The News Wheel editorial team

The News Wheel editorial team


Toyota Promotes Hybrid Cars in Indian Market

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Deputy Managing Director T.S. Jaishankar with G.M. Sales-North Rajiv Sharma at the Fame India Eco Drive Toyota is all about eco-friendly cars. From the introduction of the…

Toyota Partners with US Ski & Snowboard Teams Ahead of Winter Olympics

Photo: ©Toyota Toyota has been named the official automotive and mobility partner of the US Ski & Snowboard Teams, bringing together the world’s top winter athletes and top automaker ahead…

Toyota Open to Giving Räikkönen WRC Test But Probably Not A Full-Time Seat

Tommi Makinen, team principal for Toyota’s World Rally Championship (WRC) team, has said he is more than willing to make a test seat available for Formula One world champion Kimi…

Toyota Offering Discounts, No-Interest Loans for Tesla-Powered RAV4

To help incentivize getting behind the wheel of their all-electric RAV4, Toyota is offering a discount via low-cost lease and loan offers.  Toyota hopes that the move will help boost…

Toyota Neck-and-Neck with Ford in Rally America National Championship

Photo: © Toyota There are only three rounds left in the Rally America National Championship and so far, the Toyota RAV4 is neck-and-neck with the Ford Fiesta ST in the…

Toyota Named World’s Most Valuable Car Brand for Sixth Year in a Row

For the sixth consecutive year, Toyota has been named the most valuable car brand in the annual BrandZ Top 100 most valuable global brands. The automaker was ranked 36th overall,…

Toyota Named Most Valuable Auto Brand in Interbrand Report

Toyota is one valuable company. In fact, in Interbrand’s 2014 Best Global Brands Report, Toyota ranked number eight overall, up from number 10 in 2013. This eighth place ranking makes…

Toyota-Mazda Partnership to Spawn Prius-Based Crossover

The Prius-based crossover design will be based on the C-HR concept Toyota has been busy making buddies with rival automakers as of late. An ongoing partnership between the Japanese automaker…

Toyota May Begin Selling Powertrain Components to Competitors

Nobody but Toyota engineers have ever really known what goes on under the hood of a Toyota Prius. Like other automakers seeking to maintain their competitive edge, Toyota has kept…

Lincoln Aviator VisioBlade Wipers Make Winter Driving Easier

The 2020 Lincoln Aviator offers heated VisioBlade wipers that take some of the hassle out of winter driving Photo: Lincoln Motor Company Hey, it’s winter, and that means that you…

Toyota Gives Million-Mile Tundra Driver a Brand New Truck

The 2016 Toyota Tundra How does it feel to drive a vehicle with a million miles on the odometer? For one Toyota Tundra driver in Houma, Louisiana, it feels pretty…

Toyota Gets Adventurous with New 2018 RAV4 Adventure

The Toyota RAV4 is already popular with compact crossover drivers thanks to its fun styling, affordable price point, and standard Toyota Safety Sense P. Additionally, the RAV4 has proven to…

Jayco’s Climate Shield Protects Your RV in Extreme Temperatures

Depending on where you live — or where you like to travel in your recreational vehicle — temperatures can get fairly extreme, especially around this time of the year. But…

Toyota Division Sales are Number One So Far in 2014

2014 Toyota Camry It’s the beginning of the month, which means one thing in the automotive industry: the sales numbers are out! And Toyota Division sales in June were impressive…

Toyota and DAYTONA Rising Project Partner for Speedway Reimagining

Bob Carter announces the Toyota and DAYTONA Rising partnership. On Thursday, February 6th, Toyota and Daytona International Speedway made an exciting announcement at the Chicago Auto Show: Toyota and DAYTONA…

Toyota China Expansion Possibly Coming Soon

If automakers learned anything in 2014, it was that the market is expanding, and demand for new vehicles is, once again, on the rise. Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, is…

Toyota C-HR Concept Debuts as a Scion in LA

The Scion C-HR Concept If you’ve been paying attention to any of the auto shows in the last year, you’ve probably noticed an array of compact crossovers being displayed by…

Toyota Camry TV Cameos

Look familiar? These cars have been all over TV lately If you watch television or frequently view videos online, then you’ve probably seen a recent slew of 2018 Toyota Camry…

Toyota Camry Beats Corvettes & Camaros at One Lap of America

Last week Toyota declared it would attempt to challenge our perception of the Camry, particular with regard to its speed, by bringing it and a few other cars to the…

Toyota C-HR Concept Moves Closer to Production

The five-door Toyota C-HR concept Remember the awesomely purple Toyota C-HR concept from last year’s Paris Motor Show? We certainly do. This striking crossover combined aggressive looks with sleek lines…

Toyota Begins Move to New Global Platform

Possible shots of the 2016 Prius Photo: AutoNet As Toyota vehicles continue to increase in popularity around the world, the automaker is working toward slowly shifting its lineup to a…

Toyota: 75% of Employees Considering Move to Plano

A rendering of Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas In a little over a year, Toyota will begin to make the move from its current North American headquarters…

“Tougher Laws on Cellphone Use While Driving,” Say Cellphone-Using Drivers

More people than ever are texting and interneting behind the wheel Photo: Intel Free Press There is no doubt that cellphone use while driving is a very, very bad idea…

Toronto to Pilot UberHop Service

The four routes initially offered in Toronto via the new UberHop service Uber has been available in Toronto, Canada, since February 2012, but now the busy metropolis will host a…

Toro Rosso Believes It Can Win With Honda

Photo: emperornie The idea that a team would believe it had no chance to win in any given motorsport seems almost ludicrous—after all, why else do they compete?—but in Formula…

