Pictured: Carlos Ghosn with the 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine Carlos Ghosn has had quite a busy January. Just last week he spoke about the reveal of the completely new 2016 Nissan Titan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and the week before he was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to announce production of…
Adam Levine celebrates Red Thumb Day on December 15th December 15th is being declared Red Thumb Day, indicating the need for drivers to put down their cell phones while behind the wheel to curb the number of injuries and fatalities caused by distracted driving. The chosen face of Red Thumb Day: Adam Levine, because handsome…
Fiat’s new “A Whole New Way to Look at Fiat” campaign uses unique camera angles to show off the size of the 500X Though Fiat is known for its tiny cars, the Italian carmaker is looking to change things up with its Fiat 500X crossover. And, to change consumers’ perception of the Fiat brand, it…
Hikaru Kimura apologizes for Mitsubishi’s actions during World War II Photo: YouTube In August, Japan will be marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. As the country prepares to do just that, one of its largest corporations—Mitsubishi Materials—has apologized for the use of captured American soldiers as forced laborers. Hikaru Kimura,…
Michael Cole is taking on a new leadership role at Kia Motors America. Since 2012, Cole has been the leader of Kia Motors Europe. Now, he will report directly to Sean Yoon, president and CEO of KMA and oversee and act as the “central point of contact” for all of KMA’s U.S. product planning, marketing,…
Jeep is encouraging its fans and owners to share their own Jeep stories with the “My Jeep Story” campaign It’s no secret that Jeep has something of a cult following. Jeep lovers support their favorite brand almost religiously, sacrificing countless paychecks on aftermarket tweaks and gas money to make their Jeep vehicle as perfect as…
Mike Manley, Head of Jeep and Ram brands As the head of the Jeep brand and the Ram truck brand, Mike Manley might have one of the most appropriate last names ever. After all, there are few brands that are manlier than Jeep and Ram. And now, Mike Manley’s manly name will be known as…
CNBC and several other news organizations are reporting that Apple and BMW have been getting fairly cozy these days. Could the two companies be working together to challenge other electric carmakers? According to several sources, Apple and BMW’s conversations have focused on the popular BMW i3. Apple executives, including Tim Cook, took a trip to…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit organization that was established in 1959 in Arlington, Virginia, by three major insurance agencies. Over fifty-plus years, the IIHS has evolved to become one of the nation’s leading nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the automotive industry and is increasingly committed to significantly decreasing…
It’s too early to know for sure which teams will be in the Super Bowl, but we can already say for certain that the big game will feature the television debut of the completely redesigned and reengineered 2017 Honda CR-V. The automaker has announced that the all-new CR-V model will be featured in a commercial…
In order to celebrate the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in LA, official automotive sponsor Honda went and opened up a Stan Mikita Café next to the Staples Center. You know, like from the movie Wayne’s World! The “Stan Mikita’s All-Star Café Presented by Honda” appears to be a relatively faithful recreation of the fictional donut…
While Honda cars are known for their reliability and longevity, they can also be powerful and exciting. Over the years, Hollywood has chosen numerous Honda cars to appear in movies, including the following four. Your Next Car: Meet the 2017 Honda Accord Sedan [wptab name=”Pulp Fiction (1994)”] Photo: Miramax Films 1980 Honda Civic from Pulp…
Tomorrow, in the waning days of the Obama Administration, the White House will be hosting one more push to promote electric vehicles with the Electric Vehicle Datathon, in collaboration with the Department of Energy and four of its laboratories. Knowledge Is Power: Know how much your payments will be The event will bring together a…
There isn’t a man, woman, or child on this earth that doesn’t wish they were an Oscar Mayer wiener, because then everyone would be in love with them. But until technology catches up with humanity’s universal desire to be turned into a sentient sausage, the next best thing is getting to be a Wienermobile driver…
In other news, the ‘17 Camaro 1LT will only be available with an automatic gearbox Photo: © General Motors Last month, the sixth-generation Camaro outsold the sixth-generation Mustang in the United States for the first time since both cars officially became available. Now, in an attempt to boost sales of its sports car even further,…
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