News By Topic: Larry Nutson

Nutson's Automotive News Summary May 22-28, 2017 - Ford Fires Fields, BMW Recall; GM And FCA Dieselgate?; Less Driving In U.S.; MAMA Preview; RIP Nicky Haley

May 28, 2017

* The big auto industry shake-up this week is the ouster/retirement of CEO Mark Fields who is being replaced by James Hackett, Ford board member and former CEO of Steelcase. Since Fields took over from Alan Mullally 3 years ago stock price has dropped 40-percent and company profits have been below expectations. ... Continue reading

2017 Kia Sportage Road Test and Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

May 26, 2017

2017 Kia Sportage Road Test and Review By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Elantra Eco Review By Larry Nutson

May 22, 2017

2017 Hyundai Elantra Eco Review By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 15-21, 2017: GM Leaves; A Nutty Professor; Dieseling; Camry Succumbs To RAV-4; Autonomous; Instant Bridge And More

May 21, 2017

* Buzz in the automotive business world the past few weeks has centered around the revaluation that electric car maker Tesla has a market capitalization (a measure of a company’s value based on stock price and amount of stock in existence) exceeding Ford and GM, in spite of those traditional company's much bigger siz ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota 86 Sports Coupe Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

May 15, 2017

If the Toyota 86 sports coupe looks a bit familiar, well, it should. It once was known as the Scion FR-S. The Scion brand has been “eighty-sixed” and most of its models have been rebadged has Toyotas. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 8-14, 2017: VW TDI Deals; MB Diesels Verboten In US; Mazda Diesel Arriving Soon; Ford Rice Rockets; RAM Recall; 1 Million 911's

May 14, 2017

* Volkswagen brand chief Herbert Diess recently asserted that his company will sell 1 million battery driven vehicles per year by 2025 outperforming Tesla in the developing EV market. With diesels virtually gone from the U.S. portfolio and in trouble elsewhere, perhaps more R&D resources are available for EVs. ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Road Test and Review - Getting Better All The Time

May 9, 2017

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Getting better all the time by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_6266) Hot-selling pickups, sport utility vehicles and crossovers accounted for about fifty-eight percent of U.S. new vehicle sales in June. Hyundai is right in step with the industry with new vehi ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 1-7, 2017: Sales Down; Gas Taxes Up; China Loves Cadillac; Porsche Recall; Demon Un-Demonized By Keith Crain

May 7, 2017

* April new vehicle sales dropped 4.7 percent to 1.43 million, an annual rate of 16.92 million. Car sales fell 11 percent while SUV/truck sales fell 0.1 percent. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 24-30, 2017; First Drive Nissan Rogue Sport; GM Risks; Daimler Risks; Buh Bye Dale Jr.; Waymo AZ; Toyota Recall

Apr 30, 2017

* This week we drove the all-new 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport compact SUV around the environs of Nashville and Nissan USA's Franklin, Tennessee headquarters. Aiming for sales mostly to millennials, it'a coming to market on May 11. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 17-23, 2017; Self-Driving?, Tesla and Subaru Recalls, Manuals, Best Interior, EV's, Trump Cuts EPA Funding

Apr 23, 2017

* The U.S. auto show circuit has calmed for this year but global auto news is still in the making. At the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show VW debuted its I.D. Cross SUV concept, following on the heals of the I.D. sedan shown in Paris and the I.D. Buzz van shown in Detroit. ... Continue reading

Nutson';s Weekly Automotive News Digest April 10-16, 2017; 840 HP Dodge, Genesis SUV, Awards, VW Longer Warantees, DC Display, 1.33 Billion To Toyota KY Plant

Apr 16, 2017

* At an off-site stage ahead of the NY Auto Show media previews, Dodge fully unveiled its wickedly fast new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Powered by a 840-horsepower, supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI Demon V-8, the limited-production Challenger SRT Demon is the world’s most powerful factory-production V-8 – bar none. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 3-9, 2017; TDI No Bye-bye; Autonomous; Atlas; Regal; Tesla; Kia, Ford, Hyundai Recalls; NY Auto Show

Apr 9, 2017

Every Sunday Larry Nutson, Senior Editor and Chicago Car Guy along with fellow senior editors Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, give you TACH's ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest March 27-April 2, 2017; China Cars, AHOF, New VW TDI For Sale, R-R Rocks, New Jag XK-E-xpensive, Recalls Of Course, Self Driving Cars Scare

Apr 2, 2017

* A new survey of American drivers by AAA reveals that the majority of respondents - 78% - say they would “be afraid” to ride in a fully self-driving car and about half - 54% - say they would “feel less safe” sharing the road with such vehicles. Most, though, say they like the autonomous features in many cars t ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 20-26, 2017; Tariffs; Toyota Goes Microsoft; Bolt Needs Early Discounts; E15 Bull; Uber Driver-less Less; Diesel-gate Continues; Pete Hamilton RIP 13-19, 2017

Mar 26, 2017

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest,If President Trump gets his way on auto import tariffs from Mexico the brands most hard hit will be VW and Ram according to Carjojo, a data analysis firm that watches the automobile markets. Carjojo points out that 57% of VW vehicles and more than half of Ram 1500 pickups sold ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 13-19, 2017; Awards, Lowest Cost To Own, Hyundai Recall, HVA, CAFE 54.5

Mar 19, 2017

In Case You Missed It - Nutsons Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 13-19, 2017; Awards, Lowest Cost To Own, Hyundai Recall, CAFE 54.5 ... Continue reading