As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety
Jul 14, 2024
How safe are electric vehicles? It’s a question that keeps coming up in different ways in my role overseeing our vehicle crashworthiness evaluations. When we first started testing electric vehicles in 2011, the question referred to fire risk. ... Continue reading
Carvana Launches Streamlined Shopping and Checkout Experience for Used EV Buyers
Jul 10, 2024
Carvana , an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, today announced the launch of new features that make shopping for and buying a used electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) easier and more accessible for its customers. The streamlined process highlights vehicles that qualify for the Clean V ... Continue reading
OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL DETAILS SUMMARY - July 8, 2024
Jul 8, 2024
The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall. ... Continue reading
Nissan improves seven ranking positions in J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study
Jul 3, 2024
2024 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). In this year’s study, Nissan Motor Co. improved from 13th to 6th overall in the automotive industry for initial quality. ... Continue reading
Thousands Of Expert Car and Truck Reviews 1993-2025
Jul 3, 2024
Expert Car and Truck Reviews 1993-2024, Used Car Specs, Crash tests, Service Bulletins, Recalls, MPG, and Other Purchase Consideration Decision Making Research and Road Tests ... Continue reading
Jul 3, 2024
A car guy's most important Stop On The Digital Mother Road. The Auto Channel provides focused easy to understand, easy to read helpful and fun automotive content. ... Continue reading
NHTSA RECALLS - THE WHY BEHIND THESE RECALLS - JUly 2, 2024
Jul 1, 2024
The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall. ... Continue reading
Foreign Automakers Lead the Charge in Cars.com's American-Made Index
Jun 28, 2024
Nearly 60% of In-Market Car Shoppers are Willing to Pay More for a Vehicle if it Creates More U.S. Jobs CHICAGO, June 28, 2024 -- Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, car-shopping marketplace Cars.com® has revealed its 19th annual American-Made Index. Cars.com® experts independently evaluated more than 400 vehicles t ... Continue reading
Ram Ranks Highest Overall in J D Power 2024 Initial Quality Study
Jun 27, 2024
TROY, Mich.: 27 June 2024 — In its inaugural year incorporating franchise dealership repair visits with the Voice of the Customer (VOC) data to create a more expansive metric for problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS), released today, the industry average is 195 PP10 ... Continue reading
OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS SUMMARY Jume 10. 2024
Jun 10, 2024
The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading
Automotive Industry Hot Topics June 7, 2024
Jun 7, 2024
Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them due to risk of exploding air bag inflatorsU.S. tells owners to stop driving older Nissan vehicles over air bag concerns Nissan issues ‘do not drive’ alert for nearly 84,000 older models with recalled airbagsTesla recalls more than 125,000 vehicles for seat bel ... Continue reading
Hybrids - About Hybrid Cars and Trucks (HEV)
Jun 7, 2024
Hybrid electric vehicles are powered by an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors, which uses energy stored in batteries. A hybrid electric vehicle cannot be plugged in to charge the battery. ... Continue reading
Nissan Demonstrates Autonomous-Drive Mobility Services Progress on Public Roads
Jun 3, 2024
YOKOHAMA, Japan--Nissan has commenced demonstrations of a prototype vehicle equipped with its in-house-developed, autonomous drive technologies - showcasing progress in its goal towards rolling out autonomous mobility services within fiscal year 2027. The Nissan LEAF prototype vehicle incorporates 14 cameras, 10 radars ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up May 26-June 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024
Larry's top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive news nuggets. ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up May 19-25, 2024
May 26, 2024
Top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive news nuggets. ... Continue reading
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