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Honda Celebrates Memorial Day Sales Event by Blowing Up a Mountain
Memorial Day is a federally-recognized holiday observed each year on the last Monday in May. Created in 1868 to honor those who were killed fighting in the American Civil War,…
Matthew McConaughey Keeps It Goofy (with Dogs) in Lincoln Navigator Ad
It’s been months since we last saw Matthew McConaughey shilling the Lincoln MKX in a glossy commercial that featured him playing poker with a bunch of well-to-doers. It was an…
IHS Markit Honors FCA Models with Loyalty Awards
2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition Photo: FCA The latest IHS Markit Automotive Loyalty Awards honored FCA models across three segments — pickup truck, minivan, and SUV. In 2019, customers…
Hyundai Promotes NCAA Football Like It's Some Big Deal
These two devoted fans proudly assert that the first Iron Man film was the best. Photo: Hyundai via YoutTube Time to smear your face with heavy coats of paint and…
Bolt Keeps Raking in Awards Before Release, Wins Green Car Reports' Best Car to Buy for 2017
Man, the Chevy Bolt is having a good week. First, I find out that it has not just been named a finalist for Motor Trend’s Car of the Year award,…
2016 Honda HR-V Debuts at LA Auto Show
Journalists come on stage to check out the all-new 2016 Honda HR-V crossover as it makes its American debut The 2016 Honda HR-V debuted yesterday at the Los Angeles International…
2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat Is Most Powerful Muscle Car Ever
The 2015 Challenger Hellcat is the most powerful muscle car ever. If you haven’t seen (or heard!) the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat yet, stop everything you are doing (yes, even…
US News Names Dodge Charger To Its List of 20 Roomiest Sedans in 2019
2019 Dodge Charger GT A boring sedan, the 2019 Dodge Charger is most definitely not. Its sculpted silhouette, intense engine options, and well-appointed interior set the head-turning sedan apart from…
Mario is a Fiend who Possesses Cars, People, Frogs
The plumber himself, presumably in the depths of hell Photo: JD Hancock via Flikr Ah, Super Mario Odyssey. A bold take on the classic platformer; a major selling point for the Nintendo Switch;…
Win a New Car in SHESAID's Hyundai Accent Sweepstakes
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED If you’re a fan of feminine topics and news stories, you might peruse the digital pages of SHESAID.com every now and then. The online magazine includes everything…
Mazda Plans to Make More Crossovers by Overhauling Plants
Mazda plans to make more crossovers by overhauling its already adaptive production system in order to create a series of assembly plants that can pump out any vehicle in its…
Anonymous Person Leaks Screenshots of New Mazda CX-9
Mazda recently announced that it would be revealing its newest redesigned SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show: the high-end, three-row mid-size CX-9, imbued with the latest in KODO-Soul of…
2020 Chrysler Pacifica AWD Launch Edition Is Now Available
2020 Chrysler Pacifica AWD Launch Edition Photo: FCA FCA has revealed the new 2021 Chrysler Pacifica, which comes standard with more safety features than any other vehicle as well as…
[VIDEO] Peculiar Couple Drives Vintage Cadillac Hearses as their Daily Drivers
This quirky couple drives Cadillac hearses as their daily drivers. Here’s your daily dose of creepy, just in time for Halloween. The video below shows off a couple, straight out…
Cadillac Escala Concept, 2018 XTS Platinum to Make Middle East Debut at Dubai Motor Show
Cadillac Escala Concept at the Detroit Auto Show The Cadillac Escala Concept has been wowing lovers of luxury for a little over a year now, making appearances at auto shows…
IIHS Awards 2015 Sonata the Top Safety Pick+ Honor
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has just awarded the 2015 Sonata the Top Safety Pick+ designation, the highest distinction that the institute doles out to vehicles. Specifically, the…
Toronto Debuts New Drive-in Venue
Photo: George Socka under CC BY 2.0 Concerts, movies, and corporate events have a new venue in downtown Toronto. INK Entertainment has set its drive-in stage, CityView Drive-In, on 20…
Chevy’s Manchester United Jerseys Unveiled Today
It’s been a couple years in the making, but at long last, Chevy’s Manchester United jerseys were unveiled today. The iconic red jerseys now sport a giant Chevy bowtie right…
Experience the Altima Ride of Your Life with Nissan
2014 Nissan Altima: Ride of Your Life If we put you in a Nissan Altima and said you were about to go on the ride of your life, would you…
[Photos] 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Made in America
The 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Photo: Honda The Honda CR-V is getting electrified, y’all. The best-selling crossover in America for two decades and counting is getting a substantial new wrinkle…
Mitsubishi Recalls All 2013-2014 Vehicles For Lack of Public Interest
The 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer is one of the vehicles that you have probably never heard of that is being recalled today by the manufacturer (who you may also have never…
Five Honda Models Earn 2019 KBB Best Resale Value Awards
Five Honda models were featured in the 2019 Kelley Blue Book Resale Value Awards, giving the automaker a win in every vehicle category it produces. Every year, KBB recognizes the…
GM Will Only be Releasing 850 Corvette Grand Sport Collector's Editions in US
The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport combines many of the Z06’s track features with the Stingray’s V8 engine Photo: © General Motors Earlier this year at the Barrett Jackson auction, the…
Subaru Portlandia Partnership Expands for Fifth Season
Portlandia stars Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen drive a Subaru Legacy in the upcoming fifth season The Subaru Portlandia partnership will enter its fifth year on January 8th, when the…
GM Gets Greener with More EVs, Sustainable Tires, and Cleaner Factories
Photo: Jondaar_1/Flickr Mary Barra, GM CEO, has long touted the automaker’s goal of “zero accidents, zero emissions, and zero congestion.” Now, the company is taking a few more steps to…
