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Scott Painter "Fair" Acquires Subscription Service Canvas from Ford Credit

Scott Painter "Fair" Acquires Subscription Service Canvas from Ford Credit

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 12, 2019 – Vehicle subscription app Fair today announced that it will acquire the assets of Canvas, a vehicle subscription service and wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Credit Company. ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicles (EV) Now Being Served - Thanks Bubba, Your Focused Vision Should Serve Us All Well (Originally Published 2008)

Electric Vehicles (EV) Now Being Served - Thanks Bubba, Your Focused Vision Should Serve Us All Well (Originally Published 2008)

ELECTRIC . ELECTRIC; plug in electric; H2 fuel cell hybrid electric; gasoline hybrid electric; diesel hybrid electric; solar hybrid electric; CNG hybrid electric; propane hybrid electric; H2 hybrid electric; cold fusion hybrid electric; “who knows what's coming” hybrid electric...read my lips ELECTRIC. With ... Continue reading

Never Bring A Rapier To An Ethanol Gun Fight

Never Bring A Rapier To An Ethanol Gun Fight

Ethanol critics with glass arguments shouldn't throw stones By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL I have a friend in the petroleum oil business. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 9, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - September 9, 2019

Recalled Vehicles: RAM; Mitsubishi; Ford; Lincoln; E-One; BMW; Rolls-Royce; McClaren; Volkswagen; Kenworth; Manac; Horton; Mack; Volvo; Cargo Express ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 7, 2019

Nutsons Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending September 7, 2019

August Sales Trucking and Honda Sedaning Along; Average Cost Per Car Sold In August Up 2%; Bye-bye Fiat 500 In North America; UAW GM; M-B Ditches Toronto; Tesla Auto Pilot Crash (again); VW EV; Baby-In-Back Standard; Porsche Tesla Killer Launched; EPA Vs California; Mary Loves Donald; Trump To Make Nice To Farmers; Fas ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC Saturday September 7, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC Saturday September 7, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert 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 million people, pro ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil and Porsche Expand Motorsports Technology Partnership Into Formula E

ExxonMobil and Porsche Expand Motorsports Technology Partnership Into Formula E

ExxonMobil is expanding its global business and technical partnership with Porsche by teaming with the luxury German automaker on its Formula E series car for the 2019 / 2020 season. ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan: Online Retail to Become the Preferred Form of Vehicle Purchasing Among Private Buyers

Frost & Sullivan: Online Retail to Become the Preferred Form of Vehicle Purchasing Among Private Buyers

Online sales are expected to cross 1 million in 2020 and grow to more than 6 million by 2025, finds Frost & Sullivan The online vehicle retail model is disrupting the traditional dealership model by enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly introduce their products to the market while keeping costs lo ... Continue reading

UAW helps Ford Move the 100 Year Old Rouge Plant Into Tomorrowland

UAW helps Ford Move the 100 Year Old Rouge Plant Into Tomorrowland

By Maureeen McDonald Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Blue coveralls and union jackets were everywhere at the 100th anniversary of the Rouge, Ford Motor Company’s premier factory. If organized labor has suffered setbacks in Washington, D.C. and Lansing, MI, the work force has serious traction in Dearbor ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday August 31, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday August 31, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Pr ... Continue reading

Carfax and Gubagoo Deliver Free Vehicle History Reports for Online Car Shoppers at Participating Dealerships

Carfax and Gubagoo Deliver Free Vehicle History Reports for Online Car Shoppers at Participating Dealerships

CENTREVILLE, Va. (August 26, 2019) – Carfax and Gubagoo, the leading provider of conversational commerce solutions for Automotive Dealerships and OEMs, have announced a partnership that enables car shoppers to seamlessly research vehicles online before buying. ... Continue reading

Never Bring A Rapier To A Gun Fight

Never Bring A Rapier To A Gun Fight

Prelude to Battle By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL ... Continue reading

China Reinstates Auto Tariffs - Buy American Is The Answer

China Reinstates Auto Tariffs - Buy American Is The Answer

U.S. stock futures dove Friday after China announced retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods and reinstated levies on American auto products, reports The Washington Post. The levies will range from 5 to 10 percent and will be put in place in two rounds, on Sept. ... Continue reading

Porsche invests in Israeli start-up TriEye

Porsche invests in Israeli start-up TriEye

Future safety technology for automated driving Stuttgart/Tel Aviv. Strategic investment: Porsche has acquired a minority stake in the Israeli start-up, TriEye. ... Continue reading

When Trying To Be Objective About Ethanol, Don't Include Lies To Balance The Argument

When Trying To Be Objective About Ethanol, Don't Include Lies To Balance The Argument

A funny thing happened on the way to creating an objective story. By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL In the past couple of hours, I encountered two different objective stories concerning ethanol fuel. ... Continue reading

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