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Check Out Two Mopar ‘Top Eliminator HEMI Heritage’ Winners at Woodward
One of the “Top Eliminator HEMI Heritage” winners’ (Ron Dezsi) 1969 Dodge Super Bee For the eighth year of Mopar’s beloved “Top Eliminator” program, the brand has added a “HEMI…
Check Out Ford's Interactive History of the F-Series
Ford has put together a pretty great interactive timeline of its F-Series pickup trucks, chronicling the evolution from the 1948 F-1 Bonus Built to the aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150 that we…
Check Out the Chevrolet Colorado Sport Concept in All its Glory
The Chevrolet Colorado Sport Concept ©GM Last week, Chevy unveiled the Chevrolet Colorado Sport concept to much fanfare at the Texas State Fair. The concept sported a pair of mountain…
Changan Ford Investing $116 Million USD to Expand Technology Development Center in Chongqing
Ford Motor Company’s Changan Ford joint venture announced this month plans for a $116 million investment that will facilitate the expansion of its Chongqing Technology Development Center. The expansion will…
CEO Carlos Ghosn Teases 'Massive' Deal Between Renault-Nissan & Mitsubishi
CEO Carlos Ghosn has been teasing a major deal between Renault-Nissan and Mitsubishi even before the 34% acquisition of the former has been approved. Ghosn told Automotive News at the…
Celebrating ‘Full House’ 30 Years Later: The Coolest Cars from the Show
“Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, there’s a heart (there’s a heart), a hand to hold ontoooooo…” Everyone loves a good dose of nostalgia to take them back to the…
Celebrating Buick's Illuminating Technology This Hanukkah
Photo: pxhere This evening marks the start of Hanukkah, a holiday known as the Festival of Lights. As a tribute to this festive occasion, we’d like to celebrate the variety…
Catch a Sneak Peek of Infiniti’s New Concept
The car market is booming in China, and every car brand is trying to make sure that they grab a slice of the pie. At the end of this month,…
‘Cash Cab’ Ready To Return To NYC
Will the Nissan NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow be the new ‘Cash Cab’ ride? If you were a Discovery Channel viewer in the early 2000s, you surely know about the phenomenon…
Cartoon Car Spotlight: Details on Inspector Gadget's Gadgetmobile
Who doesn’t wish they drove the Gadgetmobile? Photo: DIC Entertainment Inspector Gadget was a wacky television show with fun characters, quotable lines, and–of course–cool gadgets. It’s not the best-written cartoon…
“Carschooling” Keeps Education Rolling
Between school, afterschool activities, errands, doctor’s appointments, road trips, and more, kids and parents spend a lot of time in the car together. But, often the time spent on the…
Lotta Cars, Little Hype for BMW at the LA Auto Show
BMW has taken a very German approach to its appearance at the 2014 LA Auto Show: park your new cars in a line and let people see them. No flashy…
Carlos Sainz Signs with McLaren for 2019
Fernando Alonso (left) and Carlos Sainz Jr (right) Carlos Sainz Jr just can’t seem to stay in place. He was driving for Toro Rosso in 2017, moved to Renault at…
Car Wars Study Foretells Corvette Zora, Buick Park Avenue, Buncha New Cadillacs
2017 Chevy Bolt According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s annual “Car Wars” study, General Motors will substantially increase its market share by 2020 by replacing approximately 88% of its…
Car Industry Tech Could Reduce Carcinogens Present in Bacon
Image: Ian Turk While bacon is a favorite meat choice for carnivores around the world, this food doesn’t have the best health rating due its processing procedure. Smoked foods are…
Canadian Dealership Unleashes 707-Horsepower Hellcat Ram 1500
A Ram body with pure Hellcat power Photo: Facebook There’s no doubt that the Hellcat engine found in the Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat is a power-hungry driver’s dream.…
California Painting Roads a Cooling White
Here’s why the road looks like it’s wet Photo: via cc When the weather gets hot, so does the black surfaces of our roads and parking lots. Their dark color…
California Currently Testing Out Pre-Approved Electric Car Rebate
San Diego Photo: Pixabay Back in May 2017, California announced that it would soon start testing out an electric car rebate that would be applied to a vehicle’s price tag…
California Court Rules Batmobiles Cannot Be Replicated Without Permission from DC Comics
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Batmobile is a character that deserves copyright protection Photo: Nick Traveller In case you haven’t been keeping up with the…
Cadillac's High ATPs Outpace Luxury Segment's Best Sellers
2017 Cadillac Escalade ESV Update (8/2): added quote from Cadillac spokesperson Cadillac sales in the United States are down 1.6% through six months at a total of 72,073 vehicles delivered, and…
Cadillac to Debut New Design Concept During Monterey Car Week
Cadillac will reveal its new creation live on Facebook this Thursday at 10:45am Eastern time Photo: © General Motors It’s already been a busy year for the Cadillac luxury brand…
Cadillac Still Undecided on the Elmiraj
Cadillac remains undecided on the Elmiraj concept’s future. Cadillac struck gold in August last year when the luxury brand unveiled the Elmiraj concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, signaling…
Cadillac SRX Sales Increase 52% in August
2015 Cadillac SRX Cadillac’s August sales were down 5.5% in August, but the SRX continues to lead the way for the brand by a large margin, leading one to believe…
Cadillac Sales Up 9.2% in May as XT5, CT6, Escalade See Increases
2017 Cadillac XT5 Cadillac continued its win-streak in the United States last month, posting a 9.2% year-over-year sales increase in delivering a total of 13,211 units. Retail sales were also…
Cadillac Sales Rise 9.5% in April Thanks to XT5, CT6
Cadillac broke its downward trend in the United States in April, posting a 9.5% total sales increase with 12,300 units sold and a 7.2% retail sales increase with 11,124 units. This…
