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Promoting cars with inflatable objects is just ducky

Promoting cars with inflatable objects is just ducky

By Maureen McDonald Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Auto Central Detroit Car September 30, 2022; Auto dealers who have used inflatable dinosaurs, King Kong, Frankenstein and more have inspired this year’s Detroit Auto Show to add the world’s largest rubber duck to its roster of entertainment sources. ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota Highlander Turbocharged Engine - More Torque and Fewer Emissions

2023 Toyota Highlander Turbocharged Engine - More Torque and Fewer Emissions

For the 2023 model year, Toyota is giving buyers even more reasons to choose the Highlander for their next vehicle, starting with an all-new engine for the gas models that offers impressive performance in a compact package. ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports 3Q 2022 North America Sales

Toyota Reports 3Q 2022 North America Sales

Year-to-date electrified vehicle sales including battery, fuel cells, hybrids and plug-in hybrids represent nearly one-quarter of total volume • Sequoia hybrid now on sale at dealerships; 21 electrified vehicle options between both Toyota and Lexus brands, the most among any automaker • By end of 2022, TMNA will in ... Continue reading

2022 MINI Cooper S Convertible - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 MINI Cooper S Convertible - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 MINI Cooper S Convertible Iconic open air driving Review By Larry Nutson Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau ... Continue reading

Geely Holding Acquires 7.60% Shareholding in Aston Martin Lagonda

Geely Holding Acquires 7.60% Shareholding in Aston Martin Lagonda

2022 September 30th, Hangzhou, China. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s largest privately-owned automotive technology group, today announced that it has acquired a shareholding in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (Aston Martin), representing 7.60% of the ordinary share capital of the ultra ... Continue reading

The Detroit Concours d’Elegance - Purdy's Take

The Detroit Concours d’Elegance - Purdy's Take

The Detroit Concours d’Elegance, Formerly, the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s Formerly, the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance By Steve Purdy Senior Editor The Auto Channel DIA Façade] Detroit, September 2022 - What a ride it’s been for the Concours d’Elegance presented in Southeast Michigan fo ... Continue reading

Nissan/NISMO reveals Nissan Z GT4, ready for the track in 2023

Nissan/NISMO reveals Nissan Z GT4, ready for the track in 2023

Yokohama, Japan – Continuing the story and legend of the fabled sports car, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

2022 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe Sporty, sleek and functional By Larry Nutson Executive Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_8610) BMW has paced the introduction of the new 2nd generation 4 Series model lineup. The all-new 4 Series coupe was introduced for 2021 in June 2020. ... Continue reading

First full-electric Volta Zero commercial truck drives off production line

First full-electric Volta Zero commercial truck drives off production line

Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that the first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. The landmark vehicle, the first of a series of second-generation ‘Produ ... Continue reading

2022 Acura MDX - Review by Larry Nutson

2022 Acura MDX - Review by Larry Nutson

Acura was the first Japanese luxury brand in the U.S. arriving on our shores 35 years ago in 1986. The first vehicle models they sold were two-door and four-door sedans. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE ON-LINE REVEAL SOON

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE ON-LINE REVEAL SOON

Start of a new era of Performance Luxury with technology transfer from Formula 1 ... Continue reading

The 2023 V8 Powered BMW ALPINA XB7 SUV Close-up

The 2023 V8 Powered BMW ALPINA XB7 SUV Close-up

Its A REAL Car Its Got A V8, No Electric Drive Crap Needed thank you. Updated design featuring new driving assistance systems and connectivity options. New generation 4.4-liter bi-turbo V8 producing 630 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque. ... Continue reading

The North American International Auto Show - Or is it? Purdy and Cannell Duck-In On Detroit Show

The North American International Auto Show - Or is it? Purdy and Cannell Duck-In On Detroit Show

Show boss, Rod Alberts of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, slept in the temporary offices at Huntington Place (formerly Cobo Center) the night before media preview day because the new, very new, version of the “Detroit Auto Show,” still known also as the North American International Auto Show, was about to get ... Continue reading

2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards™- 26 Semifinalists Named

2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards™- 26 Semifinalists Named

26 Semifinalists for 2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards™ ... Continue reading

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up September 11-17, 2022

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up September 11-17, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

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