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KIA AMERICA'S 2023 BEST JULY SALES IN COMPANY HISTORY

KIA AMERICA'S 2023 BEST JULY SALES IN COMPANY HISTORY

Building on the momentum created by best-ever first half sales, Kia America set an all-time July record of 70,930 units, up 14-percent over the same period last year and breaking the previous record set in July 2021. ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Maker Geely Leads Development Of Another American Invention - Methanol Vehicles (Boy Are Our "Experts" Stupid Or Traitors?)

Chinese Car Maker Geely Leads Development Of Another American Invention - Methanol Vehicles (Boy Are Our "Experts" Stupid Or Traitors?)

Geely, among a small number of automakers developing methanol-powered vehicles, is testing methanol taxis in some western Chinese cities as well as developing methanol-powered trucks at its commercial vehicles unit. ... Continue reading

Renewables-driven Next-generation Electric Vehicle Taxi Business Launched

Renewables-driven Next-generation Electric Vehicle Taxi Business Launched

Mitsubishi Corporation: Renewables-driven Next-generation Electric Vehicle Taxi Business Launched in Fukuoka Prefecture TOKYO, Jul 31, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. (DKS), Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation (MAL), and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are pleased to announce that we have commenced ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up July 23-29, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up July 23-29, 2023

* The sleeping giant is awakening! Seven of the world’s leading automakers – BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, Stellantis NV – are creating a joint venture to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles in North America, by making EV charging more convenient, accessible and r ... Continue reading

Maserati – What’s To Come! Report By Larry Nutson

Maserati – What’s To Come! Report By Larry Nutson

William F. Peffer CEO of Maserati Americas recently made a stop in Chicago. Peffer has been in the auto industry for almost 30 years and joined Maserati in 2021. ... Continue reading

BrightNight, Rivian, and The Nature Conservancy Unite to Transform Starfire Coal Mine into Kentucky's Largest Renewable Power Project

BrightNight, Rivian, and The Nature Conservancy Unite to Transform Starfire Coal Mine into Kentucky's Largest Renewable Power Project

Starfire Mine, formerly one of the largest coal mines in the United States, will be the new site of a solar energy center. The announcement was made today by global renewable power producer BrightNight CEO Martin Hermann, Rivian Automotive Inc. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, and The Nature Conservancy CEO Jennifer Morris ... Continue reading

EV Chargers: Republican Senators Attempt To Guarantee Buy America And Reverse Biden Pro-Chinese Anti American Manufacturing Waiver

EV Chargers: Republican Senators Attempt To Guarantee Buy America And Reverse Biden Pro-Chinese Anti American Manufacturing Waiver

Four Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday sought to reverse a Biden administration decision to waive ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Accelerate in July

Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Accelerate in July

With supply holding at healthy levels, U.S. new-vehicle market is expected to spur a notable year-over-year sales improvement in July. The annual new-vehicle sales pace in July is expected to finish near 15.9 million, up 2.6 million from last July's 13.3 million pace and up from June's 15.7 million level. ... Continue reading

New EV Battery Safe Handling & Storage Guidance Developed by Global Automakers and Suppliers

New EV Battery Safe Handling & Storage Guidance Developed by Global Automakers and Suppliers

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26, 2023 -- In a collaborative effort to enhance safety measures and promote responsible handling of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, today at its 2023 Innovation Summit in Columbus, Ohio, the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) announced the publication of a new guidance document on Ele ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University Open Joint Battery Research Center

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University Open Joint Battery Research Center

This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field. The opening ceremony of the Joint Battery Research Center took place at Seoul National University’s main campus and was attended by est ... Continue reading

Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup

Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup

America’s most affordable EV will return to Chevrolet’s growing lineup of all-electric vehicles DETROIT – Today, GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra announced during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call that Chevrolet will introduce a next-generation Bolt, continuing to deliver what customers have come to e ... Continue reading

Tesla deletes web page listing Full Self-Driving software's limitations hours after The Dawn Project links to it in press release

Tesla deletes web page listing Full Self-Driving software's limitations hours after The Dawn Project links to it in press release

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 24, 2023 -- In a recent press release highlighting safety defects in Tesla's Full Self-Driving software, safety advocacy group The Dawn Project linked to a page on the Tesla Model 3 manual on Tesla.com which described the software and listed its many limitations and safety defects. Within fo ... Continue reading

Three Things I Hate About Ethanol Fuel

Three Things I Hate About Ethanol Fuel

It's Time to Tell It Like It Is! From the author of "THE ETHANOL PAPERS." ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 24, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 24, 2023

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

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