News By Topic: Industry Insider

Ford Transit, Transit Connect, Flex Win Vincentric Best Fleet Value In America Awards

May 23, 2016

DEARBORN, MI - May 23, 2016: Ford Motor Company, led by the strength of its Transit van lineup, won seven Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America awards for 2016. The awards recognize vehicles that provide fleet customers with lowest total cost of ownership. Ford vans were named best value for fleets in the following ca ... Continue reading

GM's Maven Reaches One Million Miles Driven

May 23, 2016

DETROIT - May 23, 2016: In less than four months, Maven, General Motors' personal mobility brand, has grown to five markets: New York City, Ann Arbor, Mich., and today announced Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Maven members have driven more than one million miles, bringing them closer to the things, and people, th ... Continue reading

2016 Busan Motor Show Gets "Tuned" as a National Car Festival

May 23, 2016

BUSAN, South Korea - May 23, 2016: Busan International Motor Show is slated to open on June 2 (Thursday) for press day and runs until June 12 (Sunday) for 11 days at Bexco in Haewundae, Busan with this year's theme of "Future Wave, Inspiring Technology". This year, the show will feature 25 domestic and foreign brands w ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 16-22, 2016

May 22, 2016

* GM told Chevy, GMC and Buick dealers this week to stop selling Traverse, Acadia and Enclave large crossovers due to mis-stated fuel economy numbers. The stop-sale order covers 60,000 vehicle both FWD and AWD models. These three-row crossovers built in the Delta Assembly Plant near Lansing, MI has been one of GM’ ... Continue reading

2016 Buick Cascada Premium Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

May 21, 2016

2016 Buick Cascada Premium Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) May 21, 2016; Car Question, Comment or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234

May 21, 2016

May 21, 2016; Car Question or Concern? 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 peopl ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang: A Faster Horse - Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

May 21, 2016

2015/2016 Ford Mustang A Faster Horse By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3323) Fifty years ago Ford revolutionized the auto industry with the introduction of the first Mustang. I recall that first Mustang coming on the U.S. automotive scene back during my university days. (DSC_291 ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog: 10 Questions NHTSA Must Ask Google About Its Self-Driving Cars

May 21, 2016

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2016- Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require a steering wheel, brake and accelerator so a human driver can take control of a self-driving robot car when necessary in the guidelines it is developing on automated vehicle technology. In comments ... Continue reading

Horizon Global to Sponsor 2016 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

May 20, 2016

TROY, Mich.—Horizon Global Corporation , one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded towing and trailering equipment, announced today that it will be partnering with the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. ... Continue reading

California Zero Emissions Demonstration Project Includes Diesel Plug-In Hybrid Trucks

May 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2016 New diesel technology will be part of a $23.6 million zero-emission transportation test program in California for emerging commercial vehicle technologies designed to reduce greenhouse gases, smog, and petroleum usage in ports and rail yards along busy freight corridors. The California Air Reso ... Continue reading

ET-94's Journey Across Los Angeles and Inglewood and Arrival at the California Science Center

May 20, 2016

What: "Mission 26: ET Comes Home" still has over 16 miles left to go, through the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood. ET-94 will be placed on dollies and pulled by a truck to its final destination near the California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Pavilion in a 18-20 hour journey on May 21, 2016. On the way, the exte ... Continue reading

Toyota to Exhibit at Automotive Engineering Exposition 2016 Yokohama

May 20, 2016

Toyota City, Japan, May, 19 2016; Toyota Motor Corporation will be exhibiting at the 2016 Automotive Engineering Exposition in Yokohama; organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan. This annual event will be held at Pacifico Yokohama from May 25 to 27 and Toyota plans to display its initiatives to build e ... Continue reading

Hitachi Automotive Systems' Electric Parking Brake is Used on the New Mazda CX-9 SUV

May 20, 2016

TOKYO, May, 20 2016; Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that its electric parking brake is being used on Mazda Motor Corporation's new three-row midsize crossover SUV, the Mazda CX-9, to be sold in North America and other locations. In recent years, in the case of cable-operated mechanical parking brakes ... Continue reading

FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent

May 20, 2016

WICHITA, Kan., May 20, 2016 -- The Federal Aviation Administration today deemed the B-29 known as Doc airworthy by officially presenting the restoration crew with an FAA airworthiness certificate. The airworthiness certificate is the most notable milestone yet for the team working to restore the historic B-29. It also ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales to Fall 5.7% in May

May 20, 2016

Detroit MI, May 20, 2016; The AIADA newsletter reported that the days of lofty year-over-year increases in monthly U.S. auto sales may be reaching an end, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday. Automotive News reports that May U.S. new vehicle sales will slide 5.7 percent from the same mon ... Continue reading