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Manufacturing

See Inside a New Cadillac Escalade’s 6.2L V8 Engine That Failed After 4 Miles

By Byron Hurd

Updated on Feb 3, 2025

Honda’s Next-Gen Plant Is Geared to Build Whatever the Market Demands. Here’s How
Electric Vehicles

Honda’s Next-Gen Plant Is Geared to Build Whatever the Market Demands. Here’s How

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Feb 2, 2025

Kia EV5 press photo with the words "Canada Only" above.
Electric Vehicles

Kia Won’t Say Why the EV5 Will Come to Canada But Not the US

By Chris Tsui

Posted on Jan 31, 2025

Ford’s New Supercharged 7.3L Megazilla Crate Engine Makes 1,000+ HP and Isn’t Street Legal
Aftermarket

Ford’s New Supercharged 7.3L Megazilla Crate Engine Makes 1,000+ HP and Isn’t Street Legal

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 30, 2025

Porsche 911 factory
Manufacturing

Porsche, Audi Could Build Cars in the U.S. to Avoid Tariffs: Report

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

GM’s Broken 6.2L V8s Are Stranding Owners for Weeks as Replacement Engine Pipeline Dries Up
Manufacturing

GM’s Broken 6.2L V8s Are Stranding Owners for Weeks as Replacement Engine Pipeline Dries Up

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 27, 2025

Nissan Pathfinder being assembled.
Manufacturing

Nissan Is About To Cut Thousands of US Factory Jobs, Lower Production by 25%: Report

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Jan 25, 2025

X15H Peterbilt Model 579 Concept Truck
Car Tech

Cummins Shows Off Its First Turbocharger for Hydrogen Combustion Engines

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Jan 23, 2025

Three EV vehicles charging at Electricity America EV charging station in parking garage at a shopping mall, Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Electric Vehicles

Trump Slams the Brakes on Federal EV Charger Funding and Now Everyone’s Scrambling

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 22, 2025

Canoo LTV QC American Bulldog concept off-roading.
Electric Vehicles

Pour One Out for Canoo, the EV Startup That Dared to Be Different

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Jan 19, 2025

Diesel Tuners Can’t Wait for Trump’s EPA To Leave Them Alone, But Just Hold On a Minute
Aftermarket

Diesel Tuners Can’t Wait for Trump’s EPA To Leave Them Alone, But Just Hold On a Minute

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Clever Exhaust ‘Snowkel’ Could Help You Survive Being Buried in a Blizzard
Car Tech

Clever Exhaust ‘Snowkel’ Could Help You Survive Being Buried in a Blizzard

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

Interior of a Ford Bronco Sport Heritage Limited Edition.
Patents

Ford Developing In-Car Voice Feedback System So You Can Curse at Its Engineers in Real Time

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

Afeela 1 Signature front view
Electric Vehicles

Sony Honda’s Afeela EV Project Is Under Pressure. That’s Good

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 10, 2025

Reflective Clothing Could Make You Invisible to Pedestrian Detection Systems: IIHS
Self-Driving Tech

Reflective Clothing Could Make You Invisible to Pedestrian Detection Systems: IIHS

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 9, 2025

Honda-Nissan Merger Could Mean More Big Trucks for Americans
Manufacturing

Honda-Nissan Merger Could Mean More Big Trucks for Americans

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 9, 2025

Scout Hero
Electric Vehicles

Scout Wants to Build EVs You Can Fix Yourself

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

New Electric ‘Donut Motor’ Makes 856 HP but Weighs Just 88 Pounds
Electric Vehicles

New Electric ‘Donut Motor’ Makes 856 HP but Weighs Just 88 Pounds

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

The ‘Bead Bazooka’ Is Your Brute-Force Solution to Stubborn Tire Beads
Car Tech

The ‘Bead Bazooka’ Is Your Brute-Force Solution to Stubborn Tire Beads

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

Honda Series 0 Saloon, at left, and SUV, at right, on stage at CES.
Electric Vehicles

