The Auto Wire Week in Review: VW’s Job-Cut Bombshell, a Wave of Recalls, and the Wildest Police Chases
Volkswagen spent the week weighing the kind of job cuts that reshape a company’s identity,...
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A Stolen Hyundai Tucson, a Golf Course Chase, and the Design Flaw Behind It All
There’s a particular kind of Sunday afternoon a golfer signs up for: a bucket of...
This 1971 Chevy Pickup Was Stolen for Eight Months. It Was Sitting in a Garage the Whole Time
Classic-truck theft rarely makes the news, which is exactly why so many of them are...
A Philadelphia Chase Ended With a Car on Its Roof. Here’s What That Actually Means Legally
According to NBC Philadelphia, two people were pulled from a wrecked car early Wednesday after...
Virginia Now Lets Judges Bolt a Speed Limiter to Your Car Instead of Suspending Your License
Starting July 1, Virginia stopped treating a triple-digit speeding conviction as strictly a license-and-fine problem....
How ‘American-Made’ Went From Ford and Chevy to Tesla, Honda, and Jeep
Every Fourth of July, Americans fire up the grill, raise a flag, and take pride...
A Tarp Blinded This Driver at Highway Speed — Here’s the Masterclass in Not Panicking
A tarp tearing loose from a truck and slapping across your windshield sounds like a...
Inside the 63-Person Ring That Shipped Stolen Luxury Cars From New Jersey to West Africa
New Jersey prosecutors just rolled up one of the more organized car-theft operations the state...
Illinois Now Puts a Governor on Repeat Speeders’ Cars. Here’s How the New Law Actually Works
Illinois just decided that the fix for drivers who treat posted limits as suggestions isn’t...
Baltimore Paid $400K After a Patrol SUV Hit a Teen. The Real Story Is What the Black Box Would Show
Baltimore’s spending board just cut a $400,000 check over a car crash that wasn’t really...
This El Paso Man Tried to Steal Back His Own Repossessed Car. It Didn’t Go Well
There’s a particular flavor of automotive stupidity that only surfaces when someone stops making car...
A Stolen Carvana Car Hauler Turned Highway 231 Into a Demolition Derby in Bay County
Car haulers are built to move other people’s vehicles slowly and carefully. They are not...
Rivian Is Turning a Dead Fry’s Electronics Into Its Newest Sacramento Showroom
The building where Northern California nerds once wandered fluorescent-lit aisles hunting for hard drives and...
Trump Skipped the USMCA’s First Checkup — And Your Next Car Might Pay for It
Six years to the day after it replaced NAFTA, the USMCA hit its first mandatory...
Recall Fatigue Is Real: What to Actually Do When Your Car Gets Recalled
The recall notices keep coming, and after a while they all blur into the same...