AutoDealer Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

Says the truck lineup is still tops in the U.S., emphasizes its focus on nonelectric models.

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Autocar

JANUARY 2, 2024

Urban Rebel concept previews Raval hatch, due in 2025 New virtual reality concept merges simulated racing with real-world motorsport Cupra’s new Exponential Experience – which allows people to drive a real electric racing car around a digital course seen using virtual reality (VR) goggles – has “huge potential to do things that nobody has done before” in both real and virtual motorsport, and elsewhere.

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AutoDealer Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

Study shows non-Tesla stores selling the models surged over the past three years.

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Autocar

JANUARY 2, 2024

New range-topping version of large electric SUV adds genuine off-road ability, without compromising on premium sheen The new Audi Q8 E-tron edition Dakar comes with eight – eight! – wheels.Have Ingolstadt’s finest developed a new eight-wheel-drive system? Of course not: the special edition of the firm’s biggest electric SUV comes with sets of both off- and on-road tyres, reflecting its intended and likely actual use cases.Inspired by the RS Q e-tron Dakar Rally challenger, the new machine takes

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AutoDealer Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

Initiative designed to enhance compliance for the benefit of consumers.

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Auto Express

JANUARY 2, 2024

Skoda’s award-winning Octavia is set to be even better with a mid-life refresh

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

Qualifying for the 1983 Daytona 500 was a story of highs and lows for NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough. He became the first driver in history to run a qualifying lap faster than 200 miles per hour, but on his second pass of the Daytona International Speedway, Yarborough lost control of his No. 28 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.… Read more.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Canadian International AutoShow is coming up in February and one new addition to the event will be the Porsche Vision Gran Turismo — the OEM’s first concept study of a vehicle designed specifically for a video game. The life-sized concept of the Vision GT represents one of the many showpieces that will be presented at the show. Porsche is expected to have a 10,000-square-foot display on the 700 level of the South Building at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Ontario.

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Autocar

JANUARY 2, 2024

This week the lads talk the appeal of the Suzuki Swift. The lads come to you from Caffeine and and Machine where they talk 2024's key cars and events Episode 69 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking over good coffee from Caffeine and Machine about 2024's interesting upcoming cars and events, plus the appeal of the Suzuki Swift , the Audi SQ8 E-tron , buying ex-press demonstrators (or not) and much more besides.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Automotive Training Centre announced that it will offer eligible Amazon employees in Surrey, B.C., Montréal, Qué., and Cambridge and Toronto, Ont., relevant, practical, and job-related skills for a career in the automotive and transportation sectors as part of Amazon’s Career Choice program. “We’re looking forward to ATC coming on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class offerings available to our employees,” said Tammy Thieman, Global Di

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

The first weeks of January are always full of number crunching, as automakers start putting out their sales results for the fourth quarter and the previous year as a whole. Tesla is one of the first to release Q4 2023 numbers , announcing that in 2023 it produced 1,845,985 vehicles and delivered 1,808,581 — a new… Read more.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Dealers may be interested to note that the Canadian used wholesale market experienced a decline in prices of -0.43% for the week ending on Dec. 23, which is the latest market update from Canadian Black Book. The decline is slightly more than the 2017-2019 average of the same week, and less than the prior week’s -0.74%. The car segment was down -0.41%, compared to the previous reporting period’s -0.51%.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

Something interesting is going on, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it happen before, at least not in these past few years: a vehicle is getting discounted at dealers before it’s even officially launched. That’s what’s happening with Kia and its newest EV, the EV9. Dealers across the country have hit the EV9 with… Read more.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

JANUARY 2, 2024

A U.S.-based company that deals with vehicle shipping and transport services released a guide to help consumers steer clear of car transport scams this year — including safeguarding data, verifying insurance coverage, and properly reading and understanding the terms of a contract. In a news release, InterstateCarTransport.com said its guide aims to empower consumers and help ensure their vehicles reach their destination securely and stress-free.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

Twenty-five years. It’s been 25 years since 1999. As an elder millennial , I just can’t fathom that kind of time passage. It feels like it was a thousand years ago, but also last week. There was something of a sea change in automotive design in the late 1990s, and that produced a few wonky shapes that have become quite… Read more.

