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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 time, record diesel, IAA Transportation, and Waymo in Las Vegas.
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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 $50,000, and six California pumps maxed out at $9.999. Everything The Auto Wire published on September 14, 2026.
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Automotive Cybersecurity Forecasts Are All Over the Map. Ransomware and Recalls Explain Why
Transparency Market Research is out with a fresh round of press releases about automotive cybersecurity. The headline number: a global market worth $3.8 billion in 2024, growing 11.9 percent a year to $14.2 billion by 2035, according to TMR’s report page. Software-defined vehicles and rising cyberattacks get the credit. The trend behind it is real.…
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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.
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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 what drivers can display.
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Car Show Founder James Wehr Identified As One Of Two Killed In Fiery Irvine McLaren Crash
A McLaren that split in half and burned at an Irvine, California intersection early Sunday killed both people inside it, and family has identified one of them as James Wehr, a 27-year-old who helped build one of Southern California’s biggest car gatherings. Irvine police say the call came in at about 12:18 a.m. on Sunday,…
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Ford’s $1 Billion Paint Shop Isn’t the China Comeback Story Everyone Wants It to Be
On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation published a letter scolding Ford over its business ties to Chinese companies. On Thursday, Ford announced it would spend $1 billion on a new paint shop at Kentucky Truck Plant. Read in that order, it looks like a company scrambling to wave a flag. The documents tell a less…
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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 Henry H. Bliss stepped off a southbound trolley at West 74th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. As he turned to help a woman passenger down, an electric-powered taxicab struck him and threw him to the pavement, crushing his…
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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 — a 201,976-Jeep recall, Toyota’s C-HR EV fix, China’s 70% NEV target, and more.
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New-Car Prices Top $50K Again: Why Budget Buyers and Long Loans Feel It Most
The average new vehicle in America sold for $50,089 in August. That figure will get passed around dealership break rooms and family group chats all week, and it’s accurate. It’s also the least interesting number in the data. The transaction average rose 0.5% from July and 1.9% from a year earlier, and August was the…
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Six California Pumps Hit $9.999. The Pump Isn’t the Thing That Broke.
California diesel prices hit $7.764 a gallon while six pumps maxed out at $9.999. Federal data shows demand is actually falling, which points the blame at refining capacity, a percentage-based state tax and a missing exit ramp for heavy-duty diesel.
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Ford Recalls 223,472 F-150s Over Fuel Tanks That Can Fall Off. Five Model Years Went By First.
Ford is recalling 223,472 F-150s because the fuel tank may be improperly secured and can leak or detach while driving. The 2023-2027 span is the real story.
