Ford has announced that it will be launching a new initiative with its dealers in the New England region that will put a combined $2 million toward the effort of fighting hunger. Ford Motor Company Fund and dealers from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont are teaming with hunger-relief organization…
Ford will build an all-new electric commercial van at its Craiova plant beginning in 2024 Photo: Ford As part of Ford’s push toward full electrification, the company is investing $300 million in its Craiova Assembly Plant in Romania. This will result in the creation of a new light commercial vehicle in 2023 as well as…
Photo: Hertz UK As automated vehicle (AV) technology progresses, cars might one day function like mobile living rooms. The industry just got one step closer to that reality, with the “cinema cars” that Hertz has introduced. The company revamped six minivans into compact movie theaters, drawing on art deco-inspired decor for the interior renovation. A…
2019 Chevrolet Malibu Premier Minivans and SUVs aren’t the only family-friendly vehicles. Sedans offer spacious cabins, generous cargo space, and a responsive performance that make school runs and road trips enjoyable for the whole family. And one midsize sedan worth checking out is the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu, which just made U.S. News & World Report’s…
Just this Monday, the U.K. government issued a Road to Zero report, stating that it will require new homes to have built-in charge points for electric vehicles (EVs). Charging points will also be mandatory for new street lighting columns in on-street parking areas. According to the RAC Foundation, a lack of easy-to-use public charging points is…
Ford Motor Company came out on top in Canada through the first three months of the year, reigning as the country’s top automotive brand. Sales through March total 61,036 vehicles, down 2.7% year-over-year from 62,704 vehicles delivered in the first quarter of 2017, but still more than enough to stave off other brands. Total vehicle…
When Toyota introduced the 2013 Avalon, the heavily revamped sedan made a huge splash in the premium mid-size segment. With the 2014 model year, Toyota plans on making an even bigger impact by introducing more standard features to the Avalon than ever before, making it a big contender. The 2014 Toyota Avalon will keep a…
Last redesigned in 2010, the Toyota Sienna is beginning to show its age, and though sales reflect this, Toyota is happy to let the minivan fade for the time being. In the United States, Sienna sales in 2018 dropped to 87,672, a 21 percent decrease over the previous year and its worst performance since 2009….
The 2017 Kia Sedona is now an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ The 2017 Kia Sedona doesn’t just have a gorgeous exterior design and a high-tech, comfortable interior—it is also now one of the safest minivans in the segment. Kia’s newest minivan recently received the best safety rating possible from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety…
The RVs are coming Photo: Jack Antsey via CC The RV industry is rushing to meet a surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic as Americans are seeking ways to get out of the house in a self-contained environment. According to research from the RV Industry Association, 46 million Americans say they plan to take…
A number of GM recalls and stop-sales materialized over the weekend, to no one’s surprise. I’ll save you the time of having to endure my now trite cynicism of The General, and just go ahead and tell you why your cars might kill you this time around: General Motors recalled 117,000 various vehicles in North…
One of the big problems with getting new vehicle propulsion technology to become accepted is that it just costs so much money—for example, battery electric vehicles have been steadily growing, but the cost of building the infrastructure needed to comfortably drive them everywhere means that they are still a niche product about two decades after…
When you’re looking for a family car, space, safety, and comfort are important determining factors. Every year, Kelley Blue Book selects 15 cars that it thinks best suit the needs of American families, and for the second year in a row, the Nissan Pathfinder has earned a spot on that list. After testing 23 vehicles,…
2019 Dodge Challenger Dodge earned its highest ranking in the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM with an eighth place finish. With an 8 percent increase over last year’s study (a jump of 11 spots), the Dodge Challenger taking the lead in the midsize sporty car segment, and the Dodge Grand Caravan earning a…
Seat up. You’re still the driver — for now. Ford evaluated the conversation around expectations for autonomous cars yesterday, as the chief executive officer for Ford reconfirmed the automaker’s first self-driving car by 2021. Learn More: About the Ford model lineup “We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles,” Jim Hackett said. He went onto say…
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