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Continental's New ExtremeContact Force Tire

Continental's New ExtremeContact Force Tire

Continental has recently released an all new summer ultra-high performance competiton tire for both enthusiasts and professionals. This was a joint effort with Hoosier racing tire. ... Continue reading

NHTSA CAR, TRUCK, RV, BUS, MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary October 3, 2022

NHTSA CAR, TRUCK, RV, BUS, MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary October 3, 2022

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

GM Already Fully Committed To Going Electric Still Seeks A Holy Grail

GM Already Fully Committed To Going Electric Still Seeks A Holy Grail

Collaboration focuses on increasing energy density and cost reduction in future GM EV batteries GM Ventures participates in OneD's Series C $25 million funding round PALO ALTO, Calif., and DETROIT – General Motors Co. and OneD Battery Sciences announced today the execution of a joint research development agreement fo ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up September 18-24, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up September 18-24, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

NexTech Batteries Earns Milestone UN/DOT Safety Certification, Advancing Patented Lithium-Sulfur Technology Towards Commercialization

NexTech Batteries Earns Milestone UN/DOT Safety Certification, Advancing Patented Lithium-Sulfur Technology Towards Commercialization

NexTech Batteries, the global leader in proprietary lithium-sulfur (LiS) battery technology, received UN/DOT 38.3.5 safety certification for its patented semi-solid-state lithium-sulfur 5.4 amp hour cell – exceeding test standards required for air transportation and other modes of transit. ... Continue reading

2022 Acura MDX - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 Acura MDX - Review by Larry Nutson

Acura was the first Japanese luxury brand in the U.S. arriving on our shores 35 years ago in 1986. The first vehicle models they sold were two-door and four-door sedans. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Chooses Redline Detection’s Battery + Coolant Leak Detector for Global Tool Program

Jaguar Land Rover Chooses Redline Detection’s Battery + Coolant Leak Detector for Global Tool Program

Redline CMO Alex Parker with new Battery + Coolant Leak Detector for Jaguar Land Rover. ... Continue reading

Hankook Launches Laufenn X FIT HP Tire

Hankook Launches Laufenn X FIT HP Tire

Laufenn Launches All-Season X FIT HP Tire for SUVs<https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/laufenn-launches-all-season-x-fit-hp-tire-for-suvs-301619420.html?tc=eml_cleartime> * All-new Laufenn X FIT HP tire expands touring SUV and CUV offering with all-season product * Engineered to provide dynamic handling characteri ... Continue reading

Toyota To Allow On The Go Engine Performance Adjustments

Toyota To Allow On The Go Engine Performance Adjustments

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and KINTO Co., Ltd. (KINTO) announced today that, joining the KINTO-exclusive GR Yaris ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 28-September 3, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 28-September 3, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

Forget Barn Finds, This Attic Find Gasoline Sign Sells For 1.5 Million

Forget Barn Finds, This Attic Find Gasoline Sign Sells For 1.5 Million

GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 1, 2022; Richmond Auctions sets a new world record for the most expensive antique advertising sign sold at auction, a 48" double sided porcelain Musgo Gasoline sign. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary (Official) August 29, 2022

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary (Official) August 29, 2022

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

Chad Belding & The Fowl Life Require Tires for All Types of Terrain

Chad Belding & The Fowl Life Require Tires for All Types of Terrain

Mickey Thompson Ambassador Chad Belding practices a simple philosophy on ... Continue reading

Hyundai Highest-Ranked Mass Market Brand In J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study

Hyundai Highest-Ranked Mass Market Brand In J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study

J.D. Power designated Hyundai as its overall innovation leader for the mass market segment in the 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) StudySM, released today. ... Continue reading

Lexus Is the "Class" of Luxury, Yet Strong Moves From Acura and Infiniti Make It a Race, ACSI Data Show

Lexus Is the "Class" of Luxury, Yet Strong Moves From Acura and Infiniti Make It a Race, ACSI Data Show

Satisfaction with the auto industry is moving in reverse. Overall customer satisfaction with automobiles slides 1.3% to a score of 77 (out of 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Automobile Study 2021-2022. ... Continue reading

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