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AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday August 17, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday August 17, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

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 Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio wi ... Continue reading

Toyota RAV4/RAV4 Hybrid Recall In North America

Toyota RAV4/RAV4 Hybrid Recall In North America

Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain 2019 RAV4/RAV4 Hybrid vehicles in North America. Approximately 18,000 vehicles are involved in this recall. ... Continue reading

Ford Extends Warranty On 2014-16 Focus, Fiesta With DPS6 Transmissions

Ford Extends Warranty On 2014-16 Focus, Fiesta With DPS6 Transmissions

Based on internal and external data, Focus and Fiesta vehicles with automatic transmissions built since the second half of 2015 – and earlier models that have received component and software updates – perform well and have competitive levels of satisfaction. ... Continue reading

CAR-Management Briefing Seminars 2019 - Exploring the Edges of the Envelope for the Auto Industry

CAR-Management Briefing Seminars 2019 - Exploring the Edges of the Envelope for the Auto Industry

What a lovely commute to work I have this week – about three miles along the shore of East Traverse Bay in Northern Michigan. At 7:15 I share the road with just a few other vehicles as the sun slowly rises above the lush hills to the east. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 10, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 10, 2019

Auto News Nuggets: ZF Says Real Autonomous Ain't So Easy; GM Still Believes In EV; Tesla Trouble; Dodge Horsepower Crook-Magnet; No Cars In Jakarta; 6.6-liter Duramax Harmed By Thin American Diesel Fuel; MyFord MyLincon Entertainment System Lawsuit; GM Ignition Lawsuit; Ford Recalls; Ford Leads Horsepower War; Congrats ... Continue reading

British Company Launches World-changing Battery Technology

British Company Launches World-changing Battery Technology

LONDON, Aug. 2, 2019 -- The world, it seems, is going electric. ... Continue reading

Ford 7.3-Liter V8 Set to Drive Heavy-Duty Ford Pickups

Ford 7.3-Liter V8 Set to Drive Heavy-Duty Ford Pickups

All-new 7.3-liter engine in Super Duty pickup cranks out best-in-class gas V8 output of 430 horsepower and best-in-class gas torque of 475 ft.-lb. The 7.3-liter engine is paired with the all-new 10-speed heavy-duty TorqShift® transmission on Super Duty pickups and is designed for robust power, long-term durability and ... Continue reading

TMC Announces First Quarter Financial Results

TMC Announces First Quarter Financial Results

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announces its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2019. Consolidated vehicle sales for the first quarter totaled 2,303,495 units, an increase of 67,364 units compared to the same period last fiscal year. ... Continue reading

AUTOMAKERS, INSURERS CLASH ON NEW SAFETY TECHNOLOGY

AUTOMAKERS, INSURERS CLASH ON NEW SAFETY TECHNOLOGY

Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying collision-avoiding brakes or automated cruise control. It is estimated that more than $67 billion will be spent on advanced driver assistance system ... Continue reading

Transportation-To-Grid Platform Represents an Estimated $200 Billion Opportunity

Transportation-To-Grid Platform Represents an Estimated $200 Billion Opportunity

According to Navigant, T2G is one of seven Energy Cloud platforms expected to transform the energy sector into a network of a networks, supporting two-way energy flows in which customer choice, clean energy, innovation, orchestration, and agility command a premium. ... Continue reading

2019 Renault Scenic: Desirable Feature Sets Do Not Offer Flawless Usability, Finds Strategy Analytics

2019 Renault Scenic: Desirable Feature Sets Do Not Offer Flawless Usability, Finds Strategy Analytics

A new user experience evaluation from the In-vehicle UX (IVX) group at Strategy Analytics has assessed the 2019 Renault Scenic. With a feature set comparable to many peers within its class, first-time users of the infotainment system aboard the 2019 Renault Scenic found the touchscreen and hard keys easy to use and vis ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

Tel Aviv Israel Jul 22, 2019; Volvo Cars has made investments in two promising Israeli technology start-ups through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. Both UVeye and MDGo have their headquarters in Tel Aviv, where Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE, a so-called ‘accelerator ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Develops World First Active Shift Control for Hybrids to Enhance Fuel Economy and Joy of Driving

Hyundai Motor Group Develops World First Active Shift Control for Hybrids to Enhance Fuel Economy and Joy of Driving

The in-house developed, world-first technology improves gear-shift efficiency for hybrid vehicles and is now set for mass production Active Shift Control reduces gear-shift times by 30%, adds to driving fun, and improves fuel economy SEOUL, July 18, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Active ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Opens the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students

Mitsubishi Motors Opens the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today opened the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students, which will be available until December 10, 2019. This service has been offered to children for 27 years, and answers various questions related to the automobile industry via a toll-free number, websi ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest July 14-20, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Digest July 14-20, 2019

New Corvette; CAFE Buh-Bye; Ford Transmission Fiasco; California (Beach Driving) Dream'n; Autonomous Highspeed Vehicles Delayed (Maybe Forever); JD Power Brand Loyalty; Brazilian Not So Super Cars; Automotive Hall Of Fame Inductees; Formula-e Charged Up; e-Off Road; RIP Don Sommer, Bruce Crower ... Continue reading

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