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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…