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Aside from the New England Patriots, whose epic Super Bowl 4th Quarter fail will be remembered by many fans for years to come, what are the other big, fat, stinking losers from Super Bowl Sunday? By most accounts, and because of record ratings, most of the advertisements shown during the ...    Read more

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more

Toyota has big plans for 2013, and aims to introduce 19 new Toyota, Lexus, and Scion models to the market, including the 2013 Toyota Avalon. We've heard rumblings about Toyota's premium sedan for several months now, that a radical redesign is on the horizon. This news, and more, was unveiled last weekend in ...    Read more

The GMC Terrain has been one of GMC's best-selling vehicles since its inception back in 2010 and the Detroit-based auto maker is looking to continue that trend. Last year saw Terrain sales rise 37 percent, its biggest gain ever with 83,179 vehicles finding new homes. In an effort to boost ...    Read more

There's a saying in Hollywood: sometimes it's the drama behind the show that's the real story. Apparently there's such a story involving automakers Ford and General Motors. News is spreading that Ford tried to stop GM from running one of its Chevrolet ads during last Sunday's Superbowl. Apparently the Blue Oval ...    Read more

In almost surefire proof that a company can never be too cautious these days, Honda is recalling 2011 and 2012 Ridgeline trucks for having the wrong size spare tire. The Ridgeline normally comes with a compact, "space-saver" spare. But in certain models, a production gaffe left owners with a full-size spare. ...    Read more

It shouldn't come as any surprise, but somehow, we're surprised anyway. China produces over half of the world's manufactured goods, but in recent years, with increased wealth and production capabilities, manufacturers have gotten a little cheeky. In a country where international copyright law seems to be misconstrued as "right-to-copy" law, ...    Read more

The snow has finally settled and all of the medals have been awarded. That isn't stopping Jeep from continuing to celebrate its tenth year as a sponsor of ESPN's winter X Games. The X Games, which took place January 26th-29th, has been in an exclusive partnership with Jeep now for ...    Read more

Its been a busy week here at Automotive.com, and there's a good chance you missed some of it. So to help out, we've compiled our top five stories, one from each day, to help you stay on top of what's going on in the automotive world. Monday, January 23 ...    Read more

When Ram first shed its "Dodge" moniker back in 2009, many were scratching their heads in bewilderment. Almost three years later it appears Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne knew something everyone else didn't as the Ram brand has flourished on its own. Ram currently offers 12 trim packages that ...    Read more

The winter represents different things to different people. Many people pack up and head to warmer climates at the first sign of snow. Others wait for it to pile up so a weekend at a favorable ski resort can happen. If you fall into the latter category of those who ...    Read more

Toyota continues recovering from last year's devastating Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami which affected supply lines around the world. The automaker plans to add what it calls a "day of production" starting this Saturday at its San Antonio, Texas plant. According to Automotive News, the plant, which builds both the full-sized ...    Read more

Detroit-based auto maker General Motors is in the process of redesigning its full-size light-duty pickup trucks. GM will be unleashing its latest variation of the popular Silverado and Sierra pickups next year as 2014 models. The heavy-duty models will remain unchanged for now as exterior styling was tweaked along with ...    Read more

America loves diesels, it just doesn't realize it yet. Case in point: they can't build enough Volkswagen TDIs to fulfill demand, and enthusiasts have been clamoring for diesel's down-low torque to be available in almost every car. Now Dodge is planning for a diesel engine in its Durango SUV, ...    Read more

It wasn't a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination for the automotive industry in 2011. Fuel prices continued to climb ever higher while a natural disaster ravaged both Thailand and Japan causing parts shortages for many automakers. Hybrid vehicles weren't safe from the aforementioned issues either, ...    Read more

The recent and more stringent alterations to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy are forcing every automaker to squeeze out better mpg figures wherever they can. While Ford's full-size pickup truck had a good year (sister publication Motor Trend recently awarded the 2011 Ford F-150 its golden calipers and the right ...    Read more

When President Barack Obama announced a proposal to mandate an increase in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard automakers must adhere to, the companies rushed to endorse it. Well, all of them but Volkswagen. Volkswagen is a company that espouses the benefits of its clean-diesel technology and boasts about its new ...    Read more

At Automotive.com, we love cars (and trucks). But we also hold a soft spot in our hearts for animals, especially funny animals on TV. And for our money, not many can beat Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel. Or Dug the Dog. But Ford and Natural Balance think they have ...    Read more

Chevrolet is recalling 3150 rental-only Captiva crossovers over concerns of a glitch between its engine and power steering pump. Vehicles labeled as a 2011 or 2012 model year and assembled between October 9, 2009 and April 21, 2011 are believed to be the ones affected. Driving in manual mode and ...    Read more

Habemus Papam! The finalists for the 2012 North American Car of the Year awards are out, and up for grabs this year are the Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Passat. On the flip side, the North American Truck of the Year finalists are a diverse field: the BMW X3, the ...    Read more

General Motors and Chrysler did not see truck sales charge upward when they debuted Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra hybrid trucks and the Dodge Ram Hybrid oh so many years ago. Heck, Chrysler nixed the Dodge Ram Hybrid so fast that truck fanatics barely recall it. So why does it look like Toyota ...    Read more

Ford is recalling 16,091 F-Series pickup trucks over concerns of a defective brake transmission switch. This latest recall wasn't spurred by an investigation conducted by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration but internally by Ford. Some 2011 F-150 trucks and 2012 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550s with a steering column ...    Read more

The Jeep Comanche was only in production for seven short years, but in addition to lumber and drywall it picked up tons of admirers. Now, with the help of a MOPAR conversion kit, you can dress a Jeep Wrangler in pickup truck trimmings too. Starting this week Jeep dealerships will ...    Read more

At a ceremony in Dearborn, Michigan yesterday, Motor Trend announced the Ford F-150 as their 2012 Truck Of The Year. Motor Trend picked the F-150 based on its balance of efficiency and power, citing the new Ecoboost V-6 as an example of such engineering prowess. This was just one of the ...    Read more

With the addition of Pandora and Slacker Internet Radio to popular models, Ford gives the enterprising driver more ways to ignore those pesky passengers via SYNC Applink. Ford aims for SYNC to be the iPhone App Store of the automotive world, with access to potentially hundreds of apps (though Angry Birds ...    Read more