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NHTSA OFFICIAL RECALL SUMMARY NOVEMBER 19-25 2023

NHTSA OFFICIAL RECALL SUMMARY NOVEMBER 19-25 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

CoPilot Digital Car Shopping Service Adds AI-Assisted App

CoPilot Digital Car Shopping Service Adds AI-Assisted App

CHICAGO--CoPilot, the leading consumer-focused car shopping app, has launched the car market’s first-ever comprehensive AI-assisted car shopping experience. Through CoPilot’s app, consumers can now search for and receive AI-curated, ranked recommendations with detailed analysis on which vehicle is the best fit for ... Continue reading

VINCENTRIC BEST CPO VALUE IN AMERICA AWARDS

VINCENTRIC BEST CPO VALUE IN AMERICA AWARDS

The 11th annual Vincentric Best Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Value in America™ Awards were announced today, with Ford claiming more awards than any other brand. Ford earned six model-level awards and two brand-level awards, including a fourth time win for Best CPO Value Truck Brand, and an outstanding eighth win in a ro ... Continue reading

North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Reveals Finalists for 2024 Awards

North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Reveals Finalists for 2024 Awards

LOS ANGELES, November 16, 2023 – Only one more round of votes now stands between nine vehicles and one of the most coveted honors in the automotive industry. Three cars, three trucks and three utility vehicles were named finalists for the 2024 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) Awards ... Continue reading

EV Repair Costs 29% Higher Than Traditional Vehicle Repair Costs in Side-by-side Model Comparison

EV Repair Costs 29% Higher Than Traditional Vehicle Repair Costs in Side-by-side Model Comparison

WESTLAKE, Texas--Solera Holdings, LLC, the global leader in vehicle lifecycle management, today announced groundbreaking global research looking at repair cost trends of electric vehicles (EVs) in comparison to internal combustion engine (ICE) repair costs. The comparative study considered aggregate international analy ... Continue reading

2023 Volvo S60 Recharge Black Edition - Review By Larry Nutson

2023 Volvo S60 Recharge Black Edition - Review By Larry Nutson

Volvo offers two 4-door sedans in the US market: the compact S60 and the midsize S90. I recently drove the S60, thanks to Volvo. ... Continue reading

Automotive News From GlobalData November 3, 2023

Automotive News From GlobalData November 3, 2023

High Five – is the new BMW i5 worth almost six figures? The strategy employed for the 7 Series’ electric variant is now in play for BMW’s new G60 sedan: pricing for the i5 EV can stretch to more than £100,000. ... Continue reading

RWD Awful In The Snow Then, Worse Now, Yet Returning For An EV Encore (Must Be Cheaper To Build)

RWD Awful In The Snow Then, Worse Now, Yet Returning For An EV Encore (Must Be Cheaper To Build)

I was a RWD Volvo (544, 164, 240, 940) Guy and BMW 3 Series owner with RWD which was even as inept as the Volvo's in the snow. In a coating of snow or slush every one of the listed vehicles provided me with no traction, skidding here and there, every red light and stop sign was an adventure, so much so that my RWD fami ... Continue reading

Partner Wanted: Trademarked and Registered Automotive SMART TV CHANNEL Ready To Go Live

Partner Wanted: Trademarked and Registered Automotive SMART TV CHANNEL Ready To Go Live

A car guy's most important Stop On The Digital Mother Road. The Auto Channel provides focused easy to understand, easy to read helpful and fun automotive content. ... Continue reading

OVERCHARGED EXPECTATIONS: UNMASKING THE TRUE COSTS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

OVERCHARGED EXPECTATIONS: UNMASKING THE TRUE COSTS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

By Kenneth Schrupp Special to The Auto Channel The Center Square The complete costs of ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY OCTOBER 23, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY OCTOBER 23, 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

Most Consumers Not Embracing Robotaxis in Their Community

Most Consumers Not Embracing Robotaxis in Their Community

TROY, Mich.--Consumers are not comfortable with the testing and deployment of robotaxis1 on their city streets, according to the inaugural J.D. Power U.S. Robotaxi Experience Study,SM released today. The study provides the first consumer feedback from robotaxi riders and those who have interacted with robotaxis (non-ri ... Continue reading

EVs and Digital Used Car Dealers Are Only Made On Wall Street

EVs and Digital Used Car Dealers Are Only Made On Wall Street

You can't find any EV or Used Car Lot news without a salivating focus on Tesla's stock price and how other car companies building EV's will see their stock value soar, that is until the dealers report the unsold inventory sitting on dealerships lots across the U.S. and every car maker goes into the digital used car biz ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up October 8-14, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up October 8-14, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets.</p> ... Continue reading

2023 Volvo C40 Recharge - Review by Larry Nutson

2023 Volvo C40 Recharge - Review by Larry Nutson

2023 Volvo C40 Recharge.There’s a change in the wind. Volvo Car USA reported sales of 102,038 cars for the full year 2022, down 16.5 percent compared with last year. ... Continue reading

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