Alfa Romeo starts life in Stellantis with a promise of growth
Alfa Romeo has been the focus of multiple relaunch plans over the last 15 years, none of which has generated lasting results. Its current range has been reduced to just the...
Honda taps GM’s Cruise to bring self-driving cars to Japan
TOKYO – Honda is leveraging a tie-up with General Motors and Cruise to ramp up its new mobility business by importing some of Cruise’s newest wheels for use in Japan...
NHTSA received complaints concerning Ford tailgate recall
A Ford Motor Co. safety recall is being investigated after NHTSA received 11 complaints that the 2019 power tailgate remedy did not work. The recall affected 300,000 2017-20 Super Duty...
YouTuber Finds the Lancia From Top Gear’s “Botswana Special”
Almost 15 years ago, the Top Gear team went to Botswana. The presenters at the time—Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond—were each given a budget of £1,500 (about $2,000 at...
Gerald Wiegert, creator of the Vector supercar, dies at 76
Gerald Wiegert, the entrepreneur born in the Detroit area who for three decades aimed to build an American supercar faster and sexier than anything out of Europe, died Jan. 15...
Want the Midas Touch? Buy This Pair of Rare Gold Vintage Ferraris
Pining after a "Resale Red" Ferrari? Yikes, sounds like someone didn't get the memo—red Ferraris are out, friend. If you want to impress the masses and signify that you are...
Former NADA President Leon Edwards dies at 89
Leon Edwards, a former president of the National Automobile Dealers Association who led the group when it agreed to a decade of antitrust oversight by the U.S. Justice Department, died...
Innovative Screen and Control Tech Debuts at Virtual CES 2021
CES 2021 is all virtual this year, and bone-crushingly dull to cover by contrast with the tantalizing (if foot-numbing) time we've had covering it live in previous years. Nevertheless we've...
VW ends Golf production in Mexico
As expected, Volkswagen Group of America has ended production of the Golf at the automaker's plant in Puebla, Mexico, which supplied U.S. dealers, as the base-model hatchback is wound down...
Why MotorTrend’s Top Gear America Stands on Its Own
MotorTrend is the number one automotive media destination in the world for a reason: We know what we're doing. You already know that, though. You've trusted us and other brands...