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Jaguar's Reborn Type 01 Has 1,016 HP, No Rear Window and a Bet on America

Jaguar's Reborn Type 01 Has 1,016 HP, No Rear Window and a Bet on America

Plus, Porsche keeps the 718 electric and brings back a gas Macan, and Mitsubishi's new EV is a Nissan Leaf twin that costs nearly $8,000 more.

Oct 7, 2026

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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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5 min read

Hyundai and Kia Post Record Q3s While Ford Rebuilds F-150 Supply

Hyundai and Kia Post Record Q3s While Ford Rebuilds F-150 Supply

Plus, Michael Jordan's Ferrari 550 at $2.7M and VinFast's U.S. comeback attempt.

Oct 1, 2026

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5 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

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

US Auto Tariff Tracker

US Auto Tariff Tracker

What US tariffs apply to cars and car parts right now, and since when. Maintained and updated the day a new government action changes the picture.

Sep 18, 2026

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10 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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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

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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6 min read

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

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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Lincoln Imports the Corsair From China, Two Weeks After Ford Vowed to Stop

Lincoln Imports the Corsair From China, Two Weeks After Ford Vowed to Stop

Plus, Toyota recalls 48,280 Tacomas over shedding shocks, and the average car payment hit $812, a record for August.

Aug 26, 2026

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6 min read

Trump's 50% Canada Tariff Would Tax Toyota and Honda Most of All

Trump's 50% Canada Tariff Would Tax Toyota and Honda Most of All

Plus, Porsche's $1.46B AI bet with Tata and Waymo's leap into Munich.

Aug 25, 2026

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5 min read

GM's Brake Probe Just Learned Honda and Acura Use the Same Parts

GM's Brake Probe Just Learned Honda and Acura Use the Same Parts

Plus, the average new car hits $49,855 and GM cuts a labor deal with 4,600 Canadian workers days after the tariff truce collapsed.

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

Stellantis May Scrap a Historic Plant While GM Signs a New Deal Down the Road

Stellantis May Scrap a Historic Plant While GM Signs a New Deal Down the Road

Plus, Chinese brands routed around the EU's tariff and took a record share, and Tesla sets a September 3 Austin launch date for the Cybercab.

Aug 23, 2026

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5 min read

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

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

Canada's Tariff Lands at 15%, Tentatively. One Undecided Rule Halves the Bill.

Canada's Tariff Lands at 15%, Tentatively. One Undecided Rule Halves the Bill.

Plus, China's car market is on pace for its worst year on record, and BMW quietly reviews its lineup.

Aug 20, 2026

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5 min read

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

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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Washington Keeps Chinese EVs Out. Waymo Imported 2,600 of Them.

Washington Keeps Chinese EVs Out. Waymo Imported 2,600 of Them.

Plus, Monterey's big reveals: a 1,050-hp Revuelto SV, Aston's 838-hp Valen, a 1,600-hp Koenigsegg. And Porsche is reportedly winding down the Taycan.

Aug 15, 2026

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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

Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

Plus, BMW sweeps six segments in JD Power's owner satisfaction study and a heat wave exposes a Cadillac Optiq defect.

Jul 26, 2026

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Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

Plus, Penske's $3.8 billion go-private bid and used EV prices climbing as gas prices rise.

Jul 23, 2026

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

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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Three Tariff Clocks, One Cliff: Auto's July Converges on the 24th

Three Tariff Clocks, One Cliff: Auto's July Converges on the 24th

Plus, dealers are stickering new cars higher than ever, and California just made robotaxi companies ticketable.

Jul 5, 2026

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