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McLaren Racing Open to Returning to Honda in the Future
Photo: Steve Hayes McLaren executive director Zak Brown says the Formula One team would be open to working with Honda again in the future should the opportunity arise, despite the…
New President Selected to Manage Future of Kia Motors Europe
Yong Kew Park has taken over as President of Kia Motors Europe Photo: Kia Media The future of Kia Motors Europe, specifically its ongoing sales expansion, is now in the…
New Jersey Bans “Rolling Coal” (AKA, Stupidly Trolling Hybrid Drivers)
Early Cuyler reacts to the New Jersey legislature’s latest decision New Jersey has just officially criminalized “rolling coal,” a country-fried act of anti-environmentalist rebellion which involves modifying one’s diesel truck…
New Holden Equinox Scores Five Stars from Australasian New Car Assessment Program
The Holden Equinox is having a good week between launching in Australia and catching on with drivers, being named the official vehicle of MasterChef Australia, and adding Adam D’Sylva as…
9 Hyundai Models Win 2020 IIHS Safety Awards
The Hyundai Nexo was named an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for 2020 Photo: Hyundai Based on awards handed out by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2020 Hyundai lineup…
Mazda Technicians Compete in Master Technician Competition
Mazda is bringing its National Master Technician Competition back to North America, the first time Mazda North America has hosted the competition in eight years. Competitors are a mixture of Mazda…
Ford Sales Increase in June Thanks to Mustang, Edge, and Explorer
Ford was one of the lone brands to pull out a positive month in June, selling 1.2% better in the US than it had the year prior. The momentum was…
New Ford Ranger? Yay! Not Coming to America? Boo!
Good news, folks! The all-new Ford Ranger has been revealed (spoilers: it’s basically the same thing we already saw in December), and it looks really, really neat! It’ll be going…
New Cadillac 3.6-Liter V6 Also Announced for 2016 CT6
Cadillac not only announced that it would be offering the all-new 3.0-liter Twin Turbo V6 with the 2016 CT6, promising one of the most power-dense V6 engines ever built, but…
Navigating the US: Getting Around in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Sometimes, the most humble of places can hold the biggest surprises. St. Cloud, Minnesota, is by no means the largest city in the state of Minnesota, let alone the country.…
Mazda Brings Its New Generation to Chicago
Back in 1989, Mazda came to the Chicago Auto Show with an especially momentous new model: the MX-5 Miata roadster, which set off what the Auto Show’s website called a…
Mustang Wishes and Minivan Dreams at the 2016 Dayton Auto Show
If you ask my three-and-a-half-year-old son Dylan what his favorite toy is, he’ll simply say, “Cars!” Which car? Any car. ALL cars. Vehicles of every kind, actually. He truly loves…
Monthly Acura Sales Dip, but MDX and RDX Thrive
The 2015 Acura MDX American Honda Motor Co. has reported March 2015 sales figures, with a total of 126,293 Honda and Acura vehicles being sold last month. Acura automobiles accounted…
Mazda Announces Upgrades for 2018 CX-5 in Time for the Holidays
The CX-5 is really the darling of the Mazda lineup lately—it received a full redesign just nine months ago, and since has very firmly staked its claim as the brand’s…
Vincentric Determines Hyundai CPO Vehicles are Best Value
The 2014 Hyundai Veloster is the best CPO value in its class, according to Vincentric If you’re not someone who buys their cars new, Hyundai has yet another persuasive reason…
Mitsubishi Names Ally Financial as Preferred Financing Source
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) recently announced that it has tapped Ally Financial to act as its preferred financing source at dealerships throughout the US. Ally will replace Mitsubishi’s own…
Mitsubishi January Crossover Sales Heat Up Despite the Cold
The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander has increased in sales for 11 months in a row Though winter weather has been sweeping the nation, causing entire cities to shut down, Mitsubishi January…
Mitsubishi Dealership in the UK Raises Over £5,000 To Help Boy Walk
Bristol Mitsubishi in the United Kingdom held a fundraiser at their dealership that raised over £5,000 to help a boy with cerebral palsy receive an expensive surgery that would help…
Minivan Lovers, Take Note: GM Files for Orlando Trademark Yet Again
Another day, another filing for a new trademark by GM that may or may not indicate that there is a new model forthcoming. Up this week: Orlando. Not Tony. Not…
Mexico to Receive 10 2018 Chevrolet Corvette Carbon 65 Editions Later This Year
Last year, Chevrolet announced a limited 2018 Chevy Corvette Carbon 65 Edition that would be limited to just 650 units around the globe. While specific allocation was not revealed at the…
Matt Kenseth Breaks 51-Race Drought at Food City 500
Kenseth barrels down the stretch toward the finish Photo:NASCAR.com Sunday’s NASCAR Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes at Bristol Motor Speedway was a messy affair marred by rain…
Mercedes to Sponsor 2015 Rock in Rio USA Music Festival
Mercedes-Benz will be the sponsor of the 2015 Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada Last week, Rock in Rio announced that Mercedes-Benz would be the official of…
Matt Hagan and the 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Win Again at Wild Horse Pass
Matt Hagan won his second consecutive 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series win in the 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Matt Hagan has struck again. With a second consecutive…
Marc Comeau Named VP of Sales, Service, and Marketing for GM China
Marc Comeau General Motors China and SAIC-GM have announced Marc Comeau as its newly-appointed Vice President of Vehicle Sales, Service, and Marketing. Comeau replaces John Stadwick, who is repatriating to…
Man Saved from Car Crashing into His House by Running Late
