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2023 Chicago Auto Show An Electrifying Experience

2023 Chicago Auto Show An Electrifying Experience

2023 Chicago Auto Show An Electric Experience By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (IMG_7535) The 2023 Chicago Auto Show welcomed national automotive media with pleasantly warm outside temperatures for a couple of mid-winter February days. First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto ... Continue reading

J.D. Power US Dependability Report Finds - Lexus Ranks Highest among All Brands; Kia Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands for Third Consecutive Year

J.D. Power US Dependability Report Finds - Lexus Ranks Highest among All Brands; Kia Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands for Third Consecutive Year

TROY, Mich.: 9 Feb. 2023 — The J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today, reports an industry average of 186 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, an improvement of 6 PP100 from 2022. ... Continue reading

Motorweek Awards Revealed

Motorweek Awards Revealed

Today, the MotorWeek team officially awarded the winners of their 2023 Drivers’ Choice Awards, giving honors to vehicles spread across 13 categories, including ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up January 29-February 4, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up January 29-February 4, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among 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

Polestar and Luminar Expand Partnership to Multiple Vehicles

Polestar and Luminar Expand Partnership to Multiple Vehicles

Polestar and Luminar announced plans to deepen their partnership by expanding the integration of Luminar’s technology on the Polestar 5 – the electric 4-door GT expected to launch in 2024 based on the Polestar Precept concept car. This expanded partnership provides a foundation to further collaborate on lidar integ ... Continue reading

Bloomberg Reported That The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking Over the World; But The Auto Channel Has

Bloomberg Reported That The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking Over the World; But The Auto Channel Has

New York January 26, 2023; Bloomberg reported that China is poised to become the No. 2 exporter of passenger vehicles, surpassing the US and South Korea and risking new tensions with trading partners and rivaOverseas shipments of cars made in China have tripled since 2020 to reach more than 2.5 million last year, accor ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Company Geely Brands Announce 2022 Sales Rise 4.7% To 2.3 Million Units

Chinese Car Company Geely Brands Announce 2022 Sales Rise 4.7% To 2.3 Million Units

Group sales of electrified and clean alternative fuel vehicles doubled to more than 675,000 units, representing 29% of aggregate sales. Growth across brand portfolio driven by demand for new energy vehicles. ... Continue reading

New EV Credits The IRS and You

New EV Credits The IRS and You

Individuals Businesses and Self Employed If you buy a new plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in 2023 or after, you may qualify for a clean vehicle tax credit. Find out if you qualify. ... Continue reading

Electrified Vehicles Tutorial Smart People Want To Know - Total Range, MPG and Fuel Cost By Each Fuel +VIDEO

Electrified Vehicles Tutorial Smart People Want To Know - Total Range, MPG and Fuel Cost By Each Fuel +VIDEO

Electric vehicles (EVs) have a battery instead of a gasoline tank, and an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are a combination of gasoline and electric vehicles, so they have a battery, an electric motor, a gasoline tank, and an internal combustion engine. ... Continue reading

Cars and Trucks Made In America - Kogod Gives You The Bottom Line

Cars and Trucks Made In America - Kogod Gives You The Bottom Line

Key Points About the 2022 Made in America Auto Index 25 vehicles make the Top 10 list of vehicles containing the most US domestic material. The 2022 index saw notable changes in the lineup of cars in the top 10. ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Vehicle Recall Summary December 26, 2022

Official NHTSA Vehicle Recall Summary December 26, 2022

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

Polestar Electric Roadster Concept Planned to Enter Production as Polestar 6

Polestar Electric Roadster Concept Planned to Enter Production as Polestar 6

Polestar , the Swedish electric performance car company, confirms plans to put the Polestar electric roadster concept into production. The production car is expected to launch in 2026 as the Polestar 6 electric performance roadster. ... Continue reading

Screw The Sound System, Will Your New Car Protect Your Kid's Life?, New IIHS Report Shows Just Two of 15 (Ford Escape and Volvo XC40) Small SUV Back Seat's Protect - Earn Good Rating

Screw The Sound System, Will Your New Car Protect Your Kid's Life?, New IIHS Report Shows Just Two of 15 (Ford Escape and Volvo XC40) Small SUV Back Seat's Protect - Earn Good Rating

The updated moderate overlap front crash test incorporates a dummy in the second row to encourage automakers to improve safety for passengers seated in the rear. Only two of 15 small SUVs tested earn a good rating. ... Continue reading

iSeeCars.com Reports: Inflation Hammering the Car Market, Driving Up Prices (But Not Income) Reducing American's Vehicle Affordability

iSeeCars.com Reports: Inflation Hammering the Car Market, Driving Up Prices (But Not Income) Reducing American's Vehicle Affordability

Auto Central October 27, 2022; AIADA Online reported that new research shows that popular cars like the Toyota RAV4 and Ford Mustang have become too expensive for regular Americans. A shortage of new vehicles and other pandemic-related factors have driven car prices through the roof in recent years, reports The Insider ... Continue reading

The SUV for the Electric Age - Polestar 3 to Premiere on October 12th +VIDEO

The SUV for the Electric Age - Polestar 3 to Premiere on October 12th +VIDEO

Polestar 3 is a powerful, design-led electric performance SUV that appeals to the senses with a distinct shape and excellent driving dynamics. ... Continue reading

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