New-Vehicle Quality Stalls After Four Years of Improvement, J.D. Power Finds
Jun 20, 2019
New-vehicle quality in 2019 stays flat compared with 2018, marking the first year without improvement since 2014, according to the J.D. Power 2019 Initial Quality Study (IQS),SM released today. More brands worsened than improved over the past 12 months.“Automakers continue to make progress in areas like infotainment ... Continue reading
LMC Asks: Are We Still Keeping Up With The Premium Car Joneses?
Jun 5, 2019
Special to The Auto Channel LMC Automotive Sammy Chan, Analyst Premium Car market share in Europe has, generally, been on a steady incline over the last couple of decades. In the 2000-2010 period, Premium market share of European Passenger Cars grew from 15% to 18%. By the end of 2018, this stood at 22%. A closer look, ... Continue reading
Porsche Reports May 2019 US Sales
Jun 3, 2019
Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, today announced record May retail sales of 5,010 vehicles. Overall sales for the first five months are up 2.1 percent from a year ago to 25,052 vehicles. ... Continue reading
May 28, 2019
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Official NHTSA Safety Recalls Summary May 27, 2019
May 28, 2019
NHTSA Safety Recalls Indexed May 27, 2019: Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall. Volvo, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Porsche, Mazda, Jaguar, Ford, Acura, Honda, Forest River, Livin' Lite, Fleetwood, Holiday Rambler, Utilimaster, Spencer, Altec, S ... Continue reading
May 17, 2019
“The truth stands: imported autos and auto parts are simply not a national security threat," said AIADA President and CEO Cody Lusk. "Using this spurious claim as justification to force our trading partners into new negotiations will only create more uncertainty for America’s entire auto industry, including our cou ... Continue reading
NHTSA: Most Deadly Cars To Drive In U.S.
May 15, 2019
By Julie Blackley Small Cars and Sports Cars are the Most Deadly Occupant fatalities from car crashes occur almost twice as often in subcompact cars and sports cars compared to the average vehicle, according to the latest study from the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and more than 25 million cars from t ... Continue reading
Nutson's Auto News Review - Week Ending May 11, 2019
May 12, 2019
Auto News Digest Week of May 4-11 2019: Porsche Dieselgate; GM Plant News; Dyson (Vacuum Co.) To Build EV in Singapore; Illinois EV Owners Threatened To Pay Fair Share Of Road Maintenance; US Subsidizing EV Ownership; 1966 Le Mans Movie; VW EV iD.3 Now On Sale; Gas Prices Down?; One-Lap SRTs; GM Truck Recall; Uber IPO ... Continue reading
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
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