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2019 RAM Heavy Duty Reveal At 2019 Detroit Auto Show - Close-up Preview +VIDEO

2019 RAM Heavy Duty Reveal At 2019 Detroit Auto Show - Close-up Preview +VIDEO

New 2019 Ram Heavy Duty is the Benchmark for Performance, Capability, Technology and Luxury January 14, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The 2019 Ram Heavy Duty is the most powerful, most capable pickup in the segment with a towing capacity of 35,100 lbs. ... Continue reading

Winners Of 2019 North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Announced: Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona/Kona EV, and Ram 1500 Announced At Detroit Auto Show

Winners Of 2019 North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Announced: Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona/Kona EV, and Ram 1500 Announced At Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT, January 14, 2019 – After hundreds of hours of test drives, research and evaluation by independent jurors, the Genesis G70, Hyundai Kona/Kona EV and Ram 1500 were revealed as the winners of the 2019 North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards presented today at the North American Interna ... 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

NADA Forecasts 16.8 Million New-Vehicle Sales in 2019

NADA Forecasts 16.8 Million New-Vehicle Sales in 2019

The National Automobile Dealers Association, a trade group representing U.S. franchised new-car dealerships, is forecasting sales of 16.8 million new cars and light trucks in 2019. “We expect the sales momentum to continue this year,” said Patrick Manzi, NADA senior economist. ... Continue reading

Michelin Media Center NAIAS News Hub For Almost Three Decades; TACH Historical Reflection Of Media Center

Michelin Media Center NAIAS News Hub For Almost Three Decades; TACH Historical Reflection Of Media Center

EDITOR's NOTE: In 1996 The Auto Channel crew used the Michelin Center to post our coverage of the 1996 Detroit Auto Show...there was no connectivity as we were the only media outlet who was posting to the web in near real time, so we took up our station near a fax machine that provided us with an analog line so we coul ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday January 12, 2019 WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy Your Drive

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday January 12, 2019 WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy Your Drive

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com. Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - January 7, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - January 7, 2019

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Mercedes Benz; Audi; Volkswagen; Chevrolet; GMC; Lexus; Pontiac; Toyota; Hyundai; Ford; Winnebago; Keystone; Heartland ... Continue reading

Watch LIVE Today: Daimler Trucks at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas +VIDEO

Watch LIVE Today: Daimler Trucks at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas +VIDEO

Right here on TheAutoChannel.com, the complete live presentation at 12 Noon New York time, 9AM Los Angeles time LAS VEGAS - January 7, 2019: As in the past, Daimler will give an outlook on the future of mobility at the CES - now for the first time also for trucks. Daimler will present their competencies around their fu ... Continue reading

Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Federal Government Shutdown

Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Federal Government Shutdown

PLANO, Texas, January 2, 2019 – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced it is offering payment relief options to its customers affected by the current federal government shutdown. This broad outreach includes any Toyota Financial Services (TFS) or Lexus Financial Services (LFS) customer financially burdened by the ... Continue reading

Jan 3, 2019 Nissan Group reports December 2018 and 2018 calendar year U.S. sales

Jan 3, 2019 Nissan Group reports December 2018 and 2018 calendar year U.S. sales

2018 2017 % chg Total December sales (units) 148,720 138,226 7.6 Nissan Division sales 130,655 121,847 7.2 INFINITI sales* 18,065 16,379 10.3 Calendar Year Total Sales (units) 1,493,877 1,593,464 -6.2 Nissan Division sales 1,344,597 1,440,049 -6.6 INFINITI Sales* 149,280 153,415 -2.7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group a ... Continue reading

FCA US Reports 2018 December and Full-Year Sales

FCA US Reports 2018 December and Full-Year Sales

January 3, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC today reported December U.S. sales of 196,520 vehicles, a 14 percent increase compared with sales of 171,946 vehicles in December 2017. ... Continue reading

American Honda Posts December 2018 Sales Increase

American Honda Posts December 2018 Sales Increase

Acura brand sales rise 2.8% in 2018, punctuated by best-ever monthly and annual truck sales Acura RDX has best-ever annual and December sales, its second-best month in history Honda brand posts best-ever annual and December truck sales with overall December increase as Honda CR-V sets all-time monthly record, topping 4 ... Continue reading

Ford F-Series Marks 42 Straight Years as America’s Best-Selling Pickup - Ford Hits Nine Straight Years as America’s Best-Selling Brand; Lincoln SUV Sales Up

Ford F-Series Marks 42 Straight Years as America’s Best-Selling Pickup - Ford Hits Nine Straight Years as America’s Best-Selling Brand; Lincoln SUV Sales Up

Ford Motor Company today reported its December 2018 U.S. sales results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release. ... Continue reading

America’s Automotive Trust and the North American International Auto Show Annual Vintage Car Rally Keeps on Truckin’

America’s Automotive Trust and the North American International Auto Show Annual Vintage Car Rally Keeps on Truckin’

Editor's Note: Stay tuned right here, Steve Purdy will be in the Drive Home caravan with first hand reports from the action. (See Steve's note below release:) Celebrating four years, “The Drive Home” will feature vintage trucks in a cross-country road trip from Houston to Detroit TACOMA, Wash. ... Continue reading

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