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IIHS: List Of SMALL SUV CRASH TEST RESULTS

IIHS: List Of SMALL SUV CRASH TEST RESULTS

Seven out of eight small SUVs tested performed well in the IIHS rear crash prevention evaluation, which addresses low-speed backing crashes that account for a large portion of insurance claims. ... Continue reading

Canada Car Theft Epidemic: First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report Early Signs of Progress, Continued Vigilance Needed

Canada Car Theft Epidemic: First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report Early Signs of Progress, Continued Vigilance Needed

TORONTO, July 16, 2024 /CNW/ - Équité Association, the national authority on insurance crime, releases its First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report. After Canadians have endured peak years of auto theft crimes in 2022 and 2023, the first half of 2024 national auto theft trends are starting to show a decrease of 17% ... Continue reading

Chinese Corn Growing Popping! Nisun International Secures Major Corn Supply to Propel Grain Business Expansion and Drive Growth

Chinese Corn Growing Popping! Nisun International Secures Major Corn Supply to Propel Grain Business Expansion and Drive Growth

Editor's Note: Will This Event Prod American Farmers To Wake Up Now And Act Like Patriots By Pushing Their Trade Organizations To Get Off Their Ass's And Seriously Market Domestic Corn Based Ethanol Fuel? Or Will They Just Remain Fat And Happy Until They Are No Longer Relevant? ... Continue reading

Hyundai 2025 Model Year Changes

Hyundai 2025 Model Year Changes

All-new Model; Launching later in 2024 2025 IONIQ 5 N (EV) – All-new Model 2025 IONIQ 5 (EV) – Product Enhancement 2025 IONIQ 6 – Carry-over Model 2025 Santa Cruz – Product Enhancement 2025 Tucson (ICE, HEV, PHEV) – Facelift 2025 Palisade – Carry-over Model 2025 Santa Fe (ICE, HEV) – Carry-over Model 2025 ... Continue reading

FIAT Celebrates Its First 125 Years and Smiles to the Future

FIAT Celebrates Its First 125 Years and Smiles to the Future

Now open at the Pinacoteca Agnelli, the new Casa FIAT exhibition traces the brand's history and its connection to the Lingotto building All-electric Fiat 500e, featuring a 149-mile driving range, returned to North America earlier this year after a five-year hiatus, with starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (M ... Continue reading

"WHY THE RECALL?" OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY SUMMARY - July 15, 2024

"WHY THE RECALL?" OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY SUMMARY - July 15, 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

2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4 Double Cab - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4 Double Cab - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

The vibrantly redesigned fourth-generation Toyota Tacoma pickup shares almost nothing but its storied name with its predecessors. This time around, what the Tacoma shares is its platform, which is now derived from that of its big brother, the Toyota Tundra. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up July 7-13, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up July 7-13, 2024

Larry's top automotive relevant 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

As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety

As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety

How safe are electric vehicles? It’s a question that keeps coming up in different ways in my role overseeing our vehicle crashworthiness evaluations. When we first started testing electric vehicles in 2011, the question referred to fire risk. ... Continue reading

Ford reveals a electric Ford Capri (Nee 1974 V6 Mercury)

Ford reveals a electric Ford Capri (Nee 1974 V6 Mercury)

COLOGNE, Germany, July 10, 2024 -- When you have the soul – when you have the spirit – it doesn't matter if you choose to take time out of the spotlight. You can pick your moment to make a comeback. ... Continue reading

GENESIS MAGMA MAKES GLOBAL DYNAMIC DEBUT AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED, TAKING ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRODUCTION

GENESIS MAGMA MAKES GLOBAL DYNAMIC DEBUT AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED, TAKING ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRODUCTION

The Genesis GV60 Magma Concept will make its global dynamic debut today at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, marking the first time that a Magma model is shown in action since the high-performance program officially launched in March. Continue Reading GV60 Magma Concept at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed Genesis ... Continue reading

Toys for Tots continues year-round support for our Nation's disadvantaged children with annual "Christmas in July" Initiative.

Toys for Tots continues year-round support for our Nation's disadvantaged children with annual "Christmas in July" Initiative.

TRIANGLE, Va., July 11, 2024 -- Long recognized as America's premier children's Christmastime charity, the Marine Toys for Tots Program's mission of spreading hope and joy to children in need continues throughout the year. Toys for Tots' initiatives that extend beyond the holiday season have been more valuable than eve ... Continue reading

Universal Technical Institute to consolidate branding for MIAT-Canton, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and NASCAR Technical Institute

Universal Technical Institute to consolidate branding for MIAT-Canton, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and NASCAR Technical Institute

Campuses to be rebranded as UTI-Canton, UTI-Orlando, UTI-Phoenix and UTI-Mooresville. PHOENIX, July 10, 2024 -- Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the transportation, skilled trades and energy education division of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., today announced plans to consolidate the branding for its MIAT-Can ... Continue reading

New Model Close-up: 2024 Lexus GX SUV

New Model Close-up: 2024 Lexus GX SUV

First-ever Overtrail grade with standard 33-inch All-Terrain tires and 18-inch wheels 3.4L twin-turbo V6 produces 349 horsepower; 479 lb.-ft. of torque Hybrid powertrain to come later Standard Lexus Safety System+ 3.0 and Lexus Interface with 14-inch multimedia touchscreen Up to 8,000 lbs. ... Continue reading

2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Lease Pricing Announced; Includes Generous Hydrogen Fuel Credits

2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Lease Pricing Announced; Includes Generous Hydrogen Fuel Credits

June 26, 2024 — TORRANCE, Calif. CR-V e:FCEV offers three competitive lease options including 3 years/36,000 miles for only $459 per month with $15,000 of fuel credit First production units to be delivered to California customers beginning next month CR-V e:FCEV is the only fuel cell electric passenger vehicle made i ... Continue reading

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