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Nutson’s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up: November 21, 2021;


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AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO – November 21, 2021: Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel’s
“take” on this past week’s automotive news, condensed into easy to digest news Nuggets.

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Nutson’s Automotive News Wrap-up – Week Ending November 20, 2021; Below are the past week’s important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as
expertly crafted easy-to-digest news nuggets.

* President Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. IHS Markit expects the U.S. infrastructure bill to supplement only 66 percent of required U.S. EV charger growth through 2026. Overall, only 63 percent of U.S. households have access to a garage and that figure is less in urban areas where more than 50 percent of EV sales occur. If EVs remain impractical for apartment, condo, and historic home dwellers, we cannot adequately reach the administration’s stated EV goals.

* GM ZERO: President Joe Biden got a tour of the retooled factory where GM will build all-electric vehicles. GM is opening the doors of Factory ZERO, the renovated aging Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Biden’s visit comes on the heels of his signing into law a $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill he helped write.

* CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS BUY EV CHARGERS: Meanwhile, California will spend $1.4 billion over the next three years to build up EV charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

* EV’s BECOMING MORE APPEALING TO YOUNGER DRIVERS:A recent Cox Automotive study says sales of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States are on track to set an all-time record in 2021, with sales up more than 88{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} through the end of September. Despite the rapid growth, EVs will account for only 3{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of the new-vehicle market this year. Vehicle range and price remain the top purchase barriers. Younger Millennial and Gen Z buyers are becoming more open to the idea of an electric vehicle future. 57{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of consumers point to a lack of charging stations in their area as a top barrier.

* APPLE CAR/TAXI ANNOUNCED:Bloomberg reports Apple Inc. is pushing to accelerate development of its electric car and is refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter, aiming to solve a technical challenge that has bedeviled the auto industry. In trying to master self-driving cars, Apple is chasing a holy grail within the industry. Tech and auto giants have spent years on autonomous vehicles, but the capabilities have remained elusive. Apple is internally targeting a launch of its self-driving car in four years, faster than the five- to seven-year timeline that some engineers had been planning for earlier this year. But the timing is fluid, and hitting that 2025 target is dependent on the company’s ability to complete the self-driving system — an ambitious task on that schedule.

* NEW EV’s AT 2021 LA AUTO SHOWThe Los Angeles auto show opened its doors this week in a scaled down format but for the first time in two years. New EV utility vehicles are all that’s in the spotlight with new models or concepts such as the Hyundai SEVEN, Kia EV9, Subaru Solterra, Toyota bZ4x, Fisker Ocean, and the Vietnamese auto maker VinFast. Many auto brands are conspicuously absent from the show, making for possible disappointment for those shopping for a vehicle now. A non-EV of note is the 493-hp mid-engined 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS.

* EPA SAYS EMISSION SKY IS NOT FALLING: The latest EPA report on U.S. vehicle fuel efficiency (CO2 emissions) says overall, the fuel economy of the U.S. vehicle fleet improved by 2{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} from 2019 to 2020, rising to 25.4 MPG from 24.9 MPG. Preliminary EPA data forecast that fuel economy for GM is down 6.5{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} and Ford is down 1{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} because microchip shortages led to building large pickups and SUVs instead of smaller, less profitable vehicles. Only Tesla, Subaru and Honda met current federal mileage requirements without using regulatory credits.

* OCTOBER US SALES SCORECARD Transportation researcher Dr. Michael Sivak of Sivak Applied Research reports that due to the covid pandemic Delta variant the rebound of travel by road, air, rail, and public transit stalled in August. The population-adjusted changes for August 2021 compared with August 2019 are: Road vehicle miles down 5{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809}, Air passenger miles down 15{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809}, Rail passenger miles down 34{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809}, Trips on public transit down 50{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809}. October 2021 compared with October 2019 has vehicle sales down 22{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} and the price of gasoline up 17{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809}. The report can be viewed here. (https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/10/20200923-sivakindex.html).

