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Chevy Wins Four KBB Cost to Own Awards
2015 Chevy Colorado Z71 Photo: © General Motors Chevrolet is taking home four prizes in the 2015 Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. The awards, which are given…
Jeep “Portraits” Commercial Earns Top Automotive Spot in YouTube AdBlitz Poll
The Jeep “Portraits” commercial topped the YouTube AdBlitz Poll in the automotive category Every year, the YouTube AdBlitz announces the leading Super Bowl commercials. This year, the leading automotive commercial…
Jeep Grand Wagoneer Still Set for 2018 Release
Pictured: 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer It was nearly a year ago that Fiat Chrysler announced that the Jeep Grand Wagoneer would be returning to the Jeep lineup, and that the…
Chevy Suburban’s Baby Pictures on Display in New Photo Album
The original 1935 Chevy Suburban A black 2015 Chevy Suburban just became the 10 millionth vehicle built at GM’s Arlington Assembly plant. To mark the occasion, and to celebrate the…
Chevy Says April 1st is the #BestDayEver. Okay. Sure.
#BestDayEver? SURE WHY NOT April 1st is, apparently, the best day ever! Is that because it’s April Fools’ Day? No. Is it because it is the beginning of a month…
Chevy Runs Video Ads in Magazines
The future is now… sort of. Chevrolet has begun running digital video ads in print publications, which seems pretty futuristic, until you realize that print publications will probably be dead…
Jeep and NBCUniversal Launch #RenegadeLifeContest
Three lucky participants will win a 2015 Jeep Renegade via the #RenegadeLifeContest on social media Jeep’s new #RenegadeLifeContest launched on Sunday, February 8th, and will continue through March 2nd. The…
Jayson Werth Begins Serving Five-Day Jail Sentence for Speeding
Jayson Werth’s mugshot shows the Nationals outfielder didn’t have to trim his trademark lumberjack hairdo Photo source: Fairfax County Police Department Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth has begun serving his…
Chevy Introduces 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition
Is the regular old 2016 Corvette Z06—with its dull as dishwater 650 horsepower, 650 lb-ft of torque, and three second 0-60 mph time—just a little too “meh” for you? Do…
Jay Leno Drives a 1948 Davis Divan Three-Wheeler
Jay Leno (right) and Peterson Museum curator Leslie Kendall take a ’48 Davin out for a spin No, that’s not a vintage Elio you’re looking at—it’s one of 12 surviving…
It’s War: ’90s Mazda Miata Pulls Against Early ’90s Ford Festiva
It’s on: On the left, we have the Mazda Miata, ready for anything with its early-’90s pop-up headlights. On the right, we have the Ford Festiva, formerly a hatchback, but…
Is Mitsubishi Going to Live Tweet a Pizza Delivery Guy During the Super Bowl?
No Pizza Left Behind Photo: Seth Werkhelser via Flickr According to a press release issued by Mitsubishi Motors North America on Tuesday, Mitsubishi will be running a marketing campaign online…
Is GM Getting Ready to Exit the South Korean Automotive Market?
