Nissan Earns 39th Place in 2017 Best Global Brands Ranking
The annual Best Global Brands Study, conducted by Interbrand, a global consultancy, has landed Nissan as the 39th Best Global Brand (out of 100). This is a substantial jump from…
Honda Concept B Hybrid: Oddly Named, But Wonderfully Crafted
The strangely-named Honda Concept B Hybrid Usually when an automaker brings a new concept to a major auto show, they’ll be sure that it is equipped with a name that…
Only One EV Received an IHS Automotive Loyalty Award: The Nissan LEAF
2014 was an absolutely outstanding year for the Nissan LEAF. After becoming the first electric vehicle to sell more than 30,000 units in a single year, the LEAF was recognized…
Ford Unveils MyEnergi Lifestyle at CES Asia
Ford at CES Asia, where MyEnergi Lifestyle was announced for China Last month, at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford unveiled MyEnergi Lifestyle for families in China. MyEnergi Lifestyle, the…
Acura Sales Surge on Strength of MDX and RDX
The 2015 Acura MDX American Honda Motor posted record sales in January, with a total of 102,184 Honda and Acura vehicles sold last month. Of those units, 11,982 were Acuras,…
Redesigned 2020 Toyota Corolla Gets Hybrid Model
If you don’t closely follow the automotive industry, the news that the 2020 Toyota Corolla will get a hybrid model might come as a surprise. Not because you wouldn’t expect…
Toyota Hybrid Sales Surpass 15 Million Worldwide
Photo: Toyota Toyota officially confirmed it has sold more than 15 million hybrid electric vehicles since the Prius initially launched in 1997, the first mass-produced full hybrid car. Over 200,000…
Sato Heads Honda Podium Sweep in Portland
Honda came out the definitive winner of the first IndyCar race at the Portland International Raceway in a decade, with Takuma Sato claiming victory and fellow Honda drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay…
Kia Motors Reports June Certified Pre-Owned Sales as Best-Ever
2018 Kia Forte Two models in Kia’s lineup, the Forte and Sportage, helped boost the automaker’s Certified Pre-Owned sales to its highest number ever. In June, Kia posted a 13.2…
Toyota Projects Sales Growth in 2020
Toyota believes it will sell around 10.77 million vehicles around the world in 2020, a projection that would nudge it closer to Volkswagen and that demonstrates the automaker expects continued…
Is a New Mitsubishi Montero Coming Soon?
Mitsubishi recently released a teaser photo for the Chicago Auto Show that shows the silhouette of an SUV and the text, “The Return of a Legend”. Rumor has it, this…
Nissan Crossovers Recalled For Wiring Problem
2013 Nissan Rogue We’ll all remember 2014 as the year of the recalls, but it looks like recall season isn’t quite over yet. Late last month, the National Highway Traffic…
Honda Scores Podium Finish at INDYCAR Grand Prix
After a disappointing qualifying on Friday, Scott Dixon and the Honda-powered Chip Ganassi Racing team rebounded to score a strong second-place finish at the INDYCAR Grand Prix held at the…
IIHS Gives Audi A3, S3 Top Safety Scores
2015 Audi A3 – IIHS Top Safety Pick+ The results are in, and the Audi A3 and S3 passed their crash tests with flying colors, each earning a Top Safety…
New for 2019: Top 10 Major Changes on the Redesigned Hyundai Santa Fe
If you haven’t been religiously following Hyundai news recently, you probably hadn’t noticed that the Korean automaker had debuted the fourth generation of the Santa Fe crossover SUV. Instead of…
