Toyota Ate a $9 Billion Tariff Bill. Now the Fight Moves to the Showroom.
Toyota's filings show a 1.38 trillion-yen tariff hit and a North American loss despite rising sales. That is why the…
2026
Credit Acceptance Settlement: Who Gets Car Debt Forgiven and What Comes Next
Most car-loan stories end with a tow truck. This one ends, for tens of thousands...
Hyundai Wants Guardrails Against Chinese Cars. Its Own History Says They Only Buy Time
Hyundai's CEO wants U.S. limits on Chinese automakers. The bigger news is his admission that Chinese car tech is ahead,…
GM’s 8.3L Duramax Mongoose: 555 HP, Electric Steering, and a Towing Catch
GM has answered the heavy-duty diesel horsepower race with the most American fix available: more...
The EV Maintenance Discount Is Real. It Works Out to About $20 a Month.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs data puts the EV maintenance advantage at about $248 a year. Energy, insurance and depreciation…
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 25, 2026)
Everything The Auto Wire published on September 25, 2026: Volkswagen's Porsche write-downs, a 208,724-SUV steering recall, Credit Acceptance's $694 million…
BYD Already Has an American Factory. Washington Wrote a Law Around It.
BYD has built buses in California for over a decade. Congress still wrote it out of federal transit money. That…
Volkswagen Has Marked Down Porsche by €9 Billion in a Year. The 1% Forecast Is Just the Receipt.
Volkswagen’s 1 percent profit forecast is really about a €6 billion Porsche goodwill write-down, its second in a year, and…
Group 1’s $1.25 Billion Bond Sale Is a Down Payment on Atlanta Luxury Dealerships
Car dealers usually talk about financing in terms of monthly payments and “what would it...
Volkswagen Just Wrote Off €6 Billion of Porsche. The 911 Is the Only Porsche Still Growing.
Volkswagen's roughly €6 billion Porsche write-down isn't a verdict on the 911. It's the bill for a China, SUV and…
Walser Brings Ford Back After 20 Years. Ford Had Less Say in It Than You’d Think
Walser's largest acquisition returns Ford to its lineup after 20 years. The bigger story is how little control Ford had…
Bosch’s €270 Million EV Write-Down Explains Nearly All of Its Margin Drop
The world’s largest auto supplier just admitted that some of its factories are ready for...
Prosecutors Say a Drugged Driver Killed Two People on an LA Bus. Three More Died Covering the Crash, and She Isn’t Charged for Those. Yet.
Bailee Lynn Rios faces two second-degree murder counts in the Chatsworth Metro bus crash. Whether she's charged for the three…
The Plant That Built Every Modern Dodge Challenger May Soon Build Armored Trucks. Canada Already Paid $222 Million Expecting Jeeps.
Stellantis signed an MOU to sell its idled Brampton Assembly Plant, where the Challenger, Charger and 300 were built, to…
The Steering Bolt Broke on Another Continent. Volkswagen Recalled 208,724 American SUVs Anyway.
Volkswagen is recalling 208,724 Atlas, Tiguan and Audi Q3 SUVs over a steering rack bolt that can corrode and snap.…