* ROOKIE LUCID NAMED CAR OF THE YEAR MotorTrend announced that the Lucid Air has won the 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year, the first instance in which the initial product from a new automotive brand has been awarded the “Golden Calipers.” MotorTrend Car of the Year judges evaluated six key criteria for Car of the Year, with Lucid Air excelling at each: efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence, safety, and performance of the intended function. The Lucid Air was evaluated side by side with 24 highly-regarded vehicles, coming out on top against finalists that included the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Porsche Taycan, Honda Civic, and many more.

* NACTOY FINALISTS NAMED: The finalists that will compete for the 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) awards were announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show. North American Car of the Year finalists are Honda Civic, Lucid Air and Volkswagen Golf Mk VIII (Golf R/Golf GTI). North American Truck of the Year finalists are Ford Maverick, Hyundai Santa Cruz and Rivian R1T. North American Utility Vehicle of the Year finalists are Ford Bronco, Genesis GV70 and Hyundai IONIQ 5. The three winners will be announced in January 2022.

* US NEWS NAMES BEST VEHICLE BRAND<:> U.S. News & World Report unveiled its Best Vehicle Brand awards and Best Certified Pre-Owned Program award for 2022. The Best Vehicle Brand awards, evaluating 36 brands, recognize industry-wide excellence for cars, SUVs, trucks and luxury vehicles. Honda is Best Car Brand, Hyundai is Best SUV Brand, Ram is Best Truck Brand, Porsche is Best Luxury Brand, and Best Certified Pre-Owned Program is Lexus.

* MAZDA CX50 PREMIERE: Mazda North American Operations hosted the virtual world premiere of the first-ever Mazda CX-50. A completely new model, CX-50 is the first Mazda vehicle to be built at the new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama, with production beginning in January 2022. As a new addition to the Mazda lineup, CX-50 maintains key attributes expected of all Mazda vehicles, including superior driving dynamics and beautiful design. In addition, Mazda has extended this vehicle’s capability to enable drivers to venture further into the outdoors and various terrains. At launch, CX-50 will be available with Mazda’s efficient powertrains, Skyactiv-G 2.5 naturally aspirated engine or Skyactiv-G 2.5 Turbo engine and paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. In the coming years, the CX-50 will also be offered with electrified powertrains, including a traditional hybrid model.

* HOT DODGE PERSONALIZATION: Dodge brand is breaking all the rules, unlocking new, unrestricted, personalization options with new Jailbreak models for 2022 Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebodies. The Jailbreak models unlock color-combination ordering restrictions and add new factory-custom options to deliver enthusiasts the freedom to create a Dodge performance vehicle that perfectly fits their individual style. Jailbreak models include unique badging and boost SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody output to 807 horsepower with a revised powertrain calibration.

* MISSPELLED CAR BRANDS:The business finance team at money.co.uk, used online analytics tool Ahrefs to find some of the most misspelled brand names on the internet. The top three were all auto brands. Money.co.uk found that popular South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai is one of the most misspelled brands on the internet, with an average of 605,000 incorrect global online searches per month. In second place is Lamborghini and Ferrari is the third most misspelled. https://www.money.co.uk/business-loans.htm

*RAM DIESEL RECALL: Stellantis NA is recalling nearly 250,000 heavy-duty Ram diesel trucks globally for an issue with the fuel pumps that may cause the vehicles to stall or prevent them from starting. The affected vehicles are certain 2019 and 2020 Ram 2500 and 3500 heavy-duty pickups and Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 chassis cab trucks that are equipped with 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engines. The recall covers an estimated 222,410 vehicles in the U.S., 20,539 in Canada and 3,525 in other markets outside of North America.

* CONSUMER REPORTS: Consumer Reports published its annual Auto Reliability Study with Lexus, Mazda and Toyota taking the top three spots for most reliable brands. The top ten ranks include eight Japanese brands, one Domestic brand (Buick) and one European brand (MINI).

