Cherokee Nation Wants Jeep to Drop the Cherokee Name: “It Does Not Honor Us”
23 Feb 2021, 05:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Following similar moves across various industries, Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, says it’s time for Jeep stop using the name
Tesla Model 3 Loses Rear Window on the Freeway
17 Feb 2021, 12:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owner claims to have heard a crack from when the window shattered, and then it went out into traffic. Tesla service fixed the issue, but weren’t exactly helpful
BMW Defends That Huge Grille Again Because BMW Doesn’t Care What You Think
8 Feb 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Thou doth protest too much: Domagoj Dukec, Head Designer at BMW, talks to Esquire about the huge 4-Series grille, while insisting BMW doesn’t care for haters
Quite Wholesome Toyota Ad Banned for Showing 2021 GR Yaris Powersliding
8 Jan 2021, 06:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Australia’s Advertising Standards Bureau finds ad to show unsafe driving and, as such, need further editing - this, for a couple of seconds of breaking traction
Tesla Doesn’t Even Need the Press at This Point, So Why Bother
10 Oct 2020, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What’s the use of a PR department that’s hardly ever put to work when you have Elon Musk on Twitter and a loyal fanbase willing to do all the heavy lifting?
Lewis Hamilton Won’t Be Silenced: My Whole Life There’s Been Scrutiny
10 Oct 2020, 04:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / F1 champ explains his decision to speak up and determination to continue doing so, using his Formula One platform to raise awareness on BLM and inequality
VW Explains Racist Golf MK. 8 Ad, Says It Didn’t Stem From Racist Intentions
12 Jun 2020, 03:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The results of an extensive internal investigation have been disclosed, showing over 200 people viewed the ad and noticed nothing wrong with it
Volkswagen Ad for Golf MK. 8 Prompts Public Outrage, Apology from Carmaker
21 May 2020, 03:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The ad aired on social media and was supposed to tell the story of a romance between a white woman and a black man. It came across as racist, instead
U.S. Car Dealers Know the Way to a Man’s Heart Is With a Rifle
14 Oct 2019, 20:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Offering gun vouchers with the purchase of a new car seems to have become tradition in the U.S., despite a rise in number of mass shootings and public pushback
VP Mike Pence Brings 8-Car Motorcade to Mackinac Island, Which Has Banned Cars
24 Sep 2019, 14:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The auto ban on the island is almost as old as the auto industry itself. Mackinac Island is a National Historic Landmark and has a population of 490
German Amusement Park Ride Shut Down for Resembling Spinning Swastikas
26 Aug 2019, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Eagle’s Flight featured 8 eagle-shaped carts grouped in 4s, resembling two giant, spinning swastikas. The ride has been shut down and will be redesigned
People Are Still Mad About Pride Month Decal on Oregon State Police Cruiser
21 Aug 2019, 13:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Agency announced its support of Pride Month with a temporary rainbow decal on one of their cruisers and people are still fuming about it
KLM Airlines Apologizes for Tweeting About the Safest Seats in Case of a Crash
19 Jul 2019, 13:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dutch airline company posted stats saying those seated in the middle of the plane were the most likely to die in a crash
Elon Musk is OK With People Having Sex in Speeding Teslas on Autopilot
13 May 2019, 09:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla CEO acknowledges viral adult video of couple getting it on while driving a Tesla on Autopilot, but only to laugh it off
White Supremacist Delivers Brutal Beatdown to Woman Blocking Him in Parking Lot
22 Mar 2019, 18:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Video of a Dallas bartender delivering punches and uppercuts to a female driver he’d gotten into an argument with emerges online
9YO Flying Virgin Australia Alone Spends The Night on Airport Floor
20 Mar 2019, 16:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The flight from Brisbane to Sydney had to be diverted to and grounded in Melbourne because of thunderstorms, but the airline never informed the parents
Dwayne Johnson Gets Dragged For Saying Army Tank Named “The Rock” is “Sexy”
18 Mar 2019, 13:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Soldiers in the 1st Squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment based in Fort Bliss, Texas, name one of their tanks The Rock, and The Rock himself is very pleased about it
Footage of Real-Life Train Derailment Included in Bird Box, People Are Outraged
18 Jan 2019, 10:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Netflix used stock footage of the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, which killed 47 people and destroyed half of the downtown area
Biaggi Regrets Altercation with Melandri
29 Mar 2011, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last weekend's World Superbike meeting at Donington Park was full of incidents, from Maxime Berger losing the rear wheel of his Ducati in Race 1 to Marco Melandri scoring his first WSBK win in ...
Woman Called Zoe Renault to Sue French Carmaker over Name Issue
20 May 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / A Parisian woman called Zoe Renault is trying to stop the French automaker from using her name on a new model: the electric car Renault Zoe Z.E. (zero emissions). According to the Guardian, the 2...