Ford’s Design Patent Lawsuit Over F-150 Fenders Builds on a 2019 Ruling Aftermarket Makers Lost
Ford says Empire Auto Parts sold copies of F-150 and Bronco Sport body parts covered by five design patents. A…
Right to Repair
Apple’s New CEO Races Rare Porsches on Weekends. His Actual Job Title Explains Why the Apple Car Really Died
Every outlet covering John Ternus’s promotion to Apple CEO is leading with the same delightful...
Right to Repair Just Won in Congress. Don’t Celebrate Yet.
On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48 to 1 to advance...
Quebec Spent 64 Pages Proving Your Car Doesn’t Respect You. Detroit Already Ran the Experiment.
A government ethics panel in Quebec just spent the better part of a year producing...
Tesla Just Agreed To Stop Using Its Superchargers As A Collections Agency, And All You Get Is $10
The Tesla idle fee settlement pays class members $10. The part worth far more is the sentence where Tesla gives…
Tesla Just Agreed To Stop Using Its Superchargers As A Collections Agency, And All You Get Is $10
The Tesla idle fee settlement pays class members $10. The part worth far more is the sentence where Tesla gives…
DoorDash Will Deliver Your Car Battery in Under an Hour — And AutoZone Wasn’t Invited
Somewhere in a strip-mall parts store that isn’t an AutoZone, isn’t an O’Reilly, and isn’t...
Ford Wanted to Patent a Car That Locks You Out and Drives Itself to the Junkyard. The Government Said No.
A Ford Bronco did not get bricked in traffic on a Michigan expressway last week....
Europe Just Regulated Brake Dust Like Exhaust — So Bosch Cut the Wire to Your Brake Pedal
A market research report making the rounds this week claims the global regenerative braking systems...
EPA’s New Truck Rule Turns a Federal Felony Into a Factory Setting
Mac Spurlock ran a diesel repair shop in Wasilla, Alaska. In 2022, about thirty armed...
O’Reilly’s Reported $10 Billion Bid for NAPA’s Parent Isn’t Really a Merger Story. It’s a Vote of No Confidence in GPC’s Own Spinoff Plan
Genuine Parts Company spent the better part of this year building an elaborate exit ramp...
A Wasilla Diesel Mechanic’s Pardon Exposes the EPA’s Cold-Weather Blind Spot
Somewhere on the Dalton Highway this winter, a loaded semi will lose power at forty...
Trump Signs Memo Directing EPA to Ease Up on DIY Car Repairs
For years, the federal government’s approach to anyone who touches their own emissions equipment has...
Jim Farley Thinks Your Car Is Too Complicated for You to Fix. Ford Just Wants Your Wallet.
Ford CEO Jim Farley has a message for the millions of people who have ever...
The Time is Now: Why Politicians Must Champion the Right to Repair
In the upcoming legislative session, there is an unprecedented opportunity to address an issue that...