* ROUTE 66 HISTORY: From ClassiCars.com we read the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership has published a new “more accurate history” of Route 66 in conjunction with the Research Encyclopedia on American History from the Oxford University Press. The Route 66 centennial celebration is scheduled for 2026. Established in 2015 with support from the National Park Service and the World Monuments’ Fund, The Road Ahead Partnership set a mission of sustaining and revitalizing Route 66 as a national and global icon. https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-967

*2021 NHRA CHAMPIONSHIP: Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat driver Ron Capps and Don Schumacher Racing earned the 2021 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car World Championship in the season finale at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California. It is the veteran driver’s second Funny Car title of his 27-year career, following his first championship win in 2016, and the seventh of the 19-year partnership between DSR and the Mopar and Dodge//SRT brands. DSR driver Matt Hagan drove his Direct Connection Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to the semifinals at Auto Club Raceway and closed out the 2021 NHRA season as runner-up in the Funny Car championship to teammate Capps. In late news, Capps announced he will be leaving the DSR team.

* 2021 NHRA CHAMPIONSHIP: Other title winners in the 2021 NHRA season are Steve Torrance in Top Fuel, Greg Anderson in Pro Stock, Matt Smith in ProStock Motorcycle, and Pro Stock driver Dallas Glenn was named Rookie of the Year.

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Nutson”s Weekly Auto News Wrap-Up October 31, 2021


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AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO – October 31, 2021: Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel’s
“take” on this past week’s automotive news, condensed into easy to digest news Nuggets.

LEARN MORE: Full versions of today’s news nuggets along with almost a million pages of the past 25 year’s automotive content, news, articles, reviews and archived relevant stories residing in
The Auto Channel Automotive News Library can be found by just copying a headline and then inserting into any Site Search Box.

Nutson’s Automotive News Wrap-up – Week Ending October 30, 2021 ; Below are the past week’s important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as
expertly crafted easy-to-digest news nuggets.

* Quote of the week is from Joe White writing for Reuters. “At a high level, the investor community has slammed down the gavel on the debate over the future of combustion engine vehicles in the world’s major markets. The verdict: It’s over. Electric vehicles are the winners, and Tesla is so far and away the leader in EVs that it will take all the market share it can handle – like GM in the 1950s and 1960s, except moreso.”

* GM is planning to install 40,000 electric vehicle chargers across the U.S. and Canada as part of a new community charging program. The program, set to start next year, will work with its dealers to have charging stations in locations including workplaces, multi-unit dwellings, sports and entertainment venues and colleges and universities. Nearly 90{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a GM dealer. The EV chargers will be available to anyone with an electric vehicle regardless of brand.

* From a Detroit Free press story we learn a new report details costs to “fill-up” an electric vehicle compared with a gasoline car. Anderson Economic released the report “Comparison: Real World Cost of Fueling EVs and ICE Vehicles.” The study has four major findings regarding additional costs to powering EVs beyond electricity: cost of a home charger, commercial charging, the EV tax and “deadhead” miles. For now, EVs cost more to power than gasoline costs to fuel an internal combustion car that gets reasonable gas mileage. Charging costs vary more widely than gasoline prices. There are significant time costs to finding reliable public chargers — and then a charger could take 30 minutes to go from 20{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} to an 80{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} charge.

* Hertz announced it has ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles for its car-rental fleets in the U.S. and Europe and 50,000 for Uber partnership. Hertz will have access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Hertz also plans to build its own charging network with 3,000 chargers in 65 locations by the end of 2022 and 4,000 by the end of 2023. Hertz will provide Uber drivers with up to 50,000 rented Teslas – a deal that fleshes out the rationale for Hertz’s order of 100,000 Teslas. Former Ford CEO Mark Fields is the interim Hertz CEO.

