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Lexus To Offer "Lane Valet" Digital Safety Feature +VIDEO

Lexus To Offer "Lane Valet" Digital Safety Feature +VIDEO

TORRANCE, Calif. (March 30, 2017)—Autonomous driving and Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications continue to evolve at a rapid pace, with Lexus leading the way. ... Continue reading

Michelin Sweeps Most Respected Survey of Consumer Satisfaction, Winning Four J.D. Power Original Equipment Tire Awards

Michelin Sweeps Most Respected Survey of Consumer Satisfaction, Winning Four J.D. Power Original Equipment Tire Awards

GREENVILLE, S.C., March 29, 2017 -- Michelin has been awarded top honors in all four segments of the 2017 J.D. Power Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study. The four new awards in 2017 raise Michelin's win total to 84 all-time since the J.D. Power tire study began in 1989. ... Continue reading

Get Your Spring off to a Great Start with Perfect Tyres

Get Your Spring off to a Great Start with Perfect Tyres

Mytyres.co.uk recommends an all-over vehicle and tyre check in plenty of time for the new season. ... Continue reading

Serious Stuff! More Than One Million Defective Airbag Inflators Remain Unrepaired In Southern California

Serious Stuff! More Than One Million Defective Airbag Inflators Remain Unrepaired In Southern California

LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2017 -- Hundreds of thousands of Southern California residents are driving recalled vehicles with defective airbag inflators that could blast shrapnel into the passenger compartment upon deployment. In response, dozens of civic and community leaders have joined together in an urgent, region-wide ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 20-26, 2017; Tariffs; Toyota Goes Microsoft; Bolt Needs Early Discounts; E15 Bull; Uber Driver-less Less; Diesel-gate Continues; Pete Hamilton RIP 13-19, 2017

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 20-26, 2017; Tariffs; Toyota Goes Microsoft; Bolt Needs Early Discounts; E15 Bull; Uber Driver-less Less; Diesel-gate Continues; Pete Hamilton RIP 13-19, 2017

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest,If President Trump gets his way on auto import tariffs from Mexico the brands most hard hit will be VW and Ram according to Carjojo, a data analysis firm that watches the automobile markets. Carjojo points out that 57% of VW vehicles and more than half of Ram 1500 pickups sold ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE From NYC Saturday March 25, 2010 7-9AM

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE From NYC Saturday March 25, 2010 7-9AM

This Weeks Auto Lab Show : Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 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 ... Continue reading

Visteon to Showcase Latest Automotive Cockpit Electronics Technology for China Market at Auto Shanghai 2017

Visteon to Showcase Latest Automotive Cockpit Electronics Technology for China Market at Auto Shanghai 2017

SHANGHAI, March 22, 2017 -- Visteon Corporation – a technology leader at the epicenter of the fast-growing automotive cockpit electronics segment and a major supplier to automakers in China – will showcase its latest innovations for the connected car and beyond at the 2017 International Automobile Industry Exhibiti ... Continue reading

Help Bogi from All Girl's Garage choose a color for her 1957 Montage +VIDEO

Help Bogi from All Girl's Garage choose a color for her 1957 Montage +VIDEO

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 22, 2017 -- BASF is hosting a contest with Bogi Lateiner (Bogi) from Velocity's All Girl's Garage, to select a paint color for her latest personal project -- an all-female truck build. Voting is now open, with fans selecting one of three colors: dark teal, sky blue or dark purple. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: March 20, 2017: Jaguar, Hyundai, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Audi, Range Rover, RV's Trailers

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: March 20, 2017: Jaguar, Hyundai, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Audi, Range Rover, RV's Trailers

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE From NYC Saturday March 18, 2010 7-9AM

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE From NYC Saturday March 18, 2010 7-9AM

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE, Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Finds Automotive Service Quality Rises Along with Overall Customer Satisfaction

J.D. Power Finds Automotive Service Quality Rises Along with Overall Customer Satisfaction

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 16, 2017 -- Quality of automotive service continues to show significant improvement and is driving an increase in overall customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Customer Service Index (CSI) Study,SM released today. Service quality scores account for the greatest improveme ... Continue reading

The New York Times Buys Into CAFE 54.5 Obfuscation

The New York Times Buys Into CAFE 54.5 Obfuscation

Growing up in New York I grew up with an unbending prejudice towards the invincibility and incontrovertible exactness of The New York Times on every subject printed within. I along with virtually every kid on the streets of Brooklyn and other boroughs (ok, except maybe not the Bronx) never argued about or questioned an ... Continue reading

Lightning Hybrids Ford Advanced Fuel Qualified Vehicle Modifiers

Lightning Hybrids Ford Advanced Fuel Qualified Vehicle Modifiers

INDIANAPOLIS, March 15, 2017 -- Lightning Hybrids, designer and manufacturer of the Energy Recovery System (ERS) for medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, has been named as an Advanced Fuel Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) by Ford Motor Company. Lightning Hybrids is one of three initial vehicle modifiers, and the only ... Continue reading

Uniroyal® Launches the Tiger Paw® AWP 3 Tire

Uniroyal® Launches the Tiger Paw® AWP 3 Tire

Uniroyal® is launching the new Tiger Paw® AWP 3, an affordable, everyday tire for cars and minivans that delivers long, even tread wear and a quiet, comfortable ride. "The Uniroyal® Tiger Paw® AWP 3 tire provides value-conscious consumers a budget-friendly, all-season tire," said Frederic Ollendorff, country operat ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE From NYC Saturday March 11, 2010 7-9AM

Auto Lab Radio Talk LIVE From NYC Saturday March 11, 2010 7-9AM

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel This Weeks Show Broadcast Date: March 11, 2017 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio c ... Continue reading

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