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Dodge Charges Back Into NASCAR Cup for 2027
Dodge will rejoin the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027, and this time the comeback has a face, a timeline, and a team. Tim Kuniskis made it official Tuesday while previewing Stellantis' SEMA Show stand in Las Vegas for 2026. Kaulig Racing will anchor the effort.
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Question of the Day: What's in a Name?
When Alan Mulally took the top spot at Ford Motor Co. one of the first questions he asked was: "Where is the Taurus?" With one simple query he touched on one of the biggest issues automakers face: How do we name a vehicle? Toyota's revival of the Celica name Tuesday continues a…
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Trump, Carney Float a Deal to End the Auto-Tariff War
Just before the U.S. midterms, Canada and the United States are suddenly sounding chummy about the trade war they've been waging since summer. Make of that timing what you will.
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I Just Built the Perfect BMW M3
Did Pete just build the perfect BMW or is he high on his own supply? He brought his beloved 2JZ powered E46 M3 out of a 5-year hibernation to refresh this build and make it the street ripper he really wanted.
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Detroit's Lobby Wants a Permanent Ban on Chinese Vehicles
Automakers selling new cars, trucks, and crossovers in the United States are keeping the pressure on the U.S. Congress to shut the door on Chinese connected vehicles before the calendar runs out.
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Question of the Day: Republicans, Democrats or None of the Above?
Who doesn’t like a gimmick? Certainly we aren’t immune to it here so with Election Day tomorrow we encourage everyone to go out and vote.
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Hyundai Swears Hydrogen Isn't Dead, It's Just Lonely
Hyundai's own executive has put a finger on why hydrogen passenger cars never found their audience: there aren't enough buyers, and there's almost nowhere to fill up.
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Mitsubishi Plans to Reveal Off-Road Version of Outlander SUV at SEMA Return
Mitsubishi Motors just became the latest automaker that found it necessary to take a compact SUV with a primary use case for running to the grocery store or school pickup line and turn it into an off-road-ready family truckster, dubbing it the 2028 Outlander Diamond Trail…
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Junkard Find: 1978 Subaru DL Wagon
Since I live in Colorado, I find lots of Subarus during my junkyard travels. That's because those Pleiades-badged machines have been beloved in the Centennial State ever since the first four-wheel-drive (4WD) DL Wagons showed up as 1976 models. To document an early front…
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GM Recalls Six Crossovers Over Bad Seat Welds
Six is not a typo. General Motors has issued a safety recall covering exactly six 2026 model-year crossovers, three Chevy Traverse units, and three GMC Acadia units, over front seat back frames that may not have been properly welded.
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EVs After the $7,500 Credit: Down, Not Dead
The $7,500 federal EV tax credit ended Sept. 30, 2025, killed off by the Trump administration and Congress, which scrapped fuel economy rules and the other policies that had been propping up electric vehicles. The predictable result: sales fell off a cliff. The less predictable…
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The Ford Escape PHEV: America's Slowest-Selling Used Car
Hybrids are having a moment on the used market, and the Ford Escape plug-in hybrid is sitting the whole thing out. In an analysis of over 1.5 million used vehicles aged one to five years, the shopping site iSeeCars found that electrified cars are moving quickly while gas cars…
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Rivian's Amazon Van Gets 710-HP AWD, 30% More Range
Rivian's commercial van has been coasting on a single trick for years: it's the EV that Amazon bought by the tens of thousands, which, according to Cox Automotive, was enough to make it America's best-selling electric van. Now the company has handed it some actual range and…
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In Memoriam: The Audi A8, 1994-2026
In just a few weeks the production of Audi’s flagship sedan will draw to a close. After 32 years in production it will be replaced by a new flagship of an expected shape, but Audi is hesitant to draw the direct connection between the models itself. Let’s take a look at three…
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Why Auto Loan Fraud Just Hit $10.4 Billion
The call is coming from inside the house. For years, auto lenders built their defenses around the idea that fraud meant a criminal stealing some innocent person's identity to buy a car. That threat has not vanished, but it has become a sideshow. The real money, and the real…
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Mercury Montegos Second Gen — The History, The Models, The Options
The Montego had done well for Mercury during its first generation selling roughly 100,000 units per year. This was roughly a third of Mercury’s total sales. The question was could the redesigned Montego do as well or better? We’ll address that question at the end of the video…
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Porsche Rules Out U.S. Plant Even as Audi Bets $4 Billion
Audi decided it wants a $4 billion plant in the United States. Porsche, which shares a corporate parent, a platform or two, and even a factory with its sister brand, wants no part of it.
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Question of the Day: Can Hybrids Save GM?
So now that Mary Barra and the rest of the executive leadership has figured out that hybrids are more than a passing fad, they’ve elected to commit $750 million to renovate its plant in Lansing, Michigan to start building some.
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The Only Trim to Get for This Green! 2026 Honda CR-V Hybrid Transport
This week I check out the Honda CR-V Trailsport. I have been in two of its top competitors, the CX-5 and RAV4 hybrid recently so go check those out as well!
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Mazda Kills the CX-70 After Two Years, Folds It Into CX-90
The CX-70 is finally confirmed by Mazda to be done. It lasted exactly two model years in the U.S. before Mazda pulled the plug. For 2027, it's gone, its two-row mission absorbed into a refreshed CX-90 that picks up new paint, added tech, and a suspension tune meant to quiet down…