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Hyundai's all-new 2024 Santa Fe and 2025 IONIQ 5 N to make national debuts in Montréal

Hyundai's all-new 2024 Santa Fe and 2025 IONIQ 5 N to make national debuts in Montréal

Hyundai's First N Brand Electric Performance Vehicle, IONIQ 5 N 1, offers exclusive performance features: N Battery Preconditioning; N Race; N Pedal; N Brake Regen; N Drift Optimizer; N Torque Distribution; N Launch Control; N Grin Boost; N Active Sound +; N e-shift, and Track State of Charge Santa Fe's longer wheelbas ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS SUMMARY JANUARY 8, 2024

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS SUMMARY JANUARY 8, 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 Round-up December 31-January 6, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up December 31-January 6, 2024

Larry's Choice for 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

Here Comes H2 - Hyundai Motor and Kia to Develop Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with Gore for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems

Here Comes H2 - Hyundai Motor and Kia to Develop Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with Gore for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor), Kia Corporation (Kia) and W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of advanced polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for hydrogen fuel cell systems. ... Continue reading

Beyond Oil and Gas; The Methanol Economy (Originally Published On The Auto Channel March 2, 2006) +VIDEO

Beyond Oil and Gas; The Methanol Economy (Originally Published On The Auto Channel March 2, 2006) +VIDEO

The Methanol Economy By Kevin Bullis MIT Technology Review March 2, 2006 Forget about the hydrogen economy. Methanol is the key to weaning the world off oil. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Lineup Changes For 2024

Hyundai Lineup Changes For 2024

Hyundai 2024 Model Year Changes The following is a summary of changes to the Hyundai new vehicle lineup for 2024 model year. This document will be updated regularly, creating a one-stop overview for the most up-to-date news on the Hyundai vehicle lineup. ... Continue reading

Gen Z New Car Buyers 80% Want Deal Finished At Dealer, Value American Made-Does Count, 2024 Auto Forecast: Affordability, Availability and American-Made

Gen Z New Car Buyers 80% Want Deal Finished At Dealer, Value American Made-Does Count, 2024 Auto Forecast: Affordability, Availability and American-Made

Hi there, Wanted to make sure you saw that Cars.com released its 2024 Automotive Trends <https://www.cars.com/articles/2024-automotive-trends-cars-commerce-explores-driving-forces-transforming-car-buying-and-selling-476246/>, revealing that this year is all about affordability, availability and American-Made. The repor ... Continue reading

Nissan Group reports 2023 fourth quarter and 2023 calendar year U.S. Sales

Nissan Group reports 2023 fourth quarter and 2023 calendar year U.S. Sales

5–6 minutes January 3, 2024 2023 2022 % change Fourth-quarter (Oct. - Dec.) total sales (units) 201,747 191,012 5.6% Nissan Division sales 185,878 177,439 4.8% INFINITI sales* 15,869 13,573 16.9% Calendar year 2023 total sales (units) 898,796 729,350 23.2% Nissan Division sales 834,097 682,731 22.2% INFINITI sales* 6 ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor North America Reports 2023 U.S. Sales Results

Toyota Motor North America Reports 2023 U.S. Sales Results

Toyota is projected to be the number one retail brand for the 12th consecutive year Electrified vehicle sales – battery, hybrids, plug-ins and fuel cells – surge 30 percent and make up nearly one-third of total sales volume 26 electrified vehicle options available, the most among any automaker with more in showroom ... Continue reading

FTC Passes CARS Rule to Fight Scams in Vehicle Shopping Updated With Dealer Reactions

FTC Passes CARS Rule to Fight Scams in Vehicle Shopping Updated With Dealer Reactions

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a new rule to fight two common types of illegal tactics consumers face when buying a car: bait-and-switch tactics and hidden junk fees. The new rule is expected to save consumers nationwide more than $3.4 billion and an estimated 72 million hours each year shopping for vehicle ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Recall Summary January 1, 2024

Official NHTSA Recall Summary January 1, 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

VINFAST SIGNS INITIAL DEALERS IN THE US

VINFAST SIGNS INITIAL DEALERS IN THE US

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2, 2024 -- VinFast Electric Vehicles today announced that it has officially signed agreements with five dealers in four states across the country. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up December 24-30, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up December 24-30, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among 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

US EV market could become the 'next big flop'

US EV market could become the 'next big flop'

Just like Ford’s "Edsel" model in the 1950s, Trump administration economist Steve Moore cautioned that electric vehicles (EVs) may be the auto market's "next big flop." "Henry Ford's son was named Edsel, and this was going to be the great car, all of the executives said, 'This is the car everybody's going to want to ... Continue reading

Would I Rent An EV again? Larry Nutson Goes EV-Motoring From Hertz

Would I Rent An EV again? Larry Nutson Goes EV-Motoring From Hertz

Take a Trip; Rent an All-electric Car! Yes. By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel. Recent travel took my wife and I from our Chicago home to the Florida Keys to attend a wedding. ... Continue reading

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