* Record high used car prices over the past 15 months as a result of the microchip shortage have slowed down the average depreciation rate across all vehicles. The latest iSeeCars study found that the average depreciation of a five-year-old vehicle has slowed to 40.1 percent in 2021, compared to 49.1 percent in 2020. Jeep Wrangler tops the list of vehicles with the lowest depreciation, at 9.2 percent over five years. Nissan LEAF depreciates the most, losing 65.1 percent of its value, amounting to a $23,666 drop in value over five years. Trucks and truck-based SUVs hold their value the best, while EVs and luxury sedans see the most depreciation. See how your vehicle is doing HERE

* Land Rover unveiled the new 2022 Range Rover. The first redesign in a decade. It’s due to go into production next year as only the fifth generation of the large off-road luxury SUV since the model line was introduced in 1970. There will be a V8 as well as a mild-hybrid inline 6 engine. A pure battery electric version is coming in 2024. The New Range Rover is available to order now, priced from $104,000 in the U.S., with deliveries beginning spring 2022.

* The 2023 Kia Sportage made its premiere in the United States. The new Sportage grows in size compared to the previous model. The overall length is 7.1 inches longer, and the wheelbase increases by 3.4 inches.The fifth generation of the crossover arrives in America in the first quarter of 2022.

*Small SUV Crash Results From The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is introducing a new, tougher side crash test to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities. In the first tests of 2020-21 vehicles, only one out of 20 small SUVs, the 2021 Mazda CX-5, earns a good rating. Nine vehicles earn acceptable ratings: the Audi Q3, Buick Encore, Chevrolet Trax, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Subaru Forester, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Venza and Volvo XC40. Eight others — the Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape, GMC Terrain, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Compass, Jeep Renegade, Kia Sportage and Lincoln Corsair — earn marginal ratings. Two more, the Honda HR-V and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, receive poor ratings. To address higher-speed crashes, the updated side test uses a heavier barrier traveling at a higher speed to simulate the striking vehicle. The new barrier weighs 4,180 pounds — close to the weight of today’s midsize SUVs — and strikes the test vehicle at 37 mph, compared with a 3,300-pound barrier traveling at 31 mph in the original evaluation.

* Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 has won a 2022 German Car of the Year (GCOTY) award in the “New Energy” category. As a class winner, the automaker’s full-electric midsize CUV will automatically take part in the final round of the GCOTY. IONIQ 5 will compete against the winners of the “Compact”, “Premium”, “Luxury” and “Performance” categories. The overall winner will be announced on November 25, 2021.

* The Lucid Air sedan went into production about a month ago in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid plans to deliver its first customer cars on Saturday, October 30, marking an important milestone for company. The first examples scheduled to be handed over to owners are the Dream Edition Range with a 520-mile EPA driving range estimate and the Dream Edition Performance with a 1111-hp output rating.

* Honda At 2021 SEMA: Honda will demonstrate its diverse paths to fun and performance at the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas Nov. 2-5, showcasing seven vehicles, including the debut of two all-new Civic Si race cars and a pair of rugged Honda light trucks custom-built for extreme overlanding adventures. Honda Performance Development (HPD) will showcase a prototype of its next-generation turn-key Civic Si race car. Designed for Touring Car competition, it will be displayed alongside the new Team Honda Research West (THR-W) Civic Si race car, which will compete in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race December 3-5.

* The Dodge brand is doubling down on its role as a pure performance brand with a sneak peek at one of two new performance-based programs set to be announced in early November. National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag-racing superstars Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett helped kick off the launch sequence by carrying special “Direct Connection” graphics on their respective race cars at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil, scheduled the weekend October 29-31 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “Tune” in for the virtual announcement of the Dodge brand’s two new performance initiatives on November 8 at Dodge.com.

* The winner was not a driver but an algorithm last Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the top car clocked an average speed of 135 mph, ushering autonomous vehicles into a new era. Setting the record pace over two laps, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) won a $1 million prize in the first Indy Autonomous Challenge, an event dedicated to self-driving cars. Each autonomous car relies on sensors, cameras, radar, but above all GPS, without which no controlled motion is possible, to the point that some have two onboard. The Dallara IL-15, used by every team, resembles a Formula One car but is smaller and comes with a price tag of $230,000. However, the technology on board makes each car worth more than $1 million, according to event organizers.

