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Harmony in Motion: Chrysler Halcyon Concept

Harmony in Motion: Chrysler Halcyon Concept

Chrysler Halcyon Concept exemplifies Chrysler’s fully electrified future vision that embraces sustainable design and full autonomy paired with personalized driving experiences Chrysler Halcyon Concept integrates complementary STLA Brain, STLA SmartCockpit and STLA AutoDrive technologies to achieve “Harmony in Motio ... Continue reading

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW 2024 - Best in the Midwest

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW 2024 - Best in the Midwest

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW – 2024 Best in the Midwest By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_0815) The 2024 Chicago Auto Show, the largest auto show in North America, opened this week preceded by media press conferences and a charity preview. The show has been held more times than any other auto exposition ... Continue reading

National Corvette Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Progress Since the Infamous Sinkhole

National Corvette Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Progress Since the Infamous Sinkhole

96National Corvette Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Progress Since the Infamous Sinkhole; Details “Ground to Sky: The Sinkhole Reimagined�?? to Open on Friday, June 14, 2024 National Corvette Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Progress Since the Infamous Sinkhole; Details “Ground to Sky: The Sinkhole Reimagin ... Continue reading

Fiat 500e Named 2024 Urban Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

Fiat 500e Named 2024 Urban Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 14, 2024 -- Continue Reading Fiat 500e Named 2024 Urban Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal All-new Fiat 500e, Stellantis' first BEV offering in North America, awarded 2024 Urban Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal 42-kWh lithium-ion battery delivers a combined estimated electric ... Continue reading

Window Shopping at the Chicago Auto Show

Window Shopping at the Chicago Auto Show

By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (IMG_0061) The 116th edition of the nation's largest auto show opened its doors to the public on Saturday, Feb. 10. ... Continue reading

The Oil Industry Has Been Poisoning Us For Decades, and They've Always Known It

The Oil Industry Has Been Poisoning Us For Decades, and They've Always Known It

Highly explosive gasoline, tetraethyl lead, MTBE, toluene, benzene, and the most deadly of all...WAR! These are some of the ways that the petroleum oil industry has killed us. ... Continue reading

Vehicle Dependability Slumps as Rate of Deterioration Increases, J.D. Power Finds

Vehicle Dependability Slumps as Rate of Deterioration Increases, J.D. Power Finds

TROY, Mich.: 8 Feb. 2024 — Vehicle owners are experiencing lower levels of vehicle dependability after three years of ownership, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today. ... Continue reading

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY FEBRUARY 12, 2024

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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 read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Car Buyer Journey Study Shows More Satisfaction With Car Buying After Two Years of Declines

Car Buyer Journey Study Shows More Satisfaction With Car Buying After Two Years of Declines

In 2023, 69% of consumers reported being highly satisfied with the overall vehicle shopping and buying process, up from 61% in 2022. When considering the dealership experience, 74% of all vehicle buyers reported that they were highly satisfied – 79% for new-vehicle buyers. ... Continue reading

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS DOORS ON 116TH EDITION OF THE SHOW

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS DOORS ON 116TH EDITION OF THE SHOW

Public Show Runs Feb. 10-19 at McCormick Place CHICAGO, Feb. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up February 4-10, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up February 4-10, 2024

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

Cars.com Reveals 2024 Best Of Awards: Budget-Friendly Chevrolet Trax Takes Top Spot as Best Car of the Year

Cars.com Reveals 2024 Best Of Awards: Budget-Friendly Chevrolet Trax Takes Top Spot as Best Car of the Year

Cars.com Automotive Experts Call This Year's Feature-Filled Winners ... Continue reading

KIA EV9 NAMED 'BEST EV' IN 2024 MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARDS

KIA EV9 NAMED 'BEST EV' IN 2024 MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARDS

This marks the second year in a row that Kia received the "Best EV" honor from MotorWeek, following the Kia EV6 win in 2023 IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2024 -- Today, the 2024 Kia EV9 received the MotorWeek Drivers' Choice "Best EV" award for 2024. ... Continue reading

Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named Favorite Plug-In Vehicle by Midwest Automotive Media Association

Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named Favorite Plug-In Vehicle by Midwest Automotive Media Association

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 -- Hyundai's award-winning, all-electric IONIQ 61 sedan was today named Favorite Plug-In Vehicle by the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA). The IONIQ 6 stood out to the nonprofit organization's automotive media membership for its eye-catching design, intuitive connectivity, ultra-fast cha ... Continue reading

Wikipedia: The Dumbing Down of World Knowledge - by Edwin Black

Wikipedia: The Dumbing Down of World Knowledge - by Edwin Black

Jay Leno probably said it best a few weeks ago when he joked that when Wikipedia's servers briefly went down for some three hours, it left the world without a source for false and erroneous information. But many in our information-driven society believe it is no joke. ... Continue reading

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