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California's Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Ok'd

California's Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Ok'd

SEMA Praises Congressional Action to Save Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Diamond Bar, CA December 13, 2013; The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) strongly supports a provision to end a six-year clash over access to 189,000 acres of Southern California desert between the military and off-highway vehicle ... Continue reading

Forbes' Best New Cars for Snow (And Go)

Forbes' Best New Cars for Snow (And Go)

Washington DC October 3, 2013; The AIADA newsletter reported that with inter looming ahead, choosing a vehicle that delivers top traction in the snow can be paramount in many car and truck-shoppers’ minds. Which vehicles fare best under snowy conditions? According to Forbes, those living in remote areas within the ... Continue reading

Expert Vehicle Reviews 2014-1993

Expert Vehicle Reviews 2014-1993

Expert Vehicle Reviews 2014-1993 From The Auto Channel ... Continue reading

Henny Hemmes The Auto Channel's Senior European Editor Appointed World Car of the Year Jurist

Henny Hemmes The Auto Channel's Senior European Editor Appointed World Car of the Year Jurist

Henny Hemmes, the Auto Channel’s senior European editor, has been installed as a juror for the World Car Awards. The WCA is a program initiated by, organized by, and conducted by automotive journalists from all over the world for the election of the World Car of the Year (WCOTY). Henny is part of the 7-member inte ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey +VIDEO

Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey +VIDEO

ONSUMER REPORTS AUTO RELIABILITY SURVEY: FORD CONTINUES FALL WHILE SEVEN JAPANESE BRANDS TOP LIST Audi and Cadillac make major jumps in rankings YONKERS, NY—A perfect storm of reliability problems has dropped Ford to next to last among the 28 car brands ranked in Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Surve ... Continue reading

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

San Diego August 27, 2012; Strategic Vision announces results of its 2012 Total Quality Index™ (TQI) study. With the industry best of only 17% of owners reporting problems, Toyota Motor Sales corporation had the lowest reported problems, resulting in Strategic Vision's lowest “Problem Impact Measure” (PI ... Continue reading

NICB Names 10 Most-Stolen Vehicles for 2011

NICB Names 10 Most-Stolen Vehicles for 2011

DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 20, 2012; The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released Hot Wheels − its list of the 10 most-stolen vehicles in the United States. The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, ... Continue reading

Jeffery Adams Joins AM General Executive Staff

Jeffery Adams Joins AM General Executive Staff

AM General today announced the addition of Jeffery Adams to its executive team. Adams joins the company as Executive Director, Communications and Marketing, reporting directly to AM General President and CEO Charles M. Hall. In this newly created role, Adams will be responsible for the strategic oversight and direction ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 LEXUS IS 250 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 LEXUS IS 250 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS IS 250 VEHICLE Have you got champagne tastes but a beer budget? With a starting price of $32,145, to put it plainly, the Lexus IS series are Toyota’s idea of an entry-level luxury sedan lineup. The IS 250 comes with the smal ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

Is a new car model's TV commercial effective? Does a car maker's new sales incentive message reach an in-market audience? Has a new truck model created a buzz? Find out here on The Auto Channel's Buyers Guide Visitor Scoreboard.Visitor count and corresponding interest in every one of The Auto Channel’s 42 Single B ... Continue reading

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Featuring Where Built Data For 2010, 2011, 2012 Model Years Where in the world is the car you are interested in buying being built this model year? Like trying to find Waldo, it might be built anywhere in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Hungry, Netherlands, Poland, China, Japan, South Korea, France, UK, Australia, Au ... Continue reading

NADAguides Releases Quarterly Car Buyers Market Report

NADAguides Releases Quarterly Car Buyers Market Report

2011 Second Quarter Car Buyers Market Report six current models from Acura, Dodge, GMC, Hyundai and Toyota earn placement within NADAguides Top Recommended Current Buys report. The NADAguides Top Recommended Current Buys includes six vehicles that are competitively priced, offer incentives and rebates or other features ... Continue reading

Compare EPA MPG Estimates With Real World Owner Shared MPG

Compare EPA MPG Estimates With Real World Owner Shared MPG

FYI: Rank cars and trucks by MPG FYI: Find Your Exact Fuel Costs For 1997-2011 Vehicles Fuel Economy.Gov is a U.S. government web site that has created very useful tools and collected useful and surprising MPG data. Below you will find comparisons of the EPA estimated MPG compared to the MPG of drivers like you. In thi ... Continue reading

Real Story Behind the Arnold Schwarzenegger Situation - VIDEO ENHANCED

Real Story Behind the Arnold Schwarzenegger Situation - VIDEO ENHANCED

Clearly Schwarzenegger Has Divergent "Love" Interests AUTO CENTRAL - May 19, 2011: We should have seen this a mile away; Arnold Schwarzenegger never said he was devoted to only one. And anyone who ever witnessed Arnold's wandering attention when he was out in public would have had to be illiterateto have not been abl ... Continue reading

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