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Toyota announced a $30 million investment in its Georgetown, Kentucky plant a week and a half ago to increase engine production by 100,000 units. But the company has even bigger plans for ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz's new cruise control system goes beyond regulating speed and braking. The system, called Predictive Powertrain Control, reduces fuel consumption by using GPS technology to shift a transmission based on the topography ahead. Mercedes says it’s the first system to link GPS and gearbox shifting together. Currently offered in the ...    Read more

These new spy photos reveal that the Ford F-150 pickup family will soon receive new grille designs. The F-150 FX4 and XLT trims receive grilles that resemble those of the larger Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks, while the Lariat model gets a restyled three-bar grille. As these spy photos show, the ...    Read more

In the 4th installment of Hot Rod’s “Roadkill,” Mike Finnegan and David Freiburger decide that Finnegan’s wife’s 1969 Chevrolet El Camino needs a new engine. But instead of just ordering a crate motor and doing the job in the garage, they decide to do things the fun way. The duo ordered ...    Read more

2011-2013 Ford F-150, Ford Expedition, Ford Mustang, Lincoln Navigator The Problem: The transmission range sensor on the affected vehicles may not indicate that reverse gear has been engaged, neither lighting up the "R" in the gauge cluster nor illuminating the reverse lights. Whether or not the internal and exterior lights illuminate, ...    Read more

Ford can't keep up with demand for its EcoBoost V-6 and 3.7-liter V-6 engines. The automaker is adding a third shift to its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1, a move that is expected to require 250 jobs mostly filled by former employees at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 2, which ...    Read more

A diesel-hybrid Volvo commercial truck nicknamed “Mean Green” recently set new world speed records at Utah’s Wendover Airfield. Recording a speed of 147.002 mph in the Flying Kilometer, and 95.245 mph in the Standing Kilometer, the hybrid big rig broke records in both events. “We are very pleased with ...    Read more

Now three years past its humbling 2009 restructuring, General Motors is once again looking at strengthening its strategic alliances with other automakers. Earlier this year, ...    Read more

Now your kids can be just like dad and drive a Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck. The Fisher-Price toy has working lights, a speaker that plays engine sounds, a storage compartment beneath the seat, and the ability to carry children weighing up to 44 pounds. The toy F-250 looks just ...    Read more

Chrysler's plug-in hybrid-electric minivan project is taking another baby step toward production by entering its second phase. Three PHEV Chrysler Town & Country vans have been delivered to the Sacramento Municipal Utitly District, where they will hit the open road and help with the data collection process. The PHEV ...    Read more

The current-generation Chevrolet Silverado (and GMC Sierra) full-size pickups have been on the market since 2007, so it's unsurprising that General Motors has begun work on the next-generation trucks. Lucky for us, our spy photographer managed to catch copies of the both the Silverado 1500 and HD clad in camouflage ...    Read more

Most LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) systems for installing child safety seats are hard to use, a new report says. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) tested the top 98 selling passenger cars in 2010-2011 for ease of use, ...    Read more

Every year, Jeep aficionados head to Moab, Utah for the Easter Jeep Safari, to conquer one of the most challenging trails in the world. This year, attendees were in for a treat thanks to six Jeep concepts including the Mighty FC Concept. The folks over at Motor Trend were at ...    Read more

Ram is ready to make fuel economy the new trailer tow rating. The 2013 Ram 1500 is promising best-in-class fuel economy thanks to the Pentastar V-6 and a new eight-speed automatic transmission. Don’t worry, there’s still a Hemi V-8 that’ll tow as much as it did last year and that ...    Read more

Though Mopar’s official concepts may have stolen the show at this year’s Jeep Easter Safari in Moab, Utah, three notable entries from Venchurs Vehicle Systems also ignited off-road enthusiasts’ passion. When you bring a bulletproof Ram 1500 that breathes fire and a machine gun-packing Jeep pickup ...    Read more

The slow five-day tease of the 2013 Ram 1500 continues today with a look at the pickup's interior as well as two other close-up photos. The remaining teasers of the updated Ram truck will be released throughout the course of the week, culminating in its reveal at the 2012 ...    Read more

The Toyota Hilux has once again been thrown into a seemingly impossible situation and again has survived. This time around, a team from Extreme World Races piloted three Hilux pickup trucks around Antarctica and each clocked more than 5900 miles on the odometer. It’s the longest expedition in polar history. The ...    Read more

GMC spent most of its first 100 years building workhorses of industry, military, and public transportation. How?s the brand celebrating its next 100 years? By building some gussied-up 2012 Sierra, Yukon, and Yukon XL models, of course. The new package is called the Heritage Edition, and as ...    Read more

Chrysler has had great success with its Clint Eastwood-narrated ad from this year's Super Bowl. Now, the automaker is looking to capitalize on that commercial's success by spinning off four new ads for each of its brands from parts of the original commercial. Each of the four new spots stems from ...    Read more

The annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari often allows Jeep designers and engineers alike to play with some fun new designs, and even some cool updates coming to Jeep’s production lineup. Last year's Moab Easter Safari led to the introduction of the color Dozer Yellow, and the ...    Read more

Ram teased a chrome-filled grille teaser today of what we believe is the 2013 Ram 1500 truck, scheduled for a debut at  the 2012 New York International Auto Show. Ram plans to tease photos of the truck every day until its April 5 debut. Not surprisingly, Ram is using social media ...    Read more

Die-hard Jeep enthusiasts look forward to Easter every year, and not for the colored eggs – in lieu of the Easter bunny, Jeep rolls out half a dozen special models at its Moab Easter Jeep Safari. This year, behold the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Concept, Wrangler Apache, Mighty FC Concept, ...    Read more

For the past few years, we’ve wondered whether the Mercedes-Benz G-Class will continue to remain in the lineup. The classic SUV’s prospects for 2013, however, look promising after a surprise appearance in a 2013 GLK press photo for another Mercedes model. Mercedes unveiled the revised ...    Read more

The State of Texas and pickup trucks go together like…Texas and pickup trucks, actually -- the two are nearly inseparable. Dodge is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of its Texas-themed Ram 1500 Lone Star special edition with an even blingier version. The truck is called the Ram 1500 Lone Star, a version ...    Read more

If he were still alive today, German engineer Rudolf Diesel would be 154 years old this Sunday. To celebrate the birthday of the man who brought us – what else? – the diesel engine, we have rounded up all 18 cars available in the U.S. market from Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, ...    Read more