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…
Detroit hosted the 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise this past weekend, with the annual event once again attracting the cool cars and hot weather people have come to expect. This year, though, there were even more Camaros than usual, since Chevrolet was celebrating the classic muscle car’s 50th anniversary. Reportedly, over 200 Camaros showed up for the…
There are some things that, if missed, you can shrug off and say, “I’m glad I didn’t put on pants and stayed home to eat that tub of ice cream with my cat.” Then there are other things that, dare we say, are worth putting your pants on for. Dodge at the 2014 Woodward Dream…
Cadillac is moving to New York City in 2015 to create some distance from the other GM brands. It’s been rumored for a few weeks that Cadillac is moving to New York City, but we never had official word—until now. General Motors today confirmed that it would be relocating its Cadillac headquarters to New York…
Welcome to the new face of Built Tough: the 2015 Ford F-150, the first in the next generation of powerful, capable, efficient Ford pickups. The all-new F-150 debuted today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with plenty of surprises up its sleeve—er, tailpipe? “F-150 is well-known for being Built Ford Tough. Now,…
No. 77 Mazda RT24-P prototype Mazda Team Joest emerged on the IMSA radar at the beginning of the year as a new race team. Now, it is already leaving its mark on the racetrack by scoring a major success in its first season. Oliver Jarvis and Tristan Nunez drove the No. 77 Castrol/Modspace Mazda RT24-P…
Recently, Buick unveiled a massive and comprehensive update to its Chinese sedan portfolio. This update saw the debut of such 2021 vehicles as the Verano GS, Regal GS, and Excelle GT Mild Hybrid. Buick also took the opportunity to launch the 2021 Buick LaCrosse, the latest iteration of the company’s flagship Asian-market sedan, which has…
Another look at Cadillac’s unnamed EV During the North American International Auto Show earlier this year, General Motors unveiled a brand-new, all-electric Cadillac. The Cadillac EV serves as a preview for Cadillac’s future electrification efforts. If that electric-based future doesn’t pay off, then top GM execs say that Cadillac may not have much of a…
Photo: Ford Motor Company The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is undeniably a handsome, eye-catching vehicle. You really only need take a look at it to understand that on an emotional level. Still, it’s always nice for things like this to be substantiated with hardware, and the 2019 EyesOn Design Award for Best Production Vehicle does just…
It may have been the sixth-gen 2016 Chevy Camaro that stole the show at this year’s Brickyard 400, but the pony car wasn’t the only new 2016 model that Chevrolet brought along to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Silver examples of the 2016 Chevy Volt and the 2016 Chevy Malibu were also on display at the track,…
Is a FCA merger finally happening? Photo: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Prior to his death last year, one of Sergio Marchionne’s main goals as the CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was to secure a merger for the company. It would seem that Michael Manley, the current CEO of FCA and Marchionne’s successor, has similar ideas. Earlier…
Unifor looks to secure a new production mandate at Oakville Photo: Ford One day after Labor Day (or, in Canada, Labour Day), Unifor announced that Ford Motor Company will be its target as it pursues new contracts with Detroit’s big three automakers. Unifor will work toward a new three-year deal to secure the future of…
The first-place winning sketch for the FCA US Drive for Design competition, designed by Ben Treinen of Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio Four aspiring car designers have shown us the future of the Dodge Hellcat. Fiat Chrysler’s annual high school design competition has come to a close, and we have our winners. The…
The Chicago Auto Show begins next week, and Lincoln is gearing up for its second big debut of the calendar year. (We first saw the all-new Lincoln MKC at Detroit earlier this month.) Next on the agenda is the 2015 Lincoln Navigator, which takes its bow on February 6. The front end is described as…
Despite its graceful lines and athletic exterior, the Chevy Impala may soon become a part of automotive history Photo: © General Motors While the Chevy Impala still currently has a role in the automotive marketplace, GM CEO Marry Barra says the future of the vehicle will be evaluated. The Impala is at risk of extinction…
Just a few short months ago, it was reported that Ford is looking to relaunch its Courier small unibody pickup truck by 2022, likely in an effort to further its stranglehold on the pickup truck market. On Thursday, Ford Authority posted spy shots showing what appears to be an early production prototype of the Ford…
Scion had an exceptional year in 2015 with the release of two all-new models—the iA sedan and the iM hatchback. Both models quickly became firm favorites with Scion’s target market—Millennials. The iA in particular was lauded by numerous automotive publications, as well as being the only car in its segment named a Top Safety Pick+ by…
In case you haven’t heard us mention it the last one or two (billion) times, the new 2016 Chevy Camaro will have its public debut this Saturday, May 16th, at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. The sixth-gen Camaro then won’t have a traditional auto show appearance until it bows at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show…
