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Hyundai Sonata Named Best Car For The Money By U.S. News & World Report

Hyundai Sonata Named Best Car For The Money By U.S. News & World Report

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 9, 2017 -- The 2017 Hyundai Sonata has been awarded the U.S. News & World Report accolade for "Best Midsize Car for the Money," making this the second time in three years a Hyundai vehicle has won the award. ... Continue reading

SECRET SAUCE FOR SUCCESSFUL SUPER BOWL LI COMMERCIALS REVEALED

SECRET SAUCE FOR SUCCESSFUL SUPER BOWL LI COMMERCIALS REVEALED

Ace Metrix Names Lightheartedness the Key to Super Bowl LI Advertising Success by Marty BernsteinEditor-At-LargeThe Auto Channel America’s television audiences just want to be entertained. The biggest television event of the year attracts the biggest audience and huge numbers of TV critics. ... Continue reading

2017 Chrysler Pacifica and 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Named Best Cars for the Money by U.S. News

2017 Chrysler Pacifica and 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Named Best Cars for the Money by U.S. News

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 7, 2017 -- 2017 Chrysler Pacifica named Best Minivan for the Money by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice All-new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider named Best Sports Car for the Money Covering 20 automotive categories, the awards highlight vehicles that provide co ... Continue reading

Watch Why Alfa Romeo, Lexus Win the Attention of Car Shoppers During Super Bowl LI +VIDEO

Watch Why Alfa Romeo, Lexus Win the Attention of Car Shoppers During Super Bowl LI +VIDEO

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 6, 2017 -- While a familiar team may have walked off the field as the big winner of Super Bowl LI, all-new vehicles attracted the most attention of car shoppers on Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform. ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales Scorecard - January 2017

U.S. Auto Sales Scorecard - January 2017

Washington DC February 2, 2017; The AIADA reported that International automakers continued to perform well with U.S. vehicle shoppers in January—a month traditionally recognized as the slowest of the year. Honda’s sales rose 7.7 percent from last January; Nissan’s sales were up 3.6 percent; and Volkswagen saw an ... Continue reading

Nissan Group January 2017 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group January 2017 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for January 2017 of 112,319 units, an increase of 6 percent over the prior year and a January record. ... Continue reading

Alexa in the Car

Alexa in the Car

More from Ford at 2017 CES Ford and Amazon team up to offer consumers the ability to access their car from home, and call up other features from their vehicle via Alexa – Amazon’s cloud-based voice service Industry-first in-car Alexa capability through Ford SYNC® 3 AppLink™ enables users to listen to audiobooks ... Continue reading

January US New Vehicle Sales Reach $37 Billion - ALG Scorecard

January US New Vehicle Sales Reach $37 Billion - ALG Scorecard

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—ALG, the industry benchmark for determining the future resale value of a vehicle, projects U.S. revenue from new vehicle sales will reach $37 billion for the month of January, down 0.2 percent from a year ago. Automakers revenue will be nearly flat with a slight decline of $68 million, despite an ... Continue reading

Wal-Mart Becomes The Latest "Lead-Gen" Middleman To Profit From Car Dealer Shortcomings; Buyers Plight, "I Hate To Visit An Auto Dealer" and Buyers "Treated Like Mooches"

Wal-Mart Becomes The Latest "Lead-Gen" Middleman To Profit From Car Dealer Shortcomings; Buyers Plight, "I Hate To Visit An Auto Dealer" and Buyers "Treated Like Mooches"

Editors Note: No other retail industry has pissed off enough potential customers so intensely that they allowed a major industry to grow like a weed. From the original Auto-By-Tel to today's snake-oil lead generators like TrueCar and another hundred in-between. ... Continue reading

Auto Lease News: Automotive Lease Volume Reaches Record High in 2016

Auto Lease News: Automotive Lease Volume Reaches Record High in 2016

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 -- Automotive lease volume reached an all-time record level in 2016 of 4.3 million vehicles, according to the latest Lease Market Report from Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform. ... Continue reading

Winners of 2017 Luxury Green Car, SUV Of The Year, Connected Green Car of the Year

Winners of 2017 Luxury Green Car, SUV Of The Year, Connected Green Car of the Year

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2017 -- Three winners of Green Car Journal's prestigious Green Car Awards have been announced at a Washington Auto Show press conference today in Washington DC. ... Continue reading

EURO NCAP CRASH TEST RESULTS - 2017 Ford Mustang, 2017 Volvo S90 and V90

EURO NCAP CRASH TEST RESULTS - 2017 Ford Mustang, 2017 Volvo S90 and V90

2017 Ford Mustang Crash Ratings NCAP 2017 Volvo V90 CRASH RATINGS NCAP 2017 Volvo S90 Crash Ratings NCAP ... Continue reading

Toyota Voted Most Trusted Brand™ of Hybrid Car Manufacturer For Seventh Consecutive Year: Reader's Digest Study

Toyota Voted Most Trusted Brand™ of Hybrid Car Manufacturer For Seventh Consecutive Year: Reader's Digest Study

Toyota also named the most trusted passenger car manufacturer for the ninth straight year TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2017 Toyota was voted as the Most Trusted Brand™ of hybrid car and passenger car manufacturers in the annual Trusted Brand™ study conducted by Reader's Digest. ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday January 21, 2017 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday January 21, 2017 7-9 AM

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel ... Continue reading

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