Today in Automotive History: September 18, 2015 — The EPA Catches Volkswagen Cheating on Emissions
On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency sent Volkswagen a five-page letter that would...
2026
China Set a Real Deadline for Self-Driving Cars. America’s Still Handing Out Permission Slips One at a Time.
Nine Chinese ministries just set a 2030 deadline for autonomous vehicles, backed by a mandatory safety standard. Ten weeks earlier,…
Trump Says Chinese Automakers Can Build Here. The Rule Blocking Them Has Nothing to Do With Factories.
A Commerce Department rule bars China-owned automakers from selling connected vehicles in the U.S. no matter where they are assembled.…
Congress Couldn’t Kill This 2013 Rule, So the EPA Just Sent It Back for Round Two
The Congressional Review Act gives Congress 60 days to kill a rule. The EPA reopened that window on waivers from…
Allstate Booked the Rental Car. A Lawsuit Says It Then Refused to Pay Its Own Rate.
A federal class action says Allstate picked the rental company, negotiated the rate and made the reservation — then reimbursed…
BMW X5, X6, X7 Owners Sue Over Front Differential Fluid That Was Never Supposed to Need Changing
Automakers love the word “lifetime” because it sounds like a promise and works as an...
Tesla Has 80,000 Superchargers and Still Doesn’t Have the Ones Its Own Robotaxis Need
Tesla’s Supercharger network was sized around how people charge. A driverless fleet does not behave like a person — and…
IDScan Got Hacked. Guess Who’s Actually on the Hook — Not IDScan.
IDScan.net has confirmed the data breach behind 153 million leaked driver licenses. Under the FTC Safeguards Rule, the dealership that…
Tesla’s Latest FSD Update Will Grab the Wheel Mid-Crash, Whether You Want It To or Not
Tesla has spent years telling owners that Full Self-Driving is something you switch on. With...
Ford Just Made the F-150’s Base Engine Bigger. Thank a Federal Fine That’s Worth Exactly Nothing.
Ford's 2027 F-150 replaces its 2.7-liter base engine with a 3.0-liter and puts the V8 back in King Ranch and…
The Federal List of Truck Driving Schools Runs on the Honor System. Nobody Checks First.
A registered driving school told investigators its classroom was inside a school bus in the back of a trailer. It…
Faraday Future Dodged a Nasdaq Delisting. The Fine Print Shows the FF 91 Automaker Fixed Its Books, Not Its Car Business
Buried in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the morning...
Capital Automotive Takes Back Full Control of 49 Dealership Properties
There’s a decent chance the building where you signed your last car loan isn’t owned...
Buyer Alert: 201,976 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer SUVs Recalled Over a Tire-Pressure Warning That May Never Light Up
Stellantis is recalling 201,976 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, and related SUVs over software that can disable the tire-pressure warning. Here's…
Your Engine Was Designed Around an Oil America Barely Makes. Now the Bill Is Due.
Costco is rationing motor oil and charging $5.80 a quart, but the cause is not crude prices. It is API…