In the past decade, the automotive industry has made huge leaps forward in technology and design. Now that you’re driving in the 21st century, it’s time to update your understanding of cars to this century, too, and dispel some old myths that have persisted for far too long. Deal or Deal-Breaker: Is it a wise…
Earlier, we mused that Nissan might want to consider bringing the electric version of the Taxi of Tomorrow to New York within the next five years to satiate the needs of disgruntled cabbies. It seems like the automaker is already a step or two ahead, as they have announced that they have begun testing the…
A YouTuber fed up with seeing the Hellcat fail because of the driver created a video to teach people to race a Hellcat correctly: 7 Commandments for Dodge SRT Hellcat Owners Pictured: Two 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats Both the Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats lay down 707 horsepower. They should be dominating the…
The Toyota i-ROAD has come to the Golden State Toyota is famous Stateside for its ultra-safe and reliable cars, trucks, and crossovers. But over in Japan, Toyota has been creating some different types of vehicles to determine whether or not there is a market for such contraptions. After successful testing in Japan and Grenoble, France,…
Future VW EVs will be faster, have greater range, and more battery power Photo: Volkswagen Volkswagen recently launched the highly anticipated ID.4, but this was only the beginning of the automaker’s journey in EV land. VW is looking to adopt new technologies that will make the next generation of EVs even more powerful. The automaker…
Sergio Marchionne says he is “impressed” with what Elon Musk has done Over the weekend, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne, who is not so subtly trying to attract a buyer for his already supersized auto giant, visited Silicon Valley to meet with tech experts (or techsperts, as the young’uns are calling ‘em) from…
2016 Chevrolet Volt Photo: © General Motors Following an announcement from Shanghai GM earlier this month wherein the automaker said that it will commit a significant portion of $4.3 billion USD to building 10 “new-energy models” for the Chinese market, policy documents posted to the Chinese finance ministry’s website on Wednesday revealed the country’s plans…
Chevy crossovers ans SUVs reigned supreme in 2018 Near the end of 2018, Chevrolet announced the cancellation of several of its passenger cars. Sales during the fourth quarter show precisely why Chevy is shifting away from sedans and toward SUVs and crossovers. Despite slowing sedan sales, Chevy suffered only a slight 1.4 percent sales decline…
The Toyota Mirai will be released in Norway and Sweden this summer The Toyota Mirai is a remarkable vehicle. Fueled by hydrogen, the Mirai (whose name means “Future” in Japanese) emits nothing but water from its tailpipes, making it the next big thing in the green car industry. However, Toyota has not been able to…
Photo: Toyota Earlier this month, before society ground to a halt, the next-gen Toyota Mirai made its Canadian debut at the Québec City International Auto Show. With people urged to stay home not long afterward, it’s possible the Mirai may be the last new car some people have seen since — and, well, we can…
Portland resident Rishabh Mehandru and his historic LEAF This week Nissan delivered the 75,000th LEAF to Rishabh Mehandru of Portland, Oregon. Well, it’s his second, because he loved his first one so much that he had to buy one when the lease was up. Mehandru is a senior engineer at Intel and commutes 30 miles…
Mitsubishi has seen consistent growth over the last year, with 2017 bringing in more than 100,000 vehicle sales for the first time in a decade. 2017 also marks the fifth consecutive year of growth for Mitsubishi, but it goes even further: sales numbers for the year show that Mitsubishi Motors is the fastest-growing non-luxury brand in the…
The 2016 New York International Auto Show begins next week, and carmakers from around the globe are looking to debut some pretty spiffy vehicles. Even Mitsubishi is joining in on the fun and has announced its press conference time—and a pretty good look at the vehicle it’s going to be focusing on. Want a New…
You know what they say about too much of a good thing Earlier this summer, General Motors announced that it would be increasing Chevrolet Bolt production by 20 percent during the fourth quarter of 2018. This production increase is being initiated to keep up with a rising consumer demand for the EV. Still, the recent…
The Bolt EV has received numerous industry awards since being released in 2016 Photo: © General Motors In the few short months since it’s been released, the 2017 Chevy Bolt has already been named the Detroit Free Press Car of the Year and Motor Tend Car of the Year, but now it can also say…
The Buick Velite 6 PHEV Photo: Buick With the arrival of the Velite 6 PHEV, the Buick lineup of green models for the Chinese market is growing once again. Buick’s Newest U.S. Model: Check out the 2020 Encore GX crossover In China, EVs and hybrids are frequently referred to as “new energy vehicles.” Buick’s newest…
Everybody knows a new LEAF is on the way, but Nissan has done a great job of keeping the project under wraps. That gives us the privilege of relentlessly speculating until we get some real information. The latest rendition of this speculation considers the possibility that the 2017 Nissan LEAF could take some design cues…
General Motors Canada sold 23,612 vehicles in November, down 17.2% year-over-year. Retail sales totaled 17,664 vehicles, down 21.9% year-over-year, and fleet sales totaled 5,948 vehicles and increased 0.5% year-over-year. All four of GM’s brands saw year-over-year volume decreases both in terms of retail and total sales, but the automaker anticipates a surge in sales—particularly for…
Dr. Tobias Sünner Photo: © General Motors GM has announced that it has appointed Dr. Tobias Sünner as the president of its Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), effective June 1st, 2015. Sünner will operate out of the headquarters of GM’s Shanghai-based automotive engineering and design joint venture with SAIC. “Tobias brings to PATAC a…
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….
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