Tag: North Carolina

08
Mar
2024
Posted in Special

About Those Affordable VinFast Lease Deals

If you have any knowledge of the automotive industry, you’ll be interested to know that the first Vietnamese car manufacturer to market new vehicles in the US has arrived. This company, VinFast, is a subsidiary of Vingroup, a diversified conglomerate…

VINFAST
09
Jan
2024
Posted in News

VinFast Auto Announces Global Launch of VF 3 at CES 2024

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024), VinFast Auto, a Vietnamese automotive company currently building a manufacturing plant in North Carolina, introduced the VF 3, their new electric vehicle. Designed as a mini-eSUV, the VF 3 is targeted towards urban…

Ford Mustang 2.3T
17
Nov
2022
Posted in Special

Dragon Tale: Ford Mustang 2.3T

It was quite a day on the second Monday of November 2022 as drive time on the “Tail of the Dragon” came into focus. Representing a slice of US 129 starting in Graham County, NC, and ending in Blount County,…

Harley-Davidson Dragon
16
Nov
2022
Posted in Special

Tales From the Tail of the Dragon

We did it! We navigated the famous “Tail of the Dragon” and have the tales to go with it. The “we” part of this story is the Southeast Regional Automotive Media Association (SERAMA), an Atlanta-based media group. Formerly known as…

Stray Cats logo
05
Sep
2022
Posted in Car Shows Classic Cars

Stray Cats Hot Rod Association Presents Its
27th Annual Rod & Custom Charity Car Show

Hot Rods and Custom Cars Highlight Annual Stray Cats Show Stray Cats HRA | Classic and Antique Cars | Batch #1 | Batch #2 | Batch #3 | Car Events Fans of car shows have much to look forward to…

VINFAST
22
Apr
2022
Posted in News

VinFast is Coming to America

VinFast, an upstart automaker from Vietnam, will enter the U.S. market this year. The company, founded in 2017 by Vingroup, is currently producing vehicles in its home country. Later this year, two all-electric SUVs arrive stateside, models that will later…

Cars and Coffee Roxboro (NC) Toy Drive
12
Dec
2021
Posted in Car Shows

Inclement Weather Fails to Dampen Cars and Coffee Roxboro Toy Drive

Christmas season fun in Roxboro for one and all. It was supposed to have been a bright and unseasonably mild December day. Instead, overnight dampness lingered, casting a chill and a gray pall over the final Cars and Coffee Roxboro…

08
Dec
2021
Posted in News

At Long Last, North Carolina Snags a Major Automotive Manufacturing Plant

Years of trying to land a manufacturing plant from a major automaker have finally paid off for the State of North Carolina. Earlier this week, Toyota announced that it had selected the Randolph County community of Liberty for the home…

dancing man
29
Nov
2021
Posted in Car Shows

Grand Finale: November 2021 Sanford Car News Show

It’s been said, “all good things must come to an end.” Fortunately for patrons of the monthly Sanford Car News show in Lee County, North Carolina, that statement represents a one-month break to celebrate Christmas with loved ones. Come January,…

Hamlet, North Carolina
01
Nov
2021
Posted in Car Shows

Seaboard Festival Car Show (2021) Highlights

One year after the COVID-19 pandemic put nearly everything on hold, the annual Seaboard Festival Day in Hamlet, North Carolina, made its return. Held in Richmond County, this event launched in 1982, marking the city’s heritage as a railroad center….

Full Throttle Car Show
25
Oct
2021
Posted in Car Shows

Autumn Delight: Full Throttle Fall Car & Bike Show

The Full Throttle car show presses the pedal to the metal. What is your favorite time of the year? If you answered, “car show season,” you are not wrong. After all, there is something to be said about a collection…