Ford and the American Humane Association have teamed up in a new pet safety campaign to remind pickup truck drivers that dogs should never ride in the bed of a pickup truck.  Called “Dogs Ride Inside,” the campaign reminds… (more)

GM vehicles were named as Compact Car of Texas for the 2013 Buick Verano Turbo, Full-Size Car of Texas for the new 2014 Chevrolet Impala 2LZ , Performance Sedan of Texas for the 2013 Cadillac ATS Premium Collection ,… (more)

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MY PLATES HONORS 100,000TH CUSTOMER Jose Angel Sandoval Caravel has been #36 since Little League.  He’s also My Plates’ 100,000th customer  .Jose didn’t know he was the 100,000th customer when he called My Plates, but he… (more)

Some 50 car writers, most of them members of Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA), spent the last Monday in April driving around the Texas Motor Speedway track near Fort Worth. They were attempting to drive as many of the competing (more)

by John Graham So went the advertisement … with the ‘Three’ being a sprinter leaping from the line, just as the newly announced BMW 3-Series was released onto the market. The Bavarian carmaker doesn’t name its models as other makers (more)

Nissan’s All-New 2007 Sentra Launches with Breakthrough Marketing Idea 24/7 Lifestyle Inspired Both Vehicle Design and Daring Multi-Channel Pop Culture “Performance Art” Inspired by the research photos taken inside the cars of hundreds of 20-30 year olds, the all-new 2007 (more)

  UNUSUALLY HIGH GAS PRICES WILL NOT DETER THANKSGIVING TRAVELERS AAA Expects a Modest Increase in Holiday Travel Travelers this Thanksgiving are facing record high gas prices for November but they will not be deterred from seeing friends and family (more)

In some cases it is the concept more than the actual lyrics of a song the grab me.  Such is the case with Waylon Jenning’s song about Luckenbach, Texas.  I am not about to “Buy some boots and faded jeans (more)

  It’s amazing what you can find on the Internet — even a solution to the high price of gasoline and diesel fuel. My husband and I put a lot of miles on our vehicles every year. I drive round (more)

Road trippers need only apply. Enjoy a road trip with Presidente InterContinental from the coastal town of Puerto Vallarta to the inland city of Guadalajara for a weekend of exploring villages, jungles and tequila routes in your very own Jeep. (more)

Who says Americans don't care about fuel economy?  Can we finally all agree that old myth has been put to rest once and for all? In a recent Consumer Reports survey, fuel economy was the most important factor for new (more)

In this age of soundbites, everything seems to have a label   Recently I found this was especially true of new cars. When driving two new cars, I discovered that each had its own four letter word label that was (more)

After their homes, most Americans' largest financial investment is their vehicle, so helping it stay in good working order for as long as possible is a high priority. In fact, the average age of a passenger car in North America (more)