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UK Weighs Tariffs on Chinese EVs as Pressure From Brussels Mounts

UK Weighs Tariffs on Chinese EVs as Pressure From Brussels Mounts

Plus, Stellantis bets on nine models under $40,000, and Consumer Reports names the 10 new cars selling over sticker.

Oct 5, 2026

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Volvo Cars Scraps Its 2026 Outlook and Warns of a "Significant" Q3 Hit

Volvo Cars Scraps Its 2026 Outlook and Warns of a "Significant" Q3 Hit

Plus, the U.S. sales pace falls to a 19-month low and Ford's CEO gives USMCA a coin-flip.

Oct 3, 2026

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5 min read

Ram Is Stellantis's Biggest U.S. Brand for the First Time Since 2009

Ram Is Stellantis's Biggest U.S. Brand for the First Time Since 2009

Plus, Mercedes drops the EQE, Stellantis opens 50 quality war rooms, and Toyota drops a caravan on the electric Hilux.

Oct 2, 2026

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5 min read

BMW Reveals the Gas 3 Series and Prices the Electric i3 at $61,500

BMW Reveals the Gas 3 Series and Prices the Electric i3 at $61,500

Plus, CarMax sold 13.8% more used cars by giving up $111 each, and the Chinese vehicle bill's sponsor says Mercedes won't be banned.

Sep 30, 2026

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6 min read

Nissan: Chinese Automakers Will Build in Mexico Within Three Years

Nissan: Chinese Automakers Will Build in Mexico Within Three Years

Plus, VW hands Chinese battery maker Gotion a stake in three battery ventures and a 30-mile Buick GNX sells for $427,000.

Sep 29, 2026

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3 min read

US Cuts 2031 Fuel Economy Target From 50.4 MPG to 34.9

US Cuts 2031 Fuel Economy Target From 50.4 MPG to 34.9

Plus, Subaru marks 25 years of the WRX with a 350-unit GD25, and Chinese driver-assist maker Momenta signs with Jeep and Peugeot.

Sep 28, 2026

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4 min read

Ford Just Stopped Building Its Best-Selling Truck for Nearly a Week

Ford Just Stopped Building Its Best-Selling Truck for Nearly a Week

Plus, a 1968 Shelby GT500KR sets an auction record at $385,000, VW recalls 4 million over a corroding steering bolt, and Alfa Romeo teases a low-slung halo concept for the Paris Motor Show.

Sep 26, 2026

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4 min read

Honda Plans Its Biggest SUVs Yet, and a $2.5B Plant That Could Build Them

Honda Plans Its Biggest SUVs Yet, and a $2.5B Plant That Could Build Them

Plus, Mercedes plans $911M in labor cuts, Nissan shows a T-top Z, and BYD teases a Rolls-Royce rival.

Sep 24, 2026

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5 min read

Mercedes Signs Wayve to Bring Tesla-Style City Driving Assistance Within Two Years

Mercedes Signs Wayve to Bring Tesla-Style City Driving Assistance Within Two Years

Plus, Nissan kills piano-black trim, Subaru readies track-focused WRX and BRZ specials, and VW's EV orders pass gas orders in Germany.

Sep 23, 2026

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5 min read

Ceer Reveals Saudi Arabia's First Domestic Car: an 850-HP Gullwing EV

Ceer Reveals Saudi Arabia's First Domestic Car: an 850-HP Gullwing EV

Plus, Mercedes threatens to close two German plants, and the FTC just published real guidance on advertised car prices.

Sep 22, 2026

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4 min read

Volvo Names Skoda's Zellmer CEO, Up to a Year Before He Starts

Volvo Names Skoda's Zellmer CEO, Up to a Year Before He Starts

Plus, VW's Porsche unit faces 4,100 more job cuts, and EV sales quietly climbed in August.

Sep 20, 2026

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6 min read

VW Cuts Its 2026 Margin Forecast to 1%, Down From 4% to 5.5%

VW Cuts Its 2026 Margin Forecast to 1%, Down From 4% to 5.5%

Plus, a Tesla Model Y costs under $23,000 in Tokyo, and Rolls-Royce builds a one-off Phantom trimmed in abalone shell.

Sep 19, 2026

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5 min read

The Fed Hikes for the First Time Since 2023. It Can't Touch Gas Prices.

The Fed Hikes for the First Time Since 2023. It Can't Touch Gas Prices.