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Nutson’s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up


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Auto CENTRAL CHICAGO – October 10, 2021: Each Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Auto Person and Government Producer, with able help from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Car Channel’s
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Nutson’s Automotive Information Wrap-up – Week Ending October 9, 2021 Under are the past week’s essential, relevant, semi-mystery, or snappy automotive information, views and insider back again tales introduced as
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* J.D. Power introduced the outcomes of its Tech Working experience Index research that actions how substantially homeowners like systems in their vehicles and how quite a few complications they skilled. Genesis had the greatest ranking for tech innovation amongst all motor vehicle segments, followed by Cadillac, Volvo and BMW. Hyundai led the tech innovation award for mass-current market brand names, with Kia using the mass-sector tech 2nd area, followed by Nissan and Subaru. The study also found that several drivers you should not use all the highly developed tech options in their automobiles.

* The world chip lack carries on to hammer automakers, with Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Mazda reporting lower U.S. revenue in September. GM is down 33{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} and Stellantis gross sales are down 19{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} in the 3rd quarter. Automotive News suggests 2021 is the calendar year of the automobile, due to the fact that’s pretty a lot all that is offered to obtain. Vehicles and utility vehicles are tough to arrive by.

* With the new “MANUFAKTUR” label, Mercedes-Benz is getting an additional move forward to cater to customers’ increasing motivation for additional individuality, by improving the existing solution portfolio with more exclusivity and luxury: decide on resources which are predominantly processed by hand, distinctive paint finishes and high-quality gildings in the inside present a huge assortment of choices for an unique look. G-Class has for quite a few several years made available the “G manufaktur” with its individual variety of supplies and shades specially adapted to the auto architecture. With the introduction of the new MANUFAKTUR label, Mercedes-Benz now also provides a corresponding customization system for other design series these kinds of as the CLS, the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe and the S-Course, as nicely as the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.

* Typical Motors unveiled Ultra Cruise, an all-new, innovative driver-aid technological know-how and substantial up coming step in the company’s journey to permit its purpose of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. Made to in the long run help arms-cost-free driving in 95 {cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of all driving situations, Ultra Cruise ultimately can be utilised on just about every paved street in the U.S. and Canada. Extremely Cruise will cover additional than 2 million miles of roadways at launch in the United States and Canada, with the capability to develop up to more than 3.4 million miles. Shoppers will be equipped to travel certainly palms no cost with Extremely Cruise across just about every street like metropolis streets, subdivision streets and paved rural roadways, in addition to highways. Extremely Cruise will join GM’s lineup of arms-free of charge sophisticated driver-aid methods on decide on types in 2023, with Cadillac remaining the 1st to introduce the technologies.

* Basic Motors is ending its lawsuit towards Ford Motor Co. in excess of the use of the word “cruise.” We outlined this a some months ago when GM sued Ford for copyright infringement. GM mentioned Ford’s arms-totally free driving process name, BlueCruise, much too carefully resembled GM’s self-driving automobile subsidiary Cruise and Super Cruise, which is GM’s palms-no cost driving technique. U.S. District Choose Susan Illston solid doubt about GM’s move to block Ford’s use of the phrase BlueCruise. We all cruise! The choose also noted, “I personally consider a jazz cruise each individual now and then, and sometimes there is a blues cruise,” she stated.

* New pictures of the up coming-gen 2022 Honda Civic Type R have been released as it is readied for Nürburgring tests. Pink Brembo brake calipers, Michelin Pilot Activity 4 tires, triple middle-mounted exhaust retailers and a new form to the rear spoiler are all apparent.

