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Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $37,160 (Base MSRP): $32,990
Seating Capacity: 5
Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; front passenger sensors; a rearview camera; traction control; stability control; all-wheel drive; a lane keep assist system; a blind spot electronic monitor system; and a tire pressure monitoring system
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Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $42,345 (Base XL MSRP): $29,840
Seating Capacity: 4
Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; front passenger sensors; electronic blind spot lane changing system; lane keep assist; a rear camera; lane departure warning; lane centering; and a tire pressure monitoring system
Highlight: The Mustang Mach-E GT produces 480-horsepower.
Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $60,375 (Base MSRP): $39,990
Seating Capacity: 5
Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; front passenger sensors; a stability control system; traction control; tire inflator/sealant kit; red-painted front and rear brake calipers with Brembo front brakes; automatic emergency braking system; and a tire pressure sensor
Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $101,285 (Base Pro Trim MSRP): $91,995
Seating Capacity: 5 passengers
Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; a backup camera; a blind spot collision avoidance assist; rear cross traffic avoidance; a lane keep assist system; a lane following assist system a forward collision alert system; a rear pedestrian alert system; a tire inflation kit; a high beam assist a tire pressure monitoring system
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Ironically, ethnic minority consumers drive 33 percent of today's new car sales, according to S&P Global Mobility's Marc Bland, a specialist in multicultural car sales. Out of the approximately 16 million new vehicles sold in the United States in 2024 through new car dealers, ethnic minority car buyers accounted for 5.3 million of those new vehicle sales.
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| Lisa Lunsford, CEO of GS3, is the only Black female top-tier auto supplier. (Photo Credit: Lisa Lunsford) |
At the time of our conversation four years ago, Lunsford was one of two Black women in the automotive manufacturing industry who headed a Tier One company. A Tier One business supplies the parts to build cars directly to a major automaker. To put this in perspective, the average car consist of 30,000 to 90,000 of parts. Today we believe she is the only Black women in this role.
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| Michael Martinez is an automotive news reporter. (Photo Credit: LinkedIn) |
This year could be dubbed as the year of the workers. Everyone from the railroad laborers to Kaiser Permanente healthcare employees to UPS workforce have stood up to their employers, demanding that they be fairly compensated, after years of sacrificing, as the companies they have worked for racked up record profits.
The automotive industry also joined the fight this fall. Since 2009, assemblers have made major sacrifices, saving 'The Detroit Three,' General Motors, Ford and Chrysler during the Great Recession. Automotive News reporter Michael Martinez talks to Auto Trends with JeffCars.com about the United Auto Workers (UAW) historic contract negotiations. Martinez, who is based in Detroit, has been covering the UAW extensively for the past 10 years. In an eye-opening conversation, we'll examine the pros, cons and more of the historic UAW Stand Up Strike.
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| The 2023 GMC Sierra is parked in front of Montgomery, Alabama's Legacy Museum. (Photo Credit:JeffCars.com) |
Test Vehicle's MSRP: $90,935 (Base Pro Model: $ 48,995)
Seating Capacity: 5 or 6 (depending on trim)
Standard Safety Features on AT4X: airbags; a stability system; a traction control system; a
tire pressure monitoring system; a rear pedestrian alert system; a lane keeping
assist system with lane departure warning; a wheel lock security system; a
forward collision alert system; automatic emergency braking; LED exterior lamps
and interior cargo lighting; an electric power steering assist system;
intelligent high beams; a buckle to drive system; and an HD rear-view camera
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| Breana Noble is an automotive and business reporter for The Detroit News. (Photo Credit: Linkedin) |
During the in-depth discussion, we'll cover everything from both President Biden and President Trump visits to Michigan this week to how UAW's Shawn Fain leadership style and strike strategy differs from previous leaders, since its founding in 1935, to why Ford is pausing construction of one of its EV plants in Michigan to the strikes potential impact on car transaction prices.
Noble's breadth and depth of knowledge about the Detroit-based automakers will give listeners insight, as to how all three automakers have found themselves using a variety of unconventional communication means in their frustrated attempt to negotiate with the UAW.
Highlight: The Hyundai Palisade XRT, which is not available with a hybrid powertrain, offers 8-inches of ground clearance. Test Vehicle...
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