Ford CEO Jim Hackett (left) and Volkswagen AG Dr. Herbert Diess Photo: Ford Motor Company After much rumor and intrigue, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG announced in January plans to form an alliance that will lead to the joint development of commercial vans and midsize pickup trucks by 2022. The partnership is primarily focused…
Ford this month revealed its new Transit Custom Plug-in Hybrid at Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle 2017, which took place in Millbrook. The Transit Custom PHEV breaks cover as the automaker ramps up a 12-month trial that will see select London fleet customers make use of 20 low-emissions vans in day-to-day operations. “For more than 50…
2015 Toyota Sienna pricing announced Toyota’s been putting lots and lots of emphasis on its upcoming 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan. By marketing it as a “Swagger Wagon” (another way of Toyota admitting minivans are lame and trying to disguise them as something cool), Toyota hopes to draw in young parents who need the space a…
Photo: Ford Motor Company Rumors emerged this week that Ford may take a similar tack with the Mustang Mach-E as it is the Bronco, delivering a “baby” Mustang Mach-E built on the Volkswagen Modular Electric Drive Matrix platform. Ford has since denied the claim. Per Auto Express, representatives of Ford and VW met in November…
FCA has a unique plan to counteract Ram’s falling sales Pickup trucks seem to be some of the most popular vehicles across the automotive industry at the moment. Sales for the Ford F Series of trucks, including the best-selling F-150, were up 7% last month, and Chevy Silverado sales rose 24% during the same period….
All hail the mighty Kia Sedona, King of Minivans Minivan lovers—bow to your new ruler. The Kia Sedona is now the king of the minivan kingdom—and we’re really not surprised. Do You Know How Kia Got Started? Read more about the carmaker here Kia’s only minivan was recently given the “Ultimate Minivan” title from Cars.com…
The first new episode of Top Gear (technically episode one of series/season 23) has finally aired in the UK and the US. The internet, at least its loudest voices, seems to have hated it and even went so far as to call it boring. Was it really that bad, though? I knew this new episode was going…
The 2015 C-Class was instrumental in breaking Mercedes-Benz’s January sales record. Automakers all across the board have been on fire as the world recovers from its recession and especially now that gas prices have dipped back down to late 90s/early 2000s prices. That’s been no different for automaker, Mercedes-Benz. In fact, according to the Mercedes-Benz…
2019 Ford Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrid Photo: Ford Motor Company Vans are big, big business for Ford in Europe, and so the application and proliferation of electrification in its commercial vehicles is not unexpected. To cement itself as the outright leader on the front of fusing CV versatility with eco-friendly innovation, Ford revealed its new…
Vauxhall took home four awards in the Business Van Awards 2016, including the top prize, which went to the Vivaro. The Vauxhall Vivaro was not only named the overall winner in the annual awards, but it was also named the Best Large Trades Van and the Best Green Van. “Which van is great to drive,…
Parents.com named the 2019 Subaru Forester and Subaru Ascent to its list of “10 Best Family Cars of 2019” this week for their commitment to convenience, value, and safety. Explore: The exciting ride of the 2019 Subaru Forester This family-focused website carries a knack for finding tried-and-true vehicles for millennial moms and dads. In selecting…
Because of the level of innovation, vision, and prestige surrounding the Milan Furniture Fair, also known as Salone del Mobile, many automakers use this week-long event as a chance to build their brand. Being the largest trade fair of its kind in the world, Milan Design Week typically welcomes a number of automotive design teams…
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid The family rideshare service Kango and Chrysler are teaming up to provide quality and eco-friendly transportation to students in the San Francisco Bay area. According to FCA, starting this fall trusted Kango drivers who meet pre-screening requirements will have a chance to obtain an affordable lease on a new Chrysler Pacifica…
Slowly but surely, the population of the minivan has decreased, thanks to the popularity of crossover utility vehicles. The main culprit in the depletion of Chevrolet’s minivan lineup? The 2013 Chevy Traverse, a car that’s got the kind of space expected in a minivan with the sleeker body. The 2013 Traverse blows its competition out…
Kelley Blue Book has put together its list of the 12 Best Family Cars of 2014, and two Chevrolet vehicles have found themselves in KBB’s good graces for their commitments to safety, comfort, performance, roominess, and fun: the 2014 Chevy Impala and Traverse. KBB’s 12 Best Family Cars of 2014 includes two minivans, four full-size…
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa posted its best-ever market share in October—16.4%—as well as a year-over-year sales increase, month-over-month sales increase, and an increase in year-to-date share. Ford delivered a total of 7,199 vehicles in South Africa, up 8% year-over-year and up 26% from sales in September. Total new vehicle sales for South Africa…
