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FCA Opens New World Class Manufacturing Facility in Tipton, Indiana

The WCM Academy: Where Work is Play It is often suggested that if you love what you do, then work should feel like play. A more light-hearted environment can do…

FCA Family Health and Wellness Center Opens for Patient Care on July 30

The FCA Family Health and Wellness Center, will serve Kokomo, Indiana, FCA employees and their families beginning on July 30 Photo: FCA St. Vincent-powered FCA Family Health and Wellness Center…

GM Fort Wayne Truck Assembly Named Best in Americas by JD Power

I’m sure that Fort Wayne is a fine city, but at the same time, its residents are probably not accustomed to receiving too many superlatives. It is, after all, only…

2018 Dayton Auto Show: Where to Park and Other Key Facts

Dayton Convention Center Photo: TastyPoutine The 2018 Dayton Auto Show promises to bring exciting concept vehicles and new models from major automakers. Don’t miss this exciting event that runs form…

New Book Divulges America’s Mixed Feelings on Fast Food

Fast food meal Photo: LukeB20161933 NPR recently interviewed Adam Chandler about his new book, “Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast-Food Kingdom.” In the book, Chandler examines…

How to Lighten the Stress of Night Driving

Driving at night can challenge even the strongest of pupils. Whether you wear glasses or contacts or not, most drivers will need a moment or more to adjust when the…

Survey Predicts 2019 Might Be The Year of the Road Trip For Stressed-Out Drivers

Driving is a common source of stress for many people, but in 2019 a road trip or other short getaway might prove to be the de-stressors that people need. Check…

First HFEA Workshop in Abu Dhabi a Success

Ford in October carried out its first Henry Ford Entrepreneurship Academy in Abu Dhabi, the fifth workshop of its kind offered in the United Arab Emirates. Previous workshops were held…

Chrysler’s Christmastime Charity: Inspiring Holiday Cheer

‘Twas the week before Christmas When all through Auburn Hills, Michigan, Faithful Chrysler employees were working But not on cars, trucks, and SUVs again Instead they spent their time Out…

Mazda’s Drive for Good Program Contest to Help One Lucky Non-Profit

Mazda North American Operations and NBCUniversal have joined together once again to find a worthy non-profit organization to help as part of Mazda’s Drive for Good® Program. The contest works…

Here’s How Explosions Can Make Electric Cars Safer

Photo: byronv2 When you think of cutting-edge in-car safety systems, you probably think of driver-assist features like automatic emergency braking and blind spot detection — not explosions that selectively blow…

French Pedestrians Use Stickers to Say What We Are All Thinking

Non, une bande cyclable n’est pas une grande place de parking ! #GCUM pic.twitter.com/vRQoIzEpfE — Théo Nédélec (@TheoNedelec) December 9, 2015 While walking or riding a bicycle, one of the…

New Technology Could Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tech…Or Kill Us

The Mirai takes just five minutes to recharge Hydrogen vehicles have been plagued by problems with fuel production. However, a new technology reported in the journal Nature could solve that…

Honda's Floating Alien Hydrogen Child Heads Want You to Buy a Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle

Sometimes, you really have to wonder about advertising choices that sometimes are made. Without any more context, I give you floating child heads. Ok, so here’s your context—this advertisement is…

Top 7 Vehicles for Mothers

Photo: zenjazzygeek Gone are the days when being a mom was synonymous with driving a minivan. With such a variety of safe, technology-savvy vehicles on the market, it’s easy to…

Motorcycle-Riding Reincarnated King Arthur Sues Police, English Heritage Over £15 Parking Fee at Stonehenge

Photo: Jim Bowen Fantasy novel plot: Arthur Pendragon, aka King Arthur, described famously in Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as well as many older texts, is pulled to modern times,…

Looking for Parking in Hong Kong? That'll Be $760,000

Photo: Jaymantri In a world with strong opinions and Twitter arguments, we can all agree on one thing: finding parking in the big cities sucks. Public street parking is more…

YouTuber and Car-Enthusiast Doug DeMuro Celebrates 1 Million Subscribers: Top Video Moments

Doug DeMuro is well-known for his columns on Autotrader as well as his often viral car review videos on YouTube. Doug travels the United States, checking out viewers’ cars to review…

Robot Startup Will Save You a Spot at the Mall

As the nation gears up to Black Friday, you might end up with a particular question as you search through the madness for a parking spot—is that a robot saving…

CARB Preliminarily Awards Port of Los Angeles with $41 Million to Launch Zero-Emissions Project

With support from Toyota, Shell, and Kenworth, the Zero and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities project provides a large-scale “shore to store” plan and a hydrogen fuel-cell-electric technology framework for freight…

Great Idea: Florida Police Department Creates Safe Zone for Online Sales and Child Custody Exchanges

It’s better than doing it here Photo: Alex92287 Part of buying or selling items on Craigslist is the understanding that the safest place to perform the transaction is away from…

STEM Students Supply Electric Cars To Children With Disabilities

New Britain High School and Central Connecticut State University students are sourcing their knowledge, inventiveness, compassion, and creativity to change lives. The talented students are creating electric cars for kids…

Study Ranks Cheapest Places to Drive an Electric Car

2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV A new study from Crescent Electric has found the cheapest places to drive an electric car, based on electricity costs in the nation’s 52 largest cities. At…

Where are Mazda's Hydrogen Engines?

