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While Mini’s parent company, BMW, has had no problems rolling out new and updated models recently, Mini has had to overcome some hurdles, with sales flattening. But in Grasso’s Garage this week, Mini is back.

Powering the 2025 Mini Countryman ALL4 is the popular 2.0-liter Mini TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine with 312 horsepower and 295 ...Read more

Electrification has been the key to Hyundai’s 33% retail growth over the past five years, according to Ricky Lao, director of product planning Hyundai Motor America. In fact, sales were up 31% in 2024 compared to the year before. And key to Hyundai’s success is the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

Three years after it first hit the U.S. market, the battery...Read more

Our path to automotive electrification may be less of a drive across Montana and more of a swoop down The Tail of the Dragon in the Smokey Mountains. Automakers like Cadillac, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz that planned to be virtually all-electric by 2030 are slowing their roll. We’ll eventually get there, but it’s going to be a scenic drive.

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NAPLES, Florida — In the Dollar Store corner of the auto shopping mall is the wee Mitsubishi Mirage. At $17,965, it is the most affordable new car in the U.S. market.

But you had better act fast; the Mirage is about to disappear.

The 2024 model year is the last for the subcompact, leaving only one car available under $20,000 (destination ...Read more

The first iteration of zero-emission vehicle sales mandates in California goes into effect next year. But doubts have been raised about whether the targets can be met.

Starting next year, at least 35% of manufacturers’ new passenger car and truck sales must be electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids or hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles, known as ZEVs (...Read more

Rivian ended last year by sharply increasing its revenue and posting a gross profit for the first time in the company’s history, although the electric vehicle startup still has a long journey before potentially becoming profitable on a net income basis.

The California-based company reported Thursday a gross profit of $170 million in the ...Read more

Stellantis NV said Thursday it has paused work at its Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario as the automaker reevaluates plans for its next-generation electrified Jeep Compass SUV that was scheduled to start production there early next year.

The carmaker said all work on the future compact crossover, which has included retooling and other ...Read more

Stellantis NV says it has developed an in-house automated driving system that aims to help make commuting in dense urban areas easier, with drivers able to take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road.

The maker of Jeep and Ram vehicles said in a Thursday announcement that the new STLA AutoDrive 1.0 technology can handle stop-and-go ...Read more

Nikola Corp. filed for bankruptcy, culminating a long slide for the onetime darling of the electric-vehicle industry, which struggled with weak sales and cycled through CEOs in the wake of a fraud scandal.

The company plans to liquidate its assets after entering Chapter 11 in Delaware on Wednesday. In court documents, it listed assets between $...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said it's offering up to $2,500 for one year on the latest gas and hybrid F-Series truck models with the Ford Security Package if the vehicle is stolen and not recovered or found with damage to cover insurance deductibles.

Vehicle thefts have increased since the start of the pandemic as automotive prices and parts have...Read more

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to shift a $1.5 billion order with LG Energy Solution to bolster operations at a Michigan battery plant after General Motors Co. backed out of the project, according to people familiar with the matter.

GM said in December it would sell its $1 billion stake in the Lansing, Michigan, plant, leaving LG scrambling to ...Read more

The Nissan Rogue is an unassuming small crossover that is also Nissan's bestselling model. More finely, Nissan sells so many of these unassuming small crossovers -- around 270,000 per year -- that it makes up for Nissan's other models that aren't selling well.

So it's really important -- to Nissan -- that lots of people keep on buying new ...Read more

Q: When using fuel system cleaner, why is it recommended that the gas tank be almost empty and to run the tank almost empty before the next fill-up?

D.N., Tinley Park, Illinois

A: I always recommend using the additive with a full tank of gas. Pour in the additive and then fill the tank. This blends it for the preferred concentration. Running ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would unveil new tariffs on automobiles, adding to a wave of sweeping import levies as he seeks to remake global trade relationships and pressure companies to move production to the U.S.

“We are going to do that on around April 2,” Trump told reporters Friday in the Oval Office, as he signed an executive order...Read more

Lexus often goes long stretches between model redesigns and refreshes, so no surprise that its new GX luxury midsize crossover has been a long time coming.

As many mothers have repeated over the years, “Good things come to those who wait.” The 2024 GX 550 marked a major stride in the legendary nameplate with a boost in power and physical ...Read more

The first iteration of zero-emission vehicle sales mandates in California goes into effect next year. But doubts have been raised about whether the targets can be met.

The trade group representing the state’s car dealers says “there’s no way” consumers will buy electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids at the pace needed to meet California�...Read more

Sitting in an upstairs corner of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana, is a 1979 prototype for an International Scout — a popular SUV that once competed with the Ford Bronco and Chevy Blazer. This handsome vehicle, powered in its prime by a 162-horsepower V-8, was canceled more than 40 years ago as the troubled International ...Read more

A historic changing of the Corvette guard is complete.

Following the retirement last spring of Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter — aka the “Godfather of the Corvette” and only the fifth chief engineer for the iconic Chevrolet supercar — Product Marketing Manager Harlan Charles and Design Manager Kirk Bennion also are exiting the team.

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In an attempt to expand their brands beyond vehicles, automakers have been entering the real estate game, licensing their trademarks to developers who attempt to sell seven- and eight-figure luxury condominiums using an automaker’s name. Porsche’s tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, is one such structure. Another under the auspices of its ...Read more