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ADAS Update - ADAS Cold Be A Non-Emotional Reason To Buy A New Car - LexisNexis Risk Solutions ADAS Effect Report

ADAS Update - ADAS Cold Be A Non-Emotional Reason To Buy A New Car - LexisNexis Risk Solutions ADAS Effect Report

ATLANTA, Nov. 9, 2021 -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced a new analysis of the relationship between Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features and U.S. auto insurance claims, which counters common insurance industry sentiment that ADAS repair costs offset ADAS loss cost benefits. ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLED VEHICLE SUMMARY NOVEMBER 8 2021

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLED VEHICLE SUMMARY NOVEMBER 8 2021

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. ... Continue reading

USED CARS: NIADA Statement Regarding NYC DCWP Investigation

USED CARS: NIADA Statement Regarding NYC DCWP Investigation

Arlington, Texas (Nov. 4, 2021) – Robert Voltmann, CEO of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, today released the following statement regarding the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s investigation into two New York City used car dealerships. ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire Supplies OE for 2022 Nissan Frontier

Hankook Tire Supplies OE for 2022 Nissan Frontier

2022 Nissan Frontier to be equipped with Hankook Dynapro HT and Dynapro AT2 tires produced at Hankook's Tennessee Plant - Dynapro HT and Dynapro AT2 provide on-and-off road performance options for 2022 Frontier ... Continue reading

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary (Official) October 25, 2021

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary (Official) October 25, 2021

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

Pennzoil The Pioneer Web Site Sponsor (1995) Of The Auto Channel To Donate $222,222 To Paralyzed Veterans If Joey Logano Wins Kobalt 400

Pennzoil The Pioneer Web Site Sponsor (1995) Of The Auto Channel To Donate $222,222 To Paralyzed Veterans If Joey Logano Wins Kobalt 400

Pennzoil® To Donate $222,222 To Paralyzed Veterans With Joey Logano Win At Kobalt 400 Logano Races to Bring the No. 22 Pennzoil Platinum Ford Fusion to Victory Lane for Charity HOUSTON, March 5, 2015; As Joey Logano heads into the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, he'll be racing for more than the c ... Continue reading

ExtremeTerrain’s “Throttle Out” Video Targets Serious Trail Enthusiasts with Jeep Rubicon JL

ExtremeTerrain’s “Throttle Out” Video Targets Serious Trail Enthusiasts with Jeep Rubicon JL

ExtremeTerrain (XT) helps JL owners level up their off-roading with the release of their newest “Throttle Out” YouTube episode. Hosted by Eric Donaldson, the video recommends 5 of the best trail-ready mods for the Recon edition of the Jeep Rubicon JL. ... Continue reading

AmericanMuscle’s New Video Features a 2016 Mustang GT Head-Turning Ride and Customer Build

AmericanMuscle’s New Video Features a 2016 Mustang GT Head-Turning Ride and Customer Build

The new video spotlights a 2016 Mustang S550 GT with a “HotWheels” wrap and plenty of other appearance and performance mods. ... Continue reading

AmericanTrucks’ New Video Breaks Down the Best Starter Upgrades for 2021 F150

AmericanTrucks’ New Video Breaks Down the Best Starter Upgrades for 2021 F150

AmericanTrucks’ (AT) host, Justin Dugan heads up the latest episode of AT’s “The Haul” YouTube series. The new video shows 2021 F150 owners where to begin when modifying their rig. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary October 18, 2021

NHTSA RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary October 18, 2021

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. ... Continue reading

IIHS: Brighter Headlights Save Lives

IIHS: Brighter Headlights Save Lives

The headlight ratings program developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is reducing dangerous nighttime crashes in the real world, a recent study shows. Nighttime crash rates per mile are nearly 20 percent lower for vehicles with headlights that earn a good rating in the IIHS evaluation, compared with tho ... Continue reading

Are you ready for a winter commute? Tips from Tire Agent

Are you ready for a winter commute? Tips from Tire Agent

In areas where sudden fluctuation in temperatures occurs, roads can become dangerous for drivers. ... Continue reading

EV Motoring: EDTA Electric Drive Report

EV Motoring: EDTA Electric Drive Report

EDTA Member Spotlight: Lucid Motors Lucid’s mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy by creating the most captivating electric vehicles, centered around the human experience. The company’s first car, Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design underpinned by race- ... Continue reading

YourMechanic.com Signs Multi-Year Agreement with ExxonMobil for Mobile Automotive Service and Car Care

YourMechanic.com Signs Multi-Year Agreement with ExxonMobil for Mobile Automotive Service and Car Care

SPRING, Texas--YourMechanic.com delivering auto care to customers in over 3,000 U.S. cities nationwide, has signed a multi-year agreement with ExxonMobil to provide car owners an exciting, innovative way to order Mobil 1™ oil changes to their home driveways or business parking lots. “This new agreement is one part ... Continue reading

Pep Boys 120 Point Used Car Evaluation

Pep Boys 120 Point Used Car Evaluation

Whether it’s teenage drivers heading to high school or young adults returning to colleges and universities, many students will hit the roads this fall. As parents prep their students with the back-to-school basics, it’s important to ensure cars are road ready, too – and Pep Boys, a leading U.S. automotive service ... Continue reading

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