Capital Automotive Takes Back Full Control of 49 Dealership Properties
There’s a decent chance the building where you signed your last car loan isn’t owned...
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Buyer Alert: 201,976 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer SUVs Recalled Over a Tire-Pressure Warning That May Never Light Up
Stellantis is recalling 201,976 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, and related SUVs over software that can disable the tire-pressure warning. Here's…
Your Engine Was Designed Around an Oil America Barely Makes. Now the Bill Is Due.
Costco is rationing motor oil and charging $5.80 a quart, but the cause is not crude prices. It is API…
Honda Won the World’s First Five-Star Road Safety Rating. It Says Nothing About How Safe Your Honda Actually Is.
The FIA Road Safety Index rates organisations, not cars — and its five-star tier did not exist until this year.…
Your Morning Automotive News Round-Up
Here is everything The Auto Wire published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — Stellantis selling...
The 3D-Printing Revolution in Cars Already Happened. It’s in the Tool Crib, Not on the Car.
A new large-format printer aimed at car factories has exactly the same build volume as the one before it, and…
Tesla’s Next Roadster Finally Has a Reveal Date. Here’s What’s Real, What’s Patent, and What’s Pure Hype.
Tesla’s second-generation Roadster has spent so long as a reservation page that owners of the...
Hyundai’s Georgia-Built Waymo Robotaxi Isn’t a Patriotism Story. It’s a Compliance Deadline.
The first IONIQ 5 robotaxis arrive in the fourth quarter. A Commerce Department rule makes Chinese-origin driving software unsellable from…
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…
Tesla’s Grok AI Is About to Start Texting for You — Here’s What the Manual Already Confirms
Buried in the fine print of the Tesla Model Y manual is a small addition...
California Just Gave Classic Cars a Smog Exemption That Expires in 2033 — By Design
Jay Leno’s Law reads like the biggest favor Sacramento has done for classic car owners...
Watch: Murder Suspect Steals Cop Car And Slams It Into House
Sometime after 11:45 p.m. on September 3, 2026, a Dayton police officer’s SUV sat idling...
McLaren’s Family-Sized Gamble: What Woking Has Confirmed, and What’s Still Just Rumor
The McLaren SUV story has picked up some very specific luggage lately: a 2028 arrival,...
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…
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…