Ford Fiesta Vignale Ford on Wednesday announced plans to open a five-vehicle showroom at the Next store at the Manchester Arndale Centre. No, it’s the Next store at Manchester Arndale. The Next store. It’s…hooohhh boyyy. That classic “Who’s on First?” bit aside, you might not be aware of Next unless you’re from the UK. Next…
Harrods department store in London has adopted the fully-electric Nissan e-NV200 for its delivery fleet Photo: Nissan Nissan and the celebrated Harrods department store have joined forces to bring electric vehicle technology to Harrods customers. Customized with Harrods recognizable gold and green corporate colors, the all-electric Nissan e-NV200 will be on display everyday as they…
Ford Convertor Day brought more than 20 converted vehicles to Dubai Photo: Ford Motor Company Celebrating the launch of its new Qualified Vehicle Modifier program, Ford Middle East in April held a Convertor Day at the Autodrome in Dubai. The event saw Ford bring more than 20 different upfitted commercial vehicles to show off to…
Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford in November became the first automaker to pick up the International Van of the Year and International Pickup Award in the same year on two different occasions. Following up its feat from 2013, Ford swept the annual awards with the Transit Custom Hybrid picking up the IVOTY 2020 award and the…
2016 Chevrolet 4500 Low Cab Forward Crew Cab Photo: © General Motors General Motors announced on Monday that it has agreed to a deal that will make GM and Isuzu Motors partners in commercial vehicle collaboration. One of the results of this partnership will see Chevrolet reenter the low cab forward medium-duty truck market in…
Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition Photo: Nissan Nissan brought a wealth of models to the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon, including the new Nissan Skyline. The automakers offerings ran the gamut from bespoke minivans to racecars, but each one was united by eye-catching design and thoughtful detailing. Here’s a look at what Nissan chose to showcase….
A trucker in New Zealand had to fight back tears on September 29th when the truck he was driving, full of thousands of gallons of milk, crashed into a tree off the side of State Highway 27. According to Stuff.co.nz, as much as 10,000 liters (2,641.72 gallons) was spilled before fire crews and a hazmat…
When Chris Evans (not that one) announced earlier this month that he was out of the top spot in the UK’s Top Gear program, everyone seemed to have an opinion (we certainly did). Once we were all done discussing it, though, we all seemed to have the same thought. What does Top Gear’s old guard…
Ford Motor Company of Britain’s TrustFord dealer group this week announced Stuart Foulds as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Foulds, former Managing Director of Evans Halshaw Ford Group, takes over for Steve Hood, who is taking on the new role of Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Service for Ford’s China-based Changan Ford…
The 2016 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel was named the 2016 Canadian Truck King Canada might still acknowledge the United Kingdom’s queen, but it looks like there’s a new king in town. The 2016 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel was recently named the 2016 Canadian Truck King, despite its extremely competitive segment. Get the Best Tailgating Vehicle: Check out…
The newly revamped Top Gear had the majority of audiences cringing throughout Photo: The Sun Twitter The moment Top Gear fans have all been waiting for has come and gone. Earlier this week, the newly revamped British car show took to the airwaves with its brand-new cast and now, it’s raking in the reactions—both good…
Love it or hate it, this new season of Top Gear is off to a rocky start. While this week’s viewing numbers were much higher than in previous weeks, it’s hard to ignore the chorus of voices online speaking out about what they don’t like. Many of the comments seem to focus on Top Gear’s…
Competition-beating space and tech in the 2018 Kia Cadenza landed the sophisticated sedan a repeat victory from the editors of U.S. News & World Report as the “Best Large Car for Families.” After evaluating 126 new minivans, SUVs, and cars, in the categories of reliability, cargo volume, seating space, safety, and suite of family friendly…
Earlier this year at NAIAS, Ford outlined its vision for a “City of Tomorrow,” a futuristic utopia where mobility challenges are met and overcome in sustainable and intelligent ways that becomes increasingly more improbable every time the gross thing that people call the president opens its hideous maw and uses the gears hidden beneath its…
Honda has just opened Europe’s most advanced public charging station for plug-in vehicles at its R&D facility in Offenbach, Germany. Using state-of-the-art 940V technology, the station enables up to four vehicles to charge simultaneously with different types of connectors. The public charging station receives its power from renewable energy sources, including a photovoltaic carport canopy….
