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The Next "A Shunpiker’s Journal" Begins Broadcasting Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The Next "A Shunpiker’s Journal" Begins Broadcasting Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The next installment of A Shunpiker’s Journal begins broadcasting Wednesday, June 20, 2018 and will run for 3 to 4 weeks. Listen to the program live-streamed at www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com every Wednesday at 1 PM and 7 PM and every Thursday at 1 AM and 7 AM. Or go to the Website, click on “Shows and Hosts,” a ... Continue reading

The Detroit News Gets Ethanol Wrong, Again

The Detroit News Gets Ethanol Wrong, Again

The full text of my reply to The Detroit News' editorial "End The Ethanol Mandate" By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL For the past few years, The Detroit News has taken several swipes at ethanol in order to impugn its use as fuel, as well as to denounce the entire renewable fuel program ... Continue reading

Chicago Police: Avoid Fraud Scheme Involving Vehicles Shipped to Greater Chicago Area

Chicago Police: Avoid Fraud Scheme Involving Vehicles Shipped to Greater Chicago Area

Chicago June 19, 2018; The Chicago Police Department has requested that NADA disseminate the following information: We are requesting that motor vehicle dealers throughout the nation exercise extraordinary diligence in verifying the identity of customers who attempt to purchase vehicles via the internet and have them s ... Continue reading

Peter Ferrara's Big $6.3 Million Payday For Bashing Ethanol

Peter Ferrara's Big $6.3 Million Payday For Bashing Ethanol

Open letter to a Big Oil floozy - Hello Peter, I just finished reading your June 15th article for Investor's Business Daily, "Republicans Can Pass Another Tax Cut ... By Killing The Ethanol Mandate," and I want to congratulate you on getting such a fantastic payday of $6.3 million. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar Special Deals For First Responders

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar Special Deals For First Responders

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar Thank America’s First Responders with Special Pricing Plan “Millions of men and women serve their neighbors as police officers, firefighters, emergency medical service professionals and 911 dispatchers,” said Steve Hill, GM vice president of U.S. Sales, Service and Marketing. ... Continue reading

Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market

Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a list of products imported from China that will be subject to additional tariffs as part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of American technology and intellectual property. On May 29, 2018, ... Continue reading

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

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

PHOENIX, June 18, 2018 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present Dr. Cynthia Wetmore of Phoenix Children's Hospital with a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award. ... Continue reading

Win One of the First Production Indian FTR™ 1200

Win One of the First Production Indian FTR™ 1200

BIARRITZ, France--Indian Motorcycle has put months of public speculation to rest. Today, at the Wheels & Waves festival in France, the iconic American motorcycle company confirmed that an FTR 1200, inspired by Indian’s storied history in flat track racing, will be going into production. ... Continue reading

Missed It!!! Wait Till Next Year - 2018 EyesOn Design “Design Inspiration & Influences” June 17, 2018, Edsel Ford's Place

Missed It!!! Wait Till Next Year - 2018 EyesOn Design “Design Inspiration & Influences” June 17, 2018, Edsel Ford's Place

Missed It!!! Wait Till Next Year - This year’s features include: “Runways to Roadways” an experiential display showcasing the influence WWII aircraft had on post-war automobile design – think fins, bullet noses and sweeping lines; displays of vehicles influenced by Art Deco and Mid-Century Modernism movements w ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JUNE 18, 2018; Mercedes-Benz; BMW; Land Rover Discovery; Range Rover; Chevrolet; Jeep; Maserati; Audi; Volkswagen; Freightliner; Thomas Built Bus; Spartan; Altec; Tiffin; Somerset; Forest River

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JUNE 18, 2018; Mercedes-Benz; BMW; Land Rover Discovery; Range Rover; Chevrolet; Jeep; Maserati; Audi; Volkswagen; Freightliner; Thomas Built Bus; Spartan; Altec; Tiffin; Somerset; Forest River

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. ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications

Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications

The potential effect autonomous vehicles may have on the future of personal mobility and freight movement has received considerable attention in recent years. This attention has focused not only on discussion of real and perceived costs of travel, shared-use mobility [1], travel patterns, vehicle design, and vehicle ow ... Continue reading

"New Car Review: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review" By Larry Nutson

"New Car Review: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review" By Larry Nutson

Now in its seventh-generation, the GTI first came on the scene in the U.S. in 1983s GTI is THE car that defined the term “hot hatch”. But, back then the GTI only came as a two-door and only with manual transmission.The Golf GTI might just be the best in its class. It certainly is invigorating to drive. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday

Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday

Ford will renovate Michigan Central Station to be a magnet for high-tech talent and a regional destination with retail, restaurants, residential living, modern work spaces and more. Conceptual rendering shown. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Digest, Week of June 11-17, 2018: Dieselgate Lives; MB Diesel No-no; Tariff Troubles and Triumphs; Ford Working On The Railroad (Station); Ford Taxi's Revealed; Toyota Ride Sharing Investment; Ford Recall; RIP Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen

Nutson's Automotive News Digest, Week of June 11-17, 2018: Dieselgate Lives; MB Diesel No-no; Tariff Troubles and Triumphs; Ford Working On The Railroad (Station); Ford Taxi's Revealed; Toyota Ride Sharing Investment; Ford Recall; RIP Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen

Larry Nutson, Senior Editor and Chicago Car Guy along with Michigan Bureau contributing editors Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell compile TACH's Take On Last Weeks Automotive News In Digest Sized Content ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York City This Saturday June 16, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York City This Saturday June 16, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old weekly automotive-focused radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of no bull experienced hands-on automotive experts in-studio providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car repair and buying advice. ... Continue reading

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