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2006 LA Auto Show: BMW Launches the Hydrogen 7 and New X5 Sports Activity Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

2006 LA Auto Show: BMW Launches the Hydrogen 7 and New X5 Sports Activity Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2006; BMW today unveiled two world premiere vehicles during its press conference on the occasion of the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The first premiere was the new BMW X5. The new BMW X5 grows in size and luxury yet further improves upon the driving dynamics that made the first iteration o ... Continue reading

IONNA Breaks Ground on First 'Rechargery' and Announces New CTO

IONNA Breaks Ground on First 'Rechargery' and Announces New CTO

IONNA, the charging network founded by eight of the world’s top automakers: BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Stellantis and Toyota, announced they have broken ground on the first IONNA ‘Rechargery.’ In the thriving heart of Apex, North Carolina, just a few miles from its previously announc ... Continue reading

Discover the Thrilling Connection Between Cars and Online Casinos

Discover the Thrilling Connection Between Cars and Online Casinos

When it comes to extreme entertainment, cars and online casinos might seem worlds apart. However, a closer look reveals a fascinating connection—both industries share the ability to provide an adrenaline rush that captivates enthusiasts. ... Continue reading

AutoPacific Study Says Big Infotainment Screens & Functionality Appeal to Young Families and In-Vehicle Multi-Taskers

AutoPacific Study Says Big Infotainment Screens & Functionality Appeal to Young Families and In-Vehicle Multi-Taskers

The bigger, the better when it comes to in-vehicle screens for new vehicles – at least that’s the direction many automakers are heading. In the recently released 2024 Future Attribute Demand Study (FADS) conducted by noted automotive market research and consulting firm AutoPacific, consumer demand for in-vehicle sc ... Continue reading

Innovative Hydrogen Production Patent granted to Magma Power™ for Hydrogen production via Thermochemical Splitting with Subterranean Heat Sources and Magma Reservoirs

Innovative Hydrogen Production Patent granted to Magma Power™ for Hydrogen production via Thermochemical Splitting with Subterranean Heat Sources and Magma Reservoirs

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2024 -- Magma Power LLC, a leader in renewable energy innovation, proudly announces the issuance of a pioneering patent for a method and system designed to produce hydrogen through the thermochemical splitting of water, utilizing the immense heat generated by subterranean magma reservoirs. ... Continue reading

NIKOLA RECORDS SALES OF 88 HYDROGEN-POWERED CLASS 8 TRUCKS FOR NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMERS IN Q3 2024; 200 TOTAL SOLD THIS YEAR

NIKOLA RECORDS SALES OF 88 HYDROGEN-POWERED CLASS 8 TRUCKS FOR NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMERS IN Q3 2024; 200 TOTAL SOLD THIS YEAR

PHOENIX, Oct. 2, 2024 -- For Q3 2024, Nikola Corporation , a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, wholesaled 88 Class 8 Nikola hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks, firmly within truck sales guidance of between 80 and 100 fuel cell units for th ... Continue reading

FCA Reports Q3 2024 Total U.S. Sales

FCA Reports Q3 2024 Total U.S. Sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 2, 2024 -- Third-quarter 2024 total U.S. sales decreased 20% year over year Company's total share grows in consecutive months during Q3, from 7.2% in July to 8% in September During the company's third quarter, inventory was reduced by 50K units (-11.6%) Incentive offerings to continue through ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Sales

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Sales

YTD sales up 22.1% Outlander is top brand-level seller, leads the way in total quarterly sales, up 19.3% Eclipse Cross records third-best-ever quarter Mirage availability drives significant sales increase FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2024 – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA)'s enviable reputation for high quali ... Continue reading

Los Angeles Auto Show® Brings Vehicle Reveals, Automotive Innovation, Thought-Leadership, and the Best of Global Car Culture to AutoMobility LA® on November 21

Los Angeles Auto Show® Brings Vehicle Reveals, Automotive Innovation, Thought-Leadership, and the Best of Global Car Culture to AutoMobility LA® on November 21

Premier international automotive event presents preliminary agenda for 2024 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1, 2024 -- The Los Angeles Auto Show® (LA Auto Show) has released the first look at the expanded AutoMobility LA® 2024 (AMLA 2024) agenda. ... Continue reading

SUBARU OF AMERICA REPORTS SEPTEMBER SALES RESULTS

SUBARU OF AMERICA REPORTS SEPTEMBER SALES RESULTS

26 consecutive months of yearly month-over-month growth Best-ever September for Crosstrek CAMDEN, N.J., Oct. 1, 2024 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 56,414 vehicle sales for September 2024, an increase of 0.1 percent compared with September 2023 (56,355). SOA also reported year-to-date sales of 493,612 ... Continue reading

Toyota US Sales September 2024

Toyota US Sales September 2024

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported U.S. September sales of 162,595 vehicles, down 20.3 percent on a volume basis and down 9.9 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus September 2023. ... Continue reading

Porsche receives top honor for the third consecutive year in J.D. Power study

Porsche receives top honor for the third consecutive year in J.D. Power study

J.D. Power, a global leader in customer insights, announced today that Porsche is ranked number one in the premium car category in the 2024 U.S. Automotive Brand Loyalty Study. ... Continue reading

Honda September 2024 US Sales

Honda September 2024 US Sales

“Our sales momentum has continued through the third quarter with strong demand for Honda and Acura SUVs, and growing sales of electrified models, said Lance Woelfer, vice president of Auto Sales at American Honda Motor Co. Inc. ... Continue reading

Mickey Thompson Introduces Four New Wheel Styles, Targeting Both Vintage and Modern Trucks, Jeeps and SUVs

Mickey Thompson Introduces Four New Wheel Styles, Targeting Both Vintage and Modern Trucks, Jeeps and SUVs

STOW, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Today, Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is launching four new truck and SUV wheel styles. ... Continue reading

Owners of certain Chevrolet and GMC trucks can claim cash from a $35 million settlement. Estimated payments range from $400 - $12,700

Owners of certain Chevrolet and GMC trucks can claim cash from a $35 million settlement. Estimated payments range from $400 - $12,700

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2024 -- JND Legal Notification A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit called Chapman, et al. ... Continue reading

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