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Hyundai Redraws Its Best-Selling SUV, and Deletes the Old Screens Too

Hyundai Redraws Its Best-Selling SUV, and Deletes the Old Screens Too

Plus, Audi backpedals on killing its five-cylinder engine, and GM bans aftermarket parts from ADAS repairs.

Aug 19, 2026

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4 min read

Geely's Q2 Profit Jumped 36%. Its Home Market Just Cratered 20%.

Geely's Q2 Profit Jumped 36%. Its Home Market Just Cratered 20%.

Plus, a 1935 Duesenberg closes out Monterey Car Week, Waymo gets its biggest California expansion yet, and Germany's car industry shed 42,300 jobs in a year.

Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

Ford Moves Lincoln Production Home, and Says the Tariff Decided It

Ford Moves Lincoln Production Home, and Says the Tariff Decided It

Plus, Cadillac's F1 team fires its boss with zero warning, and Tesla's Superchargers land only slightly above average in J.D. Power's charging study.

Aug 13, 2026

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5 min read

VW Ousts Its US Chief. Its US Truck Answer Reports to Someone Else.

VW Ousts Its US Chief. Its US Truck Answer Reports to Someone Else.

Plus, Tesla quietly extends Cybertruck warranty over a defect it won't call a recall, and Honda hands vehicle engineering to an Indian outsourcer for the first time.

Aug 8, 2026

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4 min read

Ford's $30,000 electric pickup gets a name: Fathom

Ford's $30,000 electric pickup gets a name: Fathom

Plus, BMW fast-tracks i3 output and used-car prices keep climbing despite the affordability crunch.

Aug 6, 2026

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4 min read

Ford Is Warning Staff About Chinese Rivals While Building Cars With One in Europe

Ford Is Warning Staff About Chinese Rivals While Building Cars With One in Europe

Plus, Rivian narrows its loss to $837 million and Toyota's global sales fall for a fifth straight month.

Jul 31, 2026

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4 min read

Ford Wants the Army's Next Truck. GM Already Has a Head Start.

Ford Wants the Army's Next Truck. GM Already Has a Head Start.

Plus, JLR retires the Discovery Sport as EU crash rules bite, and America's Car-Mart warns it may not last the year.

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

The Internet Killed the Altima This Week. Nissan Didn't.

The Internet Killed the Altima This Week. Nissan Didn't.

Plus, Volvo weighs a return to American sedans and wagons, and GM dealers slash $21,000 off unsold electric trucks.

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

California's $270M EV Law Pays You at the Dealer, Not at Tax Time

California's $270M EV Law Pays You at the Dealer, Not at Tax Time

Plus, EV prices fall for the sixth straight period, and Subaru recalls 541,000 vehicles over a label error.

Jul 14, 2026

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4 min read

Stellantis Shipped 38% More in North America. Sales Rose 5.7%.

Stellantis Shipped 38% More in North America. Sales Rose 5.7%.

Plus, Polestar owners stranded in the US, and the EPA wants to kill diesel limp mode.

Jul 13, 2026

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4 min read

The EV Laggard Just Passed Ten Brands: Toyota's US EV Sales Are Up 136%

The EV Laggard Just Passed Ten Brands: Toyota's US EV Sales Are Up 136%

Plus, VW's model purge advances without board approval, and Dodge is paying $10 per horsepower to clear lots.

Jul 12, 2026

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4 min read

Fake Airbag Inflators Have Killed 10 People. NHTSA Says They're in US Cars Now.

Fake Airbag Inflators Have Killed 10 People. NHTSA Says They're in US Cars Now.

Plus, Porsche kills the gas Macan this month, and the 911 is outselling the Taycan nearly 5 to 1.

Jul 11, 2026

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5 min read

VW Confirms It Could Kill Half Its Models, Cut 1 Million Units of Capacity

VW Confirms It Could Kill Half Its Models, Cut 1 Million Units of Capacity

Plus, BMW's Q2 US luxury surge and Lightning McQueen's Goodwood run.

