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KIA ANNOUNCES PRICING FOR 2025 SOUL

KIA ANNOUNCES PRICING FOR 2025 SOUL

New for 2025 is a Soulmate™ Special Edition package 2025 Soul has a starting MSRP of only $20,2901 IRVINE, Calif., July 5, 2024 -- Kia's iconic Soul arrives for the 2025 model year ready to impress. The urban runabout continues with an attractive starting MSRP of under $21,0001, which includes an extensive list of st ... Continue reading

Hyundai Santa Fe Named Best U.S.-Built SUV

Hyundai Santa Fe Named Best U.S.-Built SUV

Hyundai's all-new 2024 Santa Fe has been named Best U.S.- Built SUV by American Cars and Racing. The publication's awards honor the best new or significantly updated 2024-model-year vehicles assembled in the U.S. The American Cars and Racing's editorial team determined the winning vehicles by assessing their innovation ... Continue reading

2024 Mazda CX-90 Their New Flagship - Reveal Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Mazda CX-90 Their New Flagship - Reveal Review by Larry Nutson

2024 Mazda CX-90 Review. Mazda USA had a strong year of sales with over 300,000 units sold in 2022. This helped Mazda to have its best US market share in 20 years. ... Continue reading

American Honda Posts Strong JUNE 2024 Sales Despite Industrywide Impact of Dealer Software Cyberattack

American Honda Posts Strong JUNE 2024 Sales Despite Industrywide Impact of Dealer Software Cyberattack

July 2, 2024 American Honda sales up 1.1% in June to 112,742 units, YTD sales up 9.3% over the first 6 months of 2023 Honda brand sales top 100,000 in June, up 4.1% ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports June 2024 Sales Results

Mazda Reports June 2024 Sales Results

IRVINE, Calif., July 2, 2024 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total June sales of 35,696 vehicles, an increase of 19.8 percent compared to June 2023. Year-to-date sales totaled 202,486 vehicles sold; an increase of 10.2 percent compared to the same time last year. ... Continue reading

Acura Dealers Ranked First in Industry Study for Providing Quick and Easy Service Appointments

Acura Dealers Ranked First in Industry Study for Providing Quick and Easy Service Appointments

MONTEREY, Calif.--Acura was ranked first out of 34 automobile brands in Pied Piper’s 2024 PSI® Service Telephone Effectiveness® (STE®) Study, which measured the efficiency and quality of service telephone calls from a customer’s objective of quickly and easily setting up a service appointment. Following the Acur ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Crown Platinum – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Crown Platinum – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

An attention grabbing piece of sheet metal art Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL A gent who lives on my street takes long daily walks with his wife. This couple recently bought a brand new Toyota RAV 4 Prime, so they're presumably up on their Toyotas. ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Nightshade – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Nightshade – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Putting the FUN back in driving Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Go figure. You might assume any special edition Corolla called Nightshade would be painted black. ... Continue reading

Laredo Oil Commences Drilling Midfork Well

Laredo Oil Commences Drilling Midfork Well

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27, 2024 -- Laredo Oil, Inc. ("Laredo Oil") (OTC Pink Sheets: LRDC), announces that Hell Creek Crude, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laredo Oil ("HCC"), commenced drilling the Reddig 11-21 well in the Midfork field located in Valley County, Montana. This well is the first of three production well ... Continue reading

2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Hyundai just completed a mild mid-cycle revision of the Sonata model line. What you'll notice most are updates to the exterior sheet metal: new hood, new grill, new front and rear bumpers, headlights and tail lights. ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 4WD Wagon Hybrid – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 4WD Wagon Hybrid – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

It’s the real deal! Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Just when you thought the Land Cruiser had disappeared from the face of the earth like a victim of the La Brea tar pits, Toyota has resuscitated their classic off roader from extinction. ... Continue reading

2024 Honda Ridgeline AWD Trailsport - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Honda Ridgeline AWD Trailsport - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

The latest iteration of Honda's Ridgeline may be called the TrailSport, but you won't be conducting any cattle drives from inside its plush, leather-lined cabin. ... Continue reading

The Bob Lutz Prophesies - How Did He Do? +VIDEO

The Bob Lutz Prophesies - How Did He Do? +VIDEO

AUTO CENTRAL - August 24, 2015: About 8 years ago, Bob Lutz visited the Western Automotive Journalists in Northern California. At the time, Bob was General Motors' vice chairman. He had just come up from Los Angeles where he was the primary presenter at the GM and Chevrolet Press Conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show ... Continue reading

Who Killed GM's EV1 Electric Car? +VIDEO

Who Killed GM's EV1 Electric Car? +VIDEO

A Provocative Question With Half an Answer By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I felt like a privileged fellow a few weeks ago at a suburban Detroit cinema when I was invited to attend the preview of a new car movie starring Phyllis Diller, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks and Martin Sheen. Not an adventure, not a co ... Continue reading

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