Hand a Dealer Your Supercar and the Law Lets Him Sell It, Even If That’s a Crime
A New York owner nearly lost a Lamborghini and $200,000 in a dealer upgrade scheme. The rule that almost cost…
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Beijing Never Banned the Gas Car. It Just Stopped Issuing the License Plates.
VW and Toyota are slashing prices on combustion cars in China. In Beijing, only 20,000 combustion plates will be issued…
Today in Automotive History: GM Was Founded on September 16, 1908 — On a Bet Henry Ford Refused to Copy
On September 16, 1908, a Flint carriage salesman who once called automobiles “noisy, smelly, and...
Stellantis Is Reportedly Spending €1 Billion in France to Do Work Its Suppliers Already Do
The headline is a new van at Hordain. The detail worth reading is that part of the money reportedly brings…
Ford’s $4,195 Carhartt F-150, Germany’s First Driverless Truck, and What Else Moved
Not every headline gets its own story, but it still shapes the industry. Over the...
Stellantis Pulled the Jeep Out of Brampton. Five Days Later It Unveiled an Armoured Ram With the Company Now Buying the Plant.
Canada told Stellantis that abandoning Brampton would be a default and started a recovery process ten months ago. It has…
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 15, 2026)
Here is everything The Auto Wire published on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 — a second...
22-Year-Old Hooters Calendar Girl Alexis Kramer Named as Second Victim in Influencer’s McLaren Crash
Family members identified Alexis Kramer, 22, as the second victim in the Irvine McLaren crash. Police say speed was a…
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…
Ford’s 17-Truck Recall, Diesel Past $6, and What Else Moved
Our automotive news roundup for the last 24 hours: three more Ford recalls, a Daimler repair being done a third…
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 14, 2026)
Ford recalling 223,472 F-150s over fuel tanks that can fall off, a 202,000-Jeep tire-pressure recall, a new-car average back over…
America’s Answer to the Chinese Kill Switch Has a Weight Limit. Buses Are Above It.
The U.S. connected vehicle rule stops at 10,001 pounds. The bus Norway tested weighs more than three times that.
The ‘Trump Car’ Case Stopped Being About Flags. It’s Now About a Sign Law From 1989
Long Beach offered $50,000 to end the Trump car lawsuit. He said no, and a 1989 sign ordinance now decides…
Today in Automotive History: America’s First Car Fatality, September 14, 1899
On the evening of September 13, 1899, a 69-year-old New York real estate broker named...
Jeep’s 202,000-SUV Recall, China’s 70% EV Target, and What Else Moved
An automotive news roundup of the industry stories that moved in the last 24 hours without getting a full write-up…