Erroll Davis Jr. to Retire from GM Board of Directors
Erroll Davis Jr. Photo: © General Motors General Motors has announced that one of its boardmembers, Erroll Davis Jr., will not seek re-election at this year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders.…
Light Trucks and Cars Among Honda’s April 2015 Sales Successes
The 2015 Honda CR-V American Honda Motor Co. has revealed Honda’s April 2015 sales figures, with Honda and Acura vehicle sales totaling 130,068 units last month. The automaker’s Honda Division…
Ed Norton Stars in Last Week Tonight’s Hilarious “Infrastructure” Trailer
Jon Oliver’s Last Week Tonight gives American infrastructure the blockbuster treatment it deserves Our crumbling American infrastructure—which includes thousands of dilapidated, unsafe bridges and highways—was well-documented last year in a…
eAssist Pickups Will Cost Around $50K, Could Go National by 2017
2016 Chevy Silverado with eAssist technology On Thursday, GM announced that it will build 500 2016 Silverado 1500 pickups and 200 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 pickups with its eAssist system.…
Drunk Secret Service Agents Reportedly Crash Car into White House Barricade
Two reportedly drunk Secret Service agents crashed a government vehicle into a White House barricade last week Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid Last week, two senior Secret Service agents were allegedly involved in…
Drunk Guy at Daytona 500 Sneaks into Pits to Charge Phone
Daytona Motor Speedway, home to NASCAR’s Daytona 500 This gif went viral on the r/funny subreddit today, having been posted there with the description, “Brother got very drunk at the…
Drunken Skateboarding Taco Crashes into Car in Brooklyn
Drunk taco hit car fall down It’s not every day that you see a drunken skateboarding taco go speeding into New York City traffic, so treasure this moment: The incident…
Drunk Couple Sleeping in Dumpster Gets Thrown into Trash Truck
I know they say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” But today I learned that they also say, “When you’re trashed, do as the trash does.” A drunk…
Does Ram’s New Styling Indicate an Identity Crisis?
The 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel at NAIAS Ram held back-to-back reveals of new pickup variants at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January and the Chicago Auto Show…
Latest KODO-Inspired Furniture at Milan Includes Sofa and Bicycle
Back in March, word broke that Mazda would be returning to Italy for Milan Design Week as a main sponsor of the Brera Design District’s Fuorisalone event. The automaker also…
Dine in a Classic Convertible at the Sci-Fi Dine In
Classic movie clips and treats make the perfect lunch or dinner. Want to go back to the classic days of malt shakes and drive-in movies? Enjoy dinner under the stars…
Did Jeremy Clarkson Just Steal a Corvette Z06?
The answer to this headline is almost certainly “no.” But the tweet from canned Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson that prompted it—which simply reads, “I took this today…”—is so vague,…
Kia’s April Sales Fueled by Crossovers and Minivans
The new 2016 Sorento CUV Kia Motors America has announced April 2015 sales figures, with last month’s units sold totaling 53,282 vehicles. That number represents the second-best April total in…
Dhivya Suryadevara named GM Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
Dhivya Suryadevara Photo: © General Motors General Motors has announced that, effective July 1st, Dhivya Suryadevara will succeed Niharika Taskar Ramdev as GM Vice President, Finance and Treasurer. Taskar Ramdev…
Determine How Traffic Violations Will Affect Your Insurance Premiums
Nobody enjoys paying high car insurance premiums, as the average American dished out nearly $1,000 last year to cover their vehicular butt. However, it’s a necessary evil, and most of…
Delhi Welcomes New Datsun GO-cross Concept
The Delhi Auto Expo was open earlier this month in India, and Nissan’s Datsun brand showed off its latest concept, the Datsun GO-cross concept. The fun little crossover was displayed in…
CT6's Body Structure is 64% Aluminum; Doesn't Use Aluminum Body Panels
© General Motors Cadillac has promised to reveal its CT6 flagship sedan at the end of the month, and so begins the approach to March 31st by taking an in-depth…
Jeremy Clarkson Pays Around £100,000 to Former Top Gear Producer He Punched
Jeremy Clarkson has reached a settlement with the form Top Gear producer he punched Photo: Jon Large Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s likely you heard about Jeremy…
Jeff Gordon Drives a Jet Black 2015 Chevy Suburban
Retiring NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon gives the crowd a thumbs up In a recent Chevy Silverado ad, NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. discussed his family’s long-running connection to the bowtie…
Corvette Velocity Yellow Color Option Gets Cut
Say goodbye to this shade of yellow ©GM First they came for the Champagne Silver Impala, and I did not speak out, because I do not drive an Impala… There…
Chevy Wins Four KBB Cost to Own Awards
2015 Chevy Colorado Z71 Photo: © General Motors Chevrolet is taking home four prizes in the 2015 Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. The awards, which are given…
Chevy Suburban’s Baby Pictures on Display in New Photo Album
The original 1935 Chevy Suburban A black 2015 Chevy Suburban just became the 10 millionth vehicle built at GM’s Arlington Assembly plant. To mark the occasion, and to celebrate the…
Chevy Says April 1st is the #BestDayEver. Okay. Sure.