There might not be much celebrating at GM’s South Korean plants in the near future Over the past few months, General Motors has been removing its operations from several global…
“Inspirational” 2016 Mazda MX-5 Providing Skeleton for New Fiat 124 Spider
Pictured: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Global Cup race car Since its inception, the MX-5 Miata has been an inspiration in many ways–to Mazda, to other designers in the industry, and…
Chevy Gets a Head Start on #DayItForward by Giving Malibu to Teacher's Aide
Monica Brewer is overcome with emotion as she receives a free car from Chevrolet Chevrolet is planning to celebrate Leap Day tomorrow with a promotional campaign entitled #DayItForward, which will…
Infographic: Meet America's Greenest Cars
February begins a three-month-long event called National Green Week 2015. During this period, people are encouraged to pick a week–or even a day–in which to learn more about sustainability, and…
Chevy Announces Starting XI Contest for Young Manchester United Fans
General Motors has announced the details of the annual Chevrolet Beautiful Possibilities Program, and it will be adding a contest that will determine the 11th member of the “Starting XI.”…
Infinti Q80 Inspiration Concept Still Impressing Critics
The Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Concept was first revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, almost 17 months ago. Meant to display the future of the brand, the concept has just…
Check Out This Smartphone-Integrated Go-Kart That Runs on Electricity and Imagination
As mainstream production automobiles become increasingly futuristic, so do the toys that our children play with. Even connected technology is reaching off the streets and onto local roadways where children…
Infiniti Q70L Bespoke Edition Debuts at Auto Shanghai
Infiniti unveiled the Q70L Bespoke Edition on Sunday during the opening ceremonies of Auto Shanghai 2015. The Bespoke Edition features what Infiniti calls a “concept car-inspired interior,” featuring high-quality craftsmanship…
Charges Against Window-Breaking, Dog-Saving Veteran Dropped
On May 9th, Iraqi War veteran Michael Hammons spotted a Yorkie mix locked in a Mustang parked at a shopping center in Athens, Georgia. Being that it was a hot…
Car Smashes Through Glass Doors Into Florida Home…Again
Image: Brevard County Fire Rescue Sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue. One person probably feeling very statuesque is the owner of a home in Suntree,…
Infiniti March Sales Dominated by Q70 Sedan
March was a fairly unremarkable month for Infiniti as far as overall sales went. The luxury automaker moved 12,525 vehicles in the US in March of this year, compared to…
Infiniti Brings an Actual Vision GT to Inaugural Design Night
Back in December, Infiniti revealed its Concept Vision Gran Turismo and made it available for download in Gran Turismo 6. We had hoped that Infiniti would eventually decide to put…
'Captain America' Saves Two from Fiery North Carolina Car Accident
US Army Captain Steve Voglezon hailed as Captain America after saving two in NC car accident Contrary to what The Avengers might have you believe, you do not need a…
Cadillac Sales Rebound in February on SRX, Escalade
After falling 8% in January, Cadillac’s US sales rebounded nicely in February with overall growth and sales improvements from a number of its key models. Cadillac’s sales totaled 11,840 vehicles…
Cadillac Expects Growth in China to Hit 60% By End of 2017
Cadillac recently launched the latest version of the popular XTS in China In case you hadn’t noticed, Cadillac is just absolutely tearing it up in China at the moment. October saw…
Cadillac CT6 Won't Go Head-to-Head With Germans (and That's Okay)
Your first look at the Cadillac CT6 For the longest little while, one of the biggest knocks that folks have held against Cadillac is that its brand has a hard…
Cadillac ATS-V.R Set for First Race at Circuit of the Americas
© General Motors Cadillac is all set for the debut of its ATS-V.R race car, which is set to participate in the opening round of the Pirelli World Challenge Series…
Book Review: ‘Are You Listening?’ by Tillie Walden
Photo: The News Wheel If you’re looking for a book that takes the traditional road trip story and turns it on its ear with beautiful art, deep storytelling, and a…
Buy a Custom 1969 Chevelle Designed by Tony Stewart
NASCAR fans frequently get the chance to buy a Chevy from one of their favorite drivers, whether it be a raffle for Jeff Gordon’s 2015 C7 Corvette Stingray or an…
