Today in Automotive History: September 25, 1926 — Henry Ford Announces the Five-Day, 40-Hour Workweek
Henry Ford announced the Ford five-day workweek on Sept. 25, 1926. The weekend it helped create still shapes how cars…
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Florida County Has No Idea Where Mysterious LPR Cameras Came From
St. Lucie County revoked authorization for 52 license plate readers on county right-of-way, then discovered its own permit file could…
Used Car Values Just Dipped for the First Time This Year. Used EVs Went the Other Way.
The Manheim index slipped 0.4% from a year ago, but wholesale EV values rose 2.3% as gas hit $4.48 and…
Hyundai Ioniq 9 Recall: 5,360 SUVs Need a Seat Software Fix Six Months After the Palisade
Hyundai is recalling 5,360 2026 Ioniq 9 SUVs because the second-row power seats may keep moving when they contact a…
He Went Hunting For His Friend’s Stolen Silverado, Then Cops Turned It Into A Trap
A stolen truck usually stays stolen. That is what makes this one out of Santa...
Michigan Tested Every Cop Car Sold in America. None of Them Can Catch a Base Corvette.
Michigan State Police publish the performance numbers for every police pursuit vehicle sold in America. The 2026 results contain no…
Glendale’s Preteen Car Thieves Didn’t Beat Kia’s Security. They Beat Washington’s.
In September 2005, Canada’s federal transport ministry pointed to a grim statistic — stolen-vehicle crashes...
The WRC Is Scouting America — But Rally Has a Spectator Problem
Formula 1 proved that motorsport can break into the American mainstream. Rally may be next, but only if fans can…
Geely Built Its First American Car in a Factory It Didn’t Have to Build
Geely just built its first car in the Western Hemisphere, and it didn’t spend a...
Stellantis Just Booked the Biggest Booth in Paris. Last Year, It Booked Its Biggest Loss Ever.
Seven months ago, Stellantis told investors it had just recorded the worst year in French...
Chinese Automakers Could Build Plants in America Tomorrow. They’d Still Be Banned From Selling You the Car.
There’s a comforting theory floating around Washington and Detroit alike: if a Chinese automaker just...
Four Boys Fled Two Stolen Cars in Gaithersburg. A Month Ago, the Same Scene Killed a Man in Germantown
Four boys ran into the woods outside a Gaithersburg apartment complex before dawn on Sept....
Hyundai and Kia Are Building Their Own Steel Mill. It Won’t Ship a Sheet Until 2029.
Hyundai and Kia don’t make steel. They buy it, like every other automaker, from mills...
Toyota’s New Patent Isn’t Really About Photos. It’s About Reading Your Health Records First.
Forget the photo. The interesting part of Toyota’s newest patent filing isn’t that a car...
This Fatal McLaren Crash Isn’t Really About Speed. It’s About Who’s Buying Supercars Now.
Irvine police say speed was a factor in the fatal McLaren crash that killed James Wehr and Lexi Kramer. The…