Apr 25, 2019
EVs and the Environment: The Discussion Continues Last summer, California highway police pulled over pop star Justin Bieber as he sped through Los Angeles in an attempt to shake the paparazzi. He was driving a hybrid electric car—not just any hybrid, mind you, but a chrome-plated Fisker Karma, a US $100 000 plug-in h ... Continue reading
Porsche Cayenne Coupé Celebrates Asian Debut at 2019 Auto Shanghai +VIDEO
Apr 16, 2019
The new Porsche will be on view at Auto Shanghai until April 25th, and will play a major role in the further growth of the sports car manufacturer in China. "With the Cayenne Coupé, we've brought along a special version of our Chinese Porsche customers' favorite model," says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Boa ... Continue reading
Apr 8, 2019
RECALLS-read more about the safety issue Porsche recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading
Porsche March 2019 North America Sales Report
Apr 2, 2019
ATLANTA, April 2, 2019 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, today announced March retail sales of 4,779 vehicles, a new all-time high for the month. Following record months in January and February, sale ... Continue reading
New Electric Porsche Taycan Enters Final Test Stages Before Series Production
Mar 29, 2019
Porsche’s first purely electrically driven sports car, the Taycan, is currently completing its final test drives before it enters series production. In Scandinavia, just a few kilometres away from the Arctic Circle, it is proving its potential in terms of driving dynamics on snow and ice. ... Continue reading
Mar 27, 2019
March 27, 2019; LMC reported that in 1996, the first-generation Mercedes-Benz SLK played a big part in popularizing the retractable hard-top design that other convertibles would go on to emulate. European sales of the convertible bodystyle subsequently peaked during the mid-noughties, with over 400,000 sold in 2004, as ... Continue reading
NHTSA Safety Recalls Announced March 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019
Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta; Audi A3, RS3, Q7, Q8; BMW X5; Toyota Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid; Ford Fusion Energi; Transit; Porsche Cayenne, Boxter, Cayman, Panamera, Panamera Hybrid; Cadillac CT6; Mercedes-Benz Sprinter; Isuzu Reach; Volvo Bus; Triumph; Freightliner; Oshkosh; Prevost; Winnebago; Keystone; Mack; Spartan M ... Continue reading
Nutson's Auto News Digest; Week Ending March 23, 2019
Mar 24, 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
Cayenne Coupé - An Even Sportier Porsche SUV +VIDEO
Mar 22, 2019
Porsche is extending its Cayenne family. An even sportier vehicle has been added to the third generation of this highly successful SUV range - the Cayenne Coupé. “The Coupé includes all the technical highlights of the current Cayenne, but has an even more dynamic design and new technical details that position it as ... Continue reading
indiGO Auto Group Debuts Next-generation Porsche Facility, First-of-its-kind in the World
Mar 18, 2019
Porsche Palm Springs makes its debut in the California sunset Todd Blue, Founder and CEO of indiGO Auto Group, with award-winning dealerships in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and Riverside, CA; Houston, TX; and St. Louis, MO; has announced today the official opening of the prototype for Porsche’s next-generation showro ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2019
Porsche is Highest-Ranked Luxury Brand for First Time; Buick Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands according to the J.D. Power 2019 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study.SM Satisfaction is 75 points higher (on a 1,000-point scale) among customers who have an all-digital experience compared with one that is all analog, pr ... Continue reading
Porsche celebrates “50 years of the 917”
Mar 11, 2019
Return of the 917-001 and more than 7,795 PS-powered special exhibition Stuttgart, Germany. One of the strongest number sequences ever produced by Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year: the Porsche 917. ... Continue reading
Mar 3, 2019
Every Sunday Larry Nutson, Executive Producer and Chicago Car Guy along with fellow senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, give you The Auto Channel's ... Continue reading
J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)
Feb 13, 2019
Vehicle Dependability Significantly Improves for Most Automakers On a day when people traditionally demonstrate their love for another person, consumers’ affection for their three-year-old vehicles is equally apparent in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today. ... Continue reading
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