Family Fills Three Vehicles with Thousands of Oranges in Attempted Citrus Theft
Story time: In a small town near Seville, Spain, two police officers were on their regular shift, what seemed to be a fairly uneventful evening. They did, though, find a…
Experts: Singing in the Car is Good for Your Health (No Matter How Off-Key You Are)
We’ve all been there: driving around at night on the way to some destination for another, scanning through the radio stations. Ultimately, you land on something catchy and familiar—maybe it’s…
Europe's EV Sector Will Likely Triple by 2021
Late last year, we reported how Europe manifested a 42-percent sales increase for the EV segment. Now, recent data indicates that the region’s EV market will triple within the next…
Essentials to Stock in Your Car When Baby’s on Board
Tiny bundles of joy need a lot of stuff, and when you are on the go with your teeny-tiny human, that means that great amount of stuff needs to be…
England's Vauxhall Corsa Bandits Continue Reign of Bizarre Thefts
Photo: GazetteLive If you were perusing The News Wheel back in July last year, you might have noticed one odd news story from across the Atlantic, where police in Bedfordshire,…
Electric Car Shopping Guide
Besides gleaning information about how to charge an electric vehicle (EV), there are a few ways to prepare yourself for EV ownership. Here are a few points to consider as…
Effective Ways to Save Money on a Handicap Accessible Van
Handicap-accessible vans offer customized transportation solutions to anyone who needs special accommodations entering, steering, or driving a vehicle. Although you already know that owning a customized vehicle would be ideal…
Eagle Squadron Mustang GT Fetches $420K at EAA AirVenture
The one-of-one Eagle Squadron Mustang GT with a Spitfire The one-of-a-kind Eagle Squadron Mustang GT fetched a high price at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s The Gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, earlier…
Chevy’s 5 Reasons to Choose 2014 Silverado V6
The 2014 Silverado V6 has seen exponential growth in its sales compared to the previous model; currently, the Silverado’s V6 iteration accounts for 20 percent of light-duty pickup sales. The…
Russia Drops Taxes on Imported Electric Cars, May Start Up Russian Market
Photo: Mariano Mantel When it comes to electric vehicles, your first thought of a big market is almost certainly not Russia. The huge country only has 647 registered electric cars…
Suspect Transporting 16 Pounds of Meth Calls 911 to Complain About Passenger
In the biggest drug bust that police in Fort Morgan, Colorado, can remember, officers uncovered six tinfoil packages containing 16 total pounds of meth after one of the accused drug traffickers,…
Vortech, Ford’s Project Yellow Jacket Mustang GT is a Beautiful Monster
If there’s one thing that is going to get the attention of attendees at a convention celebrating flashy specialty automobiles, it’s a bright and flashy paint job. Slap that paint…
Driving Etiquette: Don't Be a Jerk to Bicyclists
Photo: Unsplash A recent hit-and-run video (see below) has sparked some discussion about bicyclists on the roadways. While cars and trucks may dominate the streets, they’re not the only ones on the…
Dos and Don'ts for Driving in the City
If you’re used to commuting through suburbia or small towns, traffic can be far and few between. However, driving in the city is a whole different beast. If you decide to…
Does Your Car Have a Hidden Compartment?
Is your car hiding a hidden storage compartment you don’t know about? Photo: The News Wheel Do you really know your car as well as you think you do? Even…
Chevrolet Honors Mariano Rivera, Refurbishes Baseball Field
Chevrolet honors Mariano Rivera, refurbishes baseball field As the Official Vehicle of Major League Baseball, Chevrolet will honor the Most Valuable Player of last year’s All-Star Game, Mariano Rivera, by…
Denny Hamlin Tears ACL, Still Plans to Race in Richmond
Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Toyota Camry Photo: James Marvin Phelps Believe it or not, a tear to the ACL is quite unpleasant. Many athletes are benched after experiencing…
Denny Hamlin Takes Toyota’s 13th Sprint Cup Regular Season Win
It was just a week ago that we reminded our readers (again) that Toyota couldn’t seem to help itself from winning in NASCAR, and well—you’ve guessed it—it happened one more…
Denny Hamlin Finally Undergoes Knee Surgery
Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Toyota Camry Photo: James Marvin Phelps Back in September, NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin tore his ACL while playing basketball. Despite this, Hamlin continued driving…
Dearborn Mayor O'Reilly Gives Thumbs Up to Ford's Potential Michigan Central Station Purchase
Photo: Albert Duce While neither side will confirm a report that negotiations are ongoing, there is at least one fan of the idea for Ford to purchase the long-abandoned Michigan…
Dare to Compare: Which Three-Row SUV Gets the Best Gas Mileage?
SUV sales are on the rise, and so are our fuel emissions. SUVs are known for being gas-guzzlers, making it difficult to balance the need for a family-friendly vehicle with…
Dan Ammann Named CEO of Cruise Automation
From left to right: Cruise Automation COO Dan Kan, Cruise Automation CEO Kyle Vogt, and new Cruise Automation CEO Dan Ammann General Motors on Thursday announced that Dan Ammann will…
CX-9 Wins Strategic Vision’s Total Quality Impact Award
Mazda must have a whole wing of its headquarters for its lineup’s various awards. But now, it is going to have to clear a little more room, because the 2017…
What Are the Differences Between the Chevy Corvette C7 and C8?
