Thailand Just Bet $4.1 Billion It Can Out-Build the Rest of Southeast Asia on EVs
Thailand just put a number on its EV ambitions, and it’s a big one. That’s...
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VinFast Just Bet Its Self-Driving Future on Cameras Alone. No LiDAR Safety Net Included
VinFast wants to sell you a self-driving car that doesn’t need the expensive parts everyone...
China Can’t Sell Cars to Its Own People Anymore, So It’s Flooding Everyone Else’s Driveway Instead
China’s passenger-car market spent June doing exactly what it’s done for the better part of...
That Car Wash You Love Might Be Sanding Down Your Paint Job. Here’s Which Ones to Skip
You trust it every week or two. Pull in, pick a package, stare at your...
O’Reilly’s $10 Billion Bid for NAPA Sent Wall Street the Wrong Message. Here’s What It Actually Missed
O’Reilly’s Rumored NAPA Grab Is a Bigger Swing Than the Stock Slide Lets On Wall...
BYD Tried Twice to Buy Its Way Into Renault. Renault Said No Twice, and Money Had Nothing to Do With It
For most of the last two decades, if a Western automaker wanted to sell cars...
Gas Is Creeping Back Toward $4 a Gallon Because of Iran, and Cancelling Netflix Won’t Fix What’s Actually Broken
President Trump said on July 8 that the ceasefire with Iran is over, and warned...
Honda’s Odyssey Backup Camera Keeps Losing to Water — and the Fix Is Another Camera
If you own a late-2010s Odyssey and feel like you’ve read this recall notice before,...
Stellantis, Wayve, and Uber’s Robotaxi Deal: What’s Real and What’s Hype
Here’s a fun exercise: read the Stellantis, Wayve, and Uber robotaxi announcement, then try to...
Honda’s 15 Millionth Accord Sold — and Her Sister Bought the Next One
Honda just handed over the 15 millionth Accord it has sold in the United States,...
A Silverado Went Under a Flatbed on I-40. The Rescue Is a Physics Lesson in Underride.
There’s a particular kind of wreck that makes crumple zones, airbags, and five-star ratings almost...
The Beginner’s Guide to Not Turning Your Brakes Into Expensive Scrap Metal
Destroying your brakes prematurely is almost always self-inflicted — and avoiding it takes zero mechanical talent. Just a few habits…
How to Actually Read Your Tire’s Sidewall Instead of Just Nodding at the Shop
The side of your tire looks like a math textbook had a fight with a license plate. Here's how to…
The Auto Wire Week in Review: VW’s Job-Cut Bombshell, a Wave of Recalls, and the Wildest Police Chases
Volkswagen spent the week weighing the kind of job cuts that reshape a company’s identity,...
Premium Gas vs. Regular: The Octane Myth That’s Quietly Costing You Money
Premium gas isn't 'better for your car.' Octane just measures knock resistance. Here's when premium actually matters and when it's…