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RV Industry Asks for Essential Status Ahead of Potential Lockdown
Cottonwood Campground, California Photo: Joshua Tree National Park via CC The RV Industry Association has urged all 50 United States governors as well as the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
First Toyota BEVs Coming This Year
Photo: Toyota Toyota has announced its first two battery-electric vehicles are coming to the United States sometime this year, alongside a new plug-in hybrid. The automaker is developing a dedicated…
Lancaster, California's Musical Road is a Bit Out of Tune
In an effort to spice things up a bit in the town of Lancaster, California, officials decided to create a musical road—but as it turns out, their efforts were a…
Would You Binge-Watch This 60,000-Hour Lexus Documentary?
Photo: Lexus Nothing is crafted like a Lexus — and a new Lexus documentary is here to prove it. Entitled “Takumi: A 60,000-hour story on the survival of human craft,”…
Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid Ad to Educate People on What the Heck a Plug-in Hybrid Is
Among electrified vehicles, plug-in hybrids have a bit of a problem. Although they combine the benefits of both electric and conventional hybrid vehicles, they don’t have the benefit of simplicity—electric…
International Code Council Will Make EV-Ready Homes
2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Photo: Mitsubishi Motors When you purchase an electric vehicle, you likely intend to charge your vehicle at both public charging stations and your home. Currently, many…
Nissan Sentra Makes 2021 Honor Roll for Car Seat Fit
2021 Nissan Sentra makes Cars.com’s Car Seat Fit Report Card Honor Roll Photo: Nissan The Nissan Sentra has made the grade. After achieving high marks in the requisite subjects (evaluations),…
The Honda Hybrid Vehicle Revolution
The 2020 Honda Insight normalizes hybrid vehicles Photo: Honda There’s been a massive push for the normalization of hybrid and electric vehicles in recent years. Some automakers have made greater…
Volvo Trucks to Offer Digital Integrated Insurance in U.S.
Photo: Volvo Trucks Volvo Financial Services is working with insurtech company REIN to launch a new pilot program that would enhance its truck customers’ insurance experience. Truck Driving: How to…
General Motors Taken Over by Dr. Evil in Super Bowl Commercial
“Why make trillions, when we can make… billions?” Photo: General Motors Yeah baby, yeah! General Motors went “EVil” with its Super Bowl LVI commercial. The company has been teasing the…
Mitsubishi Will Assist Tokyo Workers During Emergencies
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi is now able to more quickly assist Minato City in the event of an emergency, thanks to its disaster cooperation agreement. Mitsubishi Motors…
Electron Power, Crossover Body: Meet All the New Plug-ins Available Today
Plug-in vehicles so far have generally all come in the same flavor: small passenger cars with limited electric range. However, this has been at odds with what people at large actually…
2007 Nissan Frontier Surpasses a Million Miles
Brian Murphy, an independent delivery driver in Chicago, surpassed a million miles in his 2007 Nissan Frontier Photo: Nissan A 13-year-old Nissan Frontier achieved something most vehicles and vehicle owners…
Brownstone Battery Assembly Plant Will Take on Spark EV (3)
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Volvo Honors Professional Truck Drivers
Photo: Volvo Trucks North America Volvo Trucks North America celebrated National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by honoring the 3.5 million professional drivers transporting goods all across the continent. The COVID-19…
battery-electric vehicles Archives
Top Toyota executive Chris Reynolds met with congressional leaders behind closed doors… It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed car… News of battery breakthroughs have been…
Sustainability Chief Champions Green Efforts at GM
Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Photo: General Motors In January, Dane Parker reported to his new position at General Motors — chief sustainability officer — the first ever in the automaker’s history. Previously,…
Lincoln MKX Concept (1)
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Vehicular Viewing: New on Streaming for April 2020
If there’s ever been a time to stay home and explore your streaming options, it’s right now. As you do the responsible thing by staying at home to fight the…
Nissan Maxima Archives
Your young driver might have their sights on a flashy sports car,… Recent Nissan modes have been earning high marks on safety evaluations, and… If you need a new ride…
Are Chevrolet’s “Real People, Not Actors” Car Commercials Fake?
We’re through the looking glass here, people If you own a television and use it with semi-regularity, you are probably familiar with Chevrolet’s latest marketing campaign, “Real People, Not Actors.”…
How Does Buick's QuietTuning Technology Work?
