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…

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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….

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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,”…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Innovation Archives

It was still able to claim the top spot among automakers for the 10th year running… During the 1960s and 1970s, General Motors was experiencing great success. With… You may be wondering how a car company’s R&D division can possibly innovate enough to warrant getting nearly 3,000 patents in a single year. But Toyota says…

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Google’s Self-Driving Car Division Sets Off, Shows Off Autonomous Pacifica

Last week, Google’s self-driving car division split off from the main company, renaming itself Waymo as a company under the Alphabet corporate umbrella. This week, the company wasted no time in showing off its first vehicle to be retrofitted for autonomous operation: the Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Award-Winner: Just look at the expert accolades being heaped…

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Nissan Creates Safety Advancement Lab

Nissan reveals the Safety Advancement Lab at its Nissan Technical Center North America in Michigan Photo: Nissan The Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA) in Michigan has a new addition. The automaker revealed the Safety Advancement Lab. Designed to test vehicle safety, the new lab cost the automaker approximately $40 million, bringing the investment into…

Mitsubishi Will Assist Tokyo Workers During Emergencies

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi is now able to more quickly assist Minato City in the event of an emergency, thanks to its disaster cooperation agreement. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is working with Minato Mitsubishi Motors Co., Ltd. to be able to help the city if a natural disaster occurs. Peace of Mind on…

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