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Letter From Europe; Grandpa Andrew Pays Attention To SUV Competition Tiguan and Ascent

Letter From Europe; Grandpa Andrew Pays Attention To SUV Competition Tiguan and Ascent

This the very first Letter from Europe since I’ve become a grandfather for the very first time. Pretty amazing feeling I must say. ... Continue reading

2018's Most Searched For Car Brands In Every Country Around The World

2018's Most Searched For Car Brands In Every Country Around The World

The influence and popularity of the world's most well-known car brands is often measured by sales figures, but does that really tell the full story? Select Car Leasing delved into Google to find the most searched for and talked about car brands in every single country around the world in 2018. The results revealed how ... Continue reading

CarStory Announces Appraise for Auto Dealers Using Predictive Analytics to Increase Profits

CarStory Announces Appraise for Auto Dealers Using Predictive Analytics to Increase Profits

CarStory, the automotive AI platform, today announced the launch of CarStory Appraise, the first dealer appraisal product to combine sales predictions with big data information in a consumer-grade, intuitive interface. The CarStory Appraise app is now available for Apple iOS, Android and via the web. ... Continue reading

More Than $100 Million in Cars Displayed for Charity

More Than $100 Million in Cars Displayed for Charity

The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo was nestled inside Protective Film Solutions’ headquarters where event goers lined up for hours to get a peek at hyper cars like the one pictured here ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Issues Recall in North America for Select 2017-18 Ford GT Vehicles for Hydraulic Fluid Leak

Ford Motor Company Issues Recall in North America for Select 2017-18 Ford GT Vehicles for Hydraulic Fluid Leak

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 – Ford is issuing a recall for approximately 200 select 2017-18 Ford GT vehicles. ... Continue reading

Strategic Vision Names Genesis G80 Highest-Ranked "Near-Luxury Car"

Strategic Vision Names Genesis G80 Highest-Ranked "Near-Luxury Car"

This is the second win for Genesis in the last two years, including a win by G90 in the “Luxury Car” category. ... Continue reading

NADA End-of-Day Automotive News Recap

NADA End-of-Day Automotive News Recap

October 10, 2010: VW Chooses American President for VW America; Scott Keogh, who has led Audi to almost nine years of monthly U.S. sales gains, will become the first American in 25 years to lead Volkswagen in his home country. The 49-year-old native New Yorker takes over on Nov. ... Continue reading

NADA; Right Answers? Wrong Questions! Exploding EV and other myths

NADA; Right Answers? Wrong Questions! Exploding EV and other myths

Despite these being "incredibly exciting times" in the industry, those news media covering it that should have a "healthy skepticism" are not asking enough critical, sometimes disruptive questions, not challenging enough assertions, not asking for enough proof. (Except for The Auto Channel, see below) Those are what ne ... Continue reading

The top five US states for electric vehicle ownership revealed

The top five US states for electric vehicle ownership revealed

Using electric vehicle data to rank each state according to various categories such as market share, fuel cost and increase in sales, YourMechanic was able to determine that Oklahoma is the best state to live in if you are an EV owner. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Launches “Punking the Test Drive” National Campaign

Mitsubishi Motors Launches “Punking the Test Drive” National Campaign

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today announced a new national advertising campaign entitled, “Punking the Test Drive.” This new campaign largely builds off of the momentum of the “Freestyle Test Drive” campaign starring Harry Mack, which launched earlier this summer. “Punking the Test Drive” o ... Continue reading

Sicily In A 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio - Review By Larry Nutson

Sicily In A 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio - Review By Larry Nutson

Through the courtesy of Alfa Romeo we would be driving a new Stelvio around Sicily. Upon arrival at the airport we made our way to the Motor Village Palermo to meet our contact, Antonio, and the Stelvio. ... Continue reading

2018 BMW 330e iPerformance Review By John Helig

2018 BMW 330e iPerformance Review By John Helig

Overall, the BMW 330e is a very nice car. Being a BMW defines that part. I was disappointed with the all-electric range, though. ... Continue reading

2018 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic quattro AWD in Sedona - Travel Review From A Shunpiker’s Journal

2018 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Tronic quattro AWD in Sedona - Travel Review From A Shunpiker’s Journal

2018 AUDI A4 TURBO QUATTRO with S TRONIC in SEDONA Travel Review from A Shunpiker’s Journal By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau [Audi Front ¾] We’re still hanging out in the northern reaches of the Sonoran Desert surround by saguaro, cholla and javelina. Oh, and we’re also surrounded by some mighty u ... Continue reading

2018 Acura TLX A-Spec Review By Rob Eckaus

2018 Acura TLX A-Spec Review By Rob Eckaus

In the “Near Premium” market segment, the players are all the names we’ve heard of, see every day, and are essentially the well-equipped yet entry level models of the luxury brands. Acura’s TLX offers a 2.4 liter 4-cylinder, but this A-Spec example is a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated V-6 producing 290hp and this ... Continue reading

NADA Chairman Wes Lutz Injects Dose of Reality Into Mobility Debate

NADA Chairman Wes Lutz Injects Dose of Reality Into Mobility Debate

NADA Chairman Wes Lutz on Tuesday injected a dose of reality into the conversation about the future of mobility, directly challenging media narratives suggesting that ride-hailing will replace personal vehicle ownership, that self-driving vehicles will be immeasurably safer than human drivers, and that dealers are relu ... Continue reading

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