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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…
Make Road Trips a Priority in 2017
With the days ticking down until 2016 is (finally) over, many people are considering what their goals and resolutions will be for 2017. If you are in possession of, or…
Magnus Walker Porsches Immortalized in New Hot Wheels Cars
Magnus Walker and Hot Wheels unveil special Porsche replicas Photo: Hot Wheels Over the years, Hot Wheels has released some clever and wildly original car designs (including one shaped like…
Madison Bumgarner’s Chevy Colorado Is AWOL
The highly awkward presentation of MVP Madison Bumgarner’s Chevy Colorado Remember that time Madison Bumgarner was named MVP of the 2014 World Series and was presented with a brand spankin’…
Lynn Longo Named Managing Director of Shanghai OnStar
Lynn Longo Photo: © General Motors Lynn Longo has been announced as the managing director of Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co. Ltd. and Global Connected Consumer Beijing Group, effective November 1st.…
Lyft Exec Claims Ridesharing Will Get First Bolts, GM Keeps Silence
The question of who will get their hands on Chevrolet’s new Bolt EV has been something of speculation, partly due to the fact that GM has been very quiet about…
Lyft Celebrates 1 Billionth Trip and Plans to Go Public
Photo: Pkg203 Six years of hard work has paid off for Lyft. The rideshare company commemorated its 1 billionth trip earlier this month. Though rival company Uber took around the…
Lurento Delivers Your Dream Car in the Right Place, at the Right Time
Whether on a business trip or on holiday, car rental has traditionally offered a more practical method of reaching the next local attraction, offering more flexibility and freedom than the…
Living Embodiment of Terror Brock Lesnar Destroys Cadillac CTS
It’s a tale as old as time: wrestling villain buys brand-new car, wrestling hero destroys new car to the delight of fans and horror of aforementioned villain. This face makes…
Conan Gives the World Its True Detective Lincoln Ad
Based on the early reception, it seems that Lincoln’s partnership with Matthew McConaughey was a smashing idea. The first fruits of the collaboration between the automaker and the Academy Award-winner…
Lincoln Teases Coach Door Continental on Instagram
2002 Lincoln Continental Concept The sad likelihood is that the Lincoln Continental is not long for this world. As Ford moves to do away with sedans and other perceived profit…
Lincoln Presenting Third Annual RUN10 FEED10
Lincoln will serve as presenting sponsor for the third annual RUN10 FEED10 race series Lincoln Motor Company will be acting as the presenting sponsor for the third annual RUN10 FEED10…
Is There a Lincoln Navigator Presidential Trim on the Horizon?
What fanciness would a Lincoln Navigator Presidential entail? The all-new Lincoln Navigator is still red-hot, and its high-end Black Label trim is without a doubt its hottest iteration. A high…
Lincoln Motor Company Nearly Triples Sales in China in 2016
Lincoln kicked off sales in China in late 2014, and its first full year of sales in the country was considered a success when its full vehicle lineup delivered sales…
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Recall Issued for Rollaway Threat
When you’re designing a car, federal mandates require the brake to be engaged when you shift your car from “park” into drive mode. The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid has been recalled…
Limited Run 2016 Subaru Series.HyperBlue BRZ, WRX STI Priced
Subaru announced pricing for its 2016 Subaru Series.HyperBlue BRZ and WRX STI models Earlier this summer, Subaru announced that it would be producing limited edition variants of both the WRX…
Like Father, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Understands Confederate Flag’s Toxicity
Photo: Facebook.com/HendrickMotorsports After the tragic hate crime committed last week at a Charleston church, NASCAR announced its support of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s call to remove the Confederate flag…
Lights, Camera, Lincoln: 5 Films Where the Luxury Car Brand Stars
Although Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film, Lincoln, is about the president and not the luxury car brand, that doesn’t mean there is a lack of films where Lincoln vehicles do make an…
