Today in Automotive History: The 1970 GM Strike Began September 15 — and So Did the Next Two
The 1970 GM strike began September 15 and idled hundreds of thousands of workers. What it won still shapes what…
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Automotive Cybersecurity Forecasts Are All Over the Map. Ransomware and Recalls Explain Why
Transparency Market Research is out with a fresh round of press releases about automotive cybersecurity....
Ford’s $1 Billion Paint Shop Isn’t the China Comeback Story Everyone Wants It to Be
On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation published a letter scolding Ford over its business ties...
New-Car Prices Top $50K Again: Why Budget Buyers and Long Loans Feel It Most
The average new vehicle in America sold for $50,089 in August. That figure will get...
EPA Pulls Scope 3 Emissions Guidance: What It Means for Automakers and Car Buyers
The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly edited Scope 3 emissions out of its corporate climate...
Hyundai’s Point-and-Speak Car Controls: Inside the Patent Trail
Every car voice assistant has the same blind spot: it can hear you but it...
Ford Edge 2.0L EcoBoost Petition: What Ford’s Own Bulletins Reveal
Most federal defect reviews begin with regulators trying to figure out what’s wrong. This one...
Why Americans Keep Cars Longer: Prices, Loans and Repair Math
There used to be a moment every car owner recognized. The odometer rolled past six...
Why a Stored 1966 Corvette Lost Its Brakes and Hit a House
Every classic-car owner has a spring wake-up routine: battery tender off, fuel topped up, a...
Inside Toyota’s Paid GR Software: Prices, Warranty Gaps And Resale Traps
Toyota is not floating a theory about charging owners for software. It already sells it,...
What A £450 Million Woking Build Would Actually Mean For McLaren
McLaren is reportedly about to spend £450 million on a technology centre in Woking and...
California Tire Efficiency Rule Explained: What Changes In 2029 And 2033
California just rewrote the rules for what you’re allowed to bolt onto your car, and...
The Chinese Car Ban Bill Also Outlaws Airbags Nobody Noticed
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation sent a two-page letter to congressional leadership on September 3...
Tesla’s Self-Steering Crash Save: The Rules Nobody Wrote Yet
Tesla’s AI account posted on September 4 that FSD Supervised v14.3.9 is rolling out with...
Grok In Tesla Robotaxis: The Fine Print Riders Are Missing
Everyone’s passing around the news that Grok is “coming” to Tesla’s Robotaxi service. It isn’t...