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New Car Inventory: The Cupbard Was Bare

New Car Inventory: The Cupbard Was Bare

Forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales of new vehicles this month are expected to reach 987,100 units, a 14.3% decrease compared with August 2020, and a 21.6% decrease compared with August 2019 when adjusted for selling days. ... Continue reading

Kia Announces 2022 Sorento Pricing

Kia Announces 2022 Sorento Pricing

Kia's capable and premium Sorento SUV is one of the brand's longest standing nameplates. For model year 2022, the newly introduced Sorento PHEV joins the gas-powered and hybrid variants to round out the model range. ... Continue reading

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 22-28, 2021

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 22-28, 2021

* Cox Automotive Forecast: In August, new light-vehicle sales in the U.S. are forecast to fall to 1.20 million units, or down 118,000 units, nearly 9% below last year. Compared to last month, sales are expected to fall 88,000 units, or almost 7%. The SAAR in August 2021 is estimated to be 14.3 million, down from last A ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Citan Makes Exhibition Premiere At Caravan Salon Dusseldorf

Mercedes-Benz Citan Makes Exhibition Premiere At Caravan Salon Dusseldorf

Aug 27, 2021 Stuttgart/Düsseldorf Stuttgart/Düsseldorf. Van life is booming and particularly vehicles with external dimensions close to those of a passenger car are becoming more and more popular. ... Continue reading

Hyundai H2's Too

Hyundai H2's Too

The Group will showcase its outlook and blueprints for a future hydrogen society, including breakthrough hydrogen mobility ideas and technologies Worldwide broadcast of the Hydrogen Wave will go live on Sep. 7 on the Group’s YouTube channel [LINK] Next-generation hydrogen fuel-cell systems and applications to debut a ... Continue reading

Brand Loyalty Among US Auto Consumers Drops to Six-Year Low, According to IHS Markit

Brand Loyalty Among US Auto Consumers Drops to Six-Year Low, According to IHS Markit

Analysis of new vehicle registration data through June indicates that the overall brand loyalty rate of 51 percent in the U.S. market is the lowest since August 2015. This decline in loyalty is inevitably due, at least in part, to the major declines in dealer inventory stemming from the global microchip shortage. ... Continue reading

Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX Concept Revealed - Oh Baby!

Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX Concept Revealed - Oh Baby!

This manufacturer's sales release has been published as a free advertising give-a-way of The Auto Channel exploring GMC’s vision for its growing lineup of premium yet capable trucks and SUVs. Building on the capability of Canyon AT4, the concept further elevates Canyon’s off-road credibility by showing how it could ... Continue reading

The Current Car Shortage Led To Car Prices To Soar

The Current Car Shortage Led To Car Prices To Soar

August 18, 2021 John GorehamJohn Goreham is a life-long car nut and recovering engineer. John’s focus areas are technology, safety, and green vehicles. ... Continue reading

Kia America Announces 2022 Niro Hybrid

Kia America Announces 2022 Niro Hybrid

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2021 -- The 2022 Niro Hybrid (HEV) arrives for the new model year wearing new Kia badging on the front grille, the tailgate, steering wheel hub and wheel center caps. Niro HEV continues to deliver an estimated 50 MPG, offers more than 63 cu.-ft. ... Continue reading

2022 Lexus Official Close-up Look

2022 Lexus Official Close-up Look

Drivers who appreciate luxury will be delighted with the latest offering to roll off the Lexus lot. With a distinguished identity combined with superior design and strategically curated functionality, the 2022 Lexus ES holds court in the game of style and comfort. ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Forecast: August New-Vehicle Sales Pace Slowest of 2021 Due to Low Supply

Cox Automotive Forecast: August New-Vehicle Sales Pace Slowest of 2021 Due to Low Supply

ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2021 -- U.S. auto sales are forecast to be squeezed even tighter in August by a worsening supply situation. ... Continue reading

TapClassifieds Continues Record Run Making Auto Dealers More Successful

TapClassifieds Continues Record Run Making Auto Dealers More Successful

TapClassifieds continues to innovate and disrupt marketing in the automotive industry as Inc. magazine presents the company in its Inc. 5000 list, the most prominent ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. ... Continue reading

Rocket Auto Launches Online Vehicle Marketplace - More Competition For Your Used Car Purchase

Rocket Auto Launches Online Vehicle Marketplace - More Competition For Your Used Car Purchase

Rocket Company today introduced RocketAuto.com – a website with a primary focus on providing a simple and transparent car buying experience. ... Continue reading

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Become A Hero - Join The Auto Channel's TACH-TV Broadcast Television Network

The TACH-TV network features television and video programming produced over the years by The Auto Channel, along with select video content produced by independent producers and studios. The television programming is presented in a traditional linear format but utilizes The Auto Channel’s enormous automotive webs ... Continue reading

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