A few days ago, rumors were swirling that Hyundai could drop the standard Veloster in the United States. The model hasn’t exactly been a strong seller as sales dropped to 6,785 units last year, and Cars Direct noted the company had replaced their usual rebates with a “Final Pay” incentive that is typically used to […]
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General Motors and Ford are extending production shutdowns at a number of factories throughout North America as the chip shortage continues to impact the automotive industry. GM confirmed in a statement that it will make production cuts at factories in Tennessee, Mexico, Ontario, and various sites in Michigan. Among the sites hit by the latest […]
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Tesla has finally started refunding those customers that it charged twice for new vehicle purchases. In late March it was revealed that Tesla had introduced automated clearing house payments and almost immediately, some customers reported being double-billed for their purchases. One such customer, Tom Slattery, revealed that he had been charged twice for his Model […]
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Ford has made several additions to the 2021 Explorer lineup, including a new model named the Enthusiast ST. Offered as a more affordable alternative to the full-blown ST, it has the same styling, suspension and engine, but skips on a few features to cut down on the price. It’s MSRP is set at $48,750, excluding […]
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New details have emerged about VW’s elaborate joke to rebrand its U.S. operations to ‘Voltswagen’ roughly a week after the announcement went viral in the media. An article from Auto News has revealed that on March 29, VW published an intentionally unfinished press release dated April 29 on its press website announcing the name change. […]
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A number of newly delivered 2021 Genesis G80 and GV80 models are being recalled in the United States. The South Korean automaker has revealed in a safety recall issued through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the tube connecting the high-pressure fuel pump to the fuel rail may have been produced with end […]
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Due to a software failure of the screwdriver on the assembly line, the screw connection on the rear upper control arm may not have been tightened to specification on certain Porsche 911s. As a result, the German automaker is now conducting a recall in the United States of America, together with the National Highway Traffic […]
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FCA has released its Q1 2021 sales chart for the United States, revealing that they parted ways with two Dodge Vipers, a model whose production officially ended in 2017. It’s unknown how many of them still reside in dealer lots nationwide, but Dodge also shifted four of them last year and five in 2019. Mind […]
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Even in standard trim, the Renault 5 Turbo is about as crazy as superminis come. That’s because there’s nothing much standard about a shopping car with the engine where the back seats should be. But this particular example’s 13B rotary conversion means it’s packing an even bigger surprise. But before we get into that, let’s […]
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Interested in acquiring this Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG? Good – but you’ll first have to get the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s blessing. The reason is that the rare car was imported to the United States from Germany and federalized by Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories of Houston for ‘show or display’. Therefore, any transfer of […]
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