Honda Won the World’s First Five-Star Road Safety Rating. It Says Nothing About How Safe Your Honda Actually Is.
The FIA Road Safety Index rates organisations, not cars — and its five-star tier did not exist until this year.…
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22-Year-Old Hooters Calendar Girl Alexis Kramer Named as Second Victim in Influencer’s McLaren Crash
Family members identified Alexis Kramer, 22, as the second victim in the Irvine McLaren crash. Police say speed was a…
Ford’s 17-Truck Recall, Diesel Past $6, and What Else Moved
Our automotive news roundup for the last 24 hours: three more Ford recalls, a Daimler repair being done a third…
Jeep’s 202,000-SUV Recall, China’s 70% EV Target, and What Else Moved
An automotive news roundup of the industry stories that moved in the last 24 hours without getting a full write-up…
Ford Recalls 223,472 F-150s Over Fuel Tanks That Can Fall Off. Five Model Years Went By First.
Ford is recalling 223,472 F-150s because the fuel tank may be improperly secured and can leak or detach while driving.…
Your Recall Check Came Back Clean. Your Airbag Might Still Be Fake.
Punch a VIN from a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, a Chevrolet Malibu, or a Hyundai Sonata...
Volkswagen’s Cars Can Now Pull Over and Call for Help by Themselves. You’re Still Legally the One Driving.
Picture the moment: cruising at 70 mph, hands on the wheel one second, unresponsive the...
202,000 Jeeps Just Got Recalled Because Their Tire-Pressure Light Might Be Lying to You
Every dashboard has one light drivers train themselves to ignore. It’s usually the tire-pressure icon,...
Every New Car Was Supposed To Stop Drunk Drivers By Now. Nobody Told The Cars.
Somewhere in this country, almost every day, the same scene repeats itself. A driver, allegedly...
Third Time’s Not the Charm: Stellantis Just Re-Recalled 328,381 Jeep Grand Cherokees for the Same Spring That Keeps Falling Off
Stellantis wants this to read like a routine safety notice. Read the paperwork closely, though,...
Tesla’s Cybercab Didn’t Ask Permission to Ditch the Steering Wheel. Now the Feds Want a Word.
NHTSA didn’t open a Cybercab audit because anyone believes the car is dangerous. It opened...
Half a Million Ford Edges May Be Drowning Their Own Engines — And Technically, No One’s Investigating Yet
Ford’s Edge has been dead since 2024. No factory builds it, no dealer orders one,...
Tesla’s Newest Recall Covers Just 19 Cars. It’s the Same Bolt That’s Failed Four Times Since 2021.
A Recall So Small It’s Almost the Point Nineteen cars. That’s the entire population of...
GM Bragged About Inventing Brake-By-Wire. Regulators Expanded a Federal Probe Into It One Day Later.
On August 20, General Motors’ own newsroom published a nostalgic technical retrospective crediting the doomed...
Fuel Economy Rollback: What NHTSA’s Own Numbers Say About Car Prices
There’s a number attached to the coming fuel-economy rollback, and depending on which government document...