Cox Says the VinSolutions Breach Is Contained, but the Legal Exposure Sits With Dealers
Cox says the VinSolutions incident was contained. Under the FTC Safeguards Rule, the dealers whose customer files sit in the…
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NHTSA Reviews Petition Alleging Ford’s 7.3L V8 Idles at 6 PSI of Oil Pressure, Then Got a 1,000-RPM Software Patch and No Recall
NHTSA opened defect petition DP26011 on Ford's 7.3L gasoline V8 in 54,787 E-350, F-59 and F-750 vehicles. It is a…
Opry Mills’ Security Chief Tells Nashville Regulators Repo Companies Can See Cars Enter the Mall, Then Says No Car Was Stolen There in About Two Years
Opry Mills’ security chief told Nashville regulators repo companies can see cars enter the lot. Tennessee’s 90-day plate-data limit covers…
GM Dealers Pushed for Hybrids ‘Every Chance We Get’ While Toyota’s U.S. Sales Ran 57.4% Electrified — Now Mary Barra Says They’re Coming
Mary Barra told analysts on GM’s Oct. 20 earnings call that the company “will have...
Downhill Speed Camera in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Mailed About 17,000 Tickets in Two Months, Then Police Said Dropping Speeds Make It a ‘Pretty Bad Business Model’
The speed camera that watches downhill traffic on Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, issued...
A Des Moines Light-Violation Stop Ended With a PIT Maneuver and Two People Dead
A Des Moines officer stopped an SUV near the airport at about 10:30 p.m. on...
Alexandria, Va., Police Chief Tells Council ‘Effective This Evening’ He Told Flock to Discontinue, Then Expects All 61 Cameras Dark by Friday
Alexandria, Va., told Flock to stop Oct. 27 and expects all 61 plate cameras off by Oct. 30. Virginia law…
Volkswagen CFO Says ‘We Cannot Afford to Lose Any Time’ After a €5.86 Billion Q3 Operating Loss, Then Cites Tariffs and EV Margins
Volkswagen Group posted a third-quarter operating loss of €5.86 billion, against a loss of €1.3...
Virginia Driver Says an Officer Claiming To Be FBI Pulled Her Over for the Left Lane, Then Showed Her a Map of Her Plate’s Travels
A woman in her 20s from northern Virginia was driving from New Orleans toward Florida...
Tesla Driver Told CHP the Car Was in Full Self-Driving When It Hit a Pedestrian on I-80 in Vallejo, Then Another Vehicle Didn’t Stop
A 71-year-old man was crossing westbound Interstate 80 at the Interstate 780 interchange in Vallejo,...
Some Cadillac Blackwings Left the Factory Missing the Billet Toe Links They Were Sold With, and GM Is Fixing It for Free
GM has opened a free program for a handful of 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwings that...
Russia’s Supreme Court Says a Dodge Ram Canada Flagged as Stolen Can Be Registered, and the Duma Wants to Make That the Rule
Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered the Interior Ministry to lift a registration ban on a...
Cadillac’s $239K Escalade-V Collector Series Is Numbered by Year, 1902 to 2027, and Only 252 Will Be Built
Most limited editions hand you a number on a plaque. Cadillac’s anniversary Escalade-V hands you...
Land Rover Is Drilling Drain Holes in 93,997 Range Rover Tailgates Because Water Keeps Pooling on the Backup Camera
JLR's recall 26V678 covers 93,997 Range Rovers whose tailgate can pool water around the rearview camera.
A Tesla Semi Caught Fire on I-880 With No Crash, and CHP Shut Down Both Directions Over Possible Hazardous Smoke
When a diesel tractor catches fire on a Bay Area freeway, it’s a bad commute...