* The throughout the world reveal of the all-new 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will be revealed on Oct. 26 at 12 p.m. EDT. The attribute movie will be adopted by a panel discussion that includes a assortment of men and women who will convey a unique viewpoint to this new supercar that will place the world on notice.

* Mazda Motor Corporation announced plans to increase its SUV lineup starting up from 2022. The new styles will involve the Mazda CX-50 to be made in their new U.S. plant, as properly as designs in their Substantial Product or service team, including the Mazda CX-60, Mazda CX-70, Mazda CX-80 and Mazda CX-90, all of which are slated for introduction more than the following two several years in between 2022 and 2023. North The us will get the two-row CX-50 and CX-70, both of those additions to the Mazda line up, and the 3-row CX-90 which will change the CX-9.

* Apple is working on computer software that could let you to modify your car’s A/C and other features by using CarPlay, Bloomberg stories. I would choose to simply just attain more than and turn a know or push a button. Go determine.

* The 2021 Toyota Mirai has officially set the GUINNESS Earth Data title for the longest distance by a hydrogen fuel mobile electric car or truck without refueling. The Mirai achieved an unprecedented 845 miles driven on a solitary, 5-minute finish fill of hydrogen in the course of a roundtrip tour of Southern California as it set the history. Just lately selected by Ward’s Automotive as a 10Very best Engine & Propulsion Programs winner, the Toyota Mirai’s file sets a new distance milestone for zero emission vehicles. The Mirai was pushed by professional hypermiler, Wayne Gerdes and co-piloted by Bob Winger.

* Mercedes-Benz United states declared the launch of quite a few interactive initiatives to teach customers throughout the nation about the brand’s initial line of electrical vehicles, Mercedes-EQ. Buyers in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas will have the opportunity to exam generate the to start with automobile from the line, the all-new 2022 EQS Sedan, which officially arrives in the U.S. industry later on this drop. Later this month, the luxury automotive brand will also open the 1st of 3 Mercedes-EQ Encounter manufacturer facilities in New York Metropolis, the place company will be ready to study extra about its dedication to an electric future. So it seems Mercedes-Benz is not waiting all-around to see if vehicle demonstrates take place or not. They are getting their personal exhibit on the road. To view the complete exam drive metropolis tour timetable and sign up for a certain session, pay a visit to http://www.MercedesEQTestDrive.com

* The organizers of the Geneva automobile show stated they would not arrange the function up coming calendar year thanks to “business-large issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic”. The clearly show was thanks to consider position in February subsequent yr and is now postponed to 2023. The 2020 and 2021 editions ended up also canceled following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Volvo is recalling far more than 460,000 automobiles globally about airbag defect connected to 1 dying. The recall affects S60 sedans from design a long time 2001 to 2009 and S80 sedans from model decades from 2001 to 2006.

* Volkswagen of America will make its inaugural entry in the Rebelle Rally, a female-pushed and navigated off-road opposition in the deserts of Nevada and California. Driver Mercedes Lilienthal and navigator Emily Winslow will operate the well prepared ID.4 AWD Professional electric powered SUV during the competitiveness from October 7–16, 2021. The Rebelle Rally, now in its sixth calendar year, is the very first all-women of all ages rally raid occasion of its kind in the United States, demanding groups and automobiles throughout 1,400 miles by the deserts of Nevada and California.

* Kia The us is also hitting the grime all over again for the 2021 Rebelle Rally, this time coming into a pair of modified 2022 Sorento PHEVs to spotlight the capability of the electrified SUV in the severe problems that make up the 1,500-mile navigational desert problem. Two formidable all-girls groups will be at the helm of the new plug-in hybrid SUVs as they compete in the X-Cross course below the “Electrified” designation.

* A staff of Honda engineers will acquire the company’s product development initiatives to the future level later on this thirty day period as Honda tackles the 2021 Rebelle Rally, the all-ladies off-road navigation party through the unforgiving deserts of the American southwest. Driving a rugged 2021 Honda HPD Ridgeline, two engineers from Honda’s Ohio-based North American Auto Improvement Center, Liz Extensive and Tasha Krug, will compete in the in the grueling 8-day levels of competition from October 7-16.

