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If you’re a driver in California using State Farm for your vehicle coverage, your auto insurance is about to get a lot more expensive. No, State Farm isn’t hiking ratesfor owners of Hyundai and Kia models, rather raising rates from their…

Photo: Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is in the midst of a whirlwind year. More than 15models are either going to be released for the first time or be facelifted during 2023, but there’s one new Benz that stands above them all. A leaked…

A major security breach has led to the theft of the data of 14 million Australians and New Zealanders.Consumer finance company Latitude Group’s systems confirmed on Monday that the records were stolen from its systems in a hack detected a…

Volkswagen’s Cupra, a sporty spinoff with a bit of an eye on electrification, is reportedly mulling over an expansion to the United States. According to Automotive News, the move would be part of an overall push to bring the brand to new…

Photo: Daniel Brenner/Bloomberg (Getty Images)Frontier Airlines has had a very intriguing past 13 months. The Denver-based low-cost carrier lost out in a billion-dollar bidding war to acquire Spirit Airlines against JetBlue. Last October,…

Photo: RamIt’s been more than 12 long years since Ram offered a midsize truck in its fleet (RIP Dakota). Since then, midsize trucks from other manufacturers, like the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger, Jeep Gladiator and Chevy Colorado,have made…

Photo: Spencer Platt / Staff (Getty Images)Like a number of other public transportation systems around the country, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is struggling as ridership still has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.…

We’re big fans of the Genesis GV60 here. It looks great, has a well-designed interior, rides well, and offers plenty of power if you get the Performance version. It may share its platform with Kia and Hyundai, but we’d argue it’s more than…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is upgrading its ongoing investigation into a rash of failures of high-pressure fuel pumps affecting diesel-powered Ram, Jeep and BMW vehicles. Nearly 500,000 vehicles could be…

Ford is spending a lot of money on EVs, Tesla has ignited an EV price war in China, and Volkswagen. All that and more in this edition of The Morning Shift for March 23, 2023.1st Gear: FordI wrote about this a bit yesterday, before we knew…