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2014 Kia Soul Overview
The Kia Soul has been completely redesigned for the 2014 model year. Kia keeps the Soul’s box-shaped styling that made it a hit when it debuted four years ago, but…
Create a Custom Pickup Truck Online with the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Configurator
Before you buy a new Silverado, build a custom one online The new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado model is one of the year’s most highly-anticipated vehicles. While a limited supply of…
New Version of Buick Enclave Coming to China
Photo: Buick Buick recently made it official: an Enclave crossover model will soon be making its way to China. This all-new “midsize-plus” Buick Enclave was designed specifically for the Chinese…
Yes, Some People Actually Got New Luxury Cars for Christmas
For some reason, this holiday gift Cadillac doesn’t have a bow on it Let’s be honest: Most of us didn’t wake up on Christmas morning in an expensive house, look…
Lincoln Corsair Goes 2-for-2 in IIHS Crash Testing
Photo: Lincoln The all-new 2020 Lincoln Corsair was one of the 64 vehicles announced on Thursday as part of the inaugural group of 2020 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP…
China is Fine-Tuning a Phase-Out Date for Petroleum Cars
China unveils an ambitious timeline for switching over to EV at a country-wide level. Photo: Newsy Although many international auto manufacturers have started to focus on adopting electric vehicle (EV)…
Alexandra Ford English Joins Rivian Board of Directors
Alexandra Ford English is the newest member of the Rivian board of directors Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company announced earlier this month that Alexandra Ford English — the daughter of…
Autotrader Best New Cars List Includes 2021 Nissan Kicks
Photo: Nissan The 2021 Nissan Kicks secured a spot on the Autotrader Best New Cars 2021 list thanks to its affordable price tag and eye-catching style. Available Now: 2020 Nissan…
Blurred Assembly Lines: 10th Anniversary of Hyundai Alabama Plant Involves Robin Thicke Concert
Robin Thicke wants to “Give It 2 U” (as in, the workers of the Hyundai Alabama assembly plant) Photo: Wikimedia via CC Forget Alan Thicke making babies to his son’s…
UK Man Spends More Than $37K Fighting a Speeding Ticket
Back in 2016, Richard Keedwell from Yate, Gloucestershire received a speeding ticket for going 35 mph in a 30-mph area. Since then, he has spent nearly $37,000 in legal fees…
New Buick Encore GX Launched in China
The new Buick Encore GX launched in China this month Photo: General Motors Details have been sparse as-yet regarding the Buick Encore GX and its impending arrival in the United…
Nissan Partners With Habitat For Humanity for 'Home is the Key'
Photo: Nissan For the third year in a row, Nissan is flexing its fundraising muscles to help Habitat for Humanity’s annual fundraising campaign. Called “Home is the Key”, it pushes…
King Kong Drives a VW in this Amazing Vintage Commercial
King Kong: you just never know where he’ll turn up Photo: Joe DeSousa via CC When it comes to Hollywood icons, few are as big — pun intended — as…
Buick Teases Verano Hatchback and Verano GS
Photo: © General Motors Earlier this year, Buick launched a new Verano sedan (also known as Wei Lang) in China that, with any luck, will make the transition to America…
List of Most Likely 200,000 Mile Vehicles Includes 7 GM Vehicles, One Car
On Monday, Chris Woodyard of USA Today offered up a list of the top 10 models most likely to be 200,000 mile vehicles. The data, culled from www.iSeeCars.com, was obtained…
NBA Player Dwight Howard Gives his 2015 Dodge SRT Hellcat a custom 'Flash' Makeover
Dwight Howard’s customized ‘Flash’ 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dwight Howard is a great basketball player and has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award three times, but he…
Chevy Cruze Diesel Sedan Manages 4.5 L/100 KM Highway Rating
The Cruze Diesel is available with either a six-speed manual or nine-speed auto Chevrolet Canada has announced fuel efficiency ratings for the 2017 Cruze Diesel Sedan, which manages a highway…
Toyota, Mazda Look for Big Incentives for Joint Manufacturing Plant
It has been some time since Mazda and Toyota announced that they would be joining together to establish a new joint factory somewhere in the US, and now it seems…
Renault Boss ‘Worried’ About Honda’s F1 Investment
Photo: Joe McGowan Despite planning an all-new Formula One engine for 2019 and making promises to close the gap to Ferrari and Mercedes, Renault is looking over its shoulder at…
Tesla Fans Putting Deposits on Not-Yet-Revealed Model 3
The Model 3 will soon join Models S and X in Tesla’s lineup One thousand dollars is not an insignificant amount of money. While some might see this amount as…
Opel Mokka Sales Reach 500,000-Unit Milestone
The Opel Mokka, the European cousin of the best-selling Buick Encore, has reached a sales milestone of its own. This week, the landmark 500,000th order for the Mokka was placed,…
Buick Encore Ranks No. 3 in Consumer Reports Reliability Study
2021 Buick Encore Photo: Buick If reliability is a top priority for your next vehicle, you should consider the 2021 Buick Encore. It recently claimed third place on this year’s…
Chevrolet Makes List of Top Global Green Brands
Chevrolet Makes List of Top Global Green Brands For the first time in company history, the Bowtie Brand has landed a spot on Interbrand’s Best Global Green Brands report. Chevy…
General Motors RemoteLink App Kept Us Warm in January
Last month’s Polar Vortex left much of the nation’s people cold, wet, and threatening to move to South America (after all, we’ve always heard that Peru is lovely this time…
What to Do If Your Car Is Stolen
Photo: Bastian Pudill via Unsplash License It’s happened to the best of us: That panicky moment where you go to where you last parked your car to find that it’s…
The History of Touring, the First Car-Themed Game
Photo: The News Wheel Over the past hundred years, dozens of excellent car-themed board games and card games have been made, but it all started with Touring, the very first…
Watch These Car Commercials Gary Busey Made for a Kia Dealership in Pittsburgh
Lately, there have been some rumors/threats that Donald Trump might nominate Gary Busey to the Supreme Court—because if Donald Trump can be president, then why shouldn’t Gary Busey be a Supreme…
Volkswagen Withholds Preliminary Dieselgate Investigation Results
If you’re not angry about Dieselgate, you haven’t really been paying attention. The fact that a major car manufacturer spent so much time and effort on devices to cheat emissions…
Did the Police Controversy Cause Toyota to Pull Its Prius Car Chase Ads from the Air?
