Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 13, 2026)
A £450 million McLaren expansion its own careers page already gave away, Volkswagen admitting it built three million vehicles’ worth…
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McLaren Won’t Confirm Its £450 Million Plan. Its Careers Page Already Has.
Somewhere in Woking, a hiring manager posted a job listing this week for a “Head...
Volkswagen Didn’t Build Too Few EVs. It Built Too Many Factories.
Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board didn’t just approve a restructuring plan on September 3. It signed off...
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 12, 2026)
Counterfeit airbags that VIN checks cannot catch, the EPA deleting its Scope 3 guidance, BMW dropping carbon fiber, and GM…
GM Sold Fewer Cars in China This Year. Its China Profits Nearly Tripled.
Somewhere in the noise about foreign automakers cutting prices on gasoline-powered cars in China, a...
Wake Up: Saturday’s Automotive News Morning Round-Up
Good morning, and welcome back to the garage. Pour yourself a cup, because The Auto...
FCA’s Pentastar Warranty Settlement Isn’t About a Bad Valve Train. It’s About Who Gets to Define ‘High-Priced.’
There’s a provision buried in California’s emissions rules that almost nobody outside a courtroom reads...
Volkswagen’s Cars Can Now Pull Over and Call for Help by Themselves. You’re Still Legally the One Driving.
Picture the moment: cruising at 70 mph, hands on the wheel one second, unresponsive the...
19-Year-Old Charged With Stunt Driving After Chaotic St. Louis Street Takeover
A 19-year-old woman is now facing a criminal charge after St. Louis police say she...
Wake Up: Friday’s Automotive News Morning Round-Up
Good morning, and welcome back to the garage. Pour yourself a cup, because The Auto...
Modern Cars Aren’t Welded Together Anymore. They’re Glued — And That’s Exactly Why Fender-Benders Are Totaling EVs
A market research firm dropped a press release this week with a number attached: $12.36...
A Sneeze Caused a Fatal Crash With an Amish Buggy in Wisconsin. The Real Question Is Whether Modern Safety Tech Would Have Even Seen It Coming
On a hill outside Tomah, Wisconsin, last Friday afternoon, an ordinary human reflex collided with...
The Real Vulnerability in Apple’s Anti-Stalking System Is Shaped Like a Car Seat
Every anti-stalking safeguard is built around an assumption about where a hidden tracker will end...
Watch: Silverado Driver PITs Florida Tropper
A Florida Highway Patrol pursuit took an unusual turn when the driver of a Chevrolet...
Costco’s Synthetic Oil Price Just Jumped 60%. The Purchase Limit Is the Real Story
Costco has spent four decades building a reputation on prices that refuse to move: the...