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Dealers United

JANUARY 2, 2024

Boost local visibility and drive qualified car buyer traffic with proven advertising ideas for auto dealerships.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

While landing in Tokyo , a Japan Airlines jet hit a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft, causing the passenger jet to explode, killing five Coast Guard members on the other plane. Japan Airlines said all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on the plane were safely evacuated at Haneda Airport on January 2, according to the New… Read more.

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F&I and Showroom

JANUARY 2, 2024

Says the truck lineup is still tops in the U.S., emphasizes its focus on nonelectric models.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

There’s something in the water in Texas. That’s the only thing that can explain it. The gearheads down there in the section of America that used to be Mexico really know how to take fast s**t and make it faster s**t. Audi’s second-generation R8 is already impressive with a 533 horsepower V10 and a 0-60 time of 3.5… Read more.

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F&I and Showroom

JANUARY 2, 2024

Study shows non-Tesla stores selling the models surged over the past three years.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

We first learned about Volkswagen ’s plans to revive the International Harvester Scout as a new EV brand named Scout Motors back in May 2022, when the VW subsidiary showed off some side-view sketches and announced its intentions to produce the new pickup and SUV starting in 2026. Now, thanks to a new brand-building… Read more.

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F&I and Showroom

JANUARY 2, 2024

Initiative designed to enhance compliance for the benefit of consumers.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

The electric sedan Nürburgring lap battle raging between Porsche and Tesla is so hot right now. Back in June Tesla sent a Model S Plaid with the optional “track pack” (carbon ceramics, increased top speed, and sticky Goodyears) to the ‘Ring to beat Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S lap time, and succeeded. Since 2019 the EV… Read more.

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Auto Express

JANUARY 2, 2024

Company car users will appreciate the low tax, exceptionally luxurious interior, outstanding refinement, and long range of the BMW i5

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

Happy Tuesday! It’s January 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Auto Express

JANUARY 2, 2024

Pictures of the upcoming Xiaomi SU7

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

World champion cyclist Melissa Hoskins was killed on December 30 when her husband Rohan Dennis allegedly struck and killed her with his Volkswagen ute in Adelaide, South Australia. Dennis was charged with death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life, according to ABC. Dennis is also an… Read more.

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Auto Express

JANUARY 2, 2024

The evergreen Skoda Octavia’s subtle facelift will be revealed in full on Feb 14th

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice E23 looks to be a solid base for a cool old car that can be wrenched on over the weekend and still driven during the week. Let’s decide what such a workhorse might be worth. Read more.

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Auto Express

JANUARY 2, 2024

The award-winning family car will get a new look and updated technology

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

If you’re traveling around major U.S. holidays, especially during the winter, you need to be prepared for flight delays and cancelations. It sucks, but that’s just the way it is. Sometimes, airlines mess up and lie to you about it , but other times, a massive storm rolls in and messes everything up. On Monday, though, N… Read more.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Software company GasBuddy recently released its annual Fuel Price Outlook, which shows an anticipated decrease in gasoline and diesel prices this year in the United States. The news may also prove of interest to dealers in Canada, as what happens in the U.S. tends to have a ripple effect. Dealers may also see a trend in the type of vehicles that will sell this year.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency has been the non-partisan adjudicator of vehicle emissions and fuel mileage in the United States for over 50 years. With the rise in electric vehicle sales, range has become a crucial selling point for customers. The EPA goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that its figures are a… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

Last year, a whole host of automakers adopted Tesla’s NACS charging plug as their own — from Ford to GM, Subaru to Mercedes, the number of brands that won’t use Tesla’s plugs in their cars is starting to dwindle. Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

“It’s a new year, and it’s time for a new me.” That’s what some of us say every time January rolls around on the calendar, right? It can feel like a clean slate, an opportunity to renew your efforts to make yourself, your life, your car, better than ever. It’s time for a turnaround, don’t you think? Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

A couple was killed and a handful of others were injured just after New Year’s when a man driving a car full of explosives ran into a crowd leaving a concert in upstate New York. Now, it’s being investigated as possible terrorism, according to ABC News. Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 2, 2024

A former New York Police Department captain, who retired in October of 2023, shot another man in the leg during a road rage incident in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn on New Year’s Eve. I cannot imagine what took place before this, but I guarantee it is not worth shooting a dude over. Read more.

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