How do you get people to think about their next car in a pandemic, when showrooms are closed and motor shows are canceled? Volvo’s agency in Belgium has come up with a plan. The Brussels Motor Show 2022 was due to take place in January but was postponed for a whole year due to COVID. So […]
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Martin Chevrolet-Buick-GMC has become an open book. The Texas dealership posts a list of incoming vehicles online so it can turn that inventory faster. Customers can browse the frequently updated spreadsheet of what’s in transit and in production and then call, text or chat online with the sales team to reserve a vehicle with a
We played in the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, slid behind the wheel of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, and saw the reveal of the Aston Martin DBX707. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We found ourselves behind the wheel of the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor during a Minnesota snow storm and experienced
DETROIT — As Lincoln Motor Co. celebrates a century of ownership under Ford Motor Co., the luxury brand is preparing this year to show its first battery-electric vehicle. Lincoln last year announced plans to launch four new EVs by 2030. Automotive News has reported the first will be an electric Aviator crossover, although output has
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A marketing company and its owner have appealed a Federal Trade Commission ban following what the agency deemed deceptive dealership mailers and auto lending disclosure violations. FTC commissioners in October ruled 4-0 that Traffic Jam Events and its owner, David Jeansonne, had violated the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Truth in Lending Act with
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What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Genesis G90? What does it compare to? The 2022 Genesis G90 is the flagship full-size sedan for the fledgling luxury brand, designed to compete with the biggest and most luxurious sedans out there like the Lexus LS, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7-Series, and Audi A8. Is the 2022 Genesis
DETROIT — Google is latching onto the mobility tech hub Ford Motor Co. is developing at Detroit’s long-abandoned train station in Corktown. The tech giant and the automaker are set to announce Friday that Google will provide its cloud-based technological services at Michigan Central, the new name for Ford’s mobility innovation campus centered on the
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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is creating a new subsidiary to market and manage its mobility tech hub in downtown Detroit to make the innovation district Ford “agnostic,” a company executive told Crain’s Detroit Business, an affilaite of Automotive News. Ford has formed Michigan Central Innovation District LLC, which will manage how the Ford-owned Michigan
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TOKYO — Toyota will continue its low-profile approach to Olympic sponsorship during this month’s Winter Games in Beijing, despite splurging to be the exclusive mobility provider to the international sporting events. All told, the world’s biggest automaker will provide some 2,200 vehicles for the Beijing Olympiad, to shuttle around athletes, coaching staff, officials and VIPs,
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We’re fairly familiar with stories about customers suing dealers or carmakers but now one New York Nissan dealer is taking the automotive giant to court for allowing a rival outlet to open too close to his own store. The dealer in question is F. James Rourke, joint owner and general manager of Central Avenue Nissan
