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£70,000 Porsche Parts Heist Sends a Warning to Luxury Car Dealers
A £70,000 burglary at a Porsche dealership in Bolton isn’t just another holiday crime story. It’s a flashing warning light about how vulnerable high-end automotive businesses remain, even when the stakes are obvious to anyone paying attention. A Calculated Hit During the Quietest Week of the Year Between Christmas Eve and December 27, thieves targeted…
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Only 44 Exist: Rare Nissan Nismo 400R GT-R Could Bring $1.1 Million at Auction
There was a time when calling a Nissan a seven-figure car would have sounded absurd. The Skyline GT-R was legendary among enthusiasts, sure, but it wasn’t discussed in the same breath as Ferrari F40s or Porsche homologation specials. That gap has narrowed rapidly in recent years. A 1996 Nissan Nismo 400R, one of just 44…
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U.S. Moves to Tighten ‘Buy America’ Rules on EV Chargers, Throwing $5B Program Into Turmoil
Washington is rewriting the rules on electric vehicle chargers again, and the auto industry is bracing for impact. The U.S. Transportation Department has proposed raising American content requirements for federally funded EV charging stations from 55% to as much as 100%, while also mandating they be produced in the United States. If finalized, the changes…
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Chicago Rejects $8.25M Settlement in Deadly Police Chase, Forcing Showdown Over 95 MPH Pursuit
Chicago officials had a chance to own up to a catastrophic decision. Instead, they voted to fight it in court. The City Council Finance Committee rejected an $8.25 million settlement for the family of 55-year-old Dominga Flores Gomez, who was killed during a high-speed police chase in Little Village. The 18-15 vote sends the wrongful…
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Dodge Charger, Challenger, Chrysler 300 Named in Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging 2-Million-Car ‘Conspiracy’
A newly filed class-action lawsuit is targeting Stellantis subsidiary FCA US, LLC and supplier Lear Corporation over electric front-seat height adjusters used in roughly two million vehicles, including the Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Chrysler 300. What makes this case stand out isn’t just the sheer number of vehicles involved, it’s the language used. The plaintiffs…
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This Automaker Tells Owners to Park 225,000 Vehicles as Takata Air Bag Crisis Refuses to Die
Stellantis has finally done what arguably should have happened years ago: tell owners to stop driving entirely. Not a “Schedule Service” Notice On Wednesday, the automaker issued a blunt “do not drive” warning covering roughly 225,000 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram vehicles in the United States equipped with unrepaired Takata air bags. This isn’t a…
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Stolen Car Crash Knocks Out Power in Oregon, Suspect Found Napping in RV
Redmond, Oregon residents woke up in the dark Sunday morning, and it wasn’t because of a storm. It was because a stolen Toyota 4Runner slammed into a power pole around 2:30 a.m., cutting electricity to the area and turning a quiet neighborhood into the aftermath of yet another avoidable crime. Police arrived to find the…
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Teen Shot Inside Stolen SUV, Body Pushed Into Street Before Getaway Vehicle Set on Fire
A stolen SUV became a rolling crime scene in East Grand Rapids, and a 16-year-old boy is dead as a result. Around 12:30 a.m., police responded to reports of a man lying unconscious near Lake Drive SE and Plymouth Avenue SE. What they found wasn’t a medical emergency. It was Carhari Walton, shot and left…
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$55 Billion Gone: Automakers’ EV Gamble Finally Collapses
The auto industry is now paying the price for its own overconfidence. After years of loudly predicting an electric future that never fully arrived on schedule, global automakers have written off roughly $55 billion after badly misjudging demand for electric vehicles. This isn’t a market hiccup. It’s a full-blown reckoning playing out in public. Why…
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What Happens to Your Insurance After a Total Loss?
Once an adjuster marks your car as a total loss, things tend to move fast, often faster than most owners are prepared for. Here’s what the process actually looks like step by step. Step 1: The Insurer Calculates What Your Car Was Actually Worth The company calculates your vehicle’s Actual Cash Value (ACV), which is…
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Pregnant Woman Nearly Drowns in Sinking Car on Birthday Before Stranger Dives In
A 29-year-old pregnant woman nearly drowned in her own car on her birthday, and if not for one passerby who refused to hesitate, this story would have ended in tragedy instead of relief. Chevy Silverado Driver Turns the Tables, PITs Florida Trooper During 98 MPH Chase A Birthday Gift That Turned Into an Emergency Shedly…
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Savannah Special Education Teacher Killed After Being Hit by Suspect Fleeing ICE
A Savannah teacher was killed Monday morning when a man fleeing a traffic stop by federal immigration agents crashed into her vehicle near Truman Parkway, according to the Chatham County Police Department. How the Crash Unfolded Police say officers responded around 7:45 a.m. to a serious crash near Whitefield Avenue and Truman Parkway, just outside…
