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Toyota Motor Corporation is evaluating a shift toward hydrogen-powered trucks to handle its auto parts supply chain. The initiative comes as geopolitical instability in the Middle East puts pressure on global oil supplies, driving up fuel costs and renewing focus on energy independence.

The trade association representing the majority of manufacturers selling cars in the United States is asking Congress to permanently lock the door on Chinese connected vehicles.

General Motors is expanding the camera capabilities of its vehicles through over-the-air (OTA) software updates, unleashing new cabin monitoring and security recording tools without requiring a trip to the dealership.

A federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania alleges that gas stations within the Freedom Fuel Network—a discount chain praised by the Trump administration—were able to offer steep discounts because they never paid for the gasoline.

The voice on the line knows the car owner by name and immediately launches into a pitch for special dealership offers—20 percent off recommended services, a complimentary 27-point inspection, and a free car wash for a 2024 Nissan Kicks.

Volkswagen Group design chief Andreas Mindt says the industry's drift toward aggressive front ends has gone too far, and he wants the brands under his control to move in the opposite direction.

Diesel certainly has its perks—torque and efficiency come to mind—but the cost of a gallon of the stuff from the pump certainly isn't one of them.

Rumors suggesting Honda might borrow Nissan’s truck frame to build a traditional, body-on-frame SUV or pickup are getting shut down.

The theme of 2026 is that automakers are caught in the crosshairs, hoping for relief from trade tensions. They made choices, they did math and planned years in advance—then all at once the regulatory environment as they knew it changed.

When Ford pushes its race-prepped Coyote V8 engines to the edge on the track, the goal isn't just to win trophies—it's to break things.

Honda says it will rethink plans for a new North American manufacturing plant if trade policies across the United States, Canada, and Mexico remain in limbo.

If you're like us, you loathe controls being buried in touchscreens.

President Donald Trump's tariff war-- or at least the threat of imposing such-- is never-ending. The latest bout of proposed (i.e., attempt at intimidation) fees comes pointed at Canada, with Trump promising to implement a 50 percent tariff hike on Canadian automotive products effective January 1, 2027.

The multi-million-dollar hypercar market is officially splitting from mainstream passenger vehicles.

The JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study ranks automotive innovation across the entire industry.

Public comment sessions rarely deliver much drama, but San Diego officials got a jolt from the Dark Side when a man in a full Darth Vader costume stepped to the microphone at a City Council Public Safety Committee meeting and delivered a sarcastic endorsement of Flock Safety's controversial cameras.

A draft agreement that would have cut U.S. duties on Canadian-made vehicles to 15% collapsed at the last minute.

Since their popularity boom, electric vehicles have battled skeptics questioning whether the supposed environmental benefits are fact or fiction.

Flock's automatic license-plate readers have managed something Washington almost never does. They've united the right and the left, both of which have decided they don't much care for having their movements logged without a warrant.

Ford plans to move production of some Lincoln models out of China and into the United States starting in 2030, CEO Jim Farley told Reuters on Wednesday. The headline vehicle here is the Lincoln Nautilus, currently built in China and currently subject to a U.S. import tariff of 52.5%, a figure Ford confirmed.

Despite aggressive trade barriers, Ford Motor Company is actively preparing for Chinese automotive giants to enter the United States market within the next five to ten years.

Tesla has asked a federal judge for emergency access to a supplier's plant in Troy, Texas, so it can remove the tooling it needs to keep building the Cybertruck.

Car leasing, once a staple method for millions of Americans to drive a brand-new vehicle every few years with a lower monthly payment, is facing a significant downturn.

SK On and Factorial Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring Factorial's solid-state cell technology to SK On's global manufacturing network. It represents another step toward moving solid-state battery chemistry from prototype trials into volume production.

The escalating trade dispute between the United States and Canada has heavily disrupted North American automotive logistics.

President Donald Trump’s temporary 10 percent global tariff is set to expire on July 24. The temporary duty has applied broadly enough to catch many parts that were not covered by separate auto-specific tariffs. Automotive News reports that some suppliers and automakers have been dealing with costs that did not necessarily sit in the obvious “vehicle tariff” bucket.

Remember the chip shortage that came as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic? Though it might not be at the forefront of the news realm, the world's reliance on semiconductors has hardly lessened over the last few years, and the automotive space is no exception.

If you've spent any time on social media recently, you've likely seen the frantic warnings: A government-mandated "kill switch" is coming to all new passenger vehicles sold in the United States by 2027.

General Motors might be indirectly coming for people's jobs.

