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Jeep and Bill Murray Promote Social Distancing in New Ad

By Ed Tahaney - Apr 11, 2020

  Remember, the trails will be waiting when this is all over.   Remember that hilarious Jeep Gladiator commercial from the...

Why auto parts stores are deemed essential businesses, and how they're adjusting

By Jim O'Clair - Apr 08, 2020

Photos by author unless otherwise noted. In addition to my efforts for Hemmings Motor News, I continue to work one day a wee...

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Will Be New for the First Time in a Decade

By Daniel Pund - Apr 08, 2020

ILLUSTRATION BY RADOVAN VARICAK -- CAR AND DRIVER   The next-gen model will ride on an Alfa Romeo platform and offer four-c...

Nuro gets the green light to test driverless delivery robots in California

By Andrew J. Hawkins - Apr 07, 2020

Image: Nuro   The company is only the second to receive permission from the safety-conscious state Nuro, the self-driving ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum to Host a Virtual Cars and Coffee Gathering on April 11

By Conner Golden - Apr 07, 2020

    Owners of the most popular rides receive a “cool prize” from the museum.   As we enumerated in our list of gearhead...

Ford For Kids Activity Book Aims To Keep Kids Busy

By Shane McGlaun - Apr 07, 2020

  Ford knows that kids all around the country are stuck indoors with little to do, and parents may be looking for something ...

Stave off stay-at-home boredom and go for a drive

By Ben Watanabe - Apr 06, 2020

Several members of the Modern Mopars of Snohomish County club motor up Chuckanut Drive during a group cruise in March. It was...

Temporarily-closed car museums are open digitally with virtual tours and more

By Matt Litwin - Apr 06, 2020

Like countless other institutions that are contending with the results of the COVID-19 pandemic, automotive museums across the ...

Anticipating the 2021 Mustang Mach 1, we look back at the original run

By Jim Koscs - Apr 06, 2020

  If spy photos and rumors are correct, a new Mach 1 will be joining the Mustang line for 2021, replacing the Bullitt and ...

Lordstown Motors Shows Upcoming Electric Truck on Test Track

By Roberto Baldwin - Apr 03, 2020

  Lordstown Motors released the first two in a series of videos meant to highlight the testing of its upcoming Endurance p...

Cadillac's 500-HP-Plus Blackwing V-8 Engine May Live to See Another Engine Bay

By Greg Fink - Apr 03, 2020

  The Blackwing V-8 engine is currently limited to certain CT6 models.   The Cadillac CT6 won't live to see the 2021 mod...

How Detroit automakers are creating a new 'arsenal of health' to cope with growing coronavirus pandemic

By Michael Wayland - Apr 03, 2020

  Automakers are assisting where they can to produce life-saving respirators, ventilators and masks to assist those infected...

Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody expected for 2021

By Jonathon Ramsey - Apr 03, 2020

Designed and engineered to push the boundaries of what a four-do   797-hp muscle sedan plays some Demon tricks   As of wr...

2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid Could Have a 3.5-Liter EcoBoost V-6: Report

By James Gilboy - Apr 02, 2020

  An allegedly leaked VIN decoder may have foreshadowed Ford's plans for the electrified F-Series.   Ford's plans to gradu...

Was Leo Beebe a corporate villain or a good guy with a tough job?

By Frank Comstock - Apr 02, 2020

    With the release of the Ford v Ferrari movie, there has been renewed interest associated with my 2016 article here on H...

Next Gen car debut delayed until 2022 due to coronavirus pandemic

By Staff Report - Apr 02, 2020

NASCAR officials announced Thursday that the planned 2021 debut of the Next Gen car has been delayed until 2022. “Due to cha...

GM, Honda partner to develop two new all-electric vehicles

By Michael Wayland - Apr 02, 2020

GM CEO and chairman Mary Barra speaks during an “EV Day” on March 4, 2020 at the company’s tech and design campus in Warren, ...

Ford Sees Talks With U.S. on Cash For Clunkers-Like Stimulus

By Keith Naughton - Apr 02, 2020

  By Dave Parker - Own work, CC BY 3.0   * Industrywide sales pace last month was slowest in 10 years * Morgan Stanley se...