Fear the pinch: The market for technology to keep us safe from the hazards of automotive power windows is growing 10 percent per year, report says.
Infographic: Technavio. If you’re like me, you sometimes feel a little ambivalent about all the technology that, while convenient and helpful in many ways, can...
The Classic Car Show podcast with Steve Rinaldo and Jim Weber is back. And now I want to buy a Model A Ford and get DNA tests for my cars.
Henry Ford drives the 20 millionth Model A Ford. Photo: Ford Media Center. Earlier this week, I was thrilled to find that The Classic Car...
10,000 Lakes Concours, set for Sunday, to feature ’35 Duesenberg, ’71 Hemi ’Cuda, a Batmobile, and more
1935 Duesenberg Model SJ, photographed at the Louwman museum. Another example will be on display Sunday at the 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance. Photo by AlfvanBeem (WikiMedia...
2017 Ferrari motorsports documentary set for wide video on-demand release July 24
In case you missed the documentary Ferrari: Race to Immortality when it launched with mixed reviews to DVD last fall, you will soon have another...
So which U.S. automaker might be getting ready to make motorcycles with enhanced location-based services?
Dodge Tomahawk concept motorcycle. Photo: Elambeth (posted to Wikimedia Commons). Yesterday, a technology company called Comtech Telecommunications Corp issued a press release boasting about a...
Bridgestone confirms continued sponsorship of biennial 1,878-mile race of solar-powered cars
Photo: Bridgestone media website. With some motorsports events and venues, you can be confident that nearly every enthusiast knows about them. Even if you’re a...
Meet the new 2019 Buick LaCrosse ST
Photo: Buick Pressroom Chevrolet may be moving in the direction of phasing out larger sedans like the Impala, but look on the bright side: we...
Industry group says car-care business owners, employees should be very afraid of Trump administration’s proposed tariffs.
U.S. workers build cars at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing, LLC. Photo: Hyundai Media Center. If you’re an employee or business owner in the U.S. car-care industry,...
Connected-vehicle tech company Autotalks scores a reported ‘several million dollar’ investment from Hyundai.
Photo: Hyundai media center. In April we ran a story on Autotalks, an Israel-based semiconductor company focused on the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications...
This week’s flurry of Dodge announcements points to FCA aligning to fill voids Ford, GM are leaving in the market.
Photo: FCA Media website. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) issued a flurry of Dodge announcements late this week that, although they tell us little that we...
Volkswagen, Dumas electrify the automotive world with all-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record.
Photo: Volkswagen U.S. media website. As covered in our article just over a month ago, Volkswagen said they would do it. And on Sunday, they...
You’ve come a long way, Hyundai (and Kia and Genesis): Unprecedented J.D. Power findings rank 3 Korean automakers at the top of the quality scale.
Photographed in the UK, this 1986 Hyundai Pony is an example of the model that Hyundai marketed in the U.S. as the first-generation Excel. Photo...
The 2019 MX-5 Miata is getting more horsepower. And we approve.
Photo: Mazda USA Newsroom. Ah, Miata. The car that, in spite of sometimes being maligned as a “chick-mobile” or “secretary’s car,” has earned a reputation...
Show cars, hot rods, hoopties and more roll in for the car show in Columbia PA today.
No, the annual car show in Columbia PA ain’t exactly the concours d’elegance at Pebble Beach. But maybe that’s what’s good about it—because being an...
No, Rolls-Royce didn’t announce thousands of job cuts today. But Rolls-Royce did.
Rolls-Royce Cars and Cognac Event. Photo: BMW Group Press Club. It was a study in random PR mishaps and brand confusion. And it’s hard to...
Does size matter when it comes to safety? MINI Hardtop 2 Door bags IIHS safety award for criteria that include ‘nearly avoiding’ a collision, BMW Group says.
Photo: BMW Group media website. When it comes to factors that affect crashworthiness as well as lighting and driver assist technologies, size might not matter...
5 things to love about the Lincoln MKT
Photo: Bill Hayward. You can make a strong argument that, of any automotive format, it’s the station wagon that encompasses the widest range of elements...
Vending machine for cars opens in Orlando.
Photo: Carvana. Move over, Disney World and Universal—because Orlando just earned a new distinction as the home of the latest vending machine for used cars....
Drivers of new Cadillacs will soon be able to say, ‘Look, Ma—no hands!’
Photo: GM media website. Soon, when your baby drives off in a brand new Cadillac, he or she might not even have hands on the...
Pre-sale tickets available now for 6th annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance in Minnesota
Photo: 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance. Pristinely preserved vintage automobiles along the bucolic shores of a placid lake on a lazy Minnesota summer day… it can’t...
To sell the new Focus lineup, Ford is asking Europeans to talk to a sign.
Photo: Ford Media Center. Although Ford announced in April that that they will discontinue U.S. sales of all of the Focus lineup except the Focus...
A (partially, I hope) driverless future and the emergence of ‘autonomous car as marketing platform’
Not long after we published our post yesterday on what the “money trails” of the automotive and financial industries are telling us about the future...
Despite tragic accidents, the self-driving car money trail tells one story: They’re here. They’re autonomous. Get used to it.
Waymo-branded self-driving Chrysler Pacifica. Photo: FCA. It doesn’t take much research to at least get a “Zen sense,” if not a quantitative sense, that auto...
There’s really not much news in Nissan’s 2019 370Z pricing announcement, but let’s just enjoy the cool car pictures anyway.
2019 Nissan 370Z Heritage Edition. Photo: Nissan Online Newsroom. 2019 Nissan 370Z Roadster. Photo: Nissan Online Newsroom. It’s hard not to feel sorry for PR...
Washington Post says truck driving is an $80,000/year job, then says it’s a $42,000/year job.
Screenshot by Auto Enthusiasts Newsblaster of a Washington Post article, published online on May 28. The Washington Post seemed just a little confused in an...
BMW launches wireless plug-in hybrid charging for German market, with other regions soon to follow.
Photo: BMW Group PressClub Global. The BMW Group announced today that a touchless charging station is now available as a lease option in Germany for...
13 vintage and modern GM race cars now on display at GM Renaissance Center in Detroit
1967 Camaro Indy 500 pace car. Photo: GM Corporate Newsroom. An exhibition honoring GM’s motorsports heritage opened to the public last week at GM World,...
BREAKING: More recall woes at Fiat Chrysler—this time it’s 4.8 million vehicles for cruise control software issue.
FCA US LLC is recalling an estimated 4.8 million U.S.-market vehicles to upgrade software in their Powertrain Control Modules. The upgrade addresses an unlikely sequence...
Volkswagen builds a stunning new electric race car to tackle Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Photo: Volkswagen U.S. Media Site No, you haven’t seen a Volkswagen like this before. And, yes—it’s glorious. A stunning vehicle like this can do much...
Quote of the week: Ford EcoSport brand marketing manager says Generation Z consumers view their cars as an extension of their phones
If feeling over-targeted by marketers is a pain-point for Millennials, just wait and see what could be in store for the next generation in line:...