#BecauseFutbol Ads Gear Up for 2014 FIFA World Cup
Hyundai will be releasing two all-new ads for the 2015 Sonata as the world gears up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Both 30-second spots will air on ESPN and Univision with the hashtag #BecauseFutbol as part of the brand’s exclusive automotive advertising sponsorship with the networks for the World Cup series. This is […]
Kia 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Commercial Shows ‘Assembly’ Process
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ is almost here; we’re just about three weeks out. To prepare for this year’s World Cup, for which Kia is the official partner, the Korean automaker released an all-new commercial (video below) that symbolizes the preparations that have been taking place for all the festivities. According to Kia, the […]
Remembering 3 NASCAR Veterans on World Cancer Day Who Lost Their Cancer Battles
In observance of World Cancer Day, February 4th, The News Wheel decided to pay respect and honor the lives of three NASCAR veterans who achieved so much in their careers, but unfortunately were taken away by cancer from their family, friends, and fans too early. Here are three dearly missed NASCAR greats: Fuel For Thought: What exactly […]
Mercedes-Benz Worldwide Sales Pass the One Million Vehicle Mark in 2015
As of the end of July, Mercedes-Benz has now sold over one million cars worldwide, thanks to surges in sales in Europe and China. During the first seven months in July, 1,048,178 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were sold in countries spanning the globe. 149,753 of those vehicles were sold during the month of July. A large portion […]
Chevy Silverado, Corvette, Suburban Win 2014 IHS Automotive Loyalty Awards
The winners of the 2014 IHS Automotive Loyalty Awards were announced last night, with Chevrolet taking home three of the segment model loyalty awards. The American automaker’s Chevy Silverado had the most loyal customers in the Non-Luxury Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup segment, the Chevy Suburban had the most loyal customers in the Non-Luxury Full-Size SUV category, […]
2014 GM Canada Sales Mark Best Total Since 2009
When compared to more than 2 million sales in the US and more than 3.5 million sales in China, a little less than a quarter-million vehicle sales might not seem like much. Still, General Motors is more than happy with that particular number, which equals the total number of Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles […]
Trends Report: Ford Most-Googled Car Brand of 2014
Google unleashed its yearly Trends report for 2014, revealing that the top five things that people around the world searched for on the internet were the late Robin Williams, the 2014 World Cup, Ebola, MH370, and Flappy Bird. In terms of searches for cars, there was no brand more popular than the Blue Oval. Ford […]
Chevrolet Racing Won 11 Championships in 2014
2014 is rapidly drawing to a close, and Chevrolet wants to take a moment to remind you that it had a really, really good year in racing. Between NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, United SportsCar Championship, and Pirelli World Challenge, Chevrolet Racing won 11 championships in 2014, including five manufacturer titles and six driver championships. “Eleven championships […]
Chevy Sells 1 Millionth Spark Worldwide
Chevrolet has reached an important milestone for its supermini car: in a rather brief time, the automaker has sold its 1 millionth Spark worldwide. The Chevy Spark is currently sold in 71 markets, including right here in the good old US of A. Also among those markets is India, where the Spark is actually sold […]
Keselowski Wins Camping World RV Sales 301
Clearly, Brad Keselowski wasn’t simply content to own his competition by capturing the pole and then winning the Sta-Green 200 on Sunday. No, see, Keselowski is what you’d probably call an overachiever. After winning Saturday’s Nationwide race, Keselowski swapped his Mustang for the No. 2 Redd’s Apple Ale Ford Fusion and completed the weekend sweep, […]
Hyundai’s #BecauseFutbol Campaign Tops World Cup Twitter Charts
Even folks who detest soccer but have any kind of relevant social media account probably know more about the 2014 FIFA World Cup than they do fifth grade math. (Does anybody remember how to multiply fractions without an iPhone?) Twitter, specifically, has seen an explosion of World Cup conversation, raking in more than 300 million […]
World Cup of Cars: Belgium vs. USA
The day has come. Americans across the nation will ditch work an hour early and watch their country’s soccer stars take on Belgium in the hopes of advancing to the World Cup quarter finals. Expect American flags, bald eagle memes, and much bragging if the US defeats Belgium and actually makes it through. This is […]
World Cup of Cars: Argentina vs. Switzerland
In today’s Argentina vs. Switzerland World Cup match, we’ll see the two countries go head-to-head and leave it all on the field. But the countries are also putting the pedal to the metal in our World Cup of Cars series, where we take a popular car from each country and allow them to face off. […]
World Cup of Cars: Germany vs. Algeria
We’re well into the third day of the Round of 16, and it’s time for Germany and Algeria to meet at Estadio Beira-Rio in the town of Porto Algere. The winner of this match will go onto the quarter finals to face the winner of the earlier France-Nigeria game. The Germans might have superstars like […]
World Cup of Cars: Costa Rica vs. Greece
Today we get to watch the exciting Costa Rica vs. Greece World Cup match as we really start close in on the end of this thing. And while we’re all incredibly excited to see who emerges victorious, we’re even more excited to pit the two countries against one another in our own big sporting event—the […]
World Cup of Cars: Netherlands vs. Mexico
In the second match of the day, and the fourth match in the Round of 16, the Netherlands will take on Mexico at Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil. The Netherlands has so far has an impressive World Cup, beating reigning champions Spain 5-1 in their very first match, and then going on to defeat Australia […]
World Cup of Cars: Colombia vs. Uruguay
Colombia and Uruguay have both made it through the first round of matches in this year’s World Cup. The two South American countries will soon face off in the hopes of making it from the Round of 16 onto the quarter finals. Both teams have had plenty of time to chew over their last matches… […]
World Cup of Cars: Chile vs. Brazil
The Round of 16 gets underway today with Chile vs. Brazil. For our second round of our World Cup of Cars, we’re pitting the most appealing vehicles of those that appeared in the preliminary stages against one another in a kind of mortal combat that doesn’t end with a spine being ripped out and a […]