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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

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

* 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

Renault Delivers Ten Twizys To America’s Cup Challenger Groupama Team France

Renault Delivers Ten Twizys To America’s Cup Challenger Groupama Team France

Renault has handed over the keys to ten Twizys to Groupama Team France competing for the 35th America’s Cup. The handover marks the launch of Renault Twizy, leader of electric vehicles in Latin America, in Bermuda. ... Continue reading

Bill Ford Returns To Family’s Ancestral Home Town To Mark Centenary Of Ford In Ireland

Bill Ford Returns To Family’s Ancestral Home Town To Mark Centenary Of Ford In Ireland

William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company and great-grandson of the company’s founder, Henry Ford, today unveiled a plaque and bench in Ballinascarthy, Ireland, to commemorate 100 years of Ford in the country. The unveiling took place in the center of Ballinascarthy, a small village 40 kilometr ... Continue reading

2017 Subaru Impreza Earns Spot on Wards 10 Best Interiors List

2017 Subaru Impreza Earns Spot on Wards 10 Best Interiors List

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 21, 2017 Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Subaru Impreza has been named to Wards 10 Best Interiors list for the first time ever, for an interior that is both beautiful and functional. Published by the respected automotive industry website WardsAuto, the 7th annual co ... Continue reading

Courts approve consumer settlement in Canada for Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI vehicles nationwide

Courts approve consumer settlement in Canada for Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI vehicles nationwide

AJAX, TORONTO, ON and MONTREAL, QC, April 21, 2017 Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. and Canadian class counsel announced today that both the Québec and Ontario Courts have granted approval of the nationwide settlement agreement to resolve consumer claims in Canada related to the 2.0L diesel emissions matter for approximat ... Continue reading

LISTEN HERE: Auto Lab Talk Radio LIVE From New York Saturday April 22, 2017 7-9 AM

LISTEN HERE: Auto Lab Talk Radio LIVE From New York Saturday April 22, 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 This Weeks Show Broadcast Date: April 22, 2017 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio c ... Continue reading

Oh Canada - All-In Price Advertising - It's Buyers Right!

Oh Canada - All-In Price Advertising - It's Buyers Right!

Regulator launches consumer awareness campaign to protect car buyers TORONTO, April 20, 2017 /CNW/ - Ontario's regulator of vehicle sales has launched a province-wide multi-media campaign to increase awareness of All-in Price Advertising. "Since 2010 car-buyers have had right to all-in price advertising," explained Ter ... Continue reading

Qoros Debuts Its Super EV at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show

Qoros Debuts Its Super EV at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show

SHANGHAI, April 20, 2017 -- Qoros Automotive Co., Ltd. (Qoros Auto) is showcasing the progress of its two-pronged strategy highlighted by an array of world-class products at Auto Shanghai 2017 (Shanghai Auto Show). The Qoros booth sees the Qoros Model K-EV, a high-performance electric vehicle (EV), taking center stage. ... Continue reading

Greater New York Students Named 'America's Top Technicians' in National Auto Technology Competition

Greater New York Students Named 'America's Top Technicians' in National Auto Technology Competition

NEW YORK, April 20, 2017 -- Two seniors from H.B. Ward Technical Center High School in Riverhead, NY finished in 1st place at the 2017 National Automotive Technology Competition. The students, John Deluca and Evan Wagner, who can now call themselves 'America's Top Technicians', were sponsored by the Greater New York Au ... Continue reading

AAA Plans for a Car-sharing Future

AAA Plans for a Car-sharing Future

The century-old driver’s association continues to innovate with Gig, a new car-share service. SAN FRANCISCO April 19, 2017; NACS reported that when AAA started in 1902, Americans were just beginning to see automobiles around town. ... Continue reading

Energy Pricing in a Changed World - NACS

Energy Pricing in a Changed World - NACS

​CHICAGO April 19, 2017; How does energy pricing work in today’s world? Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at the Oil Price Information Service, discussed that topic at the NACS State of the Industry Summit, held April 4-6. Kloza suggested that only an unforeseen event of apocalyptic consequence would bring ... Continue reading

Letter from Europe; Overpriced and Overpowered Jeep and Jaguar, Happy Rogue, Happy F-Pace

Letter from Europe; Overpriced and Overpowered Jeep and Jaguar, Happy Rogue, Happy F-Pace

Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel As of this month subject to permits from local authorities motor racing is allowed on the roads of Great Britain. Some enthusiasts are jumping up and down at the thought of Grand Prix cars thundering down The Mall and on to Buckingham Palace before reaching Hyde Park ... Continue reading

Automakers Go Green, But Are They Making Green?

Automakers Go Green, But Are They Making Green?

CHICAGO, April 19, 2017 -- As Earth Day approaches, Cars.com digs into its mountains of data to determine how the hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) market is faring. The company found that while automakers continue to pump out hybrid and electric models – 55 in 2016 and 59 in 2017 – sales have tumbled over the past ... Continue reading

Porsche Celebrates Five Asian Premieres at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show

Porsche Celebrates Five Asian Premieres at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show

SHANGHAI - April 19, 2017: Porsche unveiled five new releases for the Asian market at the Auto Shanghai 2017 motor show starting on Wednesday. The main focus is on the Asian launch of the Panamera Sport Turismo. ... Continue reading

Refreshed 2018 Lexus NX Bows at Shanghai Auto Show with a Sharper Look, Enhanced Performance

Refreshed 2018 Lexus NX Bows at Shanghai Auto Show with a Sharper Look, Enhanced Performance

When the Lexus NX was introduced in 2014, it offered crossover-luxury-vehicle customers exactly what they had long been desiring: a stylish and spacious compact with exciting driving dynamics and excellent fuel efficiency. But not even Lexus could have predicted that it would become a worldwide sensation, outperforming ... Continue reading

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