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Honda And Acura Takata Recall - Serious Business Go To Dealer Now!

Honda And Acura Takata Recall - Serious Business Go To Dealer Now!

NHTSA calls on news media and public to assist in finding unrepaired high-risk vehicles WASHINGTON June 30, 2016; New test data on a particular subset of defective Takata air bag inflators in certain model-year 2001-2003 Honda and Acura vehicles show a far higher risk of ruptures during air bag deployment, prompting an ... Continue reading

New MICHELIN MD XDN2 Pre-Mold Retread Delivers Mileage and Traction for Regional, Medium-Duty Delivery Vehicles

New MICHELIN MD XDN2 Pre-Mold Retread Delivers Mileage and Traction for Regional, Medium-Duty Delivery Vehicles

GREENVILLE, S.C., June 28, 2016 -- Michelin Americas Truck Tires, a division of Michelin North America, Inc., has introduced the MICHELIN® MD XDN® 2 Pre-Mold™ retread — a drive-position retread optimized for long wear life, lasting durability and outstanding traction — for regional, medium-duty veh ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Giulia Continental Brake System MK C1 World Premiere

Alfa Romeo Giulia Continental Brake System MK C1 World Premiere

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 27, 2016 -- The international automotive supplier Continental supplies Alfa Romeo with its MK C1 for the Integrated Brake System (IBS) of the new Giulia. This marks the first time that the MK C1 electronic brake system enters series production worldwide. The new integrated system is more dynam ... Continue reading

All-new Intake System Feeds Duramax Diesel on 2017 Silverado HD

All-new Intake System Feeds Duramax Diesel on 2017 Silverado HD

All-new Intake System Feeds Duramax Diesel on 2017 Silverado HD ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News - June 20-26, 2016 : King Kia; VW TDI Payments; Viper@25; Recalls of Course

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News - June 20-26, 2016 : King Kia; VW TDI Payments; Viper@25; Recalls of Course

* Kia is the new king. The revered 2016 JD Power Initial Quality Survey results were presented to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit this week with some surprising results. The annual survey measures the number of problems experienced by owners per 100 new vehicles within the first 90 days or service. For the ... Continue reading

Service Contract Provider AUL Wins Gold for the 2016 Dealers' Choice Awards

Service Contract Provider AUL Wins Gold for the 2016 Dealers' Choice Awards

NAPA, Calif., June 24, 2016 -- AUL Corp., America's largest national provider of used vehicle service contracts, has been awarded Gold in the Service Contract Provider category for the 2016 Dealers' Choice Awards by Auto Dealer Monthly magazine. This is its third year in a row to receive this award. "We are so apprecia ... Continue reading

Is Your Car Ready for a Road Trip?

Is Your Car Ready for a Road Trip?

BETHESDA, Md., June 21, 2016 If you are planning a road trip this summer, it's important to remember that you shouldn't just put gas in your car and go, says the non-profit Car Care Council. A pre-trip vehicle check can determine how road-ready your vehicle is so you can take steps to have any problems fixed before hea ... Continue reading

FCA US Eliminates Use of Non-desiccated Ammonium-nitrate Takata Air-bag Inflators

FCA US Eliminates Use of Non-desiccated Ammonium-nitrate Takata Air-bag Inflators

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 21, 2016 -- FCA US LLC will cease NAFTA-market production of vehicles equipped with non-desiccated ammonium-nitrate Takata air-bag inflators, by next week. Global production is expected to end by mid-September. Most inflators used in FCA US vehicles employ alternate propellants. Others use des ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live Saturday Morning June 18, 2016 8-10 AM (EDT); Car Comment or Questions?- 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live Saturday Morning June 18, 2016 8-10 AM (EDT); Car Comment or Questions?- 888-692-7234

June 18, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 After listening to the first hour on WMCA, you will need to close that window and click the link to listen to the second hour on WNYM. Listeners can hear the past 18 years of archived Auto Lab shows as simulcast on www.theautochannel.com. ... Continue reading

Dubai Based Z Tyres Enters Guinness Book of World Records for "World's Most Expensive Car Tyre"

Dubai Based Z Tyres Enters Guinness Book of World Records for "World's Most Expensive Car Tyre"

DUBAI, UAE, June 12, 2016 -- To celebrate and recognise the true worth of its range of high performance tyres, Dubai based Z Tyre has engaged one of the world's most exclusive jewellers to develop a very special set of Z1 tyres to be unveiled for the first time at Reifen Essen 2016. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest June 6-12, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest June 6-12, 2016

* Cars.com teamed up with MotorWeek to determine the segment leader in its Midsize Sedan Challenge. With a panel of expert judges and a local Atlanta couple in the market for a new sedan, Cars.com evaluated nine of the most popular 2016 models. The tests resulted in the following ranking: 1) 2016 Volkswagen Passat, 2) ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) June 11, 2016; Comment or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) June 11, 2016; Comment or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) June 11, 2016; Comment or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234 ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Ecopia Tires Featured on 2016 Dodge Durango

Bridgestone Ecopia Tires Featured on 2016 Dodge Durango

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 7, 2016 -- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced that the company's Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus tire is original equipment on select models of the 2016 Dodge Durango. Born from the company's longstanding commitment to delivering innovative and sustainable mobility, the Ecopia tir ... Continue reading

Omix-ADA Announces Inaugural Jeep Heritage Expo Celebrating 75 Years of Jeep

Omix-ADA Announces Inaugural Jeep Heritage Expo Celebrating 75 Years of Jeep

Omix-ADA ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL JEEP HERITAGE EXPO celebrating 75 years of jeep More than 250 Modern and Historic Jeeps to be on Display at July 16 Event, Benefiting the American Diabetes Association Suwanee, Ga. (June 7, 2016) - Omix-ADA<http://www.omix-ada.com/>(r) the world's largest independent manufacturer and wholes ... Continue reading

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