Cadillac Officially Cancels Production for the ATS Sedan
The sun is setting on the Cadillac ATS Despite low sales numbers, the Cadillac ATS Sedan has acquired something of a following among many automotive enthusiasts since it was introduced…
Cadillac Offering Up Championship Edition ATS-V, CTS-V in Celebration of IMSA Dominance
So pleased is Cadillac with its 2017 IMSA Manufacturer, Driver, Team, and Endurance Championships that it is passing on its mirth to non-professional drivers in the form of Championship Editions for…
Cadillac Global Sales Up 27.2% in First Half of 2017 as China Emerges as Brand's Biggest Market
Cadillac wrapped up the first half of 2017 with a 7.2% year-over-year increase in global sales in June. While June marked the first time in 13 months that Cadillac’s year-over-year…
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid History
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid History Full-size luxury SUVs have never been known for their fuel economy, so Cadillac set out to alter that perception in 2008 when the luxury Detroit automaker…
Cadillac Elmiraj Concept Signals Future Changes in Design Approach
Cadillac Elmiraj Concept Cadillac accrued its fair share of “oohs” and “ahhs” when it debuted the Elmiraj concept at the Pebble Beach Concours de’Elegance. The ultra-long, ultra-sleek 2+2 concept coupe…
Cadillac Delivers Chocolate Eggs Containing Keys to CT6 Sedans
Get ready for an “Eggs-cellent” promotion from Cadillac The two holidays most associated with candy are undoubtedly Halloween and Easter. Although we may be quickly approaching the former, Cadillac recently…
Cadillac Cuts Ribbon on Zürich | Schlieren Premium Store
Cadillac has arrived in Zürich/Schlieren after the brand and its sales partner Senag Automobile AG opened a new, high-luxury-focused showroom in Zürich last month. This represents the first Cadillac showroom…
Cadillac Confirms that Super Cruise Will Be Added to the XT4…Eventually
Why does Cadillac’s latest crossover not come packaged with Cadillac’s latest technology? Roughly a week has passed since the 2019 Cadillac XT4 was first publicly introduced to the world, and…
Cadillac Comes Up Big for GM in May as Total Sales Dip Slightly in China
General Motors and its Chinese joint ventures combined to deliver a total of 294,425 vehicles in May, good for the brand’s second-best result for the month. Sales were down just…
Cadillac Brand, Buick GL8 MPV Post Huge January Gains in China
General Motors and its joint ventures in China combined to deliver a total of 321,264 vehicles in January, falling 24% from the automaker’s start to 2016. GM attributes the decline…
Cadillac Boss Seeks 'Autonomy' from GM, Aims for 500K Global Sales by 2020
Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen ©GM Last September, Cadillac announced it was moving its brand out of Detroit and into The Big Apple in order to gain a greater sense…
Cadillac Boss Johan De Nysschen Rebuffs XT3 Rumors, Confirms XT4 for 2018
The all-new Cadillac XT4 will sit below the XT5 (pictured above) in Cadillac’s model lineup Johan de Nysschen has certainly been a vocal leader during his tenure as Cadillac President.…
Cadillac, Baojun Post Record February Sales for GM China
2017 Cadillac XT5 General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a total of 246,730 vehicles in February, up 0.4% year-over-year from February 2016. The automaker was led by…
Cadillac Abandons Diesel Development In Favor of Electrification Efforts
Cadillac had a “shocking” announcement to make about its powertrain research Diesel-based powertrains have been on the decline for quite some time now. Following the events of Dieselgate, sales of…
Caddy XT5 Earns Spot on 2016 WardsAuto 10 Best Interiors List
Leather upholstery and a heated steering wheel are just two of the XT5’s many luxury features Photo: © General Motors Due to its generous use of premium materials and advanced…
By Any Name, the New Opel Zafira is Sweet
Brands do not like to call minivans minivans. They will go out of their way to refer to their people-haulers as anything but, hoping to shake the stigma that haunts…
Buy a Ford Focus RS, Get a Free Day on the Track at Ford Performance Racing School
There is almost no way that if you are considering a 2016 Ford Focus RS, you are just waiting for a little bit more incentive before you pull the trigger.…
BMW 1 Series History
BMW 1 Series History When the BMW 1 Series was first introduced in 2004, it reflected many aspects of the BMW 2002, which was popular throughout North American in the…
Build Your Own Ferrari 488 Spider (Online)
Build it! Build the precioussss! Summer is coming fast and to meet it, Ferrari has launched another online configurator. Like the Ferrari GTC4Lusso configurator the automaker launched just a few…
Brawn: Red Bull and Honda ‘Have to Become Championship Contender’
Ross Brawn, one of Formula One’s most successful team principals and currently the sport’s technical director, says that Red Bull must become an F1 championship contender again with its new…
BMW's “On a Mission” Campaign Transports the BMW X3 to Mars
We always thought that going to Mars was one of Tesla’s goals Automotive advertisements have taken audience members to a great number of locations across the globe. However, the newest campaign…
Air Fresheners Are More Complex Than You Think
You can hang more from your mirror than just air fresheners Photo: Tony Alter via CC It’s no lie that our cars often become a catch-all for the scents of…
2018 Ford Mustang Configurator is Live So That You May Now Build Your Perfect Pony
The heat death of summer and slow ascendance of autumn means many things. Most importantly, it means it’s time for those few straggling vehicles that don’t yet offer configurators to…
2017 Mazda CX-9 Overview
Fresh from getting a new look in 2016, the Mazda CX-9 comes back, mostly the same, for the 2017 model year, still helping the brand to ratchet its way up-market.…
2017 Lexus NX Overview
In the past, Lexus vehicles were known for their modest exterior designs, which some people described as bland or unexciting, but Lexus has a come a long way since then…
