Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

Generally, having a front license plate on your car is an unfortunate thing. Not only does it look like crap, but the bumper is ruined with junky holes, and your shiny little sports car suddenly has ...

If you live in any of the 32 states that require a front license plate, you probably think the license-plate frame that the dealer stuck on the front of your '08-later Challenger looked pretty lame.

Car designers are still baffled by how to deal with front license plates, but Idaho has a solution that's unique among the 50 states. If your car doesn't have a front license plate bracket, you are no ...

GM has launched a customer satisfaction program to retrofit certain 2023 Chevy Blazer units missing the front plate bracket (RPO code VK3) they were supposed to include at production. All of the ...

Q: I recently purchased a 2026 Kia K5. The dealer mounted the from plate through a bracket and then drove the screw directly into the front bumper, creating two screw holes in the bumper itself. As ...