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Wake-up call: How better sleep can lead to safer roads

Wake-up call: How better sleep can lead to safer roads

Drowsy driving contributes to around 100,000 crashes, 71,000 injuries, $12.5 million in damages annually in the U.S.1 Renowned sleep scientist says regularity is the key to better sleep, higher driving performance. Improving drivers' cognitive performance is a top priority of Nissan's future research. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup March 9-15, 2025

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup March 9-15, 2025

Auto Central Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 2025 Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Auto Channel Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior Detroit editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel's ... Continue reading

2025 Hyunda Sonata Limited Hybrid - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2025 Hyunda Sonata Limited Hybrid - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Three compelling benefits make purchase of Hyundai's 2025 Sonata Limited Hybrid a smart move. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Takes Top Honors for Safety with Industry-leading 12 Titles in Updated 2025 IIHS Safety Awards

Hyundai Motor Group Takes Top Honors for Safety with Industry-leading 12 Titles in Updated 2025 IIHS Safety Awards

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced an industry-leading total of 12 models from Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Genesis received honors at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards. The Group's total represents more than any ot ... Continue reading

Mazda Leads Industry in IIHS 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ Awards: Moves Closer to Goal of Eliminating Traffic Fatalities

Mazda Leads Industry in IIHS 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ Awards: Moves Closer to Goal of Eliminating Traffic Fatalities

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced the winners of its 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards and Mazda is proud to receive eight TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards, more of the absolute highest award in vehicle safety than any other brand. The awarded vehicles i ... Continue reading

KIA TELLURIDE, EV9 EARN 2025 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARDS

KIA TELLURIDE, EV9 EARN 2025 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARDS

The 2025 Kia Telluride and 2025 EV9 have both been awarded the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) designation. The Telluride secured the IIHS's highest honor for the third consecutive year, even as the IIHS continues to raise the bar for safety requirements, while the all-electric E ... Continue reading

Hyundai Awarded Five TOP SAFETY PICK+ Vehicle Designations by IIHS

Hyundai Awarded Five TOP SAFETY PICK+ Vehicle Designations by IIHS

The 2025 IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, Kona (not EV), Tucson/Tucson Hybrid and Santa Fe/Santa Fe Hybrid (built after Nov., 2024) have each received the highest-safety rating, TSP+ by IIHS. The TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards identify the best vehicle choices for safety within their vehicle categories by IIHS. ... Continue reading

Road Trip: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood Offers Superman-themed Studio Tour to Celebrate Superman Day

Road Trip: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood Offers Superman-themed Studio Tour to Celebrate Superman Day

In celebration of Superman Day on April 18, 2025, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood invites guests to embark on a Superman-themed Studio Tour as part of a special one-day event centered around Superman. ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Children's Hospital Los Angeles Continue Partnership to Improve Child Passenger and Pedestrian Safety

Hyundai and Children's Hospital Los Angeles Continue Partnership to Improve Child Passenger and Pedestrian Safety

Hyundai Motor America announced the continuation of its partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to strengthen its support of child passenger and pedestrian safety. The donation will go toward the hospital's Injury Prevention and Child Passenger Safety Program, which provides safety education and equipme ... Continue reading

29 Years On Cox Finally Gets-it, Teams with Roku to Measure how TV Streaming Impacts the Consumer Automotive Journey (We Showed Them This Data In 1994)

29 Years On Cox Finally Gets-it, Teams with Roku to Measure how TV Streaming Impacts the Consumer Automotive Journey (We Showed Them This Data In 1994)

Today, Cox Automotive and Roku announce they will pair industry-leading data from Cox Automotive with TV streaming data from Roku, the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico*, to better measure TV streaming advertising. Auto marketers can better quantify exactly how advertising in streaming TV impacts ... Continue reading

Big Lexus (2025 GX 550) On Big Mountains (Sierra Nevada) In This Months Letter From Europe

Big Lexus (2025 GX 550) On Big Mountains (Sierra Nevada) In This Months Letter From Europe

Letter From Europe By Amdrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel It seems to easy. A wonderful , metallic green Lexus GX 550 arrives at The Autochannel’s California outpost and within minutes you are on your way to Northstar, one of the most famous ski resorts in the Sierras. ... Continue reading

Hyundai IONIQ 9: Game-changing Electric

Hyundai IONIQ 9: Game-changing Electric

Powerful, efficient performance through multiple motor configurations and a long-range battery for up to 620 km WLTP-estimated range Exceptional cold-weather performance with an advanced HVAC system, heat pump technology and climate pre-conditioning to enhance efficiency and cabin comfort Optimized chassis technology a ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup February 23 - March 1, 2025

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup February 23 - March 1, 2025

Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Auto Channel Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior Detroit editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel's ... Continue reading

BEST-EVER FEBRUARY LIFTS KIA AMERICA TO FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTHLY SALES RECORD

BEST-EVER FEBRUARY LIFTS KIA AMERICA TO FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTHLY SALES RECORD

Kia America delivered 63,303 total units in February to extend its record-breaking sales streak to five months, powered by growth across its range of electrified and ICE-powered SUVs, utility vehicles and sedans. Retail transactions at Kia dealerships climbed 9.1-percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading

Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named the Highest-Ranking Mass-Market BEV in J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study

Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named the Highest-Ranking Mass-Market BEV in J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study

Hyundai continues to raise the bar in electric vehicle innovation and customer satisfaction, as today, the IONIQ 6 sedan has been recognized as the highest-ranked mass-market battery electric vehicle in the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study. ... Continue reading

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