Nissan Kicks SR - Next Generation Eye Candy - A Review By Martha Hindes
Jun 6, 2019
Nissan Kicks SR - Next Generation Eye Candy - A Review By Martha Hindes By Martha Hindes, Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel It only took a few minutes. I’d had the 2019 Nissan Kicks SR CVT about a half hour and was driving down a nearby residential street. ... Continue reading
FCA Backs Off From Merger Proposal to Groupe Renault - Buh-Bye, Au revoir, Ciao
Jun 6, 2019
Late yesterday, the Board of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., meeting this evening under the Chairmanship of John Elkann, has resolved to withdraw with immediate effect its merger proposal made to Groupe Renault. FCA remains firmly convinced of the compelling, transformational rationale of a proposal that has been widel ... Continue reading
Yamaha Introduces Lineup of 2020 Cross-Country Motorcycles + VIDEO
Jun 6, 2019
New Two-Stroke model and Redesigned YZ250FX Headline Yamaha’s Cross-Country Lineup MARIETTA, GA. – June 6, 2019: Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announces its complete lineup of 2020 cross-country motorcycles specially designed for Hare Scrambles and Grand National Cross-Country (GNCC®) races, including the all-new YZ125 ... Continue reading
API Announces Improved Engine Oil Standards
Jun 5, 2019
PPI-API-Header.jpg 202.682.8114 | press@api.org (mailto:press@api.org) API Announces Improved Engine Oil Standards First Licensing for GF-6A, GF-6B and API SP set for May 1, 2020 WASHINGTON – June 5, 2019 – Today, API announced the approval of improved performance standards for engine oils that will provi ... Continue reading
Jun 5, 2019
FCA US vehicles earned four awards from the Automotive Science Group (ASG) in their 2019 Automotive Performance Index™ (API) study. 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid wins Best All-around Performance Award from Automotive Science Group for the third consecutive year, continuing to lead the minivan segment Pacifica Hybrid ... Continue reading
Looking Back - The Federal-Aid Highway Act Signed: June 29, 1956
Jun 5, 2019
Special to The Auto Channel By Jenny Ashcraft Courtesy of Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, also known as the National Interstate Defense Highways Act, creating a 41,000-mile system of interstate highways that would forever change travel ... Continue reading
LMC Asks: Are We Still Keeping Up With The Premium Car Joneses?
Jun 5, 2019
Special to The Auto Channel LMC Automotive Sammy Chan, Analyst Premium Car market share in Europe has, generally, been on a steady incline over the last couple of decades. In the 2000-2010 period, Premium market share of European Passenger Cars grew from 15% to 18%. By the end of 2018, this stood at 22%. A closer look, ... Continue reading
Introducing the 2020 Yamaha Star Venture Transcontinental Tourer +VIDEO
Jun 5, 2019
Yamaha Motor Corporation has introduced the 2020 Star Venture, a luxurious, technologically advanced transcontinental touring motorcycle that offers riders the opportunity to journey further than ever before. The Star Venture incorporates convenient features like Sure-Park forward and reverse parking assist, dual-zone ... Continue reading
Chevrolet El Camino - All New... Sixty Years Ago +VIDEO
Jun 4, 2019
Just a mere 60 years ago, one of the big buzzes in the auto world was the Chevrolet El Camino - "the most beautiful thing ever to shoulder a load." El Camino was part pickup truck, part station wagon, and presented as an elegant way to haul stuff. ... Continue reading
2020 Chevrolet Silverado The Pick-up With A 3.0L Duramax Diesel And A Shot At 30 MPG
Jun 4, 2019
2020 Chevrolet Silverado’s available 3.0L Duramax inline-six turbo-diesel engine adds choice and versatility for full-size truck customers, offering class-leading torque and horsepower in addition to focusing on fuel economy and capability. It is the first-ever inline-six turbo-diesel offered in Chevrolet’s full-si ... Continue reading
Michelin, GM Introduce Tires That Are Always Out Of Air
Jun 4, 2019
Michelin and General Motors presented a new generation of airless wheel technology, the MICHELIN Uptis Prototype (or “Unique Puncture-proof Tire System”), at the Movin’On Summit for sustainable mobility today. GM intends to develop this airless wheel assembly with Michelin and aims to introduce it on passenger ve ... Continue reading
Legendary Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum Departs After 20 Years +VIDEO
Jun 4, 2019
Jaguar today announced that Ian Callum, Director of Design, is to leave his position at the company after two decades heading up Jaguar Design. Julian Thomson, currently Creative Design Director, has been appointed to the role of Director of Design, effective 01 July â—¾Jaguar’s Ian Callum to leave role of Director o ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 5 Car-Buying Mistakes Women Must Avoid
Jun 3, 2019
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel Realizing you’ve made a car-buying mistake isn’t as reparable as returning a pair of jeans to the department store because they didn’t fit right. When it comes to a vehicle, you’ve signed contracts, invested money and li ... Continue reading
Jun 3, 2019
world leader in V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communications solutions. I am glad to share that Autotalks has teamed up with Marben for a live V2X demo based on MARBEN V2X software solution running on Autotalks’ chipset. ... Continue reading
May 2019 US Auto Sales Journalist Comments
Jun 3, 2019
U.S. auto sales in May surprised, coming in stronger than forecast and driven in part by fleet sales, healthy incentives and strong consumer confidence. Market volatility has been the norm so far in 2019, and in May we saw more of that with the SAAR running well above the consensus outlook. ... Continue reading
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