The new electric Hummer from General Motors will live up to the reputation of its predecessors for being capable and over the top but in different ways than the gas-guzzling vehicles that previously bore the name.
The Tekmetric Index (TM-500) collects data from 500 auto repair shops, a sample of Tekmetric users across the United States. TM-500 monitors economical trends to show how the industry is performing as a whole.
Millennials (born 1985 to 2000) bypassed Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964) during 2015 to become the largest generation of the U.S. population.
Motor vehicle death rates in the U.S. increased by 20% in first six months of 2020 according to National Safety Council estimates.
Electric vehicles will make up as many as 8 out of 10 new cars sold in 2050.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for October 12 through 19, including a Freightliner recall involving 128,269 units and a Hyundai recall involving 6,707 units.
A newly released surveyi of parents of U.S. teens conducted by Michelin North America, Inc. and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that 62% say their child has experienced a COVID-19 related disruption in driver education/licensing, but 35% don't have a backup plan for replacing lost learning.
Gasoline demand, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), back tracked for the week ending Oct. 9, decreasing from 8.90 million b/d to 8.58 million b/d. Lower demand, even as total domestic stocks decreased by 1.6 million bbl to 225.1 million bbl and imports fell to their lowest rate since Sept. 18, has contributed to pump price decreases for the majority of the country.
The changes we’re facing due to the pandemic require that we think differently.
The California Air Resource Board (CARB) sent a letter this week to automakers and other vehicle and engine manufacturers regarding unapproved hardware or software programs in vehicles that interfere with emission control systems.
