North Carolina is considering new legislation that would charge electric vehicle owners and hybrid drivers an annual fee to help cover road repair. But with state lawmakers proposing to make Tesla’s direct-sales method illegal as well, is there something else at work?
The “Fast & Furious 6” roars back into theaters May 24, with Dodge and the SRT brand helping to heat up the action in the six-installment of the block-buster franchise. But there are a lot of other cool vehicles to see in the movie.
Posting a sales increase of 26 percent in the U.S., which is considered of one of the world’s most critical markets, Toyota reclaimed its title as the top automotive brand , according to the 2013 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands report.
The new Subaru Forester crash test earned top safety honors from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) and aced a new challenging small overlap front crash test, which accounted for nearly 25 percent of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants. The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport also earned top IIHS safety honors.
Starring a number of popular Swedish DJs, Volvo’s world premiere scheduled for tomorrow has sparked more than a few ideas of what the Swedish carmaker might have up its sleeve. But will it live up to hype?
Mercedes is giving its road-going cars a bit of a fighting chance with staggered starting times. If it all goes according to plan, the five Mercedes cars should cross the finish line at the same time.
Considering the potential money tied to hybrid and electric vehicle technology, the sentencing of a former GM employee for plotting to sell classified information to another carmaker might be a sign of bigger concerns on the horizon.
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s position on natural gas vehicles as a more viable option to electric cars could be laying the groundwork for a major legal showdown in California, the US’s largest car market.
In addition to the Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Spark being named among Ward’s “10 Best Interiors,” GM earned seven other nominations on the list, more than any other carmaker.
While the new Edison2 VLC might present a more efficient solution for transportation more in line with a production vehicle, there's still the question of how many people would actually buy it.
With Ford having three vehicles ranking as global “best-sellers” in 2012, the Detroit carmaker’s heavy focus on technology might be paying off in more ways than one.
As the number one selling vehicle in its segment, the CTS Coupe has become a cornerstone of the Cadillac brand. But will the car continue to carry the CTS nameplate?