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GMC Sales Up in August on Pickups, Record Month for Acadia
2015 GMC Sierra 1500 GMC sales were up 3.5% in August with 49,363 units sold, resulting in the brand’s best August in a decade. GMC was carried by high average…
New Chevy Trailblazer Debuts in China
Chevy Trailblazer revealed in China Photo: Chevrolet The Trailblazer, the muscular, powerful, sleek and stylish SUV from Chevy, was recently revealed in China. The Trailblazer offers a smaller option to…
2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE Gains 10-Speed Automatic Transmission Option
The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE will soon be offered with a new 10-speed automatic transmission. With its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, the Camaro ZL1 1LE is designed to tear…
Could Cadillac's 2020 Plans Include a Hybrid Supercar?
2002 Cadillac Cien Concept Photo: © General Motors President of General Motors North America Mark Reuss all but shut down the suggestion of a Cadillac sports car in an interview…
Waymo Moves To Gain Foothold in China
Self-driving car developer Waymo has made headlines as it spread its testing across the country, offered driverless taxi rides, and threw some serious shade at rival Uber. Now, though, the…
Refreshed 2022 Equinox Loses 2.0-Liter Turbo Engine
The 2022 Equinix will only have one engine option Photo: Chevrolet The Chevrolet Equinox was originally set to get a brand-new refresh for the 2021 model year. Unfortunately, the ongoing…
Car News In the Rearview: Elio? How About Eli-no
Welcome back once again to In the Rearview, where I bring you a digest of some of the top automotive news of the past week, and none of you fools can…
Best Cadillacs for Road Trips
2021 Cadillac Escalade Photo: Cadillac Are you ramping up for a much-anticipated road trip? Whether you’re headed cross-country or just a few hours away, finding a comfortable, reliable, and safe…
UPDATE: U.S. Government Sues Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Over Excess Diesel Emissions
Photo: Coolcaesar Less than a week ago, The News Wheel staff reported that the U.S. Justice Department was preparing a lawsuit to file against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over accusations that the…
Chevrolet Equinox Makes US News’ List of the 14 Safest SUVs for 2020
Photo: Chevrolet Safety is often the number-one priority of SUV buyers, especially those who have family members to transport. The Chevy Equinox delivers a long list of standard and available…
Mazda Named Best Car Manufacturer in Which? Awards
The 2015 Miata In the 2014 Which? Awards, Mazda took home the title of Best Car Manufacturer. The annual awards determine UK customer favorites for everything from banking brand and…
Mercedes-Benz Vehicles Can Now Activate Amazon Alexa and Google Home
Don’t worry, reading this article won’t accidentally activate your Google device Google Home and Amazon Alexa seem to be in the news quite a lot these days, and not always…
Ghosn Clarifies Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Reorganization Comments
Do you remember last week when Carlos Ghosn was promising to rework the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance by the end of his new leadership term in 2022? Those comments caused quite a…
quiz Archives
There’s not just one type of bad driver out on the road.… For car enthusiasts like our team at The News Wheel, challenging yourself to… A few months ago, we put…
Mitsubishi President Steps Down as CEO
Osamu Masuko has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mitsubishi Motors but will stay on as the company’s president. The announcement was made at the…
We Have to Wait at Least 5 Years for BMW's Next i Model
Pictured: The 2014 BMW i8 at the Chicago Auto Show If you’re a fan of the heavily-praised all-electric BMW i3 and i8, you’re probably already anticipating the announcement of the…
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Leno Drives the 1910 Buick Bug on New Episode of Jay Leno’s Garage
Back in December, we told you that an upcoming episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” would feature an extremely rare 1910 Buick Bug, which is one of two ever produced and…
Nürburgring Nordschleife Archives
If you’ve paid attention to Nürburgring lap time announcements of late, you may have noticed that things have gotten a little more confusing… Germany’s Sport Auto has taken the new…
Transit Connect Archives
It seems that the 2015 Ford Transit is quickly becoming a go-to… Ford has announced that customers participating in the Ford Mobility Motoring Reimbursement… Two custom-built Transit Connect Wagons from…
Is Buying a Used Car Safe for My Family?
