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Japanese Automotive Invitational to Pebble Beach Automotive Week

Japanese Automotive Invitational to Pebble Beach Automotive Week

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – INFINITI is partnering with a magazine publisher group to bring the inaugural Japanese Automotive Invitational to this year's Pebble Beach Automotive Week on Aug. ... Continue reading

An Enthusiastic Thanks! To All That Supported The Automotive Heritage Awards!

An Enthusiastic Thanks! To All That Supported The Automotive Heritage Awards!

😎 Automotive Heritage Awards UPDATE July 31st, Our 2018 Automotive Heritage Awards program reached its apex on Sunday, July 29th. A buzz filled the Brembo media hospitality tent on the Concours d’Elegance of America show field at 10AM, just as they opened the public gate to the Concours. AHA producer, Steve Purdy, ... Continue reading

McLaren Reveals Name of World's First Hyper GT: SPEEDTAIL

McLaren Reveals Name of World's First Hyper GT: SPEEDTAIL

McLaren Automotive has informed the 106 clients fortunate enough to have reserved an example of the car they previously knew only as BP23 that it will be named the McLaren Speedtail. The world’s first Hyper-GT and McLaren’s next entrant to its Ultimate Series, the Speedtail will achieve the highest top speed of any ... Continue reading

Hyundai Concept Le Fil Rouge Unveiled in Michigan

Hyundai Concept Le Fil Rouge Unveiled in Michigan

Le Fil Rouge creates proportional character based on the golden-ratio – a common mathematical ratio found in nature – which enabled Hyundai designers to create an aesthetically pleasing, natural looking composition embodying charisma. Unique proportions also are achieved using a long wheelbase, large wheels and sho ... Continue reading

The Automotive News Digest Week Ending July 22, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

The Automotive News Digest Week Ending July 22, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Week Of July 16-22 2018: FCA Replaces Ailing CEO Marchionne; Auto Tariffs, PSA Looks For North American Home' Dodge Angry Bee Unveiled, Tesla Troubles; AHOF Inductees,Whalberg A Dealer Now, Audi Boss In Jail, California Air Standards Ubiquitous?, Vietnamese Vehicles At Paris Car Show, Pikes Peak-e, Big Ford Recall ... Continue reading

Simeone Museum Wins Prestigious "International Automotive Museum of the Year" for Second Time

Simeone Museum Wins Prestigious "International Automotive Museum of the Year" for Second Time

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17, 2017; The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia – a collection of 65 rare and significant racing sports cars – has been selected as 2017 "Museum of the Year" by the Octane Awards (formerly known as the International Historic Motoring Awards) for an unprecedented second time. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234, New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok and a panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts providing honest, practical and street-smart car repair and auto relevant news and buying advice. ... Continue reading

2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Selects Nexen Tire

2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Selects Nexen Tire

DIAMOND BAR, Calif., July 20, 2018 -- Although the name Nexen Tire might not roll off your tongue like a handful of other tire brands, automakers and enthusiasts alike are looking to this "next generation" tire manufacturer as America's Fastest Growing Performance Tire Brand. Recently, Dodge selected Nexen Tire for the ... Continue reading

NHTSA Recalls Week Ending July 15, 2018

NHTSA Recalls Week Ending July 15, 2018

Recalled Vehicles Week Ending July 15, 2018: Porsche; Ford; Lincoln; Lamborghini; Dodge; RAM; Chevrolet; Nissan; Mercedes-Benz; Maybach; BMW; Indian; Kenworth; Peterbilt; Fleetwood; Gillig; Holiday Rambler; New Flyer; KME; Grand Design ... Continue reading

Still Fastest After All These Years: Triple victory for Mercedes-Benz SS at the Nürburgring 90 years ago

Still Fastest After All These Years: Triple victory for Mercedes-Benz SS at the Nürburgring 90 years ago

“Super Sport” sensation in the scorching July of 1928 The official race début of the Mercedes-Benz SS (Super Sport) ended with a dramatic triple victory. Rudolf Caracciola and Christian Werner won the third German Grand Prix on 15 July 1928 at the Nürburgring, beating Otto Merz and the team Christian Werner and W ... Continue reading

Pininfarina Showcases Its Jewels in Turin

Pininfarina Showcases Its Jewels in Turin

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel The Hague, June 15, 2018. For the aficionados of Italian design, the yearly Salone di Torino always has interesting themes in store. ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Launches 24 Hour TV Network on Amazon Prime and Roku +VIDEO

The Auto Channel Launches 24 Hour TV Network on Amazon Prime and Roku +VIDEO

LAS VEGAS, NV – The Auto Channel (TACH), the original automotive television network, has launched its 24/7 channel on Amazon Prime and Roku. TACH chose leading OTT and connected TV monetization experts, Vidillion, to create its Roku app and to monetize its content. ... Continue reading

Bugatti to Launch Limited New Model Under the Name of 'Divo'

Bugatti to Launch Limited New Model Under the Name of 'Divo'

Bugatti is working on a new model, the Bugatti Divo, named after Albert Divo, the French racing driver who won the famous Targa Florio race on a mountainous circuit in Sicily for Bugatti twice in the late 1920s. Based on the requirements for such a race, the Bugatti Divo will be light and nimble and will boast enormous ... Continue reading

ididit SEMA 2018 Surprise

ididit SEMA 2018 Surprise

TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN: Mitch Kelly and the team at Kelly and Son are hard at work on a project to remember—one that’s a prime example of the great work grassroots builders produce every day that deserves to be celebrated. This particular 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle is slated to be the first-ever vehicle to appear in ididi ... Continue reading

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

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

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 20 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

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