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AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234, New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok and a panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts providing honest, practical and street-smart car repair and auto relevant news and buying advice. ... Continue reading

2019 Audi A8 Preview

2019 Audi A8 Preview

In its fourth generation, the A8 redefines the Audi design language with its integrated technologies and sets new standards for the segment and brand. DesignThe 2019 A8 is the first production execution of the all-new premium Audi design language deriving from Design Chief, Mark Lichte’s Prologue concept, which is fo ... Continue reading

2018 Mazda CX-5 Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating

2018 Mazda CX-5 Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating

CX-5 is the only 2018 IIHS TSP+ within the small SUV category when equipped with the Adaptive Front-Lighting System built after March 2018, by the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). At the time of publishing this press release, the 2018 Mazda CX-5 is the only 2018 IIHS TSP+ within the small SUV ca ... Continue reading

2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Earns IIHS Highest Crash Rating Award

2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Earns IIHS Highest Crash Rating Award

ARLINGTON, Va. — 2018 The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class moves up a step in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s awards after earning a good rating in the passenger-side small overlap front test and getting improvements to its top-line headlights. ... Continue reading

The Beginning Of The End Of Our Freedom Of Mobility - New Autonomous Vehicle Platform Connects Road Authorities with Vehicle Operators

The Beginning Of The End Of Our Freedom Of Mobility - New Autonomous Vehicle Platform Connects Road Authorities with Vehicle Operators

KIRKLAND, Wash., July 17, 2018 -- Highly automated vehicles (HAV) are currently testing on public roads in fewer than 50 cities around the world, but more markets are interested in bringing this new technology to their streets. Today, INRIX, the world leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, annou ... Continue reading

Porsche Design Chronograph 70Y Sportwagen PCA Edition

Porsche Design Chronograph 70Y Sportwagen PCA Edition

STUTTGART, Germany, July 19, 2018 -- In celebration of 70 years of Porsche sports cars, the exclusive lifestyle brand Porsche Design is presenting the Porsche Club of America and its members with an exceptional limited edition timepiece. The Porsche Design Chronograph 70Y Sportwagen PCA Edition is a members-only-offeri ... Continue reading

MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018

MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 16, 2018… MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 (MTTS), the eagerly anticipated road rally for MINI owners hosted by MINI USA, kicked off this weekend from two separate locations on opposite sides of the country. Over the next five days, thousands of MINI owners will #DriveForMore to help raise money ... Continue reading

Transit and Téo: Montreal's Hometown Transport Companies Announce Partnership

Transit and Téo: Montreal's Hometown Transport Companies Announce Partnership

Montrealers can now sign up for and hail a Téo Taxi using Transit Starting today users of Transit, Montreal's most popular transit app, can use it to sign up for and hail rides from Téo, Montreal's fleet of electric taxis. The partnership gives one more option to the hundreds of thousands of Montrealers who depend on ... Continue reading

Hyundai Kona Goes MARVELous at Comic-Con

Hyundai Kona Goes MARVELous at Comic-Con

Unique Interior and Exterior Design Cues Inspired by the Iconic Iron Man Suit Kona Iron Man Edition to be “Built-to-Order” with Limited Global Production SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 19, 2018 – “My armor’s maneuverable, fast, and lots of fun at parties,” – Tony Stark. In Stark-like fashion, Hyundai today unvei ... Continue reading

How Much Should I Pay For My Car?

How Much Should I Pay For My Car?

Vincentric, LLC released an enhancement to its vehicle pricing data today with the addition of geographic level specificity to the Vincentric Market Price database. This enhanced product enables consumers, dealers, OEMs, and others within the auto industry to better understand pricing at a granular level for new and us ... Continue reading

2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Small CUV Road Test By Martha Hindes

2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Small CUV Road Test By Martha Hindes

The size – a five seater, midway between Mitsubishi's larger Outlander and smaller Outlander Sport SUVs – should be just right for your anticipated market that includes younger millennials. The starting price, a slice under $24K, should be right, inching below similar sized crossovers from competitors. ... Continue reading

Toyota Cars To Verify Road Repairs and Condition

Toyota Cars To Verify Road Repairs and Condition

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), with Toyota City, is to start Japan's first verification testing for road maintenance inspections using vehicle data obtained from connected cars, beginning August 1. The verification testing will enable assessment of whether the degree of road deterioration index values computed from ... Continue reading

Ford recalls 550,000 Escape, Fusion Vehicles For Autonomous Vehicle Movement

Ford recalls 550,000 Escape, Fusion Vehicles For Autonomous Vehicle Movement

DEARBORN, Mich., July 18, 2018 – Ford is issuing two safety recalls in North America. Details are: Select 2013-16 model year Ford Fusion and 2013-14 Ford Escape vehicles to replace shifter cable bushings Ford is issuing a safety recall in North America for approximately 550,000 2013-16 model year Ford Fusion and 2013 ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe; Thumbs-Up Durango, VW GTI, Terrain; Thumbs-Down Brand Snobbery

Letter From Europe; Thumbs-Up Durango, VW GTI, Terrain; Thumbs-Down Brand Snobbery

Snobbery is a funny old business which I have never been able to figure out. I am talking about cars if course. ... Continue reading

Autotrader Names 10 Hottest SUVs for Summer 2018

Autotrader Names 10 Hottest SUVs for Summer 2018

Autotrader editors put together its list of the 10 hottest SUVs for the summer of 2018. These fun, practical vehicles are the 10 most-searched new, used, and certified pre-owned utility vehicles on Autotrader. "Utility tops the must-have list for today's car shopper, which is why SUV sales continue to set records among ... Continue reading

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