Nearly 1 Million 2020 GM Models Will Offer SiriusXM with 360L

Nearly 1 Million 2020 GM Models Will Offer SiriusXM with 360L Photo: GM To deliver the biggest integration by an automaker, select 2020 GM models will deliver approximately 1 million…

The Nissan LEAF Transforms into the Nissan TREE for Christmas

Photo: Nissan The City of Lights just became a little bit brighter this Christmas season, and it’s all thanks to the Nissan LEAF. The automaker gave this best-selling electric car…

Top U.S. Cities That Encourage Car-Free Travel

Photo: Kaique Rocha As empowering as it can be to hop in a vehicle and cruise around town, sometimes you just want to take in the sights a bit more…

Top Gear Magazine Names 2016 Ford Focus RS Car of the Year

The 2016 Ford Focus RS is one of the most hotly-anticipated new cars to hit the market, and the earliest word is that it lives up to its hype in…

'Top Gear' Fans Blame Wrong Chris Evans For Latest Episode

THAT Chris Evans Image: Gage Skidmore If you have been reading any of my posts about the new Top Gear, you know that I always fondly refer to the new head…

What Are the Top Five States for F-Series Sales?

The 2015 Ford F-150 Platinum will no doubt be a hot item in the top five states for F-Series sales It’s clear enough that Americans love the Ford F-Series. It’s…

EV Battery Tech Developed by GM Earns R&D 100 Award

GM China Battery Lab Photo: GM The future of automotive is battery-powered, and General Motors is definitely on board to be a leader in the movement. And the automaker is…

Tony Stewart to Retire from NASCAR in 2016

Tony Stewart at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Photo: Amy Marbach/Flickr NASCAR races are about to get a lot less interesting. Tony Stewart, racing legend and somewhat notorious hothead, announced today…

The Time Attack on the Race Track: Chevy Corvette Z06 vs Dodge Viper TA

The Chevy Corvette Z06 vs Dodge Viper TA at the PBIR in Jupiter, Florida Photo: To The Floor Videos In 1974 we had the Rumble in the Jungle, in 1975…

Thrilling Rocket League Championship Series Recap

: Psyonix Studios With the North American, European, and Oceanic regions represented, the best Rocket League players in the world gathered in the Copper Box Arena in London this past…

Cadillac CT6 Earns Spot on US News’ List of Cars That Are Almost Self-Driving

Photo: Cadillac Fully autonomous vehicles aren’t ready for today’s roads, but driver assist technologies already available in some vehicles offers drivers a glimpse of a self-driving future. Learn More: About…

Three GM Crossovers Tie for Top Spot in 2017 Made in America Auto Index

A holiday recently took place in the United States, the Fourth of July or Independence Day, which is a tiny little thing celebrated by a modest populace that has reservations…

Three Adjustments to Improve Car Performance

You might want to invest in aftermarket products or accessory upgrades to enhance your car’s aesthetics or style. But, did you know that there are modifications that you can do…

Thoughtful Road Trip Movies: Locke Review

Locke (Tom Hardy) deals with the consequences of his choices from behind the wheel of a BMW X5. Photo: Shoebox Films In the follow-up to his directorial debut last year…

Mary Kay Sales Director Earns 13 Pink Cadillacs, and Counting

Photo: Kyle James Mary Kay is known for its pink Cadillacs. If you boost your sales revenue up high enough, Mary Kay offers you the option of a new, pink…

This Former Restaurant in Austria Looks Like a Giant VW Beetle!

The Car. Das Auto looks splendid lit up at night Photo: Neumayr for The Car. Das Auto All across America, you’ll find retro diners with nostalgic touches that hearken back…

Thief Steals Cleveland Car with 5-Year-Old Inside

Photo: Joshua Rothhaas In the Lee-Miles neighborhood of Cleveland, an unfortunate aunt not only had her car stolen, but also her 5-year-old nephew. The incident happened at a Shell gas station…

These Stinky Candles Smell like Gasoline and Car Exhaust!

There’s a reason that practically every candle created these days resembles some variation on a floral, fruity, or sugary scent: they smell pleasant. People assume that candles, by their nature,…

These Lara Croft Car Commercials Are Total '90s Video Game Cheese

Even before Lara Croft appeared in live action films as portrayed by Angelina Jolie, she was a celebrity. Having starred in multiple successful Playstation titles — beginning with Tomb Raider in 1996…

Track Santa Using Your Chevy and OnStar

Soon Santa will make his yearly flight across the world delivering toys and spreading holiday magic. And, if your Chevy vehicle has an active plan with OnStar, you can track…

The West Wing Wheels: Barack Obama

From Lincoln to Ford, the United States automotive industry has been greatly affected by the Presidents of the United States. Pardon the pun. However, cars have also had a profound…

The View from a Mexican Ambulance

I came to Mexico for the beach…what I got was a ride in an ambulance (and the beach) The first thing you should know about Mexican ambulances is that the…

The “Transformers” Films Go Retro with the First Trailer for “Bumblebee”

“You are who you choose to be.”“Superman” Photo: Paramount Pictures Spin-off films seem to be all the rage these day. Between the recent Solo: A Star Wars Story and the…

The Tragic Story of the SS Senator, the Sunken Tanker Full of Historic Nash Cars

1929 Nash Photo: casmium October of 1929 was a tragedy of drastic economic impact with the very beginning of the Great Depression, starting with the infamous Black Thursday stock market…

The Soaring Automotive Industry of Dubai

Dubai is one of the richest places on the planet right now. This is not only because of the huge economic market, but also because of its culture and heritage.…