Photo: The News Wheel Buying a brand-new vehicle ensures that no one else has used and abused it. But, many parents don’t have the funds to afford a new car…
tax credit Archives
As 2018 drew to a close, General Motors officially surpassed an important… Although it isn’t talked about a lot these days, the state of… Generally, when it comes to leases,…
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The Smug Life – What the Cadillac ELR Ad Says About America
Fact: this blog is about the Cadillac ELR ad, “Poolside.” Fact: it is also about other stuff. What I’m about to tell you may come as an absolute shock. It…
car fire Archives
The Western Lakes Fire District recently made a Facebook post warning about… Car fires are very dangerous, and they happen more often than many… When it’s back-to-school time in the…
BMW Films to Return: The News Wheel Revisits “The Hire”
Clive Owen’s “Driver” may return in a new slate of BMW Films this year What do directors John Frankenheimer, Ang Lee, and John Woo; actors Gary Oldman, Mickey Rourke, and…
film industry Archives
The trailer also comes with lots of movie memorabilia that could probably fetch a neat price on their own, such as a mug signed by the Apollo 13 crew… Of…
Ford MyKey Translates to Safer Fleet Driving
Ford MyKey® technology debuted on the 2010 Ford Focus but has grown so popular that it is now standard on almost all Ford and Lincoln models. The technology was originally…
5-Star safety Archives
When it comes to the Buick Regal, much of the conservation regarding… According to a recent press release from the Blue Oval, the latest… It was announced Thursday that both…
Channing Tatum Does the Splits in Retaliation
Channing Tatum does the splits Van Damme style. Remember earlier this month when Jean-Claude Van Damm showed off Volvo Truck’s Dynamic Steering by doing the splits between two very large—and…
Certain Z/28 Performance Parts to be Available for Camaros
The 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Because Chevrolet probably likes to make all of us wildly jealous, the Bowtie Brand only put forth 500 Camaro Z/28 models this year. It goes…
2015 trax Archives
We’ve all seen those millennialtastic ads for the 2015 Chevy Trax, which… After being awarded a highest-possible five-star safety rating from the NHTSA, the… A new 2015 Chevy Trax commercial…
Motor Trend Will Keep a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS for a Year
Photo: © General Motors The world of reviewing cars is an odd one. On the one hand, we count on car reviewers to provide us with a more-or-less objective opinion…
Next Season of Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ Will Feature All 10 Teams
Photo: Netflix | YouTube Netflix brought a lot of new viewers to Formula 1 earlier this year with a new documentary series titled F1: Drive to Survive, and following that…
Outlander PHEV a Finalist for 2019 Green SUV of the Year
The Green Car Journal announced the finalists for its prestigious Green Car Awards, which go out each year to winners at the LA Auto Show. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is…
Acura Promoting TLX A-Spec With First-Ever Live Augmented Reality Race
In order to show off the performance capabilities of the 2018 TLX A-Spec Package with Super Handling All-Wheel Drive, Acura is hosting the world’s first-ever live augmented reality (AR) driving…
safety rating Archives
When it comes to beloved Buick vehicles, it’s hard to beat the… Mazda’s top of the line SUV, the CX-9, has been raking in… The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
Chevy SS Pace Car Catches Fire at Daytona 500
NASCAR is an interesting sport that is watched by two main groups of people. The first are diehards that root for their favorite driver, and the second are the thrill-seekers…
Fetty Wap Archives
Family ❤️ @only1lreek A photo posted by ?RemyBoyz?“1738”? (@fettywap1738) on Aug 14,… In 2015, New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap blew up, took over the… Fetty Wap, the rapper, is in…
transit wagon Archives
If your convoy involves a lot of family members, you need more… If you have a vehicle that seats fifteen, you need to get… According to a recent press release…
Elvis Presley's Cadillac Wagon Going to Auction
In 1972, Elvis Aaron Presley was still “The King.” That year, he played his first shows in New York since the 1950s with four sold out performances at Madison Square…
Honda Wins 1-2 at 2019 Brazilian GP!
Max Verstappen (left) and Pierre Gasly (right) display their trophies after finishing first and second in the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix Photo: Honda The 2019 Brazilian GP was one of…
The Comprehensive Guide to the Formula One Ladder
It takes a lot of work to get in that seat Photo: Jake Archibald Becoming a Formula One driver is no easy feat; in fact, there may be not be…
Electric Vehicle Sales Jump by Over 50% in 2017, Thanks to China
Photo: byronv2 It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed car news over the past year that electric vehicles are on the rise, with more and more…
(UPDATED) Some Alternatives to Using Morpheus in the K900 Super Bowl Ad
As you may have read right here at The News Wheel earlier this week, The Verge leaked news that Kia will be trying to appeal to their “fans of 15 year old…
2021 Formula 1 Regulations Revealed
Photo: FORMULA 1 | YouTube The long-awaited 2021 Formula 1 regulations are finally here, and at first glance they seem to have been worth all the delays. A hard budget…
Tricks to Combat Winter’s Fury on Your Car
Winter can be fun—there’s skiing, sledding, ice skating, making snowmen in the yard, and the best part—warming up inside with a cup of hot chocolate after an afternoon spent having…
cadillac names Archives
As part of Cadillac's planned dominance of the all-electric vehicle market, it seems that the automaker has a new vehicle in the works: the Symboliq.… Cadillac may be years (and…
