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IIHS: Parents use Ford system to place limits on teen drivers

IIHS: Parents use Ford system to place limits on teen drivers

These days when parents hand over the car keys to a teenager, they don't always relinquish total control. Some vehicles come equipped with systems that allow parents to monitor their child's driving or control things like top vehicle speed and sound system volume. ... Continue reading

Helping You Enjoy The Drive: AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE Saturday September 22, 2018 7-9 AM

Helping You Enjoy The Drive: AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE Saturday September 22, 2018 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Expert; Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and advice of leading college faculty, authors, and automotive practitioners in a relaxed, conversational intera ... Continue reading

Subaru Ascent Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award

Subaru Ascent Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award

A new midsize SUV from Subaru earns the highest award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety when equipped with good-rated LED headlights. ... Continue reading

"New Car Review: 2018 Toyota 4Runner 4X4 TRD" By John Heilig

"New Car Review: 2018 Toyota 4Runner 4X4 TRD" By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig REVIEWED MODEL: 2018 Toyota 4Runner 4X4 TRD ENGINE: 4.0-liter V6 TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 270 hp @ 5,600 rpm/278 lb.-ft. @ 4,400 rpm WHEELBASE: 109.8 in. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Kona, Santa Fe and NEXO Win Silver Award from IDEA 2018

Hyundai Kona, Santa Fe and NEXO Win Silver Award from IDEA 2018

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 – Hyundai’s 2018 Kona, 2019 Santa Fe and NEXO together have been recognized as a Silver Award winner in the 2018 International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA) by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) for their forward-thinking design and distinct styling. ... Continue reading

Ferrari to Launch Special Editions, SUV Rival

Ferrari to Launch Special Editions, SUV Rival

Ferrari NV plans to launch a series of special-edition models and a larger car to rival sport-utility vehicles as part of the Italian luxury-car maker's drive to increase volume and double profit by 2022. According to The Wall Street Journal, the initiatives are part of a five-year plan unveiled Tuesday by new Chief Ex ... Continue reading

Hyundai has the Most IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick Awards in the Industry

Hyundai has the Most IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick Awards in the Industry

A Total of Ten New Hyundai Models Have a TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) or TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) Rating when equipped with optional front crash protection and specific headlights, the Most in the Industry Six New Hyundai Models have a TSP+ Rating when equipped with optional front crash protection and specific headlights MONTG ... Continue reading

No, Ridehailing And Shared Mobility Aren’t Denting Desire For Car Ownership

No, Ridehailing And Shared Mobility Aren’t Denting Desire For Car Ownership

The National Automobile Dealers Association has comforting stats for its members who may be wondering if they should start feeling concerned about the rise of ride-hailing and shared mobility: nine-out-of-10 consumers surveyed prefer automobile ownership to using an app to call a car. ... Continue reading

Got $1,400 a Month Burning A Hole In Your Pocket? Audi Has A Way To Get Rid Of It For You

Got $1,400 a Month Burning A Hole In Your Pocket? Audi Has A Way To Get Rid Of It For You

EDITOR'S NOTE: Let me say from the outset that I think Audi's are fantastic cars and that they are the best popular-priced driving cars in the world. I have long believed this and said it. ... Continue reading

Nissan Posts U.S. Pricing for 2019 Pathfinder

Nissan Posts U.S. Pricing for 2019 Pathfinder

The 2019 Nissan Pathfinder SUV is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide with a starting MSRP1 of $31,230. The seven-passenger 2019 Pathfinder is offered in 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive configurations and a choice of four well-equipped grade levels: S, SV, SL and Platinum. ... Continue reading

2019 GMC Sierra Review By Larry Nutson

2019 GMC Sierra Review By Larry Nutson

Some of the differences were not only features GMC wanted but features that GMC customers wanted. Customers requested more differentiation. Talking to present Sierra owners—and listening to them, provide the impetus for more change. ... Continue reading

All-Electric Audi e-tron SUV Debuts - Available for U.S. Customers to Reserve

All-Electric Audi e-tron SUV Debuts - Available for U.S. Customers to Reserve

Audi e-tron is a spacious five-seater, electric mid-sized premium SUV that is very well equipped to meet premium buyer expectations. With the introduction of the Audi e-tron, the Audi brand presents its first fully electric production model. ... Continue reading

2018 Mazda CX-3 Review By John Heilig

2018 Mazda CX-3 Review By John Heilig

The Mazda CX-3 is not only larger than the sedan, but it has a hatch back, which nudges it into the small SUV, or more correctly, the CUV class. Thus, it makes up in cargo capacity what not may lack in rear seat legroom, for example. ... Continue reading

2018 KIA NIRO Review By Steve Purdy

2018 KIA NIRO Review By Steve Purdy

The new 2018 Kia Niro has much to admire and should be on your shopping list. 2018 KIA NIRO The Newest Little Hybrid Review by Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Looking for a really small, efficient crossover? Well, here’s a brand new one just out of the box – the 2017 Kia Niro, a hybrid subcompact, fron ... Continue reading

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