What Should I Do If My Car Gets Water Damage?

What should you do if your car was soaked in a flood? Photo: Chris Waits via CC If you’re reading this article, hopefully it’s not because your car has been damaged by excessive rain or flooding. And hopefully it’s not because you decided to drive through high water. Because water damage is one of the…

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Produces 1 Millionth Vehicle

The Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Welcome Center in Greensburg, Indiana Today, Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) produced its 1 millionth vehicle. The feat was accomplished just six years after the $800 million facility opened on October 9, 2008. The milestone vehicle in question was a Honda Civic—in fact, all but 65,172 of the plant’s 1,000,000…

Chevy Offers EV Etiquette Tips for Spark, Volt Drivers

2013 Chevrolet Spark To help those driving the 2014 Chevy Spark—the ultimate urban living vehicle, Chevrolet has reduced a handy-dandy infographic extolling the finer points of EV Etiquette. The information illustrated in Chevrolet’s graphic is the result of a collaboration between the automaker and drivers of their Volt and Spark electric vehicles.  The EV Etiquette…

Toyota’s Buckle Up for Life Dispels Car Seat Myths

Buckle Up for Life educates parents on car seat safety If you’re a proud parent, you know that nothing is more important than ensuring the safety of your child while you’re on the road. Yet every year, hundreds of parents install their children’s car seats incorrectly without realizing, ultimately jeopardizing their safety in the event…

What Is the SPY Car Act of 2015?

The Bond driver of the future, enjoying a nice bout of SPY Car Act The proposed SPY Car Act makes hacking-prevention sound like a James Bond foray–and that extra pizzazz may be required to get automotive companies to swallow this costly pill. Let’s take a look at the main points of the SPY Car Act,…

Malibu Stop/Start Technology Is Highly Sought

The 2014 Malibu base engine comes with stop/start technology. ©GM Chevy is pretty darn proud of its Malibu stop/start technology, and with good reason. The 2014 Malibu, the first model to receive the Bowtie Brand’s innovate tech, saw a 14 percent increase in city fuel economy (rated at 25 mpg city) with the addition of…

Ford COVID-19 Donation Match Raises Over $1 Million

Ford employees have given back in a big way during the pandemic Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company and its employees around the world raised a total of $1,133,447 million for coronavirus relief over the last four months. The COVID-19 Donation Match Program announced in April promised to match up to $500,000 in employee donations, and the…

Honda Accord is the Most Stolen and Recovered Car

Is the phrase “PLEASE STEAL ME” scrawled on here in invisible ink somewhere? LoJack, creators of popular vehicle theft prevention and recovery tools and products, have released their annual list of the 10 most stolen and recovered cars. It’s time to get happy, Honda Accord owners, because your car is the most stolen and recovered…

Nissan Truck Concept Perfect For Summer Cookouts

When you think of summer food, images of meat cooked over the flames or coals of a grill probably come to mind. Nissan’s latest concept vehicle, the Smokin’ Titan, made its debut at the 2018 Work Truck Show and it’s ready for warmer months. This Nissan Titan XD is not your typical concept car, as…

2021 Ford F-150 Owner’s Manual Goes Digital

Ford’s saving paper with its digital 2021 F-150 owner’s manual Photo: Ford If you’ve ever had to fumble through your glove box for the owner’s manual and painstakingly flip through the pages while a bear bears down on you, this one’s for you. Ford has announced that when its all-new 2021 F-150 arrives later this…

Ford Delivers Last of 120 Million Masks

Employees signed boxes containing the last of the 120 million masks donated by Ford Photo: Ford As part of its efforts to provide personal protective equipment throughout the pandemic, Ford Fund pledged to deliver a total of 120 million masks to Americans. In March, Ford reached that goal with the arrival of masks at locations…