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Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? Repair Question? - Auto Lab Live Saturday 8-10 AM

Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? Repair Question? - Auto Lab Live Saturday 8-10 AM

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 27 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, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Keystone's One-of-a-Kind Front Kitchen Montana Named 2016 RV of the Year; to be Featured on National TV

Keystone's One-of-a-Kind Front Kitchen Montana Named 2016 RV of the Year; to be Featured on National TV

Thor Industries, Inc. today announced that its Keystone subsidiary's Montana 3820FK front kitchen fifth wheel was named RV of the Year by RVBusiness magazine, the industry's leading publication. During a year in which towable RV sales reached record highs and RV manufacturers introduced hundreds of new products, the Ke ... Continue reading

Valvoline Launches 150th Commemorative Year

Valvoline Launches 150th Commemorative Year

Founded in 1866, Valvoline™ – the petroleum industry's first U.S. trademarked motor oil brand whose lubricants, chemicals and car products are available in more than 160 countries and territories worldwide – has officially launched its 150th anniversary celebration, which will continue throughout the 201 ... Continue reading

AeroVironment's Portable TurboCord Dual Plug-In EV Charger Named Finalist for Prestigious PACE Award

AeroVironment's Portable TurboCord Dual Plug-In EV Charger Named Finalist for Prestigious PACE Award

Awards honor superior innovation, technological achievement and business performance among automotive suppliers TurboCord Dual can charge nearly three times faster than standard cordsets – less than three hours for plug-in hybrids and less than six hours for full battery electrics SIMI VALLEY, CA -- January 14, 20 ... Continue reading

Four Customized Rides Highlight Mopar Display at 2016 NAIAS

Four Customized Rides Highlight Mopar Display at 2016 NAIAS

Four Mopar-modified vehicles, and more than 140 Mopar parts and accessories, will headline the “Mopar Garage” display area at the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), January 11-24 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. The four customized rides, previously displayed at the 2015 Specialty Equipm ... Continue reading

Connecting at NAIAS with HELLA's Innovative Technology Solutions

Connecting at NAIAS with HELLA's Innovative Technology Solutions

HELLA previewed some of its latest products and technology for customers and automotive journalists prior to the opening of the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. HELLA executives from both North America and Europe were on hand at the company's Innovative Technology Solutions Suite at Detroit's Cob ... Continue reading

Elio Motors' Sound System to be Assembled in the USA

Elio Motors' Sound System to be Assembled in the USA

Elio Motors, today announced that its personal mobile audio system will be assembled in the United States by MTX Audio, which has production facilities in Illinois, Arizona, Texas and Wisconsin. The specific facility that will assemble the audio system is yet to be determined. Elio Motors is developing an enclosed thre ... Continue reading

Michelin Introduces New PilotSport All-Season 3+ Tire at North American International Auto Show

Michelin Introduces New PilotSport All-Season 3+ Tire at North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2016 -- Today at the North American International Auto Show, Michelin introduced the latest innovation from its Pilot Family of performance tires: the MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport All-Season 3+™. The MICHELIN Pilot Sport A/S3+ delivers true all-season performance and incredible wet and dry brakin ... Continue reading

Toyota Displays a Mirai-Based Research Vehicle with Satellite Communications Function

Toyota Displays a Mirai-Based Research Vehicle with Satellite Communications Function

Accelerates Connected Technology Development through Collaboration with Kymeta DETROIT -- January 12, 2016: At the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Toyota is displaying a research vehicle based on the Mirai fuel cell vehicle which is equipped with satellite communications technology from Kymeta, a U ... Continue reading

Mopar Accessorizes the All-New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica

Mopar Accessorizes the All-New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica

As the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan prepares to make its appearance in dealer showrooms in spring 2016, Mopar will make its own contribution with a lineup of unique accessories that will inspire customers to expand the functionality and personality of their minivan. “Our minivan customers are looking for fle ... Continue reading

2016 MAIN Event - The Show Before The Show

2016 MAIN Event - The Show Before The Show

BY: Michael Bernstein, Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel The North American International Auto Show is once again taking over the Motor City and like its trademark Motown artists, the hits just keep coming. Established acts and new comers alike are vying for the attention of the assembled worldwide press contingent. Whi ... Continue reading

What Drivers Need to Know for El Nino

What Drivers Need to Know for El Nino

With El Niño being the talk of the country, drivers everywhere are bracing themselves for dicey road conditions. Everything from snow to heavy rainfall is a concern on all Americans' minds as they need to be alert about road safety and make sure their cars are properly equipped to help them through winter weather jams ... Continue reading

Bentley's 2017 SUV Has A New Option: An Automatic Diamond Dial Breitiling Clock +VIDEO

Bentley's 2017 SUV Has A New Option: An Automatic Diamond Dial Breitiling Clock +VIDEO

by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor-at-large The Auto Channel Clocks in automobiles are not a new accessory option, they’ve been around for a long time. In fact a major competitor of Bentley’s decades ran a now famed advertisement with the headline, “At 60 miles per hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls- ... Continue reading

OmniVision and ASTRI's New Heads Up Display (HUD) Delivers Clear Information to the Driver's Eye Line

OmniVision and ASTRI's New Heads Up Display (HUD) Delivers Clear Information to the Driver's Eye Line

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. , a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) today announced a new heads up display (HUD) for next-generation automobiles that delivers bright, clear information to drivers, even in daylight. Built on Om ... Continue reading

CES 2016 Opens with Technology Changing the World

CES 2016 Opens with Technology Changing the World

Product Launches from Record-Breaking CES Show Floor and Keynotes from Netflix, GM and IBM Kick off World’s Largest Innovation Event LAS VEGAS -- January 7, 2015: The latest game-changing innovations revolutionizing our world took center stage on opening day of CES® 2016. More than 3,600 exhibitors unveiling ne ... Continue reading

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