MotorTrend’s 2019 Car of the Year is …

By Jack Pointer
November 27, 2018 | 12:55 PM

MotorTrend’s 2019 Car of the Year is …

WASHINGTON — MotorTrend has picked its 2019 Car of the Year: The Genesis G70.

It’s the first time the Korean luxury brand has claimed the honor.

The G70 competed against 19 other models in the publication’s evaluation of the 2019 model year’s best cars. Editors put those vehicles through their paces, both on the street and on a test track.

“Genesis G70 democratizes safety, technology, and luxury, with a price point that will surprise and delight everyone — but its competition,” MotorTrend Editor-in-Chief Ed Loh said in a statement.

Prices for the 2019 G70 range from $34,900 to $52,250.

MotorTrend named its honoree Monday in conjunction with the Los Angeles Auto Show.

The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

By The Associated Press
April 24, 2026 | 6:36 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained. Like many soft toys, the creatures developed by a manufacturer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are made with polyester and acrylic, synthetic fibers derived from petroleum. Three weeks after the war started, suppliers in China notified Aleni Brands that getting the materials already was costing them 10% to 15% more, CEO Ricardo Venegas said. “I think this situation demonstrates how much oil permeates throughout our system, and we can’t get away from it,” said Venegas, who founded Aleni Brands last year and is in the process of adding product lines. “Who would have thought that the price of a toy would have a direct relationship with oil?” It's not just toys. Petrochemicals derived from oil and natural gas go into making more than 6,000 consumer products, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Computer keyboards, lipstick, tennis rackets, pajamas, soft contact lenses, detergent, chewing gum, shoes, crayons, shaving cream, pillows, aspirin, dentures, tape, umbrellas and nylon guitar strings are just a few of them.

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