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Here. Steal My Car If You Think You Can Drive It By Martha Hindes

Here. Steal My Car If You Think You Can Drive It By Martha Hindes

Here. Steal my car if you think you can drive it. ... Continue reading

Mazda Earns Six IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Awards, the Most Among Automakers Tested for 2020

Mazda Earns Six IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Awards, the Most Among Automakers Tested for 2020

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that six Mazda U.S.-specification models tested by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), have been awarded the nonprofit organization's highest safety rating, Top Safety Pick+, making Mazda the automaker to be presented with the most 2020 Top Safety Pick+ awards ( ... Continue reading

Fewer Driving Claims Will Generate $100 Billion Windfall For Auto insurance Companies Due to COVID-19

Fewer Driving Claims Will Generate $100 Billion Windfall For Auto insurance Companies Due to COVID-19

BEDFORD, N.H.--ValChoice, an insurance data analytic company and consumer advocate, today released a special market report titled “COVID-19 Windfall Profits Estimated at $100B for Car Insurers.” In the report, ValChoice estimates that insurance companies could realize $100 billion in windfall profits due to the cha ... Continue reading

What Types Of Cover Are Required For Your Motor Vehicle?

What Types Of Cover Are Required For Your Motor Vehicle?

When you are in possession of a car, there are a lot of different things that you need to be aware of in terms of cover. There is no hiding behind the excuse that you weren’t aware of the rules and laws if you are pulled over by the police. ... Continue reading

Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule - CAFE (Fuel Economy Standards)- Plus Our Journalists Comment

Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule - CAFE (Fuel Economy Standards)- Plus Our Journalists Comment

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions standards for model years 2021 ... Continue reading

Is F&I (Finance and Insurance) Being Left Out of the Digital Retailing Process?

Is F&I (Finance and Insurance) Being Left Out of the Digital Retailing Process?

Most people in and around automotive circles can now define Digital Retailing as the ability to seamlessly and efficiently connect the online shopping and buying journey with the showroom transaction process. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 21, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 21, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com This a a Prerecorded Best Of Auto Lab - No Calls Please 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 hand ... Continue reading

Are Automobiles and Parts Made in China Safe From COVID-19?

Are Automobiles and Parts Made in China Safe From COVID-19?

Based on reports that the Chinese virus can live on hard surfaces for several days, a concern has grown that vehicles and auto parts manufactured in China might be carrying COVID-19. ... Continue reading

Ford Temporarily Suspends European Production in Response to Chinese Virus

Ford Temporarily Suspends European Production in Response to Chinese Virus

Ford is temporarily suspending vehicle and engine production at its manufacturing sites in continental Europe in response to the growing impact of the Coronavirus. Effective from Thursday, March 19, it is expected that this action will continue for a number of weeks. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Safety Rules Making For Autonomous Vehicle's

NHTSA Safety Rules Making For Autonomous Vehicle's

Historic first step for the agency to remove unnecessary barriers to motor vehicles equipped with automated driving systems The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued a proposal to modernize numerous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and clarify ambiguitie ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 7, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 7, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Pr ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday February 15, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday February 15, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert ... Continue reading

64 vehicles earn 2020 IIHS awards, thanks to state-of-the-art safety

64 vehicles earn 2020 IIHS awards, thanks to state-of-the-art safety

Sixty-four cars and SUVs qualify for an award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety under new criteria that prioritize the protection of pedestrians in addition to vehicle occupants. To qualify for a 2020 Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ award, vehicles must have good ratings in each of the Institute’s s ... Continue reading

HYUNDAI TIES FOR THE MOST COMBINED IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AND TOP SAFETY PICK AWARDS FOR 2020

HYUNDAI TIES FOR THE MOST COMBINED IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AND TOP SAFETY PICK AWARDS FOR 2020

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that Hyundai tied for the most combined TOP SAFETY PICK+ and TOP SAFETY PICK-rated vehicles in the automotive industry today. ... Continue reading

Hagerty Opens "The Shop" To Help Raise Money For Teen Driver Training

Hagerty Opens "The Shop" To Help Raise Money For Teen Driver Training

‘License to the Future’ offers teens a chance to earn up to $500 towards driver’s training costs Purchases made through The Shop by Hagerty supported over 65 teens in 2019 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Teenagers who submit a short video or essay about why they are excited to drive are eligible to receive a financial b ... Continue reading

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