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Pep Boys Offers Assistance In Weather Preparation and Preventative Maintenance During Fall Car Care Month

Pep Boys Offers Assistance In Weather Preparation and Preventative Maintenance During Fall Car Care Month

Fall Car Care Month provides an opportunity to remind drivers about the importance of weather preparation and preventative maintenance, especially before holiday travel ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - October 7, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - October 7, 2019

The following RECALL may apply to one or more of your vehicles: BMW, Toyota, Chevrolet, Mercedes, Jagur, Jeep, Volkswagen, Ford, Ducati, Freightliner, Forest River, ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday, October 5, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday, October 5, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 , 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 team of experienced hands-on automotive experts take listener's calls with advice for the New Yo ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 30, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 30, 2019

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

Chevrolet TRAX Recalled

Chevrolet TRAX Recalled

Lower-Control Arm May Separate From Vehicle A partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle could cause the attached front wheel to toe outward, impacting the vehicle's handling and steering and increasing the risk of crash. NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V652000 Manufacturer General Motors LLC Components SUSP ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 16, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 16, 2019

Ford, BMW, Lincoln, Mini, Jeep, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Keystone, Peterbilt, Thomas Built Buses, Braxton Creek, Autocar, Lance Camper, Pierce ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 14, 2019

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 14, 2019

UAW Picks GM; VW iD.3 Electrifies; Frankfurt Plugged In; Car Carrier Sinks; New VW Logo Placed; Head Nissan Exec Replaced; Mess O'Mustangs; Wards 10 Best; Cox Goes Into Electric Pickup Biz; GM PU SUZ Recall; RAM Recall; States Charge EV Highway Tax Fees; NASCAR Cup Raceoff Field Fixed; F-1's Schumacher Repaired ... Continue reading

Never Bring A Rapier To An Ethanol Gun Fight

Never Bring A Rapier To An Ethanol Gun Fight

Ethanol critics with glass arguments shouldn't throw stones By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL I have a friend in the petroleum oil business. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 9, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 9, 2019

Recalled Vehicles: RAM; Mitsubishi; Ford; Lincoln; E-One; BMW; Rolls-Royce; McClaren; Volkswagen; Kenworth; Manac; Horton; Mack; Volvo; Cargo Express ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 7, 2019

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 7, 2019

August Sales Trucking and Honda Sedaning Along; Average Cost Per Car Sold In August Up 2%; Bye-bye Fiat 500 In North America; UAW GM; M-B Ditches Toronto; Tesla Auto Pilot Crash (again); VW EV; Baby-In-Back Standard; Porsche Tesla Killer Launched; EPA Vs California; Mary Loves Donald; Trump To Make Nice To Farmers; Fas ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC Saturday September 7, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC Saturday September 7, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert 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 12 million people, pro ... Continue reading

An Open Letter to Barry Ritholtz and Bloomberg About Ethanol - with responses and additional replies

An Open Letter to Barry Ritholtz and Bloomberg About Ethanol - with responses and additional replies

I want you to know that regardless of how much criticism you receive about the article and the information you presented that you are not the biggest knucklehead disseminating lies and incorrect information about ethanol, you are merely the latest knucklehead to do so. It appears that about the only thing you got right ... Continue reading

Honda USA Has Developed New Safer More Effective Front Air Bags

Honda USA Has Developed New Safer More Effective Front Air Bags

Honda today announced the development of an innovative new passenger front airbag technology designed to better protect occupants in a wide range of frontal collision scenarios, including angled crashes between vehicles or a vehicle and another object. Honda plans to begin applying its advanced airbag design to new pro ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending Auigust 24, 2019

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending Auigust 24, 2019

Too Many Autonomous Crashes; Ferrari's New Models; Recharge At Shell Stations In Singapore; Bolt Extends Range; California CAFE Scam; Audi 600 HP Avant Wagon Coming; Car Brands In Popular Music; Mergers?; Volkswagen Recall. Pebble Beach 2019; Our Friend Spy Photog Jim Dunne Passes, RIP Jim ... Continue reading

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