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What Was the First Convertible Car, and Who Invented It?

So, what was the first convertible car, and who invented it ... However, the design never made it into production. Twelve years later, Georges Paulin, a French dentist, patented a hydraulically ... read more

Was the Beetle the First Car Volkswagen Ever Made?

Over the years, 21,529,464 units were made, with 1971 being its most popular ... car is this—was the Beetle Volkswagen’s first production car? We dove into the details of the Beetle, pre ... read more

Arrest made 7 years after off-duty D.C. police officer shot dead, girlfriend wounded while sitting in car in Baltimore

Sgt. Tony Anthony Mason Jr. was shot to death while sitting in a car with a woman he had been dating, according to police. read more

Was The Self Driving Car Invented In The 1980s?

The news is full of self-driving cars and while there is some bad news ... starting with a description of the first system that processed 32×32 pixels of data at a time with an 8085 CPU, to ... read more

How the Volkswagen GTI Snagged the 1985 Car of the Year Crown

Subjectively and objectively, the "tiger in a three-piece suit” proved more than worthy enough to take home the title. read more

This One-Owner Mustang Was the First Ever Sold in the US, Two Days Before It Was Launched

A 22-year-old teacher from Illinois bought a convertible Ford Mustang on April 15, 1964, even though the car’s official launch date was April 17 ... read more

102-year-old antique car reported stolen in Door County, 15 months after the theft

The Door County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for any information on the theft. They hope the Overland is still intact because of its value. read more

The first VW Golf was built exactly 50 years ago today

The end result was the first Golf ... about two years after the regular A112. With that said, the original Golf GTI helped democratize the idea that a humble economy car could also go like ... read more

Remember These Classic Family Cars Over the Past 50 Years

Ford fell on its face when its first small car, the Pinto ... in mileage with each passing model year. No, the introduction of a wagon in 2011 made it clear that Prius was not only a family ... read more

Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year

Tesla’s stock tumbled below $150 per share, giving up all of the gains made over the past year as the electric vehicle maker reels from falling sales and steep discounts intended to lure more buyers. read more

American-Made Index by Cars.com

What’s more, manufacturers that build fewer than 1,000 cars in a given model year ... Made Index cannot be compared to results for the index’s prior generation, published from 2017 to 2019 ... read more

Shooting death last year at car dealership was self-defense, attorney tells jury

Jakira T. Anderson claims she was afraid of the man who had tried to remove her from the business after hours of arguing over her car. read more