Photo: Chevrolet In the blur of excitement surrounding the debut of the 2020 C8 Corvette, it’s easy to lose sight of exactly what about this model is new from the…
Cookie Monster Joins Waze Voice Options
Children around the world have grown up with Cookie Monster and all of his friends on Sesame Street. If you miss hearing his voice watching the show, relive your childhood…
And Here We Have Santa in a GT-R
Santa in a GT-R? Santa in a GT-R. Santa Claus has long been able to travel the world over in a single night in order to bring joy to millions…
Consumer Reports Names Its 10 Lowest-Rated Vehicles of 2017
Automakers love it when their vehicles earn an award or title for being the best in the industry. However, those same automakers are understandably less thrilled when their vehicles end…
Colorado Woman Narrowly Escapes Her Vehicle Before It Collapses Into a Sinkhole
A Colorado woman found herself extremely lucky to be alive earlier this week, after narrowly escaping her vehicle before it fell into a sinkhole on the road. Sinkholes are caused…
Collection of ’56 Chevrolets and More Is eBay Gold Mine
A man has put his collection of ’56 Chevrolets (as well as some ‘55s, ‘57s, a ’58 Pontiac convertible, an Impala SS convertible, and more—50 cars in total) as well…
City:One Michigan Central Station Challenge Winners Announced
Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company has announced three winning projects in its City:One Michigan Central Station Challenge. Mercy Education Project; AbleLink Smart Living Technologies; and a team consisting…
Ford Announces City:One Michigan Central Station Challenge
Michigan Central Station Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is teaming up with the City of Detroit and PlanetM, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s mobility initiative, to launch the $250,000 City:One…
Chinese EV Chargers Outnumber American Ones 8-1
If you’ve been paying attention to electric vehicle-related news, you’re probably aware that the U.S. has made progress in expanding its current infrastructure of public charging stations. Despite this progress,…
2015 Chevrolet Equinox Overview
If you’re in the market for an SUV with a fair amount of power and excellent fuel economy, consider the 2015 Chevy Equinox. [wptab name=”What’s New”] What’s New for the 2015…
Chevrolet, Trailering Leaders Join Forces to Make Trailers Better
2016 Chevrolet Suburban Photo: © General Motors Every year, millions of trucks and SUVs hit the roads with RVs, horse trailers, boats, car trailers, construction equipment, or anything that can…
Chevrolet Silverado HD Takes Top Spot in JD Power Dependability Study, Crushes Meh Competition
Chevrolet’s engineers designed the Silverado HD to be a strong, dependable truck, with a maximum towing capacity of 18,000 pounds, a maximum payload of 3,534 pounds, and a frame built…
Chevrolet Planning for a New Crossover
The new Chevrolet Crossover would be slightly larger than this Chevy Equinox With the Chevrolet Trax, Equinox, Traverse, Tahoe, and Suburban, you would think that Chevrolet has all the bases…
Chevrolet Developing All-New Lineup for Growing Global Markets
Today General Motors announced its plan to invest $5 billion in developing an all-new Chevrolet vehicle lineup to expand its market share in emerging global markets such as Brazil, China,…
Check Out the Retro Escalade That Never Was
A good romp through the Alternate History genre typically allows you to explore nightmarish dystopias and engage in provocative thought experiments about the course of society. But not every peep…
Central Park is Now Car-Free
Photo: Patrick Gruban Good news for clean air advocates in the New York City area. As of this week, much of Central Park is officially a car-free zone below 72nd…
Catch a Glimpse of Kia’s Telluride Concept in the Wild
Kia has offered consumers a glimpse of the Telluride Concept out on the road The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) was the site of many amazing debuts from car…
Cars you didn't know were in “Joker”
Photo: Annette Wamser There’s a lot to be said about the role that cars play in film. Sometimes they share the main character distinction with a human lead, a la…
Car News In the Rearview: Cuba Is a Bummer
Welcome once again to In the Rearview, where I, your friendly neighborhood farmer of car news, carefully harvest the kernels from the past week’s stories, bring them to you here…
Camouflage That Now Stymies Spy Shots Was First Used to Ward Off German U-Boats in World War I
Dazzle camouflage on a U.S. cargo ship in 1918 Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command As a loyal reader of The News Wheel, you’ve probably noticed the stories we publish…
California Start-Up Seeks to Make Automated Driving Safer with Remote Navigation
Photo: Roadshow Safety is one of the most important concerns as manufacturers continue to tweak automated vehicle technology. Case in point: the recent pedestrian fatality involving a self-driving Uber, in Tempe,…
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The 2020 Toyota RAV4 has officially joined Toyota Canada’s lineup of 2020 models with a new TRD Off-Road model certified to bust trails. It joins a rugged and extensive lineup…
2015 Honda CR-V Overview
The new 2015 Honda CR-V The new 2015 Honda CR-V goes on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1, 2014, and today the automaker is touting this most recent iteration of America’s…
Buick's Most Powerful Models for 2019
If you’re looking for a new Buick model with plenty of horsepower under the hood, read on to find out which of the brand’s cars and SUVs offer the peppiest…
Mopar Muscle Monster Truck Stampedes into Monster Jam Series
Chrysler Group LLC announced Friday that Mopar, its service, parts, and customer-care brand, will be bringing some of its vaunted “muscle” to the Monster Truck Racing Series in 2014. The…
General Motors Announces Partnership with Navistar
General Motors announced on Wednesday that it has reached a long-term agreement with Navistar to develop and produce medium-duty, conventional cab Class 4/5 commercial vehicles for Chevrolet. Get excited. Need…
Starting in July, Florida Will Let AVs Use Public Roads Without a Safety Driver
This year, Florida will commemorate Independence Day by granting autonomous vehicles their own independence. Starting July 1, the state will allow AVs on public roads without safety drivers on board. …
