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Colorado Road Trip Crocodile Creek; See Why Crocodile Was Top Predator At Newly Opened Prehistoric Site In Colorado

Colorado Road Trip Crocodile Creek; See Why Crocodile Was Top Predator At Newly Opened Prehistoric Site In Colorado

MORRISON, Colo., June 4, 2023 -- The landlocked state known for its towering Rocky Mountains and sprawling plains once featured dramatically different landscapes as seen in its geological formations. One of the more astonishing prehistoric Colorado sites is in Morrison on Dinosaur Ridge. Continue Reading New stairway t ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY June 5, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY June 5, 2023

EV Recalls. To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Toyota (the last best chance to stop the EV fairy-tale) folded like an origami chicken and facilitated the elimination of freedom of choice by agreeing to stop selling real cars in California after 2035. Cluck cluck

Toyota (the last best chance to stop the EV fairy-tale) folded like an origami chicken and facilitated the elimination of freedom of choice by agreeing to stop selling real cars in California after 2035. Cluck cluck

El Foldo: "Toyota acknowledged CARB’s leadership in climate policies and its authority to set vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 28-June 3, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 28-June 3, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Electric VW bus for North America and Europe: world premiere of the ID. Buzz with long wheelbase

Electric VW bus for North America and Europe: world premiere of the ID. Buzz with long wheelbase

Comeback in the USA and Canada: Volkswagen celebrates the long-awaited return of the VW bus to North America with the ID. Buzz with long wheelbase. ... Continue reading

Shelby American Reopens 1963 Small Block Shelby “Dragonsnake” Cobra Production

Shelby American Reopens 1963 Small Block Shelby “Dragonsnake” Cobra Production

LAS VEGAS – June 2, 2023 – Through a partnership with Legendary GT Continuation Cars, Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK), will offer five “new” 1963 Shelby aluminum continuation “Dragonsnake” roadsters. Honoring the five 1960s factory racecars, the firs ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Announces All-new Tonale Official Electric Range and MPGe and Official Press Kit

Alfa Romeo Announces All-new Tonale Official Electric Range and MPGe and Official Press Kit

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 31, 2023 --The all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale has completed final EPA testing with an electric range of 33 miles and MPGe rating of 77. Total range of the Alfa Romeo Tonale with a full battery charge is 360 miles. ... Continue reading

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Named IIHS Top Safety Pick

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Named IIHS Top Safety Pick

Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) announced today that the all-new 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid has been named a TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP), by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The award applies to vehicles built after May 2023. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid earns Top Safety Pick award

Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid earns Top Safety Pick award

The redesigned 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, a small SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The requirements are tougher for both the lower-tier Top Safety Pick and higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ award in 2023. ... Continue reading

TEAMSTERS STANDING FOR AMERICAN SANITY - COMMEND CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL, AB 316

TEAMSTERS STANDING FOR AMERICAN SANITY - COMMEND CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL, AB 316

California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, overwhelmingly passed the California State Assembly today with strong bipartisan support. It now heads to the State Senate. ... Continue reading

Autotrader Names 10 Best New Cars for Recent College Graduates in 2023

Autotrader Names 10 Best New Cars for Recent College Graduates in 2023

To help new grads sort out their vehicle choices as they embark upon the journey called "real life," Autotrader, a Cox Automotive company, has named the 10 Best Cars for Recent College Graduates. ... Continue reading

Akio Toyoda's "Choice" Vision Seems To Have Been Bought-off As Toyota Joins Other Offshore Car Makers And Spends $Billions To Qualify For Potential $Trillions Of "Made In USA" Green New Deal "EV Buyer Subsidies" A Deal They Can't Refuse, Will Build US Infrastructure For Toyota BEV and Battery Production

Akio Toyoda's "Choice" Vision Seems To Have Been Bought-off As Toyota Joins Other Offshore Car Makers And Spends $Billions To Qualify For Potential $Trillions Of "Made In USA" Green New Deal "EV Buyer Subsidies" A Deal They Can't Refuse, Will Build US Infrastructure For Toyota BEV and Battery Production

Toyota will assemble an all-new, three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025. The company’s first U.S.-assembled BEV will be powered by batteries from Toyota North Carolina. ... Continue reading

Hoosier Built 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Available For Sale This Summer

Hoosier Built 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Available For Sale This Summer

Available in three powertrains with adult-sized third row and ample cargo space Hybrid and Hybrid MAX Powertrains for reduced carbon emissions Powerful Performance with 362-horsepower from the Hybrid MAX system Available tech like Traffic Jam Assist, Head-Up Display and Digital Rearview Mirror PLANO, Texas, May 30, 202 ... Continue reading

JD Power Reports May 2023 New-Vehicle Sales to Surge 15.6% Year Over Year

JD Power Reports May 2023 New-Vehicle Sales to Surge 15.6% Year Over Year

The Total Sales Forecast Total new-vehicle sales for May 2023, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,337,700 units, a 15.6% increase from May 2022, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. May 2023 has 25 selling days, one more than May 2022. ... Continue reading

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