Industry
Sales, plants, tariffs, recalls and the money moving through the car business.
He Drove His Land Cruiser V8 To 999,999 Km, Then Left The Last One To The Next Buyer
One hundred service stamps and a single factory V8 carried this Land Cruiser to the edge of seven digits
Burt Reynolds Got Free Pontiac Trans Ams Starting In The '70s (Until GM Cut Him Off)
Smokey And The Bandit did so well at the box office, and the resulting sales bump for Pontiac was so big that Reynolds received multiple free Trans Ams.
Honda’s Next Platform Is Being Engineered By An Indian Firm To Slash Costs
The company famous for keeping platforms in-house has reportedly outsourced one, and the reasons trace back to a brutal year
Honda’s China Slump Got So Bad That Japan Lost The Design Lead
GAC Honda wants to cut development costs in half by letting Chinese teams decide what the next models actually become
Someone Stole A Minnesota City’s Entire Police Camera Network
Winona police say thieves cut down and stole all eight Flock cameras, at $3,000 apiece
The Next-Gen 2029 Chevy Camaro Will Reportedly Have Four Doors
The new Camaro has been delayed until the 2029 model year and will have two more doors than before, according to a report.
Here’s How to Make Your Fiat Topolino Street-Legal in America
It’s easy, and better yet, it won’t cost you a dime.
8-Year-Old Mazda 3 Sales Soaring Along With Gas Prices
Mazda 3 sedan sales are up 91.8% year-over-year whereas the slightly more expensive hatchback grew 77.4%.
Marine One Came Within A Mile Of Hitting Regional Jet Over DC, Corps Called Flight Routine
The cause of the two incidents may even be related.
Dealer Allegedly Cannibalized Customer’s Kia To Fix Another, And She Filmed It
A routine service visit turned into a workshop confrontation that ended with a manager losing his job
I Love The Slate, But The Ford Fathom Just Killed It
It may not offer 3D files to let me print my own accessories, but I'm willing to give those up for the benefit of a back seat.
SRT Solved The Hurricane Engine's Turbo Lag Issue With A New Technology
The eBoost Air e-compressor is just a concept for now, but it could make its way to future production models.
SRT Develops System to Beat Turbo Lag and Boost Engine Power
To mimic a supercharged V-8's feel, an electronic supercharger instantly spools the turbos, improving acceleration and responsiveness.
BMW's Oldest Plant Has Always Made Gas Cars. Starting Next Year, It'll Only Make EVs
Now that i3 production has started at BMW's Munich plant, its days of producing gas-powered cars are numbered.
A Cop Dressed As A Shrub Wrote 74 Tickets In Six Hours
A New Jersey cop disguised as a bush teamed up with a partner whose shirt read 'Not A Cop' with great success
‘Lightning McQueen’ C7 Corvette Winds Up Towed Away After Doing Burnouts at Car Meet: Cops
Police issued 105 citations and towed three vehicles after authorities say a car meet devolved into burnouts, a fight, and a shopping center shutdown.
Toyota and Nissan Resume Japanese Production Post-Earthquake
Earthquake destruction around Toyota and Nissan's plants in southwestern Japan had temporarily paused production, but the factories are now back up and running.
Mercedes-Benz’s CEO Thinks New Cars May Have Room for Even More Screens
“I don’t think we’re at maximum screen, but we are at low buttons.”
Bugatti Turned Its Track-Only Bolide Into A 1,578-HP Road Car For A 1%er
After retiring the W16 with the Mistral, Bugatti built one hypercar special, this time on the Bolide's carbon monocoque
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What We Know So Far
BMW fast-tracks i3 production as strong demand sparks a major ramp-up
BMW is hurrying to ramp up production of the new i3 after opening orders early due to stronger-than-expected demand.
View Photos of the 1994 Lexus GS300
See the interior and exterior of the 1994 Lexus GS300 from every angle.
1994 Lexus GS300 Test: Watch Your Back, Germany
Kudos to an Italian designer and the tasty chow in the Toyota cafeteria.
Tesla starts Megapack 3 production with 28% more energy per unit
Tesla has started building its next-generation Megapack 3 grid battery, with the first units rolling off the line at the company’s new Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas. The plant went from groundbreaking to production…
At $8,000, Is This 1985 BMW 635CSi A Teutonic Temptation?
Does high mileage mean low appeal?
