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Hyundai Sonata and Palisade Win Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN Awards

Hyundai Sonata and Palisade Win Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN Awards

Hyundai’s 2020 Sonata and 2020 Palisade have each earned 2019 GOOD DESIGN® Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. ... Continue reading

2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Touring Review by David Colman

2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Touring Review by David Colman

Quack, Quack, Quack,Quack By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL Any way you look at it, the Clarity is an odd duck. It doesn't look like anything else on the road, it doesn't drive like anything you're familiar with, and its MPGe (electric only mileage) puts to shame everything but a bicycle. ... Continue reading

Child Labor Mined Cobalt For Batteries Buyers Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Tesla and Alphabet Sued By International Rights Advocates

Child Labor Mined Cobalt For Batteries Buyers Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Tesla and Alphabet Sued By International Rights Advocates

The suit, filed this week in Washington by the nongovernmental organization International Rights Advocates, seeks damages from Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Tesla and Alphabet, the parent company of Google. ... Continue reading

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Americas Minivan Hybrid and Not +VIDEO Review By Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

2019 Chrysler Pacifica Americas Minivan Hybrid and Not +VIDEO Review By Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

Many SUV buyers once drove a van, also a vehicle that provides great convenience. Today, the van/minivan segment is now about 500,000 sales per year. A far cry from years ago. GM doesn’t even offer a minivan. Chrysler, recognized as the originator of the minivan segment more than 30 years ago, is by far the leader. B ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday December 7, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday December 7, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Streamed On TheAutoChannel.Com; Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus UX and UXh New Car Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

2019 Lexus UX and UXh New Car Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

As I settled in behind the steering wheel and adjusted the seat position for my first drive in the Lexus UX I was immediately impressed by how low the seat would adjust. I was expecting the typical crossover SUV setup that has you sitting up tall. ... Continue reading

2019 Volvo XC60 T8 E-AWD R-Design Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2019 Volvo XC60 T8 E-AWD R-Design Review by David Colman +VIDEO

The XC60 sports utility is Volvo's mid-size SUV, lying halfway between the smaller XC40 and the larger XC90 in both size and price. The XC40 and XC60 carry 5 passengers, while the XC90 transports 7. ... Continue reading

Go In Snow Review - 2019 Range Rover Sport HSE P400e

Go In Snow Review - 2019 Range Rover Sport HSE P400e

You have to love your ride if it projects a two foot wide spot light on unlit pavement at night to welcome you aboard. Not only that, but the illuminated circle on the ground features a silhouette outline of the Rover Sport. ... Continue reading

Auto Channel Exclusive: 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4Matic EQ Review by Andrew Frankl

Auto Channel Exclusive: 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4Matic EQ Review by Andrew Frankl

2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4Matic EQ Review By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel I have three regular partners at the Belvedere Tennis Club. One is a heart surgeon, one a former diplomat and one who works for a major oil company. ... Continue reading

2019 Los Angeles Auto Show

2019 Los Angeles Auto Show

The state of California is locked in battle with the US federal government. The Trump administration claims that the state does not have the right to set its own emission standards, leaving the auto industry divided. ... Continue reading

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime And New Toyota Mirai and AWD Camry Debut At LA Auto Show

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime And New Toyota Mirai and AWD Camry Debut At LA Auto Show

Toyota debuted the first-ever RAV4 Prime and the next-generation 2021 Mirai along with the Camry AWD model – providing consumers with more efficiency and versatility than ever before. ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2019 Honda Insight by Mark Fulmer

New Car Review: 2019 Honda Insight by Mark Fulmer

A Green-vehicle review for car shoppers concerned with fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles and exhaust emissions. 2019 Honda Insight Touring by Mark Fulmer 2019 Honda Insight Touring Review by Mark Fulmer Editor In Chief The Auto Channel The 3rd Time is a Charmer The year was 2000. The Y2K global computer ... Continue reading

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid by Mark Fulmer

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid by Mark Fulmer

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid by Mark Fulmer A Cool Little Tough Rookie When you are the new kid in town, it's a good thing to have good friends. And if your good friend is Toyota, and you've had a successful experience creating the BRZ sports car, logic would dictate that it would be a very good idea to combine their h ... Continue reading

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review By Larry Nutson

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review By Larry Nutson

Auto industry sales in the U.S. for the first half or 2019 are generally down. And, that trend is forecasted to continue for the remainder of this year and into the next couple succeeding years. ... Continue reading

2019 Ford Fusion Platinum Energi Plug In Hybrid Review By John Heilig - It's E15 Approved

2019 Ford Fusion Platinum Energi Plug In Hybrid Review By John Heilig - It's E15 Approved

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel REVIEWED MODEL: 2019 Ford Fusion Platinum Energi ENGINE: 2.0-liter Atkinson Cycle I-4 Plug-in TRANSMISSION: ECVT HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 188 combined hp/129 lb.-ft. gasoline engine torque WHEELBASE: 112.2 in. ... Continue reading

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