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Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up March 13-19, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up March 13-19, 2022

These are this past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

Which Replacement Tires You Buy Is A BIG DEAL, But J.D. Power Report Shows The Purchase Decision Is Often Based on Aesthetics and Not Expert Advice.

Which Replacement Tires You Buy Is A BIG DEAL, But J.D. Power Report Shows The Purchase Decision Is Often Based on Aesthetics and Not Expert Advice.

TROY, Mich.--Overall satisfaction with original equipment tires remains high even though customers tend to ignore recommendations by salespeople that would maximize vehicle performance, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study,SM released today. The annual study measures ... Continue reading

Hankook iON: New Global Family of Tires for Electric Vehicles Promotes Sustainable Mobility

Hankook iON: New Global Family of Tires for Electric Vehicles Promotes Sustainable Mobility

Hankook Tire will launch iON (pronounced as /ai'on/), its first family of tires specially designed for high performance, premium electric vehicles. By taking this approach, the company wants to make a decisive contribution from a tire choice perspective to advance mobility and the transition towards zero-emission vehic ... Continue reading

PIRELLI INTRODUCES ITS FIRST REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE NEW P ZERO ALL SEASON PLUS WITH THE ELECT MARKING

PIRELLI INTRODUCES ITS FIRST REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE NEW P ZERO ALL SEASON PLUS WITH THE ELECT MARKING

Pirelli today announced the introduction in North America of its first replacement tire developed specifically for electric vehicles: the P Zero All Season Plus with Elect marking. The Elect marking offers a number of advantages. ... Continue reading

Dodge Power Broker Dealers For Performance Parts Opens For Business

Dodge Power Broker Dealers For Performance Parts Opens For Business

March 9, 2022 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The Dodge Power Brokers dealer network is officially open for business as the exclusive source for the Dodge brand’s new Direct Connection factory-backed performance parts lineup. ... Continue reading

Molex Releases Findings of ’Data Center on Wheels’ Global Next Gen Automotive Survey

Molex Releases Findings of ’Data Center on Wheels’ Global Next Gen Automotive Survey

Molex has released the findings of its "Data Center on Wheels" survey mapping what's ahead in development of next-generation vehicle architectures and driving experiences. As noted in the release below, while there's optimism over increased adoption of digital technologies, respondents also identified tough technology, ... Continue reading

Hyundai is HOT! - 2022 IONIQ 5 Named UK Car of the Year 2022

Hyundai is HOT! - 2022 IONIQ 5 Named UK Car of the Year 2022

The all-new Hyundai IONIQ 5 has added to its growing list of Car of the Year honors by being named overall UK Car of the Year 2022. Having already been recognized as Best Family Car in the UK Car of the Year Awards shortlist, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 was crowned best car overall by a panel of 29 expert judges from a diverse ... Continue reading

Aperia Technologies Revs Up Predictive Tire Management with the Release of Halo Connect 2.0

Aperia Technologies Revs Up Predictive Tire Management with the Release of Halo Connect 2.0

Halo Connect is the only active tire management platform for all wheel positions, and the platform now includes key modules to help fleets optimize decision-making and cost across the tire lifecycle. ... Continue reading

5 Things You Should Know About Kevlar Jeans

5 Things You Should Know About Kevlar Jeans

One can never go wrong with jeans. Decades of love for this clothing resulted in multiple styles to add flair to your look. ... Continue reading

Survey Says: Consumers Aren’t Comfortable Riding In Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Survey Says: Consumers Aren’t Comfortable Riding In Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Fully autonomous vehicles are coming, but are drivers ready and willing to hand over the controls? In a recent study of over 600 licensed drivers aged 18-80 in the United States, noted automotive consulting firm AutoPacific gauged comfort with autonomous vehicles and investigated such topics as insurance responsibility ... Continue reading

Auto news and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry.

Auto news and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry.

Welcome to Today is March 1, the unofficial meteorological beginning of spring. Three cheers for that! As we begin the new month, we close out U.S. new-vehicle sales for February. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL DETAILS February 28, 2022

NHTSA RECALL DETAILS February 28, 2022

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 Wekly Auto News Wrap-up February 20-26, 2022

Nutson's Wekly Auto News Wrap-up February 20-26, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Continental Tire Recall

Continental Tire Recall

NHTSA Recall ID Number : 22T003 Synopsis : Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (Continental Tire) is recalling certain ContiScoot tires. Cracks may develop in the tread grooves longer than 3/16 inch. ... Continue reading

LIQUI MOLY CEO Ernst Prost says goodbye by giving each employeee 2222 Euros

LIQUI MOLY CEO Ernst Prost says goodbye by giving each employeee 2222 Euros

February 2022 Simply retiring quietly would not be in keeping with the style of this lubricant specialist's Managing Director. On his last day at work, 22 February 2022, he gave each of his 1000 colleagues a gift. ... Continue reading

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