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…
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Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 14, 2026)
Ford recalling 223,472 F-150s over fuel tanks that can fall off, a 202,000-Jeep tire-pressure recall, a new-car average back over…
America’s Answer to the Chinese Kill Switch Has a Weight Limit. Buses Are Above It.
The U.S. connected vehicle rule stops at 10,001 pounds. The bus Norway tested weighs more than three times that.
The ‘Trump Car’ Case Stopped Being About Flags. It’s Now About a Sign Law From 1989
Long Beach offered $50,000 to end the Trump car lawsuit. He said no, and a 1989 sign ordinance now decides…
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…
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 13, 2026)
A £450 million McLaren expansion its own careers page already gave away, Volkswagen admitting it built three million vehicles’ worth…
Stellantis’s $13 Billion Bet: America Isn’t Like Everywhere Else Anymore
A year ago, Stellantis’ North American business was the company’s biggest problem. Today, it’s the...
Today at The Auto Wire: Full Recap (September 12, 2026)
Counterfeit airbags that VIN checks cannot catch, the EPA deleting its Scope 3 guidance, BMW dropping carbon fiber, and GM…
Why Americans Keep Cars Longer: Prices, Loans and Repair Math
There used to be a moment every car owner recognized. The odometer rolled past six...
Stellantis Says the World Splits in Two. Its Own Paperwork Shows Exactly Where the Line Falls.
Antonio Filosa didn’t say anything unusual when he told stock analysts on September 10 that...
Dallas Turned Its Garbage Trucks Into A Surveillance Fleet, And The Real Trick Was Doing It For Almost Nothing
Dallas didn’t buy a single new vehicle to build one of the more sweeping property-surveillance...
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...
Flock’s Camera Installer Called Police on a Reporter. Your Car Can’t Object.
A driver passing a Flock Safety camera gets no warning, no chance to ask why...
Watch: Colorado Cops Netted a Fleeing Suspect With a Grapple That Costs $399 a Shot
A Douglas County deputy and a Castle Rock police officer ended a car chase on...
A Deputy Searched One Woman’s License Plate 1,639 Times. Flock Safety’s Fix Was a Checkbox Nobody Had to Click.
A former sheriff’s deputy in Richmond County, Georgia searched one woman’s license plate through Flock...