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AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York This Saturday June 30, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York This Saturday June 30, 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. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 20 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

INFINITI QX60 and QX80 Winners In 2018 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

INFINITI QX60 and QX80 Winners In 2018 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

The INFINITI QX60 takes top honors in the Luxury Crossover SUV category. INFINITI's full-sized luxury SUV, the QX80, earns award in the Luxury SUV segment. SUVs, such as INFINITI QX60 and QX80, are considered the most satisfying among the truck categories. NASHVILLE, Tenn. ... Continue reading

Audi welcomes Saudi Arabian women as they take the wheel

Audi welcomes Saudi Arabian women as they take the wheel

It’s a new era for women in Saudi Arabia: From now on they can also get a driver’s license and drive a car. Audi has dedicated a short film of its own to the new group of female customers and will show it on its social media channels. ... Continue reading

Allstate Milewise, Pay-per-mile Insurance Now Available in New Jersey, Good or Bad For Consumers?

Allstate Milewise, Pay-per-mile Insurance Now Available in New Jersey, Good or Bad For Consumers?

New Jersey drivers can now pay per mile for their auto insurance. The Milewise device detects miles driven, speed, time of day, specific driving events (like hard braking) and location. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2018 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization, celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present Dr. Theodore Moore of the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital with a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award. ... Continue reading

Toyota "Connected Car" Services Will Soon Become Standard In Japan - See Complete List Of "Connections"

Toyota "Connected Car" Services Will Soon Become Standard In Japan - See Complete List Of "Connections"

- New technology provides connected services to enhance car ownership experience - Aim to make it standard on all new domestic passenger vehicles starting with New Crown and New Corolla Sport Toyota City, Japan, Jun, 26 2018 - (JCN Newswire) - The future of just-in-time vehicle services and support has arrived in Japan ... Continue reading

Californians To Vote on Repealing Gas Tax Or Not

Californians To Vote on Repealing Gas Tax Or Not

The November ballot proposition would kill the state’s new tax on gasoline and repeal vehicle fees. SACRAMENTO, Calif. ... Continue reading

U.S. EPA Releases Proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes

U.S. EPA Releases Proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes

WASHINGTON June 27, 2018; NACS Online reported that yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule regarding the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2019 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020. Overall, EPA has proposed a 3.1% increase in renewable fuel blending. ... Continue reading

Oil and Gasoline Wastewater On Dirt Roads Mean Health and Environment Trouble

Oil and Gasoline Wastewater On Dirt Roads Mean Health and Environment Trouble

A truck kicking up dust as it speeds down a dirt road is a typical image in country music videos. But this dust from unpaved roads is also an environmental and health hazard. ... Continue reading

NADA Details President Trump's Auto Tariff Details

NADA Details President Trump's Auto Tariff Details

By Jonathan Collegio, NADA, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs The Trump Administration announced in late May that it was initiating an investigation that could result in a tariff of up to 25% on imported automobiles and automobile parts. Under law (Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962), the President ha ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Empire State Building Bursts Into 4th of July With VIP Fireworks Viewing Event

ROAD TRIP: Empire State Building Bursts Into 4th of July With VIP Fireworks Viewing Event

NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 -- This Independence Day, celebrate the holiday with friends and family at the Empire State Building's "Ultimate 4th of July" celebration. Limited tickets are still available for this exclusive event which offers breathtaking views of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular from the only op ... Continue reading

Add Pre-Trip Auto Care to Summer Road Trip Plans

Add Pre-Trip Auto Care to Summer Road Trip Plans

BETHESDA, Md., June 26, 2018; With school out for the summer, many families are planning driving vacations. Adding pre-trip auto care to road trip plans lessens the chance of a roadside breakdown for all motorists and is even more important for those driving older vehicles, says the Car Care Council. ... Continue reading

USAGov's Guide to the Fourth of July

USAGov's Guide to the Fourth of July

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2018; This July 4 marks the 242nd anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States. The declaration announced the colonies' separation from Britain in 1776, but celebrating Independence Day every year became popular after the W ... Continue reading

Self Driving Shuttles In Detroit

Self Driving Shuttles In Detroit

May Mobility and Bedrock Bring Future of Mobility to Detroit - Detroit is the first city in America to deploy independent self-driving vehicles in an urban core on public roads - Vehicles will initially transport Bedrock employees to and from their parking garages - May Mobility to provide full-time operational and ser ... Continue reading

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