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Nutson's Weekly Auto News Round-up Week October 1-7, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Round-up Week October 1-7, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets.</i> for Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up October 1-7, 2023 ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota Crown Déjà Vu All Over Again - Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2023 Toyota Crown Déjà Vu All Over Again - Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2023 Toyota Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel If you follow Toyota or might have been shopping for a car (as in, sedan) perhaps you know the Crown carline reappeared in the summer of 2022. Toyota’s premium Avalon sedan has been discontinued. ... Continue reading

Autoweek.com Names First Vanguard Best Of Year Award Winners

Autoweek.com Names First Vanguard Best Of Year Award Winners

Autoweek says that this isn't another round of "best of the year" accolades but instead are honors for those ensuring that the future of mobility is a cleaner, greener and more equitable one. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrapup-Week September 24-30, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrapup-Week September 24-30, 2023

Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

2023 Mazda CX-50 - Review By Larry Nutson

2023 Mazda CX-50 - Review By Larry Nutson

2023 Mazda CX-50 Capable and stylish By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_ 9344) Earlier this year, in late March, I traveled to California’s Central Coast on the invite of Mazda to drive the all-new 2023 Mazda CX-50. The CX-50, an addition to the Mazda product lineup, is a two-row, five-seat co ... Continue reading

2023 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL DETROIT AUTO SHOW

2023 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL DETROIT AUTO SHOW

She Ain’t What She Used to Be! By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell TheAutoChannel’s Detroit Team The handwringing and consternation among fellow journalists and hangers-on were nearly palpable during the media preview day and for a few days thereafter. “She ain’t what she used to be,” was the refrain. ... Continue reading

GlobalData Decoded Auto News Roundup -September 29, 2023

GlobalData Decoded Auto News Roundup -September 29, 2023

Learn what is driving this trend in our report. Buy Report STRATEGIC INSIGHTS What will be the game-changing innovations in AI after generative AI? Disruptive AI innovations will push the boundaries of what’s possible and re-imagine the limits of AI. ... Continue reading

Transportation News Straight From The Horses Mouth

Transportation News Straight From The Horses Mouth

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download. ... Continue reading

THE NEW 2024 WRX TR WILL DEBUT AT SUBIEFEST FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 7TH

THE NEW 2024 WRX TR WILL DEBUT AT SUBIEFEST FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 7TH

A sharper and more enthusiast-focused 2024 WRX TR will debut at Subiefest Florida with the help of Travis Pastrana, Subaru Motorsports USA driver and extreme sport icon, and Bucky Lasek, legendary professional skateboarder and rallycross driver. Subiefest Florida is the largest annual gathering of Subaru enthusiasts in ... Continue reading

Lucid Group Opens Saudi Arabia's First-Ever Car Manufacturing Facility

Lucid Group Opens Saudi Arabia's First-Ever Car Manufacturing Facility

Lucid Group commences assembly of Lucid Airs in its new Advanced Manufacturing Plant, AMP-2, its first international manufacturing facility, strategically located in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the first phase, the facility has the capacity to assemble 5,000 Lucid vehicles per annum, an ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota bZ4X Electric Only - Review by Larry Nutson

2023 Toyota bZ4X Electric Only - Review by Larry Nutson

2023 Toyota bZ4X By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel What’s in a name? Beyond Zero gives us the “bZ” in the model name of Toyota’s first fully-electric vehicle. And of course, zero emission new vehicles are what the world needs going forward to be carbon neutral. ... Continue reading

Mid-week Auto News Summary

Mid-week Auto News Summary

Welcome to From the Newsroom, a roundup of news from Cox Automotive and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry. With autumn officially here, the auto industry is wrapping up the third quarter and looking ahead to the end of the year. ... Continue reading

Ford Pauses $3.5 bln Battery Plant in Michigan - Why? UAW Or EV Bottom Line Or CCP Connections?

Ford Pauses $3.5 bln Battery Plant in Michigan - Why? UAW Or EV Bottom Line Or CCP Connections?

Ford has paused work on a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, citing (Choose One Two Or Three) concerns about ability to competitively operate the plant (UAW Fault?), Big Losses On EV's (Management Fault?), US Congress Chinese Partner Connections (Emperors New Clothes Thinking Fault) ... Continue reading

IIHS Safety Report Says Minivans Fail At Rear-seat Safety - HUH?

IIHS Safety Report Says Minivans Fail At Rear-seat Safety - HUH?

Popular with parents, minivans ought to boast the safest second-row seating on the market. Instead, they’re lagging behind. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up September 17-23, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up September 17-23, 2023

See this past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

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