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STEVE PURDY AT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 2018

STEVE PURDY AT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 2018

The center of the auto industry is still Detroit, many will argue. Just about all major automakers and suppliers from around the globe have a presence, if not a headquarters, here. In fact, we’re told by Michigan Economic Development officials that 75% of all U.S. automotive research and development still happens wit ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 20, 2018

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 20, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Lead Gen Website Editors Name 2018 Honda CR-V and Honda Clarity - Most Innovative SUV and Car of the Year

Lead Gen Website Editors Name 2018 Honda CR-V and Honda Clarity - Most Innovative SUV and Car of the Year

Jan 17, 2018 - TORRANCE, Calif. Reflecting Honda's progressive approach to design and technology, the editors at Edmunds.com named the 2018 CR-V and all-new Clarity series the Most Innovative SUV and Car of the Year, respectively, in the 2018 Edmunds CES Tech Driven Awards. ... Continue reading

Ford Doubling Plans For More Electric Vehicles and Hybrids In Future

Ford Doubling Plans For More Electric Vehicles and Hybrids In Future

​DETROIT January 16, 2018; The NACS reported that Forbes wrote that Ford Motor is planning to invest $11 billion in electrified vehicles between now and 2022 by introducing 16 battery-electric cars (EVs) and 24 hybrids or plug-in hybrids globally. The news source notes that Ford is more than doubling its previous pla ... Continue reading

NAIAS 2018: Schaeffler Showcases Environmentally Friendly Drive Systems

NAIAS 2018: Schaeffler Showcases Environmentally Friendly Drive Systems

- Electrification solutions integrate Schaeffler's 48-volt system into the engine-transmission unit and axle - Hybrid innovations for the next-generation high-voltage hybrid module and electric axle - Internal combustion engine developments include the second-generation thermal management module, electric camshaft adju ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor North America Auto Sales December 2017, Year-End Sales

Toyota Motor North America Auto Sales December 2017, Year-End Sales

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported December 2017 sales of 222,985 vehicles, a decrease of 8.3 percent from December 2016 on a volume basis. ... Continue reading

Geely SX11 plug-in hybrid spied

Geely SX11 plug-in hybrid spied

From Gasgoo| December 26,2017 Share on Moments Read China news on mobile phone Shanghai (Gasgoo)-Codenamed the Geely SX11, Geely's new SUV had been spied on roads before. Recently, it can be learned from the latest spy shots that the new model will have a plug-in hybrid variant. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM December 23, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM December 23, 2017

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Gov. Jerry Brown's Big Polluting Gifts To Dirty Energy Industry

Gov. Jerry Brown's Big Polluting Gifts To Dirty Energy Industry

Consumer Watchdog released an animation featuring Governor Jerry Brown and an updated "Twelve Days of Christmas" song highlighting his support for fossil fuels and dirty energy policies. The remake of the classy Christmas song highlights that while Brown has circled the world as an advocate against climate change, he h ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM December 16, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM December 16, 2017

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

2017 BMW i3 Review and Road Test - To EV Or Not EV By Larry Nutson

2017 BMW i3 Review and Road Test - To EV Or Not EV By Larry Nutson

In naming the BMW i3 the World Urban Car, the World Car jurors said that “Everyday cars in many - perhaps most - parts of the world will have to become smaller if road and parking space is to be found for them in increasingly packed towns and cities whose populations are swelling annually.” ... Continue reading

California Government Seeks New Ways To Screw Public Using Energy Concerns

California Government Seeks New Ways To Screw Public Using Energy Concerns

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - Feb 3, 2015: CALSTART is a California based organization of more than 140 firms, fleets and agencies who are supposedly dedicated to supporting a growing high-tech, clean transportation industry that cleans the air, creates jobs, cuts im ... Continue reading

Strong Demand For Porsche Panamera With Hybrid Drive

Strong Demand For Porsche Panamera With Hybrid Drive

Around 60 per cent of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive. The new Panamera plug-in hybrid models were launched on the European market in June 2017. ... Continue reading

Go In Snow - 2017.5 Nissan Rogue SL AWD a Thom Cannell Close-Up Review

Go In Snow - 2017.5 Nissan Rogue SL AWD a Thom Cannell Close-Up Review

Another reason for Rogue’s continuing success is a style that, while crisply updated, is more timeless than bleeding edge. Like great suits or classic hair styles, Rogue’s features won’t cause a wardrobe-related replacement any time soon. ... Continue reading

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