recalls

China's Biggest Recall Ever Comes Down to One Part, and Tesla Owns Most of It

Plus, BMW pushed Spider-Man ads to dashboards without asking, and California became the first state to regulate which replacement tires you can buy.

Aug 22, 2026

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5 min read

Pep Boys Sells for $700 Million. The Money in Cars Is Moving to the Service Bay.

Plus, Nevada hands Tesla the 5,000 robotaxis it capped at 10 in July, and NHTSA escalates its GM V8 probe.

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

Beer and Plywood Get Hit at Midnight. Cars Are Why There's No Deal.

Plus, Carvana buyers are paying more than the dealer down the street, and Nevada capped Tesla's robotaxi fleet at 10 after it asked for 5,000.

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

To Purists, Ferrari's EV Was a Betrayal. Someone Paid $40 Million for It.

Plus, Porsche leaves VW's emissions pool for a Chinese rival, and rebuilding a McLaren P1 battery costs more than the factory charged.

Aug 16, 2026

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5 min read

Monterey Car Week Is On, and the Covers Start Coming Off Friday

Plus, Kith put an M5 V10 and a manual into a first-generation X5, and Pebble Beach's incoming president wants better merch.

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Ford Reverses Course, Plans a $25,000 SUV and a Four-Door Mustang

Plus, Toyota says one thing about Chinese brands at home and another abroad, and a record share of buyers is signing seven-year car loans.

Aug 9, 2026

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6 min read

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

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

EVs Hit 29% of the World's New Cars. In America They're 5.8%.

Plus, Nissan's first profit in two years, Mercedes admits it went too far killing buttons, and a million unsold Chinese EVs are looking for a market.

Aug 5, 2026

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5 min read

Hyundai and Kia Set July Records. Hybrids Did All the Work.

Plus, NHTSA probes 1.2 million Teslas, and America's last manual V8 sedan has 64 cars left on dealer lots.

Aug 2, 2026

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5 min read

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

Ferrari Says Its EV Sold Out. It Won't Say What "Sold Out" Means.

Plus, Zoox clears its last NHTSA hurdle for paid robotaxi rides and 6,000 Audi workers protest a threatened plant closure.

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

Ford Pro Was the Profit Engine. This Quarter Ford Blue Did the Work.

Plus, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake stalls Lexus output and Nissan and Honda try cooperating again.

Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

Plus, Waymo's crash data lands ahead of regulators and a Rivian R2 flip barely clears sticker.

Jul 25, 2026

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5 min read

GM Brings Back Gas Cadillacs After $10.9 Billion EV Reality Check

Plus, Mercedes' 20% Chinese ownership stake risks a US sales ban, and California hybrid sales overtake EVs as incentives lapse.

Jul 22, 2026

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4 min read

EV Registrations Just Had Their Best Month in 8. The 2026 Forecast Still Says Retreat.

Plus, BMW lets ChatGPT spec your next M3, and VW's cheapest EV racks up 25,000 orders in weeks.

Jul 18, 2026

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3 min read

Honda's Best-Selling EV Ever Just Lost Half Its Sales. Now It's Dead.

Plus, VW's 140,000-job ultimatum and Volvo's 35% China sales slump.

Jul 17, 2026

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4 min read

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

Lucid Stock Plunges 57% Intraday, Claws Back to Close Down 16%, While It Denies Bankruptcy Talk

Plus, BMW recalls 29,000 PHEVs for fire risk and its US sales architect retires.

Jul 15, 2026

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3 min read

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

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.

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

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

Jul 10, 2026

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5 min read

Ford Killed Its Electric Truck, GM Can't Sell Its Own, and Ram Never Launched One At All

Plus, VW's board votes today on 100,000 job cuts, and O'Reilly's $10B bid to own your repair shop.

Jul 9, 2026

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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

recalls

China's Biggest Recall Ever Comes Down to One Part, and Tesla Owns Most of It

Pep Boys Sells for $700 Million. The Money in Cars Is Moving to the Service Bay.

Beer and Plywood Get Hit at Midnight. Cars Are Why There's No Deal.

To Purists, Ferrari's EV Was a Betrayal. Someone Paid $40 Million for It.

Monterey Car Week Is On, and the Covers Start Coming Off Friday

Ford Reverses Course, Plans a $25,000 SUV and a Four-Door Mustang

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

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

EVs Hit 29% of the World's New Cars. In America They're 5.8%.

Hyundai and Kia Set July Records. Hybrids Did All the Work.

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

Ferrari Says Its EV Sold Out. It Won't Say What "Sold Out" Means.

Ford Pro Was the Profit Engine. This Quarter Ford Blue Did the Work.

VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

GM Brings Back Gas Cadillacs After $10.9 Billion EV Reality Check

EV Registrations Just Had Their Best Month in 8. The 2026 Forecast Still Says Retreat.

Honda's Best-Selling EV Ever Just Lost Half Its Sales. Now It's Dead.

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

Lucid Stock Plunges 57% Intraday, Claws Back to Close Down 16%, While It Denies Bankruptcy Talk

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

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

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

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

Ford Killed Its Electric Truck, GM Can't Sell Its Own, and Ram Never Launched One At All

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

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