The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back all sorts of regulations aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, including regulations aimed at the automotive industry.

What would it take for this president to get you behind the wheel of a new Tesla? $299 per month? $199 per month? What if he bought one himself, even though he’ll never be able to drive it? President Trump took to the White House’s South Lawn with Tesla CEO Elon Musk yesterday to announce that he’d just purchased a new Model S and chide anti-Tesla protesters.

The Porsche Macan EV is finally out, but the automaker has continued selling the gas model alongside its newest counterpart. Rumors initially pointed to that situation continuing, at least for the foreseeable future, but Porsche recently put the speculation to bed by confirming that the gas model would be discontinued once the current generation has run its course.

President Donald Trump said he'd buy a Tesla to support his friend Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, because Musk has been under fire for his involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency.

There have even been protests at Tesla showrooms.

It seems as Wolfsburg preps itself for the impending all-electric ID.Golf, the gasoline-powered variant will shift its production home to Mexico – potentially by the 2027 calendar year.

Last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that the automaker would be the first to join Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), but the transition required an adapter for Ford’s existing EVs. Ford promised to deliver the free adapters to all EV owners, and it recently announced that 140,000 had been sent.

It has been less than 24 hours without some change to U.S.-Canadian trade relations. After Ontario announced a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on energy exports, President Donald Trump said he would double planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports by tomorrow morning.

Ram may bring back the V8 engine, but in the meantime, it’s doing everything it can to make you forget about the inline-six under the hood of its new trucks. Jokes about the engine aside, the new Ram 1500 RHO’s performance is nearly as impressive as last year’s supercharged V8-powered TRX, and the automaker is offering a Mopar upgrade package with elements from the brand’s 2024 SEMA show truck.

Nissan has found its next CEO. The automaker announced Ivan Espinosa as its next chief executive, replacing outgoing CEO Makoto Uchida after five years leading the company. The 46-year-old will take the reins at Nissan on April 1.

Europe is relaxing CO2 emission targets after receiving feedback from automakers. The industry is concerned that the present regulatory conditions are going to cost them a fortune, so the European Commission is throwing them a bone by delaying some of the financial penalties. But whether or not this will actually yield positive results for consumers is debatable.

If there’s one thing on which dealers can be counted, it’s for having more leaks than a screen door on a submarine. This time, it appears a screenshot from an internal email was shared, one which alleges numerous future plans for the Ram brand – including a return of the V8 engine to its half-ton pickups.

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If you’ve spent any time at all doomscrolling videos on social media recently, and we know you have, you’ve probably seen footage of that guy smashing his Subaru into a car dealership’s showroom. While it might seem like a very rare occurrence, we already have another incident to talk about, also involving a Subaru.

Tesla has been getting a lot of attention lately, little of it positive, as multiple protests have popped up and global sales have hit a rough patch. It’s still too early to link all of Tesla’s sales struggles to CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement, but the protests certainly are. More people took to the streets outside Tesla dealerships over the weekend, intensifying their efforts to raise awareness of Musk’s ultra-controversial politics.

The Audi R8 rode off into the sunset in March last year, marking the end of almost two decades in production. Its time may not have passed yet, however, as a new report claims that Audi may revive the R8 using the chassis and engine from the Lamborghini Temerario.

Nissan recently announced the 2025 Z, which will be its only sports car after GT-R production ends later this year. While the GT-R’s departure is disappointing, its memory will live on in part with the new Z, as it’s getting one of Godzilla’s most iconic colors for 2025.

Automakers sometimes argue with their franchise dealers over markups, EVs, and other issues, but one Volkswagen store is facing a lawsuit from the mothership over slow sales. The OEM said that the New York-based Prestige Imports dealership’s failings have cost it around 1,500 sales over the last 14 years and noted that the store’s leadership hasn’t done much to improve the situation.

Auto production delays and temporary shutdowns aren’t that uncommon, especially as car companies are hustling to navigate electric vehicle markets and shifting global supply chains. Toyota recently paused production at one of its Japanese supplier’s factories for a much scarier issue after an explosion killed one person on Thursday.

Volkswagen has seen sweeping criticisms for moving away from physical switchgear and has apparently learned a valuable lesson as a result. The brand has promised that future models will be reintroducing traditional buttons, including EVs prioritizing minimalist designs.

Ward's Auto is reporting that Hyundai and Renault are eyeing a return to the Russian market, assuming that Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal following the former's invasion of the latter.

During Work Truck Week 2025, Ford Pro announced a 40 percent increase in connected commercial vehicles over the last two years. The division has been focused on modernizing its fleet operations by leveraging connected features in a way it believes could benefit commercial businesses, with the manufacturer likewise profiting from the resulting telemetry data. It has been a successful endeavor for the brand. But Ford is introducing new features — some of which are inarguably invasive and completely strip away control from the driver.

