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FCA US LLC announces pricing on Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid and Dodge Grand Caravan 35th Anniversary Edition Models

FCA US LLC announces pricing on Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid and Dodge Grand Caravan 35th Anniversary Edition Models

the Chrysler Pacifica is the most award-winning minivan of the past three years More than 14.6 million families have joined the FCA US LLC minivan fold since it first created the segment for the 1984 model year May 29, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Thirty-five years after creating the minivan segment, FCA US LLC continu ... Continue reading

Toyota Express Lane's Electric Vehicle's With Chinese Partner

Toyota Express Lane's Electric Vehicle's With Chinese Partner

Toyota Motor Corp aims to get half of its global sales from electrified vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule, and will tap Chinese battery makers to meet the accelerated global shift to electricity-powered cars. The change illustrates the breakneck growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market, which is transfor ... Continue reading

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Jeep® Compass and Fiat 500L Earn Top Honors From Automotive Science Group

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Jeep® Compass and Fiat 500L Earn Top Honors From Automotive Science Group

FCA US vehicles earned four awards from the Automotive Science Group (ASG) in their 2019 Automotive Performance Index™ (API) study. 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid wins Best All-around Performance Award from Automotive Science Group for the third consecutive year, continuing to lead the minivan segment Pacifica Hybrid ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Review - Week Ending June 1, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Review - Week Ending June 1, 2019

Auto News Week Ending June 1, 2019; FCA Renault Merger, E15 Approved For Year Round Benefits, US Auto Company's Stock Falls, Bank Predicts Robo-Taxi Success, Infiniti Blows-Off Hong Kong For Japan, Driverless Trucks Now In Phoenix, Cadillac Unveils 3 New Twin-Turbo V6 335 HP Sedans, Porsche Investigation, EV Sales: Bla ... Continue reading

The Future of Biofuels

The Future of Biofuels

DALLAS May 24, 2019; NACS Fuels Institute kicked off the FUELS2019 conference this week, bringing together leaders within the transportation and energy markets to discuss the evolution of fuels such as biofuels. Leading the discussion, Dr. ... Continue reading

Nutson Automotive News Wrap-up Week Ending May 18, 2019

Nutson Automotive News Wrap-up Week Ending May 18, 2019

Chinese Auto Sales 向下, Amsterdam "Smoking" ok Diesel and Gas Vehicles Not; Swedish Robot Trucks; Ride Hailing Increases Traffic In Cities; Tariffs; (Very)Hot Tesla's; ICE Smarts Buh-Bye; Volvo Battery Deal; Mercedes Formula 1 Batting 1000 ... Continue reading

Considering Buying A Toyota? The Auto Channel Toyota Reviews 2019-1994

Considering Buying A Toyota? The Auto Channel Toyota Reviews 2019-1994

Professional reviews by veteran auto journalists...read then compare. ... Continue reading

2020 5 Passenger Prius Prime Coming Soon

2020 5 Passenger Prius Prime Coming Soon

Save Money By Filling Up With E15 or E85 Toyota Prius Prime gets many upgrades for 2020 and remains the most efficient Toyota hybrid and one of the best options to protect drivers from price hikes at the gas pump. Available this summer, the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the LE grade will be $27,600 ... Continue reading

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA REPORTS APRIL 2019 SALES

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA REPORTS APRIL 2019 SALES

Hyundai Motor America reported April sales of 55,420 units, a 1% increase in comparison with April 2018 and the ninth straight month of increasing total sales. Retail sales in April grew by 2% backed by retail increases for Elantra (up 8%), Tucson (up 33%), Santa Fe (up 23%) and Kona (up 40%). Sales Summary Apr-19 Apr- ... Continue reading

News from Bell Truck and Van - Murphy switches to 20 FUSO Canter Eco Hybrids for London ULEZ

News from Bell Truck and Van - Murphy switches to 20 FUSO Canter Eco Hybrids for London ULEZ

Murphy switches to 20 FUSO Canter Eco Hybrids for London ULEZ Construction and engineering contractor J Murphy & Sons has responded to the introduction of London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) by investing in a fleet of FUSO Canter tippers with hybrid diesel-electric drivelines. The 20 new vehicles are exempt from t ... Continue reading

WATCH Volkswagen Press Conference at 2019 Auto Shanghai NOW +VIDEO

WATCH Volkswagen Press Conference at 2019 Auto Shanghai NOW +VIDEO

As part of Auto Shanghai, the Volkswagen brand will broadcast the press conference on the new products on April 16, 2019. Dr. Stephan Wöllenstein, Liu Yigong and Chen Xianzhang will present the new products, especially for the Asian market, and provide information on current developments within the Group. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Hits 200,000 Global Sales Milestone

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Hits 200,000 Global Sales Milestone

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Hits 200,000 Global Sales Milestone TOKYO, Apr, 11 2019; Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announces that the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, has achieved a key milestone with sales of 200,000 worldwide since its launch in 2013. The Outlander PHEV is MMC's te ... Continue reading

2020 Ford Escape An Early Look; First Hand Impressions +VIDEO From Larry Nutson

2020 Ford Escape An Early Look; First Hand Impressions +VIDEO From Larry Nutson

Very much similar to what happened to personal transportation over 100 years ago when we transitioned from the horse and wagon to the motor car…the automobile that is, we are again transitioning. The first “cars” were tall and a bit ungainly. ... Continue reading

Reinvented Ford Escape; Freedom to Soar +VIDEO By Martha Hindes

Reinvented Ford Escape; Freedom to Soar +VIDEO By Martha Hindes

The time for double duty at Ford is over. Seems the Escape small sport utility has been filling that role for a number of years now, bringing it the distinction as the second best selling vehicle wearing a Ford nameplate, barely overshadowed by the longtime industry sales champion, the venerated F 150 pickup. ... Continue reading

Ford Europe Reveals Electrified All-New Kuga SUV

Ford Europe Reveals Electrified All-New Kuga SUV

Kuga is the most electrified Ford ever, and the first to offer mild-, full- and plug-in hybrid powertrains. Kuga Plug-In Hybrid will offer pure-electric driving range of more than 50 km (31 miles), anticipated 1.2 l/100 km fuel-efficiency and 29 g/km CO2 Kuga is also the first SUV to be based on Ford’s new global C2 ... Continue reading

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