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Did you know that if you are shipping a car, the cost of that transport is affected by ways most people usually don’t think about? If you are concerned about keeping affordable auto shipping costs down then you need to know this. Auto transport costs can be affected and go up if your car has […]

In case you’ve been holding up to go car shopping, this is the ideal opportunity. Purchasing an auto or SUV with your tax refund can be an awesome approach to get low payments since you’ll have additional money to put down. Now all you have to do is figure out where to shop for the […]

A year ago, auto maker Audi reported it was chipping away at a lunar rover with a group called the Part-Time Scientists. Presently the organization says the plan of its Lunar Quattro is finished, and all that is left is the final testing before it’s prepared to set out toward the moon.  In spite of […]

Ford’s chief executive, Mark Fields, told the BBC that the main decision to cancel the new vehicle plant in Mexico was because of a “dramatic decline for the demand for small cars here in North America,” allowing the company to cope with its existing plant. “That did play a part and it’s a vote of confidence […]

Car industry leaders General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. are soon planning to declare an extension of their coordinated effort on fuel cell technology improvement. GM and Honda on Friday said two senior executives would hold a news gathering in Detroit with Michigan’s Lt. Gov., Brian Calley. Mark Reuss, GM’s executive vice president for […]

The safety defect has provoked a global recall of around 100 million inflators by more than twelve prominent automakers. The driver endured a serious injury to her trachea in a rear end crash, as per a police report. In June 2016, government regulators said inflators in 2001-03 showed that Honda and Acura vehicles have up […]

Thrifty Auto Shipping always wants to bring you the best information possible when it comes to information regarding the car transport business so we wanted to share some of the information based on an article regarding cars being shipped across the ocean from our friends at Auto Week. This is a big booming business and […]

Thrifty Auto Shipping is one of the leading Auto Shipping and Car Transport Companies operating in the USA. They have earned a status of being a highly esteemed and reputable organization due to their high-end services. The auto shipping industry is comprised of several different small and large-scale companies and in the competitive world of […]

Ford is definitely trying to keep up with the latest technology. They announced last week that they’re diving into the field of “over-the-air” software updates, including Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to its 2016 cars with Sync 3 through a wireless software update. The most recent move up to Sync 3, Ford’s intuitive touch-screen framework, […]

Carvana, one of the top eCommerce platforms for purchasing used cars, opened its’ fourth Car Vending Machine in Texas, joining Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. The Frisco Car Vending Machine, just north of Dallas, will offer a one of a kind and inventive way for Carvana customers to pick up their purchased auto and will […]

Automakers have been exploring different avenues regarding self-driving autos for a considerable length of time. Why did self-driving cars all of a sudden turn into the automobile business’ biggest new thing? It’s because all these new technologies are within our reach financially and technically,” Ken Washington, Ford vice-president-Research, and Advanced Engineering tell the audience during […]

Advances in driverless car technology has been very swift.  A report by Bloomberg says Ford will go straight to completely autonomous driving because engineers who are testing the company’s self-driving vehicles are falling asleep at the wheel because there is so little for them to do. That’s one of the main reasons they’re making a beeline […]

“You never see ‘air pollution’ written as the cause of death on death certificates,” an expert once said. If it was, the enormous toll toxic air takes on the health of billions of the world’s people would prompt a global emergency response. In any case, the winds of progress are currently impacting the air pollution […]

Wal-Mart won’t offer to sell you an auto directly, nor will it partner directly with car dealers but they will lease space in select stores to its new partner, CarSaver, an online auto retail website. This is the same way it leases space to McDonald’s and other companies. CarSaver will then introduce customers with the […]

It didn’t take long after launching a test of self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco that the US car ride-sharing leader Uber had to park its modified Volvo XC90 pilot fleet. The move comes after the State of California pulled the registrations on the self-driving SUVs in light of the fact that Uber […]

A government judge recently threw out a lawsuit brought on by several car dealerships against Carfax Inc. The claims state that the vehicle history report company used by Carfax used anticompetitive practices but were found to be unwarranted. In a request conceded Sept. 30 yet discharged on Dec. 9, U.S. Locale Judge Alison Nathan allowed […]

AutoNation Inc. is set to start five AutoNation-branded car auctions within two years and they expect to auction most of its wholesale vehicles.  AutoNation, the country’s largest new-vehicle retailer, already has experience in the auction business. It has owned and operated Prime Auto Auction for more than 18 years in Los Angeles. That auction sells 25,000 vehicles […]

Several car makers all the way from Germany to Detroit are warily checking President-elect Donald Trump’s developing administration to see whether it brings through with the Republican’s campaign guarantees of renegotiating exchange bargains, forcing strong tariffs and moving back government regulations on business and industry. “The key is whether the candidate Trump … differs from […]

  THE ‘KING OF KUSTOMIZERS’ GEORGE BARRIS CREATED THESE TWO DISTINCTIVE FORDS FOR THIS CELEBRITY DUO George Barris remains the principal name in Hollywood auto customizers, having made everything from the Batmobile to KITT from “Knight Rider.” His custom work for TV indicates prompted uncommon undertakings for famous people for their very own utilization, including […]

  We’re in a day and age where many people are losing automaker’s jobs to the use of robotics. “Today it would be impossible to add all the sensors necessary to replace the human sense of touch,” Audi production boss Hubert Waltl said. “People can reach into a box and without looking immediately recognize a […]