Electric vehicle startup Rivian plans to hold two ceremonial events to christen the forthcoming construction of its long-delayed $5 billion factory an hour east of Atlanta.

The company will play host to a community event Sept. 14 and a formal groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 16 with stakeholders, media and government officials, including Gov. ...Read more

Acura has ramped up its styling game with a whole host of refreshes to the existing fleet, as well as with the recent addition of the ZDX electric SUV. This week, we review the 2025 Acura ADX, Acura’s newest release in the compact SUV category.

This five-passenger “Integra-like” gateway SUV does everything right, and the price will blow ...Read more

The G-Wagen. The Geländewagen, if you must. It's not a name that rolls off the tongue. That’s why it’s marketed as the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

No matter what you call it, this SUV is unmistakable. Looking much the same since disco was still a thing, its squared-off silhouette is as much a part of its appeal as its Mercedes badge — ...Read more

These days, Corollas start at a value-packed $22,325, or 13 times what the original cost in 1968.

Most people probably think the best-selling automobile of all time is the Model T or Beetle. Nope. While Ford built more than 15 million Model Ts and Volkswagen vended more than 23 million Beetles, the ever-durable Toyota Corolla crossed the sales ...Read more

The California Energy Commission recently launched a $55 million incentive program to expand the construction of fast chargers for electric vehicles in public and business sites across the state.

“One of the common concerns from surveys we’ve done is motorists say, ‘Hey, there’s not enough chargers close to me for me to consider buying ...Read more

As steep tariffs threaten to drive up car prices and an incentive for buying electric vehicles nears its expiration date, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are becoming harder to afford.

For those looking to make the switch to electric on a budget, there are just a few low-cost options. Here's a look at those available for under $35,000.

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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A small team of Ford Motor Co. engineers in California launched work three years ago to develop an electric vehicle platform and production system that the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker says will be as radical as the Model T. But executives insist that doesn't mean Michigan is being left behind.

"We're taking the ...Read more

The wife of the 53-year-old man who was fatally crushed at Toledo, Ohio's Jeep plant a year ago sued Stellantis NV on Monday, alleging the automaker didn't have adequate safety guards in place that could have prevented his death.

Toledo resident Antonio Gaston, the father of three adult children and a teenager, died Aug. 21 while working in the...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, months after signaling it might gut the effort completely, unveiled plans on Monday to expedite a Biden-era program focused on building public electric vehicle chargers nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it would alter requirements in the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle ...Read more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Ford Motor Co. on Monday said it will invest $2 billion in Louisville Assembly Plant here to build the first vehicle — a midsize truck — on its Universal EV Platform using a new manufacturing "assembly tree" more than a century after the invention of the moving assembly line.

It's a "Model T moment" for the Dearborn...Read more

Q: My Camry's backup camera does not work if it’s raining or snowy. Comes up disabled. Brought car into dealer. The response was that is how it works. Had an Avalon previously, and camera worked no matter what weather. Will Toyota ever have new software to rectify this as it is dangerous? I cannot see out of the back rear window as the rain ...Read more

General Motors Co. will import batteries from China for the upcoming electric Chevrolet Bolt as it works to get a U.S. plant up and running.

GM will buy lithium-iron-phosphate batteries from China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday and a source close to the matter confirmed to The Detroit...Read more

Jeep plans to put a Hemi V-8 into more of its vehicles, and will continue offering the big engine in its top-end Wrangler 392 going forward after that trim was initially expected to come to an end by last year, brand CEO Bob Broderdorf said Thursday.

Jeep's plan to bring back the brawny engines to its SUV lineup mirrors Stellantis NV sibling ...Read more

NEW YORK CITY — Aston Martin has once again pulled off what only it can: build a surreally beautiful, topless grand touring car with a ferocious 5.2‑liter twin‑turbocharged V-12 engine that begs to be driven on your favorite open road.

It’s the 2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, boasting 824 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque ...Read more

MONTREAL — Volvo Cars created its performance-focused Polestar electric vehicle brand to go head-to-head against Tesla. A subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, it is also the first Chinese-owned EV brand for sale in the United States and sits at the intersection of swift industry currents, including import tariffs, electrification and ...Read more

MIDLAND, Michigan — Cubism in the 1910s, surrealism in the 1930s, pop art in the 1960s, installation art in the ‘80s. The art world has seen multiple movements over the last 100 years. So too has the art of the automobile. The post-WW2 jet-inspired tailfin era, muscle cars of the ‘60s, mid-engine ‘80s sportscars, 1990s jelly bean sedans....Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs and tariff threats could intensify challenges for Michigan's trade-reliant economy, though analysts noted the potential for both benefits and risks from the GOP leader's newest proposal.

Trump floated the idea Wednesday of a 100% import tax on semiconductors — crucial components ...Read more

The Chevy Corvette ZR1X hypercar is all about the numbers. Zero-to-60 in less than two seconds, 233 mph top speed, 1,250 horsepower, 6.49.3-minute lap time around the 12.9-mile Nürburgring circuit in Germany.

Now we know the number that will allow you access to those performance numbers.

The ZR1X will start at $207,395 for the standard 1LZ ...Read more

Unless lawmakers on Capitol Hill move quickly, one of the most desired perks of driving a zero-emissions vehicle in California will be put on the shelf by the end of next month.

For years, motorists with stickers on their cars through the state’s Clean Air Vehicle Decal program have been allowed to drive in the carpool, or High Occupancy ...Read more

A group of United Auto Workers members is seeking to oust President Shawn Fain ahead of an election next year, a sign of frustration among some in the two years since the labor group secured landmark contracts with U.S. automakers.

Workers at a Stellantis NV truck factory in suburban Detroit and an engine plant in southeast Michigan voted over ...Read more