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2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Touring Review by David Colman

2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Touring Review by David Colman

Quack, Quack, Quack,Quack By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Any way you look at it, the Clarity is an odd duck. It doesn't look like anything else on the road, it doesn't drive like anything you're familiar with, and its MPGe (electric only mileage) puts to shame everything but a bicycle. ... Continue reading

Midwest Automotive Media Association Elects 2020 Board of Directors

Midwest Automotive Media Association Elects 2020 Board of Directors

CHICAGO--The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA), an organization comprised of automotive journalists and related industry professionals, elected its 2020 board of directors during its annual January business meeting. Secretary Kelley Enright, treasurer Larry Nutson and communications director Jennifer Morand w ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Nuggets - Week Ending January 18, 2020

Nutson's Automotive News Nuggets - Week Ending January 18, 2020

Car and Truck of the Year Revealed; North American Trade Deal Ratified; Toyota Invests In Indiana Factory; Audi, BMW, MB Out Of NY Auto Show; Home Builders Group Takes Sides In Future Fuel Codes; Street Racing In New Corvette; VW Dieselgate Continues; Cars.Com Awards; Detroit Auto Show Super Car Event; New Jersey Force ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday January 18, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday January 18, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

This a a Prerecorded Best Of Auto Lab - No Calls Please. We will be LIVE Next Week. Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending January 11, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending January 11, 2020

Ghosn's Nigeru; Big Truck Smog Regs; Wall Street Values Tesla More Than GM and Ford Combined; CES Auto Show; Autonomous Vehicles; Car Maker Web Sites; Car Star Movie American Graffiti Museum To Open In Modesto; VW Investors Sue Daimler; Bullet Mustang Sold; Varsha Fighting Cancer; Salty 300 MPH Club member Jack Costell ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday January 11, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday January 11, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

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 Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, pro ... Continue reading

2020 Nissan Sentra and the future of the compact car

2020 Nissan Sentra and the future of the compact car

Nissan’s all-time bestselling vehicle in the US, averaging 140k units sold per year over the past 20 years. Nissan started production of the 8th generation of the Sentra this past December, rounding out a quartet of redesigns of their main sedan lineup in the US that also included the Altima, Maxima and Versa. ... Continue reading

Toyota To Build Model City At Base Of Sacred Mountain

Toyota To Build Model City At Base Of Sacred Mountain

LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan, 07 2020; At CES, Toyota revealed plans to build a prototype "city" of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. ... Continue reading

Strike Back at OPEC with Ethanol ... and Save Money, Too!

Strike Back at OPEC with Ethanol ... and Save Money, Too!

The petroleum oil industry is on a roller coaster ride, a roller-coaster ride that provides no safety belts for the consumers who are being taken on the ride. ... Continue reading

2020 Ford Explorer Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Ford Explorer Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Ford Explorer Roomy, rear-drive, plus a new hybrid By Larry Nutson Executive Producer and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_6026) Ford has done it again and completely revamped the Explorer. It still looks very much like an Explorer. ... Continue reading

Henny Hemmes Champion Race Driver, Automotive Journalist and Our Friend Passed Away in 2019 - Rust Zacht Henny Rust Zacht

Henny Hemmes Champion Race Driver, Automotive Journalist and Our Friend Passed Away in 2019 - Rust Zacht Henny Rust Zacht

Louisville, KY May 2, 2019; It is with great sadness and tears that I am reporting that Henny Hemmes, our friend, collegue, mentor, teacher and creative partner has passed away. Henny was always more than a journalist to all of us here at The Auto Channel, she was a real hero...a pioneer in women's rights who used her ... Continue reading

Unique Fisker Ocean Revealed: Cool Featured All-Electric Technically Advanced Luxury SUV, Pricing, Driver Experience Details

Unique Fisker Ocean Revealed: Cool Featured All-Electric Technically Advanced Luxury SUV, Pricing, Driver Experience Details

- The world's most sustainable vehicle unveiled at Consumer Electronics Show 2020, pricing details revealed: full purchase option starting at $37,499 (U.S.) MSRP – $29,999 after U.S. tax credit; flexible lease starting at $379 (U.S.) per month with all maintenance and service included - Worldwide manufacturing strate ... Continue reading

Uber and Hyundai Motor Announce Aerial Ridesharing Partnership

Uber and Hyundai Motor Announce Aerial Ridesharing Partnership

The air vehicle concept Hyundai released today was created in part through Uber’s open design process, a NASA-inspired approach that jump-starts innovation by publicly releasing vehicle design concepts so any company can use them to innovate their air taxi models and engineering technologies. ... Continue reading

2019 Mazda Mx-5 RF Review by David Colman

2019 Mazda Mx-5 RF Review by David Colman

Since its introduction, Mazda's two seat sports car has evolved through 4 production cycles (NA/NB/NC and ND). The ND, Mazda's latest interpretation of the Miata for 2019, also comes in 4 different guises. The baseline model is dubbed Club, next up comes the Grand Touring, followed by the retractable hardtop variant (R ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending January 4, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending January 4, 2020

HAPPY 2020! Carlos Ghosn Escapes Japan; VW EV; VW Dieselgate, RAM Outsells Chevrolet Pickups, Norway Goes 42% Electric; Big MB Recall, McQueen Mustang For Sale, RIP Car Guys in 2019 ... Continue reading

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