In response to President Donald Trump's proposed 25 percent tariffs on products built in Canada and Mexico, Stellantis is promising to build more cars in the United States of America.

General Motors has issued a factory fix for a problem where third-generation Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups were leaving car washes with dented roofs. This comes after the previously issued service bulletin and will hopefully serve as a permanent remedy.

The tariff rollercoaster continues. You might remember that a month or so ago, U.S. President Donald Trump planned to enact tariffs on Mexico and Canada -- tariffs that could've had a negative impact on the auto industry. He then backed off after working with Mexico and Canada. There would be a one-month pause.

Trump then said he'd enact tariffs anyway, at 25 percent, with the plan starting earlier this week. Now the administration is doing a one-month pause. Again.

Volkswagen recently revealed the Polo-sized ID. 2all, and at that event, the automaker revealed a new concept vehicle. The ID. EVERY1 is a compact electric car with a sporty look that represents VW’s first vehicle under its new design language.

Last night, I was half-watching the "technically not a State of the Union but basically a State of the Union" speech by President Donald Trump while I tended to some gumbo I was making for Fat Tuesday. I nearly dropped my stirring spoon when I heard the president say that thanks to his economic policies, such as tariffs, Honda was opening a new plant in Indiana.

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Volvo has teased the ES90 sedan a few times, but we’re just now getting a complete look at the upcoming electric hatchback. Balancing design elements and tech from some of the automaker’s latest EVs with strong range and performance numbers, the car is available for order in some global markets now.

Cadillac recently electrified its flagship SUV with the Escalade IQ, and we’re now getting a look at the extended-wheelbase Escalade IQL, which has more passenger and cargo space, making it one of the longest vehicles on sale today.

BMW has launched a new website that catalogs every model it manufactured between 1928 and 2008. It’s suitable for fans of the brand who want to take a trip into the past. But it’s likewise been integrated into BMW’s parts catalog. Whether that makes component hunting more convenient is debatable. But it does showcase that the brand remains mindful of its heritage and it’s something we’d be happy to see from other automakers.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs against Canada and Mexico began last night, adding 25 percent to the vast majority of goods crossing the border. Unsurprisingly, the actions will have an outsized impact on American automakers, but they will also hit global companies with an established manufacturing presence in North America, including Honda. Recent reports cite sources who say the Japanese automaker is considering moving production of the next-generation Civic Hybrid to the U.S. to avoid some of the tariffs’ impact.

Hyundai’s N brand could be expanding. The South Korean automaker recently filed a trademark application for the N Sport name, which included an image of its planned logo, suggesting that Hyundai is planning another level of its growing performance brand.

Well, they’re here. A month after Trump paused planned tariffs against Canada and Mexico, the White House announced that it would move forward with the duties, starting what could become a brutal North American trade war.

General Motors has announced a new service, called Chevrolet Vintage, that will offer complete factory restorations and restomods for vintage models. The only hitch is that the program is presently exclusive to Brazil.

It was reported last week that EV-maker Polestar was putting extra cash on the hood of its products for anyone ditching a Tesla. This morning,  the fine print of that deal was updated to extend the offer through to the end of March.

The GM-built Honda Prologue became one of the nation’s most popular EVs last year, thanks to aggressive incentives and lease deals. Honda recently announced the 2025 Prologue, giving it more power and range for the same price.

For a while, it was easy to believe Carvana wouldn’t make it into 2025 alive, but the online used auto retailer isn’t done yet. It recently announced a deal to acquire a franchise Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram (CDJR) dealership in its home state of Arizona, a move that gives it access to new car financing and other benefits.

Ford purists were wildly upset about the electric Mustang Mach-E, saying the automaker had diluted the brand name by using it on an electric crossover instead of a two-door sports car. The Blue Oval may be poised to rile them up again with a new four-door Mustang sedan, according to a recently filed trademark application.

Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener has confessed that massive screens aren’t much of a luxury now that practically every vehicle offers them as standard equipment.

The gloriously insane Polaris Slingshot gets a new special edition trim level to celebrate its tenth year on the market.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his DOGE team appear to have set their sights on another government agency. The New York Times recently reported that President Trump’s EPA administrator planned to cut up to 65 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) staff, a move that employees later said would halt much of its operations.

Maserati has never been a flagship brand for Stellantis, but it appears the parent company is questioning its storied Italian brand’s future. Stellantis’ CFO recently announced that it had scuttled a planned $1.59 billion investment in Maserati, which will lead to the cancellation of some new models.

President Trump appears poised to move forward with tariffs on Canada and Mexico after a one-month pause on the action began in early February. Additionally, Trump said the U.S. would increase tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 10 percent when the North American tariffs go into effect on March 4.

Suits at the Blue Oval have binned a scheme which saw yet-to-be-delivered EVs stored at so-called “rapid replenishment centers” instead of dealer lots.

