Here’s a photo of Donald Trump wearing a face mask, something Donald Trump really doesn’t want people to see for some reason Photo: Ford Donald Trump has been charitably described as a weak man’s idea of a strong man. Part of that identity is a bizarre and inexplicable (yet somehow still not very surprising) refusal…
Spike Feresten, whose “Car Matchmaker” returns for a third season on Esquire this Wednesday night Although he hosted Talkshow with Spike Feresten for three years on Fox, Spike Feresten made his biggest contributions to the entertainment industry while working behind the camera. As a television comedy writer, Spike has few equals, with a resume that…
Last week, America’s big boy president had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day, when the meanies in the House of Representatives failed to pass his Trumpcare bill. But the day before that, Donald Trump had been riding high (quite literally), as he got to sit in the front seat of a real-life big rig,…
What a very big day for a very big boy! Donald Trump, a very big boy who has very big hands (and also a very big job!), had a very big day today. First, he got to talk to a man from the TIME magazine, who is doing a big story about lies, and for…
More like “The Art of the Wheel” Photo:Alden Jewell Donald Trump is an individual who has pursued a great number of ventures and careers during his lifetime, ranging from opening hotels and casinos to becoming President of the United States. Still, not all of Trump’s enterprises come to their full fruition. Back in the ’80s,…
Photo: Gage Skidmore Here’s something that can be filed under the heading “Dark and ironic timing.” Ten days before Hurricane Harvey began ravaging the Gulf Coast with flooding, President Trump removed a regulation proposed by the Obama administration which said that any infrastructure (meaning roads, bridges, etc) or building made using federal money would be…
Toyota has lent its voice to the criticism in response to President Donald Trump’s claim that he would place a 20 percent tariff on all cars coming into the US. This follows Trump’s order to the Department of Commerce to investigate whether car imports were a threat to national security. “A hundred and thirty-seven thousand…
In support of consistent nationwide vehicle emissions standards, GM recently backed out of a high-profile Trump lawsuit against California in favor of an expected Biden plan.… An alliance of automakers has struck a new deal with the California Air… The nation-spanning fight over car emissions rules is well underway. However, even… Earlier this month, General Motors…
Welcome to In the Rearview, where I (sometimes belatedly) bring you some of the top automotive news of the past week. This time, we open by talking about emissions rules–while automakers have been begging the new administration to relax or delay EPA emissions regulations, consumer advocate groups have been asking for the exact opposite, arguing…
Photo: Gage Skidmore President Donald Trump is weighing a plan to increase vehicle import tariffs, and that could be bad news for GM Korea. General Motors’ struggling South Korean unit has been operating at a loss due to declining sales, slowing demand for the smaller cars it builds, and shrinking export markets. However, earlier this…
Hello, and welcome back once more to In the Rearview, where I, your benevolent local car journalist-y dude, bring you a digest of the past week’s top car news in bite-sized form. Two weeks ago, the nation was rocked as President Donald Trump egregiously and audaciously did exactly what he said he was going to…
Toyota has released a statement clarifying why it is supporting the Trump… General Motors proposed a national zero-emission car sales requirement that could offer… The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of fuel economy and pollution… When the EPA and NHTSA released their joint plan for freezing fuel… Last year, Buick sold a total of…
Noted truck enthusiast Donald Trump also has some thoughts on driving If there’s one thing we know about President Donald Trump, it’s that he is loath to complain. It’s not easy being the most powerful billionaire in the world, but somehow, Trump manages to shoulder the burden with quiet dignity, resisting the temptation to lash…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk standing next to a Telsa Model S Photo: Maurizio Pesce If there’s one thing Trump is likely to take seriously during his presidency, it’s US manufacturing jobs. It was the platform he ran on during the election and during the transition he had already met with top American executives on several…
Photo: Gage Skidmore Shortly after President-elect Donald Trump threatened Toyota with a “big border tax” if it were to build a new plant for the Corolla in Baja, Mexico, the Japanese automaker announced a $10 billion investment in the United States—but it would be a mistake to imagine any meaningful connection between the two events….
