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Complete List Of IIHS 2022 Models Awarded Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

Complete List Of IIHS 2022 Models Awarded Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

Sixty-five vehicles qualify for the 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award, and another 36 earn the Top Safety Pick designation. February 24, 2022 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is recognizing 65 models with the 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award, as improved headlight offerings boost more vehicles into the top tier. ... Continue reading

ERI’s John Shegerian Points to Offshore Ship Fire Caused by Batteries as ‘Wake-Up Call’

ERI’s John Shegerian Points to Offshore Ship Fire Caused by Batteries as ‘Wake-Up Call’

NEW YORK--Citing global news coverage of a fire decimating a ship transporting 4000 vehicles, John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has warned that the incident is just the ti ... Continue reading

Hyundai Venue Best Value From Car Web Site

Hyundai Venue Best Value From Car Web Site

Hyundai’s Venue has been named the Best Value Vehicle by Cars.com for its Best of 2022 Awards for a second year in a row ... Continue reading

Official 2023 BMW Electrified iX Preview

Official 2023 BMW Electrified iX Preview

Two Motors requires precise distribution of the drive torque, ensured in the iX by linking the DSC (driving stability control) system with the all-wheel drive-specific version of the actuator contiguous wheel slip limitation and the Combined Charging Unit (CCU), whose highly integrated range of functions for the first ... Continue reading

Three New Lotus-USA Track Driving Partnerships

Three New Lotus-USA Track Driving Partnerships

Lotus has announced that three U.S. tracks have joined its Lotus Experience track program for 2022, designed to provide Lotus customers and potential buyers with a hands-on experience of the full capabilities of Lotus vehicles in a safe,closed-track environment. Atlanta Motorsports Park in Atlanta, Ga., Radford Racing ... Continue reading

Hot Topics with CAR’s President and CEO, Carla Bailo (2/18/2022)

Hot Topics with CAR’s President and CEO, Carla Bailo (2/18/2022)

On a bi-weekly basis, CAR welcomes our audience to decompress with our President and CEO, Carla Bailo, as she covers and shares her thoughts on the latest Hot Topics happening in the automotive industry. While the biweekly newsletter primarily covers four topics, this feature story previews two of the topics covered on ... Continue reading

Luc Donckerwolke, HMG's Chief Creative Officer, Named World Car Person of the Year 2022 February 22 2022

Luc Donckerwolke, HMG's Chief Creative Officer, Named World Car Person of the Year 2022 February 22 2022

*Hyundai Motor Group CCO Luc Donckerwolke honored with prestigious award *World Car Person of the Year cites most significant annual contributions *Hyundai, Kia and Genesis products recognized by jury panel SEOUL, February 22, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is proud to announce that the World Car Awards jury ... Continue reading

'One-stop shop' refuse collection vehicle specialist RVS teams up with City West Commercials to deliver a landmark Mercedes-Benz Econic

'One-stop shop' refuse collection vehicle specialist RVS teams up with City West Commercials to deliver a landmark Mercedes-Benz Econic

Three years after it began running Approved Used Mercedes-Benz Econics, Wilrose Environmental has commissioned its first with an entirely new chassis. The company purchased its latest low-entry waste collection truck, pre-bodied and ready to work, from trusted supplier Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS). RVS sourced the ch ... Continue reading

2022 KIA EV6 Buyers Get 3500-4000 Miles Worth Of Charging Free

2022 KIA EV6 Buyers Get 3500-4000 Miles Worth Of Charging Free

Kia EV6 buyers with 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of complimentary EV charging/energy at any Electrify America station across the U.S. The agreement between the two companies will enable Kia owners 3,500 to 4,000 miles of all-electric driving at no charging cost, depending on the vehicle model and various conditions. Elec ... Continue reading

What Advanced Information Should You Know About Volkswagen Crafter Vans?

What Advanced Information Should You Know About Volkswagen Crafter Vans?

The Volkswagen Crafter is a van that has been designed with safety in mind. It features numerous passive safety systems, including the Side Protection, which alerts the driver to objects too close to the vehicle. ... Continue reading

Rebirth of an Icon Volkswagen Electric ID. Buzz!: Countdown Launched for the Volkswagen Electric ID. Buzz!

Rebirth of an Icon Volkswagen Electric ID. Buzz!: Countdown Launched for the Volkswagen Electric ID. Buzz!

World premiere of the zero-tailpipe-emission ID. Buzz: March 9th Two versions to be sold in Europe: New electric ‘Bus debuts this year as ID. ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire to Supply Original Equipment for 2022 Infiniti QX60

Hankook Tire to Supply Original Equipment for 2022 Infiniti QX60

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2022 -- Global leading tire company Hankook Tire will supply the original equipment for the 2022 INFINITI QX60 with its Dynapro HP2 tire in the size 255/50R20. The tires will be produced at Hankook Tire's Tennessee Plant in Clarksville, Tenn. ... Continue reading

Consumers Energy Powers Electric Vehicle Transformation, Adding 200 More Chargers Across Michigan in Next Two Years

Consumers Energy Powers Electric Vehicle Transformation, Adding 200 More Chargers Across Michigan in Next Two Years

JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 21, 2022 -- Consumers Energy is accelerating Michigan's electric vehicle transformation, committing to powering an additional 200 new EV charging stations across the state -- including 100 fast chargers -- by the end of next year. ... Continue reading

2022 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport - Review by Mark Fulmer

2022 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport - Review by Mark Fulmer

The new G80 Sport trim has a unique design that is highlighted from shiney black radiator grill, bumper accents, and bezels around its headlights. Our test car's paint is labeled Cavendis Red paying homage to the red cliffs along the shoreline of Prince Edward Island in Canada. No matter what color it is, this new G80 ... Continue reading

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