Hyundai Reports January 2020 US Sales
Feb 3, 2020
Total Sales Increase 5% Retail Sales Up a Significant 22% Fleet Sales Down 68%; Just 6% of Total Volume – Hyundai Motor America reported total January sales of 42,744 units, a 5% increase in comparison with January 2019. ... Continue reading
Jeep V Hummer Gets Into The Mud + Super Bowl LIV Commercials
Feb 2, 2020
DETROIT January 18, 2004; Michael Ellis writing for Reuters reported that a long-simmering dispute between the beefy sport utility brands Hummer and Jeep has heated up with one-upmanship claims and accusations of copied designs. The mud-slinging between the off-road SUV brands began nearly three years ago when DaimlerC ... Continue reading
Hyundai Sonata and Palisade Win Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN Awards
Jan 31, 2020
Hyundai’s 2020 Sonata and 2020 Palisade have each earned 2019 GOOD DESIGN® Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. ... Continue reading
Detroit-Hamtramck to be GM’s First Assembly Plant 100 Percent Devoted to Electric Vehicles
Jan 30, 2020
General Motors’ vision of an all-electric future is coming into clearer focus and gaining momentum with a $2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. GM’s first all-electric truck will be a pickup with production scheduled to begin in late 20 ... Continue reading
American Mayors Applaud President Trump for USMCA Trade Legislation +VIDEO
Jan 30, 2020
A statement by Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI) and President of the United States Conference of Mayors on today's signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) implementation legislation by President Trump: "The nation's mayors applaud President Trump for signing the legislation to implem ... Continue reading
Lincoln and Start Up EV Company Rivian To Produce First Lincoln Electric Vehicle
Jan 29, 2020
The Lincoln Motor Company announced today that it is working together with Rivian to develop an all-new electric vehicle previously announced as part of Ford Motor Company’s original investment in Rivian. ... Continue reading
Frankfurt To Lose Giant German Car Show - Berlin's Gain?
Jan 29, 2020
Frankfurt, which has been synonymous with one of the world's biggest auto shows, the IAA, for more than 70 years, has been eliminated from the race to host the next event in 2021, organisers said on Wednesday. The next IAA International Motor Show -- which alongside similar events in Geneva and Detroit is traditionally ... Continue reading
UK electric vehicle unicorn Arrival receives €100M investment from Hyundai and Kia
Jan 29, 2020
Hyundai and Kia invest €100M, making Arrival one of the UK’s largest unicornsArrival, Hyundai and Kia will jointly develop vehicles using Arrival platforms and key technologiesArrival’s Generation 2 Electric Vehicles are a new category of electric vehicles that surpass traditional vehicles in cost, design and eff ... Continue reading
UPS invests in Arrival and orders 10,000 Generation 2 Electric Vehicles
Jan 29, 2020
Today’s initial order of 10,000 vehicles will be rolled out over 2020-2024 with the option for a further order of 10,000 Arrival's technologies create purpose-built electric delivery vehicles that exactly match UPS’s specifications. ... Continue reading
2020 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA Official Announcement
Jan 28, 2020
Sport-tuned suspension components are now standard on MX-5 Grand Touring models New available color options featuring Polymetal Gray, Red Nappa Leather and Gray cloth soft top 2020 Mazda MX-5 goes on sale with a starting MSRP[1] of $26,580 and will arrive at dealerships in February 2020 IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. ... Continue reading
2020 Toyota Corolla Road Trip Review By Larry Nutson
Jan 28, 2020
2020 Toyota Corolla Dixie Highway Road Trip By Larry Nutson Executive Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_6154) On the invite of Toyota I was making a road trip from my Chicago home to Evansville, Indiana. It would take about five hours. ... Continue reading
Jan 28, 2020
With 19 franchised dealerships in six U.S. markets, indiGO Auto Group celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 15th. Now wholly owned by Pon Holdings of the Netherlands, indiGO Auto Group, which was founded by current CEO Todd Blue, has created the most inspiring luxury retail automotive destinations in the industry. ... Continue reading
Cadillac To Offer Enhanced Super Cruise
Jan 28, 2020
Enhancements include addition of automated lane change functionally Available first on Cadillac’s new sedans, the CT5 and CT4 An enhanced version of the Super Cruise1 driver assistance feature will be introduced starting on the 2021 Cadillac CT5 and CT4 and followed by the all-new 2021 Cadillac Escalade. Among the en ... Continue reading
Electric Vehicle Stories You May Have Missed
Jan 27, 2020
Michigan, Tesla reach agreement for direct car sales: source Reuters Volkswagen ID Crozz to make US debut at New York Auto Show in April Electrek Subaru sets mid-2030s target to sell only electric vehicles Reuters Could this very odd-looking electric car convince you to ditch ... Continue reading
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