The News Wheel editorial team

The News Wheel editorial team

A reference for both professionals and enthusiasts, The NewsWheel has been covering the latest news in the global automotive industry since 2019. From Toyota to Ford and the major German brands, discover the trends and reviews of gasoline, hybrid, and electric cars, as well as all the latest automotive information.

Mazda Takes CX-5 on Experience Tour Across US

Itโ€™s probably a safe thing to say that Mazda is excited about the new 2017 CX-5, and they should beโ€”for 2017, Mazdaโ€™s middle-of-the-road crossover received a redesign, with changes to…

Mazda Still Plans to Bring Diesel Engine to America

Mazdaโ€™s SKYACTIV-D Diesel Engine Lovers of diesel vehicles are in dire straits lately, largely thanks to Volkswagenโ€™s diesel cheating scandal bringing much closer scrutiny on diesel cars of all varieties.…

Mazda Sees May Sales Drop as CX-5 Soars

Mazda has been faced with a real sales challenge, lately. Car sales are dropping as the entire vehicle sales market reaches a crest, and the company is still in the…

Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout to Hit Mazda Raceway in December

Over the last nine years, Mazda Motorsports has provided close to $15 million in driver development scholarships. The many recipients of support ranged from the grassroots level of sports car…

Mazda Reluctantly Offers Hard Tops to Miata Racecars

When Mazda introduced its current-generation MX-5 Global Cup car in 2014, it did so in the same manner as its conventional MX-5โ€”with a retractable soft top, โ€œas nature intended,โ€ according…

Mazda Issues Recall on 2015-16 Mazda6 for Power Steering, Airbag Wiring Abrasion

The Zoom-Zoom brand seems to be pretty good about recallsโ€”itโ€™s highly involved with concluding the Takata airbag debacle, and even has its own Recall Information Center to better inform people…

Mazda Foundation and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up for 620-Mile Bike Ride

Letโ€™s start with a little role play: imagine that you are on a bicycle in San Francisco. Before you, the road stretches away down the coast, dotted with coastal towns.…

Mazda Files Patent for New Rotary Engine, Reveals Technical Aspects

Remember back at the Tokyo Auto Show when Mazda simultaneously revealed that it is still working on rotary engines with the SKYACTIV-R and the frankly gorgeous RX-VISION concept car? Since…

Mazda Continues 'Best Sales Since 1994' Party in February

Following up a January where sales were better than they have been since 1994, Mazda North American Operationsย has now announced that, for February you can just scratch โ€œJanuaryโ€ off that…

Mazda Announces Plans for EVs, Rotary Engines

Mazda has been gradually coming around to the idea that it will need to put some form of electrification in its vehicles. Today, though, we have finally come to Mazda…

Mazda Announces $5 Price Bump for Redesigned 2018 Mazda6

Mazdaโ€™s most recent redesign went to its Mazda6 back in November, upgrading the sedan from a good-looking car to something that differentiates itself from the rest of the lineup as…

Mazda and Toyota Launch Joint Venture for Their Future Factory

The news that Mazda and Toyota have been looking to build a joint production plant somewhere in the United States created quite a stir, especially when it was announced that…

Maven Survey: Millennials Sure Like Spending Money on Doing Stuff in the Summertime

Oh, millennials. Those industry-killing, avocado-toast-loving youngsters, whatever will we do with them? General Motors car-sharing service Maven, in an effort to get at what is at the heart of the…

Maven Gig Brings Millennial-Friendly Money-Making Opportunities to Australia

Residents of Sydney and Melbourne now have a new means for getting around and making some extra scratch with the launch of Maven Gig, which brings General Motorsโ€™ ride-sharing personal…

Maven Gig Already Expanding to Three New Cities in Australia

Not long after announcing the arrival of Maven Gig in Sydney and Brisbane, General Motors has revealed that it has expanded the program to three new cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, and…