Porsche’s Mission S Previews a Supercar Above the 911 With No Center Screen. Your Phone Snaps Into the Dash Instead
Porsche's Mission S previews a permanent mid-engine supercar above the 911. Its dash has no center screen, just a MagSafe…
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GM Is Ditching the Rented Building Where It Built the First Chevy Volt Battery, the Same Week It Approved a $20 Billion Buyback
GM is closing the leased Brownstown, Mich., plant that built the first Chevy Volt battery pack, the same week it…
Tacoma’s Speed Cameras Caught Nearly 400,000 Drivers in Four Weeks. A Weighted Lottery Picks Which 200 a Day Pay $145
Tacoma's two new speed cameras flagged about 14,000 speeders a day. The city can ticket 200, so a weighted random…
A Fuzzy Blue Steering-Wheel Cover Is Now at the Heart of a Fifth Circuit Fight Over Searching Flock Cameras Without a Warrant
Prosecutors tied one SUV to five Dallas-Fort Worth robberies by its fuzzy blue steering-wheel cover. The appeal asks whether police…
The FTC Just Published the Dealer Playbook: The 5 Lines You’ll Hear, and Exactly What to Say Back
The FTC says Greenway Auto Group charged more than the advertised price in 92% of reviewed deals. Here are the…
Avis Billed a Renter for 28,933 km in a Week, a 107-MPH Average Around the Clock. His iPhone Logged 1,400
Avis charged a Toronto man about C$5,900 for driving 28,933 km in seven days, a 107-mph average around the clock.…
Chicago Seized His Car Over $524 in Tickets, Sold It to Its Tow Contractor for $273 and Credited Him Nothing. Two Justices Noticed
Chicago sold Ryan O’Donnell’s car for $273 in scrap over $524 in tickets and applied none of it to his…
The Dealership Boom Is Cracking: $120 Million Gone in One Quarter, and Buyers May Pay for It in the Finance Office
Six public dealer groups earned about $120 million less in Q2 2026 as new-car margins shrank. Aggressive stock buybacks kept…
California’s DMV Hounded a Widower for Fees on the SUV a Big Rig Destroyed. The Trucker Kept His License
The DMV threatened Loren Chow with wage garnishment over fees on the SUV a semi wrecked. The trucker kept driving…
Turo Got Its Car Back but Never Cleared the Stolen Report, a Minnesota Mom Says. Then New Jersey Police Detained Her
A Minneapolis mother says New Jersey police detained her because her Turo rental was still flagged stolen after its owners…
Used-Car Lots Are Fuller Than Last Year. Good Luck Finding Anything Under $15,000
Dealers have 3.3% more used cars than a year ago, but 16.2% fewer priced at $15,000 or less, while the…
He Had Both Escalade Keys at Home When It Vanished. Deputies Say Thieves Used a Computer to Make a Third
A Kendall Escalade owner woke up to an empty driveway and both keys still in the house. Miami-Dade deputies say…
Penske and Mitsui Are Taking PAG Private for $16.3 Billion, With Help From Toyota’s and Mercedes’ Lenders
Penske and Mitsui are paying $212 a share to take PAG private, and some of the money is coming from…
Repo Watch: Good Credit Got You the $45,000 Loan. It Can’t Make the $1,000 Payment, and Nobody’s Hiring
Repossessions were already at their highest level since 2009 before 2026 handed car owners three shocks at once: 165 days…
Going Electric at $4.33 Gas Saves About $118 a Month. The $520 Loan Payment Eats That for Breakfast
At $4.33 gas, an EV or hybrid cuts the fuel bill, but at subprime rates the loan costs several times…