IIHS Names 2017 Kia Optima Top Safety Pick Plus
2017 Kia Optima The 2017 Kia Optima has just received the IIHS’s annual Top Safety Pick Plus award under the midsize car category.* Going along with the brand’s focus on…
IIHS Issues 2019 Mazda CX-5 Pedestrian Crash Prevention Rating
When you’re driving, it can be easy to zone in on the road and forget about pedestrians. That’s why several automakers, including Mazda, have developed emergency braking systems to detect…
[PHOTOS] Hyundai Vision T Concept Flaunts Futuristic Design Elements
Photo: Hyundai The recently revealed Hyundai Vision T Concept combines advanced plug-in hybrid technology with a cutting-edge compact SUV platform and the brand’s dynamic new Sensuous Sportiness design language. Introduced…
Hyundai USA CEO Receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance
Since its inception, the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance has been a gathering of the finest automobiles Photo: Ron via CC For the 11th year, the annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance will…
Hyundai Unveils Groundbreaking Smart Fingerprint Technology
Hyundai is rolling out new technology that will allow drivers to unlock and start their vehicles with a fingerprint scan. These sensors will show up on some 2019 Santa Fe…
Hyundai's Streak of Sales Gains Hits 9 Months in April
Photo: Hyundai Hyundai Motor America maintained its long streak of monthly sales increases in April, notching a 1 percent gain over the same period last year. Retail sales were up…
Hyundai Sales Grow for 10th Month in a Row
The Hyundai Kona notched a 42 percent increase in sales for May Photo: Hyundai Thanks to continued SUV sales growth, Hyundai Motor America posted a 10th straight month of sales…
Hyundai Posts Surging June Sales, Genesis Does Not
Hyundai Motor America (HMA) is kicking off a good start to its summer, as the brand has reported June sales of 64,052 units between the Hyundai brand and luxury Genesis…
Solid Hyundai October Sales Help Brand Cross Ten Million Mark
At the conclusion of October 2015, Hyundai sold its 10 millionth vehicle in the United States. This milestone has been in the works since Hyundai began selling the subcompact Excel…
Hyundai Notches 7th Consecutive Month of Sales Gains
The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Photo: Hyundai Hyundai Motor America continued its hot streak in February, notching a 2 percent sales increase over the same period in 2018 and delivering…
Hyundai and National Council of La Raza Donate 1,000 Coats to Families
Hyundai and National Council of La Raza donated 1,000 coats to students. This winter, Hyundai Motor America and National Council of La Raza (NCLR) teamed up to help service families…
Hyundai iX25 SUV Receives Name & Release Schedule
Back in November 2014, Hyundai unveiled a ready-for-production B-segment CUV called the iX25 at the Guangzhou Auto Show. Based on a concept launched a year ago at the Beijing Auto…
Hyundai, Ford Tie for First in Brand Keys 2014 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index
The 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hyundai and Ford just tied for first place in the automotive category in the Brand Keys 2014 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. Brand Keys is a leading…
Hyundai Considering Genesis-Based Luxury SUV to Widen Lineup
Insiders with Hyundai Motors told Reuters that the Korean automaker is considering developing another SUV. Hyundai already produces two SUVs in the United States currently: the Tucson (which just debuted…
Hyundai Announces Third Partnership in Three Weeks, This Time for Solid-State Battery Tech
Boy, Hyundai is entering into a lot of partnerships lately. For example, back at the end of June, it formed a partnership with Wärtsilä to reuse and resell used electric…
Hyundai Announces Lower Starting Price, More Features for New Sonata Plug-In Hybrid (Plus a Small Range Bump)
Ah, I love a good plug-in hybrid. Hyundai has announced its updates for the 2018 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid, and it’s a pretty diverse set, since the Sonata in general received…
Hyundai and Genesis Sales Dip 4 Percent in July, but Tucson Keeps on Breaking Its Own Records
