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Maserati – What’s To Come! Report By Larry Nutson

Maserati – What’s To Come! Report By Larry Nutson

William F. Peffer CEO of Maserati Americas recently made a stop in Chicago. Peffer has been in the auto industry for almost 30 years and joined Maserati in 2021. ... Continue reading

Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup

Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup

America’s most affordable EV will return to Chevrolet’s growing lineup of all-electric vehicles DETROIT – Today, GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra announced during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call that Chevrolet will introduce a next-generation Bolt, continuing to deliver what customers have come to e ... Continue reading

Owners Unimpressed with New-Vehicle Design and Performance, J.D. Power Finds

Owners Unimpressed with New-Vehicle Design and Performance, J.D. Power Finds

TROY, Mich.: 20 July 2023 — Vehicle manufacturers may be collectively disappointed learning that, for the first time in the 28-year history of the J.D. Power U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in owner satisfaction. According to the 2023 st ... Continue reading

Republican Congress Leads Bill to Protect Automobile Choice

Republican Congress Leads Bill to Protect Automobile Choice

July 6, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 18 colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act of 2023. This critical legislation would prohibit the Biden administration from implementing aggressive emission standards for l ... Continue reading

Mobility for All, Thinking Out of the Box

Mobility for All, Thinking Out of the Box

A Conversation with Gabriel Plassat of the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) July 12, 2023 During the Freedom of Mobility Forum’s live debate on March 29, 2023, panelist Carlos Tavares opened the door to lighter mobility devices to partially cover mobility needs and respond to climate related issues. Th ... Continue reading

Honda Motor Co-founder Takeo Fujisawa Inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame

Honda Motor Co-founder Takeo Fujisawa Inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame

Flanked on stage by three iconic products that helped to establish Honda as one of the most innovative companies in America – the Honda 50 motorcycle (Super Cub), the Honda Civic CVCC and the HondaJet – Honda co-founder Takeo Fujisawa was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony last night a ... Continue reading

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe First Look

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe First Look

For Santa Fe’s first full model change since 2018, Hyundai Motor took an unconventional approach with a lifestyle-based design typology to maximize rear cargo capacity and better accommodate outdoor and urban activities. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up June 25-July 1, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up June 25-July 1, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Subaru Reviews 2023-1994 - When They Were New

Subaru Reviews 2023-1994 - When They Were New

Expert Only Reviews - 2023 Subaru Solterra EV Impressions by Thom Cannell2022 Subaru BRZ Review by Larry Nutson2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness Review by Larry Nutson2022 Subaru Wilderness by Andrew Frankl2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport Review by Mark Fulmer2021 Subaru Crosstrek Review by Larry Nutson2021 Subaru Crosstrek b ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports June and Q2 2023 Sales

Hyundai Motor America Reports June and Q2 2023 Sales

June Total Sales Increased 10%; Q2 Total Sales up 14% All-Time Monthly Total Sales Records for IONIQ 5, Tucson PHEV & Kona EV Green Car Sales Climb; Represent 20% of Retail Sales Up 53% FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 1, 2023 -- Hyundai Motor America reported total June sales of 69,351 units, an 10% increase compared wit ... Continue reading

National Corvette Museum Opens an American Love Affair: "70 Years of Corvette"

National Corvette Museum Opens an American Love Affair: "70 Years of Corvette"

BOWLING GREEN, KY, June 29, 2023 – On National Corvette Day, the National Corvette Museum will open a new exhibit that explores the history, passion, and special connection between America and its favorite sports car. The new exhibit features an unprecedented collection of award-winning Corvettes from all around the ... Continue reading

Hyundai IONIC Car and Driver EV Of The Year

Hyundai IONIC Car and Driver EV Of The Year

June 28, 2023 – The 2023 Hyundai IONIC 6 earned Car and Driver’s EV of the Year Award, adding another coveted honor to its trophy case. This marks the second year in a row that Hyundai has won Car and Driver’s EV of the Year award with the IONIC 5 winning in 2022. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up June 18-24, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up June 18-24, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets.. ... Continue reading

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