The Hyundai IONIQ “Toyota Prius-fighter” was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week This week at the Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai at long last pulled back the covers on what it calls its “Prius-fighter,” the Hyundai IONIQ. What is unique about the IONIQ is that it can be had with one of three green…
All-New Buick Excelle GT Photo: © General Motors Shanghai GM announced this weekend that it intends to spend $16 billion USD over the course of five years toward the goal of developing new vehicles for the Chinese market. According to a report from Reuters, the money will be put toward manufacturing 10 new or significantly…
The beginning of the year is an exciting time for gearheads, not just because of auto show season being in full swing, but also because of the awards being handed out to automakers left and right. This is when the best of the best are recognized in the auto market, and it’s the perfect time…
Volcán Arenal, in Costa Rica Photo: Leonora (Ellie) Enking Costa Rica has just announced its goal to operate 37,000 plug-in EVs by 2022. It’s an aggressive deadline to set, considering that the country purchases just 154,000 vehicles each year, a total that equals less than 1% of annual vehicle sales in the United States. But, if…
Mitsubishi Colt Papercraft pintables and instructions Paper model building is a popular hobby in Japan that is currently gaining traction in America, especially in regard to papercraft cars. Manufacturers like Mitsubishi have catered in the past to a large papercraft fanbase, having provided dozens of free designs on their Japanese site. Just as the Colt was discontinued in…
While the particular pickup pictured here might be on a “decline,” Chevy’s truck sales are actually on the rise Black Friday is a highly successful day for the retail shopping sector, even in the automotive industry. Chevrolet’s sales numbers for last month seem to support that sentiment, as the automaker’s retail sales were up by 1.9%…
You may think that a Ford F-250 with an 80-inch flat screen in the bed and a swing-out BBQ grill on the trailer hitch would be the best tailgating vehicle, but you’d be wrong. Nissan just changed the tailgating game with its Smart BBQ Vehicle e-NV200, and it was built in Japan. The back of…
On the heels of exporting its two millionth vehicle to China, BMW is emphasizing its confidence in the Chinese automotive market by showcasing multiple models at 2015 Auto Shanghai. Celebrating its 16th year, one of the biggest automotive events in Asia is going on from April 20th-29th. In the midst of hilarious Chinese copycats and…
Why do UK motorists drive on the opposite side of the road? Here in the United States, it’s easy to forget that there are certain countries in the world that drive on the opposite side of the road to us. While the first country that springs to mind is the United Kingdom, it’s by no…
The 2015 Chevy Spark EV 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…
General Motors Canada took the top spot for retail and total sales in October on the strength of gains across the board from its Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands. Total sales were up 26.5% at 26,847 vehicles delivered, and retail sales were up 28.9% at 21,398 vehicles. Calling Attention to Quality: GMC promotes Precision…
Late last week at the Chicago Auto Show, Mitsubishi revealed the GC-PHEV Concept SUV and made some important announcements about the future of Mitsubishi in the United States. Don Swearingen, Executive VP of Mitsubishi Motors North America, confirmed that every 2016 Mitsubishi model will be refreshed starting with the Outlander. This new SUV will debut…
Hello, and welcome to In the Rearview, where we bring you a down and dirty roundup of the week’s top car news. Getting Into It: Just what, exactly, goes into your credit score? This week was the start of the new month, which means a downpour of sales reports. Feel free to peruse specific brands…
Today, Ford announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it will launch MyFord Mobile in Europe. This app will allow drivers to connect to their vehicle with their smartphone in order to do everything from remotely set cabin temperature, check driving range, and even manage vehicle charging. More from Ford: Ford Scares Us…
Will a Mitsubishi hybrid SEO Evo succeed the current Lancer Evo? It’s no secret that Mitsubishi is sadly phasing out a living legend: the Lancer Evolution. But rumor has it that that does not mean the end of the Evo name. Mitsubishi has given experts quite a few reasons to believe that the Lancer Evo’s…
For the fifth year in a row, Mitsubishi Motors is on an upward trend with its sales numbers. Sales increased for Mitsubishi by 7.7% in 2017, when compared to 2016 sales. In total, Mitsubishi sold 103,686 vehicles in 2017. 2017 also marks the first time Mitsubishi has sold more than 100,000 vehicles in a decade. The…
