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Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 6-12, 2017:: Gasoline Prices Rising; Koenigsegg Agera RS Fastest; Ford Looks Into Future; October US Sales International Brands Winout; RIP Bob Kinser

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 6-12, 2017:: Gasoline Prices Rising; Koenigsegg Agera RS Fastest; Ford Looks Into Future; October US Sales International Brands Winout; RIP Bob Kinser

* Unusually high demand and emerging strife in Saudi Arabia are driving up gasoline prices. Demand in the U.S. is at the highest level since 2006 while the Saudi Arabian prince destined to take over the throne has dozens of his relatives detained in a stated crackdown on corruption. ... Continue reading

Bob Lutz Confirms The Auto Channel's Vision On The Possible Demise of The Auto Industry

Bob Lutz Confirms The Auto Channel's Vision On The Possible Demise of The Auto Industry

Michael J. Coren writing for MSNBC reported in an interview with Bob Lutz the ultimate car guy that it’s not every day a titan of industry predicts the demise of his own. But Bob Lutz, the former chairman of General Motors, believes the auto industry is not long for this world. ... Continue reading

Sixth Generation Chevrolet Camaro V6 Review By Rob Eckaus

Sixth Generation Chevrolet Camaro V6 Review By Rob Eckaus

Sixth Generation Chevrolet Camaro V6 Review ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Ultimate Review By Steve Purdy

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Ultimate Review By Steve Purdy

Hyundai freshened both the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport for 2017 updating them stylistically and adding a few features and options. The updates are modest and you’d not notice the styling updates unless you had the old and new side by side. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM November 11, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM November 11, 2017

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan Midnight Edition Prices

2018 Nissan Midnight Edition Prices

Nissan announces pricing on expanded 2018 Midnight Edition lineup –nine models total with addition of three new Midnight Edition pickups ... Continue reading

DOCOMO and Sumitomo Electric Testing 5G Real-Time Traffic Monitoring

DOCOMO and Sumitomo Electric Testing 5G Real-Time Traffic Monitoring

The test is enabling Sumitomo Electric and DOCOMO to study how to ensure that traffic data is instantaneous and visible and how to make systems as user-friendly as possible to provide vehicles and pedestrians with safe, practical assistance. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors' Eclipse Cross Achieves 5-star Euro NCAP Safety Rating

Mitsubishi Motors' Eclipse Cross Achieves 5-star Euro NCAP Safety Rating

Eclipse Cross SUV Coupe has secured a 5-star safety rating with excellent overall performance. jpg With safety as one of its strong-suits, the Eclipse Cross has scored high within the 'Small Off-roader' vehicle class, achieving a 97% rating for Adult Protection and an 80% Pedestrian Protection rating. ... Continue reading

Big Brother Is Watching: Driving Behavior-based Telematics Automobile Insurance Developed

Big Brother Is Watching: Driving Behavior-based Telematics Automobile Insurance Developed

First Driving Behavior-based Telematics Automobile Insurance Developed for Toyota Connected Cars in Japan Toyota City, Japan, Nov, 08 2017; Toyota Motor Corporation and the MS&AD Insurance Group's Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. have jointly developed Japan's first driving behavior-based telematics automobile insu ... Continue reading

Skip The Plane Pain, Upgrade Your Travel and Enjoy More Of Your Next Vacation in the All-New 2018 Ford Expedition

Skip The Plane Pain, Upgrade Your Travel and Enjoy More Of Your Next Vacation in the All-New 2018 Ford Expedition

The busy holiday travel season is fast approaching. Vacations, ski trips and catching up with family are sure to be exciting – if you can just get through the hassle of air travel. ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 TOYOTA TUNDRA REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 TOYOTA TUNDRA REVIEW

2017 Toyota Tundra Limited CrewMax; Three years ago Toyota took great pains to iron out flaws and place a stronger finish on the cabin presence and related features – the glossy interior finish, lower center console compartments, and smart connectivity technology are standouts. ... Continue reading

2017 Kia Review - Kia Cadenza Limited By John Heilig

2017 Kia Review - Kia Cadenza Limited By John Heilig

2017 Kia Review - Kia Cadenza Limited By John Heilig ... Continue reading

Truck Review: 2017 Honda Ridgeline AWD RTL-E Review By John Heilig

Truck Review: 2017 Honda Ridgeline AWD RTL-E Review By John Heilig

The Auto Channel REVIEWED MODEL: 2017 Honda Ridgeline AWD RTL-E ENGINE: 3.5-liter SOHC V6 TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 280 hp @ 6,000 rpm/262 lb.-ft. @ 4,700 rpm WHEELBASE: 125.3 in. ... Continue reading

"Autonomous Vehicles Will Revolutionize Mobility and Transform Society" Larry Hutchinson, President and CEO of Toyota Canada Inc.

"Autonomous Vehicles Will Revolutionize Mobility and Transform Society" Larry Hutchinson, President and CEO of Toyota Canada Inc.

According to Larry Hutchinson, President and CEO of Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI), the autonomous vehicle is a great opportunity for the automotive industry and will change society as we know it. Just don't expect it to happen tomorrow. ... Continue reading

Allstate: More than one-third of U.S. motorists are "stressed" about winter driving

Allstate: More than one-third of U.S. motorists are "stressed" about winter driving

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 8, 2017 -- Allstate released a new survey today revealing that more than a third (35 percent) of U.S. drivers say wet winter driving stresses them out, and almost half (48 percent) are concerned by the prospecti — all while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an es ... Continue reading

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