Credit Acceptance’s $694 Million Deal Is 91% Canceled Debt: What Utah Borrowers Get
Subprime car lending runs on one uncomfortable assumption. Some borrowers won’t finish paying, so the...
Eve Nowell
Hyundai’s $5.8B Mississippi River Mill Is a Tariff Hedge Wrapped in Direct-Reduced Iron
Carmakers usually treat steel the way most of us treat tap water. It shows up,...
California Opened the Door to Robot Semis. Most of the Homework Gets Done in Texas.
California's new heavy-duty AV rules demand a million autonomous miles before a driverless semi can deploy, but up to 800,000…
Mercedes-Benz Ties the Future of Two German Factories to Longer Hours Without Extra Pay
Mercedes-Benz has finally said the quiet part out loud. At a works meeting at its...
BMW xDrive Owners Take “Lifetime” Differential Fluid Promise to Federal Court
Every gearhead has heard the joke: “lifetime fluid” means the fluid lasts exactly as long...
The Service Bay Pays Your Dealer’s Bills. AutoNation Just Warned It’s Slowing Down.
AutoNation's stock fell 10.5% after a cautious investor talk. The real story is the service bay that earns half of…
Autobell’s Data Breach Settlement Isn’t About Your Car. It’s About Who Dried It.
The 2024 Autobell Car Wash breach reached 52,714 people, more than 17 times its workforce. The real story is what…
Tesla’s Optimus Robot Factory Depends on Car-Parts Suppliers, and the Math Is Brutal
Word coming out of China’s supply chain this week is that Tesla’s humanoid robot team...
California Opens Its Highways to Heavy Autonomous Trucks, but the Million-Mile Test Has Only Begun
Before anyone pictures a driverless Peterbilt barreling down I-5 at 3 a.m., a correction: robot...
Today in Automotive History: September 24, 1948 — Honda Is Founded With 1 Million Yen and a Bicycle Engine
Honda was founded on Sept. 24, 1948, with 1 million yen and a bicycle engine. The company born that day…
Staged Car Crash Bill: What H.R. 10269 Would Actually Change
There’s a con that plays out on highways and in parking lots: a car pulls...
Toyota’s ELEY Factory Robot: Wheels, Shoulder Blades and Soft Arms
Toyota wants a robot on the assembly line that is soft enough to bump into...
VW Atlas, Tiguan and Audi Q3 Recall: Corroded Rack Bolt Can Crack Steering Housing
A steering rack is held to the front subframe by a couple of bolts. Owners...
GM’s 8.3L Duramax “Mongoose” Targets Ford’s Power Stroke: What We Know
GM has spent years watching Ford make the biggest torque number in the heavy-duty pickup...
Today in Automotive History: September 22, 1985 – The Plaza Accord That Moved Japan’s Car Plants to America
On September 22, 1985, five finance ministers walked into New York’s Plaza Hotel and agreed...