Greg Martin, Margaret O’Gorman and Kevin Butt, as well as presenter Bob Perciasepe, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) at this year’s Keystone Leadership Awards This week, General Motors was recognized with a Keystone Leadership award, in honor of its work with the Wildlife Habitat Council to establish more habitats in…
No wonder we barely heard anything from Mazda at Detroit–the brand was busy 10 hours away at the 2015 Montreal International Auto Show. While the rest of the auto industry was busy tossing around new models amid smoke-saturated pageantry at the North American International Auto Show, Mazda laid low in Michigan and decided to put…
After the Escalade, the Cadillac XT6 is the next largest vehicle that’s… Back in the fall of 2020, Cadillac trademarked the Inteluxe name. Months… Thanks to the new Brembo brake package in the 2022 Cadillac XT6,… If you’re a Costco shopper with an eye for luxury vehicles, Cadillac… With new exterior color options and a…
2015 Chevy Bolt EV concept at the 2015 North American International Auto Show Today Chevrolet announced that it will reveal the 2017 Bolt EV on Wednesday, January 6th, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The production model will premiere almost exactly one year after the Bolt concept made its 2015 debut in…
Looking to hit the road for some summer fun? If you’re in the greater Dayton area, consider checking out these Ohio road trips for experiencing the great outdoors. Get Your Vehicle Road-Trip Ready: Choose certified service for your vehicle Ohio Caverns If you’ve only got a day to cut loose and have fun, hop on…
I was sitting at my desk finishing up a history page for the Ford Fusion when my boss nonchalantly asked me if I felt like road tripping it to Detroit this week for NAIAS. If it hadn’t been over instant messenger, I might have tackled her with a bear hug. (Did she seriously think “No”…
Ford dealers should be seeing more new F-150 trucks on lots in the future Photo: Ford The global semiconductor chip shortage is not over, but Ford has a bit of extra breathing room after grabbing enough supply to ship thousands of F-Series trucks. New from Ford: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro is the affordable, work-friendly…
The 1979 Gonzo Bushmaster, once owned by washed up rocker Ted Nugent, can be yours for $25,000 Source: Craigslist Once upon a time, Ted Nugent was known for being a pretty exceptional guitarist and the artist behind the 20th century equivalent of Mozart’s “Ave verum corpus, K.618,” the timeless “Cat Scratch Fever.” These days, The…
Start spreading the news, Cadillac’s leaving today Late last month, Cadillac confirmed that it would be moving its headquarters back to Detroit after spending approximately four years in New York City. Still, it would appear that Cadillac isn’t entirely abandoning the Big Apple just yet. Instead, Cadillac will reportedly maintain a small presence at its…
Looking for something fun to do with your family or friends on New Year’s Eve? Here are just four events in Michigan worth the drive. Low on Tread? Simplify your search for tires with this nifty tool Bridge Drop (Charlevoix) A refreshing take on the NYC ball drop, the Bridge Drop in Charlevoix provides a…
The Chevy Bolt recently began deliveries at certain dealerships; however, so far, those deliveries have been in limited numbers to a few dealer lots in Oregon and California, as well as a few in Canada. Now, though, Chevrolet has confirmed that Bolt deliveries have truly begun in earnest, with models arriving in Northern and Southern…
At a convention in Detroit last fall, I had the privilege of… In the United States, many people see Japan as a country that… We’ve all heard it before. “She’s a beauty,” the car salesman says… Step it up, folks. Actress Michelle Rodriguez, known for her role in… It has come to light that David…
One of the largest problems that makers of self-driving vehicles have had with the general public is a question of trust. Consumers are leery of handing over control to a computer system, such as the koala cars that Google was working on (until its self-driving car division split off into its own thing). Speaking of…
Earlier today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Toyota unveiled the Toyota FT-1 Concept, which Calty Design Research President, Kevin Hunter, called “a symbol of Toyota’s design future…a spiritual pace car for a changing, evolving Toyota.” So what is the FT-1? It’s all in the name: FT-1 stands for Future Toyota—and the…
Pricing has been announced today for the highly-anticipated 2015 Lincoln Navigator, which will start with an MSRP of $62,475 and go as high as $72,900 for the Reserve Package 4×4 model. So what will all of those Benjamins get for you? An updated exterior and interior, improved handling, best-in-class towing capabilities, and 380 horsepower from…
Zora, is that you? Got two minutes to spare and love learning about the design process that goes into making new cars look so marvelous? Then you’re absolutely going to want to take a couple of moments to sit down with this video from Americarna. Need a bit more convincing? How about this: if you…
Monster Jam motorsport events feature a cast of gargantuan, creatively themed monster trucks sporting elaborate designs, from the classic Grave Digger to the over-the-top Zombie. Among those attention-grabbing entrants is Raminator. As its name — and the massive, 3D logo across its body — suggests, the Raminator monster truck proudly touts the performance legacy of…
