Automotive News (Page 497)

Big Brother is watching and he wants you to put down your phone! Not exactly, but Chevrolet is launching a new app that can detect when you pick up your phone and it will tell drivers to put down their smartphones while driving.

When the 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor reaches dealers later this year, it will be even more off-road-capable thanks to Trail Control – a new, high-tech system that is literally cruise control for off-roading situations, making covering tricky footing much easier for inexperienced drivers.

A new study finds that green cars sell the quickest in the used market. Tesla has a car on the list, but it's not the one that sells quickest. See where your favorites rank.

Tesla's stock is taking a pounding despite Tesla having shipped significant amounts of Model 3 cars. Here's what experts say are the causes of Tesla's stock being down about 24% since this time last year and its bonds being at an all-time low.

Performance fans won’t be getting a new Forester STI. According to a Subaru Executive, it’s not in Subaru’s plans for the foreseeable future.

Sono Motors is a Bavarian startup electric car company that actually has a very good chance of making it to production being months/weeks away from making their sole solar BEV with the 7,200 orders they already have. Yes, that’s right, a BEV that has solar panels all over the car that provides a range extending 30 km or 18 miles for the 155 mile battery range a day.

Subaru Corp fixed five Tribeca problem areas with the all-new 2019 Ascent family hauler. Here are the five areas where Tribeca failed.

So, Audi announces the pricing for its Q8, five-door coupe and I have to scratch my chin: what exactly is a coupe? Doesn't Audi sell several coupe models such as the two-door TT? So, if it sells real coupes, how can it call a five-door crossover a coupe? It's a strange one, I'll admit.

It seems MINI has gone the “divide and conquer” sales approach with its latest sales strategy. See how MINI targets students.

The 2018 Subaru WRX STI ARX Supercar (VT18x) runs 0-60 in less than two seconds and pumps out 600hp. Here are the complete specs.

Cadillac is out with a compact SUV that could strike at the heart of the Lexus and BMW X3 crowd. The 2019 Cadillac XT4 joins the fast-growing luxury crossover segment.

After abandoning plans for Zil, the storied Russo-Soviet official state car builder that was supposed to make Vladimir Putin’s next set of wheels back in 2012, the Russian Federation tapped and funded a government entity to develop a LWB car. Here’s the thing: instead of relying on unreliable Russo-Soviet engineering, they German engineered and are now ready to market this SWB car with Europe in mind. Both cars have Porsche developed engines. I get it now. A Zil this is not. Not bad at all.

The all-new 2019 Subaru Forester SUV is arriving at a few dealers across the U.S. now. See when you can get one.

Toyota's Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle sales continue to grow, despite Tesla's Model 3 market disruption.

The August 2018 Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat and Demon Facebook Group is the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat – owned and driven by Jim Peyatt.

Ford Motor Company has released the first teaser of the Mustang-inspired, all-electric SUV coming in 2020 and when FoMoCo said that it was Mustang-inspired, they werent kidding – as some people are likely to mistake the picture above for a teaser of the legendary pony car.

Sales have slipped for the Subaru WRX STI this year, but the performance sedan rebounded in August. See how fans are responding to the newly-upgraded STI.

Volkswagen has recalled a total of 8,415 Atlas and Passat models to fix brake issues. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the automaker has recalled the 2017 and 2018 models to fix a potential problem with the caliper brakes mounting bracket that may lessen braking effectiveness.

Some U.S. Prius cars are being recalled for risk of fire. Should we report it?

In formulating a response to Audi’s rollout of its first BEV e-Tron very soon, more so than responding to anything Tesla, Daimler AG bizarrely unveils a whole year before its debut, its first head-on to Tesla full production BEV, a historical vehicle on its electric E-Mobility platform in CUV variant in the separate Mercedes EQ line. But they baffled the media giving it only a puzzling 200 mile range.

FCA has announced the official EPA fuel economy numbers for the 2019 Ram 1500 models with the eTorque mild hybrid system and both engines pick up 2 to 3 miles per gallon in the city and combined while also improving by 1 mile per gallon on the highway and making for a smooth drive.

BMW's 3 Series, 2 Series, and 4 Series sales are declining dramatically. The correlation to Tesla's Model 3 production is hard to ignore.

The all-new Subaru Ascent is the 3-Row families wanted, it helps deliver the best month ever in the U.S. See what other two nameplates helped the brand.

Tesla Model 3 is three times better than GM's Chevy Bolt. Here is the truth about fast charging.

Volkswagen continued the eight-month momentum it has established this year as its sales were more than 235,000. Led by the new Jetta and its SUVs, Tiguan and Atlas, the automaker posted gains in its month-to-month and year-to-date figures.

With the continued uptick purchases of trucks and SUVs by US consumers, while global new car sales are slowing down, and gas prices remaining low the last two years, there is now a glut of used EV cars on the market, with bargains to be had if you know where and how to find one for the right price.

This past weekend, the NHRA big leagues completed the 18th event of the season, advancing the schedule into the “Countdown to the Championship”, with all four Don Schumacher Dodge Charger teams and all three John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro teams making it into the countdown round.

The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for September 2018 is the beautiful 1968 Matador Red RS/SS owned by Dave and Cindy Smith from Buffalo, Iowa.

August marks the sixth-straight month where the Ford Mustang led the muscle car sales race, beating the Dodge Challenger by the biggest margin of 2018 while Camaro sales continue to be unknown due to GM’s move to quarterly sales reports rather than monthly reports.

Toyota's Tacoma sales are setting new records just ahead of Ranger's reintroduction to the U.S. market.