Greetings and welcome back to In the Rearview, where we take you on a mystic journey through some of the top stories on The News Wheel in the past week. We open with the hot topic among news outlets and one that I really just wanted out of the way quickly: Donald Trump’s tweets. First…
General Motors proposed a national zero-emission car sales requirement that could offer… The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of fuel economy and pollution… California has historically had a huge problem with vehicle emissions. This, as… In the wake of Ford announcing the impending end of the vast… When Donald Trump was elected president, it…
Remember back when Mad Max: Fury Road came out? Oh boy, those were the days. It was May of 2015—David Bowie and Alan Rickman were both alive and well, Donald Trump had yet to begin his presidential campaign of terror, and all was right with the world. Most notably, the cinema-going public was treated to…
With its Ocean to Ocean Reimagined cross-country tour, Ford is putting the… Donald Trump — a simpering disaster of a creature who thinks it’s… Henry Ford loved collecting historic objects, and his personal collection that began… Just as cars are essential to our real lives, they are important… Just as cars are essential to our…
In support of consistent nationwide vehicle emissions standards, GM recently backed out of a high-profile Trump lawsuit against California in favor of an expected Biden plan.… On March 26, Mitsubishi Motors North America announced that Yoichi Yokozawa would… When President Donald Trump laid out his massive $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan… Writing about green cars lately…
When Donald Trump was elected president, it seemed that the Obama-administration EPA… When it comes to emissions regulations, things have been in a bit… Recently there has been much debate about the US government’s Corporate Average… It’s no secret that gas prices are falling. With Iranian oil gushing… In the automotive world, there are plenty…
Ford’s production hangs by a thread as rare earth magnet shortages force factory shutdowns.
Ford releases an annual Sustainability Report outlining environmental action Photo: Ford On the evening of his inauguration, President of the United States Joe Biden unleashed a wave of executive orders primarily focused on rolling back policies enacted by the previous administration. One such order sees the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, a decision lauded…
In 1963, Chevy released one of the best ads of all time: a delightfully odd spot called ¡Chevrolet Olé!, which features that time’s interpretation of rap.… Buick’s “Mistaken Identity” was the most viewed car commercial of 2019, despite the fact that the automaker spent just over half what competitors did.… In the last 20 years,…
The Keystone State has a bounty of fun events to experience during… Things have been bad at Uber lately—very, very bad. The worst, of… The last time that Dodge and Pennzoil collaborated, auto enthusiasts were treated… The title of this post, “Garage Ready to Catch Crashed Cars,” might… Welcome to In the Rearview, where I…
The 2021 Chevrolet Tracker is GM’s newest entry in the entry-level subcompact… General Motors has announced that the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe are… GM is in the midst of stopping production at all of its… The new 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 is now available at dealerships across… As an increasing number of consumers turn…
The Toyota Camry was introduced to the United States in 1983 and has since been the bestselling passenger car in the country more often than not Back in June, Toyota built its 10 millionth vehicle at its plant in Georgetown, KY. The vehicle in question was a white Toyota Camry Hybrid, which worked out nicely,…
Last night, millions of baseball fans tuned into FOX to witness one… Back in April, we reported that Jay Ward, the creative director of… Do you ever have one of those moments where you realize that,… Honda is getting back to its roots with a new ad for… To even recognize the name “George Lazenby,”…
The investment will go toward creating or expanding production lines for four-cylinder engines with options for hybrid-electric vehicles… The automaker says that about 3.5 trillion yen will go toward research and development while the remaining 1.5 trillion yen will be focused on investments… The automaker estimates that by the time TMMK is fully prepared for…
Photo: Ford Despite the rollback of Obama-era federal emissions rules, Ford says that it will continue to abide by California’s voluntary emissions standards moving forward. Ford’s Efficient Future: New Ford Explorer gets a more efficient hybrid trim with 500+-mile range The new Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule announced last week requires 1.5 percent year-over-year increases…
The most contentious part of the bill is the additional $4,500 credit that would be offered exclusively for EVs built with unionized labor… With Toyota’s help, Tesla may just be able to launch the affordable, compact electric car it promised… GM may be able to topple Tesla in the EV market by doing what it’s…
Last night, I went to bed a citizen of Europe. This morning, I woke up to find out that this privilege has been stripped from me and my fellow Brits by a people who, thanks to overt scare tactics and misinformation, voted the United Kingdom out of the European Union. As a citizen of the…
