Car shopping has been a frustrating experience over the last few years, with inventory shortages, inflated prices, and dealer markups becoming much more common than they once were. While the picture in early 2024 is slightly rosier than a year or two before, some models are still priced well above their MSRPs. Using TrueCar data, … Read more
Employees of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg work on a production line of a Model Y electric vehicle on March 20, 2023. Patrick Pleuil | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla failed to secure a vote among locals in favor of authorizing a major factory expansion for the company’s battery and car assembly … Read more
Screenshot: 19Bozzy92 on YouTube Cadillac’s 5.5-liter V8-powered hybrid LMDh race car made its debut just over a year ago at the 2023 running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. While Acura won that day, Cadillac wasn’t far behind with a car on the podium, and by the end of the season, the Whelen Engineering Racing … Read more
Autoweek heard from sources at General Motors and Ford about how each automaker is addressing the dip in EV enthusiasm and sales. At General Motors, AW reports, “plug-in hybrid versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are headed to market, in a hurry.” The sources gave no timeline for when the trucks might appear. … Read more
The American new car market is a mess right now. It’s obvious that automakers only care about catering to the wealthy and regular workaday cars are increasingly disappearing from the market, or are getting priced wildly out of the hands of working class folks. There are only a small handful of new cars that can … Read more
There are several ways to get home if you don’t have a car: asking a friend or a relative to pick you up, calling a cab, or even hitchhiking. One man seemingly exhausted plans A through Y and went straight to plan Z: stealing a semi truck carrying new Chevrolet Corvettes. Law enforcement officials in … Read more
The second generation of Toyota’s innovative hydrogen fuel cell EV the Mirai made a lot of improvements over the first-generation car, including increased range and better styling, but according to a bulletin sent to dealers last week, 2023 Mirais now offer a rebate worth up to $40,000 off MSRP. This news comes just days after … Read more
We’d almost believe Audi teases prototype products because it loves coming up with new camouflage schemes. Audi sent a 2025 S3 prototype to strut the asphalt tarmac in Oman and show off this little spring/summer camouflage in monochrome and pumpkin. Thankfully, the Ingolstadt automaker also provided a few highlights about what’s under this sticky skin. … Read more
Daytona 500 winner William Byron stopped by Jalopnik to talk about how he ended up in victory lane less than 24 hours ago. Effective strategy, preparation and teamwork put the Hendrick Motorsports driver in contention, but two late-rate cautions played a significant role in deciding a winner. While Daytona is known for wrecks that send … Read more
Jeep has issued a safety recall that applies to nearly 200,000 units of the Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid SUVs built between the 2021 and 2024 model years. The recalled vehicles feature a software-related problem that disables the windshield defroster. Assigned recall number 24V-111 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), … Read more
