Acura Just Benched Its Fastest SUV. The Reason Isn’t Sales. It’s a Rule the EPA Hasn’t Finished Writing.
Acura’s quickest three-row SUV is taking an unpaid leave of absence. The MDX Type S...
Government Regulation
Tesla Owes NHTSA 21 Cybercab Answers Today. Zoox’s Version Took Three Years.
NHTSA's Special Order asks how a car with no wheel, pedals or mirrors meets driver-era safety rules, and whether removable…
‘He’s Looking at the Sky.’ Louisiana Police Measured a Squatted Truck at 13 Inches Nose-Up, Then Towed It After Its Second Ticket in Three Days.
Central, Louisiana police say a squatted pickup measuring 13 inches nose-high was ticketed and towed three days after the sheriff's…
The New Fuel Economy Rules Carry a $0 Fine. The Part That Actually Matters Is Buried 700 Pages Deep.
The fine for missing the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is zero dollars....
Florida Kicked the Plate Cameras Off Its Highways. The Ones That Mail You Tickets Keep Spreading.
Florida pulled license plate readers off state highways. Red-light, school-zone and school bus cameras that mail tickets are still spreading,…
Norway Sealed a Chinese Bus Inside a Mountain to Find Its Kill Switch. A Romanian SIM Card Was Holding It.
Oslo's transit agency sealed a Yutong electric bus inside a mountain and found its maker could reach the power system…
Your EV Accidentally Jams AM Radio. The House Just Voted to Make Automakers Keep It Anyway.
The House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The real target is the electrical noise EVs make, and…
Stellantis Lined Up an Armored-Vehicle Builder for Brampton. Now It Needs the Union to Sign.
Stellantis has an armoured-vehicle maker lined up for its idle Brampton plant. The harder sell is Unifor, and the reason…
Buyer Alert: Washington Just Cut the 2031 Fuel Economy Target to 34.9 MPG. Here’s What It Means for Your Next Car
The Trump administration lowered the 2031 fuel economy target to about 34.9 mpg. Current owners don't need to do anything,…
Today in Automotive History: September 28, 2020 — A London Court Hands Uber Its License Back
On Sept. 28, 2020, a London court ruled Uber "fit and proper" and restored its license. The standard it set…
NHTSA Wants Your Ideas to Fix Recalls. Its Meeting Won’t Be Streamed or Recorded.
NHTSA's new Recalls Next notice asks the public to comment on a November 5 meeting that will not be streamed…
Honda Spent $1 Billion So One Ohio Line Could Build Anything. It Still Ran Out of Room.
Honda spent more than $1 billion so its Ohio lines could build gas, hybrid and electric cars interchangeably. A reported…
Washington Just Put the 2021 Tire Duties on Trial. Taiwan Didn’t Even Show Up.
The ITC will run full five-year reviews of duties on tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, including Taiwan despite…
Britain’s Steering Wheels Are on the Right. That May Be Its Smartest Battery Policy.
Britain is reviewing its EV sales mandate just as a £7 billion battery industry, a locked-in EU trade deadline and…
America Already Banned Chinese Cars. The Senate Is Fighting Over Who Gets to Unban Them.
Commerce banned Chinese connected-vehicle software and hardware in 2025. The Senate bill everyone calls a ban is really a fight…