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2024 Ford Bronco Big Bend is an all-capable 4-cylinder icon



By Casey Williams
MyCarData

(January 3, 2025) Over the river, through the woods, or just across open Interstate, the 2024 Ford Bronco Big Bend is ready for adventure.  Whether bounding over rough trails to a lake cabin, gobbling up potholes on the way to work, or soaking up long miles to grandma’s house, the big bad Ford delivers.

Recalls down in 2024 to 27 million from 33 million in 2023



Ford reduces recalls
by 50 percent in 2024


(January 2, 2025) ST. PETERS, Mo.— BizzyCar, a leading recall management platform for car dealerships that exponentially increases service revenue, today released their Q4 and Year-End Recall Report noting the dominant recall trends that closed out 2024.

Gas Buddy — 2025 to bring third straight yearly decline in gas prices



Americans are projected to spend
$12 billion less in '25 than in '24


(January 1, 2025) DALLAS) — GasBuddy has released its 2025 Fuel Price Outlook, forecasting a third consecutive year of lower gas and diesel prices. The outlook highlights key trends in gasoline and diesel prices utilizing specific inputs, potential impacts on production, supply and demand changes and a change in leadership in Washington.

911 GT3 — The first of its kind


A quarter-century reunion for Walter Röhrl

Porsche celebrated world
premiere of GT3 25 years ago


By Thomas Ammann
Christophorus Magazine

(December 30, 2024) Twenty-five years ago, Porsche celebrated the world premiere of the first GT3, a 911 like no other before it. The puristic sports car continues to inspire Porsche enthusiasts to this day, including a prominent original owner.

Spirit of Speed – The ultimate Arctic driving experience



(December 27, 2024)  Hundreds of needle-sharp, tungsten tipped studs bite through the ice, hunting out grip where your brain screams there should be none, headlights piercing the Arctic’s never-quite daylight; a flat-six’s mechanical howl sings through the snow-laden pines as you thread the needle round the sinuous turns of a forest stage.  This is an experience that only KALMAR’s Spirit of Speed can offer.

2025 Infiniti QX60 Luxe AWD — New engine diminishes appeal of QX60



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(December 24, 2024) The Infiniti QX60 is a mid-to-large luxury crossover with three-row, six or seven-passenger seating and all-wheel-drive. Since it was all-new for 2022 and has since received modest changes up to its current 2025 model. For 2025 there's a new Black Edition option ($1,900) available on the mid-level Luxe trim tested here, that adds 20-inch wheels, black roof rails, a black grille surround and identifying black exterior badging.

Ruby the Robot puts in Christmas shift insuring door quality at JLR



Rudy will be working hard over
Christmas opening and closing doors


(December 23, 2024) GAYDON, UK — Spare a thought for Rudy the Robot, JLR’s trusted automated colleague who is working hard this Christmas in minus 40‑degree conditions to test the durability and quality of JLR vehicle doors. Based at JLR’s Gaydon Engineering Centre, the £2.1 million chamber housing Rudy is just one of the virtual and physical testing environments dedicated to delivering the next generation of safe, reliable Land Rover.

Pump prices bounce off lows rising 2 cents



(December 20, 2024) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After weeks of slowly marching lower, the national average for a gallon of gas reversed course, rising two cents since last week to $3.04, according to AAA.

Edmunds forecasts 16.2 million new vehicle sales in 2025



Analysts recap 2024, highlight trends
for automotive industry during 2025


(December 18, 2024) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The car shopping experts from Edmunds forecast 15.98 million new vehicle sales in the U.S. for the 2024 calendar year, with 4,199,561 new vehicles expected to be sold in the fourth quarter of 2024. Edmunds experts anticipate a very slight rebound of the auto market in the new year, forecasting 16.2 million new vehicle sales in 2025. This tally would represent a 1.4% increase from 2024 and the highest annual new vehicle sales figure since 2019.

Santa brings Christmas cheer — Lowest Christmas gas prices since 2020



National average price of gas
predicted to be $2.95 a gallon


(December 17, 2024) DALLAS — For those hitting the road ahead of Christmas or getting last-minute gifts, Santa has delivered. Motorists will likely see a national average price of gas of $2.95 per gallon on Christmas, the lowest we’ve seen on Christmas Day since 2020, according to GasBuddy, a fuel savings platform.