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In Ford's own survey of about 1,000 U.S. consumers, 91% called data privacy a key consideration, Jones told TechCrunch. Ford is publishing this ahead of more connected vehicles, including those on its upcoming universal EV platform. Owners can still choose to share nothing, at the price of real-time navigation and built-in roadside assistance.

The Automakers' Lobby Asked Congress to Make the Chinese Vehicle Ban Permanent This Year: The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents nearly all major automakers, on Monday urged lawmakers to pass the bill when they return next week, per Reuters. Its head, John Bozzella, said the EU imported more than 1.1 million vehicles from China in the first eight months of 2026, more than in all of 2025. Federal rules already keep Chinese automakers out, and the bill would write that into law. It cleared a Senate committee in July and has more than 100 House co-sponsors, though sponsors put off a fast-track push in September. Some aides and lobbyists think that if Democrats win control of Congress in Tuesday's midterms, there may not be enough time before the session ends in December. #news

Schaeffler Will Close Five European Plants and Cut 3,460 Jobs, Weeks After Finishing Its Last Round: Four of the plants are in Germany and one is in Belgium, and about 2,660 of the cuts fall in Germany, roughly 9% of its core workforce there, per Automotive News. The supplier had just completed a 4,700-job program announced in 2024. CEO Klaus Rosenfeld said production volumes are falling more sharply than expected, and Automotive News says demand for combustion parts has dropped while EV programs ramp more slowly than planned. Top executives will give up 10% of base salary. #analyst

Tesla's Driver Assist in Europe Can No Longer Be Set 50% Over the Limit, and "FSD Supervised" Is Now "Tesla Assisted Driving": The Dutch regulator RDW confirmed it signed off on an update capping the speed margin at 10% and resetting it to 0% each time the car starts, per Electrek. On a 100 km/h highway, the old margin allowed 150 km/h. RDW says the new name does not change what the system does, and the driver stays responsible. The changes come weeks before EU member states could vote on bloc-wide approval, and they match the conditions Germany set last month. #news

Tesla's Registrations Jumped 248% in Sweden and 131% in Norway, but It Trails Four Chinese Brands in Denmark: Tesla had its best October on record in Norway and was the top-selling brand there at 9.8%, while Danish registrations rose 34%, per Automotive News, which credits easier year-ago comparisons, higher fuel prices and incentives. Chinese brands took a record 22.5% of Norway's market. In Denmark, Tesla's 0.73% share sat behind BYD, Leapmotor, Xpeng and MG, each at 1.6% to 5.5%. #market

Jeep's Wrangler Scrambler SRT Concept Is a Two-Door V8 Pickup With Independent Front Suspension: It is the first Wrangler-branded model with an independent front end, paired with a Trophy Truck-style rear axle, per Car and Driver. A 470-hp 6.4-liter Hemi drives 37-inch tires with 14 inches of front travel and 15 at the rear, and the rear jump seats reverse and fold flat into a bed floor, per The Drive. Jeep confirmed in May that a Scrambler is coming but has given no price or date, and Car and Driver expects production versions around 2028.

BMW Will Make City-Street Driver Assist Hardware Standard on Its Key Models From 2027: The Level 2 system handles turns, lane changes, right-of-way and roundabouts along a navigation route, with the driver still responsible for monitoring, per Automotive News. The hardware becomes standard on the iX3, iX4 and next-generation X5, 3 Series and 7 Series. It launches first in Germany, with approval expected in early 2027. BMW gave no U.S. timing in that report and no pricing.

Nissan Took the Roof Off an Armada and Put GT-R Turbos on a Frontier for SEMA: The Armada Jungle Patrol gets long-travel suspension and 37-inch tires, per Car and Driver. The Frontier Ronin runs a rear-mounted R35 GT-R Nismo turbo system on a 3.8-liter V-6, with track width up 12 inches and ride height up four, per Road & Track. Nissan gave no power figure for the truck.