Here’s one guy who has an excellent excuse to tell his boss why he’s late to work: Karl Highton of Manchester, England, avoided being in a car crash by being…
Drunk Birds in Minnesota Wreaking Havoc on Cars
Sharon Stiteler, National Parks Service ranger Photo: Fox 9 News Just one hour north of Iron Range, the town of Gilbert has experienced an epidemic (or rather, birdemic?) of drunk birds.…
Mercedes Announces $10.5M Grant to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA
Last week, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced a staggering $10.5 million grant to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA. The grant is intended to help fight childhood obesity, which plagues…
Mazda Team Joest Announces Drivers for RT24-P Prototypes for 2018
When it comes to its prototype racing vehicles, Mazda has had a somewhat heartbreaking history. However, things are looking way, way up, as the automaker has now joined with the…
Young Mazda Motorsports Racers Discourage Distracted Driving
Mazda Motorsports is helping raise awareness about distracted driving by supporting Project Yellow Light This past weekend, Mazda Road to Indy took to the streets of Long Beach for the…
Rising Interest Rates Cause Growing SUV and Truck Sales to Stagnate in October
Automakers are generating a lot of profit from luxury SUVs, but are seeing fewer sales overall In the modern automotive environment, those automakers that offer an assortment of SUVs and…
Mazda Drive for Good Offers a Hand and $1 Million to St. Jude
Remember the charity drive that Mazda North America ran from November 21st through January 2nd? Over the years, Mazda has used that annual fundraiser to donate millions of dollars to worthy…
Mazda Begins Production of New CX-9
Mazda’s CX-9 was the subject of the company’s latest redesign, in this case to tailor the car specifically for the North American market, where lately demand has been for two…
Man Carrying Bonanza of Illegal Drugs Asks Police Officer For a Ride, Gets One
Because some days, the War on Drugs is easier than others Selling drugs is a risky game. As such, it tends to attract people who are excited by the possible…
Ford IMG President Mark Ovenden Retiring Feb. 1
Mark Ovenden (left) and Gary Johnson retiring from Ford Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company on Tuesday announced a flurry of changes at the executive level. Chief among these is the…
GM Set to Soon Surpass the EV Tax Credit Cap
You know what they say about too much of a good thing Earlier this summer, General Motors announced that it would be increasing Chevrolet Bolt production by 20 percent during…
Canadian Pricing for 2020 Nissan Kicks Posted, Driver Assist Tech Comes Standard
2020 Nissan Kicks Photo: Nissan For 2020, Nissan’s popular, fun-to-drive Kicks comes with Advanced Nissan Safety Shield 360 as a standard feature on all models. This comprehensive suite of driver-assist…
Honda Light Truck Sales Set New Record in 2019
2019 Honda HR-V Sport Photo: Honda Honda light truck sales in America soared to record heights in 2019 as American Honda also reported an overall 0.2 percent increase in total…
Honda Trucks Set Sales Record in May
If you feel like the roads have had fewer cars and more trucks lately, you may be on to something. Though car sales were down, truck sales (including SUVs) were…
Honda Sales Surge in March
Photo: Honda While competitors like Toyota struggle, America Honda has reported sales in March, with cars, trucks, and overall sales up 4 percent, 4.5 percent, and 4.3 percent, respectively. Honda…
Who Benefits from Saudi Arabian Women Driving?
Photo: Mojack Jutally When it was announced last month that women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to get driver’s licenses, the car world collectively rejoiced. While there is still…
2017 Chevy Bolt Named North American Car of the Year in Detroit
The Bolt EV has received numerous industry awards since being released in 2016 Photo: © General Motors In the few short months since it’s been released, the 2017 Chevy Bolt…
Chevy Offers Sixth-Gen Camaro Teaser in New Video
The question on everyone’s lips To celebrate the fact that this month will see the 500,000th fifth-gen Camaro sold in the US, Chevrolet released a brief YouTube video to mark…
Honda Sets Third Straight Annual Sales Record
For the third year running, American Honda has set a new all-time annual sales record on sales of 1,641,429 Honda and Acura vehicles, marking a 0.2% increase over 2016. The…
Redesigned Honda Civic Hatchback Starts at $21,650
Photo: Honda The 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback is now officially on sale at dealerships nationwide with a starting price of $21,650. It’s nearly the last of the Civic models to…
[PHOTOS] Lexus Unveils Next-Generation 2019 ES at Beijing Auto Show
Continuing the revamping of its lineup to enter the brand’s Future Chapter vision, which already includes the LC coupe and LS sedan, Lexus has lifted the veil from the new,…
Buick Unveils Velite 6 PHEV in China
The Buick Velite 6 PHEV Photo: Buick With the arrival of the Velite 6 PHEV, the Buick lineup of green models for the Chinese market is growing once again. Buick’s…
Nissan Adds D-Step Shift Logic to 2015 Models with CVT
2015 Nissan Versa sedan 2015 Nissan Versa Sedan There are certain truths that are understood when it comes to Continuously Variable Transmissions. They are extremely fuel efficient and they’re great…
Mazda Officially Announces Price of the 2017 MX-5 Miata RF
Prospective buyers are now one step closer to having a MX-5 RF in their garage, as Mazda has officially announced pricing for the 2017 MX-5 Miata RF during the Miatas…
Ghostbusters News: What Kind of Car Is the New Ecto-1?
A brand new Ecto-1 for a brand new Ghostbusters team, courtesy of director Paul Feig via Twitter Paul Feig, director of the new Ghostbusters reboot set to release next summer,…
Lincoln Sales Cool in February; Navigator, MKC Continue Strong Sales Push
2015 Lincoln Navigator Lincoln’s overall February US sales were down 7.5% despite a 3% overall increase in retail sales. As per usual, Lincoln’s pecking order sales-wise was the MKZ, followed…