* The Motorsports Corridor of Fame of The us did back again-to-back induction ceremonies for the classes of 2020 and 2021. Held at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, the class of 2020 was inducted on September 27, with the course of 2021 inducted on September 29. Inductees from equally courses bundled legends from every department of motorsports–both on and off the track–like Davey Allison, Larry McReynolds, John Cobb, Larry Dixon Jr., Janet Guthrie, “Kentucky Kid” Nicky Hayden, Robin Miller, Fran Muncey, Ray Nicels and Judy Stropus. For 2022, the induction ceremony will return to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Daytona Seashore, Florida.

* Doug Freedman, the founder of just one of the most well known functions of Monterey Vehicle Week, the Concours on the Avenue in Carmel, died after suffering a coronary heart attack although in Rhode Island to attend the Audrain Concours. Freedman, 72, was perfectly-acknowledged for the development and continuation of the relaxed common car event in downtown Carmel, and remembered for his contributions to the group.

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Nutson’s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up: Sept 26


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AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO – October 3, 2021: Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel’s
“take” on this past week’s automotive news, condensed into easy to digest news Nuggets.

LEARN MORE: Links to full versions of today’s news nuggets along with a million pages of the past 25 year’s automotive news, articles, reviews and archived stories residing in
The Auto Channel Automotive News Library can be found by just copying and then inserting the main headline into the News Library Search Box.

Nutson’s Automotive News Wrap-up – Week Ending October 2, 2021 ; Below are the past week’s important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as
expertly crafted easy-to-digest news nuggets.

* September U.S. auto sales continued to be significantly hampered by an ongoing lack of new-vehicle inventory. According to a forecast released by Cox Automotive, the pace of auto sales, or seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), is expected to finish near 12.1 million, the slowest pace since May 2020, when much of the country was closed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The September 2021 sales pace will be down from August’s 13.1 million pace and down from the September 2020 pace of 16.3 million. Sales volume is forecast by Cox Automotive to come in near a notably low 1.0 million units. The low volume expectations for September 2021 put the month on course to be among the worst in the past decade. Sales volume is expected to be down nearly 26{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} from last September and down 8.5{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} from last month.

* The ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips will hit carmakers harder than experts had initially forecast in May as COVID-19 continues to disrupt chip production. A report released by consulting firm AlixPartners said the chips crisis will cost the global auto industry $210 billion in revenues this year. That’s almost double its estimate in May of $110 billion. AlixPartners forecasts that automakers will lose production of 7.7 million vehicles this year. In May, it had forecast a production loss of 3.9 million. Thanks to the Detroit Free Press for this news item.

* More technology comes with every new vehicle model year. The 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban will offer more. A cool new feature is Google Assistant functionality that allows drivers to adjust HVAC, control media and more with their voice. A new standard feature that surely will bring out opinions is Buckle to Drive to help remind drivers to buckle up before driving. The feature does not allow a shift out of park until the driver and front passenger, if detected, have their seat belts fastened. So when you need to back out of your garage to get the lawn mower out, remember to buckle up.

* Automotive News reports a group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities has urged the Biden administration to finalize stricter vehicle emissions rules than it has proposed. The Environmental Protection Agency in August called for reversing the Trump-era loosening of vehicle emissions rules with a new plan to boost efficiency 10 percent in the 2023 model year and aiming for a fleet average of 52 miles per gallon by 2026. But the states and cities want more stringent rules.

* Ford is very serious about EVs. Ford Motor Company announced plans to bring electric vehicles at scale to American customers with two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Ford, together with its South Korean battery partner, SK Innovation, plans to invest $11.4 billion and create nearly 11,000 new jobs at the Tennessee and Kentucky mega-sites, strengthening local communities and building on Ford’s position as America’s leading employer of hourly autoworkers. An all-new $5.6 billion mega campus in Stanton, TN, called Blue Oval City, will create approximately 6,000 new jobs and reimagine how vehicles and batteries are manufactured. The plants will be up and running in 2025.

