Consumers Reveal Gasoline Buying Behaviors
Mar 29, 2019
New NACS research offers insights into how, when and where customers buy gas at convenience stores ... Continue reading
Mar 29, 2019
FCA Canada to stop third shift at Windsor Assembly Plant, cutting 1,500 jobs Windsor March 28, 2019; Chris Thompson, Windsor Star reported that sluggish sales of the Windsor-built Chrysler Pacifica have prompted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to eliminate the third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant and with it about 1,500 ... Continue reading
Ram Unveils Texas-only 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Lone Star Model
Mar 29, 2019
Ram Unveils Texas-only 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Lone Star Model at DFW Auto Show •Original “Texas Truck” returns for 2019 •New 2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty trucks outpower, out-tow and outhaul every other pickup available •Ram Lone Star is a favorite among Texas truck buyers Ram offered the first public glimp ... Continue reading
New Electric Porsche Taycan Enters Final Test Stages Before Series Production
Mar 29, 2019
Porsche’s first purely electrically driven sports car, the Taycan, is currently completing its final test drives before it enters series production. In Scandinavia, just a few kilometres away from the Arctic Circle, it is proving its potential in terms of driving dynamics on snow and ice. ... Continue reading
2019 Audi Q8 Earns 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA
Mar 29, 2019
The 2019 Audi Q8 was awarded a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating – the highest possible overall rating – from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To achieve a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating, the Q8 was tested under NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program. The overall score is based on frontal and side ... Continue reading
All-New Hyundai Sonata 1.6 Turbo and 'N Performance' Parts to Debut at 2019 Seoul Motor Show
Mar 28, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company will unveil the all-new Sonata 1.6 Turbo at the 2019 Seoul Motor Show, alongside the new range of ‘N Performance’ parts due for launch next year, presented through a series of interactive exhibits that will inform and entertain booth visitors. The Sonata 1.6 Turbo, expected to be launched this ... Continue reading
Hyundai Announces Name Of New 2020 Crossover Utility Vehicle: Hyundai Venue
Mar 28, 2019
Hyundai today announced the name of its all-new 2020 CUV: Hyundai Venue. The new entry CUV name references a ‘place’ where people want to be seen, or in this case, inside the vehicle. ... Continue reading
Velodyne Achieves Half a Billion Dollars in Lidar Sensors Shipped
Mar 28, 2019
Velodyne Alpha Puck™ is a lidar sensor specifically made for autonomous driving and advanced vehicle safety at highway speeds. (Photo: Business Wire) Velodyne Alpha Puck™ is a lidar sensor specifically made for autonomous driving and advanced vehicle safety at highway speeds. ... Continue reading
New Mindful Mode to Let 2020 Ford Explorer Drivers Digitally Detox
Mar 27, 2019
After a recent Nielsen study found Americans spend half their day processing information from staring at a screen, the latest Ford Trends Report discovered more than half of adults around the world want a mandatory timeout from their devices. Ford engineers are making it possible in the all-new Explorer. ... Continue reading
Mar 27, 2019
March 27, 2019; LMC reported that in 1996, the first-generation Mercedes-Benz SLK played a big part in popularizing the retractable hard-top design that other convertibles would go on to emulate. European sales of the convertible bodystyle subsequently peaked during the mid-noughties, with over 400,000 sold in 2004, as ... Continue reading
2019 Honda Ridgeline Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Rating
Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019 - TORRANCE, Calif. 2019 Ridgeline only pickup truck tested by IIHS to receive Top Safety Pick Honda Sensing® Collision Mitigation Braking System™ rated Superior Seventh 2019 Honda model to receive TSP or higher The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded the 2019 Honda Ridgeline a TOP ... Continue reading
Mar 26, 2019
End-of-Day Auto News Recap U.S. auto sales are falling as vehicle prices climb, indicating that buyers at the lower end are getting squeezed out of the new car market, according to a new industry forecast. First-quarter auto sales are expected to drop by nearly 2.5 percent from a year earlier, to 4 million units, accor ... Continue reading
Genesis Introduces Spectrum All-Inclusive Vehicle Leasing Program
Mar 26, 2019
Genesis Spectrum, available through its affiliate, Genesis Finance, will be available in select markets on new, 2019 G70, G80 and G90 sedans, and includes auto insurance as part of the monthly payment. ... Continue reading
“Be Cool, Be Classic” - How India’s Love Affair with the Automobile is Reaching Younger Generations
Mar 26, 2019
“We can learn a great deal from what’s happening in India right now, when it comes to attracting young people into the historic vehicle movement,” says FIVA President Patrick Rollet. In March, FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) held its G ... Continue reading
Consumer Anxiety over Autonomous Vehicle Safety is Greatest Deterrent to Adoption
Mar 26, 2019
A new study (https://forms.cmbinfo.com/autonomous-vehicles-report-2019) , from market research and consulting firm Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB) finds overcoming consumer anxiety is key to greater acceptance of autonomous vehicles (AVs).CMB's analysis includes an online quantitative survey of over 2,000 U.S. consume ... Continue reading
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