It was a bruising week for the legacy automakers and a busy one for everyone chasing the news. From Volkswagen weighing the biggest job cuts in its history to a wave of Ford, Hyundai, and GM recalls, plus the usual gallery of Florida-man escapades and high-speed chases, here is everything The Auto Wire published between June 29 and July 3, 2026.
Monday, June 29
Volkswagen Weighs Up to 100,000 Job Cuts and Four Plant Closures: Is This the Biggest Crisis in Automotive History?
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What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Day: VW’s Crisis, California’s Tracking Showdown, Toyota’s Tundra Mess, and a Cheap-EV Reality Check
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Ram Revived the SRT Badge With 777 Horsepower and It’s Already Taking Orders
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10 Best Automotive Scanners in 2026: Top OBD2 Scan Tools Reviewed
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GM Is Recalling Its Two Oldest Vans Over A Loose Nut That Could Make You Lose Steering
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10 Best Car Detailing Products in 2026: Must-Have Auto Detailing Supplies
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Ford Bronco vs Jeep Wrangler: Which Off-Road SUV Wins in 2026?
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Open Car Recalls in the U.S.: The Big Active Safety Recalls Right Now and What Owners Should Do
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Toyota Tacoma vs Chevrolet Colorado: Which Mid-Size Truck Wins in 2026?
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Ford F-150 vs Chevrolet Silverado: Which Full-Size Truck Wins in 2026?
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Ford Maverick vs Hyundai Santa Cruz: Which Compact Pickup Wins in 2026?
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Tesla Cybertruck vs Ford F-150 Lightning: Which Electric Truck Wins in 2026?
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Kia Can’t Shake This Telluride Windshield Lawsuit No Matter How Hard It Tries
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The Cheapest New Car in America Is Now a Truck, and the EV Pickup Wars Just Got Real
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This Range Rover Owner Played Beach Hero and Donated His $160K SUV to the Ocean
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Five Crashes, Three Towns, One Stolen Truck: The Monroe County Chase Filmed From Every Angle
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Britain Will Now Fine You $145 For Running The AC In Your Own Car During A 104-Degree Heatwave
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Tuesday, June 30
Trump Just Signed a Memo Telling the EPA to Back Off People Who Wrench on Their Own Cars
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Hyundai Recalls 96,310 Tucsons Because the Dashboard Might Just Decide to Reboot While You’re Driving
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Your Morning Drive: From Polestar’s U.S. Exit To The Affordable Truck Wars
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Ford Is Recalling 741,000 Trucks And SUVs Because They Might Just Roll Away On Their Own
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The 2027 Hyundai Elantra Got Edgy, Got Bigger, And Got An AI Co-Pilot Whether You Wanted One Or Not
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Volkswagen’s 100,000-Job Reckoning Lays Bare a Brutal Week for Legacy Automakers
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Toyota Is Gutting RAV4 Production Into 2027
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Nissan’s Own Lender Just Crushed Its Manhattan Dealers In A $40 Million Court Fight
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Volkswagen May Axe Four German Plants And 100,000 Jobs In The Biggest Gamble Of Its History
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Florida Man Steals A Ford Rental, Then Tries To Make His Getaway On A Bicycle
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Wednesday, July 1
Florida Man Tried to Pull Over an Unmarked Cop. It Was an Undercover Sheriff’s Car
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Porsche CEO Promises the 911 Will Never Go Fully Electric, So Put Down the Pitchforks
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McLaren Driver Allegedly Ran a Red Light on a Suspended License, Killing a Chicago Woman in a Brutal Chain-Reaction Crash
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Ford Fired a Diabetic 11-Year Veteran Over a $1.95 Cookie He Actually Paid For
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Ford’s 2026 Recall Tally Tops 10 Million Vehicles as Park-System Defect Hits 741,000 SUVs and Trucks
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Porsche Reportedly Wants To Pull Cayenne Production Out Of Slovakia And Move It Home To Germany
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GM Patent Wants Your Car To Swap Insurance Info After A Crash So You Don’t Have To
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Lucid Just Axed Another 1,500 Workers, And The Numbers Behind The Cuts Are Brutal
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Two North Carolina Men Allegedly Stole $630,000 In Semi-Trucks, Then Rented Them Back Out To Unsuspecting Businesses
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Corvette Driver Hit 156 MPH Running From Troopers, Then Said He’d Just “Buy Another One”
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Thursday, July 2
Trump vs. the Gas Station: Political Theater or Actual Policy?
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The Enthusiast Car Isn’t Being Killed. It’s Being Managed Into Extinction — And That’s Worse
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The ‘Buy American’ and ‘Buy European’ Pitch Is Getting Harder to Believe When the Platforms Keep Coming From China
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Mercedes C300 Flees Trooper, Hits Semi Head-On the Wrong Way on I-55
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California Man Pleads Guilty in $476K Fake-License Car Loan Fraud
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