Road Trip: Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks Open For Business
Jul 13, 2020
Walt Disney World Resort theme parks are preparing for a phased reopening – with significant reduction in capacity – beginning July 11, 2020, with Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios will follow July 15, 2020. ... Continue reading
Industry Veteran Chip Perry Named CEO of A2Z Sync
Jul 10, 2020
A2Z Sync, a software and dealer-services company that enables dealers to modernize and transform the car-buying experience by re-organizing their stores around a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) sales process, today announced that Chip Perry has joined the company as President and CEO. Over the past 20+ years, Perry has ... Continue reading
NACTOY Releases Car Of The Year Vehicle Eligibility List for 2021 Awards
Jul 7, 2020
The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Awards today announced a list of 36 models eligible for the 2021 awards that reveals an automotive industry that is poised to launch an unusually high number of vehicles over the second half of the year.Many automakers have delayed product launches due to COVID-19-c ... Continue reading
Michelin Pilot Sport All-Season 4 Ultra High Performance Available
Jul 7, 2020
Michelin has released its latest ultra-high-performance all-season tire — the MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport All-Season 4. The tire is designed to provide year-round performance and give drivers ultimate control in any moment, in any season. ... Continue reading
This July is Bound to Be a Wiener
Jun 30, 2020
This month marks National Hot Dog Month, a full thirty-one days that celebrate one of America's most iconic foods. Hot dogs are part of American culture, summer celebrations, travel and grilling traditions. They are synonymous with our nation's independence as Americans are expected to eat 150 million hot dogs on July ... Continue reading
In-Car Technology Determines Initial Quality Ratings - See Top 26 Vehicles
Jun 29, 2020
The J.D. Power 2020 Initial Quality Study takes an updated look at the problems owners are having with their new vehicles, including those related to new technologies. The iconic study, redesigned this year, measures components that fail and features that are difficult to use, hard to understand or don’t work the way ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest June 22-27, 2020
Jun 28, 2020
June is expected to be another small step “back to normal.” According to a forecast released by Cox Automotive, the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of auto sales in June will finish at 12.6 million, down significantly from last year’s 17.2 million pace, but up from May’s 12.2 million level. ... Continue reading
Ford to Debut SiriusXM with 360L in the all-new 2021 Ford F-150
Jun 26, 2020
SiriusXM and Ford Motor Company have announced that SiriusXM with 360L - SiriusXM's newest and most advanced audio entertainment platform - will make its Ford debut in the 2021 F-150. SiriusXM with 360L is planned to be available on all future Ford models with its next generation SYNC(r) 4 communications and entertainm ... Continue reading
AHF 2020-Future Collectible Vehicle of the Year Award
Jun 23, 2020
Automotive Heritage Future Collectible Vehicle of the Year. Created originally by our late friend and colleague Mike Davis for the National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public Library, the award honors that vehicle – new or significantly redesigned for the designated calendar year, available in the U. ... Continue reading
Electric Drive Report June 22, 2020
Jun 22, 2020
2020 AAA Car Guide Gives Extra Credit for Vehicle Safety Systems
Jun 19, 2020
Volvo Sedan earns top spot among 50 vehicles reviewed ORLANDO, Fla. (June 18, 2020) – AAA announced a 2020 Volvo luxury sedan has earned the top score in its first edition of the newly released AAA Car Guide, a consumer resource on the latest and greatest in vehicle technology. ... Continue reading
Cox Automotive (KBB, Auto Trader, Mannheim, Others) Cuts 275 Employees
Jun 19, 2020
Atlanta June 19, 2020; Automotive News reported that Cox Automotive, facing a sharp decline in 2020 revenue, eliminated roughly 275 jobs yesterday. The cuts are the first permanent job reductions stemming from the pandemic, Cox confirmed. ... Continue reading
Ford Co-Pilot360 Technology Adds Tesla-Like Hands-Free Driving, Over-The-Air Updates and More
Jun 18, 2020
Ford Co-Pilot360™ Technology – a comprehensive collection of available driver-assist features – adds new offerings including Active Drive Assist, allowing for hands-free driving on more than 100,000 miles of divided highways in all 50 states and Canada. “The stress of long highway drives remains a huge issue fo ... Continue reading
U.S. DOE and EPA are Screwing America (And No One Cares - Do You?) +VIDEO
Jun 18, 2020
This is Why a Good Ethanol Education Program is Needed Now, More Than Ever ... Continue reading
Jun 15, 2020
signed on as the first participants in a new Department initiative to improve the safety and testing transparency of automated driving systems, the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative. The participating companies are Beep, Cruise, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Local Motors, ... Continue reading
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