OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY February 21, 2022
Feb 21, 2022
See if your vehicle is involved in a safety recall which may create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left uncorrected, a safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading
"American" Auto Brands Play No Part In Consumer Reports Top 10 Brand Rankings
Feb 18, 2022
Domestic brands failed to break the top 10 in Consumer Reports’ 2022 Brand Report Card. The Detroit Free Press reports that Subaru took the top spot, followed by Mazda, BMW, Honda, Lexus, Audi, Porsche, Mini, Toyota, and Infiniti. ... Continue reading
AIADA Reports Eighty Percent of New Car Buyers Paid Over MSRP in January
Feb 17, 2022
The AIADA online reported that Edmunds said that a staggering 82.2 percent of new cars sold in January went for more than MSRP, which is a new record. The average new-car buyer in January spent $728 more than MSRP on their purchase, but that average varied widely by brand. ... Continue reading
Plug-In and Gas Hybrids Top GreenerCars’ 2022 Ratings as Automakers Shift to Larger EVs
Feb 15, 2022
Washington, DC February 15, 2022; All-electric vehicles (EVs) now account for fewer of the dozen greenest cars available, partly because of a shift toward larger and heavier EVs that are less environmentally friendly, according to this year’s GreenerCars ratings, released today by the American Council for an Energy-E ... Continue reading
Feb 14, 2022
ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2022 -- When it comes to the leading automotive brands, the list of who's hot and who's not has significantly changed, according to the latest Kelley Blue Book Brand Watch™ Report for Q4 2021. ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2022
Korean auto brands Kia, Genesis and Hyundai earn three of the top four rankings in the newly redesigned J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today. Buick and Toyota also make the list of the brands with the fewest reported problems after three years of ownership. ... Continue reading
Feb 10, 2022
The final Land Rover Defender 110 Adventure ever produced is set to break the world record public price for the model, and it is now live for bids on the market-leading Collecting Cars auction platform. The global automotive marketplace already holds world record results for three other Defender variants; achieving £1 ... Continue reading
Jan 29, 2022
The New Range Rover leads by example with breath-taking modernity, peerless refinement and renown Land Rover capability informed by over 50 years of evolution ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up December 12-18, 2021
Dec 19, 2021
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J.D. Power Announces 2022 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards
Nov 18, 2021
J.D. Power 2022 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards, highlighted by Honda and Lexus being named brand award winners in the mass market and premium segments, respectively. “Accurately forecasting residual values in the auto industry is a key factor in assessing an estimated $225 billion lease portfolio of vehicles in the U ... Continue reading
New-Vehicles Sales Satisfaction Rankings Unchanged from Year Ago, J.D. Power Finds
Nov 16, 2021
customer satisfaction with the vehicle purchase experience holds steady year over year, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, SM released today. ... Continue reading
How Car Shortages Are Putting the World's Economy at Risk - AIADA
Nov 2, 2021
The AIADA featured a NY Times story that worries us. Turmoil in the auto industry, a powerful engine of the global economy, is threatening growth and sending tremors through companies and communities that depend on carmakers for money and jobs, reports The New York Times. ... Continue reading
Nov 2, 2021
Let’s not play politics with the environment, the American autoworker, or the American consumer. Toyota believes that the future of automobiles is electric. ... Continue reading
Nutson"s Weekly Auto News Wrap-Up October 31, 2021
Oct 31, 2021
Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading
2021 Land Rover Defender - Review by Larry Nutson
Oct 14, 2021
2021 Land Rover Defender Review British Empire Legend few weeks back I had my first spin in the new Land Rover Defender. As things go, I got to take another. ... Continue reading
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