Ford Named Its Cheap Electric Truck Fathom. The Real Story Is What Ford Had to Break to Build It
Ford gave its cheapest electric vehicle in company history a name this week: Fathom. A...
August 2026
New Jersey Police Dressed Up As Bushes To Catch Texting Drivers
A police officer in Dunellen, New Jersey spent six hours this week standing inside a...
Washington Yanked 24,000 Truckers Off the Road and Called It a Safety Win. Then It Started Begging Veterans to Replace Them.
Every trucker pulled off the road for a safety violation has to be replaced by...
Honda’s Profit Just Doubled. Its Two Biggest Problems Haven’t Moved An Inch.
Honda’s profit more than doubled last quarter. That’s the version of this story built for...
This Week at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (August 3–7, 2026)
A day-by-day look at everything The Auto Wire published this week, Monday, August 3 through...
Two VW Engineers Pleaded Not Guilty to Rivian Insider Trading. A Judge Already Scheduled Time For Them to Reconsider
Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank stood in a Manhattan courtroom on August 4 and said...
This Week’s Scary Car Death-Rate Rankings Didn’t Come From a Safety Regulator. They Came From Insurance Wearing a Lab Coat
Somewhere in the foothills of central Virginia, there’s a nonprofit that has spent more than...
A Kia Dealer Got Caught Cannibalizing One Customer’s SUV to Fix Someone Else’s. Firing the Manager Doesn’t Fix What’s Actually Broken
The Lake Charles, Louisiana woman dropped her Kia SUV off at Kia of Lake Charles...
GM’s Next Camaro Reportedly Gets Four Doors and a Manual. It’s Secretly Been a Cadillac This Whole Time
Chevrolet fans are melting down over a rumor that the next Camaro might show up...
Cadillac Teases a Motorsport-Derived Reveal for Monterey — Here’s What It Can Legally Be
Cadillac spent the weekend winning a six-hour endurance race and then spent Monday posting a...
Cadillac’s 2028 Eyes-Off System: The Hardware, Repair Costs, and Legal Gray Zone
Those camera-encrusted Escalades and Yukons you’ve been passing on the interstate are not one thing....
DoorDash Will Deliver Your Car Battery in Under an Hour — And AutoZone Wasn’t Invited
Somewhere in a strip-mall parts store that isn’t an AutoZone, isn’t an O’Reilly, and isn’t...
Rivian Kills Alexa: What R1 Owners Lose and What Connect+ Really Costs
Rivian owners who spent the last four years yelling “Alexa” at their dashboards got a...
ZT Automotive Buys Charlotte McLaren and Rolls-Royce Stores: What Owners Need to Know
Houston’s ZT Automotive just did something most dealer groups spend a decade angling for: it...
Rivian’s R2 Launch Quarter Looks Great Until You Read The Segments
Rivian’s second quarter looks like a turning point if you read the top line and...