Twenty-nine years ago, somewhere between the death of the station wagon and the rise of the electric pickup, the RAV4 debuted as an anomaly: a three-door SUV riding atop a car platform, with all-wheel drive and a Patagonia wardrobe. At the time, SUVs were little more than body-on-frame pickup trucks in different attire, with refinement to match....Read more

GLENDALE, Kentucky — Congressional Republicans opposed sweeping electric vehicle and battery incentives passed under former President Joe Biden, but many praised the individual projects they funded — welcoming new jobs to their districts, hailing developments in press releases and attending ground-breaking ceremonies.

Now, though, many of ...Read more

The United Auto Workers union does not appear to be on the path to sustainable cultural reform, a court-appointed watchdog said Friday in a critical report that raises questions about President Shawn Fain's leadership and the union's willingness to emerge from a corruption scandal that led to two dozen convictions and sent numerous labor leaders...Read more

SOUTHFIELD AND PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Local sourcing, backup vendors, onshoring, alternative designs and support for key trade agreements are part of major automotive suppliers' strategies in navigating constant supply-chain strains.

From the COVID-19 pandemic to President Donald Trump's tariffs on vehicles and their parts to halted ...Read more

In 2025, Mercedes electrified its flagship G-Wagon, and the G580 EQ was born.

As a lover of boxy exterior styling on modern SUVs, in my opinion the G-Wagon has few peers, such as the Land Rover Defender. I'm not alone in my enthusiasm for this shape, judging from the demand for boxy entry-level SUVs such as the Honda Element and Dodge Nitro.

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TOCHIGI, Japan — The last manual Honda Prelude Type SH coupe I drove was a 2001 model. Stylish and whip quick, I took it by the scruff of the neck and whipped it around Oakland County, rowing its high-revving VTEC engine with abandon.

The 2026 Honda Prelude is not that vehicle.

The sleek, all-new Prelude, which enthusiasts have been ...Read more

KOKOMO, Indiana — Two years ago, this city of 60,000 an hour’s drive north of Indianapolis was on the fast track to becoming an electric vehicle battery boomtown.

A Stellantis NV and Samsung SDI joint venture announced it would build a second battery gigafactory on the city's northeastern flank, next to the 2.4 million-square-foot facility ...Read more

Much fanfare accompanied Scout Motors’ announcement Wednesday that it plans to make Charlotte, North Carolina, its new, $207 million global corporate headquarters.

The governor was there. So was the mayor, alongside other local bigwigs. And why not. It was one of the biggest job creation announcements in Charlotte over the past decade. Plus, ...Read more

Illinois squeaked in a record share of electric vehicle sales last quarter, on par with a national trend tied to the Trump administration’s decision to end lucrative federal tax credits.

Still, the state remains far short of Gov. JB Pritzker’s ongoing push to get 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030.

“Sales definitely ...Read more

Volkswagen AG and Rivian Automotive Inc. have ambitions of selling the electric vehicle technology they’re developing together to other carmakers in the future.

The two companies’ joint venture, known as RV Tech, said it has made solid progress on delivering the EV electrical and software platform that Volkswagen needs to compete with Tesla...Read more

In a first for the U.S., Waymo on Nov. 12 will start offering driverless robot-taxi rides on freeways in the Bay Area, along with Los Angeles and Phoenix.

The pioneering Google spinoff will also expand service down the Peninsula all the way into San Jose, and serve riders to and from Mineta San Jose International Airport, creating broad new ...Read more

Detroit’s auto executives say their companies need to beat China’s automakers — but they also can't become them.

China's advancement into the global auto space has accelerated under a political and economic system with major costs: low-cost labor and high rates of automation, mining and refining pollution, a lack of defense of ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is considering scrapping the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck in a move that could raise questions about the future of big EV trucks, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported executives haven't finalized a decision, but are considering canceling the money-losing truck, whose ...Read more

MONTREAL — On two-lane Route 117 in Quebec, I jumped into the left lane, nailed the throttle in my 544-horsepower, 2026 Polestar 4 and — ZOT! — was past the truck in front of me in the blink of an eye. I glanced in the rear camera mirror, pulled back into the right lane, and gave the truck a wave.

Except the Polestar 4 has no rear window,...Read more

TOKYO – For decades, Honda has built its reputation on quiet consistency, an automaker defined more by precision than by pomp. But at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, the company revealed just how carefully it’s managing the shift from combustion to computation.

At its booth, Honda showcased the next stage of its all-electric future: the ...Read more

As Porsche enters Grasso’s Garage for the last time in 2025, we recognize a symbol of historical excellence: The 911 Carrera. Our GTS Cabriolet week-long tester was outstanding in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York as the windy and mountainous terrain were just the fit for a nice three-day top-down weekend cruise. Our ...Read more

Tesla shareholders voted to approve a $1 trillion compensation plan for Chief Executive Elon Musk, a record-breaking package intended to help the world's richest person focus on the electric vehicle maker.

Shareholders broke into applause and began chanting Musk's name at the annual meeting Thursday, where it was announced that more than 75% of...Read more

Apple Inc. alum Ed Nightingale is joining General Motors Co. to head software development for the Detroit automaker and will lead efforts to open a GM office in Seattle.

Spokesperson Kevin Kelly said there are no plans to build a Seattle facility, but GM is looking for a site that can serve as a base for the roughly 100 developers who work in ...Read more

Electric-vehicle maker Rivian had a busy third quarter, one that could prove pivotal for the startup and its promised Georgia projects.

From July to September, the California-based automaker held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its $5 billion Georgia factory and signed a lease for an East Coast headquarters along the Beltline in Atlanta.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The ongoing federal government shutdown is leaving auto sellers without key economic data and obscuring the impact of President Donald Trump's signature tariff policies.

That's because the budget lapse, among other consequences, has triggered a pause in the publication of indicators that typically inform industry decisions. ...Read more