In case you missed it, Tesla CEO Elon Musk awkwardly danced his way onstage at a Model 3 event at the brand’s Shanghai plant yesterday. The crowd cheered him on as he casually tossed his jacket to the side, bopped his head, and eventually transitioned into the “Walk Like an Egyptian” move, for some strange…
An alliance of automakers has struck a new deal with the California Air… General Motors proposed a national zero-emission car sales requirement that could offer… The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of fuel economy and pollution… With support from Toyota, Shell, and Kenworth, the Zero and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities project provides a large-scale “shore…
Could Ram’s transfer of production be a sign of things to come for NAFTA Yesterday, The News Wheel reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans on moving production of its heavy-duty Ram vehicles from Mexico to its Warren, Michigan location. One of the main reasons for this decision was the possibility of a U.S. withdrawal from…
Photo: byronv2 Even as electric vehicles gain more and more traction, plug-in skeptics (hello, Sergio!) still remain set it in the belief that there just isn’t demand for cars powered by electrons. And, when compared to the sheer numbers of gasoline-powered cars sold, it would seem they are correct, as EV sales make up only…
Inherently, Monday is a pretty awful day. Your weekend is kaput, and you must now wade through The Bog of Eternal Stench (otherwise known as a full, holiday-less work week) in order to get to the glorious light of another Saturday. This Monday is also particularly crummy because there are a lot of bad things…
GM is sponsoring a new racing exhibit at Michigan’s Henry Ford Museum. Learn more about what this exhibit will entail as well as the automaker’s goal for it. Road-Trip Prep: Schedule a service appointment for your car here More about the “Driven to Win” exhibit The new exhibit is called “Driven to Win: Racing in…
With trucks and SUVs now accounting for 80% of new car sales in the U.S., one can only imagine just how much further along we would be if… As automakers refine self-driving vehicles further and further, we have seen more… When the EPA and NHTSA released their joint plan for freezing fuel… There has been…
A year ago, I reached the pinnacle of my journalistic career: publicizing a Limp Bizkit concert that never happened. Allow me to explain… around this time last year, it was announced that rapper 50 Cent was coming to Dayton, Ohio—not for a concert, but to sign bottles of vodka at a nearby liquor store. This…
“Electric cars are dirty because of dirty electricity generation.” This argument, in its various forms, has been a mainstay of electric car comment section discussions for a long time, especially as the electric car market has grown in the past few years due to the efforts of governments, automakers, and steadily-improving EV technology (among other…
China is an extremely lucrative and fast-growing market that automakers have been quick to capitalize on in the last few years, but one of the companies that has been slow to establish itself is Toyota. That may come as a surprise, given that Toyota is not only the world’s biggest car manufacturer but also based…
Ford scored a 100 in the HRC’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index Ford announced today that it has once again earned perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2017 Corporate Equality Index. This comes as little surprise, as the Blue Oval has received a 100 on this index every year since 2004. The…
Welcome back to In the Rearview, your weekly roundup of some of the top car news of the past week that I have caught, prepared, and served with a nice sauce for you here. This weekly banquet has a decidedly apparent theme this time, as the continuation of Auto Show season has brought a slew of…
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…
When it comes to high-profile advertisements, the Oscars are basically Cadillac’s Super Bowl. In the same way that truck brands pay big money to be associated with gritty gridiron glory during the big game, Caddy has spent the last three years advertising during the world’s most popular and glamorous awards show, as if to position…
General Motors, along with most of America’s automakers, is working hard to play nice with the new presidential administration. That’s not surprising, since no matter what their individual views on the President himself are, Mr. Trump and his people will be in charge of the government for at least the next four years. While the…
Ford has pulled the No.1 overall ranking on Interbrand’s 2014 50 Best Global Green Brands list. Not only did Ford trump last year’s winner, Toyota, but it also beat such giants of industry as Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft. “Over the past few years, Ford has proven to be a sustainability leader,” Jez Frampton,…
Thursday afternoon, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., took to Twitter to… Earlier this week, newly-inaugurated President Trump hosted breakfasts and morning meetings with leaders of… Tomorrow, in the waning days of the Obama Administration, the White House… Earlier this year, President Obama made a surprise appearance on Zach Galifianakis’ comedy…
Image: gerald36693 Lately, for automotive news outlets, it seems most of the stories regarding Mexico are primarily focused on this side of the border. Mostly focused here Photo: Gage Skidmore Most specifically seem concerned with the effects (or lack thereof) that our dear president-elect is having on automaker production decisions, like Ford abandoning its new…
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