Why Mitsubishi is the WWE of the Automotive Industry
Full disclosure: If you aren’t even remotely interested in professional wrestling, this will be of almost zero appeal to you. This is a wrestling nerd deep-dive. You have been warned.
[wptab name=’The Road to Geneva-mania’] An Introduction: The Road to Geneva-mania Mitsubishi is promising an all-new concept SUV for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show with two shadowy images that strongly imply a design study unlike anything we’ve ever seen before from the brand: At least that’s what shadowy teaser images tend to want you to […]
Quick Quack Car Wash Salvages Snappy Jingle from $100K Accident
So here’s an interesting question for y’all business-minded folk out there: what do you do when a 94-year-old man in an Oldsmobile (heh) mistakes the accelerator for the brake, goes hurtling through your carwash at speeds of about 40 miles per hour, and winds up doing about $100,000 worth of damage to your business? The […]
Who is the Woman Singing in the Acura Car Commercial?
By now, you’ve probably seen the ad for the new 2015 Acura RDX in which a woman raps along to the 1980 Blondie song “Rapture” (notable for being the first #1 hit single in the US to feature rap), and if you haven’t, take a look: Car Commercials: Happy Honda Days Campaign Features Funny Holiday […]
Do Lower Gas Prices Mean Fewer Hybrid Sales?
When gas prices soar, so too do sales of more fuel-efficient vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius. So it would only make sense that hybrid sales would drop off when gas prices were lower, as they are currently, right? Not necessarily; at least, not according to Jim Lentz, the Toyota CEO for North America. As […]
2014 Women’s World Car of the Year Awards Mercedes-Benz S-Class
The 2014 Women’s World Car of the Year winners have been announced, with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class named Luxury Car of the Year, and the overall Car of the Year. It was a hard-fought journey for the S-Class, though, as this year’s voting produced the closest results in the five-year history of Women’s World Car of […]
Hyundai Showcases Awards over Unveilings at the LA Auto Show
Hyundai was too busy having fun at SEMA to prepare much for the LA Auto Show. But having revealed its newest models earlier in 2014, what is there left for Hyundai to do but enjoy the fruits of its labor? While other automakers are busy trying to impress Los Angeles with flashy unveilings of new nameplates that ultimately disappoint (who […]
Nǐ Hǎo! Hyundai iX25 Compact Crossover Appears at Chinese Auto Show
While the auto news industry is electric this week with American-brand news coming from the LA Auto Show, South China is celebrating its own auto show in Guangzhou at the same time. Hyundai’s making headlines at the Guangdong province’s biggest automotive event with its showcase of a B-segment CUV that began as a concept launch […]
Compact Crossover Mazda CX-3 Debuts in LA like a Celebrity
Remember that spectacular design sketch Mazda revealed last month of the brand-new CX-3 in anticipation of its LA Auto Show reveal? It’s finally time to see if the real thing lives up to the hype of the concept on paper. With the unveiling of the compact crossover at the LA Auto Show overnight, the world got its […]
Chevy Colorado Customers Have No Regrets
Chevy today put out a feature on a set of Chevy Colorado customers, Albert and Ann Lorenzo, who recently purchased their all-new mid-size truck. Rather than drill us with numbers and figures, Chevy instead told a fun story about how the couple is taking to their new truck. Ann told Chevy, “[Albert] knew he liked […]
Americans Learn to Embrace Car Sharing Programs
1 in 5 of us have participated
Let’s face it. Cars are a necessary evil (although for some, of course, they are a great source of enjoyment). Many, however, deal with them only because, in the 21st century, getting around to remote locations is essential. Cars, however, are expensive to buy and keep running; they are a leading source of death; and, […]
NHTSA Adds 1.4 Million More Vehicles to Takata Airbag Recall
Yesterday, we reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was recalling 4.7 million cars that were fitted with faulty (and potentially life-threatening) airbags. Late last night, that recall expanded to bring the total number of affected vehicles up to a whopping 6.1 million. The Takata airbag recall isn’t something new (automakers have been […]
Elon Musk and Tesla Get South Park Treatment
Matt and Trey Go Car Crazy in Automotive-Themed "Handicar" Episode
With appearances on both The Price is Right and South Park, this week Tesla is really cornering the stoner television market. We are guessing Elon Musk won’t be too thrilled about the latter “endorsement,” though. In last night’s automotive-themed South Park episode, “Handicar,” series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone satirized electric car company Tesla […]
Kia Asks For Re-Do, Gets Better Safety Ratings for Soul and Forte
Like a child who keeps missing the basketball hoop during a game of H-O-R-S-E, Kia has asked for a re-do, and the move has paid off in the form of a better safety rating for the 2015 Soul and Forte. After the 2015 Kia Soul and 2015 Kia Forte were rated “Poor” in the Insurance […]
2015 Kia Forte Earns Five-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA
The 2015 Kia Forte compact sedan was awarded a five-star safety rating by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), an improvement over the four-star rating that was earned by the 2014 model. Kia stated that minor revisions to the Forte led to the improved rating. Those slight changes included stronger A-pillars and lower side-sills, […]
CR-V is Best-Selling SUV in America Through First Half of 2014
Today, coinciding with conference call wherein John Mendel reassured the world that Honda will not do “stupid things” that will benefit the company in the short term and ultimately hurt the customer and the industry in the long term, Honda released some information regarding retail sales through the first half of 2014. This information reaffirms […]
Report: Ford Will Sell EcoSport in America by 2017
According to an article from Automotive News (subscription required) outlining Ford’s future plans for its various products, we can expect the subcompact crossover Ford EcoSport in America by the year 2016 or 2017, though it is most likely that we’ll know it by a different name. More from Ford: EcoBoost Delivers V8 Power in all […]
UNI-CUB β: In No Way A Totally Superfluous Mobility Thing
Hate walking? Heck, who doesn’t. The fact is, mankind has been forced unfairly to evolve over the course of thousands of years to walk upright, and Honda thinks it’s about time we did something about it. That’s why they’ve unveiled their UNI-CUB β mobility device, which is basically like a Segway that doesn’t force you stand […]
Minivan Sales Still Good for Business
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, minivans are likely to hang around for a while, no matter how many crossovers we try to chase them off the streets with. In fact, according to a recent report from Automotive News, minivans are highly profitable for automakers. Minivan sales volume may be low, yes, but each one sold […]