VW Plant Closures Blocked by a 1960 Law, Not Boardroom Politics
Volkswagen’s supervisory board meets in Wolfsburg on September 4 with three competing blueprints for the...
Porsche Sold Its Own Consulting Arm, Then Paid Four Times as Much to Rent It Back
Porsche spent three decades building a consulting firm from scratch, spent 2023 buying out the...
Thieves Didn’t Hack This Lamborghini’s Security System. They Just Pointed a Gun at the Guy Holding the Keys
Nobody bypassed an immobilizer in Old City early Thursday morning. Nobody cloned a key fob,...
Stellantis Wants to Beam a Hologram Into Your Robotaxi’s Driver Seat. Here’s What It’s Not Telling You.
Somewhere in Stellantis’ latest patent filing sits an admission the company will never put in...
VW’s Layoffs Could Hit 140,000. The Family That Controls the Company Already Wrote Off the Loss and Went Shopping for Drones
Volkswagen wants the headline to be about jobs. On August 24, labor representatives told employees...
Hyundai Just Settled Its Strike. Its Next New Hire Doesn’t Need a Raise, a Union Card, or a Retirement Age.
Hyundai Motor and its union reached a tentative agreement this week to end the company’s...
Ford’s New Safety Chief Used to Regulate Ford. That’s Exactly the Point.
Ford is simultaneously the most recalled automaker in America and, per J.D. Power, one of its best-built. Hiring a 13-year…
China Isn’t Sneaking Into Europe’s Car Factories — Stellantis And Nissan Are Handing Over The Keys
Picture an Opel dealer in Zaragoza a couple of years from now, selling a compact...
AirPods and a Tesla’s Cameras Cracked This Georgia Car Theft
There’s a category of car theft that requires no skill whatsoever, and Forsyth County just...
Dolly Parton’s Last Automotive Venture Was Built for Truckers, Road-Trippers, and EV Drivers
The singer’s Tennessean Travel Stop brought fuel, truck amenities, food, retail, and EV charging together...
Kia Settles Over Optima and Sportage Windows Falling Into Doors
If you owned a 2016 or 2017 Optima or a 2017 Sportage and remember the...
Honda’s Threat to Skip a New Factory Isn’t About Honda. It’s About a Trade Deal Stuck in Limbo
When a Honda executive stands in front of reporters in Washington and says the company...
Tesla Autopilot Crash Data: The Regulatory Gap Every Driver-Assist Owner Should Know
Tesla is throwing a party in Austin on September 3 to launch the Cybercab, a...
Street Outlaws Racer Dies Following Crash at Ohio’s KD Motorsports Park
The drag racing world lost one of its own this weekend. Chris “Block” Gordon, a...
Thailand’s Auto Tax Overhaul: Why Japanese Carmakers Are Fighting Back
When a prime minister flies 5,700 miles to New Zealand and spends part of the...