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Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Named Best EV in Canada for 2019

Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Named Best EV in Canada for 2019

FCA Canada announced today that the Canadian-made Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has been named Best EV in Canada for 2019 by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) in its annual Canadian Car and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year awards program. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is the first and only electrifi ... Continue reading

Launch of All-New Honda Talon Side-by-Side Highlights Growth, Enhanced Capabilities at Honda of South Carolina Mfg.

Launch of All-New Honda Talon Side-by-Side Highlights Growth, Enhanced Capabilities at Honda of South Carolina Mfg.

Associates at Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. (HSC) today celebrated the start of mass production of the all-new Talon sport side-by-side. HSC, which marked its 20th anniversary in 2018, makes all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and is the exclusive global production source for Honda side-by-side (SxS) vehicles. ... Continue reading

AAA: Winter Crashes Account for Nearly Half of All Crashes

AAA: Winter Crashes Account for Nearly Half of All Crashes

Different seasons bring different challenges for motorists across the country, and wintertime driving can be one of the most trying times for even the most skilled motorists. According to research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, about 46 percent of all crashes involving bad weather take place during the win ... Continue reading

AFC Energy Powers Up World’s First Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Charger

AFC Energy Powers Up World’s First Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Charger

AFC Energy (AIM:AFC), the industrial fuel cell power company, today announced the successful deployment of CH2ARGETM, the world’s first electric vehicle charger based on hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The breakthrough by the UK-based energy technology company could enable 100% clean electricity for future EV charging ... Continue reading

C.A.R. Opinion: Year of reckoning for autos in 2019

C.A.R. Opinion: Year of reckoning for autos in 2019

U.S. light vehicle sales ended 2018 on a surprisingly strong note, and the 2019 outlook is mostly positive for the industry. Most forecasters expect companies to continue to post healthy profits and for U.S. sales and production to remain high, though down a few percentage points from the levels achieved in 2016 – th ... Continue reading

Chinese health care company to buy 51% stake in Swedish EV maker NEVS

Chinese health care company to buy 51% stake in Swedish EV maker NEVS

Automotive News China | 2019/1/18 Chinese health care services provider Evergrande Health Industry Group agreed to acquire 51 percent interest in Swedish electric vehicle maker National Electric Vehicle Sweden. The $930 million (6.3 billion yuan) deal, signed Tuesday, will be closed at the end of January, Evergrande He ... Continue reading

Who Is Buying EVs in China? - Not Retail Customers

Who Is Buying EVs in China? - Not Retail Customers

Sales of electrified vehicles have been surging in China for years. But until recently, it remained unknown who was buying many of the vehicles. ... Continue reading

SDK Group Develops Ultralight Laminate-type Radiator for EV Battery Modules

SDK Group Develops Ultralight Laminate-type Radiator for EV Battery Modules

TOKYO, Jan, 15 2019; Showa Denko K.K. and its subsidiary Showa Denko Packaging Co., Ltd. (SPA) have cooperatively developed next-generation laminate-type heat radiator designed for application to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for use in electric vehicles (EVs) whose market is rapidly expanding. ... Continue reading

Milton Snide Joins Editorial Staff Of TACH

Milton Snide Joins Editorial Staff Of TACH

TACH is pleased to announce the appointment of Milton Snide as editorial commentator and righter of wrongs and teller like it is. Milton comes from a long line of curmudgeons. Many of you may remember Milton's Paternal Uncle’ the 2000 year old man". The Snide family has bee cutting through the haze of bull to bri ... Continue reading

Honda Ridgeline Named to Car and Driver Magazine List of the 2019 10Best Trucks and SUVs

Honda Ridgeline Named to Car and Driver Magazine List of the 2019 10Best Trucks and SUVs

Jan 16, 2019 - TORRANCE, Calif. For the third consecutive year, the Honda Ridgeline has been named to the Car and Driver magazine list of the 10Best Trucks and SUVs in the Mid-Size Pickup category. ... Continue reading

HYUNDAI ISSUES RECALL AND ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CERTAIN SONATA AND SANTA FE SPORT VEHICLES

HYUNDAI ISSUES RECALL AND ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CERTAIN SONATA AND SANTA FE SPORT VEHICLES

Recalls Approximately 100,000 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata and 2013-2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Vehicles to Inspect the Reinstallation of the Fuel Tubes of Replaced Engines Releases Knock Sensor Detection System Software Update to Identify Early Indicators of Excessive Engine Bearing Wear in Over 2 Million Sonata and Santa ... Continue reading

NADA End Of Day Automotive News Recap - January 16, 2019

NADA End Of Day Automotive News Recap - January 16, 2019

Final Edition: End-of-Day Recap Ford Motor Co. warned its 2018 profit will fall short of Wall Street expectations and declined to give a specific forecast for this year, illustrating the challenges ahead as it undertakes a major restructuring amid uncertainty in the global auto market. ... Continue reading

Carvana Brings Columbus the New Way to Buy a Car, Expanding Georgia Presence to Four Markets

Carvana Brings Columbus the New Way to Buy a Car, Expanding Georgia Presence to Four Markets

Carvana launches in Columbus, offering as-soon-as-next-day delivery to area residents. Carvana, which sold its first car in Atlanta in 2013, now has a presence in four markets across the Peach State. ... Continue reading

Top Beauty Brand Celebrates 50 Years of an American Icon – the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

Top Beauty Brand Celebrates 50 Years of an American Icon – the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

DALLAS--If the wheels on a Mary Kay pink Cadillac could talk, they would say, “50 years and we’re still driven!” As those iconic, traffic-stopping pink Cadillacs roll into San Diego, Calif., for the top beauty brand’s annual U.S. Leadership Conference, more than 6,000 Mary Kay Independent Sales Directors will k ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz A-Class to start at $32,500

Mercedes-Benz A-Class to start at $32,500

All-new Sedan offers MBUX, establishes new gateway to the brand Jan 15, 2019 – Atlanta; Mercedes-Benz USA today announced pricing for the all-new 2019 A-Class Sedan. For the first time in Mercedes-Benz USA history, pricing will be announced simultaneously on official Mercedes-Benz USA social channels. ... Continue reading

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