Toyota Jan Returns, Saves Us from Disaster in Funny New Ads
Ever wonder what the world would be like without Toyota Jan? In three new commercials for Toyota Services Centers, we get a glimpse of that…and boy are we glad she’s around to save the day! Toyota has released five new commercials starring the lovable Jan (two of which are for the Toyota Time Sales event, […]
GM Posts New Job Openings… for 2025
If you’re looking for a new job in the automotive industry, then you’re in luck… as long as you don’t mind waiting a decade or so for the position to open up. In an effort to share its vision for the future (and, perhaps, as a tribute to retiring Late Show host David Letterman), General […]
Feeling Blue and Grey? BMW Releases i Look Lifestyle Collection
BMW has made a statement with its electric i vehicles–not just about renewable energy but about eco-friendly materials. As part of the brand’s push toward sustainability, 95% of the materials used to produce a BMW i3 can be recycled. To increase support of this green-conscious method of production, BMW has released a series of lifestyle […]
Companies Competing on Bid for Next-Generation USPS Hauler
The times are ever-changing, and nothing is sacred. For nearly three decades, the face of the United States Postal Service has been the Grumman LLV, but a $5 billion contract could very well lead to a new-look mail delivery fleet around the country. According to The Wall Street Journal, 15 companies are bidding for the […]
Your Daily BMW Rumor: i8S, M8, 9 Series Coupe, & More Being Cancelled
Are you irritated yet? If you’re not, then you haven’t been keeping up with the dozens of BMW rumors flying around the past couple weeks. Whether they’re about the development and timetable of the i5 or the next generation of the 3 Series, there’s been enough questionable “news” lately to make you pull your hair […]
Cadillac Exploring Three-Cylinder Engine; Diesel Engines Confirmed
Cadillac has made it known that a major component of its continued reinvention will be its engines. Cadillac tipped quite a few of the cards in its hand last month when it unveiled the CT6, powered by a 3.6-liter V6, 3.0-liter Twin Turbo V6, or a plug-in hybrid electric powertrain. Chief engineer Dave Leone has […]
Mirai Chief Engineer Doesn’t See EVs as Viable Alternatives
As if the efforts of Lexus to convince customers that EVs are terrible for road trips and generally not as fun to drive were not evidentiary enough to the conclusion that Toyota really doesn’t like electric cars, perhaps the comments of the chief engineer of its hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle will do the trick. According to […]
Enough BMW i5 Rumors! Will There Be One or Not?
Remember last month in March when AutoNews Europe interviewed BMW Group research and development chief Klaus Froehlich, who confirmed the next BMW i Series model wouldn’t be released until at least 2020? German publication Auto Bild has reported that the next i model is expected to arrive in 2018, and claims to know far more […]
Mitsubishi Sells 10,000th Outlander PHEV in UK in First Year
Early this month, Mitsubishi announced a pretty monumental milestone for its UK branch: it sold 10,000 Outlander PHEV units in the UK in the model’s first year there. Since the model entered the market in the UK in April of last year, it has quickly become the most popular plug-in hybrid in the country, surpassing […]
2016 Toyota Mirai to Set Pace at Richmond
This Saturday at the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, there will be a somewhat unexpected car on the track—the 2016 Toyota Mirai. Before you go wondering what Toyota did to its four-door, hydrogen fuel cell electric sedan to get it competition ready, it should be noted that the […]
Seattle to Use Nissan LEAF Police Cars
We see a lot of powerful SUVs and fast sedans employed as police cars across the US, including the Chevy Tahoe and the Ford Police Interceptor, but it’s not very often we see police departments opting for all-electric city cars. Seattle, Washington, is breaking the mold however, with 28 Nissan LEAF police cars in its […]
Bowtie Brand Goes Buck Rogers with Chevrolet-FNR Concept [PHOTOS]
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It’s hard to fathom why Chevrolet paid to feature a 2016 Volt in the upcoming sci-fi movie Tomorrowland if the automaker had one of these things lying around. Unlike the Kia Optima, this futuristic concept looks like something that might actually have been in the new Star Wars trailer. Dubbed the Chevrolet-FNR, this autonomous electric […]
Chevy Bolt Won’t Yield to the Haters
The Chevy Bolt is a proud, strong, independent electric car, and it doesn’t have to change who it is in order to feel validated. The haters gonna hate, and the Bolt’s gonna Bolt. That was the message that Chevrolet marketing boss Tim Mahoney sent loud and clear recently when he rejected speculation that the Bolt […]
Hyundai’s Helio Curve Art Installation Makes Waves at Milan Design Week
Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled its second part of the ongoing “Sculpture in Motion” project. To celebrate the relationship between movement in the natural and automotive realms, the automaker has partnered with another talented artist to produce a stunning art exhibit in Italy. From today until Sunday at the 2015 Milan Design Week, currently taking […]
Scion Plans to Leave Hybrid Cars to Toyota
Although Scion is a division of Toyota, the two brands are quite different. Toyota tends to focus on creating reliable, efficient vehicles with a focus on hybrids, while Scion is obviously aiming its cars squarely at a younger generation. It’s for this reason that Doug Murtha, Scion Group VP, says that his brand is unlikely […]
Could Cadillac’s 2020 Plans Include a Hybrid Supercar?
Spoilers: maybe! Not certain, but maybe!
President of General Motors North America Mark Reuss all but shut down the suggestion of a Cadillac sports car in an interview released earlier today. Despite the sentiment in his words, something about Reuss’ comments—and a bunch of other pieces that seem to fit together pretty nicely—got me thinking that maybe a production supercar based […]
Toyota Introduces New RAV4 SE Trim for 2016
Last week at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), all eyes were on Toyota’s latest hybrid model, based on the RAV4 crossover. But the addition of a new hybrid engine was only one of the announcements Toyota made about the RAV4. The second announcement might have been overlooked in favor of the hybrid news, […]
BMW i8 Crowned 2015 World Green Car at New York Auto Show
The BMW i3 and i8 haven’t been around for long, but already the world has sat up and taken notice of the two cutting-edge electric models from the German automaker. The i3 in particular has garnered plenty of attention since its release, cinching titles like 2015 Yahoo Green Car of the Year, Green Car Journal’s […]