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TACH Reports Madd Says Impaired Driving Risks Increase Over the Holidays Asks Everyone to Plan Ahead

TACH Reports Madd Says Impaired Driving Risks Increase Over the Holidays Asks Everyone to Plan Ahead

MADD Shares a Lifesaving Message: Don’t Drive Impaired (Chicago, IL December 18, 2024) As the holiday season kicks into high gear, Mothers Against Drunk Driving is calling on everyone to prevent impaired driving by prioritizing safety. The holiday season is one of the most dangerous times of year on the roads, d ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Secures Top Spot for Safety at 2024 IIHS Awards with the Most TSP and TSP+ Titles of any Auto Manufacturer

Hyundai Motor Group Secures Top Spot for Safety at 2024 IIHS Awards with the Most TSP and TSP+ Titles of any Auto Manufacturer

Hyundai Motor Group is proud to announce that a total of 22 models from Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Genesis have been honored with the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) 2024 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards. ... Continue reading

Batteries Plus Surpasses Goal, Donates More Than 1 Million Batteries to Toys for Tots

Batteries Plus Surpasses Goal, Donates More Than 1 Million Batteries to Toys for Tots

Franchise Owners and Batteries Plus Customers Go Above and Beyond, Helping Power Toys this Holiday Season HARTLAND, Wis., Dec. 19, 2024 -- Batteries Plus – the nation's largest specialty battery retailer – is proud to announce more than one million batteries have been collected to be donated to this year's U.S. Mar ... Continue reading

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Named CarBuzz Best EV for 2025

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Named CarBuzz Best EV for 2025

CarBuzz declares: "The IONIQ 5 N is grin-worthy in the way only the best performance cars can be. In the all-electric game, N comes way before M." IONIQ 5 N features 601 horsepower, plus a driver-selectable N Grin Boost1 function delivering an additional 40 horsepower N e-Shift's simulated manual gearchange function ci ... Continue reading

Pegasus Airlines Orders Up to 200 Boeing 737-10 Airplanes

Pegasus Airlines Orders Up to 200 Boeing 737-10 Airplanes

ISTANBUL, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Pegasus Airlines today announced Türkiye's leading low-cost carrier will grow and modernize its single-aisle fleet with an order for up to 200 737 MAX airplanes. ... Continue reading

Chery Establishes the Largest Automotive Spare Parts Distribution Center in the Middle East

Chery Establishes the Largest Automotive Spare Parts Distribution Center in the Middle East

WUHU, China, Dec. 19, 2024 -- On December 19, Chery Group Middle East Regional Spare Parts Distribution Center officially opened, marking the establishment of the largest spare parts warehouse in the region by a Chinese automotive brand. ... Continue reading

TACH Publishes CarMax Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

TACH Publishes CarMax Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

RICHMOND, Va.--CarMax, Inc. today reported results for the third quarter ended November 30, 2024. Third Quarter Highlights:(1) Retail used unit sales increased 5.4% and comparable store used unit sales increased 4.3%; wholesale units increased 6.3%. Total gross profit of $677.6 million increased 10.6% driven by unit vo ... Continue reading

Latest IIHS Safety News: Nineteen more vehicles close out 2024 with IIHS awards

Latest IIHS Safety News: Nineteen more vehicles close out 2024 with IIHS awards

Nineteen vehicles from 11 brands earn Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the final group of ratings for the year. The 10 winners of the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ award are the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Infiniti QX60, Mazda CX-70, Mazda CX-70 PHEV, Mercedes-Benz C ... Continue reading

South Coast AQMD Grants Cal State LA $150,000 for Advanced Battery Competition

South Coast AQMD Grants Cal State LA $150,000 for Advanced Battery Competition

South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Governing Board approved a $150,000 sponsorship to California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) in partnership with Cerritos College to support their efforts in the Battery Workforce Challenge ... Continue reading

KIa Buys Space On TicTok For 2025 Kia K4 Configurator

KIa Buys Space On TicTok For 2025 Kia K4 Configurator

IRVINE, Calif., December 17, 2024 – Kia America announced the first-ever “Kia TikTok Creator Car Configurator” designed exclusively for TikTok. Featuring the all-new 2025 K4 compact sedan, the “Kia TikTok Car Creator Configurator” is an entirely new way to configure a vehicle, featuring engaging video transit ... Continue reading

2025 Toyota bZ4X BEV Closeup

2025 Toyota bZ4X BEV Closeup

For drivers thinking about going all electric, the Toyota bZ4X just made the choice even easier. ... Continue reading

2025 Toyota Tacoma Closeup

2025 Toyota Tacoma Closeup

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OFFICIAL DETAILED NHTSA WEEKLY RECALLS SUMMARY - December 16, 2024

OFFICIAL DETAILED NHTSA WEEKLY RECALLS SUMMARY - December 16, 2024

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2024 Fiat 500e Chicago Car Guy Review

2024 Fiat 500e Chicago Car Guy Review

2024 Fiat 500e Affordable, all-electric city car By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel The first half of 2024 is behind us. The U.S. new-car market lost some momentum in the second quarter as affordability, elevated prices and higher borrowing costs continued to weigh on consumers. ... Continue reading

Teamsters Speak Up About Unsafe Autonomous Vehicle Development

Teamsters Speak Up About Unsafe Autonomous Vehicle Development

Teamsters Push for Good Jobs, Safe Streets While AVs Continue to Wreak Havoc on Public Roads In response to news that General Motors (GM) will halt funding for its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise, Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, rel ... Continue reading

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