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Ford Custom Garage grows as 'easy button' for personalization

Automotive / Automotive News /

BROOKLYN, Michigan — In the year after Ford Custom Garage launched, offering special vehicle packages outfitted by dealers and upfitters before delivery to customers, sales have more than tripled this year over the last.

The channel, one of three under the Ford Customization division, offers personality and performance at an affordable price ...Read more

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Auto review: The Toyota GR Corolla hellion is a hoot. But is it practical?

Automotive / Automotive News /

MEMPHIS ― Is candy food? Is the 2026 Toyota GR Corolla transportation?

Inspired by Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division, the hell-raising hot hatch is a daily sugar high. WAUUUURGH! I nailed the throttle out of my cul-de-sac into the twisties. WAUUUURGH! I nailed it onto the I-75 on-ramp north to Auburn Hills. WAUUUURGH! I stomped on it out of a ...Read more

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US to begin work on new car door safety rules after deaths in Teslas

Automotive / Automotive News /

U.S. auto safety regulators will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by sometimes deadly incidents in which people have become trapped inside cars.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it would begin the ...Read more

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Bill to ban certain Chinese cars approved by Senate panel

Automotive / Automotive News /

WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a series of six nominations and seven bills on Wednesday, including a measure to limit the use of vehicles and vehicle technologies developed by foreign entities of concern on American roadways.

The bill, introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and co-sponsored ...Read more

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GM seeks $1 billion U.S. Army contract for Chevy pickup-based vehicles

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co. expects a $1 billion contract with the U.S. Army for light utility vehicles based on the Chevrolet Colorado pickup trucks, CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday.

If federal funding is approved, Barra told investors that GM plans to supply the Army with 10,000 infantry squad vehicles. The infantry squad vehicle order is "expected to ...Read more

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General Motors announces shareholder payouts as profits soar

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co.'s profits are rising as the Detroit automaker leans into money-making trucks and stops the bleeding from money-losing electric vehicles. One by-product: payouts to stockholders.

The automaker on Tuesday reported profits of $3.9 billion from April to June, up almost $1 billion compared to the same time last year. That's when ...Read more

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General Motors announces shareholder payouts as profits soar

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co.'s profits are up as the Detroit automaker leans into profitable trucks and stops the bleeding from money-losing electric vehicles, prompting payouts to shareholders.

The automaker on Tuesday reported profits of $3.9 billion from April to June, up almost $1 billion compared to the same time last year when tariffs shocked the ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-in Hybrid

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

Nissan's Rogue has sold very well -- notwithstanding that it's not especially roguish. It's a competent, attractively priced compact crossover -- and that's been enough.

Now Nissan's offering something more that's also different -- and even a little bit actually roguish: a plug-in hybrid drivetrain without a transmission -- it's got direct ...Read more

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13 carmakers sign up for California EV rebate initiative

Automotive / Automotive News /

Thirteen automakers have agreed to participate in California’s new electric vehicle rebate program that will roll out later this summer, including Tesla, which manufactures the top-selling model in the Golden State.

Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced the MyFirstEV program, which will offer $3,500 for first-time buyers of EVs that cost $50,...Read more

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Canada Unifor members ratify Ford contract with wage hike, investments

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co. autoworkers in Canada represented by labor union Unifor on Sunday ratified a three-year contract that secures 3% annual wage increases and $900 million in investments.

The new agreement that takes effect Sept. 21 covers 5,150 employees at the Dearborn automaker's Canadian operations and sets the bargaining pattern for deals at ...Read more

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California bill would allow insurers to track driving habits to set rates

Automotive / Automotive News /

After experiencing the loss of three friends in auto accidents, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor decided she needed to take action.

She immersed herself in the movement to improve driving safety, and now the Hawthorne Democrat is writing controversial legislation that could revolutionize how auto insurance rates are set for many California drivers....Read more

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Fain investigation gives UAW president challengers a chance in election

Automotive / Automotive News /

A U.S. Justice Department investigation into United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is reshaping the race to lead the powerful Detroit union, with challengers seeking to capitalize on the news, Fain aggressively punching back, and members evaluating their options with just over a month before ballots are mailed out.

Candidates for the top ...Read more

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Ford patents caught in government 'kill switch' debate

Automotive / Automotive News /

A few recent Ford Motor Co. patents have raised concerns on social media around privacy and control of property as debate about a government “kill switch” and regulation meant to combat drunken driving get focus this election season.

The patents that creators on social media have highlighted deal with technology that records biometrics ...Read more

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Auto review: 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 is fit for the upper echelon

Automotive / Automotive News /

With convertible weather upon us, the 2026 Mercedes Maybach SL680 is rolling into Grasso’s Garage.

Exceeding all expectations, the Maybach’s singular exotic design is specifically fit for the upper echelon, turning heads on every corner as the new trend-setter in town.

The Maybach is powered by a 4.0-liter V-8 bi-turbo engine with 577 ...Read more

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Auto review: Mercedes CLA EV takes on Tesla's Model 3 sedan

Automotive / Automotive News /

HELL, Michigan — ZOT! Like a greased jellybean, my Mercedes CLA 350 sedan shot onto I-75. Past a line of traffic. Headed to the moon.

Quiet as a mouse.

Nine years after the Tesla Model 3 sedan became an overnight sensation and ushered in a new age of performance electric vehicles, it’s, well ... playing second fiddle to the Model Y. Model ...Read more

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Larry Printz: How BMW reinvented the 2027 X5 without changing the X5

Automotive / Automotive News /

For BMW, the X5 has become something akin to the Porsche 911. You don't redesign it so much as renegotiate with its history. Every generation has to look unmistakably like an X5 while convincing buyers they've never seen one before.

Max Missoni knows this. The Austrian designer, whose résumé includes Volkswagen, Volvo, and Polestar, arrived ...Read more

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Phone call audio sheds new light on tension between UAW's Fain, monitor

Automotive / Automotive News /

A newly surfaced recording of a personal phone call between United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and the union's court-appointed monitor discussing the Israel-Hamas war sheds new light on the fraught relationship between the two men that Fain claims fueled the watchdog's investigations into him.

The 11-minute recording obtained by The ...Read more

Breana Noble/The Detroit News/TNS

Q&A: Ford CEO talks about shaping a long-term quality culture

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley has visited 13 plants in the past year and plans to see at least two more before the year's end.

The plant visits are part of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's efforts to improve quality after warranty costs have hit financial results and it has posted record annual recalls. The work in rethinking its operations ...Read more

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California to offer $3,500 EV rebates to first-time buyers

Automotive / Automotive News /

California rebates for electric vehicles are coming back.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Monday that offers $3,500 for first-time buyers of EVs that cost $50,000 or less. There’s also a rebate of $1,750 for first-time buyers who purchase a used electric vehicle with an MSRP of up to $25,000.

The governor’s office said Californians...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2026 Honda Pilot

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

As the number of midsize, three-row crossovers that still come with a V6 dwindles (one of the latest casualties is the Kia Telluride), the few that still do seem almost exotic.

It's a measure of the way things we used to take for granted have to a great extent been taken away.

For now, Honda hasn't taken away the V6 that's still the standard ...Read more

 

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