Ford Patented a Hood That Folds Into a Workbench. It Still Has to Crumple.
Ford's pending patent folds part of the hood forward into a work surface at bench height. The revealing detail is…
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Ford Brought Nothing to This Year’s Car of the Year Fight. It Was Busy Gutting a Factory.
Ford has no vehicle among NACTOY’s 25 semifinalists for 2027. The shutout says less about Ford’s health than about where…
Britain’s Steering Wheels Are on the Right. That May Be Its Smartest Battery Policy.
Britain is reviewing its EV sales mandate just as a £7 billion battery industry, a locked-in EU trade deadline and…
This 130-Year-Old German Supplier Made Parts Every EV Still Needs. It Filed for Insolvency Anyway.
Prinz-Mayweg made seat, dashboard and steering tubes that electric cars still need. Its insolvency shows what is really squeezing German…
America Already Banned Chinese Cars. The Senate Is Fighting Over Who Gets to Unban Them.
Commerce banned Chinese connected-vehicle software and hardware in 2025. The Senate bill everyone calls a ban is really a fight…
JLR’s Suppliers Want Out of Cars and Into Aerospace. The Hard Part Isn’t the Metal.
JLR's Midlands suppliers want help moving into aerospace and defence. Their letter is really a forecast about UK car volume,…
Zoox’s Robotaxi Is All-Electric. The SUVs Teaching It to Drive Still Have Tailpipes.
Zoox's Atlanta test fleet is parked after drivers reported feeling sick. The real story isn't the robotaxi. It's the modified…
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…
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…
McLaren’s £500 Million Plan Isn’t Really About the SUV. It’s About Finally Building Its Own Engines.
For 15 years, an outside firm built McLaren's engines. The supercar maker's £500 million UK expansion brings that work in-house,…
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…
Toyota Ate a $9 Billion Tariff Bill. Now the Fight Moves to the Showroom.
Toyota's filings show a 1.38 trillion-yen tariff hit and a North American loss despite rising sales. That is why the…
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,…
The EV Maintenance Discount Is Real. It Works Out to About $20 a Month.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs data puts the EV maintenance advantage at about $248 a year. Energy, insurance and depreciation…