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It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 19, 2018 7-9 AM

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 19, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from New York - Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 12, 2018

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from New York - Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 12, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

Jeep® and Ram Truck Brands Dominate Annual Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) "Mudfest"

Jeep® and Ram Truck Brands Dominate Annual Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) "Mudfest"

Jeep and Ram won three of the six vehicle categories with the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler taking home top honors, being voted "Northwest Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year" by automotive journalist members of NWAPA. "Jeep has taken the Wrangler to a new level, adding safety, technology and on-road refinement to its un ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Presents Second Electric Truck Model in Three Weeks

Volvo Trucks Presents Second Electric Truck Model in Three Weeks

Just three weeks after the unveiling of Volvo Trucks’ first all-electric truck, the Volvo FL Electric, the company is expanding its product range with yet another electric truck. The Volvo FE Electric is designed for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes. ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars And Volvo Trucks Share Live Vehicle Data To Improve Traffic Safety

Volvo Cars And Volvo Trucks Share Live Vehicle Data To Improve Traffic Safety

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks will share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology, a cloud-based system that allows vehicles to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards. This is the first time Volvo Cars is sharing safety related data with another company. ... Continue reading

See How Ford Is Testing the 2019 Ranger +Videos and Archived Backgrounders

See How Ford Is Testing the 2019 Ranger +Videos and Archived Backgrounders

At Ford’s Michigan Proving Grounds, a fully loaded Ranger hits the brutal Silver Creek track with impacts so severe robotic drivers are used so humans don’t get injured. In the lab, a four-post shaker table abuses Ranger for days to check against squeaks and rattles. In the real world, Ranger towing capability is t ... Continue reading

ROUSH CleanTech Enters Electric Vehicle Market

ROUSH CleanTech Enters Electric Vehicle Market

ROUSH CleanTech Enters Electric Vehicle Market with the Ford F-650 Clean-technology innovator expands its alternative-fuel portfolio with fully electric medium-duty trucks and buses LIVONIA, MICH. (May 1, 2018) — ROUSH CleanTech unveiled its newest carbon footprint-friendly vehicle — an all-electric Ford ... Continue reading

Nissan Group reports April 2018 U.S. sales

Nissan Group reports April 2018 U.S. sales

Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for April 2018 of 87,764 units, a decrease of 28% compared to the previous year. ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor North America Reports April 2018 Sales

Toyota Motor North America Reports April 2018 Sales

with two less selling days in April 2018 compared to April 2017, sales were up 3.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Toyota division posted April sales of 170,706 units, down 5.1 percent on a volume basis and up 2.8 percent on a DSR basis. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS April 23-30, 2018; Audi; Jeep; Nissan; Isuzu; Forest River

NHTSA RECALLS April 23-30, 2018; Audi; Jeep; Nissan; Isuzu; Forest River

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 23-29, 2018; Ford Cars Buh Bye; FCA, GM In The Money; Really Clean Diesel?; Chinese Induced EV Frenzy Continues; Tesla's Bones; Free Harley; Automotive Hall Of Fame; NASCAR; Audi Recalls

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 23-29, 2018; Ford Cars Buh Bye; FCA, GM In The Money; Really Clean Diesel?; Chinese Induced EV Frenzy Continues; Tesla's Bones; Free Harley; Automotive Hall Of Fame; NASCAR; Audi Recalls

Every Sunday Larry Nutson, Senior Editor and Chicago Car Guy along with fellow senior editors Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, give you TACH's Take On Last Weeks Automotive News. ... Continue reading

Nissan Smokin' TITAN ignites The Great TITAN Meat Up In Pigeon Forge +VIDEO

Nissan Smokin' TITAN ignites The Great TITAN Meat Up In Pigeon Forge +VIDEO

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Meat is on the smoker. ... Continue reading

In What U.S. Cities Do Used Car Buyers Buy The Oldest Cars?

In What U.S. Cities Do Used Car Buyers Buy The Oldest Cars?

By Jenn Jones Lending Tree Across the country people are looking to buy used vehicles and skip out on ever-increasing new car prices. But how used is too used? April 26th, 2018; In a new study of used cars sales, LendingTree analyzed auto loan offers for borrowers in the top 50 U.S. metros (based on population). We wer ... Continue reading

News from Roanza Truck & Van - Mercedes-Benz Pop-Up delivers X-Class pick-ups

News from Roanza Truck & Van - Mercedes-Benz Pop-Up delivers X-Class pick-ups

Craig and fellow Director Scott Smithson, of Concept Tiling Solutions, are now using their highly specified X 250 d POWER 'company cars' to conduct site surveys, deliver tools and materials to work locations, and as personal transport at the weekends. ... Continue reading

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