The Bugatti Destrier Takes the Bolide Track Car in a Whole New Direction
And its 1578-horsepower output is almost incidental.
A six-seat mini MPV? Remembering the oddball original Fiat Multipla
Small but mighty Multipla could seat six The 600 Multipla showed just what was possible in a small car, but was it actually the first MPV? Manufacturers often make dubious claims in their marketing. For instance, in…
AirTag Leads Cops To Stolen Honda After VIN Swap
A hidden Apple AirTag in a Honda Accord reveals how VIN-swapping schemes exploit paperwork, trackers, and lax checks to fool buyers and investigators.
Those Exit Numbers On Highways Are Telling You More Than You Might Think
There's method amid the confusion.
5 Signs That Used Car You're Considering Won't Be Reliable
Nobody wants to buy someone else's problems, but how can you tell if a used car will be dependable? Here are five warning signs that can show you cars to avoid.
'Get used to uncertainty', fleet bosses told
Unstable policy, shifting tech and complex operations are the new normal, says one of UK's leading fleet bosses Fleet managers need to prepare for years of unstable policy, shifting technology and complex operations,…
Rules May Vary, But Driving Without A Bumper Is Always A Bad Idea
That plastic bit at the front of your car does a lot more than hold your license plate, and driving without it is both reckless and sometimes illegal.
Heated Seats Are Way More Popular Than AWD Among New-Car Shoppers
A new survey found that heated seats ranked higher on drivers' new-car wishlists than parking sensors, adaptive cruise control, and all-wheel drive.
This 18,000-RPM Marvel Is The Smallest Inline-6 A Manufacturer Ever Put In A Motorcycle
One of the craziest and most dominant bike engines ever, it stood up to dominant two-strokes with six ridiculously small cylinders and a stratospheric redline.
Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters
The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US. It’s aimed at the radios inside…
Pearley: From New-Car Configurators to Hot-Rod Builds, Automotive Dreams Matter
Thirty-five years ago, I got to see one of my car dreams come to life.
The Harley-Davidson Race Team Invited Me To Be On The Pit Crew And I Brought My Bad Luck With Me
For about five minutes the team was over the moon with excitement, then came the bad luck.
Which Lexus GX Trim Level Provides the Best Value for Money?
It’s best to think of the GX as a nicer Toyota Land Cruiser, and we have a recommendation for which version to choose.
New York City Is Once Again Shaming Parking Scofflaws with Giant Stickers
Drivers who leave their vehicles in the path of street sweepers could return to find a giant fluorescent green warning plastered to their window.
A Next-Generation Audi Q8 Is Coming, but It's a Few Years Away
The Q8, which slots between the Q7 and the brand-new Q9, is in line to get a makeover of its own in a few years.
This Spanish Hypercar Puts The Driver Ahead Of The Software
The Hispano Suiza Carmen Sagrera uses sophisticated electronics to turn thousands of data points into a more intuitive driving experience.
Mercedes-Benz Is Now Issuing ‘Birth Certificates’ for Its Older Cars
The new service reveals how your 1986-to-2010 Mercedes left the factory, including its original colors, equipment, and production details.
A month after Congress killed the solar tax credit, the industry is anything but dead
America’s 250th birthday on July 4th marked the last day to “safe harbor” a new solar project and still get the 30% solar tax credit – a milestone that many feared would mean the death of home solar . 28 days (ish)…
The Ferrari Amalfi Spider Is Great to Drive but Needs to Sing More
Ferrari’s most accessible convertible rips when you want it to, but regulations have made it too quiet.
Amalfi Spider: Epic Greek blast in Ferrari's £227k 'entry' drop-top
Replacement for the Roma Spider promises not only more speed, but extra refinement and, ahem, stability We dubbed it Honey Mountain. Ferrari ’s events team, whose carefully prescribed route we plain ignored, would…
Who is China really stealing sales from?
It's not the easy prey at the bottom but some mid-market stalwarts that are losing out On the face of it, the UK new car market is a land of milk and honey again for car makers selling here, with sales up nearly 10%…
5 ways to prepare your car for the summer holidays
With temperatures topping 30°C again, now's the perfect time for your car's essential summer health check If it feels like this summer has barely let up, you're not imagining it. The UK has now recorded temperatures of…
After Years Of Delays, Aptera Is Finally Preparing To Build Customer Cars
It only plans to build 40 units at first, which will do little to fulfill its 50,000 reservation backlog.