President Donald Trump cleared the records of nine aftermarket diesel tuners and mechanics convicted of federal Clean Air Act violations, dropping a holiday weekend bombshell on Truth Social that effectively closes the book on the federal government’s multi-year war on tailpipe emissions.

A new 132-page class action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges that 2018 through 2025 model-year Honda Odyssey minivans are equipped with a defective starting system that can leave families stranded.

Virginia officially introduced a new mechanism for managing high-risk traffic offenders, shifting the legal parameters for excessive speeding.

Washington has officially indicated it will shift the parameters of North American vehicle manufacturing, confirming that the Trump administration is refusing to sign a clean, 16-year extension of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The story goes that after Mini sold the first round of its R50/R53 Cooper Hatch for the 2001 model year, they turned to existing customers for feedback to help the brand improve its then-sole model.

Porsche claimed the top spot in JD Power's 2026 Initial Quality Study, ending Lexus' reign as the quality leader.

The manual transmission may have another argument in its favor beyond driver engagement.

The AutoGuide research department first discovered that Subaru filed trademark protection for the name "Impreza TX" on June 9, 2026, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Last October, Mazda revealed the aptly named Mazda Mobile Carbon Capture System concept, a setup that they claimed would remove CO₂ from the atmosphere as a vehicle is driven to help offset emissions. The brand went on to do proof-of-concept testing last fall, and they are now reporting that a recent test of the system was successful—and better yet, they added it to one of their race cars.

A few weeks ago, word got out that California was supposedly going to be banning (from public roads) tires that wouldn't hit a minimum treadlife expectancy.

There are a lot of factors that influence vehicle owners' preferences for having their vehicles serviced.

The long-running fight over vehicle repair rights has reached the White House.

Ford is making a renewed push into the service and repair business with a new nationwide marketing campaign aimed at owners who are holding onto their vehicles longer than ever.

The Trump administration is looking to overhaul the rules governing automotive trade between the United States and Mexico.

Mercedes-Benz could face an unexpected challenge in the United States if a proposed bipartisan bill currently moving through Congress becomes law.

Keeping an old classic car alive usually means endless parts hunting, rust repair, and accepting that some components simply no longer exist. But one Chinese company is challenging that reality in a big way by producing entirely new bodies and chassis for some of the world’s most beloved enthusiast cars.

As good as some self-driving—so-called "autonomous"—cars are, they're still far from perfect.

See all those fancy screens in the center stacks of modern cars?

Though Dieselgate may be in the rearview, companies are still out there trying to skirt the law by any means necessary.

Stellantis is preparing one of the largest product offensives in the modern auto industry as the company attempts to reverse slowing sales, shrinking margins, and growing pressure from both Chinese automakers and established rivals.

It feels like right-to-repair lawsuits come up every few years or so. The massive John Deere case finally came to a close last month, with the agricultural equipment company losing the suit and settling with a $99 million payout.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says American car advertising has a speed problem.

Chinese car makers are pushing their way into American buying tendencies in any way they see fit.

Volkswagen’s cost-cutting campaign in Germany has reached a point where even the company’s labor union is entertaining the idea of Chinese automakers building vehicles inside underused VW factories.

Cold weather has always been the quiet caveat in the electrification story. A new study from AAA puts precise numbers behind that reality—and, in the process, offers a more grounded look at how electric vehicles and hybrids behave outside the sweet spot.

Thanks to a particular truck that we'd rather not name, there's been a lot of talk over the last few years of fully electric, mechanically disconnected steering, and if that is a good thing for the automotive world—and society overall—or not.

The sight of a $430,000 Porsche GT3 RS framed by the red-and-white diamond logo of a Mitsubishi dealership is enough to make anyone with a passing interest in cars pause. It's a jarring mismatch—the automotive equivalent of finding a Patek Philippe in a vending machine.

With high vehicle prices and economic pressures prompting drivers to hold onto their cars longer, routine wear-and-tear items like tires are requiring more financial planning. According to the newly released JD Power 2026 U.S. Aftermarket Service Index (ASI) Study, rising costs are altering consumer expectations.

For a technology that’s supposed to remove friction and revolutionize urban transportation, Waymo’s robotaxis are creating a different kind of problem.

For the fourth consecutive year, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers claimed the top spot in customer satisfaction with a score of 854. Take 5 followed in second place with a score of 833, while Jiffy Lube and Valvoline Instant Oil Change tied for third with identical scores of 823.

We just reported that using a cell phone while driving at highways translates to a drastically higher likelihood of having a crash, and now word has come out that drivers who speed are also more likely to use their cell phones while doing so. This isn't exactly a mind-blowing discovery, but the potential consequences of such are certainly worrisome, and the supporting research extends to phone use and driving at effectively any speed, too.