In today's issue:

Hyundai will fully unveil the Tucson in October, per Motor Illustrated. The styling questions are answered today; the ones that decide whether people buy it, price and powertrain lineup, still aren't.

Trump Paused the Canada Tariffs With Two Hours to Spare: The 50% duties we said would land at midnight didn't. Trump delayed them three days, announcing it less than two hours before they were due to take effect and citing a tentative agreement, per Automotive News. A White House proclamation says the pause followed Canada's commitment to remove what it called "the discriminations" on US autos, dairy and alcohol, while Carney went only as far as "substantial progress has been made, although there is important work still to be done." Neither side said whether auto tariffs are resolved, which is the part that matters here: we reported the midnight deadline yesterday, and autos were the sticking point then too. #analyst

Used Cars Just Got More Expensive Than New Ones Feel: The average 3-year-old used vehicle hit $32,461 in Q2, a second-quarter record up 4% year over year, while the share of used cars under $20,000 fell from 55.2% in 2019 to 31.8% today, per Edmunds. Meanwhile new-vehicle affordability held roughly flat in July as income growth offset price gains, per the Cox Automotive/Moody's Vehicle Affordability Index cited by CBT News. #market

Audi Isn't Ready to Bury Its Five-Cylinder After All: Months after announcing the RS3's turbo five-pot would end with the current generation, Audi Sport now says it's evaluating ways to keep the engine alive past its planned mid-2027 cutoff, including hybridization, per Motor1 and Autoblog. Low production volumes still make the investment case difficult. #analyst

Geely's New Chairman Wants Volvo's European Plants Building Group Cars: An Conghui, who took over as Geely Automobile chairman on Aug. 18, says Volvo's European factories will build luxury models for the group's sibling brands starting in 2028, per Automotive News. He did not say which brand or which plant, though Automotive News calls Volvo's Ghent factory in Belgium a strong candidate, after last month's memorandum of understanding with the Belgian federal and Flanders regional governments to upgrade the 61-year-old plant. He is also targeting 1 million vehicle exports in 2026, more than double last year, per Automotive News. We covered the handover itself when Geely posted its Q2 numbers: founder Li Shufu stays chairman of parent Zhejiang Geely Holding, so this is a narrower step back than it looks. #analyst

Chevy's 721-HP Corvette Grand Sport X Starts Rolling Off the Line: Production of the 2027 Corvette Grand Sport X has begun at the Bowling Green plant, per Autoblog, capping what the outlet calls the most anticipated American hybrid sports car of the decade.

Toyota Marks 60 Years of Corolla With 2,500 Special-Edition Cars: The 2027 Corolla 60th Anniversary Edition, limited to 2,500 units in the US and based on the SE Hybrid grade, gets exclusive 18-inch machined black alloy wheels and custom badging, per Toyota's press room. The nameplate has sold more than 50 million units globally since 1966, per AutoGuide.

BMW Recalls 27,720 Sedans That Can Roll Away: A worn joint where the driveshaft meets the rear differential can cut power to the rear wheels and, in rare cases, let a parked car roll if the parking brake is off, per Motor1. The campaign is NHTSA 26V525000 and covers 2021-2023 540i, 540i xDrive and M550i xDrive, 2022-2026 840i and 840i xDrive, and 2024-2026 750e xDrive, with dealers inspecting and reinforcing or replacing the parts at no cost, per Kelley Blue Book. → If you own one: Use the parking brake every single time you park until the inspection is done, and check your VIN on NHTSA.gov.

McLaren Bets Big on America: The US now accounts for more than half of McLaren's global supercar sales, and the automaker plans to grow its US dealer network by up to 40%, per Motor1.

GM Tells Body Shops: No Used or Aftermarket Parts Near ADAS: GM says any ADAS-related component that isn't new and genuine is "strictly prohibited" in collision repairs, and warns that suspension or steering modifications can also throw off calibration, per Carscoops.

VW May Give Up Control of Its India Business: Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer says VW Group is open to ceding majority control of its Indian operations to a local partner, with a deal expected within weeks, per Just Auto.

Yesterday's picks

Beer and Plywood Get Hit at Midnight. Cars Are Why There's No Deal.: Trump and Carney spoke by phone on Aug. 17, a little more than 24 hours before the US is due to impose 50% duties on Canadian goods including milk, beer, plywood and hockey equipment, per Automotive News. The order rests on the Tariff Act of 1930 and takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Washington time on Aug. 19, covering roughly $20 billion of products, per Transport Topics.

850,000 Jeeps, Rams, Dodges and Chryslers Can Lose Their Backup Camera: Stellantis is recalling 848,511 US vehicles from model years 2026 and 2027 after a radio software fault can prevent the rearview camera image from displaying, per Kelley Blue Book and Autoblog. The global total is 955,000 vehicles, per Just Auto, and the fix is an over-the-air update, no dealer visit required. → If you own one: Check for the OTA notification now; if your backup camera goes blank, look up your VIN on Stellantis's recall site rather than waiting for the update to arrive automatically.

Auto Jobs Keep Falling Despite the Tariffs Meant to Save Them: President Trump posted "Manufacturing is BOOMING!" on social media, but Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows auto manufacturing employment declining, per Automotive News. The tariff policy sold as a jobs program isn't showing up in the jobs data.

Worth a listen

One episode from Car Curious, our sister car-podcast platform, picked out of everything the shows published in the last day.

Cooling System Revival: Why Your Cooling System Matters (Car Connection Workshop): The hosts reveal why tap water destroys cooling systems from the inside out, showing you what contamination actually does to your engine's temperature control and long-term reliability.

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