This Week’s Auto Industry Recap: Dealer Revolts, EV Strategy Shifts, and Safety Fights (March 2–7, 2026)
Automakers and their own dealer networks spent this week on opposite sides of the table,...
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E-Bike Accidents Jumped 18.6x in Five Years. California’s Answer: License Plates.
184 incidents in 2018. 3,429 by 2023. That 18.6-fold jump in reported e-bike accidents, according...
Lamborghini Just Killed Its First EV Before It Ever Reached Production
Lamborghini spent years teasing its first all-electric production car. Now it’s scrapping the project entirely,...
This Week’s Full Automotive News Digest: : February 20–26, 2026
Another busy week in automotive news is in the books, and this one was dominated...
Ferrari Awards Up to $18,000 Bonuses After €7.1 Billion Revenue Year
Ferrari will award record annual bonuses to thousands of its Italian employees after posting higher...
Stellantis Reintroduces Diesel Models Across Europe Amid EV Slowdown
Stellantis has begun reintroducing diesel versions of at least seven car and passenger van models...
The Hidden Economics of Auto Theft: Who Actually Pays? An Auto Wire Exclusive Report
Auto theft gets treated as a simple property crime, a headache measured in broken glass,...
Ford CEO Jim Farley ‘Lovin’ It’? Executive Joins McDonald’s Board
Jim Farley now has another job. As if running one of America’s largest automakers wasn’t...
U.S. Moves to Tighten ‘Buy America’ Rules on EV Chargers, Throwing $5B Program Into Turmoil
Washington is rewriting the rules on electric vehicle chargers again, and the auto industry is...
This Automaker Tells Owners to Park 225,000 Vehicles as Takata Air Bag Crisis Refuses to Die
Stellantis has finally done what arguably should have happened years ago: tell owners to stop...
$55 Billion Gone: Automakers’ EV Gamble Finally Collapses
The auto industry is now paying the price for its own overconfidence. After years of...
Ford Hit With $2 Billion Tariff Blow as Automaker Races to Contain Fallout
Ford is promising a profit rebound in 2026. But let’s be clear about what actually...
DOJ Exposes $16 Million Car Auction Scam the Industry Failed to Stop
The federal government just sent a message the auto industry can’t ignore. A $1 million...
Burglary Crash Exposes Industry’s Ongoing Failure to Address Parts Theft and Public Risk
A suspected AutoZone burglary ended in a fatal crash along Houston’s Katy Freeway early Tuesday,...
Nearly Half-Million Ram and Jeep Vehicles Recalled Over Dangerous Towing Risk
Owners of Ram trucks and Jeep SUVs are being warned to think twice before towing,...