(August 7, 2021) IRVINE, Calif. — Embracing the on-demand, at-home economy, Kia America has announced the new “Kia Home” product and brand experience which delivers scheduled test drives of two of Kia’s most technologically advanced vehicles direct to consumers at a convenient location of their choosing in several major cities. Showcasing the innovative all-new Carnival MPV and the all-electric Niro EV, Kia@Home tailors the retail experience to shoppers’ needs.

(August 7, 2021) WOLFSBURG, Germany —  As elegant as a coupé, as strong as an SUV and all-electric to boot — The ID.5 GTX is set to make its international exhibition debut as of Sept. 7 as a disguised concept at the IAA Munich Motor Show. Volkswagen says the first SUV coupe based on the Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB) wows with its elegant design and powerful dual motor four-wheel drive. And the ID.5 GTX is fully connected, can receive updates over-the-air and is fitted with Car2X technology.

DRIVER'S SIDE DIATRIBE
By Al Vinikour  

How many hundreds of thousands of times in automotive history have batteries gone dead because the driver forgot to turn off the headlights when leaving the car? There could be any number of reasons for this. Maybe he or she departed the vehicle in a brightly-lit shopping mall parking lot or garage and wouldn’t have noticed whether the lights were on or off.

(August 6, 2021) More than 200,000 Sprinter and Metris vans have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since June 2006. At that time, the small Charleston plant was performing semi-knockdown (SKD) assembly and was better known as DaimlerChrysler Manufacturing International (DCMI) with a team of 100 employees. Today the Mercedes-Benz Vans facility in North Charleston employs more than 1,600 people.