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Maximum Seating Comfort in "Truck of the Year" Volvo XC90

Maximum Seating Comfort in "Truck of the Year" Volvo XC90

BURSCHEID, Germany, February 3, 2016 -- Seat covers and padding for the "rolling living room" After the home and office, the car is the place where we spend much of our time. As the global leader in automotive seating, Johnson Controls is a trailblazer when it comes to comfort and individualisation in the design of car ... Continue reading

Toyota Halts Japan Assembly For Week...Car Shortage?

Toyota Halts Japan Assembly For Week...Car Shortage?

Toyota halts domestic assembly for week on parts shortage after explosion People work on the production line of the Toyota Motor Prius, at the company's Tsutsumi plant in Toyota, Aichi prefecture TOKYO Feb. 01, 2016; Japan Today reported that Toyota said on Monday that it would temporarily stop its vehicle production i ... Continue reading

2016 Subaru BRZ Series HyperBlue Review by Carey Russ

2016 Subaru BRZ Series HyperBlue Review by Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The Subaru BRZ is still one of the best-ever affordable sports coupes There have been few changes to the Subaru BRZ 2+2 sports coupe since its debut in 2012. Which is a major non-problem. If you get it right, don't mess it up. The BRZ, and its fraternal twin in the North American m ... Continue reading

2016 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Toyota's Highlander Hybrid is all about efficient, un-ostentatious luxury. And function...plenty of function. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS As one of the first car-based crossovers in the days of truck SUVs, Toyota's Highlander was almost revolutionary when it made its debut fifteen years ago. Three generations ... Continue reading

Jeep Wrangler "Willys Wheeler Edition" Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Jeep Wrangler "Willys Wheeler Edition" Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015/2016 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler Edition Review by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3278) More often than not, timing is everything. In one particular case for me my scheduled drive of the 2015 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler happened a few weeks before the 2015 MAMA Fall Rally. ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2016 Kia Sedona Minivan Review

Heels on Wheels - 2016 Kia Sedona Minivan Review

2016 Kia Sedona Minivan Review ... Continue reading

Broken Car? Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? - Talk About It, Auto Lab Live Saturday January 30 8A-10 A

Broken Car? Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? - Talk About It, Auto Lab Live Saturday January 30 8A-10 A

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Henny's Take - 2016 Auto Show Detroit In Positive Mood, But Will It Be Enough?

Henny's Take - 2016 Auto Show Detroit In Positive Mood, But Will It Be Enough?

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel January 22, 2016. Last week, the North American International Auto Show in Detroit started in a positive mood. No surprise, as sales went well last year. But are several interesting world premieres enough to conquer with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ... Continue reading

2016 Honda HR-V AWD EX-L Navi Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Honda HR-V AWD EX-L Navi Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

A longer, more thorough assessment DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS As individual models of automobile get larger in response to customer demand, fashion, marketing, and whatever else, new space is opened at the small-size end of a manufacturer's lineup. Case in point: Honda's crossovers. The CR-V looks like it ha ... Continue reading

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 SE Review By Steve Purdy

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 SE Review By Steve Purdy

2016 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID AND SE FIRST DRIVES By Steve Purdy Senior Editor The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau As part of the recent mid-cycle refresh of the RAV4 compact crossover Toyota is now adding a hybrid version and a sporty new SE trim level. We’re in California this week for our first look and drive at these t ... Continue reading

Car Question? Answers From Auto Lab, January 23, 2016

Car Question? Answers From Auto Lab, January 23, 2016

Car Question? Answers From NY - It's Auto Lab, January 23, 2016 ... Continue reading

2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016

2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau STEVE: The 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit got underway on a bitter cold but clear winter morning in the Motor City. We are sitting in the Michelin Media Center beginning these notes looking south across the Detroit River with the s ... Continue reading

First Drive Review - 2016 Kia Sorento SXL V6 AWD by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

First Drive Review - 2016 Kia Sorento SXL V6 AWD by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor A lot has changed for corporate brothers Hyundai and Kia since the introduction in 2010 of the new designs that were initiated by Peter Schreyer (who had joined Kia in 2006 as Chief Design Officer). From then on he coordinated design at Kia’s styling studios in Korea, Frankfu ... Continue reading

Nissan's "No Charge to Charge" Program Adds Three Cities

Nissan's "No Charge to Charge" Program Adds Three Cities

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jamuary 25, 2016; Nissan's "No Charge to Charge" promotion has officially arrived in three more markets – New York, Philadelphia and Santa Barbara – providing new Nissan LEAF buyers two years of complimentary public charging with the purchase of the all-electric car from LEAF-certified dealer ... Continue reading

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