Konnie Huq, pictured here with her new Outlander PHEV, is the newest Brand Ambassador for Mitsubishi in the United Kingdom Mitsubishi is working on increasing its visibility in the United Kingdom. What better way to do that than to recruit a TV presenter as the newest Brand Ambassador? The Japanese carmaker recently announced that Konnie…
Interested in the second model year of BMW‘s trendy EV? Here’s what’s new. Fresh for the 2015 model year, the BMW i3 will see a battery state-of-charge indicator, an early alert to warn drivers of potential power loss, and a proactive boost to the battery level based on the car’s navigation prior to hills. 2015…
Hello, and welcome to In the Rearview, where I, your auto news Yoda, show you the week’s car news in condensed form, because, judge me by my size, do you? Photo: David Holt First up, Britain has decided to jump on the banning-gas-and-diesel train like France, Norway, and India. However, rather than taking the aggressive…
Set for release in the coming spring, the Mercedes E-Class 220 d will be the very first model to house the company’s revolutionary OM 654 diesel engine. At 2.0 liters, the brand new four-cylinder engine is considerably leaner and greener than the original 2.15, boasting a 13% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The…
February begins a three-month-long event called National Green Week 2015. During this period, people are encouraged to pick a week–or even a day–in which to learn more about sustainability, and to help educate others on the merits of green living. To help you make a cleaner decision about your next vehicle, we have created this…
Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo says the company will not adopt a common strategy among other car brands for tackling the rapidly approaching era of change in the auto industry. “We do have a sense of crisis, he told Automotive News. “Things are changing drastically. So we should not be late in responding. But,” he added,…
The glow-in-the-dark Nissan LEAF is back in the news with this extremely unique marketing stunt: a record-breaking glow-in-the-dark self portrait. Using the tires as his paintbrush, artist Ian Cook spread the glowing paint over 207 square meters to create the world’s largest glow-in-the-dark painting, confirmed by Guinness World Records. The creation took over 60 hours…
Zotye Auto Board Director Ying Jianren and Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific, sign joint venture agreement Ford Motor Company in November reached a definitive agreement with Zotye that officially establishes the Zotye Ford Automobile joint venture. The two companies reached a Memorandum of Understanding in August, and the agreement…
Introducing the all-electric Kia Futuron SUV Coupe Photo: Kia As of late, many automakers have been introducing — or hinting at the arrival of — an all-electric SUV to their lineups. Ford has its Mustang-inspired SUV debuting later this month while rumors have been swirling around Cadillac creating an all-new, all-electric model for 2022. But…
Photo: © General Motors When buyers pick up a new electric car, then one further step that they usually take is to also order a Level 2 AC home charging station, which offers 240V charging as opposed to plugging into a normal house outlet, which typically offers 110V. This is usually offered as an added…
The 2015 Chevy Spark EV With the advent of the new, colorful 2016 Chevy Spark, Chevrolet announced today that it will be dropping the MSRP of the 2015 Spark EV 1LT to $25,995. That’s a reduction of $690 in the minicar’s current price. Of course, the government will foot a significant portion of that bill—customers…
The Chevrolet Bolt EV Concept will lead to a production model that will be available in all 50 states Photo: © General Motors Confirmed this morning by GM, we now know that the production of a vehicle based on the Bolt EV Concept will begin at the GM Orion Assembly facility outside of Detroit. Not…
Chevrolet really does seem to be a major player in the zero-emissions game, as its newest entry, the all-electric Bolt EV, is following its predecessor, the Volt plug-in hybrid, in awards. Specifically, the Bolt’s propulsion system has been named to the WardsAuto 10 Best Engines List. Big Brother: Meet Chevy’s larger electrified vehicle, the plug-in…
Besides commenting on the electric car tax credit issue and the fate of the owner-driver model of business for automakers, GM’s CEO Mary Barra has also advocated for the brand’s “harassment-free” work culture for its employees. She articulates GM’s company-wide policy: “We encourage our employees that if something is happening, that they raise it. There will…
The GMIC Forum, which took place last month December in Beijing, was sponsored by Ford Mondeo, as was the Mondeo Energi Workshop. Ford’s intention with being involved in the GMIC Forum was to spread awareness of its new energy technology as it plans to proliferate EV and hybrid vehicle offerings over the next several years….