Ford's 1,200-HP Frostwarden Bronco Debuts the Megazilla 2.0 Crate Engine: The one-off search-and-rescue build runs a supercharged 7.3-liter V8 making more than 1,200 hp and 1,000 lb-ft, Ford's most powerful crate engine ever, on a portal lift and 42-inch tires, per Car and Driver. A Bronco Raptor makes 418 hp.

BYD Released Video of Its Nearly 3,000-HP U9 Xtreme Crashing on a Run Toward 280 MPH, Then Hit 284.5 MPH on the Next One: The video shows runs above 350 km/h and 420 km/h before the third, aimed at more than 450 km/h (280 mph), ended in the guardrail, per Electrek. BYD said a hospital exam found the driver in good health with no serious injuries. The next run reached 457.89 km/h (284.5 mph). BYD is preparing to try this month to break 500 km/h (310 mph), against its current mark of about 308 mph.

A 1997 Ferrari F50 With 106 Miles Sold for $18.7 Million, Under the $20 Million Estimate: The 106-mile F50 we reported Oct. 19 was estimated above $20 million for Oct. 31 in Las Vegas. It brought $18,705,000, more than $4 million over the previous F50 auction record, per Broad Arrow. Motor1 says that includes the buyer's premium.

Trump and Carney Say a Trade Deal Is Taking Shape, With Auto Tariffs in the Talks but No Specifics: Trump said "we have the concept of a very good deal with Canada," and Carney said negotiators will work on it in the coming weeks, per The Truth About Cars, which notes the timing just before the midterms. Easing U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and autos has been discussed. Last month Canada and Ontario announced a C$8.7 billion plan for steel, critical minerals and autos, with C$2.5 billion for the auto sector.

Thailand Will Raise Its Tax on Imported EVs to 35% in January: The cabinet approved the increase on Nov. 3, up from 10% for battery EVs and 15% for range-extended models, on imports with no local production or local parts, per The Nation. Thailand imported $2.37 billion of EVs in the first nine months of 2026, 96% of them from China, per Paul Tan's Automotive News.

Electric Trucks Were 50.3% of China's Heavy-Truck Sales in September: That is 33,100 electric big rigs in a month, up 37% from a year earlier, while the overall heavy-truck market shrank 21%, per Electrek. China's diesel demand is on track to fall by about 230,000 barrels a day this year, with battery and natural-gas trucks doing most of the work.

The 2027 Mazda3 Still Starts Under $25,000, but the Cheapest Hatchback Is Now $27,040: The sedan rises $100 to $24,750, and Mazda dropped the $25,650 base hatchback, per Autoblog. The six-speed manual survives in the new Premium Plus hatchback at $31,950, before $1,315 destination.

Mercedes Sold Its European Charging Network to France's Electra: The 47 sites and 374 fast-charging ports go three years after the network launched, and the assets were valued at €99 million ($111 million), per InsideEVs. The U.S. network is unaffected.

Virginia Has Installed 100 GPS Speed Limiters on Excessive Speeders' Cars: The program began in July as an alternative to a suspended license, and costs drivers up to $100 to install plus $180 a month, per Autoline. Officials say a fix is coming for devices that pick up lower limits from nearby roads.

Porsche's Development Chief Leaves in May, and a Mercedes Executive Replaces Him: Michael Steiner, who has run development for a decade, goes after more than 25 years, and Mercedes powertrain development head Jörg Bartels takes over, per Automotive News.

Sunday's picks

GM Has Reportedly Shelved the Corvette SUV and the Electric Corvette, While the Corvette Itself Sells 28% More: GM has put on hold its plans for a Corvette SUV, codenamed V224, and a two-door electric sports car, codenamed V284, GM Authority reported Oct. 31 in an exclusive, per Autoblog. A fastback spin-off was also reportedly in the works, though GM Authority is less certain it existed.

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Traveling Japan in Kei Cars on the RoundCat Rally - Go Coastal x DWA! Ep. #960 (Driving While Awesome, also at driving-while-awesome.simplecast.com): Driving While Awesome joins Go Coastal for Japan's Round Cat Rally in Honda kei trucks, from a manual through Tokyo rush hour to mossy mountain roads where, as they put it, "if you get offline at all," you're done.

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