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AAA: Nearly 44 Million Travelers Leaving Town for Unofficial Start of Summer

AAA: Nearly 44 Million Travelers Leaving Town for Unofficial Start of Summer

This year’s total number of travelers is a 4% increase over last year and comes close to matching 2005’s record of 44 million Memorial Day travelers. “Long holiday weekends like Memorial Day are the perfect way to kick off the summer travel season and Americans will be traveling in record-breaking n ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up May 12-18, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up May 12-18, 2024

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up: This past week's relevant, automotive news, opinions and insider back stories. ... Continue reading

IIHS Top Safety+ Awarded To Hyundai Models

IIHS Top Safety+ Awarded To Hyundai Models

The 2024 Ioniq 5 earns a Top Safety Pick+ award, while the 2024 Santa Fe and Sonata each qualify for Top Safety Pick. By May 2, 2024 A good rating in the updated moderate overlap front test boosted the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, an electric small SUV, to Top Safety Pick+ status, while marginal and poor ratings in the new te ... Continue reading

BYD Launches Its First Pickup Truck BYD SHARK in Mexico

BYD Launches Its First Pickup Truck BYD SHARK in Mexico

MEXICO CITY--On May 14, BYD launches its first pickup truck, BYD SHARK, in Mexico. Positioned as a new energy intelligent luxury pickup, BYD SHARK features the DMO Super Hybrid Off-road Platform, representing the latest addition to BYD's product portfolio. ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Announces Three Megawatt Charging Architecture to Electrify the Future of the Trucking Industry

ChargePoint Announces Three Megawatt Charging Architecture to Electrify the Future of the Trucking Industry

ChargePoint announces support for the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), the latest addition to ChargePoint’s leading DC fast charging lineup, to enable the electrification of commercial trucking. ... Continue reading

The Henry Ford Pays Tribute to the American Diner and its Leading Expert in New Exhibition

The Henry Ford Pays Tribute to the American Diner and its Leading Expert in New Exhibition

DINERMAN, opening May 25 in the new Collections Gallery located in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. No one has been more immersed in the origins, designs and operations of diners in America than Dick Gutman. ... Continue reading

LEVC's TX Access Taxi Revolutionizes Visitor Experience at Cliveden-National Trust

LEVC's TX Access Taxi Revolutionizes Visitor Experience at Cliveden-National Trust

The new relationship involves LEVC supplying the historic estate in Buckinghamshire with a TX Access taxi to make the visitor experience more inclusive and enjoyable · The TX Access taxi, a fully wheelchair-accessible and electric vehicle, already provided significant impact to the estate over the Easter break ... Continue reading

MINI USA Makes SiriusXM with 360L Standard Equipment

MINI USA Makes SiriusXM with 360L Standard Equipment

While SiriusXM first expanded across MINI’s full lineup in 2022, SiriusXM with 360L’s expanded content and personalization offering will now be available in all MINI vehicles, including the new MINI Countryman S ALL4, MINI JCW Countryman ALL4 and MINI Cooper S 2-door arriving at dealers this month. ... Continue reading

2024 Ford Mustang GT Coupe 6-Speed Manual – Review by David Colman

2024 Ford Mustang GT Coupe 6-Speed Manual – Review by David Colman

Is the pony car dead? Not at Ford, thankfully. ... Continue reading

Autonomous Driving May Kill The Automobile Industry And American's Freedom (Originally Published 11/26/2015)

Autonomous Driving May Kill The Automobile Industry And American's Freedom (Originally Published 11/26/2015)

Big Brother Like "Birth to Grave" Autonomous Driving Mandates May Kill The Automobile Industry And Take Our Freedom Of Mobility ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up May 5-11, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up May 5-11, 2024

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

Dickel 1997 Cross Country Rally Report - Chapter Two

Dickel 1997 Cross Country Rally Report - Chapter Two

April 9, 1997Up at 0600, limped across the KOA camp and fell into the rain locker (shower). Higbee was making coffee in the Dickel Trickle Truck, Ray danced out to jog two miles, and Bill sorted through boxes looking for a bear claw.Ron S. (SEAL Team 2) dropped in to say ... Continue reading

2024 Mazda CX-50 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus - Review by David Colman

2024 Mazda CX-50 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus - Review by David Colman

The best buy in a very competitive compact SUV segment ... Continue reading

2024 Honda Passport AWD Black Edition Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Honda Passport AWD Black Edition Review by David Colman +VIDEO

What makes this SUV pop visually is the contrast between its sparkling red paint and the understatement of its all-black trim. ... Continue reading

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