SEMA’s Washington, D.C., staff has reminded us that California Legacy License Plates are available for pre-order, and that without sufficient orders the program may be truncated. California Legacy License Plates are new license plates in one of three classic designs...
Into the void left by the disappearance of the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari small vans have come the Ford Transit Connect and Nissan NV200 van. Now Toyota wants a piece of that market, gauging interest with a distinctive concept van that, with its apparently...
At the end of 2015, the Chevrolet brand will no longer be available. But before you lump Chevrolet in with Pontiac and Oldsmobile and Mercury and Plymouth, understand that this piece of news applies only to Europe. General Motors has decided to focus its resources on...
Driving, in its most traditional form, is young. Even with a lifespan of over 200 years, dating back to the very first Benz Patent Motorwagen from 1885, driving is barely a blip in the history of the whole human species. It has aided in only a handful of wars, helped...
In 1968, when Ted Dillard was eleven, his father brought home an electric car from his job at Massachusetts Electric. “It’s up to your generation,’” he told Dillard.“‘This technology’s been around. The problem is the batteries, and it’s up to your generation to...
When BMW’s version of the MINI Cooper landed in the states more than a decade ago, it was a minor revolution. Sure, the automotive industry has always had a knack for churning out retro flavor-of-the-week cars that sell almost entirely on nostalgia and design (PT...
