Unfortunately, sometimes things that smell good aren’t good for you. According to Chemical & Engineering News, new car smell is created when volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the adhesives ...

New car smell is a combination of multiple off-gassing instances from the various components of your new car, which have yet to shed their coatings, treatments completely, and what have you.

Don Draper once said on the TV show Mad Men that “Happiness is the smell of a new car.” Well, a study just published in Cell Reports Physical Science found something besides happiness.

This isn't the first time the new car smell was found to be harmful. A 2021 study conducted researchers at the University of California, ...

The “new car smell” that everyone knows and loves might actually be a health risk. A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science suggested that the scent could increase ...

There's just nothing like that "new car smell," many people believe. There is a health angle to consider, though. A recent study by the Beijing Institute of Technology and the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

To most people, the smell of a new car is strangely enticing. Though it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes the aroma so distinct, plenty of air fresheners and sprays have ...

New car smell. It’s like fresh baked cookies, or the smell of popcorn. People seem to love it. But it looks as if that smell may be more dangerous for us than we initially thought. CBS Austin ...

But "new car smell" is pivotal when it comes to making passengers comfortable upon entry into their future new car. Dawn Goldworm, founder of 12.29, a scent boutique that counts Cadillac, ...

If your car has an odd or funky smell that you can't seem to pinpoint, here are the most common reasons why this is happening and what you can do about it.