Honda Says Its Radical 0 Series Saloon and SUV Will Really Look Like This

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

New BMWs Will Get a Windshield-Spanning Head-Up Display
Infotainment

New BMWs Will Get a Windshield-Spanning Head-Up Display

By Chris Tsui

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

Company That Revolutionized Rear View Mirrors Is Looking at Sun Visors Next
Car Tech

Company That Revolutionized Rear View Mirrors Is Looking at Sun Visors Next

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

Rivian Patent Could Solve One of Electric Truck Owner’s Biggest Complaints
Electric Vehicles

Rivian Patent Could Solve One of Electric Truck Owner’s Biggest Complaints

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Jan 6, 2025

3D-printed Toyota Corolla gauges.
Aftermarket

This Classic Toyota Corolla Got So Much Better With Some Creative 3D Printing

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Jan 4, 2025

BMW F31 330i M Sport steering wheel stereo controls.
Infotainment

What Was BMW Thinking With These Backwards Steering Wheel Stereo Controls?

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 2, 2025

Mockup of next-generation CarPlay in a Porsche vehicle.
Infotainment

Apple’s Every-Screen, Next-Gen CarPlay Missed Its 2024 Release Date. Now What?

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Dec 31, 2024

Dodge Charger Daytona EV Convertible Conversion Apparently Comes With Pre-Bent Panels
Manufacturing

Dodge Charger Daytona EV Convertible Conversion Apparently Comes With Pre-Bent Panels

By Kyle Cheromcha

Posted on Dec 30, 2024

You Can Put Portal Axles on Your Daily Driver for Just $20K
Aftermarket

You Can Put Portal Axles on Your Daily Driver for Just $20K

By Emme Hall

Posted on Dec 25, 2024

Scout Traveler SUV in forest.
Electric Vehicles

Dealers Move to Block Scout’s ‘Unlawful’ Direct Sales Plan That Cuts Them Out Entirely

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 23, 2024

Powersports Industry Keeps Sinking as Arctic Cat Will Pause Production Indefinitely
Manufacturing

Powersports Industry Keeps Sinking as Arctic Cat Will Pause Production Indefinitely

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Dec 19, 2024

Porsche 718 Cayman and Boxster
Electric Vehicles

Electric Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman Are Stuck in Development Hell: Report

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

Dodge Charger Daytona
Electric Vehicles

Whoops: 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Can’t Do a Burnout

By Ronan Glon

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

Photo of RatioZero transmission prototype.
Car Tech

World’s First Geared CVT Could Be a Holy Grail Transmission

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

BMW F31 instrument cluster
Car Tech

New Federal Law Mandates Rear Passenger Seatbelt Alerts in New Cars

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Dec 17, 2024

EV Batteries May Last Longer Than Expected Because We’ve Been Testing Them Wrong: Study
Electric Vehicles

EV Batteries May Last Longer Than Expected Because We’ve Been Testing Them Wrong: Study

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Dec 15, 2024

Elon Musk sits at a table looking over at President Donald Trump during a meeting with business leaders at the White House on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Self-Driving Tech

Trump Admin Plans to End Crash Reporting for Self-Driving Cars: Report

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

Renault 5 Turbo 3E EV
Electric Vehicles

The Renault 5 Turbo Will Return as a 500-HP Production EV

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

Somebody Tried to Steal a Cadillac Escalade IQ From GM’s Lot and It Didn’t Go as Planned
Electric Vehicles

Somebody Tried to Steal a Cadillac Escalade IQ From GM’s Lot and It Didn’t Go as Planned

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

Brembo x Michelin model 3 prototype using an AI-powered communication system.
Car Tech

Michelin and Brembo Are Collaborating on AI-Powered Driver Aids

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

Tesla’s Prius Moment Is Over
Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s Prius Moment Is Over

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

USPS Isn’t Giving Up Electric Mail Trucks Without a Fight
Electric Vehicles

USPS Isn’t Giving Up Electric Mail Trucks Without a Fight

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Dec 11, 2024

BMW M EV prototype
Electric Vehicles

Here’s Why Engaging EVs Are Hard to Make, According to BMW M

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Dec 9, 2024

Cheaper Hybrids Are Dominating the Electrified Car Market With Record Sales
Electric Vehicles

