Chrysler Turns Fiat Ducato Into the 2014 Ram ProMaster 1500 Full-Size Van

The Fiat-Chrysler group product plan presented by CEO Sergio Marchionne on January 30 indicated that Ram would get just one new model in the North American market this year: the ProMaster commercial van. Read more »

We're Pretty Sure You Shouldn't Use a Daewoo Matiz as a Snow Plow…

Here's a minor accident with a somewhat humorous outcome. According to the author of the video, a large truck with Russian license plates T-boned a learner's Daewoo Matiz hatchback at an intersection at low speed (from what we understand, it may have taken place in Ukraine – if you know, tell us in the comments).

While the impact wasn't strong, the Matiz somehow got wedged on the lorry's front bumper! We don't know if the truck driver had any problems with his brakes or if he was trying to stop further down the road to allow the other cars to pass by, but we clearly see the lorry moving with the Matiz.

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Nothing to See Here, Keep on Driving

Being scared to death after watching a truck flip over right in front of you on the highway is completely human and understandable. What isn't, is when something like this occurs to you and you drive off into the sunset as if nothing happened.

Just look at this accident, which from what we understand, took place somewhere in Asia.

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There's Something Reversely Wrong with this Driver

You could say that this driver is pretty good with his hands behind the wheel, or completely senseless, or perhaps better yet, both.

How else can you explain his actions after the car lost traction due to the icy conditions of the road, spinning around itself and narrowly missing an oncoming vehicle?

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Life Can be Full of Surprises when You're Driving on Russian Roads

Come on, just admit it, there's no reason to be ashamed; you missed watching all those whacky videos from Russia on CarScoop while we were fighting against Google's devious bureaucratic operations the past few days.

So, to make up for it, we plunged into the depths of YouTube dodging the expected and looking for the unexpected – fear not, you'll soon see for yourself what we mean by that.

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Ghostly Foam Car Flabbergasts Aussie Cops in Queensland

A group of people including two police officers and onlookers who were standing in the middle of a road in the tourist resort township of Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia, were caught off guard when what the originally thought was a wave of sea foam turned out to be a car in a…frothy disguise!

The surprise-ending footage was captured by Michel Bell who visited the area with his sister to watch the impressive natural phenomenon caused by a tropical cyclone in the area.

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How Do You Say Oops in Spanish? Chilean Bus Driver Plays "Hot" Movie by Mistake [NSFW]

A Chilean bus driver has a lot of explaining to do after he left an X-rated love movie playing on the on-board television screens of a bus packed with families.

In the video footage that has now gone viral on the web, we see a young man walking down the aisle checking the passengers (likely for tickets) with his back turned towards the displays.

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Count How Many Times this Driver Hit a Vehicle in 5 Seconds

The way we see it, there's only one of two things going on here with this driver: either he's more drunk than Lindsey Lohan floating unsurprised in a barrel of whiskey or he's crazier than a rabid dog.

There's no other explanation, because while you could say the driver of the white-colored station wagon (can you tell us the make and model?) was trying to make a quick getaway after smashing into the Nissan Juke when he hit the truck, the second time he crashed into it doesn't make any sense.

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Watch This Driver Chase Down His Tow Truck

All motorists should make sure that their vehicles are secured if they are going to leave the wheel and jump out with the engine running, perhaps even more so if you happen to be a professional driver of a truck.

There's no way of knowing if this tow truck driver forgot to pull the handbrake, if there was a mechanical failure or something else that we can't see from the video, but he's bound to have a lot of explaining to do…especially to the owner of the blue SUV that looks like it may have sustained some damages.

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This is How Canadians Clear the Snow Off Their Roads

In some places, a little bit of salt and a pickup truck fitted with a plow will do fine to clear the roads when Mother Nature shakes her head and sprinkles her dandruff, but in certain areas, it's just won't do the trick, at least not in a timely manner.

