NHTSA Is Finally Taking Aim at Headlights That Blind You. It Told Congress What Was Wrong in 2007
NHTSA is convening its first negotiated rulemaking on vehicle lighting in more than 25 years. Whether glare gets better depends…
Government Regulation
South African Bank Repo’d a Car With No Court Order and Sold It. Now It’s Eating R300,000.
A South African bank repossessed and sold a financed car without a signed surrender or a court order. After the…
The Senate’s China Car Bill Gives Mercedes Until 2030. Its Own Buyback Is Making the Math Worse.
The Senate Commerce Committee's reported connected-vehicle bill gives Mercedes-Benz until model year 2030. After that, its U.S. sales depend on…
Georgia’s Lift-Kit Law Exempts Basically Every Pickup Since 2011. A Wrongful-Death Suit Wants a Jury to Draw the Line.
Georgia's 2024 suspension law exempts any truck with federally compliant stability control. A Gwinnett wrongful-death suit over a lifted F-150…
Cops Pulled Over a Waymo With ‘No Driver, No Hands, No Clue.’ California’s Answer Is a Ticket With No Fine.
Since July 1, California police can write up driverless cars. The notice goes to the company and the DMV, and…
Chicago’s Speed Cameras Spat Out a Ticket Every 17 Seconds in 2024. Most Were for 6 to 10 MPH Over.
City records show Chicago mailed 1.84 million speed camera tickets in 2024. The $35 tier for 6 to 10 mph…
A Couple in Their 80s and 90s Sued Scout Over Blasting at Its $2 Billion Plant. Scout Says Take It Up With the Contractors.
A Blythewood couple, 92 and 84, say construction of Scout Motors’ South Carolina plant drove them from their home. Scout…
Mercedes Trips the China Car Bill’s 15% Wire. Volvo, Nearly 79% Geely-Owned, Already Has a Hall Pass.
Commerce cleared majority Geely-owned Volvo and refused Polestar under a control test. The Senate bill's 15% ownership line would instead…
Eleven Dead, Zero Importers Named: NHTSA’s DTN Airbag Order Has a Who-Pays Problem
NHTSA's April order tells whoever imported DTN60DB airbag inflators to notify owners and fix them. Eleven deaths in, the agency…
Mavis Owes Pennsylvania $215,000 Over Alleged Unnecessary Repairs. You Don’t See a Dime Unless You Complain by Jan. 26.
Mavis Discount Tire agreed to pay Pennsylvania $215,000 over alleged unneeded and unfinished repairs. Only drivers who complain by January…
Missouri Driver Beat a Speed-Trap Headlight Ticket in Federal Court. In California, Flashing After Dark Can Still Cost $247.
A Missouri driver beat a speed-trap headlight ticket in federal court. In California, flashing high beams after dark can still…
El Paso Tax Office Deputy Accused of Cooking 380-Plus Vehicle Records So Cars Could Skip Inspection
An El Paso tax office deputy who worked at an authorized contract office was arrested...
FTC Drops Asbury Add-On Case After Two Years, Shifts Dealer Fight to Federal Court
The Federal Trade Commission spent more than two years trying to get its case against...
A Georgia Widow Is Suing Over the Lift Kit on the F-150 That Hit Her Husband Head-On, Two Years After the State Exempted Most Modern Lifted Trucks
A Georgia widow's suit targets the dealer, installer and makers of the lift kit on the F-150 in her husband's…
San Diego State Can Barnacle Your Car After 5 Unpaid Tickets. Your HOA Can’t.
San Diego State can immobilize cars with five unpaid tickets. California Vehicle Code 22651.7(b) bars private lots and HOAs from…