Geoge Smith 
A man in Alabama is facing potentially weeks of jail time over a ridiculous court order to apologize, in writing, for telling a cop to move in a slightly rude manner back in December. The driver is rightly refusing to do so, and is ready to go to jail to protect his First Amendment rights. … Read more
DETROIT — Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting Monday on whether to join the United Auto Workers union, a significant test of whether the labor group can maintain momentum in the historically anti-union American South. A union victory at the plant, weeks after a resounding win at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee, … Read more
We’re not exactly the biggest fans of the Tesla Cybertruck. Aside from being a 7,000-pound monstrosity that was apparently designed without crumple zones, its frunk has a taste for fingers, its doors could slice your leg open and simply taking it through a car wash could brick your brand-new $100,000 truck. As more people get … Read more
The VW Atlas was one of the first vehicles I luggage-tested for Autoblog, but I did so when I was still doing them in video form, so there’s never been an official, proper post. Until now! This luggage test also coincides with a significant update for the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas, bringing a controversial new interior … Read more
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) Parking lots full of Tesla vehicles are becoming impossible to ignore as the electric automaker seemingly can’t sell enough cars and trucks to match its rate of production. According to its own figures, the electric automaker produced 46,561 more vehicles than it delivered to customers during the first quarter of … Read more
Hyundai took the first two spots on the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) list of the most stolen vehicles in 2023, and Kia is in third place. While pickups have historically been the most stolen vehicles, a social media trend propelled the South Korean group to the podium. Videos showing how to steal certain Hyundai … Read more
We’re still months away from the Volkswagen ID Buzz going on sale in the U.S., and we don’t yet know how much it will cost in American dollars, but VW today announced trim levels, option packages and other details for the long-anticipated microbus revival. Three different trims of the long-wheelbase Buzz will be available at … Read more
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The humble wrench is one of the most basic tools you should have in your toolkit. A regular old wrench will probably be just fine for most applications, but if you need a bit of … Read more
Tesla’s charge port has become the North American Charging Standard (NACS), but what does it take for non-Tesla owners to take advantage of the brand’s ubiquitous Supercharger network? Online retailers like Amazon are full of NACS adapters that look like they would allow non-Tesla EVs to charge at Tesla Superchargers, but unfortunately none of these … Read more
The Financial Times‘ Future of the Car summit assembled 82 speakers from all over the transportation cosmos for three days of panels. One of those speakers was Lynn Calder, CEO of Ineos Automotive, and she had stories to tell about the company’s plan “to stick to what we know but get bigger.” As covered by … Read more
