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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

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

Shelby’s Legal Battle Over the “Eleanor” Car Is Over. Shelby Won!

Shelby’s Legal Battle Over the “Eleanor” Car Is Over. Shelby Won!

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has finally and decisively placed Shelby in the driver’s seat. Multiple fungible yellow and black Mustangs code-named “Eleanor” appeared in each of Mr. Halicki’s Gone in 60 Seconds and Deadline Auto Theft films, and one of the beat-up yellow and black p ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor and Legendary Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro Collaborate to Rebuild Original 1974 Pony Coupe Concept

Hyundai Motor and Legendary Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro Collaborate to Rebuild Original 1974 Pony Coupe Concept

Hyundai Motor Company today announced it will work with Italian design firm GFG Style, notably its father and son founders Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro, to rebuild the influential 1974 Pony Coupe Concept that young Giorgetto created for Hyundai’s debut at the 1974 Turin Motor Show. The rebuilt concept will be show ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up November 20-26, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up November 20-26, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy auto news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive: U.S. Automotive Forecast for November 2022

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive: U.S. Automotive Forecast for November 2022

TROY, Mich.-- The Retail Sales Forecast New-vehicle retail sales for November 2022 are expected to be relatively flat when compared with November 2021, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales of new vehicles this month are expected to reach 933,400 units, a 0.3% decrease from Nove ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Recall Summary November 21, 2022

Official NHTSA Recall Summary November 21, 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

McPherson College Announces “Wheels of Change: How the Automobile Shaped Our Lives” Updated With 500 Million Endowmwnrt

McPherson College Announces “Wheels of Change: How the Automobile Shaped Our Lives” Updated With 500 Million Endowmwnrt

This six-week summer series focuses on the people, innovations, and the art that helped shape the automotive industry and will feature car-world insiders from around the country. The first webinar is June 25 at 12 p.m. CDT, with the topic, Four Epic Road Trips that Upended the World. ... Continue reading

The Epic Adventure of LS Fest East 2022 by AJ Huffines +VIDEO

The Epic Adventure of LS Fest East 2022 by AJ Huffines +VIDEO

I just recently returned from my trip to LS Fest East 2022 in Bowling Green KY. You can find all the in depth details and pictures here. ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Industry Update

Cox Automotive Industry Update

The fact that October new-vehicle sales were notably higher than they were one year ago is hardly a surprise, as the market in October 2021 was historically bad, thanks to historically low inventory. One year on, inventory levels are improving and, so too, are vehicle sales. ... Continue reading

Climate Change Alarmism Is No Friend to Ethanol

Climate Change Alarmism Is No Friend to Ethanol

Since at least 2009, I've been cautioning against using catastrophic man-made climate change as a tool or excuse for why America and most other nations should be adopting strong ethanol fuel programs. ... Continue reading

Discussing C.A.R. Hot Auto Topics With Alan Amici

Discussing C.A.R. Hot Auto Topics With Alan Amici

Auto industry Q3 Earnings made headlines this last week as many continue to watch for signs of potential weakening of consumer demand. We also saw significant developments in the global EV space as investments and international expansion persist. ... Continue reading

New Product Awards @ SEMA 2022

New Product Awards @ SEMA 2022

SEMA ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCT AWARD WINNERS LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2022) -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New Products Award winners this morning at the 2022 SEMA Show. ... Continue reading

Longtime Motorsports and Live Event Executive Joie Chitwood III Joins Barrett-Jackson as Auction Company’s Chief Operating Officer

Longtime Motorsports and Live Event Executive Joie Chitwood III Joins Barrett-Jackson as Auction Company’s Chief Operating Officer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, today announced Joie Chitwood III has accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer and will work alongside Barrett-Jackson’s chairman and CEO Craig Jackson, leading the auction company’s day-to-day business operations. A longtime ... Continue reading

Ford Sees Its Way Out Of Autonomous ARGO AI Investment - Its Only Money

Ford Sees Its Way Out Of Autonomous ARGO AI Investment - Its Only Money

DETROIT — (AP) — Ford said Wednesday that it is disbanding Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle company that it co-owns with Volkswagen. Executives said they don't see a path to profitability on fully autonomous vehicles, and will now focus on partially automated driver-assist systems, which need to be monitored by human ... Continue reading

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