Before Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, Walt Disney created a pre-opening… Sudden headlights on a dark and empty highway … a getaway driver… This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, The News Wheel… This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, The News Wheel… Classic car owners face a big dilemma:…
The 1935 Stout Scarab, which is being returned to the Detroit Historical Museum after a 12-year loan to a Maine museum, looks more or less like a tall version of its namesake. A pronounced line down the center of its body brings to mind the beetle’s jeweled carapace, and its rounded body brings to mind…
Most automakers haven’t been impressing us so far at this year’s Chicago Auto Show (CAS). Apart from re-revealing concept models already shown in Detroit–and serving a fair amount of drinks to help visitors stomach some of those concept models–auto brands aren’t offering much to ogle. In all honesty, we didn’t expect much from Hyundai, either. We had…
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While many vehicles have had a decrease in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Chevrolet Spark recently had an impressive increase in sales. In August 2020, the Spark had a 30 percent sales growth year over year. Finding Your Next Family Hauler: The best Chevrolet models for families Chevy sees sales Sparked Throughout the…
The 2019 Hyundai Kona The 2019 Hyundai Kona and Hyundai Kona Electric crossovers have been piling up the awards lately — the most recent of which is the 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year honor. It’s the first time a Hyundai vehicle has won the award. “We couldn’t be more proud of our…
The Lexus Heart Racing Car Photo: Lexus/Wired UK Well, sort of. Lexus Australia has partnered with M&C Saatchi Australia’s creative tech division, called Tricky Jigsaw, to create a car that uses electroluminescent paint to show just how exciting it is to drive a Lexus. Sensors attached to the car’s driver monitor their heartbeat and then translate…
How do you know Michael Strahan is a big deal? Here he is with Jubstin Beavers, Urrsher, Jubstin Beavers’ stupid hat, and Jubstin Beavers’ ridiculous dirt stache Photo Source: @MichaelStrahan/Twitter How do you know that yesterday’s launch of 2015 F-150 production in Dearborn was a big deal? Why, because former New York Giants defensive end…
The Chevrolet Corvette keeps getting racier. Ever since its total rework for the new generation—you know, the one that introduced the controversially rectangular taillights?—the Corvette has been lauded as one of the best sports car you can buy for the money, bar none. It even goes toe-to-toe, or surpasses, its European contemporaries despite having lagged…
Ford’s head of product development and purchasing, Hau Thai-Tang, confirms that the automaker will cut the number of platforms underpinning its vehicles to just five and add nine new nameplates to its lineup in the next five years. Thai-Tang spoke at the 2018 J.P. Morgan Auto Conference in New York earlier this month where he…
This weekend is the annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Springs, Florida, where hundreds of classic and one-of-a-kind vehicles will cross the block and be sold to the highest bidder. A great many of the featured vehicles on the docket are Bowtie-branded, so we wanted to take a look at just a sampling of some of…
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The holiday season is one of great surprises, and it seems that Chevy has a surprise gift for us all: the redesigned 2019 Silverado, which the brand brought to a Chevrolet Truck 100th anniversary event in Dallas, Texas. And, to reveal the new truck in a manner fitting the occasion, Chevy brought it in by helicopter (the…
Cadillac is one of the auto industry’s most iconic brands of all time, but it’s far more than that. The word “Cadillac” now signals a general ideal of heightened luxury and quality that extends well beyond the brand’s actual vehicles into American culture at large. So it’s a little ironic that Cadillac is named after…
The Chicago Auto Show is almost on us, with doors opening to… This year is the 109th anniversary of the Chicago Auto Show. Every… When Chevy unveiled the life-size LEGO Batmobile it had built to promote… With the upcoming release of The Lego Batman Movie, we thought we’d… Okay, Chevy is officially just screwing with…
With the new and improved (and colorful!) 2016 Chevy Spark EV on its way to market, General Motors decided last month to lower the cost of 2015 Sparks. GM knocked almost $700 of the price, bringing the 2015 model’s MSRP down to $25,995. Even more enticing, the automaker lowered lease prices from $199 to just…
Photos: eBay For the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Ryan Gosling—star of the hit film Drive and general heartthrob deluxe—brought along a film that he had written, produced, and directed entitled Lost River. Billed as a fantasy-neo-noir, the movie seems to borrow elements from the work of auteurs ranging from David Lynch and Harmony Korine to…
The 2018 Lincoln Navigator, an enormous and completely loveable luxury boat, was named the 2018 North American Truck of the Year on Monday at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. The new Navigator, which hit the market in late 2017 and has already been pulling in impressive sales numbers, bested its cousin—the 2018 Ford…
