After making its world debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, at least a few automotive aficionados on the West Coast have gotten a good look at Honda's latest pocket rocket. That's because the first Civic Type R to ever reach these shores finally made its North American debut at 4:00 pm pacific daylight time yesterday afternoon at the Los Angeles Convention Center during AutoCon Los Angeles 2017.

Dodge has just announced an additional spiff for Demon owners: their very own customized crate of tools. Dodge calls it the Demon Crate and, according to the manufacturer, it contains a unique selection of Demon logo'd, professional quality track tools brought to you through Snap-on Business Solutions. So it's all really top-drawer (pun intended) stuff.

The North American version of the 2018 Crosstrek will make its debut during media days at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in April.

The General resurrected the Redline name (this time making it a single word) for the 2015 SEMA Show. Buoyed by the response from the Las Vegas crowd, the manufacturer has decided that, once again, buyers should be offered a bevy of Redline-modified models (although, in this case, the changes are purely cosmetic).

It's official. The 2018 Chevy Cruze Diesel has broken the 50 mile per gallon barrier according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates. But while that's certainly something to crow about, after taking a closer look it appears that a lot of buyers won't see that number on their window sticker, much less get close to it in real-world driving.

Joining eight others it's constructed in the past; Ford has created yet another one-of-a kind special edition Mustang that will be sold at the Gathering of Eagles charity auction to be held on July 28th of this year. The proceeds from the sale will benefit the EAA Young Eagles program (which, since 1992, has provided free introductory flights to 2 million young people).

Judged by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), the awards program is now in its 32nd year. The three finalists in each category were revealed earlier this month, and the winners will be announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017.

It's been nearly a year since the 2017 Kia Niro was unveiled at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show. Based on the same dedicated hybrid platform that underpins the Hyundai Ioniq, we've been given the model's specifications, but not much else. But following a press release yesterday from Kia, we now know everything from the trim levels that will be offered to pricing and at least a vague idea when it will reach dealers.

In an odd twist to the phrase timing is everything, Ford chose to unveil a refreshed 2018 Mustang eight days after its press conference at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. Be that as it may, we're here to tell you that, despite the many unexplained oddities surrounding the announcement, the wait should be worth it if you're currently on the fence and considering buying one.

It is a new world out there in the automotive advertising game. How else would you explain the latest advertising campaign from Kia Motors America?