* The two-row 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee was unveiled online and will add a plug-in hybrid electric version to its lineup. The Grand Cherokee 4xe will join a 4xe version of the Jeep Wrangler as the brand’s first two plug-in hybrids available in the United States.

* OPEC’s annual World Energy Outlook acknowledges that more electric vehicles will be on the road and the push for alternative and renewable energy will usher in a decline in the demand for oil in rich countries. However, growth in countries of expanding economies will mean oil will be the world’s No. 1 source of energy through 2045. OPEC forecasts global vehicle population to grow by 1.1 billion to 2.6 billion by 2045 with 500 million being electric powered.

* A new consumer survey carried out by MINI USA finds that American consumers are increasingly looking to electrify their daily on-road travel. Survey results say that half of all consumers expect the American automotive market to be mostly electric within just 15 years. Driving range concerns are balanced by 78{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of respondents saying they do not travel more than 50 miles per day on average. Younger consumers hold an especially positive attitude toward EVs, with Gen Z and Millennial consumers, indicating they are more likely to consider purchasing an EV in five years at 39{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} and 41{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809}, respectively.

* ABB is launching an innovative all-in-one Electric Vehicle (EV) charger, which provides the fastest charging experience on the market. ABB’s new Terra 360 is a modular charger which can simultaneously charge up to four vehicles with dynamic power distribution. This means that drivers will not have to wait if somebody else is already charging ahead of them. They simply pull up to another plug. The new charger has a maximum output of 360 kW and is capable of fully charging any electric car in 15 minutes or less, meeting the needs of a variety of EV users, whether they need a fast charge or to top their battery up while grocery shopping. We are getting closer to the refueling time of a gasoline pump!

* Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 550,000 cars and minivans in the U.S. because the turn signals can flash in the opposite direction of what the driver intended. The recall covers the Hyundai Sonata midsize sedan from the 2015 through 2017 model years, and Sonata Hybrid from 2016 and 2017. The Kia Sedona minivan from 2015 through 2017 also is affected.

* The all-women’s 2021 Rebelle Rally, the longest off-road rally in the United States, features eight days of fierce competition across more than 1,500 miles of Nevada, Arizona and California desert. It begins Oct. 7 at the Hoover Dam in Nevada and culminates Oct. 16 in California’s Imperial Sand Dunes. Nissan unveiled its red, white and blue one-off 2022 Frontier PRO-4X features a range of new NISMO Off Road parts, including NISMO Off Road 4-inch Lights, NISMO Off Road Performance Exhaust, NISMO Off Road Suspension Kit and NISMO Off Road AXIS Wheels – which appeared recently at the 2021 Overland Expo West. The rally team is Team Wild Grace with co-captains Sedona Blinson and Lyn Woodward.

* Lewis Hamilton claimed an historic 100th F1 career victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in a pulsating Russian Grand Prix. This marked Lewis’s 79th victory with the Mercedes works team, extending its 100{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} win record in Russia which began with victories for Mercedes in 1913 and 1914. In claiming his 25 points, Lewis surpassed 4000 points in F1, the first driver to reach that milestone. Lewis Hamilton (246.5 points) leads the Drivers’ Championship from Max Verstappen (244.5), while Valtteri Bottas is in third position (151 points). The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (397.5 points) lead Red Bull (364.5 points) by 33 points in the Constructors’ Championship.

* Alex Palou clinched his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship with a composed drive to fourth place in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, a race won by Colton Herta. Palou became the first Spaniard to win an INDYCAR SERIES championship and is Chip Ganassi Racing’s second consecutive title winner and 14th INDYCAR SERIES champion overall. This is his first season with the powerhouse team in the No. 10 NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, joining CGR after his rookie season in 2020, when he finished 16th in the standings.

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