Plus, Toyota enlists its dealers against tariffs, VW recalls 208,700 SUVs over a steering bolt, and a six-wheeled Ford EcoSport hits Bring a Trailer.

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

Leno Wanted Every Car 35 Years and Older Smog-Exempt. California Gave Him 1976 Through 1985.

Leno Wanted Every Car 35 Years and Older Smog-Exempt. California Gave Him 1976 Through 1985.

Plus, Land Rover's new pickup gets built by Jeep's parent company at an idled Michigan plant, and Chinese automakers are racing to buy up European car plants before local-content rules land.

Sep 17, 2026

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5 min read

GM Redesigns Its Trucks' Screens. JD Power Says Screens Are the Problem.

GM Redesigns Its Trucks' Screens. JD Power Says Screens Are the Problem.

Plus, Ford freshens the F-150 while inventory stays tight, and Ram's new turbo six draws a lawsuit before 1,200 miles.

Sep 15, 2026

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4 min read

Trump Says He'd Accept Chinese Car Plants in America

Trump Says He'd Accept Chinese Car Plants in America

Plus, Hyundai pushes its own self-driving software to 2029 and leans on Nvidia, and Lyft joins the robotaxi race through Waymo.

Sep 14, 2026

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5 min read

GM Sold Fewer Cars in China This Year. Its China Profits Nearly Tripled.

GM Sold Fewer Cars in China This Year. Its China Profits Nearly Tripled.

Plus, Costco rations motor oil, Ram Hurricane owners sue over stalling engines, and Toyota's eye-tracking camera patent.

Sep 13, 2026

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5 min read

Stellantis Lines Up a Buyer for the Charger Plant. Unifor Walks Out.

Stellantis Lines Up a Buyer for the Charger Plant. Unifor Walks Out.

Plus, Toyota's electric Highlander slips to 2028, and Ford puts the F-150 Lightning into maintenance mode.

Sep 12, 2026

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6 min read

Volvo Drops Its Entry EV in the US and Gives the Hybrid Twin the Makeover Instead

Volvo Drops Its Entry EV in the US and Gives the Hybrid Twin the Makeover Instead

Plus, GM's CEO says EVs are still the endgame the week Cadillac backs out of all-EV, Porsche nets $1.16B leaving Bugatti, a senator says Trump may trade Chinese car access for a Xi deal, and Audi pays lessees $10,000 to keep EVs off its lots.

Sep 10, 2026

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Trump's DOT Says It's "Deeply Alarmed" by Ford's China Battery Deal. Ford Says Read the Deed.

Trump's DOT Says It's "Deeply Alarmed" by Ford's China Battery Deal. Ford Says Read the Deed.

Plus, Ram wants 825,000 sales a year by 2030, and Jeep recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees for the same rear spring a third time.

Sep 9, 2026

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5 min read

Audi's New A2 Is 12 cm Too Long for the EU's Small-EV Rule. The VW That Qualifies Costs $15,000 Less.

Audi's New A2 Is 12 cm Too Long for the EU's Small-EV Rule. The VW That Qualifies Costs $15,000 Less.

Plus, Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect with a 50% US auto tariff still set for Jan. 1, VW's unions say the 50,000 cuts are a target and not a deal, and the EU votes on plug-in hybrid ratings in November.

Sep 8, 2026

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8 min read

August Beat the Forecast, and Hybrids Are the Reason

August Beat the Forecast, and Hybrids Are the Reason

Plus, the world's biggest battery maker says China is launching EVs too fast to build them properly, and Xiaomi will hand you a new SUV if yours catches fire.

Sep 6, 2026

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7 min read

Jeep and Ram's Gas-Powered EVs Slip Another Nine Months

Jeep and Ram's Gas-Powered EVs Slip Another Nine Months

Plus, NHTSA opens an audit query on Tesla's Cybercab, and VW's board turns a rejected 100,000 job cuts into an approved 50,000.

Sep 5, 2026

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8 min read

BYD Wants Stellantis's Idled Ontario Plant

BYD Wants Stellantis's Idled Ontario Plant

Plus, the new Atlas is set to earn VW half what the old one did, and J.D. Power finds a third of owners never touch their passenger screen.

Sep 1, 2026

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6 min read

Honda and Nissan Bury the Merger, Keep the Software

Honda and Nissan Bury the Merger, Keep the Software

Plus, BYD's overseas revenue overtakes its home market for the first time, and a headlight that's 615% over the glare limit but still legal.

Aug 31, 2026

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