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NHTSA Recall Summary - September 21, 2020

NHTSA Recall Summary - September 21, 2020

Recalls, Mercedes Benz, Ford, BMW, Jaguar, Lincoln, Buick, Chevrolet, Tiffin, Forest River, Jayco, Coachman, Others, 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 ... Continue reading

2020 Volkswagen Arteon Earns IIHS Top Safety Award

2020 Volkswagen Arteon Earns IIHS Top Safety Award

The 2020 Volkswagen Arteon, a large car, earns a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, thanks to improved headlights. To qualify for a 2020 Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must earn good ratings in six crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side small overlap front, passenge ... Continue reading

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

This is the first wireless battery management system available for production electric vehicles, and it will debut on General Motors’ production vehicles powered by Ultium batteries. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Recall Summary - September 7, 2020

NHTSA Recall Summary - September 7, 2020

RECALLS, Corvette, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Lincoln, Ford, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, RAM, ETI, Heartland, Piaggio, 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 reca ... Continue reading

Best Labor Day 2020 New Car Deals

Best Labor Day 2020 New Car Deals

U.S. News & World Report unveiled the Best Labor Day Car Deals for 2020. ... Continue reading

Some New Vehicle Technologies Risk Failing While Others Become “Must Have,” J.D. Power Finds

Some New Vehicle Technologies Risk Failing While Others Become “Must Have,” J.D. Power Finds

Volvo Ranks Highest Overall for Tech Innovation; Hyundai Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands 19 August 2020 New-vehicle buyers are being offered an increasing number of advanced technology features, some of which are hits while others are currently missing the mark. The J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TX ... Continue reading

H1 2020 US New Vehicle Sales 6.3 Million (100%), EV Sales 87,000 (1.8%), Tesla Sales 71,000 (81.66% Of EV's Sold)

H1 2020 US New Vehicle Sales 6.3 Million (100%), EV Sales 87,000 (1.8%), Tesla Sales 71,000 (81.66% Of EV's Sold)

EVs Are The Only Vehicles Built On Wall Street The United States remains one of the leading markets for electric vehicles across the globe. Different players are making attempts to establish a strong market presence but Tesla appears to be winning the race. ... Continue reading

AAA Finds Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere

AAA Finds Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere

New automotive engineering research finds 73% of performance issues were related to lane centering ORLANDO, Fla. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Offers Safe Road Trip Preparation Tips

Volkswagen Offers Safe Road Trip Preparation Tips

After months of lockdown, everyone is itching to explore. As the weather warms up and states re-open, the American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that 97% of summer travel in the United States will be done by car – totaling an estimated 683 million road trips from July to September. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - July 19-25, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - July 19-25, 2020

Important, Concise or pithy automotive news, opinion and back stories in expertly crafted easy to digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading

TAC Used Car Of The Day Review - 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack - Used Car Super Search Results Included

TAC Used Car Of The Day Review - 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack - Used Car Super Search Results Included

2017 Golf Alltrack Taking you outdoors - For the last 30 years, or maybe even 40, it’s been said that Americans don’t like hatchback cars. This in spite of the hatchback’s versatility, ease of cargo carrying and shorter length for easier maneuvering compared to an equivalent size sedan. Well in actual practice Am ... Continue reading

2020 VW Passat SEL Review by Mark Fulmer

2020 VW Passat SEL Review by Mark Fulmer

2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SEL Review by Mark Fulmer A Safe, Spacious, Sumptuous Sedan by Mark Fulmer The Auto Channel It's not easy being a new sedan these days, but the 2020 Passat continues to be an outstanding alternative to low-slung sedans and costly mid-sized SUVs. Sumptuous. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power 2020 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, Finds "Love Is Blind", Most Owners Satisfied With New Car They Bought - Despite Vehicle's Faults Some Owners Still LOVE Them

J.D. Power 2020 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, Finds "Love Is Blind", Most Owners Satisfied With New Car They Bought - Despite Vehicle's Faults Some Owners Still LOVE Them

Porsche Ranks Highest Overall; Dodge Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands; Vehicles that create joy for their owners often overcomes any negatives caused by problems they experience. This phenomenon is most effectively seen in the J.D. Power 2020 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM released ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up - July 12-18, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up - July 12-18, 2020

This Happened Last Week:Ford Bronco Born, Jeep Fights Back; RAV4 Hybrid, 14 States Push ETrucks; Hyundai EV Sales; New Nissan Ariya Plugged In; Testa Descriptions Verboten in Germany; Lexus Owners Loyalest; STELLANTIS IS New Name; New Corvette Buyers Get Scale Model To Fondle Over; Honda America Discontinues Models; Di ... Continue reading

IIHS Says Convertibles Are As Safe As Hard Tops (But More Fun Says Me) +VIDEO

IIHS Says Convertibles Are As Safe As Hard Tops (But More Fun Says Me) +VIDEO

Despite the relatively flimsy appearance of their roof structures, late-model convertibles are no riskier than nonconvertibles, according to the analysis of crash and fatality rates. ... Continue reading

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