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Three more Volvos earn Top Safety Pick+

Three more Volvos earn Top Safety Pick+

The 2022 Volvo S90, S90 Recharge and V90 Cross Country, all large luxury cars, earn Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To qualify for either of the Institute’s two 2022 awards, vehicles must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side smal ... Continue reading

A Friday Smile: Icons, Idiots — and Bob Lutz Book Review By Marty Bernstein

A Friday Smile: Icons, Idiots — and Bob Lutz Book Review By Marty Bernstein

Icons, Idiots — and Bob Lutz An enjoyable, one-way conversation, says our book reviewer. by Marty Bernstein | Jul 3, 2013 Bob Lutz describes some of the most memorable leaders he's works with in a 60-year career. ... Continue reading

April Car Care Tips from AutoNation Keep Drivers Safe and Cars Running Smoothly

April Car Care Tips from AutoNation Keep Drivers Safe and Cars Running Smoothly

AutoNation recommends preparing a cost-effective emergency & car care preparedness kit to tuck into the center console or keep in the trunk. ... Continue reading

NADA Reflections: EV Not Ready for Prime Time

NADA Reflections: EV Not Ready for Prime Time

Despite the preoccupation with electric vehicles at the NADA Show, I've lost faith in them, for now. They are just not ready for prime time. ... Continue reading

H2 Future: Advent Technologies and Hyundai Motor Company enter into Technology Assessment, Sales and Development Agreement

H2 Future: Advent Technologies and Hyundai Motor Company enter into Technology Assessment, Sales and Development Agreement

Fuel Cell technology assessment, sales, and development agreement with Hyundai Motor Company (“Hyundai”), a leading multinational automotive manufacturer offering a range of world-class vehicles and mobility services in over 200 countries. Advent and Hyundai aim to deliver green energy solutions to current high car ... Continue reading

Rivian Built 2,553 Vehicles in Q1 2022

Rivian Built 2,553 Vehicles in Q1 2022

IRVINE, Calif.--Rivian Automotive, Inc. today announced production totals for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. The company produced 2,553 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 1,227 vehicles during the same period. ... Continue reading

Canoo EV Info Refresh

Canoo EV Info Refresh

Preorders for all vehicles open with a $100 reservation <img src= ... Continue reading

(2018) GM and Honda Next Generation Battery Partnership

(2018) GM and Honda Next Generation Battery Partnership

The companies will collaborate based on GM's next generation battery system with the intent for Honda to source the battery modules from GM. The collaboration will support each company's respective and distinct vehicles. ... Continue reading

(2016) GM And Honda To Partner In Full Production Fuel-Cell Manufacturing Plant

(2016) GM And Honda To Partner In Full Production Fuel-Cell Manufacturing Plant

By KEN SAKAKIBARA/ Staff Writer Tokyo January 16, 2016; Ken Sakaktbara writing for Ashai Shimbun reported that Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co., their sights set on mass-production of the "ultimate eco-car" in the 2020s, will set up a factory to jointly manufacture fuel cells. The move is expected to be a game-ch ... Continue reading

Trekking After Tesla - GM and Honda Will Codevelop $600 Per Month Electrified Vehicles

Trekking After Tesla - GM and Honda Will Codevelop $600 Per Month Electrified Vehicles

General Motors and Honda today announced plans to expand the two companies’ relationship to a new chapter by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. The companies are working together to enable global production of milli ... Continue reading

Significant Year-over-Year Market Share Gains for GM in Key Truck Segments April 1, 2022

Significant Year-over-Year Market Share Gains for GM in Key Truck Segments April 1, 2022

DETROIT – General Motors Co. sold 512,846 vehicles in the United States in the first quarter of 2022, with improved semiconductor supplies supporting higher production and market share in key truck segments. ... Continue reading

Biden Mandates The End Of Your Freedom Of Mobility To Save You Money WTF

Biden Mandates The End Of Your Freedom Of Mobility To Save You Money WTF

President Biden’s Executive Order 13990, Says New vehicles sold in the United States will have to travel an average of at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026 under new rules unveiled Friday by the government. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a r ... Continue reading

Car Brand Search Trends in the U.S.

Car Brand Search Trends in the U.S.

The United States is a world-leading car manufacturer, home to some of the most loved and recognizable brands, producing over 8.8 million vehicles a year. The country’s $82 billion automotive industry has also created a nation of car lovers. ... Continue reading

FCA US sales down 14% in Q1 2022

FCA US sales down 14% in Q1 2022

U.S. total sales decline 14%; retail sales down 13% Jeep® brand retail sales even versus the previous first quarter Jeep Grand Cherokee notches its best-ever Q1 total and retail sales, with total sales up 36% and retail sales up 44% Total U.S. sales for the Jeep Compass rise 22%, and retail sales increase 23% versus t ... Continue reading

Faraday Future Announces New Brand Campaign as It Partners with Top Global Industry Suppliers to Build the California-Manufactured Techluxury FF 91 EV

Faraday Future Announces New Brand Campaign as It Partners with Top Global Industry Suppliers to Build the California-Manufactured Techluxury FF 91 EV

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (“FF”) , a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, launched its “Born in California. Global DNA” brand campaign showcasing the company’s global partners for its flagship vehicle, the ultimate techluxury FF 91. ... Continue reading

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