News By Topic: Big Rigs

Consumer Report and IIHS Update Reccomended Cars For Teen Drivers

Jun 1, 2023

Families looking for a safe, practical set of wheels for a recent high school graduate or other young driver can choose among 46 used vehicles and 16 new ones on this year’s teen vehicle list from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumer Reports (CR). “As parents, we can’t control what happe ... Continue reading

TEAMSTERS STANDING FOR AMERICAN SANITY - COMMEND CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL, AB 316

Jun 1, 2023

California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, overwhelmingly passed the California State Assembly today with strong bipartisan support. It now heads to the State Senate. ... Continue reading

Autotrader Names 10 Best New Cars for Recent College Graduates in 2023

Jun 1, 2023

To help new grads sort out their vehicle choices as they embark upon the journey called "real life," Autotrader, a Cox Automotive company, has named the 10 Best Cars for Recent College Graduates. ... Continue reading

Hess Celebrates the Mini Toy Truck's 25th Silver Anniversary

Jun 1, 2023

NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 -- Hess Corporation announced the release of a special edition 25th Anniversary Mini Toy Truck Collection for $34.99 with free standard shipping and Energizer® batteries included, exclusively at HessToyTruck.com. In celebration of this silver anniversary of the Hess Mini Toy Truck series, custom ... Continue reading

Its All About Hydrogen : Shinichi Yasui, appointed Chief Project Leader, Hydrogen Factory at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC).

May 31, 2023

PLANO, Texas (May 31, 2023) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced, effective July 1, 2023, Shinichi Yasui, executive vice president, Toyota Motor North America, Research & Development, will be appointed Chief Project Leader, Hydrogen Factory at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC). TMC’s Hydrogen Factory is ... Continue reading

Akio Toyoda's "Choice" Vision Seems To Have Been Bought-off As Toyota Joins Other Offshore Car Makers And Spends $Billions To Qualify For Potential $Trillions Of "Made In USA" Green New Deal "EV Buyer Subsidies" A Deal They Can't Refuse, Will Build US Infrastructure For Toyota BEV and Battery Production

May 31, 2023

Toyota will assemble an all-new, three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025. The company’s first U.S.-assembled BEV will be powered by batteries from Toyota North Carolina. ... Continue reading

Daimler Truck, Mitsubishi Fuso, Hino and Toyota Motor Corporation conclude an MoU on accelerating development of Advanced Technologies and merging Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors

May 30, 2023

Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation conclude MoU on accelerating development of advanced technologies MFTBC and Hino to be merged on equal footing Aiming for transaction by end of 2024 Tokyo/Japan and Leinfelden/Germany―Daimler Truck Holding AG ( ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY May 29, 2023

May 29, 2023

You are receiving this message because you requested to be notified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) if there is a safety recall that may affect your vehicle.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 ... Continue reading

GM Could Miss EV Build Target

May 28, 2023

May 18 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) has said it will have the capacity to build 1 million electric vehicles in North America by 2025, but a slow ramp-up of its three U.S. battery plants could limit actual EV production to less than 600,000 at mid-decade, according to a forecast and analysis prepared for Reuters.Bu ... Continue reading

Nutson' s Auto News Weeky Wrap-up May 21-27, 2023

May 28, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Ford EV Customers To Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers;Ford to Add North American Charging Standard Port in Future EVs

May 26, 2023

Starting early next year, Ford EV customers will have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada, in addition to the over 10,000 DC fast-chargers that are already part of the BlueOval Charge Network. This will give Ford EV customers unprecedented access to fast-charging Mustang Mach-E, F- ... Continue reading

New Car Buying: Leveling The Playing Field: Auto Dealers Getting Cars They NEED To Sell Again

May 25, 2023

The availability of new cars and trucks on dealership lots is bouncing back, and for some brands is stronger than expected. Buyers are finding a bigger selection of models to choose from this spring selling season, in large part because of easing supply-chain woes and more stable factory output. ... Continue reading

EV Motoring - KBB Says Shopper Interest In Mega-Promoted EV Trails Interest In Hybrids - <i>You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.</i> A.Lincoln, PT Barnum

May 23, 2023

Mid-Week Used and New Auto-News Update

May 23, 2023

Atlanta May 23, 2023; Here Is a roundup of news from Cox Automotive and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry. The clock continues ticking on the debt ceiling debate. ... Continue reading

Volvo receives record order for up to 1,000 electric trucks

May 22, 2023

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 22, 2023 -- Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world's largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks, and the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2 ... Continue reading