Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (March 12-17 2012 ) Automotive News In Case You Were Sleeping
Mar 18, 2012
* A report from the Governors Highway Safety Association says that "little progress has been made in reducing the proportion of speed-related crashes." Although the number of speed-related crashes along with overall traffic deaths has dropped, speeding continues to be a factor in about one-third of traffic deaths. Sinc ... Continue reading
Steve Purdy Covers 2012 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance
Mar 17, 2012
A Fantastic Weekend for Lovers of Automotive History By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau [Ed Lucas and Amelia Banner â 9882] The 2012 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance was the first big classic and collector car show of the season, overtaking the grounds of the Ritz Carlton Hotel and Convention Cente ... Continue reading
Chrysler - Fiat's Oliver Francois at Detroit Automotive Press Association
Mar 15, 2012
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Photo by Bob Benko Detroit March 13, 2012; The man behind those attention-getting Chrysler and Fiat ads we've seen the last couple of years on the Web and TV, including two dramatic Super Bowl ads, spoke to the assembled media at the Detroit Automotive Press Association ... Continue reading
Chrysler Steps Back Ten Years to Jump Into the Future with CNG-Powered Ram 4X4 Pick Up +VIDEO
Mar 15, 2012
Chrysler takes the first step in actualizing Sergio Marchionneâs mandate to bring CNG back into play By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL As any regular visitor to TheAutoChannel.com may know, we have been big supporters of compressed natural gas and have vigorously advocated a resum ... Continue reading
Heels on Wheels: 2012 Lexus CT Hybrid 200h Review
Mar 13, 2012
SEE ALSO: Lexus Buyers Guide - Specs, Prices and Comparisons HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS CT200h VEHICLE The sporty Lexus CT200h is unique to the market in the sense it wraps a lot of popular â yet uncommonly matched â attributes into one car. Now ... Continue reading
2012 Dodge Charger R/T Road & Track Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Mar 13, 2012
And exciting new interpretation of a classic Detroit muscle car loaded with contemporary and civilized refinements DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The name harkens to the past, as do some of the styling cues and even the "Hemi" engine's combustion chamber layout, but the current Dodge Charger is not an exercise i ... Continue reading
2012 Toyota Prius c Ride and Review By Larry Nutson +Video
Mar 12, 2012
âcâ for city! By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Delray Beach, Florida, February 2012 â Notwithstanding the mild winter Chicago has enjoyed, a visit to Florida in the later part of February is always welcome. Toyota gathered journalists in this oceanfront town to acquaint us w ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (March 5-10, 2012 ) Automotive News In Case You Were Sleeping
Mar 11, 2012
* Lots of news and a few "first evers" in the auto world from the Geneva Auto Show. The first ever Range Rover Evoque convertible concept, the first ever VW GTI convertible and the first ever Bentley luxury SUV made their debuts. Also, a bigger Fiat 500â¦the 4-door 500L, a new Lexus RX crossover and a new Porsche B ... Continue reading
2013 Mazda CX-5 SKYACTIV Ride and Review By Steve Purdy
Mar 11, 2012
2013 MAZDA CX-5 First Full Application of SKYACTIV Technologies By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The compact CUV market, one of the fastest growing segments in the U.S., gets a new contender from Mazda â the CX-5. Getting to dealers now it is unlike most others in this genre in that it shares archi ... Continue reading
2012 Kia Soul Eco Ride and Review By Larry Nutson
Mar 8, 2012
2012 Kia Soul Eco Music to the Soul By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_3008) Iâm a music-lovinâ guy and I do like to dance. I donât have any music-lovinâ hamsters but I do have a Labrador retriever, named Java. Well, my dog Java liked the Kia Soul. The rear cargo are ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
WASHINGTON--Global Automakers commends President Obama for taking steps to encourage consumer purchases of various advanced technology clean vehicles through tax incentives and credits. Our Association has long believed that the U.S. government should take a technology and fuel neutral approach to incentivizing alterna ... Continue reading
Tops and Flops at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show +VIDEO
Mar 8, 2012
Europe's First Major Show of the Year is Bursting with News By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor GENEVA - March 8, 2012: The Salon International de de lAutomobile Genève has always been a most interesting event. During the past two decades that I've attended the show, the car manufacturers from Europe, Japan and N ... Continue reading
Thank Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Prager and Savage for Rising Gasoline Prices
Mar 8, 2012
High profile talkers go pro-OPEC to attract the "most buck for their bang" By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL The only reason that oil and gasoline prices are rising again is because there is no serious competition to oil-gasoline. Itâs not that there aren't legitimate alternatives ... Continue reading
2012 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance March 9-11
Mar 8, 2012
Amelia Island Concours DâElegance Opens the Classic and Collector Car Show Season By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Amelia Island Florida, March 8, 2012 This weekend begins the classic and collector car show season with the 14th presentation of the Amelia Island Concours dâElegance at the Ritz ... Continue reading
New Free Upgrade for My Ford Touch System
Mar 7, 2012
MY FORD TOUCH GETS A MAJOR NIP & TUCK FACELIFT MAKEOVER by Marty Bernstein Editor-at-Large The Auto Channel Almost twenty ago when writing a speech for a top automotive executive about the technological changes in automobiles, I included the line, âThereâs more computer power in our new cars than was on the L ... Continue reading
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