If you watched the Super Bowl in February or have turned on the TV any time since, you’ve probably seen Toyota’s self-deprecating ad for the new Prius titled “The Longest…
Production of the 2016 Buick Cascada Has Begun in Poland
2016 Buick Cascada Photo: © General Motors The 2016 Buick Cascada may be the first convertible produced by Buick in 25 years, but that doesn’t mean it’s being produced in…
Nissan Donates $1 Million to Habitat for Humanity
Nissan supports Habitat for Humanity with $1 million donation Photo: Nissan Over the past 14 years, Nissan North America has been a major contributor to Habitat for Humanity. Its latest…
Yikes! BMW's Most Expensive Paint, Pure Metal Silver, Costs $10,000
If you’ve ever wondered why BMW is a brand associated with financial lavishness too excessive for many people, consider the cost of BMW’s most expensive paint. For those of us…
Nissan Trucks Get a Day Job with Circuit of The Americas
There is no question that America loves pickup trucks. It is partially because they are ingrained in our culture as manly vehicles, but it’s also because they are always ready…
Buick Releases First Images of Refreshed 2022 Enclave
The 2022 Buick Enclave Photo: Buick Buick recently released the first images of the refreshed 2022 Enclave, calling attention the model’s “more modern, expressive design.” Stylish and Sporty: Check out…
Toyota Receives Keystone Award for Environmental Leadership
It’s not unusual to see ducks and geese at Toyota manufacturing facilities Toyota is best known for making popular cars like the Camry, RAV4, and Land Cruiser, but the automaker…
Crowded Hyundai Lineup Loses Elantra GT Hatchback
The 2020 Hyundai Elantra GT Photo: Hyundai With a seemingly endless stream of compact SUV models hitting the market, there’s little demand for hatchback car models these days. Recognizing this…
Unifor Memo: GM Adding 500 Jobs, Second Shift for Truck Production at Oshawa
According to a memo released by Unifor Local 222, General Motors intends to add 535 employees and a second shift to its Oshawa Car Assembly Plant in order to support…
Sorry Nissan, Mazda Is Actually the Most Fuel-Efficient Car Brand
You’ve probably seen the word spreading throughout the automotive news community that Nissan is the automaker with the best full-line fuel efficiency around. While that’s not technically incorrect, that claim comes…
[Photos] A Look Inside the 2015 Volvo XC90
Volvo clearly had a thesis it wanted to test when it gave us our first look inside the 2015 Volvo XC90: is it possible to get an entire prospective audience…
2021 GMC Yukon Overview
Photo: GMC Equal parts rugged and luxurious, the GMC Yukon has been seriously overhauled for 2021. This full-size SUV’s next-generation redesign includes highlights like new performance features, a reshaped exterior,…
Jay Leno Teaches Brad Paisley How to Do a Burnout in the 2017 Camaro ZL1 [VIDEO]
Brad Paisley is many things—a country music star, a South Park character, an accidental racist… But one thing that he is decidedly not is a professional driver. That fact was…
Toronto-Area Thieves Find New Way to Steal Luxury Vehicles
When you invest in a premium vehicle, the last thing you want is to have it stolen. Unfortunately, though, thieves have found a new way to drive away in fancy…
New Subaru Commercials Cause Emotional Breakdowns
Subaru takes an emotional approach with its newest set of advertisements Subaru recently debuted a series of ads centered around the all-new 2017 Impreza that will truly pull at the…
Illinois Bill Would Ban “Rolling Coal” in Diesel Trucks
Photo: Mackenzie via Pinterest If you live anywhere in the United States, you’ve probably seen several people with seemingly more money than brains with lifted diesel trucks pour clouds of…
Dodge Durango Replaces Camila Cabello in Fifth Harmony’s ‘Down’ Music Video
With just four members, the ladies will fit comfortably in the featured Durango It’s been about six months since the ladies of Fifth Harmony were notified “via her representatives” that…
OPEC: ‘Electric Vehicles Won’t Catch On’ Everyone Else: ‘Suuuuure’
Image: Loco Steve Quick refresher: OPEC stands for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—that is to say, OPEC is a group composed of a bunch of countries that have…
Software Updates: Coming Soon to a Car Near You
Photo: Capgemini Group While over-the-air (OTA) updates are common on electronics like smartphone and laptops, it’s not so common on vehicles. Many mainstream automakers are considering implementing OTA updates for…
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Every year, I peruse the leading automakers’ current lineup of vehicles to see which models can be ordered with green exterior paint. Green has become a rare color option in…
Oil Prices Thrashed By Conflict and Production Changes
Image: Paul Lowry One commodity price that has enormous influence over the American mood is oil. Our country’s dependence on our vehicles to get to work, school, and other essential…
Reminder: Don't Speed During the Quarantine
If you’re a vehicle owner, you might be enjoying one unexpected benefit of the COVID-19 lockdowns: a lack of traffic. Quieter roads can definitely make it more tempting to speed…
