Customs Officials in Elizabeth, N.J., Report a Record 603 Stolen Vehicles Stopped Before Export, Then Say Most Go Back to Insurers, Not Owners
U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped a record 603 stolen vehicles at the ports of...
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The Corvette Outran the Trooper at 156 MPH. It Couldn’t Outrun the Radio Call to Missouri.
A red C8 Corvette ran from an Arkansas trooper at 156 mph on I-55. It lost anyway, to spike strips…
Driver Crashes Into Dallas Repair Shop, Gets Pulled From Burning Car, Leaves Before Police Arrive — Now Shop Says Someone Took the Plates
A driver was pulled from a burning car after crashing into Wayne Motors in Far North Dallas, then left before…
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,…
Allstate Added 708,000 Auto Policies Without Adding Premium. That Arithmetic Has to Land Somewhere.
Allstate's auto book grew by 708,000 policies and $39 million in quarterly premium, because the average premium fell 3.6%. Meanwhile…
The EV Maintenance Discount Is Real. It Works Out to About $20 a Month.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs data puts the EV maintenance advantage at about $248 a year. Energy, insurance and depreciation…
Four Boys Fled Two Stolen Cars in Gaithersburg. A Month Ago, the Same Scene Killed a Man in Germantown
Four boys ran into the woods outside a Gaithersburg apartment complex before dawn on Sept....
California’s New Plate-Flipper Law Fines the Builder $1,000. The Driver Still Pays $250.
Somewhere in the fine print of a new California law is a detail that got...
This Fatal McLaren Crash Isn’t Really About Speed. It’s About Who’s Buying Supercars Now.
Irvine police say speed was a factor in the fatal McLaren crash that killed James Wehr and Lexi Kramer. The…
Gas Prices Jumped 31.8%. The Electric Sedan Still Lost the Math by $3,080.
AAA put the cost to own a new car at $12,863 a year. The category tables say fuel efficiency is…
There’s a Wedge of Plastic in Your Windshield Whose Entire Job Is to Fool Your Eyes
A modern windshield is a restraint component, an optical instrument and a sensor mount. One layer inside it is deliberately…
Copart Just Dropped $1.9 Billion on ACV. It Didn’t Pay for the Auctions.
Copart announced a $1.9 billion deal for ACV Auctions on the same day it reported a flat fiscal year. The…
Allstate Booked the Rental Car. A Lawsuit Says It Then Refused to Pay Its Own Rate.
A federal class action says Allstate picked the rental company, negotiated the rate and made the reservation — then reimbursed…
Ford’s $4,195 Carhartt F-150, Germany’s First Driverless Truck, and What Else Moved
Not every headline gets its own story, but it still shapes the industry. Over the...
Rain Sensors Used to Be a Comfort Feature. Now They’re Rewriting What a Windshield Costs to Replace
A new market analysis says the global rain sensor business will nearly double by 2035,...