FCA's Uconnect 5 Infotainment System: 6 Key Features

FCA just unveiled a completely overhauled Uconnect 5 infotainment system for its vehicle brands, which include Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat. This new system is more powerful, more intuitive, and offers drivers a wider range of customization options and connected services. Here’s a look at some of the top highlights for the Uconnect 5 system….

Categories Uncategorized

Renewable energy Archives

General Motors is making huge strides toward running all its U.S. facilities… General Motors recently won an EPA honor for vigorously pursuing green power… Nissan’s commitment to become more sustainable in its global operations is looking… One of the many ways that General Motors is working toward the… Recently, General Motors has been launching quite…

Categories Uncategorized

You searched for Mary Barra

Time magazine named General Motors CEO Mary Barra to its list of The 100 Most Influential People Of 2021. This comes just a few months after General Motors landed on the 2021 Time100 Most Influential Companies list. An Upcoming EV: Take a look at the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV What makes Barra influential? Former…

Categories Uncategorized

Popular Discontinued Cars That You Can Still Buy Used in 2024

2018 Buick Cascada at the Chicago Auto Show Photo: The News Wheel Searching for a used vehicle that is no longer in production? Many automakers have discontinued their once-famous models as consumer preferences and industry trends turn toward a different direction. Luckily, you can still find these popular discontinued cars at used-car dealerships and pre-owned…

Categories Uncategorized

Biggest-Ever F1 Survey Reveals Max Verstappen is Most Popular Driver

Photo: Honda Results from the biggest Formula 1 survey ever conducted reveal, among a wide variety of other interesting insights, that Max Verstappen is currently the sport’s most popular driver. Conducted by Nielsen and Motorsport Network, the F1 survey sampled opinions from 167,302 diverse participants, including twice the number of women as the previous survey…

Ram EV Concept Aims to Steal Ford, Chevy’s Thunder This Fall

The powerful front profile of the Ram EV concept Photo: Ram Trucks/YouTube Are you stoked to learn more about the upcoming Ram EV? Keep that energy, friend, because you’ve got a couple more seasons to wait. A teaser from the Ram Trucks Twitter promises that it’ll be “time to steal some thunder” come fall 2022….

Categories Uncategorized

7 New Automotive History Books for Your Winter TBR Pile

Photo: Nenad Stojkovic via CC BY 2.0 This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, The News Wheel may earn a small commission when you click on links and complete qualifying purchases. You can read our full disclaimer here. Need a good read to while away the long winter evenings? Check out these recently…

Report: Chevy Bolt Production Could Kick Off in 2017

2015 Chevrolet Bolt EV Concept In revealing the 200-mile-range Bolt EV yesterday, GM CEO Mary Barra did just about everything short of coming out and saying, “Yeah, we’re going to make this thing right here, we’re going to sell it to you for around $30,000, and it’s going to change the way people drive forever,”…

Categories Uncategorized

Hyundai IONIQ Archives

After five red-hot months in a row, Hyundai sales came back down… Hyundai Canada broke sales records for the third month in a row,… Hyundai Canada celebrated a successful February, reporting a 2.7 increase in sales… The new year started with a show of Hyundai sales strength as… Hyundai Motor America can look back on…

Categories Uncategorized

Ford Further Outlines Its Ideas for “Operational Fitness” at Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference

Jim Farley, Ford’s EVP and President of Global Markets, seen here at the 2013 New York International Auto Show, outlined Ford’s plans for operational fitness in Detroit this week Back in October, newly-appointed Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Hackett issued his vision for the company’s future, insinuating the importance of what he termed as “operational…

Categories Uncategorized

GM Invests $300 Million, Adds 400 Jobs to the Orion Assembly Plant

GM is adding another EV to the Orion Assembly Plant Photo: Chevrolet General Motors’ decision to unallocate several of its American and Canadian plants last year was nothing if not controversial. Still, GM has stated that it remains committed to U.S. manufacturing, and its latest announcement supports this claim. GM is investing $300 million and…

Categories Uncategorized