The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

News By Topic: Corporate News

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive U.S. Automotive Forecast for February 2021

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive U.S. Automotive Forecast for February 2021

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales for new vehicles are projected to reach 975,600 units, a 3.3% increase compared with February 2020 when adjusted for selling days. ... Continue reading

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc. Announce Global Plan for Medium Duty Commercial Vehicle Engines

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc. Announce Global Plan for Medium Duty Commercial Vehicle Engines

Daimler Truck AG and global power leader and independent engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. announced that the companies have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a global strategic partnership for medium duty engine systems. The companies added that other opportunities for collaboration are also being evalu ... Continue reading

CarParts.com Returns as Major Partner with Front Row Motorsports

CarParts.com Returns as Major Partner with Front Row Motorsports

CarParts.com announcing their continued partnership with McDowell and Front Row Motorsports (FRM). CarParts.com now becomes an integral part of the team and McDowell’s 2021 season, including full season associate branding and primary partner sponsorship at four races. CarParts.com will be the primary scheme on the No ... Continue reading

Canalys: China’s electric vehicle sales to grow by more than 50% in 2021 after modest 2020

Canalys: China’s electric vehicle sales to grow by more than 50% in 2021 after modest 2020

New research from Canalys shows that a record 1.3 million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in China in 2020. But year-on-year growth was modest at only 8%. In comparison, worldwide sales of EVs rocketed by 39% in 2020, as reported here. ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby’s Personal Cobra 427 Super Snake, CSX 3015 at Barrett-Jackson

Carroll Shelby’s Personal Cobra 427 Super Snake, CSX 3015 at Barrett-Jackson

Barrett-Jackson, announced that CSX 3015, the only remaining 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake (Lot #1396) built personally for Carroll Shelby, will be auctioned as part of a private collection crossing the block during the Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale, March 20-27, 2021. ... Continue reading

Rain-X® Voted as Product of the Year 2021 Winner

Rain-X® Voted as Product of the Year 2021 Winner

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 -- NEW Rain-X® Glass Water-Repellent Aerosol Spray, the latest water repellency windshield treatment that dramatically improves wet-weather driving visibility, has been voted as Product of the Year for 2021. ... Continue reading

Toyota West Virginia Announces $210 Million New Investment and 100 New Jobs

Toyota West Virginia Announces $210 Million New Investment and 100 New Jobs

To help meet customer demand, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $210 million to upgrade existing engine production and add 100 new jobs to increase assembly capacity of its four-cylinder engine line. ... Continue reading

Vehicle Dependability Ratings At All-Time High, J.D. Power Finds

Vehicle Dependability Ratings At All-Time High, J.D. Power Finds

Vehicle dependability is at an all-time high, with the overall level of problems cited by owners declining 10% from a year ago, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study℠ (VDS), released today. “The study results validate what we have known for some time,” said Dave Sargent, vice president ... Continue reading

Nearly 3 in 4 Drivers Are Anxious About Driving in Winter Weather

Nearly 3 in 4 Drivers Are Anxious About Driving in Winter Weather

With brutal winter weather conditions impacting much of the country, 73% percent of drivers in America say they are anxious or afraid of driving in bad wintry weather such as snow, sleet or ice. ... Continue reading

Best New And Used Car Deals Reported By TrueCar for February 2021

Best New And Used Car Deals Reported By TrueCar for February 2021

TrueCar today announced its list of the best end-of-month deals on new and used vehicle purchases and trade-in values for February 2021. ... Continue reading

Eaton’s Vehicle Group Launches Electric Vehicle E-Drive Gearing Design, Development and Manufacturing

Eaton’s Vehicle Group Launches Electric Vehicle E-Drive Gearing Design, Development and Manufacturing

Eaton’s Vehicle Group can partner with customers on joint-development programs or serve as a single service provider of EV reduction gearing components or systems. ... Continue reading

Driverbase Achieves Interoperability With All Major Automotive Data Providers After Completion of 23 Integrations

Driverbase Achieves Interoperability With All Major Automotive Data Providers After Completion of 23 Integrations

"Driverbase is focused on providing dealers the power to leverage their data and deliver personalized online shopping experiences to consumers. ... Continue reading

Will This One Convince Mom? All-New 2022 Kia Carnival Multi-Purpose Vehicle Will Transcend the Mainstream on February 23

Will This One Convince Mom? All-New 2022 Kia Carnival Multi-Purpose Vehicle Will Transcend the Mainstream on February 23

The new Carnival MPV pushes the boundaries of design and innovation to become a multifaceted and unexpected companion. ... Continue reading

Tesla's Innovative Power Electronics: The Silicon Carbide Inverter, Explores IDTechEx

Tesla's Innovative Power Electronics: The Silicon Carbide Inverter, Explores IDTechEx

Like the Beatles in the 60s, Tesla has arguably achieved the feat of being simultaneously the best and most popular at what they do. ... Continue reading

Search The Auto Channel

The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.

The Auto Channel Content by Topic

Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.

Search The Auto Channel Content by Date Published

August 2025

Select Another Month