Dr. Tobias Sünner Photo: © General Motors GM has announced that it has appointed Dr. Tobias Sünner as the president of its Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), effective June 1st, 2015. Sünner will operate out of the headquarters of GM’s Shanghai-based automotive engineering and design joint venture with SAIC. “Tobias brings to PATAC a…
Image: European Roads It’s no secret that the European Union is cracking down pretty hard on CO2 emissions to help reduce global warming. There are benchmarks set in 2021 and 2030 for automakers in the region to meet certain emissions goals to help make European roads a bit cleaner. According to AutoExpress, there are serious…
Ford dazzled at the 2015 North American International Auto Show with its Innovation Park exhibit, which emphasized the company’s commitment to sustainability by utilizing various elements from nature. Now, it is putting the display to good use by donating the exhibit to two organizations located in Southeast Michigan. The concept behind the Innovation Park was…
Alongside its announcement that Subaru had officially produced its 15 millionth all-wheel drive vehicle, the Japanese automaker also released its February 2016 sales results earlier this week. In the United States, Subaru saw record February sales overall, with a 1.6% increase over February sales in 2015. In total, Subaru moved 42,011 units. So far this…
Ford COO Mark Fields There are a lot of questions out there pertaining to the future of fully autonomous vehicles and the impact that it will have on our day-to-day commutes. One of the questions that hasn’t been asked is whether automakers intend to make cars that can be driven autonomously and the ol’ fashioned…
Furious 7 set a number of records at the box office, both domestically and globally, in its opening weekend Furious 7 is the latest film in the Fast and Furious franchise, opening on Friday, April 3rd. To no one’s surprise, the seventh installment in the films series totally dominated at the box office, but perhaps…
Arnold Breitenbach of St. George, Utah, served the United States proudly nearly five decades ago when he fought in the Vietnam War as a gunner for the Army. During his service, his personnel carrier was struck by an RPG, leaving Breitenbach temporarily blind and permanently damaging his hearing. For these injuries, he was awarded with…
2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Photo: FCA Media The most awarded minivan this year and last is taking home another distinction, and this specific award is very near and dear to the Chrysler’s heart. “To have Chrysler Pacifica win back-to-back awards from the AutoTRADER.ca judges is further validation of the innovation and leadership we maintain in…
2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen This year marks Volkswagen’s 12th consecutive inclusion in Car and Driver magazine’s “10Best” list. Pitted against 65 vehicles, the 2018 Volkswagen Golf models–e-Golf, Golf, Golf Attack, Golf GTI, Golf SportWagen, and Golf R–have risen above the competition to earn a spot on the annual list and will be showcased in the January 2018…
Just as we’d begun to recover from Alfredo Simon’s chrome Mercedes, Reddit assaulted our eyeballs with this photo of a camouflage Camaro: Related info: Commemorative Camaro Debuts at SEMA That’s gross. That’s a gross way to live. This image was posted to the r/funny subreddit, with the clever title, “Some jackass forgot his tires at the…
You may think that a Ford F-250 with an 80-inch flat screen in the bed and a swing-out BBQ grill on the trailer hitch would be the best tailgating vehicle, but you’d be wrong. Nissan just changed the tailgating game with its Smart BBQ Vehicle e-NV200, and it was built in Japan. The back of…
The 2016 ALPINA B6 xDrive Gran Coupe is on its way to North America 2015 is a milestone year for BMW. It’s the 40th anniversary of the founding of BMW of North America, the 40th anniversary of the company’s first major US motorsports victory at the 1975 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 50th anniversary…
Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford this week donated a Ford Everest to both Black Leopard Wildlife Conservation Station and Green River, organizations both focused on wildlife conservation efforts, at the Conservation and Environmental Grants China (CEGC) Awards. Bill Ford has been a part of four CEGC Awards, and this year he was joined…
Just yesterday, Buffalo witnessed a 75-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 90 due to whiteout conditions. The event occurred on the stretch between the Depew and Pembroke exits; both lanes of the interstate were temporarily shut down while trapped motorists were rescued from vehicles. One fatality occurred, while 11 other people were injured and transported to nearby…
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…
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