Cheaper Hybrids Are Dominating the Electrified Car Market With Record Sales

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Dec 8, 2024

You’ve Heard of Truck Nuts—Now Get Ready for EV Wire Nuts
Aftermarket

You’ve Heard of Truck Nuts—Now Get Ready for EV Wire Nuts

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Dec 5, 2024

Rivian Is Opening Its Charging Network to Other EVs
Electric Vehicles

Rivian Is Opening Its Charging Network to Other EVs

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Dec 5, 2024

White Automotive Apple CarPlay and Android Auto retrofit kit
Electric Vehicles

This Apple CarPlay Aftermarket Kit Could Fix GM’s Mistake

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Nov 27, 2024

Rivian production line
Electric Vehicles

$6 Billion Federal Loan Just Saved Rivian’s Georgia Plant—For Now

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Nov 26, 2024

An SUV undergoes an automatic emergency braking system test, speeding into a dummy obstacle.
Car Tech

Feds Shrug Off Carmakers’ Objection to Mandatory Automatic Emergency Braking

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Nov 26, 2024

Judge Rules SiriusXM Can’t Force You to Cancel Over the Phone and Waste Your Time
Car Tech

Judge Rules SiriusXM Can’t Force You to Cancel Over the Phone and Waste Your Time

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Nov 24, 2024

A Citroen Aircross striking a barrier in a Latin NCAP crash test, viewed from the side.
Car Tech

This Is What a Zero-Star New Car Crash Test Looks Like

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Nov 22, 2024

2026 EV9 GT
Electric Vehicles

The 2025 Kia EV9 GT Is Here to Take Your Entire Family From 0-60 in 4.3 Seconds

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

Solid-State Batteries Will Transform EVs. Honda Starts Making Them in January
Electric Vehicles

Solid-State Batteries Will Transform EVs. Honda Starts Making Them in January

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy posed in profile.
Electric Vehicles

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 SUV: Swiveling Massage Seats, AI Driving Modes, and Pixels Everywhere

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

Lucid air in profile
Electric Vehicles

Lucid May License Its Secret Sauce So Other Companies Can Make Cheaper EVs

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Nov 20, 2024

Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing on track with delta time from Performance Data Recorder superimposed and the message "You Can Go Faster!"
Car Tech

Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing’s Lap Timer Turns Track Days Into Gran Turismo Time Trials

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Nov 19, 2024

Front three-quarter image of Sony Honda Afeela sedan prototype.
Electric Vehicles

I Don’t Afeela So Good About Sony’s Screen-Filled Electric Car Anymore

By Adam Ismail

Updated on Nov 14, 2024

2025 Porsche Taycan Lineup Balloons to 13 Trims With New 4 and GTS Models
Electric Vehicles

2025 Porsche Taycan Lineup Balloons to 13 Trims With New 4 and GTS Models

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Nov 12, 2024

Dragstrip Bans EVs Citing Fire and Shock Hazards
Electric Vehicles

Dragstrip Bans EVs Citing Fire and Shock Hazards

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Nov 11, 2024

The Lucid Air Cop Car Rides on Steelies and That’s the Best Part of It
Electric Vehicles

The Lucid Air Cop Car Rides on Steelies and That’s the Best Part of It

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Nov 11, 2024

Tesla Cybertruck parked on city street in the fall.
Electric Vehicles

The Tesla Cybertruck Can Now Be Leased—For $999 a Month

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Nov 8, 2024

TJ Hunt speaks in a YouTube video in front of his Ford Mustang project car.
Aftermarket

YouTuber TJ Hunt Gets Cease and Desist Over Ford Mustang GTD Lookalike Built for SEMA

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

Chevy Corvette official Chevrolet Performance strut hatch braces.
Aftermarket

Corvette Owners Will Definitely Buy These $2,000 Hood Supports to Win a $20 Trophy

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Nov 6, 2024

Toyota Reliability
Manufacturing

Explaining the Toyota Reliability ‘Crisis’

By Kyle Cheromcha

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

Mercedes Wants Its Future Cars to Dodge Rock Chips All on Their Own
Patents

Mercedes Wants Its Future Cars to Dodge Rock Chips All on Their Own

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Nov 1, 2024