Jul 10, 2026

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5 min read

Toyota's $3.6B Texas Bet Moves the Baja Tacoma Line, Not the Guanajuato One

Toyota's $3.6B Texas Bet Moves the Baja Tacoma Line, Not the Guanajuato One

Plus, Cadillac halts Vistiq shipments over a child-trapping seat, and the Defender Octa loses 93 hp in a facelift.

Jul 8, 2026

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5 min read

VW's Blume Asks the Board to Accept 100,000 Job Cuts This Week

VW's Blume Asks the Board to Accept 100,000 Job Cuts This Week

Plus, the White House's $1.5T deregulation-savings claim leaves out its own EPA's $180B health-cost estimate, and Rivian quietly raises its 2026 delivery forecast.

Jul 6, 2026

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4 min read

The Honda CR-V Is America's Best-Selling Vehicle in H1 2026

The Honda CR-V Is America's Best-Selling Vehicle in H1 2026

Plus, VW's CFO is fighting his own CEO over China, and GM locks in a multi-year chip deal as a DRAM shortage squeezes automakers.

Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

VW Said to Pull the Plug on Its €1.5 Billion Bosch Self-Driving Partnership

VW Said to Pull the Plug on Its €1.5 Billion Bosch Self-Driving Partnership

Plus, Bain says a "perfect storm" could shrink the U.S. auto market by 2 million units by 2040, and Ferrari Luce sells out 88 China units.

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

VW CEO Said to Target 100,000 Jobs, Four Plants, and a Core-Brand Spinoff

VW CEO Said to Target 100,000 Jobs, Four Plants, and a Core-Brand Spinoff

Plus, NHTSA kills the brake pedal for robotaxis, and Mazda muffled the Miata then faked the sound back in.

Jun 26, 2026

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5 min read

$24,950 Slate Truck Arrives Without the Tax Credit That Made It Make Sense

$24,950 Slate Truck Arrives Without the Tax Credit That Made It Make Sense

Plus, Hyundai workers vote to strike over robots, and California's privacy law could freeze car sales July 1.

Jun 24, 2026

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5 min read

Porsche's Growth Story Is Becoming a Scarcity Strategy

Porsche's Growth Story Is Becoming a Scarcity Strategy

Plus, Tesla's fatal Texas crash gets a federal probe, and Corvette just shattered the Pikes Peak production record.

Jun 23, 2026

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Lucid's New CEO Cuts 18% of Staff, Eliminates an Arizona Production Shift

Lucid's New CEO Cuts 18% of Staff, Eliminates an Arizona Production Shift

Plus, Toyota's RAV4 waitlist tops 800 at one dealer, and Hyundai confirms the hybrid i20 N is real.

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Europe Is Coming for Chinese PHEVs After BYD and Jaecoo Gamed the System

Europe Is Coming for Chinese PHEVs After BYD and Jaecoo Gamed the System

Plus, Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis for driving into construction zones, and Ferrari's July 4th reveal has a manual gearbox.

Jun 20, 2026

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5 min read

Honda's Former CEO Told Its Current CEO to Quit. The $15.7B EV Write-Down Is Why.

Honda's Former CEO Told Its Current CEO to Quit. The $15.7B EV Write-Down Is Why.

Plus, Ford trying to move orphaned Escape buyers into the Explorer, and the rental-car recall probe.

Jun 14, 2026

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4 min read

BYD's Boss Says the Company Will Outsell Toyota in Five Years. Here's What the Numbers Actually Require.

BYD's Boss Says the Company Will Outsell Toyota in Five Years. Here's What the Numbers Actually Require.

Plus, used EV prices are rallying on oil shock, and Porsche built Buzz Lightyear a 911.

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

Subaru Confirmed Three New Manual Cars for 2027, the Same Weekend VW Dropped Its Last One

Subaru Confirmed Three New Manual Cars for 2027, the Same Weekend VW Dropped Its Last One

Plus, Antonelli won a chaotic Monaco as Verstappen and Norris both retired, and Honda Odyssey owners sue over their airbags.

Jun 7, 2026

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