Contaminated LED Chips Could Leave Ford’s Super Duty and Expedition With Dim Headlights
Modern LED headlights are sold as the set-and-forget part of a new truck. They’re supposed...
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Northeastern Study Catches Connected Cars and Their Apps Feeding Driver Data to Ad Tech
For years, the debate over connected-car privacy has mostly been fought on paper. Someone reads...
BMW X5, X6, X7 Owners Sue Over Front Differential Fluid That Was Never Supposed to Need Changing
Automakers love the word “lifetime” because it sounds like a promise and works as an...
A Judge Just Rejected Porsche’s Bid to Dodge Its Taycan Battery Fire Lawsuit
Porsche wanted this one to disappear quietly into arbitration. It didn’t work out that way....
China’s Draft Law Would Fine Automakers, Not Drivers, for Self-Driving Violations
Beijing just answered the question every automaker building self-driving cars has been dodging: when the...
EPA Pulls Scope 3 Emissions Guidance: What It Means for Automakers and Car Buyers
The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly edited Scope 3 emissions out of its corporate climate...
Ford Edge 2.0L EcoBoost Petition: What Ford’s Own Bulletins Reveal
Most federal defect reviews begin with regulators trying to figure out what’s wrong. This one...
VinFast’s India Localisation Reset: What It Means For The Thoothukudi Plant And Buyers
VinFast Spent The Week Explaining Its India Plans, And The Explanation Is The Story Automakers...
GM 6.2L V8 Engine Failures: What the Federal Investigation Documents Actually Show
There’s a specific kind of trouble an automaker gets into when federal regulators stop asking...
One Rivian Hire Reveals the Company’s Real Plan for Commercial Vans
Rivian Just Hired a Fleet Sales Director. That Tells You More Than the Press Releases...
Hyundai’s AI Numbers, Decoded: What 90 Percent Faster Crash Review Really Means
Automakers have spent three years announcing AI the way teenagers announce gym memberships. Hyundai Motor...
Honda And Nissan Shared Car Software: What A Joint OS Would Really Change
Honda And Nissan Are Circling A Shared Vehicle OS — And Their Architectures Don’t Match...
Detroit’s EV Cowardice: Automakers Don’t Believe In Electric Cars, They Believe In Whoever’s In The White House
Let’s cut through the press-release language. The American auto industry did not “transition” to electric...
Vietnam’s Auto Boom Looks Bigger On Paper Than In The Parts Bin
There is a version of the Vietnam story where global automakers are stampeding into Southeast...
Volvo Just Beamed Apple Music Into Two Million Cars Overnight. Last Year, the Same Pipeline Beamed In a Brake Problem.
Volvo wants you to notice the music. On July 7, the automaker started pushing a...