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Freedom Motors USA Releases First wheelchair accessible conversion of the Chrysler Pacifica

Freedom Motors USA Releases First wheelchair accessible conversion of the Chrysler Pacifica

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 26, 2016 -- Freedom Motors USA, pioneers of the nation's first wheelchair accessible rear-entry minivan and the inventors of the original wheelchair accessible SUV, introduce the world's first wheelchair accessible conversion of the Chrysler Pacifica. The runaway hit from the 2016 Detroit Auto ... Continue reading

2016 GMC Yukon SLT Premium Edition Unveiled at the Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally

2016 GMC Yukon SLT Premium Edition Unveiled at the Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally

Road America Elkhart Lake WI May 25, 2016; GMC today announced the 2016 Yukon SLT Premium Edition – a chrome-trimmed special model offering a premium, personalized appearance on SLT models. Unveiled today before a gathering of automotive media from across the country at the annual 2016 MAMA Spring Rally, it goes o ... Continue reading

2016 Kia Optima LX 1.6 Turbo Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Kia Optima LX 1.6 Turbo Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Economical and fun to drive DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS &#8226; SEE ALSO: <a href="">Kia Research and Buyers Guide</a> Kia Optima Turbo? Didn't I just test one a few months ago? Is it summer rerun time already? That's pretty much what I said when I saw "2016 Kia Optima LX Turbo" on the list of cars I'd be get ... Continue reading

Hitting the Road and Picking up Fuel Savings with Trucks and SUV's This Memorial Day Weekend

Hitting the Road and Picking up Fuel Savings with Trucks and SUV's This Memorial Day Weekend

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2016: This Memorial Day weekend, more than 38 million Americans will hit the nation's roads and highways, according to the American Automobile Association. This year, even more will be behind the wheel of a pickup truck or SUV with a diesel engine, delivering savings at the pump and clean air and cl ... Continue reading

First 2017 Acura NSX VIN# 001 Rolls Off Line at Marysville Ohio Performance Manufacturing Center

First 2017 Acura NSX VIN# 001 Rolls Off Line at Marysville Ohio Performance Manufacturing Center

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 24, 2016 -- Acura today celebrated the highly anticipated line-off of the first serial production 2017 Acura NSX at the new Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio. The PMC is the exclusive manufacturing home to Acura's next-generation NSX, the only supercar made in America. "To ... Continue reading

Driver Report Card: Hankook Tire Reveals How Americans Grade Themselves as Drivers

Driver Report Card: Hankook Tire Reveals How Americans Grade Themselves as Drivers

WAYNE, N.J., May 24, 2016 -- With the school year coming to an end, Hankook Tire has a final grade for you. How does your grade on the road compare to millions of motorists around the country? Hankook Tire recently polled Americans on how they would grade themselves and other drivers of various vehicles, and found that ... Continue reading

Drivers May Face Deadliest Memorial Day Weekend since 2009, says National Safety Council

Drivers May Face Deadliest Memorial Day Weekend since 2009, says National Safety Council

The National Safety Council estimates 439 people may be killed and an additional 50,500 will be seriously injuredi in motor vehicle crashes during the three-day Memorial Day holiday period. If the estimate holds, this will be the deadliest Memorial Day holiday since 2009, when 462 Americans were killed on the nation's ... Continue reading

North America's Test Bed Emerges Most Popular Driving Growth Opportunities in Active Safety and Automated Vehicle Technologies

North America's Test Bed Emerges Most Popular Driving Growth Opportunities in Active Safety and Automated Vehicle Technologies

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 23, 2016 -- Despite the availability of advanced automated functional testing in several parts of the world, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and automotive technology providers favor North American test beds to the ones in Europe and Asia. North America has the largest number of test ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - May 16-22, 2016: Subaru, Ford, Jeep, Volkswagen, RAM, Itasca, Forest River

NHTSA RECALLS - May 16-22, 2016: Subaru, Ford, Jeep, Volkswagen, RAM, Itasca, Forest River

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. Safety defects must be repaired by a dealer at no cost to you. The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicl ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 16-22, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 16-22, 2016

* GM told Chevy, GMC and Buick dealers this week to stop selling Traverse, Acadia and Enclave large crossovers due to mis-stated fuel economy numbers. The stop-sale order covers 60,000 vehicle both FWD and AWD models. These three-row crossovers built in the Delta Assembly Plant near Lansing, MI has been one of GM’ ... Continue reading

2016 Buick Cascada Premium Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

2016 Buick Cascada Premium Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

2016 Buick Cascada Premium Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) May 21, 2016; Car Question, Comment or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) May 21, 2016; Car Question, Comment or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

May 21, 2016; Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million peopl ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang: A Faster Horse - Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Ford Mustang: A Faster Horse - Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015/2016 Ford Mustang A Faster Horse By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3323) Fifty years ago Ford revolutionized the auto industry with the introduction of the first Mustang. I recall that first Mustang coming on the U.S. automotive scene back during my university days. (DSC_291 ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog: 10 Questions NHTSA Must Ask Google About Its Self-Driving Cars

Consumer Watchdog: 10 Questions NHTSA Must Ask Google About Its Self-Driving Cars

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2016- Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require a steering wheel, brake and accelerator so a human driver can take control of a self-driving robot car when necessary in the guidelines it is developing on automated vehicle technology. In comments ... Continue reading

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