The Auto Wire’s morning roundup of the stories actually worth your time, recapped fast, with links to the full reports when you want to go deeper. Here’s your bulletin for Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
A pair of thieves walked onto a Michigan Chevy lot and drove off in two C7 Corvettes while the dealership cameras rolled, moving straight for the cars like they already knew which ones they wanted. [Inside the Brazen Corvette Heist Caught on Camera]
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Honda is recalling roughly 880,000 vehicles over a rear suspension defect that, in the worst case, could separate from the vehicle. [880,000 Hondas Recalled Over Rust Risk]
Porsche’s CEO has officially killed the electric 911, confirming there’s no battery-powered version in the works and no plans for one anytime soon. [Porsche’s CEO Just Killed The Electric 911]
Chinese-backed marque Kosmera revealed its Star Razer, an electric grand tourer chasing a wild 3,112 hp and a claimed 342-mph top speed. [Kosmera Star Razer Hypercar]
Bugatti built a hypercar that doesn’t move, the BUGATTI N1, an absurdly lavish folding MicroLED television made with display specialists C SEED. [Bugatti’s Newest Creation Is a Giant Folding TV]
An organized crew hit the 2026 Hot Rod Power Tour kickoff, slipping into a Joliet, Illinois hotel lot overnight and rolling off with two Corvettes and a Camaro. [Thieves Hit the Hot Rod Power Tour]
The viral white Mustang “cop escape” debate is missing the point, the real story is what Florida’s fleeing-and-eluding law actually says about that 19-year-old’s case. [Everyone’s Missing the One Thing That Matters]
A Milwaukee officer resigned after using license-plate-reader tech to track a woman he was dating nearly 180 times in two months, exposing a much bigger vehicle-surveillance problem. [A Cop Scanned Her Plate 179 Times]
Months after a federal audit flagged North Carolina’s commercial-license process, the real question is whether the state actually fixed the underlying system. [Did North Carolina Fix Its Trucker License Problem?]
The sub-$25K new car is basically extinct, here’s a breakdown of exactly what killed the affordable new car. [What Killed the Cheap New Car]
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