Like many automotive professionals and enthusiasts today, Jose Campos spent his youth under the hood with an older family member.
Car Culture Spotlights
Car culture extends well beyond just the car. Join us as we spotlight exciting cultural developments in the automotive community, from people doing exceptional work to fun and exciting trends and connections.
People do some pretty wild things with their cars, so we’ve showcased six quirky car subcultures that have gained popularity...
“I was very nervous when my dad decided to put me at our BMW store,” recalled Kelly Suntrup Stumpe, aka The Car Mom. “I was 22 years old; I had never sold a car, and yet I’m now selling $80,000 5 Series cars to people two or three times my...
The phenomenon known as Duck Duck Jeep is a global movement that emerged from a single, random act of kindness.
Photographs by James KieferAdditional reporting by Jennifer Chonillo and James Kiefer From the moment our team arrived and stepped out...
*Editor’s note: This article cites statistics that use binary gender concepts in their data collection. We understand that this is a limited representation of gender diversity and does not take into account people who do not fit neatly into “male” or “female” statistical categories or people who do not identify...
David StraughanEdited by: Stephen Kenney
A three-hour rain delay couldn’t stop Austin Prock from taking home his first Wally of the 2023 NHRA season on...
Friday, April 28 marks the start of the 2023 Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Fans can watch the fifth event...
To say that Justin Ashley has taken the drag racing world by storm would be an understatement. After being named the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Rookie of the Year in 2020, the Plainview, New York native’s success on drag racing’s biggest stage has only accelerated. Before the start of...
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been making headlines recently, and not always for good reasons. But while tech companies face scrutiny...
When Chip Lofton and his family were stranded on the side of the highway during a road trip, he needed...
As the first quarter of 2023 draws to a close, the auto chip shortage continues to be one of the biggest storylines in the automotive industry. In early March, automotive trend analyst group AutoForecast Solutions announced that the projected number of vehicles cut from North American production cycles had nearly...
Even if you haven’t heard about Carvana’s car vending machines, you may have seen one along the highway. The tall,...
In every advertisement for a holiday car sales event, there are a few critical elements. The smiling family. A snowy...
As the third quarter of 2023 approaches, the semiconductor shortage that began in 2020 is still having a broad impact on the automotive industry. Automakers around the globe have cut 2.82 million vehicles from their production schedules so far this year, partially due to the scarcity of chips, or semiconductor...
John Force is the winningest driver in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) history in any category. But unlike the quarter-mile...
In most parts of the U.S., access to a car is essential to daily life. Most Americans rely on private...
This article originally appeared on AutoVision News. It has been republished with permission. “Consider the hallmarks of human intelligence,” writes Dr. Mónica López-González in her whitepaper published by the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. “Overcome by computers in speed, accuracy, and precision, we continue to surpass computers in our capacity to...
The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (also known as Auto China 2020 and the 2020 Beijing Motor Show) is happening now...
“I’m a dad and husband. I am a singer and guitar player for a band called Metallica . . ....
Motor Bella, the outdoor version of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), opened to the public this week (September 20th, 2021) at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan. With the pandemic, NAIAS organizers called off the 2020 and 2021 editions of the famous motor show here in Detroit. Although...
If Bumblee were a Charger and not a Camaro, this is what he would be! World-famous custom car builders Ringbrothers...
Bel Air. Barracuda. Bronco. What do these words have in common? When presented together, you don’t have to be a...
Kevin Hart stopped by the 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas to catch a glimpse of his latest project build, a 1987 Buick Grand National T-Top. Hart’s Grand National, nicknamed “Dark Knight,” was on display at the Magnaflow booth, just across from his 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner in the Meguiar’s booth....
Sam Brake Guia, host of the Brians Byte Back podcast, invited our Managing Editor, Carl Anthony, on to discuss the future of...
The Detroit Autonomous Vehicle Group is a growing organization in both Michigan and Canada. Those who enjoy science and engineering...
Aren’t drivers in your city just the worst? Apparently, people in every city seem to think so – at least if local online communities can be believed. If you frequent these communities in places like Reddit, you’ve probably seen posts that insist that people in your city just don’t know...
When we last saw Dr. Ali Karimoddini and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) team in...