Last year, Ford F-Series pickup trucks were the best-selling vehicles in the United States with 780,354 units moved. However, the American automaker was not satisfied with just offering the same truck again for the 2017 model year and has announced several updates regarding the new Ford F-150. Available in Regular Cab, SuperCab, and SuperCrew configurations,…
The Nissan Rogue has been gaining a lot of popularity in recent months, partially thanks to the special edition of the crossover released to celebrate the latest addition to the Star Wars science fiction franchise, Rogue One. In fact, according to The Car Connection, the Nissan Rogue is now actually the fourth bestselling vehicle in…
Trucks are some of the most versatile vehicles on the road today,… For the third year in a row, Nissan is flexing its fundraising… Back in 2016, we reported that Microsoft and the then-named Renault-Nissan Alliance… While Nissan is wowing crowds with the IMs concept in Detroit, they… After Naomi Osaka’s big victory at the…
If the current COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we… This spring, Honda will launch what it calls the best hit ever… The 2015 Ford F-150, which made its long-awaited debut this morning at… Earlier today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Toyota… Introducing the all-new Jeep Cherokee. These are…
The 2015 Honda Fit has received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the highest score possible from the government organization. Additionally, the Fit has earned both a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and an NCAP 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA for 2015. “The Fit…
If you happen to live in the Midwest, you’re likely already planning on the multiple layers of clothing and cold-weather accessories you’re going to wear the rest of this week. Why? Two words: polar vortex. But have you considered what you can do to help prep your vehicle for this week’s sub-zero temperatures? Here are…
The all-new 2020 Lincoln Corsair Photo: Lincoln The all-new 2020 Corsair is the latest vehicle to join the ever-expanding Lincoln crossover and SUV lineup, slotting between the compact Nautilus and three-row Aviator. Replacing the Lincoln MKC, a crossover that was key to the brand’s revitalization (especially its ads, which launched Matthew McConaughey has the brand’s…
OnStar is launching a new ad campaign to bring the focus back to its safety services Photo: Wikimedia Commons A new OnStar ad debuting on TV today is designed to re-emphasize the GM service’s safety and security functions. The ad, titled “Horn,” shows a montage of wilderness scenes that become more and more ominous as…
Might the Challenger’s future incorporate electrification? The Dodge Challenger has long been associated with powerful HEMI engines and ludicrously high horsepower ratings. However, as the automotive landscape moves away from internal combustion engines as a source of power, the viability of the Challenger’s current strategy is brought into question. It’s obviously a dilemma that has…
The entire Toyota lineup will be on display at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show taking place from Feb. 9-18, including the new 2020 GR Supra that made its world debut in Detroit. The Supra was developed by the Toyota GAZOO Racing organization and inspired by the Calty-designed FT-1 Concept first presented in Detroit in 2014….
The all-new Lincoln Aviator promises to be a big-picture pleaser with its sleek shape, three-row comfort, and various cutting-edge technologies. By replacing the standard informational beeps and bloops you’d expect from a vehicle with recordings provided by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln is poised to make sure that the Aviator is also pleasing when it…
Mary Barra’s promotion to the CEO of General Motors was game changing; in her role, Barra is the first female CEO in the automotive industry. Background A Michigan native, Mary Barra was born in Waterford. Her father, Ray Makela, was a factory worker at General Motors, giving her a taste of the company from a…
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra shows off an autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV Photo: © General Motors Drivers are hungry for more Chevrolet Bolt EVs, and General Motors is planning to ramp up production to satisfy the market’s appetite. GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra made the announcement Wednesday during her speech at the annual…
Detroit Tigers ace/car lover/rich man Justin Verlander Keith Allison/Flickr Let’s be real: it’d be super nice to be Justin Verlander. The guy is one of the most solid pitchers in baseball today, bar none; he’s won the pitching Triple Crown (led the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA), the Cy Young, and the MVP; he’s…
Chevrolet yesterday announced that its second-generation electric Volt would benefit from an all-new Voltec EREV propulsion system that will be built using data collected from drivers of current Volts. (EREV, of course, stands for extended electric range electric vehicle.) The new Voltec EREV propulsion system will be showed off early next year at the North…
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