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This Electric Buick Concept Looks Absolutely Beautiful

Auto Shanghai 2025 kicks off this week, so prepare for an influx of new cars from China. Buick is again proving that sedans still matter in the world’s largest auto market with the unveiling of the Electra GS concept. This conceptual EV was designed locally by the GM China Advanced…

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Used Tesla Prices Are Plummeting

You might not have to wait for Tesla’s affordable electric vehicle if you want an EV on the cheap. A new iSeeCars study analyzed 1.4 million one- to five-year-old used cars sold in March 2024 and March 2025 and found that one brand dominated the list of used cars that…

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BMW Quietly Hiked Prices for the 2 Series and M2

BMW has quietly upped the price of its 2 Series Coupe, including the M2, according to the company's website. The car is between $1,600 and $2,750 more expensive than before, depending on trim.

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Mazda: It's 'Time to Think' About a Pickup for the US

Once upon a time, Mazda sold a pickup truck in the United States. You need to go back about 15 years, and even then, it was really a Ford Ranger with Mazda badges and a different grille. The Mazda B-Series went away in 2009, just a couple of years before…

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GM Argues It Can Sell Your Data Because You Drive on Public Roads

The battle over who owns and controls your driving data is being fought in court. General Motors is facing a multi-district lawsuit that claims the Detroit-based automaker allegedly violated its customers’s privacy by collecting and selling their driving information without proper consent. However, GM is arguing it did not violate…

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Tesla Delays Its Affordable EV... Again

Tesla has long promised an affordable vehicle to bolster sales. That car, a stripped-down, bare-bones Model Y, was supposed to show up in the first half of this year. But now, it's been delayed by "at least several months," according to a report by Reuters.

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Here's Your First Look at Jeff Bezos' Cheap Electric Trucks

Slate Auto is the new Jeff Bezos-backed venture that promises an electric pickup for the low, low starting price of around $25,000. While we haven't seen the truck in full or know any of the official details, the automaker is apparently just leaving prototypes parked on street corners for all…

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Toyota RAV4 Production Might Stay In America Over Tariffs: Report

Toyota is rethinking the strategy behind its most popular vehicle. The company is considering producing the new RAV4 in Kentucky in a bid to drive down tariff costs, a report from Reuters claims.

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Hertz Just Leaked Your Data—Now It Wants to Inspect Cars With AI

If you've rented a car with Hertz recently, your personal information may be at risk. The rental car agency, which also owns Dollar and Thrifty, released a statement warning customers of a data breach involving one of its vendors.

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Buick's New Minivan Is a Love Letter to China

For decades, stretched sedans were the default luxury car in China. However, posh minivans have been gaining traction, prompting even Volvo to launch the EM90, and Lexus the LM. While these fancy family haulers have only been around for a short while, Buick has been selling the GL8 for a…

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Sound Up: The Lexus GR GT3 Sports Car Sounds Amazing

The Lexus/Toyota GR GT3 sports car can't come soon enough. Originally debuting in concept form at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2022, the production version is destined to hit the road sometime in 2026. But before it does, listen to these sweet, sweet sounds of the prototype testing at Laguna…

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LS-Swap Your RC Car With This Scale-Model V-8 Engine

We've been spending more time perusing the world of tiny engines and happened upon this extremely detailed 1:10 scale V-8. Sadly, this one doesn't run. But it could be one of the best-detailed model engines we've ever seen. It's designed to fit in 1:10 scale radio-controlled cars for an extra…

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The Volkswagen Phaeton Had the Most Comically Overengineered Trunk

The Volkswagen Phaeton is a car you could never make again. It's a product of a very specific time and place, and the vision of the late Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, then chairman of VW, and a man with a flare for complicated engineering. This was a Volkswagen…

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Only Rolls-Royce Could Make a Chess Set Like This

It's not uncommon for automakers to dish up some swag to help promote the brand. But we've never seen anything like this. Apparently, Rolls-Royce owners enjoy a rousing game of chess. Now, they can go full checkmate with a chessboard unlike any other.

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Has Pirelli Finally Figured Out How to Beat Michelin?

For years, Michelin has been the go-to tire manufacturer for OEMs and individual shoppers looking to improve grip and handling. The Pilot Sport 4S, released all the way back in 2017, remains a dominant force in the segment, delivering superior performance in virtually every scenario. But it's no longer the…

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Ford Already Has 40 Recalls This Year

We are just a few weeks into spring, and Ford already has a truckload of recalls in the US for 2025. From January 1 through April 18, the automaker has posted no less than 40 recalls. That includes a brake recall for 123,611 F-150s, Expeditions, and Lincoln Navigators we covered…

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No One Is Buying New Cars in Russia

New car sales in Russia are falling off a cliff. Data from the Association of European Businesses (AEB) shows March 2025 sales down a whopping 45 percent compared to the same month last year, with automakers selling just 83,000 vehicles last month in the country. Sales for the quarter are…

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How Ferdinand Piëch Invented the Bugatti Veyron

A legend of the automotive industry, even six years after his death: Ferdinand Karl Piëch, born in Vienna on April 17, 1937, was fascinated by technology from an early age—a passion that would define his entire life. He studied mechanical engineering in Zurich and began his career at Porsche, where…

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Mazda's New EV Has a Range-Extending Gas Engine, But It's Not a Rotary

The EZ-60 doesn’t look like your typical Mazda SUV, and that’s because it’s not really a Mazda. This upcoming Tesla Model Y rival is closely related to the Deepal S07, a product of Changan, Mazda’s joint venture partner in China. After official images revealed the design earlier this month, technical…

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Volkswagen Built a New Sedan in an SUV World

Volkswagen may be the people’s car, but it’s a bit confounding that the quintessential mainstream German automaker no longer sells a gas sedan in Europe. That’s not to say the traditional body style has vanished entirely from VW’s global lineup. The Jetta is still available in the United States, and…

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Spy Shots: 2026 Honda WR-V Spotted Testing for Brazil

The next-generation Honda WR-V is coming to the Brazil. Want proof? Check out these spy shots taken by Motor1.com Brazil's Assistant Editor, Thiago Moreno, while driving along the Bandeirantes Highway, near the capital of São Paulo. The prototype, still heavily camouflaged, reveals a bit of what we can expect from…

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Ford Recalls F-150 and SUVs for Dangerous Brake Problem

Ford has a problem with brakes on over 100,000 F-150 pickup trucks, Expeditions, and Lincoln Navigators. It affects older vehicles from 2017 and 2018, and it could lead to reduced brake function. If left unchecked, it could ultimately lead to brake failure. Since that constitutes an obvious safety risk, Ford…

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Nissan: 'GT-R Will Be Back, Without a Doubt'

It was a huge deal when, in 2008, Nissan announced that the then-new R35 GT-R set a sub-7:30 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was a time that beat the almighty Porsche 911, and it caused something of a crisis in Stuttgart. The next GT-R, whenever it comes, and in whatever…

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Subaru's STI Plans Ditch Gas Engines Altogether

Subaru killed the WRX STI in 2022, reportedly due to fast-shifting emissions regulations. Despite the company saying it wouldn't produce an STI-badged car based on the current-generation WRX, the car returned this year, albeit with a CVT, and only in Japan. There's still hope for the STI's return for the rest of…

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Why Nissan Thinks Tariffs Are a Golden Opportunity

Back in the dark days of the 2008 financial crisis, Rahm Emmanuel, then an advisor to Barack Obama, famously said "[n]ever allow a good crisis go to waste." Tariffs are a crisis for automakers, but one in which Nissan sees an upside.

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