News By Topic: Features

Nutson's Nuggets - Weekly Automotive News Factoids March 14-20 2021

Mar 21, 2021

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 digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Recovered Evidence Suggests Tiger Woods Auto Accident Was A "SOAP DISH" Moment

Mar 21, 2021

Was It A Cry For Help? ... Continue reading

My Compassionate Plan To Solve The Immigration Crisis by Marc J. Rauch

Mar 20, 2021

"SHARE THE DREAM" will offer long-term living accommodations, along with meals and clothing) to the hundreds of thousands of new immigrants (pioneers) that are expected to cross into the United States now that Joe Biden is in office. The living accommodations, food, and clothing will be requisitioned from those individ ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL 2022 LEXUS IS 500 F SPORT Performance Launch Edition +LAUNCH VIDEO

Mar 19, 2021

5.0L V8 delivers 472 hp and 395 lb.-ft. of torque Exclusive Incognito – All-new to the Lexus color palette Unique two-tone Black & Gray Ultrasuede® trimmed seats, door accents, and center console 19-inch seven-spoke forged alloy Matte Black BBS® wheels Unique serialized Launch Edition badge included SEBRING, Fla. ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Companies Kicking US Car Maker Butt In China +VIDEO (Published 2019)

Mar 19, 2021

China has raced far ahead of others on electric-vehicle sales, forged into automated-vehicle development and led the way on deployment of next-generation cellular infrastructure, reports Automotive News. ... Continue reading

Carvana Shares 2020 Online Car Buying Insights and Trends in New Report

Mar 19, 2021

Online Car Buyer Report for 2020 highlights the most compelling trends and statistics from the year that automotive e-commerce took off—from sales metrics to electric vehicle adoption, and much more. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: The Original 'Immersive Van Gogh' Exhibition Brings Its Blockbuster Show To Pittsburgh

Mar 19, 2021

Lighthouse Immersive and Impact Museums announce the Pittsburgh premiere of their highly sought-after art experience Immersive Van Gogh opening September 23, 2021. Official tickets will be available at https://www.vangoghpittsburgh.com/ with prices starting at $39.99. ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Shell To Collaborate on Clean Energy Solutions

Mar 19, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company today signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, the international energy company known as Shell — but this time with a clean mobility twist. The signing ceremony was held online at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, Korea. ... Continue reading

Upstart Loans Going Motoring - Will Acquire Automotive Retail Software Provider Prodigy Software

Mar 18, 2021

Each year, approximately $1 trillion of cars are sold in the US, and most of them are financed.1 Yet purchasing a car consistently ranks among the worst consumer experiences, with less than 1% of buyers satisfied with the current process. ... Continue reading

Autofleet Provides Vehicle-as-a-Service Platform for Keolis Autonomous Electric Shuttle Deployment in Sweden

Mar 18, 2021

TEL AVIV, Israel--Autofleet, a provider of AI-powered fleet optimization solutions, was selected by Keolis, a public transport operator, to provide its platform for an autonomous electric vehicle (AEV) project in Gothenburg, Sweden. Shuttle operation began on January 18, 2021 on behalf of local public transport authori ... Continue reading

Alexa Start My Car - Nissan And Amazon Are Friends

Mar 17, 2021

Nissan customers can now ask Alexa to start, lock and unlock their vehicles with a simple request like “Alexa, start my car.” Alexa is Amazon's intelligent voice AI, ubiquitous in homes around the world. ... Continue reading

S For Acura - 2021 TLX Type S Kicks off Acura’s Year of Type S

Mar 17, 2021

Type S to arrive at dealers late May; prices starting in the low $50,000s Acura today announced the on-sale timing for the highly anticipated 2021 TLX Type S, which returns the Type S performance brand to Acura showrooms for the first time in more than a decade. ... Continue reading

Kandi America Expands Product Categories, Launches NEV Models

Mar 17, 2021

Now available for order and delivery through select dealerships, the Kandi NEV K23 (priced at $22,499) contains safety features such as seatbelts and airbags, much-desired HVAC, and can comfortably fit up to four passengers. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Paul Gauguin Cruises Unveils Renovated m/s Paul Gauguin - Dreaming

Mar 17, 2021

took place during The Gauguin's drydock ending on March 9th in Singapore. The vision of the renovation was to enhance The Gauguin's elegant Polynesian signature with a chic and fresh style to enrich guests' experience sailing the islands of Tahiti, French Polynesia, Fiji and the South Pacific. ... Continue reading

Sales Professional Opportunity

Mar 17, 2021

Well its reached the point where the owners of The Auto Channel have too many balls in the air and need help doing what we are not. In the beginning 25 years or so ago Marc and I had the energy to run the company, develop new and exciting features, report from world's many auto shows, host client meetings in NY, Detroi ... Continue reading