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Carjacked Toyota Camry Becomes an Alleged Weapon During an LA Rampage That Left Eight Hurt
A routine car theft allegation quickly spiraled into something far more serious on the streets of Los Angeles, leaving eight people injured, a police officer hurt, and a suspect facing a lengthy list of felony charges that could continue growing as investigators build their case. Authorities say what started as an alleged carjacking of a…
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Dead NASCAR Champion Wins Maine Moose Lottery Weeks After His Death
In a story that sounds too strange to be real, a deceased NASCAR champion was recently announced as a winner in Maine’s annual moose permit lottery. 10 Emergency Car Products You Hope You Never Need The name that appeared on the state’s list of successful applicants was Kyle Busch of Denver, North Carolina. For racing…
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Rivian Cut Hundreds of Jobs Just Days After Launching the R2, the SUV Meant to Save It
Rivian just launched the most important vehicle in its history, and then it laid off hundreds of people. The electric automaker confirmed Tuesday it’s cutting hundreds of jobs, less than 2% of its total workforce, as it tries to claw its way toward narrower losses. The timing is what stings: the cuts landed barely a…
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Ford Recalls 255,000 Focus Sedans Because It Can’t Prove a 2018 Recall Actually Worked
Ford has had a rough run with recalls lately, but this one stands apart from the usual parade of newly discovered defects. The company is calling back more than a quarter-million Focus models, not because it found a fresh problem, but because it cannot confirm that a safety recall it issued back in October 2018…
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‘The Good Car Dealer’ Allegedly Forged a Dead Woman’s Signature to Sell Hail-Wrecked Cars as Clean
A Salt Lake City shop called The Good Car Dealer faces 15 felony title-fraud counts after prosecutors say it used forged signatures, fake notary stamps, and a dead woman’s name to pass off hail-wrecked salvage cars as clean-title vehicles.
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Thieves Stole a Townsville Mom’s Ute With Her Baby Asleep Inside. Minutes Later, They Brought Her Back.
A mother in Townsville says she thought she had lost her daughter forever when a group of thieves drove off with the family ute while her infant was still buckled into the back seat. Sarah Hill, 32, was standing outside her home in the suburb of Garbutt on Monday afternoon when it happened right in…
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A Waymo Plowed Through a Construction Zone and Sped Off With Cops Chasing It on the 101
Here’s the nightmare scenario every robotaxi skeptic has been quietly waiting for: you climb into a driverless Waymo, settle in for a routine ride home, and somewhere around minute five the car decides that the orange cones, the flashing lights, and the giant “ROAD WORK AHEAD” signs are merely suggestions. Then it does the unthinkable…
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10 Emergency Car Products You Hope You Never Need
When you’re cruising down the highway, the last thing on your mind is a dead battery or a blowout on a dark shoulder. But emergencies don’t send a calendar invite. The smartest drivers keep a small arsenal of gear in the trunk for exactly those moments you hope never come. Below are 10 affordable, highly…
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The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Car People (2026)
Prime Day is here, and it’s stacked with deals worth grabbing if you live in your garage as much as we do. From diagnostics to detailing to never getting stranded again, here are the best automotive deals we found this year. (Note: as an Amazon Associate, The Auto Wire earns from qualifying purchases.) BlueDriver Pro…
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An 85-Year-Old Florida Man Hit 110 MPH in His ‘Favorite Car.’ His Excuse Made It Worse.
There are routine speeding stops, and then there’s whatever played out on U.S. Highway 27 last week. Lake County deputies say they pulled over an 85-year-old man who was running through a 45 mph zone at 110 mph in the middle of the night. The driver didn’t really argue the speed — he argued the…
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Why a Ford Mustang Sedan Almost Certainly Won’t Get a V8, No Matter How Bad You Want One
Let’s get the fantasy out of the way first. A rear-drive, four-door Mustang with a V8 rumbling under the hood sounds like the kind of car that would have enthusiasts lining up before the doors even opened — the dream sedan a lot of muscle car fans have been quietly hoping for. The problem is…
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10 of My Favorite Flashlights (and Where to Get Them)
Most drivers never think about flashlights until the power’s out, the hood is up in the dark, or a dropped socket rolls somewhere you can’t see. A cheap light with a dying battery turns a five-minute fix into a frustrating one, which is why I keep several dedicated lights in rotation rather than relying on…