Mary Barra takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has transformed the way we look at social media, turning it into a “Pay It Forward” donation machine that raises funds and awareness for a worthy cause. This particular cause is ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), which is more commonly known as Lou…
The 2016 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Kid Rock Concept Last summer, Chevrolet sponsored Kid Rock’s Cheap Date summer concert tour (amid some controversy), and now the pair of Motor City institutions has reteamed for the 2016 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Kid Rock concept. Inspired by the artist’s hit 2010 song “Born Free” (which later became the official…
Photo: Toyota As the global shortage continues to affect tech companies, automakers, and other manufacturers that rely on semiconductor chips, Toyota is faring better than others. The Japanese automaker reported record June sales and it even managed to outsell General Motors in the last quarter. That’s the first time since 1998 that GM has been…
Electric vehicles have an interesting quirk in their history. When cars were first beginning to gain in popularity, EVs were a tough competitor due to their association with women. The Great-Grandfather of the Prius Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden They were first invented in the early 1830s, and by the turn of the century, it was…
2010 GMC Granite Concept Photo: © General Motors Back in 2010, GMC debuted the Granite concept at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. While that was a hot minute ago, GMC has just renewed its trademark on the Granite nameplate — for the fourth time. Previous filings occurred in 2009, 2010, and…
Photo: General Motors On March 22, GM announced plans to lessen its operations’ water intensity. In other words, the automaker intends to minimize the amount of water it withdraws per each financial output or product unit. This is just one of the latest goals created by the automaker in order to become a greener company….
There’s no better way to show off your interests, your perspective on life, and your appreciation for beauty than hanging a fine work of art on your living room wall. Although the market is rife with pastoral landscapes, abstract portraits, detailed still-lifes, and vibrant street scenes, nothing beats the beauty of a car. While the…
Toyota plans to bring more than 50 vehicles to its exhibit at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, including new off-road rigs and the all-new 2019 Avalon that was just debuted in Detroit. A “batch of trail-ready four wheelers” will be unveiled on February 8 in addition to the FT-4X concept, unique NASCAR-themed Camry designs, two…
This teaser photo of the 2017 Buick LaCrosse is reminding a lot of people of the recent Avenir concept Photo: © General Motors Buick has released a teaser image of its redesigned 2017 Buick LaCrosse and it looks a lot like the Avenir concept introduced earlier this year. The Avenir concept was one of the…
How does your city rank? If you ask the internet, there’s no doubt that someone from every city will claim that theirs is either the absolute best or worst to drive in. But WalletHub — a professional finance organization — recently compiled data from the 100 largest cities in the U.S. to determine which were…
A second-generation Ford Escape Hybrid Photo: IFCAR Even when it takes an absolute thrashing, the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV is built to endure. Take, for example, a just-retired 2012 model that piled up more than 400,000 miles as a New York City taxi. The 400,215 miles racked up by this second-generation Escape Hybrid aren’t just…
GM’s CEO Mary Barra has high hopes for 2021 Though this year has brought its fair share of economic challenges, the auto industry has experienced some key successes as it anticipates a healthier, more consistent market in 2021. GM’s CEO Mary Barra is just one of the industry leads who is forecasting that the economy…
2019 Ram 1500 The 2019 Ram 1500 beat out the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 to take home the title of 2019 North American Truck of the Year. The panel of 54 judges, which was made up of U.S. and Canadian automotive journalists, vetted the contenders on characteristics including design, safety, segment leadership,…
A spy shot of the 2020 Cadillac XT6 crossover, which is likely to be built at GM’s assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee Photo: CarEngine Reviews A new cost-cutting plan will shutter at least five of General Motors’ underused assembly plants in the U.S. and Canada. However, a sixth GM facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee,…
Boy, does that badge ever look familiar © General Motors Two months. 61 days. More than 1,400 hours. Around 87,000 minutes. Just shy of 5,250,000 seconds. That’s how long you have to wait from the moment you read this until you lay eyes on the sixth-generation Camaro, which has been officially announced for a May…
Bari Musawwir is well-known as the driver of the Zombie truck in the East Coast tour of the Monster Jam featuring the AMSOIL Series, but he still fondly remembers his first vehicle, a red 1987 Jeep Cherokee. When asked if he used his first car to practice off-roading, he’ll admit, “Not on purpose, no. But I went off…
GM’s mid-size trucks might also undergo some big changes for the 2019 model year This year’s North American International Auto Show was all about pickup trucks. With reveals like the new Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500, the event in Detroit demonstrated just how influential the full-size truck segment has grown in the past few years….
