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Miami Student Earns School A Visit From Honda ASIMO
Central Ohio STEM students watch a Honda Robotics demo in Marysville Many parents of elementary school students can take pride in their child’s academic or extracurricular successes, but how many…
Hyundai Santa Cruz Compact Pickup Could Arrive in 2020
Hyundai’s Santa Cruz “crossover truck” concept from 2015 Compact pickup trucks have pretty much disappeared from the U.S. market, but Hyundai is hoping to reverse that trend with the Santa…
Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Teaser Images Radiate Spacious Prestige
It’s baaaaack This morning, Mercedes-Benz announced a whole slew of tiny nomenclature changes for 2015 and onward. In a nutshell: a bunch of letters are being changed out for other…
Mercedes GLE 450 AMG Coupe Stops in Detroit En Route to Isla Nubar
The Mercedes GLE 450 AMG Coupe that debuted in Detroit at the 2015 North American International Auto Show From one hellish no-man’s-land to the next – after making its Detroit…
Mercedes-Benz Smart “Forrail” Train Kept A-Rollin' During Test Drive
Mercedes has been working on the railroad Mercedes thinks it can, it thinks it can. Well now it knows it can! What is Mercedes-Benz trying to do exactly? Why make…
Mercedes-Benz Energy Storage Unit to Compete Against Tesla Powerwall
The Mercedes-Benz energy storage unit Tesla Motors recently unveiled the Tesla Powerwall, a rechargeable home battery that can be used for solar energy consumption and storage, backup power, and load-shifting.…
Melissa McCarthy Drives Podium-Mobile Around Manhattan as Sean Spicer
Here is an altogether unusual turn of events for your Friday morning: Kia spokesperson Melissa McCarthy was spotted wearing some sort of businessman disguise this morning as she rode around…
Meet Wyper: Tinder for Cars
Remember that Top Gear commercial from a bit ago where Matt LeBlanc was car shopping reminiscent of dating app Tinder? Well, it turns out that there actually is a Tinder…
Meet Dubai's All-Female SuperCar Club: Arabian Gazelles
If you mention “Arabian gazelles,” you might conjure images of this nimble-footed deer in your listeners’ minds. However, if your listeners have been keeping up with Dubai news, that phrase…
Medium-Duty Silverado Trucks Key to GM’s Commercial Fleet Push
The Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD Chevrolet’s new medium-duty Silverado trucks are a crucial part of General Motors’ plan to build its commercial fleet sales and cut into the dominance of its…
Mecum Corvette Auction Cancelled
A 1970 Chevy Corvette Avaricious (and wealthy) classic Corvette fans were dealt a punishing blow when the Mecum Corvette Auction was scrapped from the calendar this year. The auction was…
“Meat” the Oscar Mayer WienerFleet
Welcome to the “Wiener’s” circle The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is undoubtedly one of the greatest feats of engineering and ingenuity to ever come out of the automotive industry. Few vehicles…
McLaren Honda Had its ‘Best Day’ of 2017—But Doesn’t Know Why
To say that McLaren Honda has been off to a difficult start to the 2017 Formula 1 season would be an understatement. During pre-season testing, a litany of engine issues…
Mazda's Rotary Coupe Plans Still Just a Concept
After Mazda revealed that it was working on a renewed SKYACTIV version of its rotary engine, RX enthusiasts the world over rejoiced. However, now it seems we all need to…
Mazda's Hybrid Future to Rest on SKYACTIV-X Engine
Mazda has long been one of the largest supporters of internal combustion engines whether due to natural inclination or small size, continuing to improve its existing engines using SKYACTIV design…
Mazda3 Named KBB’s Coolest Car Under $18,000 Again
The 2017 Mazda3 has been handed the number one spot on Kelley Blue Book’s “10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000” list. This is not a repeat from last year. Or the…
Mazda Vehicles Sweep Spots on KBB '10 Best' Lists
Kelley Blue Book is one of the most respected names in car reviews, giving people guidance on the value and quality of cars for decades—heck, the motto on their website…
MAZDA UK Commercials Have Odd Fascination with Animals
You can do anything with animals in commercials, right? Photo: Mazda UK via YouTube Perhaps it’s just our limited perspective as narrow-minded Americans, but foreign car commercials can seem pretty…
Mazda Takes CX-5 on Experience Tour Across US
It’s probably a safe thing to say that Mazda is excited about the new 2017 CX-5, and they should be—for 2017, Mazda’s middle-of-the-road crossover received a redesign, with changes to…
Mazda Still Plans to Bring Diesel Engine to America
Mazda’s SKYACTIV-D Diesel Engine Lovers of diesel vehicles are in dire straits lately, largely thanks to Volkswagen’s diesel cheating scandal bringing much closer scrutiny on diesel cars of all varieties.…
Mazda Sees May Sales Drop as CX-5 Soars
Mazda has been faced with a real sales challenge, lately. Car sales are dropping as the entire vehicle sales market reaches a crest, and the company is still in the…
Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout to Hit Mazda Raceway in December
Over the last nine years, Mazda Motorsports has provided close to $15 million in driver development scholarships. The many recipients of support ranged from the grassroots level of sports car…
Mazda Reluctantly Offers Hard Tops to Miata Racecars
When Mazda introduced its current-generation MX-5 Global Cup car in 2014, it did so in the same manner as its conventional MX-5—with a retractable soft top, “as nature intended,” according…
Mazda Issues Recall on 2015-16 Mazda6 for Power Steering, Airbag Wiring Abrasion
The Zoom-Zoom brand seems to be pretty good about recalls—it’s highly involved with concluding the Takata airbag debacle, and even has its own Recall Information Center to better inform people…
Mazda Foundation and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up for 620-Mile Bike Ride
