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Alfa Romeo Returns to Formula 1, But Only By Name

Alfa Romeo Returns to Formula 1, But Only By Name

Last April, Sauber confirmed it would end their engine deal with Ferrari and begin a new contract with Honda engines next year. ... Continue reading

BMW GROUP November 2017 US Auto Sales

BMW GROUP November 2017 US Auto Sales

BMW Group sales total 32,087 vehicles in November BMW brand sales increase 7.1 percent MINI brand sales decrease 10.4 percent BMW Group Electrified Vehicles Sales total 18,416 YTD Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 1, 2017… Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 7.1 percent in November for a total of 28,049 compared to 2 ... Continue reading

Arcimoto Delivers First Production EV Arcimoto Signature Series FUV to Paying Customer #1

Arcimoto Delivers First Production EV Arcimoto Signature Series FUV to Paying Customer #1

Fun Utility Vehicle™ (FUV) — an affordable and practical pure electric vehicle for everyday commuters and fleets, today delivered its first-ever Signature Series FUV. The vehicle delivery took place today at AutoMobility LA, the official press event of the LA Auto Show, at a press conference hosted by Arcimoto exec ... Continue reading

Honda Clarity Wins Green Car Journal's Prestigious 2018 Green Car Of The Year

Honda Clarity Wins Green Car Journal's Prestigious 2018 Green Car Of The Year

Clarity is the First-Ever Production Model to Offer Consumers a Choice Between Electric, Plug-in Hybrid and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2017 -- Honda's breakthrough Clarity sedan has been named Green Car Journal's 2018 Green Car of the Year® at the Los Angeles Auto Show's (LA Auto Show®) AutoMobili ... Continue reading

2018 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid Crossover Revealed At Los Angeles Auto Show

2018 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid Crossover Revealed At Los Angeles Auto Show

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2017 -- The 2018 Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) brings an exciting new dimension to Kia's alternative fuel car line-up. ... Continue reading

2019 Kia Sorento At 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show

2019 Kia Sorento At 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show

the Sorento remains as capable as ever, but touts a number of visual and feature enhancements, inside and out. Aside from new front and rear fascias, which help achieve a more sophisticated appearance, the cabin is now decidedly more upscale and integrates newly-added technology, including Driver Attention Warning,4 La ... Continue reading

Time to Give Up the Keys?

Time to Give Up the Keys?

WEST ORANGE, N.J., Nov. 30, 2017 -- For many older adults, driving is the key to maintaining independence, self-sufficiency and, for some, even their identity. ... Continue reading

2018 Jeep® Wrangler: Close Up Look

2018 Jeep® Wrangler: Close Up Look

Even More Legendary Jeep 4x4 Capability, a Modern Design That Stays True to the Original, Advanced Fuel-efficient Powertrains, More Open-air Options and Loaded With Safety Features and Advanced Technology Unmatched capability with Command-Trac and Rock-Trac 4x4 systems, next-generation Dana axles, new Selec-Trac full-t ... Continue reading

Euro NCAP Lastest Crash Ratings

Euro NCAP Lastest Crash Ratings

November 29, 2017; Today, Euro NCAP publishes the safety ratings of eight new vehicles, among which four have made their first appearance on the market this year: the X-Class, the luxury pick-up by Mercedes-Benz; the F-Pace’s smaller brother, the Jaguar E-Pace; the new DS brand's flagship car, the DS 7 Crossback; and ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan Kicks Compact Crossover Coming To USA This Spring

2018 Nissan Kicks Compact Crossover Coming To USA This Spring

Aimed at city living consumers, the brand new Kicks CUV is ready to tackle the intensity of the urban landscape ... Continue reading

Lexus Streches RX Line Into RX-L To Accomodate 3 Rows Of Seats

Lexus Streches RX Line Into RX-L To Accomodate 3 Rows Of Seats

New RX L provides luxury and logistical liberty Choice of Six- or Seven-Passenger Models Available with V6 Gas or Hybrid Powertrains Power-Fold Third Row Seat Standard Leather Trimmed Seating on First Two Rows and Tri-Zone Climate Control Standard Optional Hands-Free Power Tailgate November 29, 2017 2018 RX L 350 Produ ... Continue reading

Velodyne Demonstrates Quantum Leap in LiDAR Technology

Velodyne Demonstrates Quantum Leap in LiDAR Technology

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Comparison of the VLS-128 point cloud (top) to the HDL-64 point cloud (bottom) highlights how Velodyne’s new flagship model delivers 10 times higher resolving power than the HDL-64, allowing it to see objects more clearly and from greater distances. (Photo: Business Wire) Comparison ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM November 25, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM November 25, 2017

Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and advice of leading college faculty, authors, and automotive practitioners in a relaxed, conversational interactive format.</p> <p>Listeners can hear the past 18 years of archived Auto Lab shows as simulcast on www.thea ... Continue reading

Hyundai Completes The KONA 10 +VIDEO

Hyundai Completes The KONA 10 +VIDEO

Hyundai Motor UK announces the successful completion of the KONA 10 – an epic driving challenge that has seen adventurer Sophie Radcliffe conquer ten of the most iconic volcanic landscapes across the UK and Ireland in under 72 hours, in the KONA, the new compact SUV from Hyundai. Hyundai worked with historian Dr Mich ... Continue reading

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Preview

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Preview

A thrilling 2017 Formula One season concludes with Round 20 from the Yas Marina Circuit Toto Talks Abu Dhabi Featured this Week: On Your Marks… Stat Attack: Abu Dhabi and Beyond Toto Talks Abu Dhabi We head to Abu Dhabi for the final race of the 2017 season with the same hunger and fire in our stomach that we took to ... Continue reading

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