Toyota Increases Brazilian Etios Production
If you’re reading this from the US or Europe, you’ve likely never heard of the Toyota Etios—and with good reason. The Etios is sold in four markets—India, South Africa, Brazil,…
Buick Avenir Concept Wins Two EyesOn Design Awards
2015 Buick Avenir Concept © GM The Buick Avenir Concept shocked almost everyone when it appeared suddenly at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and it stood as a bold and…
Toyota January Sales Increase by 13.5%, Indicate Good Things to Come
The 2015 Toyota Highlander had its best January ever Sometimes, the New Year starts off in a disappointing fashion, leaving you to wonder just how bad the rest of the…
Ford, Brake Suggest Changing Glove Box Name to Phone Box to Encourage Safer Driving
For even the most disciplined drivers, the temptation provided by mobile phones is great. In the UK, for example, data from the Department for Transport suggests that there has been…
Mazda Rebels with a Cause Are Changing the World and Outer Space
Have you ever dreamed about going into space? You can make it possible. Photo: Mazda Rebels, part of the Mazda community The Mazda Rebels with a Cause are turning their…
Honda Restoring Ludacris’ 1993 Acura Legend for 2015 SEMA Show
Ludacris’ 1993 Acura Legend, much like his record sales, has seen better days Rapper, actor, and Fast & Furious mainstay Ludacris has talked at length about his beloved 1993 Acura…
Ford GT Supercar Setting the Pace for Future Blue Oval Vehicles
It is well established that the new Ford GT is a performance beast. It’s got Ford’s most powerful EcoBoost engine ever built—a 3.5-liter V6 that generates a whopping 647 horsepower.…
2016 Audi TT Overview
One of the more affordable Audi vehicles, the 2016 Audi TT nevertheless still retains the excellence that the entire Audi fleet is known for. Interior and exterior refinements make the…
Mercedes Named 10th Most Valuable Brand in the World
2015 S-Class Coupe Mercedes-Benz was named the 10th most valuable brand in Interbrand’s 2014 Best Global Brands report. This would be enough to brag about given the fact that Mercedes-Benz…
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…
IIHS Names 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Top Safety Pick+
The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander is now an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander isn’t just the brand’s most popular vehicle—the crossover might also be its safest. Mitsubishi recently…
