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2020 Toyota Tacoma Close-up Look

2020 Toyota Tacoma Close-up Look

The Toyota Tacoma, America’s best-selling mid-size pickup for 13 years in a row, isn’t stopping to admire its trophy case. Instead, it looks to keep its place atop the pecking order with new tech, style, comfort and convenience features, making the 2020 Tacoma more compelling and more competitive than ever. ... Continue reading

14 Years Ago - 2006 Pontiac Solstice Review By Bob Gordon

14 Years Ago - 2006 Pontiac Solstice Review By Bob Gordon

2006 Pontiac Solstice Review and Specs, the 2006 Pontiac Solstice provided me with those same true sports car attributes. The Pontiac Solstice prototype was first revealed to the world during a press event at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show. ... Continue reading

J.D. POWER TECH-EXPERIENCE STUDY RANKS HYUNDAI KONA TOP IN SEGMENT

J.D. POWER TECH-EXPERIENCE STUDY RANKS HYUNDAI KONA TOP IN SEGMENT

The J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study ranked the Hyundai Kona as earning the highest score for overall vehicle technology satisfaction in the study’s small vehicle segment. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports August 2019 Sales

Porsche Reports August 2019 Sales

It is humbling to see such a sustained level of customer excitement for Porsche so far this year. The next-generation Cayenne, in particular, is living up to its reputation as the sports cars in the SUV segment, ... Continue reading

Average New-Car Prices Up 2% Year-Over-Year for August 2019

Average New-Car Prices Up 2% Year-Over-Year for August 2019

The valuation analysts at Kelley Blue Book today reported the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $37,401 in August 2019. ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan: Online Retail to Become the Preferred Form of Vehicle Purchasing Among Private Buyers

Frost & Sullivan: Online Retail to Become the Preferred Form of Vehicle Purchasing Among Private Buyers

Online sales are expected to cross 1 million in 2020 and grow to more than 6 million by 2025, finds Frost & Sullivan The online vehicle retail model is disrupting the traditional dealership model by enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly introduce their products to the market while keeping costs lo ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus GS 350 F Sport Review by David Colman - It's E15 Approved

2019 Lexus GS 350 F Sport Review by David Colman - It's E15 Approved

My first shot at a twisting back road proved without a doubt that if you equip your GS 350 F Sport with the $1,700 optional "Lexus Dynamic Handling with Dynamic Rear Steering," you will be floored by the unexpected agility of this 3,845lb. luxury sedan. As soon as I hustled the big GS through a series of S-bends, I kne ... Continue reading

2019 Mazda MX-5 Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2019 Mazda MX-5 Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Just might be the best Miata Mazda has ever produced By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Over the past three decades, I have had the privilege of testing every new iteration of the Mazda Miata. Since 1989, Mazda has crafted four generations of their elemental two seat roadster. ... Continue reading

August 2019 Sales Results Journalist Remarks

August 2019 Sales Results Journalist Remarks

Our August U.S. auto sales forecast called for the month to finish at 1.59 million, up 6.5% from last year, or an increase of nearly 100,000 units. Several of the reporting automakers posted numbers above our forecast with numerous models achieving “best-ever August” sales. As mentioned in our forecast, the market ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Reports August 2019 Sales

Mercedes-Benz Reports August 2019 Sales

ATLANTA--Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported August sales of 24,771 Mercedes-Benz models, a 21.8% increase over August 2018. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz Vans recorded August sales of 5,373 units and smart sold 74, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 30,218 vehicles for the month, an increase of 24.9%. On a year-to- ... Continue reading

BMW of North America Reports August 2019 U.S. Sales

BMW of North America Reports August 2019 U.S. Sales

BMW brand sales increased 7.2 percent in August 2019 for a total of 25,505 over the 23,789 vehicles sold in August 2018. Sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles – X1 through X7 models – increased just over 21% in August 2019 vs August 2018 and now account for 56% of BMW brand sales in the U.S. “We are happy to say ... Continue reading

Helping to Combat Child Heatstroke, Automakers Commit to Introducing New Vehicles with Rear Seat Reminder Systems

Helping to Combat Child Heatstroke, Automakers Commit to Introducing New Vehicles with Rear Seat Reminder Systems

Automaker-led voluntary commitment to add rear seat reminder systems to new vehicles. This announcement is the industry’s latest effort to help enhance child safety, and expands upon widespread efforts to increase public awareness regarding the dangers of leaving children alone in a vehicle.Under this commitment, aut ... Continue reading

American Honda August 2019 Sales - Whoa Baby

American Honda August 2019 Sales - Whoa Baby

American Honda Marks Best Month of Sales in Company History, Setting Multiple All-Time Monthly RecordsSep 4, 2019 American Honda smashes all-time monthly sales records for total vehicles and trucks Honda brand also records its best-ever month, driven by record truck sales, and robust passenger car sales Honda CR-V and ... Continue reading

Nissan Group Reports August 2019 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group Reports August 2019 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group announced total U.S. sales for August 2019 of 127,230 units, an increase of 13.2 percent compared to the prior year. ... Continue reading

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