Lexus Trains Assembly Employees To Detect Tiny Abnormalities in 2019 ES Using Their Fingers
Lexus drew back the curtain of the newly redesigned ES sedan back in April. Now, four months later, the first 2019 ES models are rolling out of the factory in…
Maryland Tests Tech That Could Prevent Drunk Driving
Photo: Canon EOS 70d The Maryland Department of Transportation and Governor Larry Hogan recently created Driven to Protect. This public-private partnership is attempting to prevent drunk driving with the Driver…
Hector Villarreal Named President of GM Southeast Asia
Photo: General Motors General Motors Southeast Asia in July announced that Hector Villarreal has been appointed its new president. Previously the managing director of GM Russia, Villarreal is tasked with…
Lexus' L/Studio Continues It Got Better Series
Lexus’ L/Studio has produced a series of videos featuring LGBT celebrities such as Nate Berkus Photo: L/Studio When you think of car manufacturers and their videos, cars racing on long…
Lexus Creates Two Tokyo Spaces
Intersect by Lexus Image: Wonderwallpress Aoyama is an upscale district in Tokyo, and Lexus has opened two spaces to help promote the brand. The first is a gallery to promote…
Lexus and Scholastic Partner for Eco Challenge
2014-2015 Lexus Eco Challenge Grand Prize Winning High School – Daniel Boone High School in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania The study of science in schools is very important, as it teaches our…
Lewis Hamilton Named in Paradise Papers for Avoiding Tax on $21M Jet
Photo: Jen_ross83 Lewis Hamilton, the recently-crowned four-time Formula One World Champion, avoided paying tax on his private luxury jet worth £16.5 million (approximately $21 million USD). The so-called “Paradise Papers”…
Legal Documents Uncovered from the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Including Rosa Parks' Arrest Record
Photo: Associated Press By complete accident, a courthouse intern in Montgomery, Alabama, discovered what experts believe to be the largest surviving collection of legal documents from the Montgomery Bus Boycott.…
Learn More About the Women that Pioneered GM Design
Photo: © Derrich In case you didn’t know, March is Women’s History Month, thanks to a declaration by Congress in the late 80s. The success of the Oscar-nominated film Hidden…
Woman in Need of Kidney Uses Her Car to Advertise
Photo: NBC2 News Some drivers use their cars to display lighthearted bumper stickers or window decals, or to advertise for their personal business. Florida resident Julie Kroening and her husband…
Last Hurrah of Cadillac CT6 Will Include Twin-Turbo V8 Models
Cadillac will produce the 2019 CT6 and CT6-V with the new twin-turbo V8 engine before discontinuing the model Cadillac announced Monday that it will kill off its flagship CT6 sedan…
LADA: Officer Acted 'Lawfully' in Death of Milton Everett Olin
Milton Everett Olin was killed December 8 by LA Officer Andrew Wood (Photo via LinkedIn) A little more than two weeks ago, I wrote about the Change.org petition to bring…
Kyle Busch Looks for Sponsors for His Son Brexton
Yeah, we wouldn’t be thrilled about this either Now that the Sprint Cup Series is over, NASCAR driver Kyle Busch is looking for something to fill his time. And as…
Kona Takes Home Top Award Tearing Through Dirt at 2018 Mudfest
The Hyundai Kona is one of the youngest vehicles in the lineup, only showing up for the first time in the 2018 model year. In the brief time it has…
Kiersten Robinson Named Ford's Chief Human Resources Officer
Ford announced on Monday that Kiersten Robinson has been appointed its Chief Human Resources Officer and group vice president. The appointment will take effect on April 1st; Robinson will report…
Kids in Hot Cars: It’s Simple, Just Don’t Do It!
Kids in hot cars unattended can spell disaster. Think before you get out of the car. This summer is only just halfway over, but already there have been a staggering…
Kia to Debut Hydrogen Car
Kia’s projected hydrogen fuel-cell car in 2021 will join the Niro in Kia’s eco-friendly lineup It might feel so long ago that discussion and speculation started. But it was only…
Kia Returns as the Premier Sponsor for Mom 2.0 Summit in Orlando
This is the third year in a row that Kia is sponsoring the female-focused event For the third consecutive year, Kia Motors America is returning as the Premier Sponsor and…
