Category: Automotive News
Chrysler: Out With the 300,
In With the Portal?
An end of an era as the Chrysler 300 finishes its final model year. Sixteen years is a long time…
Isuzu, Toyota Part Ways…Sort Of
Do you remember the Toyota-Isuzu partnership? Probably not, as these two Japanese automakers are at polar opposites in their involvement…
Meet VinFast, an Emerging Automaker From Vietnam
VinFast aims to grow with Vietnam’s car market. If you consider Vietnam, automotive manufacturing is not one of its strong…

President Trump’s SOTU Address Touts $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Investment
Union appeals to lawmakers to support Trump’s infrastructure bid. In his first State of the Union address to the American…
Waymo Expands Commitment to Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Waymo nears deployment of its self-driving vehicle fleet. The minivan segment continues to contract with Nissan the latest manufacturer to…
Genesis to Separate From Hyundai Showrooms
Hyundai’s Genesis luxury marque takes the next step. Launched in November 2015, the Genesis brand has quietly and steadily continued…
America’s Top 10 Selling Vehicles in 2017
New vehicle sales dip slightly in 2017. US passenger vehicle sales fell by 1.8 percent in 2017, the first year-over-year…
Greenlighted: Volkswagen I.D. Buzz Concept Microbus
VW’s beloved bus is coming back. One of the most iconic vans in automotive history is the Volkswagen Bus or…

Pony Wars: Dodge Challenger Upends Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro
Dodge’s entry pulls a fast one. The Dodge Challenger is No. 1. Or at least it was in June 2017….

Lincoln Continental, Mercedes-Benz E-Class & Toyota Avalon Pace Large Car Crash Safety Testing
The IIHS tests six large sedans. Three earn the institute’s highest safety grade. The larger the vehicle the safer it…
America’s 10 Best-Selling Passenger Vehicles
A look at the year-to-date best-sellers through June 2017. The US auto market is slowing down and will most likely…
Ford Management Overhaul: Fields Out, Hackett In
Management shakeup at the top as stock prices slide. Following a board meeting this past Friday, the Ford Motor Company…
Overtaken: Toyota Camry Falls to Third
America’s best-selling car is now a crossover. For most of the past two decades, the Toyota Camry has been America’s…
Ford Raises 2017 Michigan Investment to $1.9 Billion
Money, jobs, and a presidential tweet. Watch or read the news and you may have a different take on a…
Hyundai Azera: The Last Hurrah
2017 marks the final year for Hyundai’s flagship sedan. American consumers continue to shift their new car purchase decisions to…
Compact High Rider: 2018 Toyota C-HR
Previewing Toyota’s latest model. As of this writing, I’m in Austin, Texas, putting on the finishing touches to your review…
First Look:
2018 Lexus LC 500 and LC 500h
Lexus’ all-new sports car tops 100K, fully loaded. I’m on location today in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawai’i…
Updated 2018 Ford F-150 Features New Gas and Diesel Engines
A robust mid-product-cycle update for Ford’s big pickup truck. For 40 consecutive years, the Ford F-150 has been the best-selling…
Fiat Chrysler Considering New Models for Ram Brand
At least two new models are under consideration. Take a quick look at the Ram brand and you’ll see four…
New 2017 Ford Super Duty Lifts the Bar
Payload, towing, and engine performance levels take a hike. The Ford Super Duty is the heavy duty version of the…
TriPrius: 2016 Toyota Prius
This week, one of my fleet vehicles is none other than a 2016 Toyota Prius Four. Unlike the other vehicles…
TransUnion: Longer Term Auto Loans Increase Odds of Default
Consumer credit reporting agency sees increased risk of default on some loans. Easy credit has hurt consumers before and the…

Ford: All-New 3.5-Liter, V-6 Engine Offers Significant Power Boost
Best-in-class performance from Ford’s largest EcoBoost engine. The Ford Motor Company continues to provide reasons for customers to consider its…
Refreshed 2017 Nissan Pathfinder Takes a Bow
Nissan’s seven-seat, midsize utility vehicle receives a significant overhaul. Nissan’s three-row Pathfinder crossover utility vehicle was fully redesigned in 2013,…
US Auto Trends: First Half 2016
Is the US automotive market at its peak? The dust has settled following June’s US auto sales manufacturer reports, giving…
Grim Stop Driving Warning for Select Honda Owners
Approximately 8.9 million total air bags have been repaired. Millions of defective air bags have been repaired as part of…
GM Seeks to Breath New Life Into the Cadillac ATS
Cadillac’s BMW beater has fizzled. Nearly four years have come and gone and the Cadillac ATS has failed to meet…
Lincoln Brand Expands its Concierge Services
Pickup and delivery service goes brand-wide for 2017. The Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln brand is exploring new ways to win…
Low-Income Drivers Penalized by Auto Insurers
Americans resoundingly reject non-driving characteristics in determining auto insurance rates. If you’re a low-income American, chances are you’re paying plenty…
Jeep Patriot, Compass Gain a Temporary Reprieve
Two compact Jeeps will be replaced by one new model in 2017. The Jeep brand’s two smallest models slotted above…
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