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Dodge muscle cars once again top HLDI’s list of most-stolen vehicles

Dodge muscle cars once again top HLDI’s list of most-stolen vehicles

Arlington VA September 4, 2023; Two Dodge muscle cars, the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger HEMI, once again top the Highway Loss Data Institute’s list of the most-stolen vehicles for model years 2020-22. Meanwhile, a viral trend targeting Hyundai-Kia vehicles propelled four Kia models into the top 20. ... Continue reading

Automobile Study 2022-23 Do You Get No Satisfaction?, Thanks Mick

Automobile Study 2022-23 Do You Get No Satisfaction?, Thanks Mick

Following last year’s dip, customer satisfaction with automobiles improves 3% to a score of 79 (out of 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Automobile Study 2022-23. Luxury vehicles continue to outpace their mass-market counterparts, but the gap is shrinking, as the latter increases 3% ... Continue reading

Truthful Information From IIHS: Safer Cars and Trucks: A guide for new and used vehicle buyers

Truthful Information From IIHS: Safer Cars and Trucks: A guide for new and used vehicle buyers

IIHS: Whether you are in the market for a new or used vehicle, here are key things to consider: Size and weight Smaller, lighter vehicles generally offer less protection than larger, heavier ones. There is less structure to absorb crash energy. ... 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

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 31, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 31, 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

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up July 23-29, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up July 23-29, 2023

* The sleeping giant is awakening! Seven of the world’s leading automakers – BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, Stellantis NV – are creating a joint venture to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles in North America, by making EV charging more convenient, accessible and r ... Continue reading

New EV Battery Safe Handling & Storage Guidance Developed by Global Automakers and Suppliers

New EV Battery Safe Handling & Storage Guidance Developed by Global Automakers and Suppliers

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26, 2023 -- In a collaborative effort to enhance safety measures and promote responsible handling of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, today at its 2023 Innovation Summit in Columbus, Ohio, the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) announced the publication of a new guidance document on Ele ... Continue reading

New EV Battery Revealed Could Be A Game Changer

New EV Battery Revealed Could Be A Game Changer

After four years of design, modeling and simulation, a team of 25 people comprised of CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), Stellantis and Saft engineers and researchers today unveiled an innovative prototype of an energy storage battery that integrates the inverter and charger functions. Integrating t ... Continue reading

Table of Contents Automotive News Archives

Table of Contents Automotive News Archives

No Search Engine Required - One Million pages of auto news and information accessed without a search engine and any SERP errors. ... Continue reading

The EV Baby and Its Bathwater Gone

The EV Baby and Its Bathwater Gone

(Reuters) - For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.And now those battery packs are piling up in scrapyards in ... Continue reading

Americans Want Big Cars and Pickups...Detroit Wants to Build Big...So Let's Have Big...BUT! (Originally Published April 2009)

Americans Want Big Cars and Pickups...Detroit Wants to Build Big...So Let's Have Big...BUT! (Originally Published April 2009)

By Bob Gordon and Marc Rauch, Co-Publishers and owners of The Auto Channel. Spacious, roomy, profitable big vehicles; it's what the people want and it's what the American car makers want to build. According to all reports in recent years (before the depression really hit), GM, Ford and Chrysler made all the big bucks b ... Continue reading

Bucking The Trend - Dodge, Ram, Alfa Romeo Rank 1-2-3 in J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS)

Bucking The Trend - Dodge, Ram, Alfa Romeo Rank 1-2-3 in J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS)

Every Stellantis brand improved its IQS score vs. 2022, bucking industry trend; each brand also finished higher than it did last year ... Continue reading

2023 AMERICAN-MADE INDEX From CARS.COM - TESLA LANDS TOP SPOTS

2023 AMERICAN-MADE INDEX From CARS.COM - TESLA LANDS TOP SPOTS

GM, Ford, Honda and Toyota Claim Most Vehicles on 2023 Index — Car-shopping marketplace Cars.com™ today revealed the 100 vehicles on its 18th annual American-Made Index. Cars.com’s automotive experts independently evaluate vehicles contributing the most to the U.S. economy for manufacturing, parts sourcing and em ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 28-June 3, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 28-June 3, 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. ... Continue reading

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