The Mazda Hydrogen RE RX-8 More than 10 years ago, Mazda created a hydrogen rotary engine that emits no CO2. Mazda’s hydrogen engines weren’t built from the ground up; instead,…

Car Warehouses: A New Realty Trend

Luxury car warehouses are opening up as a new niche in the storage industryhttps://t.co/2JryUw3cAz#CommercialRealEstate #CRE #CREtrends — IMS CRE (@IMS_LLC) October 22, 2018 If you’re interested in breaking into the…

High Oil Prices Could Give Electric Cars a Boost

Image: Paul Lowry Oil is having a bit of a problem, price-wise. Demand is far outstripping supply, and on top of that, there is a U.S. sanction of Iranian exports.…

Automotive Color Report Reveals White Still Top Exterior Paint Choice of Drivers

2019 Chevrolet Trax Drivers from around the world — North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Africa (EMEA) — are in agreement. White, or some version of it, is still the…

Power Levels for the F-650 and F-750 Revealed

The 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel engine Power levels for the F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks have been released today, and here’s a shocker: Ford-manufactured trucks top the industry and…

Car Tech That Improves Heart Health

Photo: GDJ February is known as American Heart Month. According to the American Heart Association, this month-long observance started back in February 1964, after Congress urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to initiate it.…

How Your Body Reacts to Driving Stress

There’s no doubt that driving is stressful, even if you’re an experienced driver. Just because you know how to drive, have been driving for years, and consider yourself the only…

How to Protect Your Finances from Unexpected Car Repair Costs

Perhaps you haven’t been diligent with your car’s maintenance schedule. Or, something, like hitting a pothole or a fender bender, has caused you to take your car in for service.…

General Motors Announces a Pair of Executive Promotions

John P. Roth will be the new president and managing director of GM Africa and Middle East operations Two recent personnel moves will bring new leaders to General Motors’ efforts…

[QUIZ] Match the CEO to Their Automotive Brand

Photo: Pexels When we’re talking about automotive news here on The News Wheel, half of it is about the CEOs and other executives running the show behind the scenes. Can…

President Donald Trump Reportedly Considering a $0.25 Gas Tax Increase to Help Pay for His $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

President Trump is not ruling out a major gas tax increase to pay for the nation’s infrastructure  Photo: Michael Vadon When President Donald Trump laid out his massive $1.5 trillion…

New York Taxi Workers Alliance Protests Immigration Ban, Uber Steps In

Photo: Kenny Loule via Flickr Friday afternoon, President Trump signed an executive order that indefinitely stopped the entrance of Syrian refugees into the United States, suspending all other refugee entrance…

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When it comes to vehicle manufacturing, safety and functionality are always of the utmost importance. Sometimes, however, issues slip through the cracks. Recently, GM ordered a recall for 2020 Chevy…

Today’s Trucks and SUVs Have Outgrown Parking Spaces

2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition Photo: FCA Automakers have been increasing the size of their trucks and SUVs over the last few years. While the larger size can enable…

6 Home Garage Essentials

If you hate taking your car to the mechanic, you’re not the only one. There’s nothing worse than going to your local shop for something that seems minor, then walking…

Couch Causes Car Conflagration

Photo: jill111 Like many regions of the country, Fort Kent, Maine was sheathed in snow earlier this week. Unlike many regions of the country, an unusual event involving a couch and a burning…

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The Chevrolet Volt was GM’s first major hybrid vehicle. Despite its impressive efficiency and wealth of features, GM decided to pull the plug on this electrified vehicle. While the last…

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If you’ve been eyeing the GMC Sierra HD, you now have one more reason to bring one home. It recently won the 2020 ALG Residual Value Award in the full-size…

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The Chevy Malibu was first introduced in 1964 as a convertible subseries of the Chevelle. After a 14-year hiatus starting in 1983, the Malibu reentered our lives in 1997 as…

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Look, everything is awful, and the seeming scarcity of good news means you’ve got to scour some for rays of light. Taking a moment to appreciate, for example, the absurdity…

World’s Largest Junkyard Is Seriously Beautiful

Old Car City is a haven of old cars There are few things in this world that can truly capture the eye—and the heart—of a car lover more than an…

Gas Currently Costs Less Than $2 per Gallon in 9 States

Gas that costs less than $2 per gallon is surely a sight for sore eyes Photo: Mike Mozart via CC Just a few months ago, the idea of gas costing…

How Do Highways Get Their Numbers?

When you look at a map, it’s typically peppered with numbers: interstate highways, U.S. highways, state routes, and county roads. Is there any system or logic behind how these roadways…

Best Road Trip Drives: U.S. Route 1, Maine

US 1 Near the Courthouse in Key West Photo by Deror avi Interested in taking a road trip that gives you a taste of New England? Then taking U.S. Route…

GM Adding 1,200 Jobs in Lansing to Bolster Production

Photo: General Motors General Motors will add 1,200 new jobs total to its manufacturing operations in Lansing, Michigan, to support the production of two popular midsize SUVs and two new…

Man Wrecks Car Full of People Trying to Get in a Selfie

“First, lemme take a s–“*crashes into tree* *makes mother proud* Logically, taking selfies has to be, in some way, connected to the continued existence of the human race. Otherwise, there…

Record-High Demand Results in Higher Gas Prices for August

Get ready to see those numbers rise at the gas pump If you were hoping that expensive gas prices would be relegated to the beginning of the summer, the latest…