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Tesla Updates Detroit

Tesla Updates Detroit

TESLA UPDATE By Steve Purdy and Martha Hindes The Auto Channel, Michigan Bureau Photo by Bob Benko Detroit, MI November 20, 2015; Tesla Vice President of Corporate and Business Development, Diarmuid O’Connell, came before the Automotive Press Association in Detroit today offering an update on the company’s cu ... Continue reading

First DRIVE : 2016 Toyota Prius Review By Henny Hemmes

First DRIVE : 2016 Toyota Prius Review By Henny Hemmes

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Chevrolet Volt Named Winner of Green Car Journal's 2016 Green Car of the Year

Chevrolet Volt Named Winner of Green Car Journal's 2016 Green Car of the Year

Milestone Extended Range Electric Car Wins Auto Industry's Most Important Environmental Award at Los Angeles Auto Show November 19 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2015; The second-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt, an all-new and significantly improved version of the automaker's groundbreaking extended range electric vehicle that f ... Continue reading

2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015 Range Rover Sport SVR The first SVR By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3788) Spectre, the new James Bond film, is attracting lots of movie goers. I very recently saw Spectre just about a week after I completed my driving time with the 2015 Range Rover Sport SVR. Why the conne ... Continue reading

2015 Lexus GS 350 Review By John Heilig

2015 Lexus GS 350 Review By John Heilig

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2015 NADA/J.D. Power AutoConference Los Angeles - Toyota's Bill Fay Keynote

2015 NADA/J.D. Power AutoConference Los Angeles - Toyota's Bill Fay Keynote

As prepared for: 2015 NADA/J.D. Power AutoConference LA JW Marriott at LA Live Hotel Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 12:00 p.m. Bill Fay, Group Vice President and General Manager – Toyota Division Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Introduction: Peter Welch, NADA President Thank you, Peter. You know… it’s hard ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan NV 3500 HD Room To Move

2015 Nissan NV 3500 HD Room To Move

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Nicholas Frankl F1 Mexico and Brazil Thoughts and Reports

Nicholas Frankl F1 Mexico and Brazil Thoughts and Reports

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk After a fantastic return to Mexico City that finally saw a 'new' Grand Prix in an overwhelmingly enthusiastic city, welcomed and supported by the country, its people and its business sponsors, we returned to the legendary and always popular Interlagos ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS November 16, 2015: Rolls-Royce, Isuzu Made GM, Ford, MB, Porsche, Kia

NHTSA RECALLS November 16, 2015: Rolls-Royce, Isuzu Made GM, Ford, MB, Porsche, Kia

NHTSA RECALLS November 16, 2015: Rolls-Royce, Isuzu Made GM, Ford, MB, Porsche, Kia ... Continue reading

2016 Scion iA and iM All-new For Back-to-school by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2016 Scion iA and iM All-new For Back-to-school by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (Scion_Family_002.jpg) Auto Central Chicago August 18, 2015; Scion, the young-driver oriented brand of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc, is bringing two new car models to market this September. The all-new 2016 Scion iA subcompact four-door sedan and t ... Continue reading

Which costs more for drivers - a fuel tax or a road user charge?

Which costs more for drivers - a fuel tax or a road user charge?

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With government agencies addressing the funding shortfall for U.S. highways, they are considering various means to raise revenue. Two of those are a vehicle fuel tax and a road user charge. But which one will cost more per household? Researchers at the Mineta T ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - November 9-15, 2015: Of Course Recalls: Of Course VW; New Chevy Caddy GMC,Buick, More EV Stuff and AVG.MPG Down

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - November 9-15, 2015: Of Course Recalls: Of Course VW; New Chevy Caddy GMC,Buick, More EV Stuff and AVG.MPG Down

* Cadillac unveiled its all-new 2017 XT5 crossover on the eve of the Dubai auto show. Production of the XT5, which replaces the SRX, will begin in spring 2016 in the U.S. and China. Cadillac plans to show the XT5 again next week at the Los Angeles auto show. We ask: Does the Dubai auto show now need to be added to the ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels: 2016 Acura MDX Review +VIDEO

Heels On Wheels: 2016 Acura MDX Review +VIDEO

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Got A Car Question? Ask The Auto Lab - Live From NY Nov 14, 2015

Got A Car Question? Ask The Auto Lab - Live From NY Nov 14, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Announces Winners Of 2016 Best Buy Awards

Kelley Blue Book Announces Winners Of 2016 Best Buy Awards

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2015 -- Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, today announces the winners of the 2016 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, honoring the top new model-year vehicle choices available in t ... Continue reading

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