Bulldog Stuck in Toyota Sequoia Makes His Feelings Known
Bulldogs are known for being feisty and entertaining creatures. And lately, they have become known for pulling various antics in cars. First, there was Tui the French bulldog who showed…
Buick Ranks Second in J.D. Power's 2015 Vehicle Dependability Study
2012 Buick Enclave © General Motors Buick put forth an impressive performance in J.D. Power’s 2015 Vehicle Dependability Study, climbing from fifth to second on the list of most dependable…
Buick Looks to Reach More Men with Knife Fight Sponsorship
2015 Buick Regal GS Photo: © General Motors There’s no television program more certain to make you feel ineptitude with regards to your lukewarm risotto than one of those reality…
Buick Launches Envision 20T in China
Buick Envision 20T Photo: © General Motors Shanghai GM revealed the Buick Envision 20T yesterday, adding a new powertrain and four variants to the Envision family in support of the…
Buick Global Sales Top 1.4 Million Vehicles for Second Year in a Row in 2017
For a second straight year, Buick sales surpassed 1.4 million vehicles around the globe, driven by a record year in China and retail sales gains in the United States and…
Buick Global Design Chief Discusses Core Principles at Dent Conference
Buick and Cadillac executive director of global design Andrew Smith speaks at the Dent Conference last month Photo: © General Motors The crux of the “That’s Not a Buick” ad…
Buick Enclave Tuscan Edition Appears to Be A Thing Maybe
2015 Buick Enclave © General Motors If there’s anything that we can tell you with the utmost confidence, it’s that an automaker filing for a trademark doesn’t always mean something…
Brock Lesnar Attacks Dean Ambrose in Parking Lot Prior to Raw
Photo: WWE/Facebook If there’s one thing that should be pretty well understood by this point, it is that the number of places that a human being can be considered safe…
Brighten Up Your Holiday Road Trip with These Family-Friendly Stories
Whether you are traveling over the river and through the woods to get to Grandmother’s house or just taking a well-paved highway across town, you won’t find a better companion…
BREAKING: Mark McGrath (AKA Sugar Ray): “I'm a Cadillac Guy”
Mark McGrath Photo: Justin Haguchi/Wikimedia Commons To the tune of Sugar Ray’s smash-hit single, “Every Morning”: Every morning there’s an XTS parked in the corner of Mark McGrath’s driveway It’s…
Bowtie Brand Goes Buck Rogers with Chevrolet-FNR Concept [PHOTOS]
The self-driving Chevrolet-FNR concept debuts at Auto Shanghai 2015 It’s hard to fathom why Chevrolet paid to feature a 2016 Volt in the upcoming sci-fi movie Tomorrowland if the automaker…
Best Exterior Colors Offered by Toyota
Which Toyota color is your favorite? Pictured: 2015 Toyota Auris We’re ready to help you cut through the unnecessarily complex array of shades and hues and names buyers must contend…
Bentley Designer: Lincoln Continental Concept Copies Flying Spur
Is the Continental Concept too Bentley-esque? Given the buzz surrounding the recently unveiled Lincoln Continental Concept, it’s fair to say that the rebirth of the classic nameplate has garnered its…
Behind-the-Scenes SPECTRE Video Shows Off New Bond Cars
James Bond fans have slowly been getting more and more info on the upcoming franchise entry, SPECTRE, which is set to be released November 6, 2015. There have been lots…
Barra Squashes Rumors Pertaining to FCA Merger
GM CEO Mary BarraPhoto: © General Motors Sergio Marchionne has not been shy in suggesting that he really wants to merge FCA with General Motors sometime before he steps away…
Barra: GM Expects More Growth in China Through 2019
Mary Barra at Auto Shanghai 2015 Photo: © General Motors General Motors CEO Mary Barra spoke with media in Shanghai during Auto Shanghai 2015, revealing that GM anticipates annual market…
2015 Malaysian Grand Prix Recap: Forza Ferrari!
Sebastian Vettel managed to get the edge over the Mercedes duo this time around Photo: Morio Welcome back to my F1 Recap series, where you get to read my totally…
Aston Martin Vulcan Makes North American Debut at New York Auto Show
Aston Martins are known for their incredible luxury and impeccable performance, but even the most refined automakers go off the deep end once in a while. Their latest creation is…
Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Complete Bronze Age Wheel in England
© Cambridge Archaeological Unit We at The News Wheel are delighted today to bring you some Wheel News. Archaeologists in England have uncovered a wooden wheel—hub included—that is around 3,000…
