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Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Summary April 8-15, 2018; Pacific Trade Treaty; Cost Of Car Ownership; VW Changes; Volvo EV; Tesla; Mullin Automotive Museum: Monster Sponsors Nascar; Automobili Pinifarina; Global Ford Focus

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Summary April 8-15, 2018; Pacific Trade Treaty; Cost Of Car Ownership; VW Changes; Volvo EV; Tesla; Mullin Automotive Museum: Monster Sponsors Nascar; Automobili Pinifarina; Global Ford Focus

AUTO CENTRAL, CHICAGO - April 15, 2018; 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 ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Disneyland Resort Celebrates the First-Ever Pixar Fest

ROAD TRIP: Disneyland Resort Celebrates the First-Ever Pixar Fest

ANAHEIM, Calif., April 13, 2018 -- Pixar Fest, the biggest Pixar celebration ever to come to Disney Parks, brings guests together to celebrate friendship and beyond for a limited time, today through Sept. 3, 2018. ... Continue reading

Taking On EPA, CAL Air Resources Board, Obama, and Big Oil

Taking On EPA, CAL Air Resources Board, Obama, and Big Oil

Open Letter To Sierra Club By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL ... Continue reading

The 54th Annual LA Roadster Show Returns The Fairplex in Pomona

The 54th Annual LA Roadster Show Returns The Fairplex in Pomona

Hundreds of roadsters and classic cars will be on display alongside the event’s historic swap meet during its new Friday and Saturday show schedule on June 15-16, 2018. ... Continue reading

Kia's Michael Sprague to Leave as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President

Kia's Michael Sprague to Leave as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President

April 7, 2018; Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and executive vice president, has announced his intent to leave Kia Motors America (KMA) to pursue new opportunities, effective April 17, 2018. KMA has not yet appointed his successor. ... Continue reading

ESPN’s 2018 Formula 1 debut with the Australian GP

ESPN’s 2018 Formula 1 debut with the Australian GP

In arguably the most competitive sports and entertainment television markets in the world, Formula One got its start to the 2018 season off on shaky footing. For West coast viewing in America, where I moderate a group that gathers to follow the season together, the Australian GP weekend’s live coverage finds a larger ... Continue reading

Toyota and Porsche Take Home Brand-Level Honors in the Edmunds 2018 Best Retained Value Awards®

Toyota and Porsche Take Home Brand-Level Honors in the Edmunds 2018 Best Retained Value Awards®

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 5, 2018 -- Edmunds, the car shopping experts, today announced the 2018 Edmunds Best Retained Value Awards®, recognizing the new 2018 vehicles and brands with the highest projected residual values after five years. Toyota and Porsche took home brand-level honors in the standard and luxury ca ... Continue reading

KARMA AUTOMOTIVE TO DEBUT NEW TV SPOT DURING CBS COVERAGE OF THE 2018 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT®

KARMA AUTOMOTIVE TO DEBUT NEW TV SPOT DURING CBS COVERAGE OF THE 2018 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT®

Titled “Born in California,” the New Spot Celebrates the Connection Between California and the Karma Revero Irvine, Calif. (April 4, 2018) – Karma Automotive announced today that it is releasing its second network television commercial during CBS’ pre-coverage of the 2018 Masters Golf Tournament®. Titled “Bo ... Continue reading

EPA Issues Notice Withdrawing Current Fuel Efficiency Standards Not Appropriate

EPA Issues Notice Withdrawing Current Fuel Efficiency Standards Not Appropriate

The agency will re-evaluate “outdated” greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2022 to 2025 for light-duty vehicles. ​WASHINGTON April 4, 2018; This week, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt published the notice to officially rescind the greenhouse gas emissions standards fo ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Introduces $1 a Gallon ZERO NOW Renewable Natural Gas Offer

Clean Energy Introduces $1 a Gallon ZERO NOW Renewable Natural Gas Offer

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. today introduced ZERO NOW, a fueling solution that combines the world’s cleanest engine technology with the cleanest fuel at a price of $1 per gallon for one year. Heavy duty trucks that are powered by the new ultra clean Cummins Westport (CWI) ISX12N engine purchased t ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Announces March 2018 Sales

Kia Motors America Announces March 2018 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., April 3, 2018 -- Kia Motors America today announced March sales of 50,645 vehicles, a 2.5-percent increase over the same period last year. The month was highlighted by best-ever March sales of the Sportage CUV, which were up more than 41-percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports March 2018 Sales Up 21.7 Percent

Mitsubishi Motors Reports March 2018 Sales Up 21.7 Percent

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) reported March 2018 sales of 14,319 units sold, up 21.7 percent over March 2017, its best March sales month since 2005. For the calendar year, total sales reported are 35,772, up 22.7 percent over the same period in 2017. ... Continue reading

EPA/MPG: Auto Suppliers, Emission Control Companies Want Coordination by All Agencies

EPA/MPG: Auto Suppliers, Emission Control Companies Want Coordination by All Agencies

Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (https://www.mema.org/) (MEMA). “Our goal is to ensure that the U.S. is a leader in technologies that meet light-duty fuel economy and emission standards here and around the globe while providing affordable vehicles to the consumer.�?? The Automotive Technology Lea ... Continue reading

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