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Nutson's Auto News Review - Week Ending June 1, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Review - Week Ending June 1, 2019

Auto News Week Ending June 1, 2019; FCA Renault Merger, E15 Approved For Year Round Benefits, US Auto Company's Stock Falls, Bank Predicts Robo-Taxi Success, Infiniti Blows-Off Hong Kong For Japan, Driverless Trucks Now In Phoenix, Cadillac Unveils 3 New Twin-Turbo V6 335 HP Sedans, Porsche Investigation, EV Sales: Bla ... Continue reading

Pagenaud completes May sweep with electrifying 2019 Indy 500 victory

Pagenaud completes May sweep with electrifying 2019 Indy 500 victory

INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 26, 2019) - Simon Pagenaud completed his May mission with the biggest win of his racing life, capturing the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in a duel for the ages and extending Team Penske's dominance in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Pagenaud edged Alexander Rossi by 0.208 ... Continue reading

Pagenaud Wins 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge

Pagenaud Wins 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge

May 26, 2019 | By Indianapolis Motor Speedway Simon Pagenaud won the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This story will be updated with additional results, driver quotes and reactions shortly. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Partners with Mattel to Create a Toy Car That Challenges Gender Stereotypes

Mercedes-Benz USA Partners with Mattel to Create a Toy Car That Challenges Gender Stereotypes

ATLANTA--If you give a girl a toy car, would she imagine winning a race or would she trade it in for a tea set? According to researchers, most young girls would go for the tea set, thanks to beliefs formed at an early age that some toys are meant for boys and others for girls. To challenge these perceptions, Mercedes-B ... Continue reading

RIP Racer Niki Lauda

RIP Racer Niki Lauda

The motor racing community and the entire Daimler Family are in mourning for the devastating loss of Niki Lauda. The three-time Formula One World Champion and businessman passed away peacefully on Monday evening at the age of 70 surrounded by his closest family members. ... Continue reading

2019 INDYCAR Grand Prix Results - Ballsy Late Pass Wins It For Frenchman Driver Simon Pagenaud

2019 INDYCAR Grand Prix Results - Ballsy Late Pass Wins It For Frenchman Driver Simon Pagenaud

Click HERE to view and download the official results of the INDYCAR Grand Prix.INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana- Results Saturday of the INDYCAR Grand Prix NTT IndyCar Series event on the 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps comple ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - April 28 - May 4, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - April 28 - May 4, 2019

* It is with great sadness the we report that Henny Hemmes, our friend, colleague, mentor, teacher and creative partner has passed away after a brave battle with ALS disease. For more than 25 years Henny had a successful career in motorsport with two Dutch FIA Championship titles, as well as top results in 24-hour raci ... Continue reading

F1 - 1000th Race, Nicholas Frankl Shares Memories

F1 - 1000th Race, Nicholas Frankl Shares Memories

I don’t recall much of my first F1 championship race. It was May 1971, Monaco (where else you, might say) and I was traveling with my yet-to-be-discovered twin sister, Annabelle, who was still ‘cooking’ beside me inside our mother, June. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - April 21-27, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - April 21-27, 2019

Ford 1Q Results $34 Million Loss But Optimistic, Mid-engine Corvette Second Shift, Japan Ghosn Saga Continues, Lexus Makes Smiles In Canada, Tesla Follies, Ford Makes EV Startup Rivian HAP-PY!, Hyundai Hires EX Nissan Exec As COO, Mazda Diesel Finally, Grid Shortcoming Coming, Airbag Concerns Hits 12.3 Million Vehicles ... Continue reading

2019 Volvo XC40, 2019 Lexus UX 250h And New Forza F1 Podcast In This Month's Letter From Europe

2019 Volvo XC40, 2019 Lexus UX 250h And New Forza F1 Podcast In This Month's Letter From Europe

Letter from Europe by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Dear Reader, I thought it time for a quick update before I dash off to London-protesters permitting. So far the plan is London-Monaco-Maranello-Bologna and then back to SF. ... Continue reading

FIRST ‘DBS 59’ SHOWCASES RACING HERITAGE

FIRST ‘DBS 59’ SHOWCASES RACING HERITAGE

Built to celebrate one of the most illustrious moments in Aston Martin’s motorsport history, ‘DBS 59’ is a limited run of 24 special edition DBS Superleggeras, the first of which has just been built at the company’s global manufacturing headquarters, Gaydon. ‘DBS 59’ was a special commission through ‘Q by ... Continue reading

F-1 2019 Chinese Grand Prix - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 1-2 victory In Historic 1000th Grand Prix

F-1 2019 Chinese Grand Prix - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 1-2 victory In Historic 1000th Grand Prix

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport claim a 1-2 victory in the historic 1000th Grand Prix Lewis took his 75th career victory today – his second of the 2019 season and sixth at the Chinese Grand Prix Valtteri finished the race in second place, completing the third consecutive 1-2 for the team in 2019 Today’s result mar ... Continue reading

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Fast Facts

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Fast Facts

Race weekend: Friday, April 12 - Sunday, April 14 Track: 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street course (clockwise) in Long Beach, California Race distance: 85 laps / 167.28 miles Entry List: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (PDF) Push-to-pass parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activ ... Continue reading

Nutson's Digest - Important Car and Truck News Week Ending March 30, 2019

Nutson's Digest - Important Car and Truck News Week Ending March 30, 2019

By Larry Nutson: Ford Dealers Shown New Ford Bronco; TACH Journalists See New Ford Escape; GM Wants To Remove Vehicle Driver Controls; Psst, Hey Mister Wanna Buy A Car Company?; Tariffs Worrying Car Makers; NYC Congestion Fees; Tesla Wins Case; New Car Sales Down, Prices Up; Pickups Prices Up Quality Down; European Car ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest; Week Ending March 23, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Digest; Week Ending March 23, 2019

* Gas Prices Rising; OPEC Weakening?; Ford Autonomous; GM Electrifying; Fisker Fibbing?; Norway EV Only; Tesla Troubles; IIHS Pickup Crash Scorecard; FCA Peugeot? Ghosn; Maybach SUV; Porsche Ship Sinks; Lambo Daytona; Bush Deadheating With Richard; McCluggage McPherson Scholarship ... Continue reading

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