The Tucson was Hyundai’s best-selling SUV in July Hyundai Motor America’s July sales report contains a mix of good news and bad news for the automaker. Overall Hyundai and Genesis…
Hyundai and Genesis Sales Dip 1 Percent in 2018
The Elantra was Hyundai’s biggest-selling vehicle in 2018 Hyundai Motor America closed the book on 2018 with only a slight year-over-year decline in sales. For the year, the automaker sold…
Hyundai Accent Gets Canceled in Canada
Photo: Hyundai The Hyundai Accent won’t return to Canada for another model year — marking the end of an era for a vehicle that used to be the country’s most…
How to Use the GMC Sierra MultiPro Tailgate's Kicker Audio System
While the functional aspects of the GMC Sierra MultiPro Tailgate have gotten much attention, another one of its features deserves equal attention — the MultiPro Audio System by KICKER. Here’s…
Hot SUV Sales Give Hyundai an August Boost
The Tucson set an 18th straight monthly sales record for Hyundai in August After a so-so July, Hyundai Motor America’s sales bounced back in August with a 6% increase over…
Hooray! A Jeep Wrangler-Based Pickup Truck is in the Works
A Jeep Wrangler-based pickup truck is in the works If you want a pickup truck, it’s likely you want it to be rough and tough—a type of vehicle that Jeep…
Honda Will Stay In The UK For Now
The future of automakers in the UK is a controversial subject at the moment. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union was quite a shock for manufacturers…
Chevy Colorado Defends Motor Trend Truck of the Year Title
When it comes to trucks, bigger might not always be better. Today it was announced that the 2016 Motor Trend Truck of the Year is the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. If…
Mercedes-Benz Year-to-Date Sales Down by 1.2% After 7% Sales Decline in May
The fleet of Mercedes-Benz vans helped May sales for the brand slightly recover In recent months, Mercedes-Benz has been able to achieve some rather impressive sales figures, even outmatching rival…
Honda Warns Brexit Could Force it Out of the UK
Honda has delivered a fresh warning to UK officials that thousands of British jobs could be lost if the nation leaves the EU’s customs union. Meeting with British members of…
Honda Success Would Make McLaren Look ‘Silly,’ Zak Brown Admits
Photo: United Autosports McLaren boss Zak Brown has admitted that the Formula One team would look “silly” if Honda took a big step forward in 2018. McLaren will be splitting…
Honda Revitalizes American Drive-In Movie Theaters with Project Drive-In
Even as technology delivers us newer, stronger, and faster ways to enjoy all of the things we love, sometimes the old fashioned way is simply the better way. An eBook…
Honda Releases #PhoneDownEyesUp Videos to Discourage Texting While Driving… or Doing Anything, Really
Honda’s marketing team has created a new anti-texting-and-driving campaign called #PhoneDownEyesUp, proving that they are as committed to automotive safety as they are to reminding us all of an old…
Honda IndyCar That Won 100th Indy 500 Goes to Auction
Alexander Rossi at the wheel of his Honda-powered IndyCar at the 100th Indy 500 Photo: Doctorindy In 2016, Honda accomplished something historic: it won the 100th Indy 500 with Alexander…
Honda Helps Repair Flood-Damaged Houston Little League Fields
Little Leaguers in Houston, Texas experienced the ultimate rain delay when consistent flooding throughout 2016 extensively damaged their baseball fields. Fortunately, Honda and its award-winning Ridgeline pickup are stepping up…
Honda Engine is ‘Best Part’ of Red Bull’s F1 Car
Photo: Red Bull Racing Following a strong opening Australian Grand Prix that resulted in a podium finish, Honda’s best-ever result in Formula One’s hybrid V6 era, Red Bull advisor Dr.…
Honda CR-V Takes Its Top Off For April Fool’s Day
Honda has shown off a roadster version of its best-selling CR-V crossover that it says will go on sale in the United Kingdom at the start of next month. Though…
Honda Commits to F1 Till At Least 2021
Photo: Honda Following the publication of Formula 1’s new regulations for 2021, Honda has committed to staying in the sport for at least another two years after extending its engine…
