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Winners Revealed for Canada's Most Trusted Autos

Winners Revealed for Canada's Most Trusted Autos

Experts vote for the best vehicles in 28 segments, recognizing best buys for Canadian drivers. TORONTO, Jan. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz and Google Partner on AI-powered Conversational Search within Navigation Systems

Mercedes-Benz and Google Partner on AI-powered Conversational Search within Navigation Systems

Mercedes-Benz and Google Cloud today announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to introduce new conversational capabilities to the MBUX Virtual Assistant, powered by Google Cloud's new Automotive AI Agent. ... Continue reading

Auto industry legend C.R. Patterson is 2025 NIHF inductee

Auto industry legend C.R. Patterson is 2025 NIHF inductee

The National Inventors Hall of Fame is proud to announce that C.R. Patterson (Carriages) is a 2025 NIHF inductee! More info on the class is below. If you use the attached photo, please credit National Inventors Hall of Fame. ... Continue reading

The most and least affordable cars to run

The most and least affordable cars to run

Data & Guides Cars The most and least affordable cars to run According to the most recent data in Forbes Advisor, nine in ten U.S. households own at least one vehicle (91.7%). [1] Forbes Advisor, Car Ownership Statistics 2024 https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/car-ownership-statistics/ And for many, buying a ... Continue reading

CarParts.com Unveils CarParts+: The Ultimate Membership for Drivers

CarParts.com Unveils CarParts+: The Ultimate Membership for Drivers

Extended Returns & Premium Perks Redefine the Online Auto Parts Shopping ExperienceTORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025 -- CarParts.com, Inc. , a leading eCommerce destination for automotive parts and accessories, recently launched CarParts+, its flagship membership program designed to ease the process of online shopping fo ... Continue reading

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 customers to receive complimentary ChargePoint

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 customers to receive complimentary ChargePoint

Hyundai announced the expansion of complimentary home charger and charging credit offers to the entire 2025 IONIQ 5 lineup[i]. Customers who purchase or lease any new 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 model are eligible for their choice of a ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2[ii] charger or a $400 charging credit. ... Continue reading

Rivian and U.S. Department of Energy Finalize Loan Agreement to Support Future Georgia Manufacturing Site

Rivian and U.S. Department of Energy Finalize Loan Agreement to Support Future Georgia Manufacturing Site

IRVINE, Calif.--Rivian today announced it has closed its loan agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) for up to $6.6 billion (including $6 billion of principal and approximately $600 million of capitalized interest) in financial support for the construction of its next manufact ... Continue reading

FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers’ Precise Location and Driving Behavior Data Without Consent

FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers’ Precise Location and Driving Behavior Data Without Consent

General Motors LLC, General Motors Holdings LLC, and OnStar LLC, which are owned by General Motors Company, will be banned for five years from disclosing consumers’ sensitive geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies. They also must take other steps to provide greater transparency and choice ... Continue reading

Successful Launch, Communications and Control of Xplore's Hyperspectral Satellite

Successful Launch, Communications and Control of Xplore's Hyperspectral Satellite

Xplore Inc. To Deliver World-Leading Hyperspectral Images to Dual-Use Customers BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 16, 2025 -- Xplore Inc., a dual-use space company providing satellite data today announced the successful launch, communications and control of XCUBE-1, its first hyperspectral satellite, which launched as part of the ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Leads Fights Against Industry-Wide EV Charger Cable Theft with Anti-Vandalism Solutions

ChargePoint Leads Fights Against Industry-Wide EV Charger Cable Theft with Anti-Vandalism Solutions

ChargePoint introduced two innovative new solutions to combat charger vandalism, featuring a new cut-resistant charging cable and ChargePoint Protect, an alarm system designed to increase charging station security. ... Continue reading

Latest EV News From EDTA

Latest EV News From EDTA

January 13, 2025 U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Proposed Rules for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles U.S. Department of the Treasury Editorial: Five reasons to keep the federal tax credit for electric vehicles Los Angeles Times US adds Chinese tech giants to list of companies allegedly working with China’ ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALLS SUMMARY WITH DETAILS - January 13, 2025

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALLS SUMMARY WITH DETAILS - January 13, 2025

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

Nutson's Auto News Wrapup, Week Of January 5-11, 2025

Nutson's Auto News Wrapup, Week Of January 5-11, 2025

America's Longest Running Internet Automotive Interactive Column Auto Central Louisville, Kentucky, January 12, 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 C ... Continue reading

RoboSense and Coco Robotics Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

RoboSense and Coco Robotics Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 12, 2025 -- RoboSense (2498.HK), a global leader in AI-driven robotics technology, and Coco Robotics, an innovator in delivery robots, have announced a strategic partnership to transform last-mile logistics. ... Continue reading

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale “La Metamorfosi” - Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale “La Metamorfosi” - Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale “La Metamorfosi” By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_0002) Alfa Romeo’s new Tonale model made its world premier “digitally” back in February 2022. I had my first in-person look at the Tonale in a live presentation made to members of the Midwest Automotive Media As ... Continue reading

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