While Kia and Hyundai have acknowledged challenges in the EV market, both have continued pushing forward with new models and tech. Kia used its recent EV Day event to show a handful of new electric models, including the EV2, a small electric crossover.

While the “never minivan” people have a point about the vehicles being boring to drive and bulky, the new Kia PV5 might be cool enough to change some minds. The automaker revealed the van at its EV Day in Spain this week, showing three body styles and a load of features that take advantage of its skateboard-like underpinnings.

Last year, Ford recalled around 30,000 Mustangs for an issue that caused shaky steering, but at least some of those cars may need another trip to a dealer service department. The automaker recently re-recalled a few hundred cars to correct problems arising from the first fix.

It seems a tripartite of price issues, demand problems, and a hamstrung product catalog have spurred a number of Mitsubishi dealers to bend the ear of its North American CEO.

Aston Martin will be laying off 170 employees as it attempts to find a path back toward profitability. While the figure is admittedly small, Aston only has a little over 3,000 employees globally. That makes this about as relevant as when one of the big brands (e.g. General Motors) decides to lay off a couple thousand individuals.

Lucid Motors is about to have a busy 2025. Yesterday, the automaker announced that CEO Peter Rawlinson would step down, and in the same breath, it announced plans to double production to 20,000 units.

The Volvo ES90 will arrive soon as an upscale electric sedan with impressive range numbers and advanced driver-assistance tech, but the big story with the new car has to do with its electrical architecture. Volvo said the ES90 will land as its first vehicle with 800-volt architecture, allowing super-fast charging.

Right-to-repair advocates believe that if you own a car, you should be able to have it fixed anywhere, not just at the dealer’s service department. Many in the auto industry have fought back against these proposals because they would force automakers and other companies to provide diagnostic tools and other resources to independent repair shops. Some states have passed right-to-repair legislation, but Congress appears ready to take up a bill that could make right-to-repair the law of the land.

Stellantis previewed the 2026 Ram 1500 Ramcharger for the media this week, allowing it to cut in front of the all-electric REV pickup in the original production order. Based upon the new STLA body-on-frame architecture the automaker specifically designed for electrified pickups, the Ramcharger is technically an EV — albeit one that still takes advantage of gasoline and hopes to resolve some of the shortcomings associated with other battery powered vehicles.

New chargers and longer-range EVs have put range anxiety to bed for many people, but it now appears that EV owners need to be wary of cyberattacks at charging stations. A recent study from Upstream found more than 400 cyberattack incidents last year, an increasing share of which landed at EV chargers.

The Kia EV4 is due for release soon, and we’re learning more about the new electric model as the date approaches. CarScoops recently reported that all EV4 variants will get the simulated gear-shifting system from the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, suggesting that Kia wants its new EV to offer at least a few thrills.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grew by around 30 percent under the Biden Administration, but it’s now moving in the opposite direction. As part of the Trump Administration’s cost-cutting efforts, the NHTSA laid off four percent of its staff, cutting deep into its 800-strong workforce.

Rivian vehicles continue having issues with their headlights. You may recall that the company has to issue an over-the-air update to resolve a software issue that was causing some vehicles’ exterior illumination to fail. But there have likewise been some mechanical problems pertaining to cold weather, with the latest issue forcing a recall of roughly 17,000 examples of the Rivian R1S and R1T.

Despite carmakers sinking untold amounts of R&D trying (and mostly failing) to convince us otherwise, many drivers prefer a measure of smartphone mirroring to whatever iConnectStarDriveLink car brands foist upon their wares. In that vein, Apple has made a small but notable change to CarPlay in its latest iOS update.

In its continued attempts to erase any sign of the previous administration, President Trump’s team recently ordered the shutdown of all EV chargers at federal buildings and that EVs purchased by the government be sold.

The latest Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance has a load of performance tech and is shockingly quick, but it’s missing the one thing that made its predecessors so much fun to drive: A V8 engine. Its turbo-four can’t match the thrill of AMG’s hand-built eight-cylinder mills, even with all the electronic trickery on board. The next-generation C 63 could return to its roots with an AMG-confirmed updated “high-tech, electrified V8,” but the company hasn’t yet confirmed which cars will get the new engine.

Solid-state batteries are expected to be the future of EVs, but they have proven difficult to develop and manufacture on anything close to a commercial scale. Mercedes appears to be moving ahead of the curve, as its first solid-state EV prototype recently hit the streets for testing.

A few years ago, I made the ill-advised decision to place a deposit for the then-exciting Canoo van. While I’ll never, ever see that vehicle due to the company’s recent bankruptcy, Kia just revealed what could be a worthy replacement. The Korean automaker’s new PV5 van is funky and boxy in all the right ways, and the production version is finally ready.