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4 Car Upgrades Worth Splurging On
New Year’s is a popular time to make some upgrades in your life. If you feel like it’s time for a car-themed change but want to hold on to your…
3 New Year's Events to Drive to in Louisiana
Not sure how to celebrate New Year’s in Louisiana? Here are just a few ideas to inspire your party plans. Confidence Boost: Discover the benefits of Chevy OnStar and Connected…
3 New Year's Events to Drive to in Mississippi
Still not sure what to do for New Year’s? Here are just a few happenin’ events worth the drive, if you find yourself in Mississippi for the holiday. Used Advantages:…
Ford Focus ST, Shelby GT500 Win Big in Top Gear Awards 2019
The Ford Focus ST won Top Gear’s Hot Hatch of the Year award Photo: Ford Motor Company As if you needed any more reasons to be depressed about the fact…
3 New Year's Events to Drive to in Wyoming
The Cowboy State boasts a variety of ways to ring in 2020. Here are just a few New Year’s events worth the drive if you find yourself in Wyoming this…
3 New Year's Events to Drive to in Washington
Photo: Pixabay If you’ll be in Washington State for New Year’s, you might still be looking for something fun to do on Dec. 31. Here are just a few celebrations…
10-Year Deal Brings Revel Audio Systems to Lincoln
Revel Ultima System Wave Guide and Speaker Grille Lincoln has announced that it’s inked a 10-year deal with Revel® that will make audio systems like Revel Ultima™ the premium choice…
September Savings on the Chevy Spark
If you’re in the market for a new efficiency car, consider bringing home a new 2019 Chevy Spark. Now, through the end of this month, the automaker is offering exclusive…
Ford F-Series Takes 8 Spots on IBC’s Top 10 Stolen Vehicles List
Photo: Ford Motor Company Sure, we all like to think of Canada as being a land filled with far more polite folks than hosers, but there is as much a…
Three Nissan Models Win Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards
2020 Nissan Rogue Sport Consumer Guide has singled out three Nissan models as best buys in its automotive awards — the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Rogue Sport, and the Nissan Versa.…
Precision Blendz Wins Ford Men of Courage Cincinnati Barbershop Challenge
Precision Blendz is the winner of the Ford Men of Courage Cincinnati Barbershop Challenge Photo: Ford Motor Company Precision Blendz was named the winner this week in the Ford Motor…
What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Car Accident Lawyer?
This article is sponsored by K Series Parts. Accidents can happen anywhere; it doesn’t matter if you’re an excellent driver or have never been involved in an accident before. So…
Does the London Congestion Zone Work?
Living in London, England, is undeniably expensive. In 2003 it got even pricier when the government introduced a congestion charge. Drivers that head into the designated zone have to pay…
2020: The Year of The Rat and The Green Machine
This article is sponsored by FleetGo. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is The Year Of The Rat. Thanks to a growing interest in sustainability and environmental awareness, it also…
AC Schnitzer Supra is Lookin’ Slick
Photo: AC Schnitzer | YouTube The recent SEMA Show had some lovely and some downright crazy tuned Toyota Supra models on display, but our favorite custom Supra might be the…
Cadillac and Refinery29 Host Fashion Event
Cadillac and Refinery29 recently co-presented the Driven by Digital: Leaders in Style + Tech summer cocktail party. Last Thursday night, Cadillac and Refinery29, the largest independent fashion and style website…
Piloti Limited Edition Chevy Camaro Fifty Racing Shoes Review
There are few vehicles that rival the legacy and performance of the Chevrolet Camaro. For half a century, this muscle car has defined its segment and carried the bowtie brand’s…
Driver Shortage Will Leave You Waiting for Packages
Photo: Fan of Chente We’ve been talking for years about the shortage of truck drivers in the United States. As the statistics get grimmer every year, industry experts report that…
Can You Diagnose Appendicitis with Speed Bumps?
