Category: OEMs

@Toyota: Toyota Texas Revs Up STEM Education with Record-Breaking ACE Race

What began as a simple request to fund a student trip has evolved into a premier electric vehicle competition that’s fueling the future of STEM education in South Texas. Toyota Texas partnered with the San Antonio community and the South Texas Business Partnership Foundation for the Alamo City Electrathon (ACE Race), an event where hundreds… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Texas Revs Up STEM Education with Record-Breaking ACE Race

@Toyota: Rally Finland: Preview High hopes on home roads for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team hopes to fly high on home roads when Rally Finland stages the fastest and most spectacular round of the FIA World Rally Championship on July 31-August 3. The forests of central Finland around the city of Jyväskylä are considered to be rallying’s spiritual home, containing smooth and high-speed gravel… Continue reading @Toyota: Rally Finland: Preview
High hopes on home roads for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

@FCA: Dodge Durango Tops Segment in JD Power 2025 US APEAL Study, Dodge Ranks Second Among Mass-market Brands

July 25, 2025 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Dodge Durango earned top honors in the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, ranking first in the upper midsize SUV segment. Dodge made the most significant leap among mass-market brands, improving by 31 points and jumping to second place. This impressive climb was fueled… Continue reading @FCA: Dodge Durango Tops Segment in JD Power 2025 US APEAL Study, Dodge Ranks Second Among Mass-market Brands

End of thermal engines: a historic factory ceases its production after more than 50 years, employees redirect to batteries

The automaker Stellantis announces the gradual stop of the production of thermal engines on the Douvrin site (Pas-de-Calais). Hundreds of employees must be transferred to the production of batteries. The unions denounce a disguised closure and request a more ambitious conversion plan. Regional news Each day, an overview of the main news from all regions.… Continue reading End of thermal engines: a historic factory ceases its production after more than 50 years, employees redirect to batteries

@VW Group: The new A6 Sedan launches across retail locations010454

The A6 Sedan is arriving at authorized retailers this week. It sets standards in design and aerodynamics and makes innovation and comfort in the premium full-size class tangible in every detail. Its exceptionally low drag coefficient of 0.23 is the best value for a combustion-engine production model in Audi history. The lower the drag, the… Continue reading @VW Group: The new A6 Sedan launches across retail locations010454

German FAZ: Six injuries in the event of a rear -end collision to traffic jam ends on A3009715

Grüsselbach. On a federal road in East Hesse, debris parts of an accident have damaged a bus occupied by children. A truck driver was injured, and everyone got away on the bus, as the police headquarters in East Hesse reports.   At noon, two trucks collided with the exterior mirrors on federal road 84 near Grüsselbach… Continue reading German FAZ: Six injuries in the event of a rear -end collision to traffic jam ends on A3009715

German FAZ: Hessische Zoos Wilded Animals from009714

Small dark eyes and a heart-shaped face: The Darmstadt Zoo Vivarium has released two young barn owls near Babenhausen in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district. The two birds slipped in the zoo in May this year and were then brought to a natural brood in mid -July, as the city now announced. They thus strengthen the veil’s… Continue reading German FAZ: Hessische Zoos Wilded Animals from009714

@Toyota: Bold and Compact: The 2026 Toyota Corolla Offers Impressive Features and Technology

Blind Spot Monitor w/ Rear Cross-Traffic Alert is Now Standard Across All Grades Toyota Introduces 12.3-in. Digital Gauge Cluster Standard on XSE Grade 7-in. Digital Gauge Cluster Standard on LE and SE Grades 2.0L, Dynamic Force 4-cylinder Achieves 169 horsepower and 151 lb.-ft. of torque Impressive Fuel Efficiency with up to a Manufacturer-estimated 35 MPG… Continue reading @Toyota: Bold and Compact: The 2026 Toyota Corolla Offers Impressive Features and Technology