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Study Forecasts Billion Dollar Market For In-Car Apps Within Five Years

Over the past few years we've seen automakers start to offer in-car apps, similar to what consumers have come to expect from their smartphones. Toyota added popular services such as Pandora, ...

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Posted May 24, 2013

Auto Industry Legend Bob Lutz Trying To Save Fisker

Bob Lutz is perhaps America's best known auto industry executive, and a living legend in auto circles the world over. And at age 80, he is not done yet and offering to take over the recently failed ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Fisker Automotive News

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Posted May 24, 2013

Why Memorial Day Is A Car Thief's Day To Go To Work

Go ahead. Enjoy your BBQ. But lock your car in a safe place, because Memorial Day is the second-worst day of the year for car stealing. ...

CATEGORIES: Car Theft

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Posted May 24, 2013

How To Save Big Money on Car Repairs

We have all been there. The car is at the dealer or mechanic's shop and they say a repair is going to cost four figures. Do you just grin and bear it, or challenge it? This happened to me and I won. ...

CATEGORIES: Car Care

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Watch This Rocket Propelled Bike Break A World Land Speed Record [VIDEO]

When does a bike stop being a bike? Apparently, not when a rocket is propelling it to a land speed world record. French cyclist François Gissy used hydrogen peroxide to propel himself to ...

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Posted May 23, 2013

Sidewalk Skiing Gaining Notoriety In Saudi Arabia

NBC has the 411 on a new crazy driving stunt that all the kids in Saudi Arabia are trying called 'sidewalk skiing'. Also known as 'arab drift' the stunt isn't actually all that new ...

CATEGORIES: Weird Car News

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Posted May 23, 2013

Trucker Saves Crash Victim's Life With Big Rig

A man in the right place at the right time – and with the right truck – saved a crash victim's life in Stillwater, Minn. Scott Rosenberg was driving a heavy-duty construction truck when he ...

CATEGORIES: Car Crashes

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Posted May 23, 2013

US Auto Factories Cutting Back On Summer Downtime

The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Chrysler News, Ford News, GM News

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Posted May 23, 2013

Nissan Recalls 841,000 Vehicles

Nissan Motor Corp has announced they are voluntarily recalling over a three-quarters of a million vehicles worldwide for steering wheel issues. The No. 2 Japanese automaker will recall 841,000 ...

CATEGORIES: Auto Recalls, Nissan News

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Posted May 23, 2013

Gas Prices Slightly Higher This Memorial Day Weekend

There will be more Memorial Day travelers on the road this year, facing a slight increase in gas prices, according to AAA. ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Driving, Gas Prices

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Posted May 23, 2013

Tesla Pays Back DOE Loans Early

It has all the earmarks of being a late 1990s dot.com bubble stock, but for now Tesla Motors can't seem to do anything wrong. And investors keep rewarding the young electric-vehicle company with more ...

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Tesla Repays $465 Million DOE Loan Ahead Of Schedule

Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has paid off a $465 million U.S. Department of Energy loan in full with interest. In doing so, Tesla becomes the first U.S. automaker to completely repay ...

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Posted May 22, 2013

Changing Interiors Of Cars, Auto Industry Looks Outside For Inspiration

Right at the outset of his presentation, Tom KraMer confesses. He doesn't know a lick about the auto industry. He designs medical devices and surgical tools for a living. ...

CATEGORIES: Car Shopping

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Posted May 22, 2013

Woman Brags About Hitting Cyclist On Twitter

A woman in Norfolk, England hit a cyclists, drives away, and tweets about the event. ...

CATEGORIES: Weird Car News, Car Crashes

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HondaJet Delayed Once More

Back in October, we told you that Honda would be delaying the HondaJet until mid-2013. Well, that has changed again with Honda now expecting to launch their high-tech light jet in the second half ...

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Helios Bars Make Your Bike Smarter With Bluetooth GPS, LED Lighting [VIDEO]

For cyclists, the road can be a dangerous place, and it can become all the more dangerous when you have to look up directions to where you are going on your phone while pedaling away. That's why ...

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Posted May 22, 2013

The Worst Scooter Driver Of All Time

A man in China colides with several vehicles at a busy intersection before escaping angry drivers by speeding into a large pit ...

CATEGORIES: Weird Car News, Car Crashes

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Posted May 22, 2013

Transit Worker Hires Drunk Homeless Man To Direct Traffic

What do you do when the man responsible for traffic safety in one of the busiest urban areas in the country is drunk? It's shocking, but a New Jersey Transit worker has been paying a homeless ...

CATEGORIES: Weird Car News, Traffic

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Watch A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lighting II Perform Vertical Takeoff [VIDEO]

A video released Monday shows the first vertical takeoff of a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. While impressive, don't think that runways will soon be obsolete. In order to achieve vertical ...

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Posted May 21, 2013

Rental Car Safety Act Facing Opposition From Dealers, Carmakers

Lawmakers, safety advocates and auto industry representatives debated whether or not car rental companies should be allowed to rent vehicles that have been recalled. ...

CATEGORIES: Auto Recalls, Car Safety, Driving

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