The Average New-Car Payment Is Now $787, and a Quarter of Buyers Are Signing Up for 84 Months of It
The average monthly payment on a financed new car has reached $787. That’s not a...
Hackers Spent Three Weeks in German Dealer Software and Walked Off With Buyers’ Delivery Dates and Loan Amounts
A three-week intrusion into GeNesys, dealer software used by Volkswagen Group retailers in Germany, exposed order numbers, delivery dates and…
An Oviedo 11-Year-Old Pleaded Not Guilty Over a 4,500-Watt Electric Dirt Bike. Florida Law Calls It a Motorcycle
An Oviedo sixth-grader pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor registration charge after police classified his pedal-less 4,500-watt electric dirt bike…
Tempe Grappled a 140-MPH Corvette and Booked Its Driver. A Year Later, No Felony Case Shows Up in Superior Court
A year after Tempe police used a Grappler to stop a 140-mph Corvette and booked the driver on a felony,…
Malibu’s PCH Speed Cameras Logged 100,000 Violations in Nine Days. Now the City Is Rechecking the Speed Limit
Malibu's PCH speed cameras logged about 100,000 violations in a nine-day test. The city's own 2025 data predicted it, and…
Tesla Retires the “Full Self-Driving” Name in Europe After Germany Objected. It’s Now “Tesla Assisted Driving”
For nearly a decade, Tesla has defended the words “Full Self-Driving” against regulators, lawyers, and...
Denver Can Ticket a Parked Waymo. When One Breaks Traffic Laws, Colorado Law Names No One to Cite
Colorado's 2017 self-driving law makes robotaxis follow the rules of the road but never says who gets the ticket when…
A Loose Fuel Tube Is Sending 106,000 Land Cruisers Back to Toyota Dealers
Toyota spent years convincing Americans to pay serious money for a nameplate built on the...
Cartels Love U.S. Rental Trucks for One Reason: The Theft Paperwork Is Slower Than the Drive to Mexico
Cartels rent pickups and SUVs in the U.S. and drive them into Mexico while theft-reporting rules run days behind. California…
Alexandria Seminary Road Camera’s Bad Tickets Climb to 834 After Audit
The first number was 115. The real number is 834. In August, the Alexandria Police...
Watch: A Sacramento Garage Camera Caught a 1970 Chevelle Leaving in About 2½ Minutes, Then a Retired CHP Investigator Spotted a “Dad” Shirt
A stolen 1970 Chevelle left a South Sacramento garage in about 2½ minutes on camera. What California law says about…
The 2027 F-150 V8 Loses the Feature the EPA Stopped Paying For and Keeps the One the Test Still Counts
Ford is dropping auto start-stop from the 2027 F-150 5.0-liter V8 and keeping cylinder deactivation. The federal off-cycle credit rules…
NHTSA Questions GM’s Sierra Grille Fix Across 535,639 Pickups
GM already fixed this grille once. Twenty-one owners say it came off anyway. NHTSA’s Office...
AAA Ran EVs, Hybrids and Gas Cars Through the Same Math. Hybrids Won Every Class.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs study found hybrids cheapest to own in all four classes it compared. EVs saved $1,500…
Cartel Recruits Buy the Damage Waiver, Then Leave the Key. California Lets Rental Fleets Void It, and They Still Eat the Loss
Straw renters recruited online buy the damage waiver and leave the key for a driver headed to Mexico. California lets…