the United Kingdom, and France – Yubo, the live social discovery app, found that a majority of its Gen Z users between 13 and 25 years old are optimistic about the future despite inflation, rising interest rates, a lack of trust i ... Continue reading

New Research: Americans Warming Up to Electric Vehicles, but Many Misconceptions Remain

New Research: Americans Warming Up to Electric Vehicles, but Many Misconceptions Remain

Nearly half of U.S. consumers think lithium-ion EV batteries are NOT recyclable WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 13, 2022 -- Electric vehicle battery recycling is a booming industry – and the key to lowering the carbon footprint of EVs – but nearly half of Americans mistakenly believe lithium-ion EV batteries are destined ... Continue reading

Boeing, United Airlines Finalize 737 MAX and 787 Order, Including Record Purchase for 100 Dreamliners

Boeing, United Airlines Finalize 737 MAX and 787 Order, Including Record Purchase for 100 Dreamliners

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 13, 2022 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and United Airlines [NASDAQ:UAL] today announced the carrier is investing in its future fleet with an order for 100 787 airplanes, with the option to purchase 100 more. ... Continue reading

United Airlines Unveils Historic Order to Purchase Up To 200 New Boeing Widebody Planes

United Airlines Unveils Historic Order to Purchase Up To 200 New Boeing Widebody Planes

Firm order for 100 new 787 Dreamliners - plus options to add 100 more - represents largest widebody aircraft order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history Airline now expects to take delivery of about 700 new narrow and widebody aircraft by 2032, including an average of more than two every week in 2023 and thr ... Continue reading

2023 KIA EV6 EARNS 2022 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD

2023 KIA EV6 EARNS 2022 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD

The 2023 Kia EV6, an electric small SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety thanks to improved headlight offerings. To earn either of the Institute’s two awards in 2022, a vehicle must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side smal ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Maybach Haute Voiture Preview

Mercedes-Maybach Haute Voiture Preview

Dec 12, 2022 – Stuttgart/Dubai Built using finest materials with the most craftsmanship and perfectly showcasing Mercedes- Maybach's aura, the S-Class Haute Voiture is an evolution of the concept model of the same name presented in May. The Haute Couture-inspired model is available in a strictly limited edition of 15 ... Continue reading

Rivian Pauses Partnership Discussions With Mercedes-Benz on Electric Van Production in Europe

Rivian Pauses Partnership Discussions With Mercedes-Benz on Electric Van Production in Europe

IRVINE, Calif.--Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has today announced it is pausing plans to produce its electric commercial vans in Europe and will therefore no longer pursue the Memorandum of Understanding with Mercedes-Benz. This Memorandum of Understanding was signed in September 2022. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY December 12, 2022

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY December 12, 2022

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

Mitsubishi Motors' All-New eK X EV Wins 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year and K Car of the Year

Mitsubishi Motors' All-New eK X EV Wins 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year and K Car of the Year

TOKYO, Dec 09, 2022 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that the all-new eK X EV (pronounced ... Continue reading

NISSAN EV Bonus

NISSAN EV Bonus

LOS ANGELES – Nissan is making it simpler to switch to an electric vehicle with the launch of a new customer care initiative, EV Carefree+, announced today at Los Angeles Auto Show’s AutoMobility LA. The customer-focused initiative provides Nissan Ariya and LEAF buyers an all-inclusive package to give EV owners a p ... Continue reading

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