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Fortson discusses the intersection between politics, new car affordability, automotive interest rates, car insurance premiums, the senior leadership staff of automakers and fuel prices.
Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $108,160 (Base Rear wheel drive QX80): $87,835
Seating Capacity: 7 (depending upon the trim)
Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; a 360-degree camera; a stability control system; traction control system; a blind spot monitoring system; predictive forward collision warning; rear automatic braking; trailer blind spot warning; a lane departure warning system; a lane keep assist system; a rear cross traffic alert system; a hill start assist system; and a tire pressure monitoring system
Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $41,080 (Base Mazda3): $ 31,485
Seating Capacity: 4 or 5
Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; rear view monitoring; stability control; a blind spot monitoring system; a lane departure warning system; a lane keep assist system; front and rear parking sensors; a rear cross traffic alert system; a hill start assist system; and a tire pressure monitoring system
Moreover, we'll talk about J. D. Power's latest seat and technology studies, too and its impact on the initial quality study.
Lisa Boor, Frank Hanley and Kathleen Rizk will be joining us for the conversation.
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| Melinda Zabrintski, who is the head of automotive financial insights for Experian Automotive, talks car payments and more. (Photo Credit: EA) |
As the average new car transaction price tips over $50,000 for the first time in automotive history, Melinda Zabrintski joins Auto Trends with JeffCars.com for her annual state of automotive finance conversation from a consumer's perspective.
In 2021, Tesla was winning the electric car race in terms of sales and record setting stock prices. Almost four years later, Tesla has been on a rollercoaster ride. While Tesla is still number one in the U.S. electric car market, both sales and stocks have tumbled. Some of the sales fallout is attributed to more electric vehicle competition in the market, while the lion's share of the luxury brand's ills have been driven by CEO's Elon Musk's new role as what many see as co-President of the United States of America.
In an exclusive two-part conversation with Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, curator, documentarian, professor and author Dr. Gretchen Sorin literally take us on a historical road trip, exploring the popular acronym DWB beyond the lens of racial profiling. In her book, Driving While Black: African American Travel And The Road To Civil Rights, the effervescent Sorin shares how the car, which has served as the ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, played different roles for both the Black and white community.
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Nine years ago this weekend Auto Trends with JeffCars.com drove onto the airwaves in Atlanta with a monthly program. Today the program is the only and the longest running weekly syndicated multicultural automotive radio program airing in North America. This expansion into North America is due to our partnership with HURVoices and SiriusXM, the largest audio entertainment group in the United Station.
While it took nearly fifteen years to turn this dream into reality, getting the program on air, it's been a ride and grind we couldn't have imagined. When the high-energy multicultural program was launched, our focus then and now continues to center around pioneers, influencers and trendsetters in the industry. And just like founder John Johnson's Ebony magazine, our car-themed program was also created to share the stories of the voiceless.
Throughout this radio season, Auto Trends with JeffCars.com has aired several shows focusing on the lowrider Mexican-American community. The subject matter has ranged from discriminatory cruising practices to a pioneering school system teaching a lowrider electric vehicle conversion course.
This weekend we wrap up the final leg of our lowrider discussion, talking to photographer Kristian Bedford. The author joins Auto Trends with JeffCars.com to discuss the second edition of her book Cruise Night. Bedford's photographic book documents the Los Angeles area lowrider community.
On August 16, 2022, under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden Administration announced the most drastic change to transform the auto industry, since Henry Ford revolutionized the development of mass produced cars. This new legislation will help to usher in, as well as aid the country transition toward purchasing both new and used electric vehicles, making them more affordable.
The Inflation Reduction Act will also aid California Air Resource Board (CARB) drive, no pun intended, to ban the sale of all-new gasoline powered cars in their state by 2035. California announced this initiative in September 2020. The state has always been the forerunner in the United States, as it relates to auto emission controls and helping to keep the environment green. Other states are expected to follow suit, eliminating the ban of new gasoline powered vehicles too.
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Marc Bland Mobility Global's Marc Bland, who is the vice president of new business development and growth audiences, talks to 'Auto ...
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