That's when you need some heavy machinery to do all the hard work. If you have ever wondered how they do it, a YouTube user filmed a snow removal crew from Canada swiftly clearing up tons of snow with what could be one of the largest snow blowers we've seen working together with several dump trucks.

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China's BYD Wants to Build All-Electric Busses in the U.S.

The Chinese maker of all-electric vehicles that gained a lot of attention in 2008 when investor Warren Buffett bought a 10 percent stake in BYD for$230 million, is now actively looking to build an electric-bus assembly plant in the States.

Micheal Austin, vice president of BYD America, broke the news to WardsAuto, adding that the company has not yet decided on the location for the plant. "Clearly, there are a lot sensitive negotiations that must go on before any of that happens," said Austin.

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This Truck Driver Could Definitely Use a Backup Camera

Think you're having a bad day? How about this Audi motorist who was caught behind a truck whose driver missed a turn and then simply decided to back up on the road.

As you would expect, such a big vehicle has many blind spots, especially towards the rear, which is why their drivers should exercise extra caution when attempting any change of direction.

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Playing Real Life Bumper Cars isn't in the Least Amusing

As scary as this incident may have been for the driver and passengers of the vehicle fitted with the dashboard camera, it could have ended, worse…much, much worse.

The passenger car was traveling on the highway when a truck on the opposite side of the road (look at the 15-second mark) suddenly turned or lost control, we cannot be certain from this distance, and crossed through the other lane.

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Dedicated Traffic Officer Hit by a Truck gets on his Feet and Goes Back to Work!

Talk about impeccable work ethics. A police officer, who according to some online commentators, was directing traffic in Kazakhstan (if the incident occurred in another country, leave us a note below), was knocked down by a careless truck driver.

We could be wrong, but from what we can tell, the truck looks like it drove over the cop's foot before it continued on its way.

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You Won't Believe What this Truck Driver Found in the Middle of the Road

Truck drivers have the unique opportunity to see many things while traveling on the road for miles and miles on end, some of which are interesting, some of which are boring and some of which are, well, just plain scary.

Without much debating, we decided that we are going to count this one as odd, shocking and mostly sad, all at the same time.

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Oh, the Irony…Russian Driver Listening to The Cure's Song "Close to Me" Sandwiched by Trucks

It's funny how things connect sometimes. A driver, who on YouTube is listed as being from Russia, was driving down a highway on a rainy day while listening to the sounds of a 1985 song from British brand "The Cure" named "Close to me". Read more »

Chrysler Creates Separate Ram Commercial Truck Division, will Launch New Large Van Next Year

Some two years after the Chrysler Group split Dodge's lineup into two different brands, one for the firm's passenger vehicles under the Dodge nameplate, and the other comprised the Ram truck models, the Detroit carmaker is now creating a separate sub-division for Ram's commercial trucks and vans. Read more »

Poor Girl Gets Whacked in the Head from a Truck's Open Tailgate

We’ll fully agree with those of you who believe that pedestrians should use the sidewalk and not the road, but in this particular incident, we think the fault lies chiefly with the truck driver who hadn't  secured the vehicle's tailgate. Read more »

Driver's Quick Reaction to Sliding Bus Saves Him a Trip to the Body Shop

Just like not all vehicles are made the same, not all drivers are equal either. Some motorists panic when confronted with a sudden danger, while others, keep their cool and react rationally in the presence of pressure.

This incident that was captured on camera, is said to have taken place in the city of Kostanay in the northern part of Kazakhstan.

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Porsche Cayman Coupe Slams Into the Rear End of a Truck without Lights

The driver of a Porsche Cayman coupe was filmed by an adjacent vehicle fitted with a dashboard-mounted camera smashing violently into the rear end of a truck at high speed.

The accident, which looks like it took place in China or at least in a neighboring country (if any of our readers can help with the translation, leave us a message in the comments), occurred when the Cayman driver didn't notice the truck that did not have any lights open at the back and was traveling on the left hand side of the road.

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