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OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS WRAP-UP - Week Ending August 5, 2018

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS WRAP-UP - Week Ending August 5, 2018

RECALLS: RAM; Nissan; Keystone; KME; ALTEC; Forest River; Newmar; Spartan; FCCC; Coachmen; Jayco; Entegra; NV Augsta - Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. ... Continue reading

Einstein Bros.® Bagels Extends Free Bagel and Shmear to All Restaurant Mobile App Users

Einstein Bros.® Bagels Extends Free Bagel and Shmear to All Restaurant Mobile App Users

Einstein Bros.® Bagels recognizes that being the first doesn't always mean you're the best! Consumers have been busy redeeming offers through other restaurant brand's mobile apps and reward programs, while the nation's leading bagel brand worked to perfect a program that empowers guests to choose the rewards they want ... Continue reading

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Review By Larry Nutson

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Review By Larry Nutson

Volkswagen’s SUV line-up is now focused on three core models. This all-new, second-generation 2018 Tiguan compact SUV that’s longer, has more cargo space and has three-row seating to carry up to seven passengers; the new Atlas mid-size seven-passenger SUV; and the previous generation 5-passenger Tiguan, rebadged as ... Continue reading

Latest Auto News Digest, Week Ending August 4, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Latest Auto News Digest, Week Ending August 4, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Last Weeks Automotive News Headline Stories: July Auto Sales Down; No Old Diesel For Big Rigs; GM Tariff Complaints; FCA Complains Of Mahindra Jeep Look Alike; Another Audi EV; Electric Harley; NACTOY Cars Of The Year; Concurs of America Winners; Automotive Heritage Awards; Collector Car Crime; VW Recall; RAM Recall ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Call-In Radio LIVE from New York Saturday August 4, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Call-In Radio LIVE from New York Saturday August 4, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts with accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair and buying advice. ... Continue reading

NEC's Transfer of Lithium Ion Battery Business Allows Nissan To Sell Their Battery Business To Chinese Company Envision

NEC's Transfer of Lithium Ion Battery Business Allows Nissan To Sell Their Battery Business To Chinese Company Envision

TOKYO, Aug, 03 2018 NEC Corporation announced today that NEC has determined to transfer (i) all shares of NEC Energy Devices, Ltd. owned by NEC to Envision Electrodes Corporation Ltd, a member of Envision Group, a renewable energy company, and (ii) all shares of Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) owned by NEC ... Continue reading

There Are Life Or Death Decisions To Make When Considering Which Car or Truck To Buy +VIDEO

There Are Life Or Death Decisions To Make When Considering Which Car or Truck To Buy +VIDEO

Its fun to worry about a new sound system or spiffy interior color...but spend some time researching which cars are more likely to keep you alive in a crash... ... Continue reading

2015-2017 RAM Pickup Recall

2015-2017 RAM Pickup Recall

Fiat Chrysler is issuing a recall for more than 1.2 million Ram pickup trucks in the U.S. and Canada, warning that tailgates could unexpectedly open while driving. The recall, which includes approximately 1.15 million pickups in the U.S., covers Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 models from 2015 to 2017. ... Continue reading

Growth Energy Welcomes ELEMENT as 100th Plant Member

Growth Energy Welcomes ELEMENT as 100th Plant Member

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 2, 2018; Growth Energy, the nation’s top ethanol advocate, is proud to welcome ELEMENT, LLC as its newest member. The addition of the new Colwich, Kansas-based bio-refinery marks the 100th plant member for Growth Energy. ... Continue reading

U.S. DOT and EPA Propose Rollback Of Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2021-2026 Vehicles (President Trump's Orders, Win For Big Oil, Not Americans)

U.S. DOT and EPA Propose Rollback Of Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2021-2026 Vehicles (President Trump's Orders, Win For Big Oil, Not Americans)

WASHINGTON - August 2, 2018; Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger C ... Continue reading

Day Three Management Briefing Seminar by Center for Automotive Research 2018

Day Three Management Briefing Seminar by Center for Automotive Research 2018

Listening to experts from Nissan, Zipcar, May Mobility, Via, and Ridecell spoke about everything from managing the safety of autonomous vehicles, to who will pick up the trash in a shared vehicle. ... Continue reading

Humanizing Automated Vehicles – Allowing for the “Jerk” Response

Humanizing Automated Vehicles – Allowing for the “Jerk” Response

Reflections on a main theme, Humanization Of Robot Drivers, among potential things to ask is a favorite of mine I haven’t heard anyone address yet: Who gets the ticket if an AV in true human fashion runs a red light? ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicles: Automakers Moving Ahead Without Customers

Electric Vehicles: Automakers Moving Ahead Without Customers

In coming years, automakers will unveil dozens of new electric vehicle (EV) models. Ford alone recently announced that it is investing $11 billion in EV development. ... Continue reading

Even Millennials Don't Want Electric Cars - So Who Is Pushing Them? - We Believe We Know, Do You?

Even Millennials Don't Want Electric Cars - So Who Is Pushing Them? - We Believe We Know, Do You?

Seventy percent of millenials do not want to buy an electric car and are much more interested in purchasing a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle, according to a new report. In addition, about two thirds would have significant reservations about riding in a self-driving car. ... Continue reading

American Honda Reports July 2018 Sales Results

American Honda Reports July 2018 Sales Results

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2018 -- American Honda Honda Acura Total Cars Trucks Total Cars Trucks Total Cars Trucks 138,602 61,714 76,888 125,355 58,643 66,712 13,247 3,071 10,176 -8.2% -19.3% +3.2% -8.4% -19.2% +3.8% -6.6% -21.5% -0.9% "For the first time in our company's history, the Honda brand is on pace this year t ... Continue reading

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