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A 2014 Silverado and Equinox were mounted up in Comerica Park last Thursday for Opening Day of Major League Baseball. Football may pull in more viewers, and the Olympics may be valued for their unity. But baseball is still our nation’s pastime and a highlight of the spring and summer seasons. While many look to…

REPORT: Thing in Arnold’s right hand now more dangerous than thing in Arnold’s left hand In spite of Honda’s best efforts, guns kill more people than cars in America now, according to data compiled from the US Center for Disease Control. Thanks to better tech, better laws, and a decrease in the number of young…

In hindsight, perhaps we shouldn’t have put so much faith in a sci-fi comedy from 1989 “Losing feels worse than winning feels good” is a maxim most often attributed to baseball announcing legend Vin Scully. If he really did originate the quote, he probably said it about a ballgame, although it’s a phrase that holds…

The Chevy star of the commercial, besides the new Blazer EV Photo: Greg Gjerdingen via CC ‘Tis the holiday season, which means lights are going up and gifts are being purchased at various stores across the country. It also means automotive brands usually pull out their most emotional ads to air between holiday specials on…

The new Lincoln Nautilus has earned a place among Ad Age’s 20… ‘Tis the holiday season, which means lights are going up and gifts… For the past eight years, Cadillac has partnered with the Academy Awards.… Yeah baby, yeah! General Motors went “EVil” with its Super Bowl LVI… If your favorite pop-culture phenomenon hasn’t yet…

Fact: this blog is about the Cadillac ELR ad, “Poolside.” Fact: it is also about other stuff. What I’m about to tell you may come as an absolute shock. It is imperative, however, that you hold on past this shocking revelation as the meat of what follows is entirely dependent on your digestion and understanding…

The Crosley Super Station wagon on display at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Everyone knows the major automakers leading the industry, but many people don’t recognize the smaller, independent manufacturers over the last century who’ve produced their own vehicles–and how many there have actually been. While many of these visionaries’ and entrepreneurs’ names have been…

Toyota hit a pretty significant milestone last week. The Japanese automaker’s Georgetown, KY plant rolled out its 10 millionth vehicle since it began producing Toyota models back in 1988. The 10 millionth vehicle made in Kentucky was a white Camry Hybrid, and one Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) employee will drive it home to celebrate…

Traffic jams like this were a common sight in late-1960s Japan Photo: Riley via CC The world of vehicle and traffic safety has gone through a lot of change over the years. Today, drivers and their families are lucky enough to live in a world where cars — and the places where they drive —are…

Toyota has become the Official Truck of the Texas Rangers Already, Toyota serves as a multi-year sponsor for the Chicago Cubs and has since 2010. As part of this arrangement, Toyota recently named several parking lots at Wrigley Field. After what, you ask? Its own cars. That’s right, now you can park your Camry in…

Whether you’re driving in normal summer temperatures or an extreme heat wave, a breakdown or other vehicular emergency can be especially dangerous when the weather is hot. Although there are plenty of precautions you can take to promote safe and reliable performance in sizzling conditions, you also need to be prepared for the worst. Stocking…

It’s finally time for this series to get our hands dirty reviewing what, according to Box Office Mojo, is the highest grossing road trip comedy of all time: Wild Hogs. I don’t think those figures have been adjusted for inflation, but it’s still sad that this movie made a whopping $168,273,550, roughly three times what…

The Ford Flex: dead Photo: Ford Motor Company Halloween is the one night every year where the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is at its thinnest. This Halloween, the Ford Flex will exist on the spirit realm side of things —assuming, I guess, that crossovers have souls….

Hey there, Mustang drivers. If you’ve ever wanted to check out the… Owning a sports car is a right of passage for many car… The Ford Mustang is unstoppable and undeniable on the road. With its… Hello, and welcome to In the Rearview, where I bring you the… If you’re a casual baseball fan, you’re…

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that all production of its Land Rover… Autonomous driving technology is still a long way from mainstream production, but… In a previously published article, we discussed vehicles that derive their names… Building high-performance luxury SUVs is no longer enough: we have now reached… For most, the idea of sitting behind…

Welcome to In the Rearview, where we bring you the week’s car news (although it’s the last two weeks, this time), with a nice, sarcastic zing to it. Like You Don’t Know: Here are some of the benefits to buying a hybrid This week, we start with an easy question: “Could a compact crossover be…

In anticipation of today’s 4:00 pm trade deadline, Major League Baseball teams have been dealing players left and right in a flurry of trades this week. One of the players who had to pack his bags was All-Star pitcher David Price, who the Detroit Tigers sent north to the Toronto Blue Jays. In a moment…