Auto News For Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - The Average New Car Costs $33,340
Here are the seven must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Tuesday, July 7, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Honda wants to return to more exciting products. Hopefully that means more cars like the Civic Type R and fewer cars like the supposedly exciting CR-Z. New Honda Motor Company CEO Takahiro Hachigo says, “I plan to create a new Honda.†INSIDE THE AVERAGE CAR Americans are spending an average of $33,340 on new car purchases and leases. What does $33,340 buy you? How ‘bout a Ford Mustang GT?
INSIDE THE AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS The headline accurately depicts the story: “Why did mechanics in New York’s worst neighborhood go on hunger strike?†Michael Ballaban explores the topic for Jalopnik. TTAC In honour of the July 4 weekend just past, these are the 15, no 20, best-selling American vehicles in America so far this year, from the Ford F-Series to the Chevrolet Impala. INSIDE SUBARU Can a brand new Subaru Outback be sufficiently modified to make it surprisingly offroadable but still a reasonable daily driver? Apparently. RECALL Volkswagen is recalling 62 Passats (model year 2015) because, “The affected vehicles have a brake line at the left rear wheel that may not have been properly tightened.†WATCH Think of parkour, or freerunning, as the human-only equivalent to a Ken Block gymkhana. Young Robbie Griffith, a 14-year-old from Scotland, is thus a Ken Block equivalent himself.
- Auto News For Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - Nissan North America Gets The Qashqai
Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Tuesday, July 13, 2015. FUTURE The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado will have a number of small updates, but it’s mostly the same truck as the 2015 model. One key difference...
- Auto News For Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - Nissan Outsold Honda In Canada
Here are six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Tuesday, March 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS Globally, Nissan is part of the vast Renault Nissan Alliance, the fourth-largest automaker in the world. But in...
- Auto News For Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - Gm Buying Back $5b In Shares
Here are six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Tuesday, March 10, 2015. REVIEW So much boost. Very little Eco. Blake Z. Rong reviews the 2015 Ford F-150 for TTAC. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS Might Volkswagen...
- Auto News For February 24, 2015 - Epa Updates Testing Procedures
(Let us introduce you to the seventh edition of GCBC's new daily auto news recaps including stories from around the web that are either important, informative, interesting, intriguing, or all of the above. Brought to you by GCBC's operations...