The 2018 Honda Odyssey and CR-V are continuing to pile on the awards. This time they were named the “Best Minivan” and the “Best Compact SUV,” respectively, in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Cars for Families” of 2018 awards. Even more impressive is that this is the eighth consecutive year that the Odyssey…
The 2017 Honda Pilot Elite Awards season continues to be kind to Honda. The Japanese automaker managed four spots on the Kelley Blue Book list of “Best Family Cars of 2017.” The experts at KBB.com found spots on their annual list for the 2017 Honda CR-V, HR-V, Pilot, and Odyssey. In making the selections of…
Steve Ozment (left), along with siblings Mark and Kara, is co-owner of Flowerama Columbus flower shops, with four locations and 50 employees in the Columbus area. They use four Ford Transit vans to deliver flowers. Ford says that the results of a survey co-conducted with Manta reveal that it is imperative for vehicles used by…
Ford is ensuring even more of its trucks are made in the United States, as it has announced plans to move production of the F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks from its current location in Escobedo, Mexico to Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, OH. According to an AutoBlog.com report, Ford’s move from Mexico to…
Ford has announced a new, multi-year partnership with Team Sky, the cycling team that has won three of the last four Tour de France races, that will see Ford becoming the team’s exclusive supplier of cars and vans moving forward. Team Sky will be provided with liveried Ford vehicles that will serve a litany of…
Is the Chrysler Portal the future of Chrysler’s autonomous efforts? Late last month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that it would deliver 500 additional Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to Waymo, the self-driving car project started by Google. Such a move is a big step forward for the automaker’s autonomous efforts, an area where it had previously…
We’ve come a long way since the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Chevrolet is now shipping the 2015 City Express to dealers. Fleet managers, rejoice! Chevrolet today began shipping the 2015 City Express to dealerships nationwide. The City Express cargo van is smaller than full-size vans, offering savings both at the pump and at the dealership….
Who doesn’t wish they drove the Gadgetmobile? Photo: DIC Entertainment Inspector Gadget was a wacky television show with fun characters, quotable lines, and–of course–cool gadgets. It’s not the best-written cartoon of its time, but it had the right amount of charm and humor to be a hit. Debuting in 1983 and running for 86 episodes, Inspector…
2017 Cadillac Escalade ESV Update (8/2): added quote from Cadillac spokesperson Cadillac sales in the United States are down 1.6% through six months at a total of 72,073 vehicles delivered, and a significant reason for that downturn is attributable to the continued decline of car sales. Through June, sales of the ATS are down 26.2%, sales…
Brands do not like to call minivans minivans. They will go out of their way to refer to their people-haulers as anything but, hoping to shake the stigma that haunts their more practical-minded products like it was the letter “M” written on the roof in chalk in a Fritz Lang film. Opel, in calling its…
Winter has concluded once again, and warm weather has returned. Throughout the past year, your van or other handicap-accessible vehicle endured plenty of wear and tear — both inside and outside. Spring is the perfect time to check your vehicle over and perform important care-taking. A conversion van requires more maintenance needs than a regular…
While a fully electric dragster might sound like a paradox, the Chevrolet eCopo Camaro is working to disprove doubters by shattering stereotypes on the drag strip. The electric blue, lightning-bolt emblazoned Camaro was put to the test at Arizona’s Wild Horse Pass drag strip, and it passed with flying colors. Driven by an electric crate…
Ahead of the kickoff for the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team has unveiled a striking new livery. It won’t help with winning races, but it sure as heck’ll have M-Sport Ford looking good when they do. The new M-Sport livery bowed in January at Autosport International in Birmingham ahead of the season-opening…
With the exciting new Blazer and upcoming 2020 Silverado HD, the Chevy Traverse hasn’t gotten as much recognition as it deserves. The model’s latest head-nod from U.S. News & World Report, however, helps soften the blow. The 2019 Traverse just nabbed the Best 3-Row SUV title from the publication’s Best Cars for Families awards. About…
The 1998 Cavalier Z24 Convertible It seems we hear about every new General Motors vehicle ahead of time when GM applies for a trademark on the name. It’s something that we report on all the time, with GM most recently patenting the name “Corvette E-Ray,” hinting at an electric Corvette. Well, it’s that time again:…
Volkswagen is still considering the idea of unleashing a truck in the U.S. market. You may recall that the automaker debuted a concept for the Atlas Tanoak pickup truck last year at the New York Auto Show. Similar to the Honda Ridgeline, it utilized a unibody design which many of the auto show’s attendees went…
This smart pup knows just what his owner needs Minivans are not the most exciting vehicles in the world—not by a long shot. But behind their soccer mom facades, some minivans are actually—dare we say it—cool. That’s definitely true of the Japan-only Toyota Sienta compact minivan, which comes in a variety of bright colors and…
The Google Doodle on March 18, 2019 honors the 52-year anniversary of the first installation of Seiichi Miyake’s invention Image: Google Those of us who are not visually impaired take many conveniences for granted that don’t come easily to those who cannot see. Transportation becomes very difficult without visual faculties, even walking along the sidewalk….
The 2015 Toyota Camry From its sculpted exterior styling to its technology, the 2015 Toyota Camry gets a serious refresh that takes the popular sedan from so-so to sensational. Additionally, the 2015 Camry receives a brand-new trim level—the XSE—which takes the sporty SE model and gives it bigger wheels, a firmer suspension, and multiple feature…
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