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OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALLS SUMMARY - September 16, 2024

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALLS SUMMARY - September 16, 2024

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up September 8-14, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up September 8-14, 2024

Here are Larry's top story picks from this past week ... Continue reading

A Message To Car Maker PR Execs; HELP (Before We All Go Buh-Bye)

A Message To Car Maker PR Execs; HELP (Before We All Go Buh-Bye)

When comparing the public relations budget to the marketing budget the PR budget is not "chump change", but Foresight Research calls it a marketing "best buy" Foresight Research has been measuring marketing communications for much more than a decade. Of all the communications channel levers that an auto manufacturer ca ... Continue reading

North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Unveils “Best of 2025” List

North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Unveils “Best of 2025” List

Ten cars, five trucks and ten utility vehicles will advance to finalist round of the prestigious awards process DETROIT, September 13, 2024 – Twenty-five vehicles have been named the “Best of 2025” by the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ (NACTOY) Awards organization and will move on to ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD PRO - Review by Thom Cannell

2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD PRO - Review by Thom Cannell

No attempt at completeness, simply comments on one week’s driving experience—balanced against hundreds of comparisons. Sequoia, Toyota’s three-row full-size SUV is barely 23 years old and already in its third generation. ... Continue reading

Eight more vehicles qualify for IIHS awards

Eight more vehicles qualify for IIHS awards

September 12, 2024Eight vehicles from five manufacturers earn accolades in the latest batch of ratings issued by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2024 Genesis Electrified GV70, 2025 Genesis GV70, 2025 Honda Civic sedan, 2024 Subaru Solterra and 2025 Toyota Camry earn the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ awar ... Continue reading

Looking For A Road Safety TV Script Written By A Chicagoland Teen Driver

Looking For A Road Safety TV Script Written By A Chicagoland Teen Driver

CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2024 -- Teens from Chicagoland and throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa are invited to help promote safe driving by creating a message about sharing the road. The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) and the Chicago Auto Show are hosting the 11th annual Drive Safe Chicago PSA Contest. ... Continue reading

Flex-Fuel Hybrid "The Answer": Study Shows Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) Paired With E85 (FLEX-FUEL ETHANOL) is as climate-friendly as battery electric vehicles (BEV) LOWERING total GHG emissions

Flex-Fuel Hybrid "The Answer": Study Shows Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) Paired With E85 (FLEX-FUEL ETHANOL) is as climate-friendly as battery electric vehicles (BEV) LOWERING total GHG emissions

Plug-in flex-fuel hybrid vehicles running on E85 fuel with up to 85% renewable ethanol are just as climate-friendly as electric vehicles, according to a new study. Research carried out by the French research consultancy IFPEN measured and compared the greenhouse-gas emissions of vehicles powered solely by petrol, plug- ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel The Original Interactive Automotive Site, More Experience, More Credibility, More Originality, More Honesty

The Auto Channel The Original Interactive Automotive Site, More Experience, More Credibility, More Originality, More Honesty

Hey Google if your Bots can really make value judgements, do your research and you will see that there is no other Website team in the World that has more experience, more inventiveness, more honest credibility, more digital experience and more originality and over our past 29 years has been more plagiarized than The A ... Continue reading

The First Retail Production All-Electric 2025 Cadillac ESCALADE IQ, VIN 001, to Cross the Barrett-Jackson Auction Block to Benefit Detroit Children's Fund

The First Retail Production All-Electric 2025 Cadillac ESCALADE IQ, VIN 001, to Cross the Barrett-Jackson Auction Block to Benefit Detroit Children's Fund

2025 Cadillac ESCALADE IQ, VIN 001, with 100 percent of the hammer price benefiting the Detroit Children’s Fund. Barrett-Jackson will continue its 50-plus year legacy of philanthropy by auctioning the first retail production all-electric 2025 Cadillac ESCALADE IQ, VIN 001, with 100 percent of the hammer price benefit ... Continue reading

Toyota Prius Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ for Highest MPG for a Coast-to-Coast Drive

Toyota Prius Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ for Highest MPG for a Coast-to-Coast Drive

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 12, 2024 -- The Prius continues to impress and has recently achieved a new high bar for efficiency. ... Continue reading

Boost Your Post- Quid Pro Quo

Boost Your Post- Quid Pro Quo

Auto Central Louisville KY October 11, 2021; Kudos to your PR department. Your unpaid-for placed contextual Brand communications has been quantified to be as effective as the brand's big budget ubiquitous Paid-For TV Advertising in influencing Automotive Purchasers according to a report from Foresight Research. ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Corolla Cross HV Nightshade - Review by David Colman

2024 Toyota Corolla Cross HV Nightshade - Review by David Colman

Delightful throwback to an era when driving was more about you than automation. ... Continue reading

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2024 Hyundai Palisade XRT AWD - by David Colman

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2024 Hyundai Palisade XRT AWD - by David Colman

In terms of price, size, horsepower and packaging, the Palisade sits squarely atop all of Hyundai's many SUV offerings. ... Continue reading

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