Photo: atomicity via CC In the world of medicine, there is a lot of false information going around. WebMD routinely tells us that traditional ailments like sore throats are totally…
Honda Residual Value is Best Among Mainstream Brands
Photo: Honda Honda was named the top mainstream car brand for residual value according to ALG, a subsidiary of TrueCar that specializes in market analyses and depreciation forecasts. ALG says…
MIT Develops System to Determine People's Driving Personalities
MIT researchers at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) developed a system that driverless cars can use to help predict other people’s driving personalities. It’s just one of…
General Motors Takes Fiat Chrysler to Court Over Union Bribes
The automotive industry, especially the big three American manufacturers, has deep ties to the United Automobile Workers union. Negotiating with them for pay and benefits that benefit both the company…
Toyota Canada Invests $100,000 in Disability Education
Photo: Marianne Bos | Unsplash The StopGap Foundation announced on Thursday during its big annual fundraising event that it had struck a partnership with Toyota Canada. The Japanese automaker is…
The Cadillac XT4 is Coming to Europe
The new Cadillac XT4 is coming to Europe with an exclusive turbodiesel Photo: General Motors Cadillac has announced that its XT4 compact SUV will launch in Europe, and it will…
The Netherlands Helps Reduce Emissions by Lowering Speed Limits
Some European countries have implemented emissions-reducing protocols to enhance their already fairly-healthy environments. Others have done so to help combat more severe air-quality crises. The Netherlands falls into the latter…
The News Wheel Editors: Auto Features We're Most Thankful For
As Nov. 28 fast approaches, we’d like to take a moment to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. In honor of this holiday, we’ve rounded up just a few of…
Car-Selling Middle Schooler Recognized by Nissan Canada's President
Source: Nissan When you picture someone who’s helped sell $300,000 worth of cars, you’re probably imagining someone a little older than Canadian middle schooler Cole Ross. Even though he can’t…
Pirelli's New Smart Tire Communicates Road Conditions to Other Vehicles
If you’ve been keeping on top of the autonomous vehicle tech headlines, you’re probably familiar with vehicle-to-vehicle communication. But what about tires that communicate road conditions to both the driver…
The News Wheel Editors: Car Accessories on Our Christmas Wish Lists
Though Thanksgiving isn’t over yet, it’s not too early to start brainstorming ideas for your Christmas wish list. Here are just some of the auto-related accessories we’d like to ask…
Choosing a Car or Automotive Franchise
You might be a car salesman looking to branch out on your own, or a small-business owner wanting to enter a new market. Whatever your situation, it’s worth looking into…
4 Best Car-Related Moments from “Friends”
It’s easy to understand why “Friends” gained so much traction in the 90s and had 10 seasons’ worth of episodes. Anyone who’s watched a few episodes of of the show can…
Wuling Launches Long-Awaited Hong Guang S3 SUV
SAIC-GM-Wuling has at long last launched its first SUV, the Hong Guang S3, which joins the venerable Hong Guang family and provides and affordable yet stylish SUV alternative for drivers…
Tacoma Specs and Pricing Info Revealed
The newly redesigned 2016 Tacoma at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show The countdown is on for the release of the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The mid-size pickup has been thoroughly…
Switch Gears on a Mindless Commute
For most people, their daily commute is just a mindless grind. But, by incorporating the tips below from Fitsugar writer, Jaime Young, the daily commute can be transformed from something…
SUVs, MPVs Huge as GM Delivers Record 3.87 Million Vehicles in China
General Motors and its joint ventures in China accumulated sales totaling 3,870,587 vehicles in 2016, a 7.1% increase from 2015’s total and a new all-time record for volume. For the…
SUVs Lead Ford Market Shale Gains in April
Ford Kuga Vignale Ford reported April sales totaling 100,800 vehicles in its traditional Euro 20 markets (Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,…
SUVs and Luxury Vehicles Fuel GM's Q1 2016 Sales in China
2016 Buick Envision General Motors has reported a total of 296,939 vehicles sold in China last month, down 0.6% year-over-year but nonetheless solidified by the popularity of its SUVs and…
SUV Sales Help Boost Buick's Overall Sales by 28% During March
The Buick Encore received a big sales boost of 82.3% during March All of GM’s brands experienced some major sales gains during the month of March. Still, the GM brand…
Suspect Fleeing Police Can’t Decide Whether Or Not to Follow Safe Driving Rules.
There are a few things that police might expect when they are chasing someone – driving through grass: And driving into oncoming traffic: Notice all the arrows are pointing the…
Surprisingly, Automaker Actually Adds Jobs to Manufacturing Plant
Photo by Sanford Myers for General Motors In a time of steadily slowing sales across the board, most news out of the US production plants isn’t great. Usually, it’s a…
Supreme Court Strike Down Texas Confederate Flag License Plates
In a tightly-voted ruling, the US Supreme Court has decided that the state of Texas can’t be forced to put the Confederate flag on license plates (which we have mentioned…
Subprime Car Buyers Begin to Abandon New Vehicle Purchases
Simply put, new vehicles have become too expensive for subprime buyers Approximately a decade has passed since the financial crisis that helped fuel the Great Recession. Immediately following this economic…
Subaru’s David Higgins Dominates 2018 Ojibwe Forests Rally
In a shocking twist that surprised no one, David Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew have won yet another rally at the wheel of a Subaru WRX STI, the winningest rally…
Subaru WRX STI Dominates 2016 Nürburgring 24-Hour Race
The Subaru WRX STI NBR Challenge 2016 claimed a class victory at the 2016 Nürburgring 24-Hour Race The 2016 Nürburgring 24-Hour Race just wrapped up at the end of last…
Subaru VIZIV Tourer Concept Debuts at Geneva International Motor Show
Photo: Subaru The 88th Geneva International Motor Show played host to one of Subaru’s latest vehicle concept reveals — the VIZIV Tourer Concept. The newest VIZIV Concept features the automaker’s…
Subaru to Debut 2018 Legacy at Chicago Auto Show
The 2017 Chicago Auto Show is sure to be a groundbreaking experience in terms of vehicle releases and updates. Every year, automakers announce the best and brightest models available, with…
Subaru to Add 1,200 Jobs at Indiana Plant by 2017
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, which produces the Forester (pictured) and the Outback, has announced a $140.2 million investment that will create more than 1,200 jobs in Indiana Subaru’s sole production…
Bucky Lasek Star in “The Ride of Her Life” Campaign
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI steals the show in “The Ride of Her Life.” Skateboarder/rallycross driver Bucky Lasek has teamed up with Subaru for “The Ride of Her Life” ad…
Subaru Might Introduce All-Electric Crossover by 2021
The all-electric Subaru will share the Subaru Global Platform with the 2017 Impreza (pictured above) There’s a rumor floating around about the Subaru lineup and it’s electric—boogie woogie woogie. Electric…
Subaru in 2015: A Fantastic Year for the Niche Auto Brand
Subaru has had a very successful 2015 2015 has been a huge year for Subaru, from incredible sales to awesome branding to constant wins in the world of rally. But…