The US government is offering $4.5 billion to develop EV charging infrastructure Carmakers from around the world have gotten bitten by the “go green” bug, and it looks like it has taken a bite out of the United States government, too. The White House recently announced it will be offering up to $4.5 billion in…
Photo: Albert Duce Ford is looking to transform the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit into a massive campus that will encompass dozens of current buildings and revolve around the long-abandoned Michigan Central Station. Crain’s Detroit Business reports that, per a half-dozen anonymous sources, the automaker is in talks to acquire upwards of 50 properties in Corktown…
Thanks to key markets, BMW was able to increase sales overall during the third quarter Although the beginning of 2018 was rather kind to automakers in terms of economic opportunities, the second half of the year so far has presented its fair share of challenges. Despite this, BMW’s global sales were actually on the rise…
Holycrapgimme For EV buyers, Colorado is now a very exciting place to be. This is thanks to a bill that was just passed by the state legislature called House Bill 1332, which replaces the old EV incentive system of a complicated formula based on battery size and total MSRP to a flat sales incentive of…
The annual Best Global Brands Study, conducted by Interbrand, a global consultancy, has landed Nissan as the 39th Best Global Brand (out of 100). This is a substantial jump from its 43rd ranked spot in 2016, and the seventh year in a row Interbrand has deemed Nissan “one of the world’s most valuable brands.” In…
Ford at CES Asia, where MyEnergi Lifestyle was announced for China Last month, at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford unveiled MyEnergi Lifestyle for families in China. MyEnergi Lifestyle, the result of an ongoing collaboration with home appliance, solar power, and power management industry leaders, is a means to both lower families’ energy costs and…
Image: Paul Lowry OPEC is facing many threats right now. The first, and largest, of these problems is over-saturation of the market with the return of Iran’s oil sales as well as expanding oil production across the globe. Although Iran is part of OPEC, it has not been cooperating with efforts to establish an oil production…
Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen has left the GM luxury brand effectively immediately and will be replaced by Steve Carlisle, GM Canada’s president and managing director. De Nysschen arrived at Cadillac in 2014. He led a variety of efforts to strengthen the sedan-centric brand, including, most recently, the introduction of Cadillac’s first compact SUV, the…
The all-new Mustang Mach-E debuted at 2020 Auto China in September Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company kicks off a bold new era in China with the long-awaited debut of its newest pony. The all-electric Mustang Mach-E performance SUV made its debut at 2020 Auto China last month, showcasing the principles of Ford’s new “Pioneering Innovation”…
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the first EV to be sold in the country of Malta The tiny-yet-densely-populated country of Malta lies in the Mediterranean Sea just 50 miles south of Sicily. Over the centuries, Malta has been a pivotal base of operations for naval powers looking to expand their influence throughout Europe; while Malta is…
There are rumors swirling around the automotive world that the two main partners in the world’s largest automotive group might be merging together. Of course, we’re talking about Renault and Nissan, who have been tied together since 1999. But why would the two companies come together when their current arrangement has been working so well?…
Disaster cooperation agreement Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has recently concluded the disaster cooperation agreements with the cities of Soja and Kurashiki in the prefecture as well as with Okayama Prefecture. The agreements will ultimately help Mitsubishi Motors act faster in disaster situations. Safety on the Road: Eclipse Cross is Top Safety Pick What…
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has published its annual rankings of the 12 greenest vehicles on American streets, as well as meanest (or least efficient). The ACEEE bases its listings on several variables, including fuel economy ratings and manufacturing processes. It was a good year for Chevrolet, which landed two vehicles on the…
Road rage, rude behavior, and inconsiderate driving maneuvers are nothing new on American roadways. Although aggressive driving is so prevalent, some states have more of the worst offenders than other states. Make the Grade: 10 best cars for recent college graduates After analyzing more than 2 million insurance applications, Insurify data scientists determined the rudest…
What’s New for the 2015 Ford Transit Van? The 2015 Ford Transit Van is all-new and intended to replace the E-Series. 2015 Ford Transit Van Exterior Versatility is the name of the game. The 2015 Ford Transit Van comes with three roof profiles—83.6 inches, 100.8 inches, and 110.1 inches—and six body lengths ranging from 217.8…
The Chevrolet Spark EV is a brand new addition to the Chevy line-up for the 2013 model year. 2013 Chevrolet Spark EV Exterior The Chevrolet Spark EV is a small four-door hatchback, and with its unique and unconventional exterior color choices, the Spark is certainly a cheerful little ride. Ideal for getting around the city…
Photo: Mazda Never content to rest on its laurels, Mazda is looking for ways to keep improving. Here’s a look at what a recent corporate document revealed about the future of Mazda. Safety, Innovation, and Beauty: Why buy Mazda? More Mazda growth Naturally, Mazda plans to keep refining its Kodo design philosophy. However, we’re also…
The Kia Soul made headlines earlier this year when it was chosen to transport Pope Francis during his visit to Korea. According to a new list from Kelley Blue Book of the 10 Best Back-to-School cars, the Soul is a good fit for both the Supreme Leader of the Catholic Church, and a college student…
2014 Nissan Maxima The US auto industry as a whole had a great 2014, and Nissan was no different. Nissan sales in 2014 in the US were the best ever at 1,269,565 vehicles, and this was in impressive 11.1% increase over 2013. Sales were up so much thanks to record-setting sales of the Juke, Versa,…
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