Let’s start with a little role play: imagine that you are on a bicycle in San Francisco. Before you, the road stretches away down the coast, dotted with coastal towns.…
Mazda Files Patent for New Rotary Engine, Reveals Technical Aspects
Remember back at the Tokyo Auto Show when Mazda simultaneously revealed that it is still working on rotary engines with the SKYACTIV-R and the frankly gorgeous RX-VISION concept car? Since…
Mazda Continues 'Best Sales Since 1994' Party in February
Following up a January where sales were better than they have been since 1994, Mazda North American Operations has now announced that, for February you can just scratch “January” off that…
Mazda Announces Plans for EVs, Rotary Engines
Mazda has been gradually coming around to the idea that it will need to put some form of electrification in its vehicles. Today, though, we have finally come to Mazda…
Mazda Announces $5 Price Bump for Redesigned 2018 Mazda6
Mazda’s most recent redesign went to its Mazda6 back in November, upgrading the sedan from a good-looking car to something that differentiates itself from the rest of the lineup as…
Mazda and Toyota Launch Joint Venture for Their Future Factory
The news that Mazda and Toyota have been looking to build a joint production plant somewhere in the United States created quite a stir, especially when it was announced that…
Maven Survey: Millennials Sure Like Spending Money on Doing Stuff in the Summertime
Oh, millennials. Those industry-killing, avocado-toast-loving youngsters, whatever will we do with them? General Motors car-sharing service Maven, in an effort to get at what is at the heart of the…
Maven Gig Brings Millennial-Friendly Money-Making Opportunities to Australia
Residents of Sydney and Melbourne now have a new means for getting around and making some extra scratch with the launch of Maven Gig, which brings General Motors’ ride-sharing personal…
Maven Gig Already Expanding to Three New Cities in Australia
Not long after announcing the arrival of Maven Gig in Sydney and Brisbane, General Motors has revealed that it has expanded the program to three new cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, and…
Matthew McConaughey's Lincoln Ads Are Actually Pretty Great
Seriously. They’re pretty damn good. Since it was first announced two weeks ago that Matthew McConaughey would serve as the new face of the 2015 Lincoln MKC, we have been…
Matthew McConaughey, Winding Refn Sign to Promote Lincoln MKC
“Life’s barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.” – Rust Cohle, no doubt talking about driving the Lincoln MKC Undeniably,…
Matt LeBlanc Reportedly Issues ‘Top Gear’ Ultimatum
Love it or hate it, this new season of Top Gear is off to a rocky start. While this week’s viewing numbers were much higher than in previous weeks, it’s…
Matt Kenseth Wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Fails Inspection
The Toyota team was all cheers and hollers yesterday when Matt Kenseth pulled away down the home stretch to win the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He…
Massive Hyundai Sonata Recall Puts a Damper on New Car’s Success
The Hyundai Sonata has been on a roll lately, but following today’s recall, it looks like it might be the wrong kind of roll. (Yay for puns.) According to The Detroit…
Mary Barra Sets Example for Women Beyond the Auto Industry
©GM As one of the writers who covers Chevrolet and General Motors news here at The News Wheel, I read an awful lot about Mary Barra. In case you haven’t heard,…
Mary Barra Is All About the Benjamins
In this day and age, leaders of car companies have to be ready to do what they have to in this highly-competitive market. In the case of General Motors, CEO…
Mary Barra Gets Candid About the Future of GM
©GM There’s no denying that the automotive industry is changing rapidly. From fluctuating gas prices changing the types of cars Americans are demanding, to Millennials asking for more driving and…
Mary Barra Attending Trump Inauguration as Spectator in Our Universe, as Vice President in Parallel One
Are you guys familiar with the multiverse? Neither am I, but I think I get the broad strokes of it, which are that there is an infinite number of universes…
Mary Barra Asks Girls to Stick with STEM
Today is International Women’s Day, in case you have not seen the posts all over the media today to celebrate the holiday. While women should always be valued as part…
MaritzCX New Vehicle Customer Study: Young, Wealthy Drivers Like Ford's Performance Cars
Kids these days; they like their video games, their YouTubes, their YOLOs, and their sporty cars. In fact, they really like sporty cars, according to MaritzCX’s New Vehicle Customer Study,…
Marchionne May Turn to China for FCA Merger After Barra Turns Him Down
Sergio Marchionne may need to forget Mary Barr and GM and instead look to the Chinese SAIC Motor company for a potential FCA merger Sergio Marchionne is looking for love…
Marchionne to Make Alfa Romeo a Stand-Alone Company
Sergio Marchionne reportedly plans to make Alfa Romeo a stand-alone company. A report from Automotive News published this morning states that Fiat-Chrysler CEO, Sergio Marchionne, has plans to make the…
Man Throws Parking Ticket on Ground, Gets Charged With Littering
Photo: Alexa Clark Parking tickets always seem to pose a problem for law enforcement agencies. Since it can be such a common offense, an agency that doesn’t have an efficient…
Man Records Escape from Fiery Northern California Hell
Have you ever woken up and said to yourself, “I wonder what it would be like if there was a freeway just right through the depths of fiery, burning Hades”?…
Man Arrested in Attack, Tooth Theft, May Hint at Underground Fairy War in Oregon
A Eugene, Oregon man has been arrested following an altercation in which he and another man allegedly attacked a man near a homeless camp, knocked out and stole the man’s…
Man Accused of Biting and Swinging Knife at Officer, Flees Scene in Gold Convertible
A Collier County, Florida, man is accused of swinging a knife after being accused of theft Photo: Marcus Balcher Dick Oranges, 49, really didn’t want to go back inside a…
