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 ...

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 ...

Q: I have not had a front license plate in over 50 years and have gotten only two fix-it tickets. One by a walking officer on the street. I was not even in the car. Cost me $10. The other got me out ...

A number of states across the US require both a front license plate in addition to the one on the rear. Despite that, many vehicles are sold without a specific spot for that front plate. For many ...