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The Jeep® brand is returning to its ‘home away from home’ – Moab, Utah – for the 57th annual Easter Jeep Safari, scheduled for April 1-9, 2023. For more than five decades, thousands of enthusiasts and Jeep brand loyalists gather to participate in one of the largest…
Read More Jeep Performance Parts By Mopar Concept Vehicles Head To 57th Annual Easter Jeep Safari
Honda recalls a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly. The recall covers some of the automaker’s top-selling models, including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey, and the…
Read More Honda Recalls 500,000 Vehicles For Seat Belt Issue
PITTSBURGH, PA. – An InventHelp inventor has reason to celebrate as their invention is ready for market. “I thought there could be an improved jack system for use when changing a tire or performing other vehicle repairs,” said the inventor from Las Vegas, Nevada, “So I…
Read More InventHelp Inventor Develops Improved Vehicle Jack System
Maserati is back. The Autodromo Varano de’ Melegari was the setting for the track debut of the high-performance GT2, the car that epitomizes the House of the Trident’s return to racing. The shakedown at the Parma circuit is the precursor to a series of events…
Read More Maserati Back In Competition, In The GT Championship, GT2 Takes To Track For Trial Runs
Ford is increasing production at manufacturing plants across North America to meet strong customer demand for vehicles including Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, Bronco Sport, and Maverick. The company is also preparing to launch all-new versions of four significant vehicles in 2023: Super Duty, Ranger, Mustang, and…
Read More Ford Increasing Production Of Popular Vehicles In Response To Customer Demand
Concerns about self-driving cars are significantly higher than last year, according to an annual automated vehicle survey just released by AAA. The survey reveals 68% of drivers fear riding in a self-driving vehicle. That’s up from 55% in 2022, the largest annual increase since 2020.…
Read More Report: Fear Of Self-Driving Cars On the Rise
The BMW Group is presenting the first vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. After four years of development work, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and development project is entering its critical next phase. The fleet of under 100 vehicles…
Read More BMW Group Brings Hydrogen Cars To The Road: BMW iX5 Hydrogen Pilot Fleet Launches
Electric vehicle drivers found that the nearest public charger was unusable in more than one in five charging attempts, according to an updated survey by J.D. Power, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) reported Tuesday. J.D. Power had reported in August that 20% of more than 11,500 surveyed drivers…
Read More Study: America’s Electric Vehicle Dream Plagued With Broken Charging Stations
Ford will pause production of its signature electric pickup truck for several weeks, after a battery issue led to a fire in one truck during a pre-delivery quality check, according To Ford Motor Company, The fire occured on Feb. 4 and spread to a nearby…
Read More Ford To Pause Production Of Its Signature Electric Pickup Truck After Battery Fire
American electric vehicle company Tesla has issued a recall of nearly 363,000 vehicles over concerns that its self-driving software is unsafe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Thursday. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software might allow a vehicle to perform a variety…
Read More Tesla Recalls 300,000 Vehicles Over ‘Self-Driving’ Software Safety