CHATHAM, Mass. – Tropical storm Lee, the remnant of Hurricane Lee, visited Cape Cod while I had a redesigned-for-2023 GMC Canyon Denali mid-size pickup truck, the perfect vehicle to tour the storm-impacted region even while the rain pounded and the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I am happy whenever I get the chance to review a Mazda, so when a fresh subcompact 2024 Mazda 3 Hatchback Turbo Premium Plus arrived prior to a road trip to Maine, I was thrilled. The pint-sized…
DUBLIN, Ireland — The global automotive sensors market is worth $19.2 billion and is expected to reach $44 billion by 2033 at a compound-annual-growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6%, according to a recently published report by Future Market Insights (FMI). With…
CHATHAM, Mass. – When Honda designed its all-new three-row 2023 Pilot the Japanese automaker engineered the TrailSport variant as the most off-road capable sport-utility vehicle (SUV) in the company’s history. A 10-day period with the 2023 Honda Pilot AWD TrailSport…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The 2023 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Crew Cab mid-size pickup kept surprising throughout my week behind the wheel. Surprise number one: just how livable the truck was for a non-trucker like me. Ingress and egress was easy for…
BANER GAON, India — The global slack-adjuster market is expected to grow past $5 billion by 2028, according to a recently published report from Industry Research. According to the findings presented in the Automotive Slack Adjuster Market, the market will…
CHATHAM, Mass. – To most Americans who even remember the Alfa Romeo name, the image it evokes is a sleek, sexy two-seat roadster with unique Italian flair being driven by the likes of Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren along the…
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Wilwood Racing has engineered an innovative new Lug-Drive dynamic-mount rotor system specifically for the lighter, stronger Starlite 55XD Wide 5 hubs. The 55XD design shaves weight by mounting the forged aluminum rotor adapter closer to the hub’s…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Mercedes-Benz lists 12 different SUVs on its consumer website, from the subcompact GLA to the uber-premium/luxury Mercedes-Maybach GLS. I recently spent a week in a 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC, the latest iteration of the company’s original…
FREMONT, Calif.– Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving company, recently held a joint-venture signing ceremony with Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (TMCI) and GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (GTMC) to jointly advance the future mass production and large-scale deployment…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Allowing the customer to find just the right full-size pickup to meet his or her needs has been the cornerstone of this segment for generations, so when the desire is for a value-oriented, four-door, five-or-six-passenger pickup to…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Last week the Burke Porter Group (BPG) announced the creation of a new division to provide advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) calibration equipment to the aftermarket. The long-term testing-and-calibration company appointed Doug Kelly as the new division’s…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The redesigned (second generation) 2024 Chevrolet Trax 2RS subcompact sport-utility (SUV) surprised me – in a particularly good way. I did not expect much when I was told I would be spending a week in the 1.2-liter,…
LOS ANGELES — Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (Nasdaq: MPAA) announced it recently added more than 50 new late model vehicle brake pad and rotor part number applications to its catalog, providing additional coverage for more than five-million vehicles. These…
AVON, Ohio – Across North America, at every hour and over every mile of road, commercial vehicle drivers keep things moving with a focus on safety. In support of the goals of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe…
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — Technology company ZF unveiled its new Chassis Solutions Division, which will bundle chassis, steering and braking within one group, as part of its Global Technology Day demonstration event. The event highlighted its self-developed thermal management system for…
PONTIAC, Mich. — PureForge Brakes Systems, LLC acquired the engineering services division of Pontiac, Michigan-based PMD Automotive LLC. Adding PMD Automotive’s Engineering Services Group provides a vertical integration that provides expertise and is a strategic and tactical move in PureForge’s…
DUBLIN — The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Market- Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2018-2030F Segmented by Vehicle Type (Passenger Car, Commercial Vehicle), By Level of Automation, By Component, By Mobility Type, and By Region report has been added…
CHATHAM, Mass. – There is a lot to like about the Texas-manufactured 2023 Toyota Tundra, which benefited from the changes introduced last year with the launch of third generation of the company’s full-size pickup truck. The comprehensively equipped Tundra 4X4…
BOSTON — As autonomous vehicles (AV) become increasingly attractive, one technology that is playing a crucial role in their development is lidar. Lidar, short for light detection and ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses lasers to measure distances…
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Wilwood Racing has engineered an innovative new Lug-Drive dynamic-mount rotor system specifically for race cars using Wide 5 and 5×5 hubs. The new floating rotor Lug-Drive system simplifies assembly with a single snap ring in place of…
SEOUL — STRADVISION, an automotive industry pioneer in deep learning-based vision perception technology, has received the highest assessment level (AL3) of TISAX® (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange), covering the highest requirements of various assessment objectives. TISAX’s assessment is an important…
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – The debate about the future and viability of the automotive aftermarket, including the brake-component segment, is global. As vehicles evolve, with more systems integrated (like brake-by-wire replacing traditional hydraulic systems) within the vehicle’s architecture, questions about the…
CHATHAM, Mass – A lot of compact SUVs are being dressed up as adventure vehicles, whereas Jeep ensures its Compass Trailhawk is truly off-road capable by certifying it as Trail Rated®. Achieving this certification means the 2023 Compass Trailhawk 4X4…
DUBLIN — The Sensor Market for Automated Vehicles by Component (Hardware, Software), Offering, Software, Level of Autonomy (L2+, L3, L4), Propulsion (ICE, Electric), Vehicle Type, Sensor Platform Approach, Sensor Fusion Process and Region – Global Forecast to 2030 report has…