Honda Celebrates 20 Years of Production in South Carolina
Honda is celebrating the 20th anniversary of production at Honda of South Carolina, where the automaker’s all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles are built for North American and global markets. When…
Honda and Hitachi Partner to Create Electric Vehicle Motors
Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda Motor Company today announced the February 3rd signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to establish a joint venture company for the development, manufacture and…
Honda Accord and Civic Type R Voted as ‘2018 Automobile All-Stars’
The Honda Accord and Civic Type R were selected by the editors at Automobile magazine as “2018 Automobile All-Stars,” making Honda the only automaker to receive more than a single…
Honda Celebrates 20 Millionth Vehicle Produced in Ohio
Photo: Honda Honda is celebrating the production of the company’s 20 millionth vehicle in Ohio, a state that is home to three Honda manufacturing plants, including the automaker’s first in…
Here's an Incredibly Blurry Image of the 2017 Lincoln Continental
Surely, you’ve seen those vague, blurry images that purport to reveal flying saucers darting over a village on a sunny afternoon or a sasquatch cruising through a wooded area. You’ve…
Ford Climbs One Spot in Interbrand Best Global Brands Study
Ford was named 38 on Interbrand’s annual 100 Best Global Brands study, climbing one spot from its position in 2014. Stuck Without the Right Amount of Juice? How to jump-start…
Baidu-Ford L4 Autonomous Vehicle Test Project Announced
Sherif Marakby, president and CEO of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC and Zhenyu Li, Vice President and General Manager of Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group Ford Motor Company and Baidu have reached…
Harley-Davidson Ditches Ford for GMC Collaboration on New Harley Edition Sierra
The appealing results of combining the Sierra with Harley Photo: Harley-Davidson Alas, poor Ford. We hardly knew ye. Legendary motorcycle-producing powerhouse Harley-Davidson has decided to shake things up with its…
[PHOTOS] Information on 2017 Hyundai Vehicle Pricing & Genesis Vehicle Pricing
January 2017 is right around the corner, and most automakers have released the majority of their 2017 vehicle lineup–including Hyundai and Genesis. The Korean automaker’s economy passenger brand and its newly-launched…
Honda Hires Razorfish for Digital Marketing
Honda’s Fit for You campaign represents one of the automaker’s more recent digital marketing efforts As American Honda embarks on the biggest advertising campaign its ever undertaken (for the 2015…
Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North Receives Vehicle Grant from Nissan Canada Foundation
Nissan Canada Foundation supports Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North with vehicle grant Photo: Nissan A new Nissan TITAN full-size pickup truck will be put to work by the volunteers…
Farewell Audi TT, Hello Electric Sports Car
Audi bossman Bram Schot has recently bid the combustion-engine TT an unceremonious farewell — and in the same breath, announced a “new emotive model.” This new model is reported to…
GMC Scores High in J.D. Power 2015 APEAL Study
2015 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Photo: © General Motors The 2015 GMC Sierra HD won the day in the Large Heavy Duty Pickup category in J.D. Power’s 2015 US Automotive…
Sierra, Acadia Help GMC Sales Rise 11.4% in Third Quarter
The 2020 GMC Sierra HD Photo: GMC GMC celebrated a successful third quarter, improving its sales by 11.4 percent compared to a year ago. From July through September, General Motors’…
GMC Sales Fall 11.3 Percent as the Brand Focuses on Fleets
The Acadia suffered some major sales losses last quarter General Motors is currently in the process of delivering the next generation of GMC Sierra vehicles to dealerships nationwide. The arrival…
GMC Ends 2018 With 3.5 Percent Sales Growth in Fourth Quarter
An impressive final sales quarter helped GMC end 2018 with near-identical sales to 2017 The current consumer market has a taste for larger vehicles like trucks and SUVs. While that’s…
