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Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up June 23-29, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up June 23-29, 2024

Larry's top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive news nuggets. ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Crown Platinum – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Crown Platinum – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

An attention grabbing piece of sheet metal art Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL A gent who lives on my street takes long daily walks with his wife. This couple recently bought a brand new Toyota RAV 4 Prime, so they're presumably up on their Toyotas. ... Continue reading

Goodwill® and General Motors Announce Green Jobs Training Collaboration

Goodwill® and General Motors Announce Green Jobs Training Collaboration

GM will provide grant funding for 10 local Goodwill organizations to invest in workforce training programs for in-demand, entry-level skilled trades jobs, including the new Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator™. Goodwill and Accenture announced the Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator™, a co-designed clean energy jobs progra ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Nightshade – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Nightshade – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Putting the FUN back in driving Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Go figure. You might assume any special edition Corolla called Nightshade would be painted black. ... Continue reading

2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Hyundai just completed a mild mid-cycle revision of the Sonata model line. What you'll notice most are updates to the exterior sheet metal: new hood, new grill, new front and rear bumpers, headlights and tail lights. ... Continue reading

Verne: Journey to The Future of Mobility

Verne: Journey to The Future of Mobility

A new innovative concept of urban autonomous mobility was introduced, and it's named after Jules Verne, the author who imagined humanity's potential through amazing journeys. ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 4WD Wagon Hybrid – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 4WD Wagon Hybrid – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

It’s the real deal! Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Just when you thought the Land Cruiser had disappeared from the face of the earth like a victim of the La Brea tar pits, Toyota has resuscitated their classic off roader from extinction. ... Continue reading

Bollinger B4 Chassis Cab Achieves Certificate of Conformity from Environmental Protection Agency Bollinger Motors

Bollinger B4 Chassis Cab Achieves Certificate of Conformity from Environmental Protection Agency Bollinger Motors

Certification a Key Step to Sell Zero-Emission TrucksOAK PARK, Mich., June 24, 2024 -- Bollinger Motors, Inc., an electric commercial vehicle ( ... Continue reading

The Bob Lutz Prophesies - How Did He Do? +VIDEO

The Bob Lutz Prophesies - How Did He Do? +VIDEO

AUTO CENTRAL - August 24, 2015: About 8 years ago, Bob Lutz visited the Western Automotive Journalists in Northern California. At the time, Bob was General Motors' vice chairman. He had just come up from Los Angeles where he was the primary presenter at the GM and Chevrolet Press Conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show ... Continue reading

You CAN Stop Living Life As An Enslaved Gasoline Vassal, Break Their Chains Use Ethanol Fuel

You CAN Stop Living Life As An Enslaved Gasoline Vassal, Break Their Chains Use Ethanol Fuel

An ethanol blend powered the first internal combustion engine; it powered Nicholas Otto's first automobile; it powered Henry Ford's first vehicle, and that the GM scientists who invented leaded petrol considered ethanol the Fuel of the Future. ... Continue reading

Who Killed GM's EV1 Electric Car? +VIDEO

Who Killed GM's EV1 Electric Car? +VIDEO

A Provocative Question With Half an Answer By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I felt like a privileged fellow a few weeks ago at a suburban Detroit cinema when I was invited to attend the preview of a new car movie starring Phyllis Diller, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks and Martin Sheen. Not an adventure, not a co ... Continue reading

US Department of Energy Funded American Battery Technology Company Hosts Secretary DOE Boss Jennifer Granholm

US Department of Energy Funded American Battery Technology Company Hosts Secretary DOE Boss Jennifer Granholm

RENO, Nev., June 21, 2024 -- American Battery Technology Company , an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, hosted U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm ... Continue reading

Jane Fonda, Wendy Schmidt, Supervisor Holly Mitchell, and Nalleli Cobo Team Up in New Ad Standing Up to Big Oil's Dangerous November Ballot Referendum

Jane Fonda, Wendy Schmidt, Supervisor Holly Mitchell, and Nalleli Cobo Team Up in New Ad Standing Up to Big Oil's Dangerous November Ballot Referendum

Ad Campaign Featuring Strong Women Urges Voters to "Keep" California's 2022 Law Protecting Schools and Neighborhoods from Toxic Oil Drilling SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 21, 2024 -- Today, the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California released a new ad featuring actor/activist Jane Fonda, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt, Los ... Continue reading

Daimiler Truck Cellcentric starts pilot production of fuel cell systems

Daimiler Truck Cellcentric starts pilot production of fuel cell systems

Next step towards preparing Europe's largest fuel cell production in a new factory in Weilheim towards the end of the decade Esslingen/Germany - A key milestone for the climate-neutral transport of tomorrow: cellcentric inaugurates pilot production for fuel cell systems at the Esslingen-Pliensauvorstadt site, taking an ... Continue reading

From Cox Automotive News - June 20, 2024

From Cox Automotive News - June 20, 2024

It is muggy and hot in the Motor City this week, but like all good Midwesterners, we know the weather changes around here – this heat wave may last a while, but we can wait. For those of us closely following the auto industry, there seems to be a lot of waiting these days. Waiting for inventory to build. ... Continue reading

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