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 ...

Front license plates are a tough detail to accommodate in any vehicle design, especially one as rigidly retro as the regal 2021 Ford Bronco. In retrospect, it should have been obvious why Ford didn’t ...

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.

Nobody likes front license plates, but unfortunately for most new car buyers, they are a necessity (at least in most regions). Fortunately, Chevrolet has designed the front bumper of the new C8 ...

While I was doing my quick design breakdown of the new 2022 Subaru BRZ there was a detail that I didn't pay much attention to, but after looking at the car a bit more and seeing this referenced in the ...

Q: At the recent Auto Show in San Jose, I saw many cars having no way to mount a front license plate. One dealer rep said these plates are no longer required in California. Is this true? Lynda ...

As you’re well aware, front plates are mandatory in a lot of U.S. states. How many? 30 of them plus the District of Columbia, to be more precise, which means that states without a front plate law are ...

Q. I just got a fix-it ticket from the California Highway Patrol on the 73 for not having a front license plate. The front of my car, a 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT, did not have a mount for a front plate.

It's the stomach-dropping moment when you see a piece of paper under the windshield wiper of your car, when you know something bad is about to happen. It's generally either one of two things: Either ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Tired of seeing Mount Rainier on the vehicle in front of you? The Columbian reports that Clark County residents may soon be able to buy license plates featuring a mountain closer to ...