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Happy Birthday to the Automobile, Born Aug. 26, 1885

Happy Birthday to the Automobile, Born Aug. 26, 1885

The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his ‘riding car’, the world’s first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The world would never be the same, and more than 100 years later, engineers and designers are still tinkering with the size, power and performance
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Test Drive: Ineos Grenadier SUV

Test Drive: Ineos Grenadier SUV

The Ineos Grenadier is the best new SUV you probably haven’t heard of. Even so, you should consider this tough, capable and comfortable off-roader, available in North America in Fall 2023. I tested a pre-production model recently, over rocks and through mud, and was suitably impressed. The Ineos Grenadier merges the best off-road capability of
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Best and Worst States to Own an Electric Car or Truck

Best and Worst States to Own an Electric Car or Truck

With EV sales surging, and the majority of consumers indicating that they’d consider buying an EV such as the award-winning Hyundai Ioniq 5 and blockbuster Ford F-150 Lightning, it’s wise to check incentives for EV ownership, availability of charging stations, and more. Simply, some parts of the USA are more EV-friendly than others.   Yes,
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Bertha Benz: Automotive Pioneer

Bertha Benz: Automotive Pioneer

Bertha Benz was the first documented woman driver and the first woman we would describe today as an automotive marketing pro or influencer. Her pioneering and headline-making 130-mile round-trip drive in 1888 between home and her mother’s house was a media sensation and helped her husband’s motorized contraption become popular. It was a road trip
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Automotive History: 120 Years of Mercedes

Automotive History: 120 Years of Mercedes

Automotive history: How Mercedes got its name. 120 years ago, the name of an eleven-year-old girl became the epitome of cars and the first luxury car brand in the world. On April 2, 1900, Gottlieb Daimler named the vehicles produced by his Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company) as Mercédès, after the daughter of  Daimler’s biggest customer.
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Car Manufacturers Want You to Share

Car Manufacturers Want You to Share

Auto manufacturers are hedging their bets by launching car sharing companies around the world. It’s a good way to protect against new car sales that are up one month and down another, protectionist trade barriers, and the fickle habits of millennials. In survey after survey, they’ve indicated they would rather share than own. All car
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Happy 130th Birthday of the Automobile

Happy 130th Birthday of the Automobile

It was a day that would change the world by setting it in motion. Happy 130th birthday to the automobile, born January 29, 1886, when German engineer Carl Benz applied for a patent on his “gas-powered vehicle”. Later the same year and independently of Benz, German engineer and tinkerer Gottlieb Daimler built his motorized carriage
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Mercedes-Benz Relaunches Maybach Super-Luxury Car

Mercedes-Benz Relaunches Maybach Super-Luxury Car

Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is relaunching the super-luxury Maybach sedan in 2015 as a 2016 model. The company stopped manufacturing them in 2012 because there just weren’t enough sales of the $380,000 car, even to Russian oligarchs or American rap stars. Maybach sold just 3,000 cars in a decade of competing against super-luxury limo
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Best 2013 cars manufactured in USA

Best 2013 cars manufactured in USA

The new Cadillac ATS performance sedan has been named “Best of the Year” 2013 car by MotorWeek, the longest running automotive series on television. This award includes only vehicles made in America, on assembly lines operated both by Detroit based manufacturers and foreign companies including Toyota/Lexus, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan/Infiniti, which have been building cars
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Suzuki files for bankruptcy in USA

Suzuki files for bankruptcy in USA

If you own or are planning to buy a Suzuki vehicle in the United States, this is not good news — American Suzuki has filed for bankruptcy and will drive out of the car market in North America.  Suzuki motorcycles will continue to be sold, but not cars.  According to the New York Times, Suzuki
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