2018 Buick Regal Sportback March 26th is known as Solitude Day. It’s a great opportunity to explore exactly how Buick’s acclaimed QuietTuning technology works. Whether you’re an avid Buick fan or…
Volvo Shows Year-Over-Year Sales Growth in July
Photo: Volvo Breaking news: the global auto industry has been disrupted in an unprecedented way by the COVID-19 pandemic. Production lines are moving slower than ever, factory workers are adopting…
Toyota Jan Blows Balloons, Talks to Drones in New Commercials
Toyota Jan tries to impress robots with puns Photo: Toyota USA via YouTube Our favorite automotive celebrity has been busy! This week, Toyota released five new Toyota Jan commercials. Three…
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Florida Man Runs Over Himself with His Truck While Drunk
Man Runs Over Himself with His Truck Photo: Gainesville Sun Don’t you just hate it when you’ve been drinking and driving and you somehow run over yourself with your own…
The West Wing Wheels: Franklin D. Roosevelt
From Lincoln to Ford, the United States automotive industry has been greatly affected by the Presidents of the United States. Pardon the pun. However, cars have also had a profound…
henry ford museum Archives
Ford, like most automakers, understands that the future of the industry lies… Last month, 84-year-old Harry Phillips made the trip from Newfoundland to Detroit… Henry Ford loved collecting historic objects,…
The Top Five Cars That Won’t Start in the Friday the 13th Movies
Today is the only Friday the 13th of the year, so if you haven’t started your Jason movie marathon yet, you’d better hurry and fire up the VCR—it’s going to…
Thomas Edison Archives
Henry Ford loved collecting historic objects, and his personal collection that began… In recent months, BMW has diligently worked to increase the spread and… It was announced today that Ford…
Consumer Reports Names the Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient (Non-Electric) Cars
Drivers looking to get farther for far less should take a look at these 10 vehicles When it comes to fuel efficiency, it’s hard to beat electric vehicles, especially with…
Infiniti QX70S Design edition
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Smart Electric Drive
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The Perfect Christmas Gifts for NASCAR Fans
Christmas is actually creeping up on us quite quickly, so now is the time to begin to plan out what to buy for everybody. If you’ve got any NASCAR-obsessed friends…
Consumer Reports Names Its 10 Best Vehicles of 2017
The automotive industry is constantly changing and evolving. As it does, vehicles from different classes and different brands change and evolve with it. Those vehicles that adopt aspects currently popular with consumers…
Mercedes-Benz of India Offers Customers Jurassic World Fossil Hunting Experience
Come face to face with a real dinosaur! Well, really just its bones. We spoke last month of the extensive campaign between Mercedes-Benz and Jurassic World. The campaign has spawned…
Angry Birds Transformers, Because Money
Okay, so Michael Bay is likely not at all responsible for this leeching corporate disaster that is sure to turn your child into a crazed, screaming lunatic in the toy…
Ford Is Bringing a “Rocket Car” to Oshkosh 2015
The 2015 Ford Mustang Apollo Edition Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed! From the lunar surface to the open roads of Earth, the Apollo edition Mustang has arrived,…
pediatric brain tumor foundation Archives
Honda is working to bring a bit of well-deserved holiday cheer to… ‘Tis the season of giving, and companies around the world are spreading… One very lucky (and presumably very…
2018 Honda Civic Type R Finally Goes on Sale in America
Photo: ©Honda The 2018 Honda Civic Type R may be the most anticipated new car in the Honda lineup—and it just went on sale at the start of this month.…
Honda Ridgeline History
Honda Ridgeline History When the Honda Ridgeline was first introduced back in 2005, it represented Honda’s first venture into the North American pickup truck market. Though the Ridgeline was actually…
Behind the Badge: Where Cadillac Got Its Crest (and Ducks)
The luxury Cadillac brand has existed for over a century, and in the 110+ years of its existence, its logo has endured nearly 40 distinct reinventions. Following the company’s Art…
Honda Civic Type R Gets Hooked on a Feeling in New Ad
We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again: if Honda ever decides it wants out of the automotive industry rat race, the company should consider trying its hand at…
US Honda Civic Type R Archives
Last week, we (joyously) reported the news that America was finally getting… Because Honda has made us wait so long for the European-spec production… Yesterday, we got our (and probably…
dodge grand caravan Archives
Since debuting in 1987, the Dodge Grand Caravan has been a popular… Sporting distinct interior and exterior design elements, the 35th Anniversary Editions of… In a year where several other…
Honda ad Archives
Texting while driving is such a problem that Honda has flipped the… Dozens of manufacturers are currently scrambling to reach out to owners and… Honda wasn’t kidding around when it…
Honda CEO Doesn’t Own a Car, but Would Really Like a Civic Type R
Honda’s new CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, is spearheading an ambitious effort to make English the official language of the automaker’s interregional communications. It may seem odd for a Japanese CEO to…
