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Germany Reportedly To Invest $265 Million To Support H2 Vehicles In Germany

Germany Reportedly To Invest $265 Million To Support H2 Vehicles In Germany

Germany Reportedly To Invest $265 Million To Support H2 Vehicles In Germany ... Continue reading

Sharing Driving Duties With A Robot Not So Easy Says Stanford Engineering

Sharing Driving Duties With A Robot Not So Easy Says Stanford Engineering

Researchers find that when human drivers retake control of an autonomous car, the transition can be problematic, depending on what's changed since they were last driving.​By Taylor KubotaThere you are, cruising down the freeway, listening to some tunes and enjoying the view as your autonomous car zips and swerves thr ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe December 2016: Infiniti Q60 Cubana Ole', F-1 Ford Ferrari, Holiday Greetings

Letter From Europe December 2016: Infiniti Q60 Cubana Ole', F-1 Ford Ferrari, Holiday Greetings

Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Chnanel NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: First of all, Happy Holiday's, this is my 25th holiday month with The Auto Channel and 20th year of sharing my Letter From Europe with millions of fellow TACH'ers. Lots has changed in the past 25 years but more has stayed the ... Continue reading

Wards 10 Best Engines List for 2017 Includes New 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 Hybrid Propulsion System

Wards 10 Best Engines List for 2017 Includes New 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 Hybrid Propulsion System

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 12, 2016 -- New propulsion system from FCA US LLC powers the most fuel-efficient minivan ever – the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid eFlite electrically variable transmission is key to benchmark efficiency of all-new hybrid minivan Pacifica Hybrid delivers 84 MPGe fuel economy rating in electri ... Continue reading

Snake Oil Is (STILL) Alive And Well in SiliCON Valley - Beepi Used Car Scheme - $149 Million Invested, 260 Employees Hired Buh Bye : Step Right Up Folks Fair.Com Is In The Wings

Snake Oil Is (STILL) Alive And Well in SiliCON Valley - Beepi Used Car Scheme - $149 Million Invested, 260 Employees Hired Buh Bye : Step Right Up Folks Fair.Com Is In The Wings

Snake oil salesman continue to acquire investment capital from jerks. In a statement, Beepi painted a rosy picture of its alliance with Fair (another go nowhere, looser of a concept) by saying “that it’s joining forces with a number of automotive industry veterans to integrate dealers into Beepi’s digital car-buy ... Continue reading

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years, in Stunning Graphic Novel Based on Epic ‘Le Mans’ Movie Masterfully crafted by Sandro Garbo and the team at Garbo Studio, ‘Steve McQueen in Le Mans’ fuses a blistering graphic novel with a bold and vivid tribute to McQueen himself, a man who g ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP : December 12, 2016 - BMW, Maserati, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Lincoln, Thor +VIDEO

NHTSA RECALL RECAP : December 12, 2016 - BMW, Maserati, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Lincoln, Thor +VIDEO

NHTSA RECALL RECAP : December 12, 2016 - BMW, Maserati, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Lincoln, Thor ... Continue reading

2016 CES - Don't Be Fooled By Robot Car Hype At CES Gadget Show, Consumer Watchdog Warns

2016 CES - Don't Be Fooled By Robot Car Hype At CES Gadget Show, Consumer Watchdog Warns

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 6, 2016-- Consumers and regulators should not be fooled by the autonomous vehicle hype coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Consumer Watchdog warned today. "Robot car advocates are putting a glitzy spin on their 'autonomous' technologies," said John M. Simpson, Consumer W ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 5-11, 2016; Trump's Oil-Man EPA Chief; FCA: CES YES, NAIAS NO; Toyota Lexus NAIAS YES; 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor; VW Diesel Cheating (of Course)

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 5-11, 2016; Trump's Oil-Man EPA Chief; FCA: CES YES, NAIAS NO; Toyota Lexus NAIAS YES; 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor; VW Diesel Cheating (of Course)

* President-elect Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to stem climate change to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to media reports. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has enraged environmental activists, but he fits with the Republican president-elect's ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday December 10, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern)

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday December 10, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern)

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday December 10, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern) ... Continue reading

Close Up Look 2018 Lexus LC

Close Up Look 2018 Lexus LC

December 08, 2016 The introduction of the new LC performance coupe is a significant illustration of Lexus’ dedication to create cars with exciting, emotional designs and exhilarating performance. In the space of just 27 years, Lexus has had a transformative effect on the world’s luxury car market. ... Continue reading

2017 IIHS Safety Picks+ Light Up The Night +VIDEO

2017 IIHS Safety Picks+ Light Up The Night +VIDEO

Consumers who choose a 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award winner shouldn't have trouble seeing the road on nighttime drives. Good or acceptable ratings in the Institute's new headlight evaluations set the latest crop of qualifiers apart. ... Continue reading

6 to 15 Passenger 2017 New Vehicles - Perfect For Large Families Or Those With Lots Of Friends

6 to 15 Passenger 2017 New Vehicles - Perfect For Large Families Or Those With Lots Of Friends

Over the years one of The Auto Channel's most popular pages has been a short cut to 6-9 passenger vehicles. All of the main stream media talk of a ... Continue reading

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit ... Continue reading

Eight "Best New" Winners Announced for 2017 AJAC's 2017 Canadian Car of the Year Awards

Eight "Best New" Winners Announced for 2017 AJAC's 2017 Canadian Car of the Year Awards

Eight "Best New" category winners were announced today by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, better known as AJAC. The results were tabulated by KPMG, the accounting firm that works with the association and its Canadian Car of the Year awards. The eight "Best New" categories cover the full new-model spec ... Continue reading

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