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The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. A Ford owner in San Diego has given voice to a question many have asked since the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in February that the administration’s imposition of tariffs under the IEEPA was unconstitutional: Who actually deserves a refund? Those tariffs cost automakers (both foreign and domestic) a fortune. Corporations lined up left and right to sue the government immediately after the ruling came down, but given how much of the cost was ultimately…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. As some lawmakers have proposed measures to completely lock Chinese automakers out of the U.S. market, and automotive industry lobbyists have supported those efforts, Ford executive chairman Bill Ford is singing a different tune: It’s time for U.S. automakers to rise to the challenge. “We have to go toe-to-toe with China,” Ford said at an Axios event in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, per the Wall Street Journal. “We can’t expect to keep them out forever, and we…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Ominous Israeli surveillance tech is now being deployed on American roads. FalcoNet, brought to you by a company called Cognyte (Israel’s Palantir rival), secretly tracks people by intercepting the connection between your phone and the nearest cell tower. The idea is that you can strap this bad boy to a helicopter, backpack, or Chevy Tahoe and gobble up everybody’s data as you cruise around. It’s already in use in Florida. This year, Texas State Police bought a…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. If you’re an auto enthusiast, you probably have a favorite gas station. If not, you probably at least have a favorite chain. Maybe it’s the station closest to your home or your job; maybe it reliably stocks all of your favorite road trip supplies. Or, maybe (and especially if you’re tuned) your favorite gas station simply has the best gas. And if you ask a lot of enthusiasts who has the best gas, you’ll often hear the…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Private equity’s growing influence. Engineered Performance Technologies (EPT) acquires Hondata, expanding its aftermarket car-parts empire. Hondata’s potential transformation. Acquisition promises expanded resources but raises concerns about corporate influence. Industry consolidation trend. EPT’s acquisitions reflect a broader pattern of private equity consolidation in car modding. Impact on enthusiasts. Fears of homogenization and quality decline as fewer companies dominate the market. Bottom line: Private equity’s role in the car modding industry is expanding, with potential benefits and risks for…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. In The Incredibles, a jealous supervillain tries to get revenge on the heroes by giving everyone super powers and thus rendering them no longer super. Something like that has taken place in the automotive industry over the past 40 years. The supercars of the 1980s still look as good as ever, but even an ordinary crossover can beat them in a straight fight. When those stereotypical bedroom-wall poster supercars appeared, Skoda was locked behind the Iron Curtain.…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Benjamin Franklin said the two unavoidable things in life are death and taxes, but when it comes to modern car interiors, you can add touchscreens to the list. Whether you like it or not, touchscreens have taken over dashboards, a trend that flies in the face of safety concerns. In a recent test, Swedish car magazine Vi Bilägare found that touchscreens in new cars are actually more distracting than they were a few years ago. The magazine…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. It has been a wild couple of weeks for the Big Brother news beat—wild enough that a particularly alarming item managed to slip beneath just about everybody‘s radar. According to the Daily Mail, the European Commission wants the power to force cars to obey speed limits with help from GPS. European cars already leave the factory with speed monitoring systems installed, and no, I don’t just mean speedometers. Starting in 2024, the EU mandated that all new…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. A slate of laws impacting new cars has just gone into effect in the European Union as of Wednesday, and it’s likely to have some opponents. The bloc is now mandating that every vehicle come equipped with an interior-facing camera as part of an “advanced driver distraction warning (ADDW) system” that can monitor when drivers are distracted, drowsy, or otherwise inattentive, and alert them to stay focused. Attention-minded features in cars are nothing new, and plenty serve…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Taking a pulse of the auto industry a few years ago would have resulted in most people thinking, at least for a hot minute, that the immediate future was going to be electric with a quick and hard shift away from fossil fuels. Automakers started swapping gears and gas for batteries and inverters. Then it all fell apart despite everyone taking different strategies. Ford made a normal-looking F-150 that just happened to be electric and resurrected the…