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Fall River Rescue Crews Pull Driver From Kia Wedged Atop a Mustang After Bizarre Crash
A Strange Scene at a Busy Intersection A two-vehicle crash near Route 6 and Robeson Street in Fall River turned chaotic early Sunday when a Kia Rio ended up wedged on top of a Ford Mustang, leaving even veteran firefighters startled by the sight. The crash happened just past dawn, right as morning traffic was…
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Ford CEO Jim Farley Shares Son’s Trade Job Epiphany at Skilled Labor Panel
A Family Story That Resonated With the Room Ford CEO Jim Farley joined a panel of business and government leaders this week to discuss what panelists called America’s “essential economy,” the skilled labor force that keeps the country running. But it was a personal story from Farley’s own household that stuck with attendees and captured…
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Dieselgate: The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Explained
🛒 Shop Related Products on Amazon: The Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal, one of the most infamous controversies in automotive history, exposed systemic emissions cheating across millions of diesel vehicles. First revealed in 2015, the scandal not only cost Volkswagen billions in fines but also profoundly impacted the global automotive industry and regulatory landscape. What Was Dieselgate?…
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Stolen Truck Chase Ends With Suspects Fleeing Into Albuquerque Airport Terminal
Auto Theft Unit Spots a Stolen Truck Two men from Arizona are facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after Albuquerque police say a stolen vehicle pursuit ended with an attempted escape through the Albuquerque International Sunport. According to a criminal complaint, the case began when officers with the Albuquerque Police Department’s auto theft unit identified…
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New York’s In-Car Subscription Fee Ban Comes With Built-In Loopholes
A Bill Aimed at Paywalled Hardware Features New York lawmakers are moving to rein in one of the auto industry’s more controversial revenue strategies: charging drivers recurring fees to unlock features already built into the physical hardware of their vehicles. A bill that has now passed both chambers of the state legislature would bar automakers…
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GM Extends Bowling Green Shutdown to Four Weeks, Pausing Corvette and Z06/ZR1 Engine Production
A Longer Break Than the Usual Winter Pause General Motors is preparing for a four-week shutdown at its Bowling Green Assembly Plant in Kentucky, temporarily halting Chevrolet Corvette production along with related performance engine manufacturing as the company works through winter inventory adjustments. The extended break is scheduled to begin Monday, Dec. 15, with production…
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Consolidated Federal Lawsuit Challenges GM’s Fix for L87 V8 Engine Failures
Lawsuits Over Engine Failures Combine Into One Case General Motors is facing a unified legal challenge after multiple lawsuits tied to failures in its 6.2-liter V8 L87 engine were consolidated into a single federal case, intensifying scrutiny of the automaker’s recall response. How the Recall Came About The legal fight traces back to widespread complaints…
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Unlicensed Driver Faces Charges After Steering Unregistered Corvette Onto Brookline Rail Tracks
A Wrong Turn Ends on Active Transit Tracks A 20-year-old man is expected to face criminal charges after driving a Chevrolet Corvette onto MBTA rail tracks in Brookline, Massachusetts, an incident that pulled transit police into a busy area during the late-afternoon commute. According to MBTA Transit Police, officers responded to the area of Beacon…
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Oregon Man Caught by Construction Crew After Highway 101 Chase in Three-Wheeled Truck
A Traffic Stop That Turned Into a Chase A routine traffic stop along Oregon’s Highway 101 turned into an extended pursuit Thursday after 32-year-old Tyler Mullen fled from Newport officers who had approached his truck at a Fred Meyer parking lot, suspecting a possible connection to a burglary in Waldport. Rather than staying put, Mullen…
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Elk Grove Standoff Ends With Suspect Surrendering, Pants Around His Ankles
A Stolen Charger Leads Police on a Chase A pursuit in Elk Grove, California, came to an end Thursday after a stolen Dodge Charger led officers on a high-speed chase through neighborhood streets before the driver, already on probation, brought the standoff to an unusual conclusion. Police say they spotted the hotwired Charger and attempted…
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Five-Year Data Review Finds Over Half of Georgia State Patrol Chases End in Crashes
A Troubling Pattern in the Numbers A review of five years of Georgia State Patrol records has revealed that more than half of all trooper-led pursuits end in a crash, a rate far higher than the national average. The data, covering 2019 through 2023, shows troopers initiated 6,760 pursuits during that period, resulting in more…
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Body Camera Video Shows FBI Agent’s SUV Dangling 30 Feet Over Milwaukee Overpass
A Terrifying Moment Caught on Camera Newly released body cam footage shows the harrowing moment an FBI agent’s SUV ended up wedged over the edge of Milwaukee’s I-794 overpass during Monday’s morning commute. The footage shows the wrecked vehicle hanging precariously, its passenger-side wheels suspended over open air roughly 30 feet above the ground below.…
