Today in Automotive History: September 17, 1854 — The Birth of the Man Who Gave GM Its First Engine
On September 17, 1854, in the Scottish coastal town of Arbroath, a butcher’s assistant and...
September 2026
Your Morning Automotive News Round-Up
Here is everything The Auto Wire published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — Stellantis selling...
The 3D-Printing Revolution in Cars Already Happened. It’s in the Tool Crib, Not on the Car.
A new large-format printer aimed at car factories has exactly the same build volume as the one before it, and…
Tesla’s Next Roadster Finally Has a Reveal Date. Here’s What’s Real, What’s Patent, and What’s Pure Hype.
Tesla’s second-generation Roadster has spent so long as a reservation page that owners of the...
Hyundai’s Georgia-Built Waymo Robotaxi Isn’t a Patriotism Story. It’s a Compliance Deadline.
The first IONIQ 5 robotaxis arrive in the fourth quarter. A Commerce Department rule makes Chinese-origin driving software unsellable from…
Tesla’s Grok AI Is About to Start Texting for You — Here’s What the Manual Already Confirms
Buried in the fine print of the Tesla Model Y manual is a small addition...
Hand a Dealer Your Supercar and the Law Lets Him Sell It, Even If That’s a Crime
A New York owner nearly lost a Lamborghini and $200,000 in a dealer upgrade scheme. The rule that almost cost…
California Just Gave Classic Cars a Smog Exemption That Expires in 2033 — By Design
Jay Leno’s Law reads like the biggest favor Sacramento has done for classic car owners...
Watch: Murder Suspect Steals Cop Car And Slams It Into House
Sometime after 11:45 p.m. on September 3, 2026, a Dayton police officer’s SUV sat idling...
McLaren’s Family-Sized Gamble: What Woking Has Confirmed, and What’s Still Just Rumor
The McLaren SUV story has picked up some very specific luggage lately: a 2028 arrival,...
Beijing Never Banned the Gas Car. It Just Stopped Issuing the License Plates.
VW and Toyota are slashing prices on combustion cars in China. In Beijing, only 20,000 combustion plates will be issued…
Today in Automotive History: GM Was Founded on September 16, 1908 — On a Bet Henry Ford Refused to Copy
On September 16, 1908, a Flint carriage salesman who once called automobiles “noisy, smelly, and...
A Judge Just Rejected Porsche’s Bid to Dodge Its Taycan Battery Fire Lawsuit
Porsche wanted this one to disappear quietly into arbitration. It didn’t work out that way....
Stellantis Is Reportedly Spending €1 Billion in France to Do Work Its Suppliers Already Do
The headline is a new van at Hordain. The detail worth reading is that part of the money reportedly brings…
Ford’s F-150 Fuel Tank Recall Already Happened Once. It Just Involved One Truck.
The current recall is documented in detail elsewhere on this site. On September 9, Ford...