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In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - October 24-30, 2016: VW Finis, PU Headlights PU, Tesla, Ford and Awards

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - October 24-30, 2016: VW Finis, PU Headlights PU, Tesla, Ford and Awards

* VW owners now finally know. Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco gave final approval to an agreement calling for Volkswagen to spend $10 billion to buy back or fix those 400,000 vehicles whose 4-cylinder diesel engines were equipped with the cheating emission system software. ... Continue reading

Reigning champ Erica Enders uses The Strip at LVMS as her personal ATM

Reigning champ Erica Enders uses The Strip at LVMS as her personal ATM

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 24) -- In winning back-to-back world championships, Pro Stock superstar Erica Enders has used The Strip at Las Vegas Motor <meta name= ... Continue reading

F1 In America - Austin Texas

F1 In America - Austin Texas

Coverage By Peter Habicht The Auto Channel Racing Desk Austin Texas October 22, 2016; Sunday’s USGP marks the 5th anniversary of Formula 1’s return to the United States at Circuit of The Americas, as well as the return of America to the starting grid, with Haas F1 Team racing in front of their home audience. For Ha ... Continue reading

2016 United States Grand Prix - Saturday

2016 United States Grand Prix - Saturday

Austin Texas, October 22, 2016; Super Saturday for Silver Arrows in Austin Lewis Hamilton today took his 58th career pole position – his first at the Circuit of the Americas and ninth of the 2016 season so far Nico Rosberg completed a 11th Silver Arrows front row lockout of the season in P2 Both drivers completed a s ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - October 10-16, 2016: VW Toyota Lincoln Recalls, Ford Leaves Australia, RIP Adamowicz, New CR-V

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - October 10-16, 2016: VW Toyota Lincoln Recalls, Ford Leaves Australia, RIP Adamowicz, New CR-V

* Takata, the Japanese supplier of airbags that are being recalled due to numerous injuries and deaths, is considering a U.S. bankruptcy filing. This option would open the door for an outside investor and also clear up all the pending costs associated with the recall. * Volkswagen AG is recalling about 334,000 Volkswag ... Continue reading

Growth Energy and Sheetz Showcase #62 Racecar, E15 Fuels

Growth Energy and Sheetz Showcase #62 Racecar, E15 Fuels

CHARLOTTE, NC - October 13, 2016:­ Growth Energy and Sheetz teamed up this week to showcase the availability of E15 for North Carolina drivers alongside the #62 car that Sheetz is sponsoring in today’s Drive For the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. E15, the same high-performance fuel that will power the Sheetz ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine's record at Milwaukee doesn't reflect true performance

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine's record at Milwaukee doesn't reflect true performance

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine's record at Milwaukee doesn't reflect true performance ... Continue reading

NLMS: National Late Model Sportmen Series ends season at Oglethrope

NLMS: National Late Model Sportmen Series ends season at Oglethrope

NLMS: National Late Model Sportmen Series ends season at Oglethrope ... Continue reading

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

MIAMI—Motorsport Network, the Miami-headquartered publisher of Motorsport.com and Motor1.com, today announced the acquisition of six business operations that make up the Haymarket Media Group’s interests in motorsport publishing, photography and events. The acquired businesses in the Autosport portfolio include Aut ... Continue reading

A SHUNPIKER’S JOURNAL RADIO PROGRAM

A SHUNPIKER’S JOURNAL RADIO PROGRAM

The next installment of A Shunpiker’s Journal begins airing Wednesday, September 28th and will run for about 3 to 4 weeks. Listen to live-stream at www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com every Wednesday at 1 PM and 7 PM and every Thursday at 1 AM and 7 AM, or go to the Website, click on “Hosts,” find me, and download th ... Continue reading

Geely to be Lead Partner for The BLOODHOUND Project (1000 MPH Car) +Video

Geely to be Lead Partner for The BLOODHOUND Project (1000 MPH Car) +Video

BRISTOL, England, September 26, 2016 -- Team announces its most substantial sponsorship deal Geely to take BLOODHOUND Inspiration Programme across Asia Watch the launch here: The BLOODHOUND Project today announced Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) as its prime sponsor and Official Automotive Partner in a 3-year agreem ... Continue reading

Brand New Peugeot 3008 DKR Ready For Dakar Challenge

Brand New Peugeot 3008 DKR Ready For Dakar Challenge

LONDON - September 13, 2016: Coming off the back of a successful Dakar and Silk Way Rally campaign with the PEUGEOT 2008 DKR this year, Team Peugeot Total and Red Bull have revealed the new PEUGEOT 3008 DKR. This is the all-new successor to the famous machine with which Stéphane Peterhansel claimed his resounding 12th ... Continue reading

Ford Mentors Students from College Race Teams and Offers Opportunities for Real-World Testing

Ford Mentors Students from College Race Teams and Offers Opportunities for Real-World Testing

DEARBORN, Mich.—For months, college engineering students with a passion for motorsports breathe, eat and live race car aerodynamics – tuning, testing and tweaking their cars to ensure their team has the lightest, fastest machine on the track. Since 2004, hundreds of students on Ford-sponsored teams in Formula SAE, ... Continue reading

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent. The drivers and teams are all back from the enforced summer break, when the teams shut off their emails and send staff packing! It’s a great way to recharge the batteries when ‘you don’t have homework’ as Alonso commented upon arriving at SPA, where t ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - August 8-13, 2016; Bentley Diesel, Jeep Hacking, MPG Down, Ford Cell 6 Mil., Recalls Of Course

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - August 8-13, 2016; Bentley Diesel, Jeep Hacking, MPG Down, Ford Cell 6 Mil., Recalls Of Course

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - August 8-13, 2016; Jeep Hacking, MPG Down, Ford Cell 6 Mil., Recalls Of Course ... Continue reading

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