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Eric's Autos: 2025 Kia K4
Kia's forte is undercutting its rivals (and then some) on price -- without cheaping out. If anything, the new K4 sedan -- which replaces the Forte as Kia's most affordable offering -- looks expensive.
Even though it's the least expensive new sedan you can buy.
What It Is
The K4 is a compact, entry-level sedan that competes ...Read more

Amid Elon Musk backlash, Tesla used car market slumping in Chicago
With anecdotes of owners trading in their Teslas amid backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s unelected role as agency dismantler-in-chief for Trump 2.0, don’t be surprised to see a few more of the EVs parked under giant tube men at Chicago-area used car lots this spring.
The number of used Teslas for sale in the Chicago area is up 1% in March year-...Read more

Motormouth: Why do they call it a glove compartment?
Q: Question for the ages: Why do they call it a glove compartment? Any historical reason?
C.C., Norfolk, Virginia
A: Yup. Historical. Early automobiles were not enclosed. Motorists were at the whims of the weather. Coats and hats were common and so were gloves. They not only kept fingers warm, they served as work gloves. Engines were crank-...Read more

Musk tells Tesla employees to hold on to their stock amid protests
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk told employees to hold on to their stock and stay optimistic amid a series of blows to his company's reputation that have sent shares plunging.
Since Musk began his prominent role in the Trump administration in January, Tesla stock has taken a hit as protests against the electric vehicle brand have erupted across...Read more
GM battery partner LG Energy Solution: Auto investments on hold amid policy uncertainty
TROY, Michigan — The president in North America of General Motors Co.'s electric vehicle battery partner says 50% penetration of EVs in the United States by 2035 is an "aggressive" target, as many investments in the industry are put on hold from fluctuating federal policy.
The forecast is a dramatic change from just a couple of years ago. In ...Read more

Why Tesla's bumpy ride may not be over
It wasn't that long ago — Dec. 17, in fact — that Tesla seemed to be riding high.
On that date its shares hit an all-time high of $484.79. Its market capitalization exceeded $1.5 trillion. The election of Donald Trump seemed to put the company's leader, Elon Musk, in the driver's seat of efforts to push U.S. government policy in directions ...Read more

How Ineos got a gas-fired, startup automaker off the ground
ASPEN, Colorado — The early 21st century auto market has experienced a flurry of startup automakers not seen in a century. Following in the footsteps of Tesla Inc., new battery-powered vehicle makers have been inspired by a new electric market, government EV mandates, and fat taxpayer subsidies.
Startup, internal-combustion-engine-fired ...Read more

Auto review: Across the American safari in old school Ineos dirt-kickers
ASPEN, Colorado — With snow piled three feet on either side of a mountain trail, I punched twin ceiling buttons to activate front/rear differential lockers on my 2025 Ineos Grenadier tester. GRRRRRRRR! With all four wheels churning in unison in low gear, the British beast charged across the white landscape.
Grenadier may have been born to ...Read more

Auto review: 2025 Cadillac CT5-V is fun-to-drive, but suffers from a wardrobe malfunction
If you’re still the sort who enjoys driving a conventional luxury car, not an SUV or EV, the 2025 Cadillac CT5 is your sole choice among American manufacturers. America’s love for what are little more than station wagons has killed enthusiasm for sedans and coupes — and given what manufacturers offer, it’s no wonder.
Consider Cadillac. ...Read more

Auto review: 2025 Mazda CX-50 works the numbers well
With Mazda doing everything it can do to keep consumers attracted to it's brand, the CX-50 is no secret to the market. With its excellent pricing and numbers, the CX-50 makes a lot of financial sense.
Our 2025 tester in Polymetal Gray Metallic with Terracotta interior showed out beautifully with winter tires. Its Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter ...Read more

Stellantis offers UAW workers in Detroit, Toledo buyouts. Here's how much they're worth
Stellantis NV has offered hourly employees across multiple Detroit and Toledo-area facilities buyouts worth $50,000 or more, the latest move by the automaker as it seeks to reduce costs and streamline its workforce in the United States.
The voluntary termination of employment program, or VTEP, applies to certain United Auto Workers-represented ...Read more

Sean Hannity promotes new Tesla as 'greatest car ever invented'
Fox News host Sean Hannity joined President Trump in throwing his support behind Republican mega-donor Elon Musk’s embattled electric vehicle company.
The veteran TV personality hosted Musk for an interview Tuesday night, when he heaped praise on Tesla — much to the liking of the automaker’s polarizing CEO. Hannity started by stating he ...Read more

Tesla granted taxi permit in California amid protests, vandalism
Tesla was granted a permit in California allowing it to operate its own fleet of taxis driven by company employees, state officials said, the first in a step toward autonomous Tesla taxis.
Approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, its new transporter charter-party carrier, or TCP permit, only allows it to use company-...Read more

Liam Denning: China's BYD cemented its lead on Tesla in five minutes
Sometimes a chart is just a chart. Sometimes, when you’re looking at Tesla Inc. and BYD Co. Ltd. in early 2025, it’s a striking squiggly metaphor.
Tesla, the biggest U.S. electric vehicle maker, has shocked the world this year with its overt politicization and slumping sales and stock price. BYD, its great Chinese rival, just shocked the ...Read more

Stellantis stockpiles parts, speeds car shipments as Canada, Mexico tariffs approach
A top Stellantis NV executive said Tuesday the automaker is bracing for higher tariffs in April by shifting extra parts into its U.S. plants and rushing production of certain Canada and Mexico-produced models that dealers need on their lots.
"That's not the way we would normally operate," Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann said of working ...Read more

GM, Nvidia partner for factories of the future, self-driving vehicle tech
General Motors Co. is expanding its partnership with technology company Nvidia Corp. to leverage artificial intelligence for designing future manufacturing plants and to improve self-driving systems.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the collaboration on Tuesday at the company's annual GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California. GM says the ...Read more

Automakers scramble for options in negotiations with Trump as tariff deadline nears
Behind-the-scenes efforts by Detroit’s automakers to avert President Donald Trump’s vow to levy 25% tariffs on vehicles and parts from Canada and Mexico next month haven't subsided, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
The latest indications from the president are that the industry should buckle up. He says the levies will...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2025 Nissan Murano
Practically every car company has been trying to maintain the power/performance of the smaller engines that have been replacing larger engines -- in order to comply with federal fuel efficiency and emissions regulations -- by turbocharging these smaller engines.
Nissan has been doing that too. But it has also been doing something else.
Have ...Read more

Tesla's steep fall from California's green darling to hated target of protests, violence, fires
They say they’ve been flipped off in traffic, called Nazis and even punched in the face.
Charging stations have been defaced and burned too, and local Tesla dealerships have been picketed, including this weekend in Burbank.
A disgusted singer Sheryl Crow said she sold her Tesla and donated the money to National Public Radio.
“There comes ...Read more

UAW President Fain backs 'tariffs done in the right way,' calls for solidarity at Detroit church
DETROIT — UAW President Shawn Fain said Sunday he supports the tariffs in the auto industry pushed by President Donald Trump, but only if they are done for the right reason and in the "right way."
"I think it needs to be not under the guise of drugs, immigration or border security but they need to be strategic in how they do them," Fain said ...Read more
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