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Genesis Virtual Guide Provides Convenient, Simple Ways To Become Familiar With Vehicle Capabilities

Genesis Virtual Guide Provides Convenient, Simple Ways To Become Familiar With Vehicle Capabilities

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, California, Aug. 7, 2017 Augmented reality (AR) has come to your luxury car. ... Continue reading

National Stop on Red Week +Crash Video

National Stop on Red Week +Crash Video

MESA, Ariz., Aug. 7, 2017 -- American Traffic Solutions (ATS), North America's leading provider of road safety camera programs, reminds drivers to avoid injuries and fatalities by stopping safely on red every day and particularly during this year's National Stop on Red Week. ... Continue reading

HYUNDAI ANNOUNCES 2018 ELANTRA GT PRICING

HYUNDAI ANNOUNCES 2018 ELANTRA GT PRICING

Standard Eight-inch Display Audio System with Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Integration Standard Rearview Camera with Dynamic Guidelines HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE 2018 ELANTRA GT Lower and wider stance European styling Nearly 25 cubic feet of behind rear-seat storage Standard vertical LED daytime running lights Standard eigh ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest; July 31-August 6, 2017: Concept Winners, Mazda and Toyota, More Kids Dying In Hot Cars, Auto Sales Wilting, Mustang roar, GM Recall, Driving On Drugs

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest; July 31-August 6, 2017: Concept Winners, Mazda and Toyota, More Kids Dying In Hot Cars, Auto Sales Wilting, Mustang roar, GM Recall, Driving On Drugs

If you are a car and driving fan like we all are here at The Auto Channel, you can easily "catch up" or put this week's auto stories in context by searching the past 25 year's millions of pages of original, manufacturers announcements, automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news, video, audio, ... Continue reading

Car Review: HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 LEXUS GS 350 REVIEW

Car Review: HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 LEXUS GS 350 REVIEW

I drove a 2017 Lexus GS 350 with the 3.5-liter V6 engine with 311 horsepower mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. While a base model to a top-of-the-line trim are available, variations are determined by engine (V6 or turbocharged 4-cylinder), rear-wheel or all-wheel drive, and the addition of the F-SPORT fea ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK REVIEW

An unbeatable choice in terms of style, both inside and out, and done well at my step-up-from-base trim ... Continue reading

Toyota And Mazda Form Car Building And Technology Sharing Partnership - To Build Plant In USA

Toyota And Mazda Form Car Building And Technology Sharing Partnership - To Build Plant In USA

The plant will be capable of producing 300,000 vehicles a year, with production divided between the two automakers, and will employ about 4,000 people when it opens in 2021 ... Continue reading

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH-MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS – DAY FOUR WRAP-UP

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH-MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS – DAY FOUR WRAP-UP

Well, just this. The auto business has always been, and will always be, cyclical. We’ve now been in the longest period of sustained growth in the industry’s history and it is just now leveling off. Does that mean we’re headed for a downswing? Probably. But so far it looks like it may be a gentle one. ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI VELOSTER REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI VELOSTER REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE VELOSTER VEHICLE Hyundai has engineered a beautiful marriage between a sports car and a compact with the Veloster, a unique three-door hatchback big on performance and value. You get distinctive style minus the big cost and fuel consum ... Continue reading

2018 Mazda3 Gains More Standard Equipment in all Trim Levels

2018 Mazda3 Gains More Standard Equipment in all Trim Levels

August 2, 2017 IRVINE, Calif. (August 2, 2017) – Mazda3’s combination of craftsmanship, quality and uncommonly good driving dynamics place it apart from its competition in the crowded compact segment. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America July 2017 Sales

Hyundai Motor America July 2017 Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017 -- Hyundai Motor America today reported July sales of Hyundai and Genesis branded vehicles of 54,063 units, a 28 percent decline compared with the company's best July ever in 2016. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi July 2017 US Sales

Mitsubishi July 2017 US Sales

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander (Photo: Business Wire) ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Small Preview Thumbnail CYPRESS, Calif.—Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) reported July 2017 ... Continue reading

American Honda July 2017 US Auto Sales

American Honda July 2017 US Auto Sales

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported total July sales of 150,980 Honda and Acura vehicles, driven by the success of core models even as tight supplies of certain products contributed to a slight decrease of 1.2 percent vs. ... Continue reading

EVgo Reveals the 10 Most Charged Up Cities in the U.S.

EVgo Reveals the 10 Most Charged Up Cities in the U.S.

EVgo Reveals the 10 Most Charged Up Cities in the U.S. ... Continue reading

Mazda US July 2017 Sales

Mazda US July 2017 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported July U.S. sales of 27,089 vehicles, representing a decrease of 3 percent versus July of last year. ... Continue reading

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