Ford Testing GPS-Powered Predictive Smart Headlights
Ford predictive smart headlights (left) provide better visibility at night Photo: Ford Ford’s all about looking ahead of the curve, whether it’s investing $22 million in electrified vehicles or launching…
Stellantis Honored for Recruiting Indigenous STEM Employees
Photo: FCA The editors of Winds of Change magazine recently compiled their annual list of the top companies that are recruiting Indigenous STEM employees and providing them with career and…
Navigating the US: Getting Around in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nestled in the Southeastern corned of Pennsylvania, where the state meets with New Jersey and Delaware, is the city of Philadelphia. This city is known as the home of Benjamin…
110-year-old Electric Vehicle Sells at Auction in Denmark
Image courtesy of Bonhams Ebeltoft, Denmark was the host of the recent Fredericksen auction. Among the other items was one particularly rare item: a 1905 Woods Queen Victoria Brougham electric car, the…
Toyota Recalls 6.4 Million Vehicles Worldwide
Toyota recalls 6.4 million vehicles, including the Camry. Apparently, Toyota wasn’t cool with General Motors hogging the recall spotlight anymore. The automaker was already in a close second for “Wow,…
2019 Ram Heavy Duty Lone Star Model Debuts at DFW Auto Show
The 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Lone Star was revealed at the DFW Auto Show Photo: FCA The Ram Lone Star is a Texas truck through and through. Now, with the…
Giant Nissan Snow Globe Pops Up at NYC’s Oculus
Nissan is all about the latest generation of its Nissan Altima. From its flashy debut at the New York Auto Show to its latest partnership with Mary Poppins Returns, the…
Honda Trucks Set New October Sales Record
Photo: Honda American Honda reported an eight percent surge in total vehicles sales for last month, marking a new October record for the brand among a period of slight decline…
Honda Civic Gets Substantial Updates for 2019
The 2019 Honda Civic sedan and coupe have both received substantial styling and infotainment updates, presumably to ensure it remains the best-selling retail passenger car in the United States. No…
2015 Subaru Legacy Named The Car Connection’s Best Car To Buy 2015
The new 2015 Subaru Legacy, named The Car Connection’s Best Car To Buy 2015 The redesigned 2015 Subaru Legacy was announced today as the winner of The Car Connection’s Best…
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Nominated for Motor Authority's “Best Car to Buy” Award
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata While the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata features 12 fewer horsepower than last year’s model, the 2016 version still manages a 0-to-60 time of only 6 seconds,…
The Five Best Hip-Hop Videos Influenced by Aftermarket Car Products
Rap group Three 6 Mafia used their love of spinning rims as inspiration to create arguably their biggest hit There are a number of unique aspects worth appreciating when it…
Detroit Youth Choir Gets Ford Fund Scholarships
The Detroit Youth Choir with Ford Fund scholarship checks Photo: Ford Motor Company The Detroit Youth Choir has been making waves of late with its awe-inspiring performances on NBC’s America’s…
Subaru Responds to Bizarre Singapore Concept
A more reserved version of the one from Singapore Photo: Subaru Last month, I wrote about a Subaru concept car that debuted at the Singapore Motor Show. It possessed a…
Honda Reports Environmental Progress for 2019
Photo: Honda In a new 46-page report, Honda has detailed the major environmental impact of its activities in North America and how these have changed compared to 2018. It’s the…
Reddit and Audi Take “Ask Me Anything” To The Next Level
If you have been a good denizen of the internet, you know about Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” series, also referred to AMA. Celebrities, notorious figures, anonymous automaker employees and others…
e-POWER-equipped Nissan Serena Minivan to Debut at Tokyo Motor Show
Nissan Serena e-POWER Nissan’s commitment to electric vehicle and autonomous driving technology will be on full display at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show when the company debuts the all new…
Pieter Ruts to Succeed Elvira Tölkes as Plant Manager in Eisenach
Pieter Rut Photo: © General Motors Opel has announced that Pieter Ruts will succeed Elvira Tölkes as the Plant Manager at its facility in Eisenach, effective September 1st. Tölkes will…
Mitsubishi To Sell More EVs as Part of Environmental Plan
The 2020 Mitsubishi SUV lineup Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors has revealed its new Environmental Plan, which lays out actions and goals for the next 30 years. The automaker intends…
Toyota Funds Hydrogen-Promoting TV Program
Photo: Toyota Motor North America The first episode of a new program dubbed “Powering the Nation — Hydrogen Fuel Cells — the Clean Transportation Alternative” has aired on the Science…
The Evolution of Car Antennae
Photo: Pixabay If you’ve ever wondered why cars of the past had longer antennae than modern cars, you’re in the right place. Here’s a brief history of how vehicle antennae…
Hyundai Sales Surpass Expectations in April
The Tucson SUV was Hyundai’s top seller in April Photo: Hyundai Hyundai sales exceeded industry forecasts in April, even as auto dealers continued to feel the economic effects of the…
Lewis Hamilton Makes it Two-in-a-Row in Barcelona
Photo: Honda The weekend of the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix was a historic one for Formula 1, as Lewis Hamilton qualified ahead of the rest to score his 100th career…
2018 Ford Expedition Sees Big Boost in Output with Next-Gen 3.5-Liter EcoBoost V6, 10-Speed Automatic
Ford rolled out its next-generation Expedition SUV earlier this year at the Chicago Auto Show, and it has promoted its various improvements over the outgoing 2017 model by talking about…
Porsche Employees Received Bonus despite COVID-19
Photo: Porsche Earlier this year, Porsche declared 2019 to have been a record revenue year, with vehicle deliveries up 10 percent and sales revenue up 11 percent to €28.5 billion.…
