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NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY August 7, 2023

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY August 7, 2023

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

Stingray Karaoke Signs Global Deal with BYD

Stingray Karaoke Signs Global Deal with BYD

today announced a global deal with BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, to bring its popular Stingray Karaoke product to their cars around the world. BYD will incorporate Stingray’s interactive and engaging Karaoke product as an embedded app in their popular models sold across a d ... Continue reading

Direct Motorist Education: GM Launches Effort to Bring Assisted Driving Benefits Directly to Consumers

Direct Motorist Education: GM Launches Effort to Bring Assisted Driving Benefits Directly to Consumers

DETROIT 2023-07-28 – Today General Motors launched “Hands Free, Eyes On,” a consumer education program to encourage consumer confidence in the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) as part of GM’s larger commitment to the safe deployment of these technologies, like Super Cruise. To avoid concern and ... Continue reading

HOT TOPICS – MBS SPECIAL EDITION 08/04/2023

HOT TOPICS – MBS SPECIAL EDITION 08/04/2023

This week we are debuting an MBS Special Edition of Hot Topics. Principal Economist Yen Chen, and Industry Analysts Tyler Harp and Alex Kulicki of the Center for Automotive Research share their top takeaways from MBS23 “Confronting the Challenges of Automotive’s Future” conference. ... Continue reading

Honda Racing THANKS DAY 2023

Honda Racing THANKS DAY 2023

TOKYO, Aug 03, 2023 - Honda today announced the overview of the Honda Racing THANKS DAY 2023 which will be held at Mobility Resort Motegi in Tochigi, Japan on Sunday, December 3, 2023. As a company that competes in a variety of races all around the world, Honda has been hosting the ... Continue reading

Small-Scale LNG Market worth $92.8 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

Small-Scale LNG Market worth $92.8 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2023 -- The report "Small-Scale LNG Market by Type (Liquefaction, Regasification), Application (Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Industrial & Power, Marine Transport), Mode of supply (Trucks, Trans-shipment & Bunkering) Region (North America, Europe, APAC, MEA) - Global Forecast to 2028", is projected to grow from ... Continue reading

2023 AUDI A5 Sportback S Line 45 TFSI quattro – Review by David Colman

2023 AUDI A5 Sportback S Line 45 TFSI quattro – Review by David Colman

Like a movie star, it's very handsome and a bit dumb Photos and Story By DAVID COLMAN Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL German car makers are as precise in their nomenclature as they are in the build of their products. For the uninitiated, the six term designation of this particular Audi can seem rather intimid ... Continue reading

Texas Vehicle Registration Expiry: Your Roadmap to Renewal and Compliance

Texas Vehicle Registration Expiry: Your Roadmap to Renewal and Compliance

Keeping up with your automobile registration is a crucial part of being a responsible driver in Texas. However, it is easy to let the expiration date slide when life gets hectic. ... Continue reading

National Corvette Museum Raffle Delivers 2023 VIN 001 70th Anniversary Corvette Coupe

National Corvette Museum Raffle Delivers 2023 VIN 001 70th Anniversary Corvette Coupe

BOWLING GREEN, KY, August 2, 2023 – Since it began in 1999, the National Corvette Museum raffle has raffled off 432 Corvettes to fans of America’s Sports Car. While every winner’s story is special, Cliff Payne of Jacksonville, FL, hit the Corvette jackpot with a set of winning circumstances that rival a green-whi ... Continue reading

Is the Honda Passport Trailsport the Forgotten Honda SUV? - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO

Is the Honda Passport Trailsport the Forgotten Honda SUV? - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO

It's getting so there really isn't much difference from one SUV to another. Sort them by size and compare one to its competition. ... Continue reading

Improved passenger-side protection boosts Honda Pilot to IIHS Top Safety Pick+

Improved passenger-side protection boosts Honda Pilot to IIHS Top Safety Pick+

The 2023 Honda Pilot, a midsize SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety thanks to improved performance in the passenger-side small overlap front crash test. To qualify for Top Safety Pick+ in 2023, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passe ... Continue reading

3 Child Seats Across Vehicles

3 Child Seats Across Vehicles

2023 Car Seat Fit Report Card to help challenges of buying a vehicle that easily and safely accommodates 3 car seats for their growing family. ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA'S 2023 BEST JULY SALES IN COMPANY HISTORY

KIA AMERICA'S 2023 BEST JULY SALES IN COMPANY HISTORY

Building on the momentum created by best-ever first half sales, Kia America set an all-time July record of 70,930 units, up 14-percent over the same period last year and breaking the previous record set in July 2021. ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota GR Supra - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO

2023 Toyota GR Supra - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO

It Isn't My Vision Of A Supra But It Is Super! ... Continue reading

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