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OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL DETAILS - November 25, 2024

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL DETAILS - November 25, 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

OFFICIAL DETAILS NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY - October 21, 2024

OFFICIAL DETAILS NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY - October 21, 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

Bosch – Brake By Wire System

Bosch – Brake By Wire System

Bosch – Brake By Wire System By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Technology Desk Michigan Bureau The Auto Chanele September 24, 2024; A friend of mine once described Porsche brakes as like “stepping onto a brick”. That is, very firm and very linear and very direct. Bosch’s brake-by-wire system really does feel like s ... Continue reading

Holley Sets Attendance (44,435) Record at LS Fest East in Bowling Green Kentucky

Holley Sets Attendance (44,435) Record at LS Fest East in Bowling Green Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.--Holley Performance Brands , a leader in automotive aftermarket performance solutions, today announced a successful wrap-up of its annual Holley LS Fest East in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Nearly 45,000 automotive enthusiasts attended the three-day festival at Beech Bend Raceway Park and 2,752 vehicles ... Continue reading

Hyundai and GM Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Collaboration on Vehicles, Supply Chain and Clean-Energy Technologies

Hyundai and GM Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Collaboration on Vehicles, Supply Chain and Clean-Energy Technologies

General Motors and Hyundai Motor Company have signed an agreement to explore future collaboration across key strategic areas. ... Continue reading

Vehicle Repair Software By Mitchell

Vehicle Repair Software By Mitchell

The company's latest technology, Mitchell ServiceLink powered by UpdatePromise, integrates repair status updates into Mitchell Connect and allows repair facilities to conduct post-repair customer satisfaction surveys. SAN DIEGO, Sept. ... Continue reading

Interest Rates and Inflation Lift Cost of Auto Repair in Canada and Influence Owners to Keep Their Vehicles Longer, J.D. Power Finds

Interest Rates and Inflation Lift Cost of Auto Repair in Canada and Influence Owners to Keep Their Vehicles Longer, J.D. Power Finds

TORONTO--Owners of vehicles that are 4 to 12 years old are feeling the sting of inflation in Canada as the cost of maintenance and repair continues to climb, according to the J.D. Power 2024 Canada Customer Service Index—Long-Term (CSI-LT) Study,SM released today. The average cost of a visit to the dealership has ris ... Continue reading

Smart TV Maker Exclusive "The Auto Channel" A Unique Trademarked and Registered SMART TV CHANNEL Ready For Your Product Differentiation

Smart TV Maker Exclusive "The Auto Channel" A Unique Trademarked and Registered SMART TV CHANNEL Ready For Your Product Differentiation

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

As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety

As heavy EVs proliferate, their weight may be a drag on safety

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

Scammers hide harmful links in QR codes to steal your information

Scammers hide harmful links in QR codes to steal your information

QR codes seem to be everywhere. You may have scanned one to see the menu at a restaurant or pay for public parking. ... Continue reading

Dave Redinger The Neighborhood Mechanic

Dave Redinger The Neighborhood Mechanic

Dave is a licensed auto mechanic with over 40 years in the trade. For the past 24 years he has operated Dr. H. Honda Specialists in Etobcoke Toronto). Dave the neighborhood mechanic can be heard answering his neighbors car questions on AM740 radio each Saturday at 9 AM. Some of these conversations will also be publishe ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY APRIL 17, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY APRIL 17, 2023

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

USED CAR RELEVANT: New Ownership Group Comes to Mr. Transmission/Milex Complete Auto Care Store in Durham, NC

USED CAR RELEVANT: New Ownership Group Comes to Mr. Transmission/Milex Complete Auto Care Store in Durham, NC

Moran Family of Brands, a national leader of general automotive repair, transmission repair and window tint services, announced Rob Black and his business partner, Patrick Dillon, have acquired the Mr. Transmission/Milex Complete Auto Care in Durham, North Carolina. The co-branded franchise is located at 5116 NC-55 in ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel, Automotive Content On The Side Of Common Sense - Online Since 1996

The Auto Channel, Automotive Content On The Side Of Common Sense - Online Since 1996

The Auto Channel Smart TV Ready, Published With Honesty, Humor, Irony, Personality and Disbelief. Car Reviews, Buyers Guides, Comparison Tools, Auto Maker News, Videos, Alt-fuels, Opinions, Features, For Car Guys and Gals ... Continue reading

New Head of Media Relations International at LIQUI MOLY

New Head of Media Relations International at LIQUI MOLY

New Head of Media Relations International at LIQUI MOLY With immediate effect, Sina Ataei is taking over responsibility for international press and media work at the German motor oil and additive producer. Over the past six years, the graduate journalist has successfully promoted the company’s international web ... Continue reading

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