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Nissan unveiled its latest concept car, the Nissan Vmotion 2.0. The car’s futuristic shell is packed full of infotainment and autonomous driving features, and it looks like it would be a great ride, if it was a production model. The thing is, from the minute it…
©GM As a woman in the auto industry, there are few highly-visible women I can look up to when writing articles. I am fortunate enough to be covering General Motors, which means that every day when I look up new topics to write about I usually end up searching the web for Mary Barra. Imagine my…
Much of the hype for Ford heading into January’s North American International Auto Show surrounds the return of the Mustang Shelby GT500, but given that Detroit is the Blue Oval’s home turf, it’s likely that there will be a whole slew of cool new things on display. Count among this list the 2020 Ford Explorer,…
Winning a Corvette is a pretty exciting experience (we imagine). Basic math would dictate that winning two Corvettes would double the fun—especially when one’s a brand new supercharged Z06, and the other’s a classic 1967 Stingray. That’s the exciting opportunity being offered by the 2015 Dream Giveaway, which is raffling off the two cars to raise…
GM didn’t shell out the cash for celebrity cameos this year Over the years, the Super Bowl has proven itself as a strong venue for companies to advertise their brands using creative commercials. Some of the most famous of these commercials are commissioned by automotive brands. Yet, at this year’s Super Bowl, one of the…
To celebrate Leap Day, Chevrolet took to social media with the hashtag #DayItForward, encouraging people to use the extra 24 hours provided by Leap Year to do something nice for someone else. As part of the campaign, Chevy was able to enlist the aid of multiple celebrities—from actors like Mario Lopez and Sofia Vergara, to…
2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Final Concept During the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, Mitsubishi Motors North America Executive VP Don Swearingen stated that there were no plans for a Lancer EVO XI any time soon, but did announce that the automaker would be working on a “Final Edition” of the Evolution for release some…
The Honda Civic Tour is back for the summer, with this year’s Honda-sponsored concert tour being headlined by the multi-platinum band OneRepublic. Fitz and the Tantrums and James Arthur will also appear as supporting acts on the North American tour, which is now in its sixteenth year. All new for this year’s Honda Civic Tour…
The newly unveiled BMW M4 Coupe Last week, BMW officially unveiled the all-new BMW M4 Coupe alongside the BMW M3 Sedan. Its official debut is scheduled for this January at the 2014 North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit. NAIAS is arguably the most important of all North American auto shows, so it is…
Ah, the National Corvette Museum, home to an American icon that has been with us ever since Chevrolet revealed it at the New York Waldorf Astoria hotel back in January of 1953, and has been in Bowling Green ever since production was moved there in 1981. Now, as a part of the museum’s continually rotating…
“Oh. My. God… Becky!“ We’re currently living in the Age of the Booty, with poets and parodists alike crafting odes to the proverbial posterior. Even our nation’s automakers are getting in on the craze, as evidenced by the latest 2016 Chevy Camaro teaser photo, which shows off the vehicle’s ample rear. It’s a tight, good-lucking…
With a 0-to-60 time of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph, it’s not much of a surprise that Motor Authority has nominated the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V for its annual Best Car to Buy award. Celebrity Rides: Check out James Gandolfini’s Cadillac Escalade that recently sold for $120,000 The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V sedan…
2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Photo: Toyota According to a report by Automotive News, the next-generation Toyota Tundra and Tacoma pickup trucks will ride on the same, new platform that the company is internally calling “F1.” As the Tundra is a full-size and the Tacoma a midsize pickup, the new platform will need to boast…
Ford donating 700,000 masks during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Photo: Ford October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Ford Warriors in Pink is focusing its efforts in 2020 to help patients get masks during the COVID-19 crisis. Ford Motor Company announced on Thursday that Warriors in Pink is donating 700,000 masks to patients and survivors…
The high-performance R member of Volkswagen’s acclaimed Golf family will be arriving at US dealerships in the first quarter of 2015, but those who want to guarantee ownership will get a chance to do so in less than two weeks from now. The 2015 VW Golf R pre-order will begin on January 8th, with 500 initial models available…
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