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Letter From Europe; Hot New M-B, Audi e-tron, Land Rover, Sun Valley Filled With Snow and Nice People

Letter From Europe; Hot New M-B, Audi e-tron, Land Rover, Sun Valley Filled With Snow and Nice People

Not often that a test car causes a commotion in leafy, sleepy Belvedere, but when the canary yellow 2020 Mercedes CLA250 4 matic rolled into the parking lot it was surrounded by neighbors young and old. How much was the inevitable first question and does it come as a coupe or as a convertible. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 14, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 14, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert. More real world car info than any where else! ... Continue reading

Vehicles Equipped With Automated Driver Assist Systems Need To Also Keep Drivers Focused On The Road

Vehicles Equipped With Automated Driver Assist Systems Need To Also Keep Drivers Focused On The Road

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has issued a set of research-based safety recommendations on the design of partially automated driving systems. The guidelines emphasize how to keep drivers focused on the road even as the vehicle does more of the work. ... Continue reading

Bollinger Motors Start-up Detroit Area Electric Truck Company Shows Patent Pending Platform

Bollinger Motors Start-up Detroit Area Electric Truck Company Shows Patent Pending Platform

Bollinger Motors has unveiled its patent-pending E-Chassis. The patent-pending E-Chassis is the world's first and only Class 3 electric platform – and it was designed with commercial applications and versatility in mind. ... Continue reading

2020 Mercedes - Benz GLC 300 Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Mercedes - Benz GLC 300 Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

What’s not to like? I’ve just slid into the driver’s seat of Mercedes’ refreshed for 2020 GLC 300 premium compact SUV. Of course liking and disliking is a matter of everyone’s personal taste, but for me I was quite pleased with what I saw. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Official Vehicle Recall Notice March 9, 2020

NHTSA Official Vehicle Recall Notice March 9, 2020

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2020 Honda Civic Si 4dr HPT Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2020 Honda Civic Si 4dr HPT Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Even in compact car land, there are still small pockets of resistance to automatic transmissions. One such stand of enthusiasts lives at Honda, a company which markets the 2020 CIVIC Si with only a six speed manual gearbox. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Review Week Ending March 7, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Review Week Ending March 7, 2020

* US automotive sales appear to have avoided any significant impact from the coronavirus in February, but March sales may prove the industry's resiliency amid a recent economic slump, Cox Automotive analysts said. Cox initially forecast US auto sales to reach 1.3 million units in February, a 6% increase from February 2 ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 7, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 7, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Pr ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Unveils "Prophecy" Concept EV

Hyundai Motor Unveils "Prophecy" Concept EV

Hyundai Motor Company unveiled its new concept EV, “Prophecy”, expressing the company’s latest design language. The visionary concept clearly expresses Hyundai’s latest design philosophy, Sensuous Sportiness, expanding on the era-defining example set by last year’s “45” concept EV that stripped away compl ... Continue reading

Buyer's Respond To Hyundai Model Lineup February North American Retail Sales Up 26%

Buyer's Respond To Hyundai Model Lineup February North American Retail Sales Up 26%

Hyundai Motor America reported total February sales of 53,013 units, a 16% increase in comparison with February 2019 and the highest February sales in Hyundai history, outpacing the previous record of February 2016. The February sales result is the 17th time in the last 19 months that Hyundai has had increasing overall ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday February 29, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday February 29, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Pr ... Continue reading

RoboSense Provides Cold-Resistant LiDAR to GACHA – First Autonomous Driving Shuttle Bus for All Weather Conditions

RoboSense Provides Cold-Resistant LiDAR to GACHA – First Autonomous Driving Shuttle Bus for All Weather Conditions

Before GACHA, Autonomous Cars Operated Only in Ideal Weather Conditions RoboSense’s LiDAR “Sees” a 3D World, Even in Finland’s Snow & Extreme Temperatures Reaching -30°C (-22° F) GACHA Self-Driving Shuttle Bus Robo-Taxi Powered with RoboSense All-Weather LiDAR . ... Continue reading

ZF acquires mobility provider 2getthere

ZF acquires mobility provider 2getthere

ZF Friedrichshafen AG has acquired a 60 percent share of 2getthere B.V. The company offers complete automated transport systems and is located in Utrecht/Netherlands, with offices in San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. Applications range from driverless electric transport systems at airports, business and theme parks t ... Continue reading

2020 Hyundai Sonata Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Hyundai Sonata Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Limited trim I drove was loaded with features that really made getting around in a crowded city easier and more comfortable. LED headlights, forward collision assist, rear cross traffic alert, front and rear parking sensors, a 360-degree camera system, and blind spot display all help you see and ... Continue reading

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