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Sports-car Hot New Four-Cylinder Engines Fire Up

The Toyota engine plant in Huntsville this month began production of its new line of redesigned four-cylinder engines. The production line is part of...

Volkswagen Sales Still Down

Volkswagen of America announced that its second quarter 2020 sales fell 29 percent, with retail sales down 16 percent from 2019. However, its share...

Mercedes Adopts Autonomous Driving Tech

All future Mercedes vehicles will be equipped with Nvidia Corp.’s autonomous driving software, starting with the 2024 models. Nvidia’s Drive software and chips will give...

2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Now Arriving At Dealerships

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe has begun to arrive at General Motors dealerships in the United States after a brief production delay brought on by...

BMW Offers Virtual Transactions To Help Boost Sales

Like most automotive manufacturers, BMW sales are down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the second quarter of 2020, BMW of North America reported sales...

Ford Recalls Expeditions, Super Duty Trucks and Lincoln Navigators

A safety compliance recall was issued for the 2020 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The attachment bracket for the second-row driver’s side headrest...

Auto Channel Raves over Texas-made 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime

The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime will break ground as the most powerful and quickest RAV4 ever, hitting dealerships this summer with a starting MSRP...

Hyundai and Kia Heat Up Their EV Tech

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. have shared details on their innovative heat pump system, deployed in Hyundai’s and Kia’s electric vehicle line-up...

Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant Reflects Virus Crisis Absenteeism

The large number of workers collecting unemployment benefits during the coronavirus crisis has made it harder for businesses, including auto manufacturers, to find workers...

Honda Trims Out the Pilot

The 2021 Honda Pilot began arriving at dealerships this week with a new Special Edition (SE) trim, along with several other upgrades. The Pilot, which...

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First Look: Mazda’s CX-50

Mazda revealed the look of the CX-50 on Monday, touting its off-road ability as a key driver in its design and function. “Today we are...

Toyota to invest in automotive battery production

Toyota Motor North America announced today that it will invest $3.4 billion in automotive battery production in the U.S. through 2030, including building an...

Regional automakers gather at Southern Automotive Conference

More than 1,000 attendees are expected to walk through the doors of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Alabama for the 14th annual Southern Automotive...

Volkswagen and The Conservation Fund donate acreage

Volkswagen of America and The Conservation Fund have completed a multi-year effort to buy, conserve and transfer approximately 1,500 acres of land to the...

Nissan unveils plan for carbon neutrality, intelligent factory

Nissan unveiled its production line at the Tochigi Plant in Japan featuring the Nissan Intelligent Factory initiative. The initiative is part of Nissan’s overall...