Driving

Apparently, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is the best-selling hybrid crossover in the world. That’s quite a feat for a company that has not been known for hybrids, let along PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) until quite recently.

Cars are going out of fashion. Soon, you won’t be able to buy one at all. Why, it’s not even that long since Ford announced that they weren’t going to sell any cars at all, apart from the Mustang.

The Dodge Ram has always seemed particularly well-named: if you can’t dodge out of the way, it’s going to ram you.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird

Looking back can offer simple solutions for our automotive future

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: China builds huge sea-crossing bridge As a country that’s long been a bit of an overachiever in the wall department, China can always be relied upon to put together some seriously

We’re used to the forest being squeezed. Hemmed in by the limitations of the treeline and the ambitions of developers, our North Shore wooded places are often a bit like a tree sandwich.

Extra training should earn drivers savings on insurance

Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo has history that dates back to 1910, when Cavalier Ugo Stella acquired the shares of an Italian factory of a French carmaker. At that time, he decided to rename the plant Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, or ALFA.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Why the Suzuki Jimny is the SUV we need now In the wake of a damning report on climate change from the United Nations, it’s not hard to make the case for better public transit and