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Nutsons Weekly Auto News Digest - Week Ending November 24, 2019

Nutsons Weekly Auto News Digest - Week Ending November 24, 2019

LA Auto Show Goes Bi E-Mustang E-Taycan Unveilings; MT Car of Year; Woman's Car Award; KBB Best Buys; US News Awards; Green Car Awards; CoTY Finalists; Tesla EV; CA Goes Tough; China Byton For Sale In California; UAW L4eadership Replaces; GM Sues FCA; Most Stolen Cars; ADAS Names; Tariffs; Car Movie Reviews, Chevrolet ... Continue reading

NGK Joins Kalitta Motorsports as Official Spark Plug

NGK Joins Kalitta Motorsports as Official Spark Plug

The marketing partnership, which will officially begin in 2020, will see every race car in the Kalitta Motorsports stable use NGK Spark Plugs in all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus LS 500 Vs. 2019 Toyota Avalon by Andrew Frankl

2019 Lexus LS 500 Vs. 2019 Toyota Avalon by Andrew Frankl

European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel March 20, 2019; Or should I say 111 thousand Lexus meet Toyota’s 44 thousand Avalon. No, dear reader, I am not making this up . The price difference is a staggering 67 or so thousand dollars. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Digest - Week Ending October 19, 2019

Nutson's Automotive News Digest - Week Ending October 19, 2019

* Crain Pulls Plug On Iconic Autoweek Magazine; GM Strike Continues; Harley Electric Bike Problems; Korean Batter Maker Smiling; FCA Fined $79 Million; Ford Doubles Down On Electric; SEMA Sues; F1 Report; IMSA Gets New President. ... Continue reading

2019 Japanese Grand Prix - Formula One

2019 Japanese Grand Prix - Formula One

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport the first team in Formula One history to win both titles six times in a row Valtteri claimed his sixth victory in Formula One, his third of the 2019 season and first at the Japanese Grand Prix Lewis finished the race in P3 claiming an additional point for the fastest lap – his fourth ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 14, 2019

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 14, 2019

UAW Picks GM; VW iD.3 Electrifies; Frankfurt Plugged In; Car Carrier Sinks; New VW Logo Placed; Head Nissan Exec Replaced; Mess O'Mustangs; Wards 10 Best; Cox Goes Into Electric Pickup Biz; GM PU SUZ Recall; RAM Recall; States Charge EV Highway Tax Fees; NASCAR Cup Raceoff Field Fixed; F-1's Schumacher Repaired ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 31, 2019

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 31, 2019

* Ferdinand Piëch, the former chairman and chief executive officer who transformed Volkswagen AG into one of the world’s biggest carmakers and added Porsche to its holdings, has died. He died last Sunday at the age of 82 in a hospital in Bavaria, Germany. ... Continue reading

MOPAR REMEMBERS JESSI COMBS

MOPAR REMEMBERS JESSI COMBS

Jessi Combs, an automotive fabricator, television host, off-road racer and popularly known as the “Fastest Woman on Four Wheels”, was killed in a crash on Tuesday as she attempted to break her own land-speed record. This is devastating news for the racing community as a whole and she will be deeply missed. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 10, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 10, 2019

Auto News Nuggets: ZF Says Real Autonomous Ain't So Easy; GM Still Believes In EV; Tesla Trouble; Dodge Horsepower Crook-Magnet; No Cars In Jakarta; 6.6-liter Duramax Harmed By Thin American Diesel Fuel; MyFord MyLincon Entertainment System Lawsuit; GM Ignition Lawsuit; Ford Recalls; Ford Leads Horsepower War; Congrats ... Continue reading

MAMA Track Day - Learning to Drive (FAST!) with “Hungry Eyes.” By Martha Hindes

MAMA Track Day - Learning to Drive (FAST!) with “Hungry Eyes.” By Martha Hindes

He was talking about how a driver should read the road ahead when tearing around a road racing course at top speeds and maneuvering around tight turns or lapping a slower driver up ahead. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest July 14-20, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Digest July 14-20, 2019

New Corvette; CAFE Buh-Bye; Ford Transmission Fiasco; California (Beach Driving) Dream'n; Autonomous Highspeed Vehicles Delayed (Maybe Forever); JD Power Brand Loyalty; Brazilian Not So Super Cars; Automotive Hall Of Fame Inductees; Formula-e Charged Up; e-Off Road; RIP Don Sommer, Bruce Crower ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe - Chevrolet Bolt, e-Golf, F-1 Podcast

Letter From Europe - Chevrolet Bolt, e-Golf, F-1 Podcast

Letter from Europe by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Greetings; First the seriously good news. As you know I have been working for a Ferrari magazine since 1996. ... Continue reading

Hagan to Debut 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Funny Car at Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil

Hagan to Debut 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Funny Car at Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil

Hagan will debut a new 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody graphics package with a flared-out feel at the Denver area event, scheduled to take place July 19-21, 2019. ... Continue reading

Max Verstappen And Honda Win Austrian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen And Honda Win Austrian Grand Prix

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen put together one of the best drives of his young career to bring Honda its first victory in the Formula 1 World Championship since Jenson Button won in Hungary in 2006. ... Continue reading

2019 Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday

2019 Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday

Spielberg Valtteri finishes third with Lewis in fifth in the heat of Austria Valtteri came home in P3 to score his third podium at the Austrian GP in his 50th race for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. ... Continue reading

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