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First Glimpse of All-New Hyundai Sonata

First Glimpse of All-New Hyundai Sonata

First model to embody Sensuous Sportiness design language 2020 Sonata showcases sporty four-door-coupe silhouette with spacious interior Sonata to employ an array of advanced features, such as Hidden Lighting Lamps, a Hyundai first, that turn chromic when off and lit when on SEOUL, Mar. 5, 2019 – Hyundai Motor today ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 9, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 9, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com.Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert ... Continue reading

Maxlider’s 4-Door 1966 Ford Bronco: An Inside Story By Maureen McDonald

Maxlider’s 4-Door 1966 Ford Bronco: An Inside Story By Maureen McDonald

Bloomington, IL What could be one of the ugliest, most utilitarian cars in automotive history is the golden calf of Erik Barnlund’s existence. He turns vintage Ford SUVs into custom models with a price tag that could exceed $400,000. ... Continue reading

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX DECLINES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX DECLINES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH

Black Book, a division of Hearst that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for February (114.5), a -0.8% change from January (115.4). The Index has also fallen -1.0% over the last twelve months. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Says Driverless Vehicles Have Limited Desireability and High Cost

Volkswagen Says Driverless Vehicles Have Limited Desireability and High Cost

GENEVA, March 5 Edward Taylor writing for Reuters reported that fully autonomous vehicles will take at least another five years to perfect, with the cost and complexity of rolling out the technology globally serving to undermine the business case, Volkswagen’s head of commercial vehicles said. Autonomous cars require ... Continue reading

Final Edition - NADA End-of-Day Auto News Recap

Final Edition - NADA End-of-Day Auto News Recap

Final Edition - NADA End-of-Day Auto News Recap Fiat Chrysler (FCA) is open to pursuing alliances and merger opportunities if they make sense but a sale of its luxury brand Maserati is not an option, Chief Executive Mike Manley said in Geneva on Tuesday. “We have a strong independent future, but if there is a partner ... Continue reading

MINI USA Survey Finds Auto Consumers Divided on Size, But United on Customization

MINI USA Survey Finds Auto Consumers Divided on Size, But United on Customization

new survey MINI USA recently commissioned from market research and business intelligence firm Engine designed to identify car shopping trends among general consumers and millennials. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - March 4, 2019; Ford; Lincoln; Volvo; Hyundai; KIa; Arcimoto; Mack; Hometown; Airstream; Pierce; MCI; Dutchman; HME

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - March 4, 2019; Ford; Lincoln; Volvo; Hyundai; KIa; Arcimoto; Mack; Hometown; Airstream; Pierce; MCI; Dutchman; HME

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

US Sales; Cars and Gas Prices Up; Autobahn; Ghosn; Kia, Subaru Recalls; Impala New Life; Tesla No Dealers; Pedestrian Deaths; Seinfeld Porsche

US Sales; Cars and Gas Prices Up; Autobahn; Ghosn; Kia, Subaru Recalls; Impala New Life; Tesla No Dealers; Pedestrian Deaths; Seinfeld Porsche

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

2018 BMW 640i GT xDrive Review By John Heilig

2018 BMW 640i GT xDrive Review By John Heilig

Handling is excellent for a large car, aided by the M Sport Dynamic Handling Package that adds integral active steering, adaptive drive, active roll stabilization and dynamic danger control. There are times when you can be lumbering along peacefully and suddenly the road bends. The car realizes this faster than you do ... Continue reading

New Car Prices Up, Sales Down Duh!

New Car Prices Up, Sales Down Duh!

IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2019 -- The analysts at Kelley Blue Book today reported the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $36,590 in February 2019. New-vehicle prices increased $993 (up 2.8 percent) from February 2018, while decreasing $205 (down 0.5 percent) from last month. ... Continue reading

February 2019 US Sales Automotive Journalist Comments

February 2019 US Sales Automotive Journalist Comments

Atlanta, March 1, 2019; Reported February 2019 new-vehicle sales are coming in softer than Cox Automotive had forecast. Considering current reports, our team believes both General Motors and Ford will come in lower than expectations as well. ... Continue reading

MOTOR PRESS GUILD 2018 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

MOTOR PRESS GUILD 2018 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The Motor Press Guild held its annual awards ceremony to recognize excellence in automotive journalism at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on February 24th. Automotive journalists Emme Hall and Derek Powell emceed the evening's event that included a visit from Bruce Meyer, a founding director of the Peters ... Continue reading

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