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Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 17, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 17, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

China Tariffs; Big Time Limitations For Autonomous Vehicles; Only 50% Of Young Adults Enjoy Time Driving; VW Of Dieselgate Ruling Fame Plans On Spending $50 Billion On EV's (Cause The wanna or cause they have ta?). Porsche Tops Owner Satisfaction; Vehicle Magazine Truck-SUV Finalists Named; Toyota Swims Upstream Reveal ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 17, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 17, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts sharing accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair, automotive career opportunities and vehicle and repair bu ... Continue reading

AAA Offers Tips and Suggestions to Help Motorists Stay Safe in Winter +VIDEO

AAA Offers Tips and Suggestions to Help Motorists Stay Safe in Winter +VIDEO

Drive to Survive this Winter Season PITTSBURGH - November 13, 2018: Winter can put a damper on driving conditions, especially when snow and ice are involved. Hazardous storms and inclement weather are a factor in more than half a million crashes and more than 2,000 road deaths every winter, according to research from t ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL ROUNDUP- November 12, 2018 - Subaru; Scion; BMW; Kia; Toyota; Isuzu; Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Chevrolet

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL ROUNDUP- November 12, 2018 - Subaru; Scion; BMW; Kia; Toyota; Isuzu; Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Chevrolet

Mercedes Vans; Altec; Great Dane; Porsche; Forest River; Toyota; Kia; BMW; Pierce; Isuzu,; Subaru ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 10, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 10, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts sharing accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair, automotive career opportunities and vehicle and repair bu ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Presents Free One-Year Vehicle Maintenance Packages to 106 Veterans Through Progressive’s Keys to Progress® Program

Pep Boys Presents Free One-Year Vehicle Maintenance Packages to 106 Veterans Through Progressive’s Keys to Progress® Program

U.S. military veterans who received a refurbished vehicle through Progressive's Keys to Progress program. ... Continue reading

Do You Still Have A 2012, 2013 Or 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI?

Do You Still Have A 2012, 2013 Or 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI?

Volkswagen has identified a potential problem with the “fix” it installed on your car that needs your immediate attention. If you have one of those vehicles but haven’t gotten the modification, you must make an important decision very soon. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 3, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 3, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts sharing accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair, automotive career opportunities and vehicle and repair bu ... Continue reading

New Cooper® SEVERE Series™ MSD Truck and Bus Radial Tire is Designed for Mixed Service Use

New Cooper® SEVERE Series™ MSD Truck and Bus Radial Tire is Designed for Mixed Service Use

Cooper Tire has expanded its Cooper SEVERE Series truck and bus radial tire line with the introduction of the new Cooper SEVERE Series Mixed Service Drive tire. ... Continue reading

Penske Adopts Redline PowerSmoke Technology

Penske Adopts Redline PowerSmoke Technology

High Pressure Diagnostic Leak Detection to be Used Across Over 250 locations will implement their high pressure leak detection technology across over 250 U.S. locations. Bosch HPT 500 provides high-pressure diagnostic leak detection for the maintenance and repair of heavy-duty and boosted vehicles. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday October 27, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday October 27, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts sharing accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair, automotive career opportunities and vehicle and repair bu ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Issues Recall in North America for Select 2012-18 Ford Focus Vehicles for Malfunctioning Canister Purge Valve

Ford Motor Company Issues Recall in North America for Select 2012-18 Ford Focus Vehicles for Malfunctioning Canister Purge Valve

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 25, 2018 – Ford is issuing a recall for approximately 1.5 million select 2012-18 Ford Focus vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter GDI and 2.0-liter GTDI engines for a malfunctioning canister purge valve. ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports: 12 Auto Models Lose CR Recommendation Over Car Reliability Issues

Consumer Reports: 12 Auto Models Lose CR Recommendation Over Car Reliability Issues

Tesla Model S, Honda Odyssey, and others lose designation; 16 models gain a CR recommendation ... Continue reading

BMW Recall - Fire Hazard

BMW Recall - Fire Hazard

BMW AG is recalling about 1.6 million diesel cars to fix a potential fire hazard in their engines, expanding repairs from just under half a million vehicles in Europe and Asia. The voluntary service action follows a BMW investigation that found coolant could leak from the car’s exhaust recirculation unit. ... Continue reading

AAA: Is Your Car Ready for Winter?

AAA: Is Your Car Ready for Winter?

With fall upon us and millions of Americans preparing for the colder weather, AAA East Central is reminding drivers about the importance of preparing their vehicles for the harsh winter months.  There are a few simple things every driver can do to make sure their car is ready for the months ahead. “October is ... Continue reading

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