Gas-Only Cars Just Dropped Below Half of Global New-Car Sales. Meanwhile, Americans Get $4.35 Gas and No EV Credit.
Gasoline-only models fell to 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026. In the U.S., gas is…
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Chinese Automakers Might Build in Mexico, and Nissan Is Bracing for It. Don’t Expect Those Cars to Cross the Border.
Nissan has been Mexico’s sales heavyweight for so long that it’s easy to forget how...
Mercedes Just Sold a Record Number of EVs. Its S-Class and Maybach Crowd Fell 21%.
Mercedes-Benz set a quarterly EV record, but its Top-End cars fell 21% as China sales dropped 31%, pushing the segment…
Contaminated LED Chips Could Leave Ford’s Super Duty and Expedition With Dim Headlights
Modern LED headlights are sold as the set-and-forget part of a new truck. They’re supposed...
Hyundai’s In-Cabin Camera Watches Drivers, and Four Owners Are Suing
Modern Hyundais keep an eye on the person behind the wheel, literally. An infrared camera...
Inside BMW’s Bavarian Gen6 Pack Plant Powering the Electric i3 Sedan
BMW just switched on a roughly €1 billion battery plant in the Lower Bavarian farmland...
Watch: Empty CNG Car Explodes During Refueling at a Gujarat Station, Damaging Two Other Vehicles — Now Officials Are Trying to Find Out Why
A CNG car exploded while being refueled near Karjan, Gujarat, on Oct. 1. The cause is unconfirmed, and the cylinder…
Texas Insurance Broker Gets 160 Months for Fraud — Now the Feds Will Sell the 90-Plus Exotic Cars He Agreed To Forfeit
Clayton Iley of Stephenville, Texas, got 160 months for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The 90-plus exotic cars he…
Empty Lots, Tight Credit and Five-Hour Deals Drag Down Car Buyer Satisfaction
New-car shoppers spent September learning an old lesson: the price on the window is only...
Constable: Tahoe Theft Suspects Had List of 2026 Buyers
Before sunrise on Thursday, Sept. 17, a deputy with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s...
Watch: Garbage Truck Crew Releases Bear Locals Call ‘Chungus’ From the Back of Their Truck After a Worker Realized the Animal Was Inside
A waste collection crew released a bear that locals call “Chungus” from the back of...
Watch: Sheriff Posts Video of Woman Doing Donuts on Indiana Courthouse Lawn — Now She Faces an OWI Charge
A woman in her late 60s drove a sedan in circles across the lawn of...
San Diego State Can Barnacle Your Car After 5 Unpaid Tickets. Your HOA Can’t.
San Diego State can immobilize cars with five unpaid tickets. California Vehicle Code 22651.7(b) bars private lots and HOAs from…
Ford’s EV Sales Keep Sliding, Mach-E Inventory Piles Up, and Hybrids Fill the Gap
Ford’s third-quarter sales release covers a lot of ground. It talks up retail share, Super...
Charlotte Police Stopped an ‘Actual Couch’ on Two Lime Scooters and Said ‘Rethink the Ride’
CMPD stopped two men riding a couch on two Lime scooters down South Tryon Street. The bigger exposure sits in…