#BestDayEver? SURE WHY NOT April 1st is, apparently, the best day ever! Is that because it’s April Fools’ Day? No. Is it because it is the beginning of a month…
Chevy Runs Video Ads in Magazines
The future is now… sort of. Chevrolet has begun running digital video ads in print publications, which seems pretty futuristic, until you realize that print publications will probably be dead…
Jayson Werth Begins Serving Five-Day Jail Sentence for Speeding
Jayson Werth’s mugshot shows the Nationals outfielder didn’t have to trim his trademark lumberjack hairdo Photo source: Fairfax County Police Department Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth has begun serving his…
Chevy Introduces 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition
Is the regular old 2016 Corvette Z06—with its dull as dishwater 650 horsepower, 650 lb-ft of torque, and three second 0-60 mph time—just a little too “meh” for you? Do…
Jay Leno Drives a 1948 Davis Divan Three-Wheeler
Jay Leno (right) and Peterson Museum curator Leslie Kendall take a ’48 Davin out for a spin No, that’s not a vintage Elio you’re looking at—it’s one of 12 surviving…
Is GM Getting Ready to Exit the South Korean Automotive Market?
There might not be much celebrating at GM’s South Korean plants in the near future Over the past few months, General Motors has been removing its operations from several global…
Chevy Gets a Head Start on #DayItForward by Giving Malibu to Teacher's Aide
Monica Brewer is overcome with emotion as she receives a free car from Chevrolet Chevrolet is planning to celebrate Leap Day tomorrow with a promotional campaign entitled #DayItForward, which will…
Infographic: Meet America's Greenest Cars
February begins a three-month-long event called National Green Week 2015. During this period, people are encouraged to pick a week–or even a day–in which to learn more about sustainability, and…
Chevy Announces Starting XI Contest for Young Manchester United Fans
General Motors has announced the details of the annual Chevrolet Beautiful Possibilities Program, and it will be adding a contest that will determine the 11th member of the “Starting XI.”…
Infinti Q80 Inspiration Concept Still Impressing Critics
The Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Concept was first revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, almost 17 months ago. Meant to display the future of the brand, the concept has just…
Check Out This Smartphone-Integrated Go-Kart That Runs on Electricity and Imagination
As mainstream production automobiles become increasingly futuristic, so do the toys that our children play with. Even connected technology is reaching off the streets and onto local roadways where children…
Charges Against Window-Breaking, Dog-Saving Veteran Dropped
On May 9th, Iraqi War veteran Michael Hammons spotted a Yorkie mix locked in a Mustang parked at a shopping center in Athens, Georgia. Being that it was a hot…
Car Smashes Through Glass Doors Into Florida Home…Again
Image: Brevard County Fire Rescue Sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue. One person probably feeling very statuesque is the owner of a home in Suntree,…
'Captain America' Saves Two from Fiery North Carolina Car Accident
US Army Captain Steve Voglezon hailed as Captain America after saving two in NC car accident Contrary to what The Avengers might have you believe, you do not need a…
Book Review: ‘Are You Listening?’ by Tillie Walden
Photo: The News Wheel If you’re looking for a book that takes the traditional road trip story and turns it on its ear with beautiful art, deep storytelling, and a…
Buy a Custom 1969 Chevelle Designed by Tony Stewart
NASCAR fans frequently get the chance to buy a Chevy from one of their favorite drivers, whether it be a raffle for Jeff Gordon’s 2015 C7 Corvette Stingray or an…
Brock Lesnar Attacks Dean Ambrose in Parking Lot Prior to Raw
Photo: WWE/Facebook If there’s one thing that should be pretty well understood by this point, it is that the number of places that a human being can be considered safe…
Brighten Up Your Holiday Road Trip with These Family-Friendly Stories
Whether you are traveling over the river and through the woods to get to Grandmother’s house or just taking a well-paved highway across town, you won’t find a better companion…
Bowtie Brand Goes Buck Rogers with Chevrolet-FNR Concept [PHOTOS]
The self-driving Chevrolet-FNR concept debuts at Auto Shanghai 2015 It’s hard to fathom why Chevrolet paid to feature a 2016 Volt in the upcoming sci-fi movie Tomorrowland if the automaker…
Behind-the-Scenes SPECTRE Video Shows Off New Bond Cars
James Bond fans have slowly been getting more and more info on the upcoming franchise entry, SPECTRE, which is set to be released November 6, 2015. There have been lots…
Barra Squashes Rumors Pertaining to FCA Merger
GM CEO Mary BarraPhoto: © General Motors Sergio Marchionne has not been shy in suggesting that he really wants to merge FCA with General Motors sometime before he steps away…
Barra: GM Expects More Growth in China Through 2019
Mary Barra at Auto Shanghai 2015 Photo: © General Motors General Motors CEO Mary Barra spoke with media in Shanghai during Auto Shanghai 2015, revealing that GM anticipates annual market…
Aston Martin Vulcan Makes North American Debut at New York Auto Show
Aston Martins are known for their incredible luxury and impeccable performance, but even the most refined automakers go off the deep end once in a while. Their latest creation is…
Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Complete Bronze Age Wheel in England
© Cambridge Archaeological Unit We at The News Wheel are delighted today to bring you some Wheel News. Archaeologists in England have uncovered a wooden wheel—hub included—that is around 3,000…
An Essential Guide to Fast Food Drive-Thru Etiquette
Whatever you do, don’t do this. Seriously. It can be difficult to deal with the McAssholes of the drive-thru. Nothing’s worse than getting stuck behind a huge van that quite…
Donald Sterling Fiasco: Clippers Lose CarMax, Kia, State Farm
Los Angeles Clippers Owner and noted racist Donald Sterling / (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) After audio surfaced this weekend and further proved that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling…
5 Coolest Cars from Jim Chapman's Instagram
Celebrities love to share their cars on Instagram. In fact, sensations like Kevin Hart have partnered up with manufacturers time and time again to help promote new vehicle models. YouTuber Jim…
5th Season of GT Academy in Full Swing
Nissan and PlayStation entered into a highly successful collaboration a few years back when the pair dreamed up GT Academy, which allows video gamers to test their skills on virtual…
