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Volvo Trucks Looking at LNG as Fuel...Again +VIDEO

Volvo Trucks Looking at LNG as Fuel...Again +VIDEO

Editor's Note: Volvo appears to be re-visiting liquid natural gas as an alternative to diesel fuel. I wondered what frightened them off previously. ... Continue reading

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

This is the first wireless battery management system available for production electric vehicles, and it will debut on General Motors’ production vehicles powered by Ultium batteries. ... Continue reading

Business Insider Compares Luxury Electric SUV's

Business Insider Compares Luxury Electric SUV's

Business Insider compared every luxury electric SUV currently on the market in the US and forthcoming, and Tesla's Model X was the clear winner. There are five fully electric SUVs currently available in the US or coming soon to the US luxury vehicle market. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up August 16-23, 2020

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up August 16-23, 2020

Here's What Happened In The Automotive Universe Last Week: Car Companies Cave-in To California; Best Cars For Teens; 2021 Ram 1500 TRX Emerges; Lyft and Uber Alive While Appealing; Cadillac CT6 Techno Giant Goin' Buh-bye; Drivers 2nd Thought About ADAS; Don't Park In Front Of Hydrants, Jerk; Rebelle Rally Race; DC Auto ... Continue reading

Some New Vehicle Technologies Risk Failing While Others Become “Must Have,” J.D. Power Finds

Some New Vehicle Technologies Risk Failing While Others Become “Must Have,” J.D. Power Finds

Volvo Ranks Highest Overall for Tech Innovation; Hyundai Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands 19 August 2020 New-vehicle buyers are being offered an increasing number of advanced technology features, some of which are hits while others are currently missing the mark. The J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TX ... Continue reading

H1 2020 US New Vehicle Sales 6.3 Million (100%), EV Sales 87,000 (1.8%), Tesla Sales 71,000 (81.66% Of EV's Sold)

H1 2020 US New Vehicle Sales 6.3 Million (100%), EV Sales 87,000 (1.8%), Tesla Sales 71,000 (81.66% Of EV's Sold)

EVs Are The Only Vehicles Built On Wall Street The United States remains one of the leading markets for electric vehicles across the globe. Different players are making attempts to establish a strong market presence but Tesla appears to be winning the race. ... Continue reading

Two Volvo SUVs earn 2020 IIHS safety awards

Two Volvo SUVs earn 2020 IIHS safety awards

The 2020 Volvo XC90 and XC60, both midsize luxury SUVs, qualify for 2020 safety awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after earning an advanced rating in the Institute's pedestrian crash avoidance test. The XC90 earns the highest award, TOP SAFETY PICK+, while the XC60 earns the TOP SAFETY PICK award. ... Continue reading

AAA Finds Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere

AAA Finds Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere

New automotive engineering research finds 73% of performance issues were related to lane centering ORLANDO, Fla. ... Continue reading

HOTCHKISS: AVERAGE AGE OF LIGHT VEHICLES IN US HITS 11.9 YEARS

HOTCHKISS: AVERAGE AGE OF LIGHT VEHICLES IN US HITS 11.9 YEARS

According to an article in The Auto Channel and Counterman magazine using information from IHS Markit the average age for light vehicles in the United States is now 11.9 years. Okay but so what? I remember when Volvo used to say that "in Sweden the average age of a Volvo is ten years". That was back in the '70s. So an ... Continue reading

J.D. Power 2020 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, Finds "Love Is Blind", Most Owners Satisfied With New Car They Bought - Despite Vehicle's Faults Some Owners Still LOVE Them

J.D. Power 2020 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, Finds "Love Is Blind", Most Owners Satisfied With New Car They Bought - Despite Vehicle's Faults Some Owners Still LOVE Them

Porsche Ranks Highest Overall; Dodge Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands; Vehicles that create joy for their owners often overcomes any negatives caused by problems they experience. This phenomenon is most effectively seen in the J.D. Power 2020 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM released ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest - Week Ending July 4, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Digest - Week Ending July 4, 2020

China's Wuhan Virus Still Affecting Our Auto Universe; US Sales First Half Results; Auto Advertising On Facebook Cut; Congress Touts EV's With Tax Rebates; Ward's Best Interiors; Toyota Brand Most Valuable; DieselGate Still Lives; UAW Changes?; Byton EV Bye Bye?; New Model Reveals Virtually; New Bronco Goes Mousy; New ... Continue reading

June 2020 US Retail Auto Sales Surprisingly Good

June 2020 US Retail Auto Sales Surprisingly Good

Automakers laud U.S. consumer 'resilience' despite COVID-19 hit to sales 4 MIN READ Detroit July 1, 2020; Reuters journalists Nick Carey and Ben Klayman reported that major automakers posted lower U.S. monthly or quarterly new vehicle sales on Wednesday due in large part to weak fleet orders, but said consumer demand r ... Continue reading

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