A Car Dealer Just Led a $22 Million Bet on the Robot That Calls You About Your Oil Change
A dealer group led STELLA Automotive AI's $22.1 million round. The real prize is the service drive, and federal robocall…
Shawn Henry
NHTSA Wants to Delete Two Safety Tests. The Upgrades They’re Paying For Just Slipped to 2029.
NHTSA wants to drop the Fishhook rollover maneuver and side air bag out-of-position testing from its 5-Star program. The same…
CarMax Gave Up $230 a Car to Win Buyers Back. Headquarters Is Paying the Bill.
CarMax just cut 145 more corporate jobs. Its SEC filings suggest the real story is a pricing bet, and the…
Allstate Added 708,000 Auto Policies Without Adding Premium. That Arithmetic Has to Land Somewhere.
Allstate's auto book grew by 708,000 policies and $39 million in quarterly premium, because the average premium fell 3.6%. Meanwhile…
Hyundai Wants Guardrails Against Chinese Cars. Its Own History Says They Only Buy Time
Hyundai's CEO wants U.S. limits on Chinese automakers. The bigger news is his admission that Chinese car tech is ahead,…
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 25, 2026)
Everything The Auto Wire published on September 25, 2026: Volkswagen's Porsche write-downs, a 208,724-SUV steering recall, Credit Acceptance's $694 million…
BYD Already Has an American Factory. Washington Wrote a Law Around It.
BYD has built buses in California for over a decade. Congress still wrote it out of federal transit money. That…
Volkswagen Just Wrote Off €6 Billion of Porsche. The 911 Is the Only Porsche Still Growing.
Volkswagen's roughly €6 billion Porsche write-down isn't a verdict on the 911. It's the bill for a China, SUV and…
Walser Brings Ford Back After 20 Years. Ford Had Less Say in It Than You’d Think
Walser's largest acquisition returns Ford to its lineup after 20 years. The bigger story is how little control Ford had…
The Plant That Built Every Modern Dodge Challenger May Soon Build Armored Trucks. Canada Already Paid $222 Million Expecting Jeeps.
Stellantis signed an MOU to sell its idled Brampton Assembly Plant, where the Challenger, Charger and 300 were built, to…
Greg Biffle’s Estate Is Now Facing $40 Million in Claims. His Ex-Wife Just Asked to Freeze the Money.
Nicole Biffle wants $10 million from Greg Biffle's estate over their daughter Emma's death in the Statesville plane crash, and…
Land Rover Blamed a Chip. Its Newest Recall Quietly Changes the Story.
Jaguar Land Rover has added 23,677 vehicles to a safety recall it filed five months...
Tesla’s Semi Plant Opens, Rivian Recalls Nearly 99,000 EVs, and What Else Moved
Tesla's Semi factory opens, Rivian recalls 98,828 EVs over backup cameras, Geely hits four-minute charging, and the BYD question hangs…
Ford Has Paid Nearly $18 Million Over Harassment at Its Chicago Plants. The Lawsuits Are Back.
Ford settled harassment claims at its Chicago Assembly and Stamping plants with the EEOC in 1999 and 2017. In 2026,…
The Nitrous Ban Headed for a House Vote Protects Whipped Cream. Racers Get a 1972 Loophole.
H.R. 7945 would make any consumer product containing nitrous oxide a banned hazardous product 180 days after enactment. The bill…