Back in 2022, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had accumulated so much Twitter stock that he held more than five percent of the company’s stock. That development could have given Twitter a significant stock market boost if Musk had promptly reported his ownership, but a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit alleges that he did not, essentially cheating investors out of more than $150 million.

Kia was set to become the latest automaker to give owners access to Tesla’s Supercharger network, but that development has been delayed. The automaker confirmed the change in an email to InsideEVs and would only commit to opening access during the first quarter of the year. PCMag first reported on the story.

Stellantis has reportedly informed suppliers that it has suspended the C6X development program. The codenamed project was assumed to yield a production version of the Chrysler Airflow concept. While Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell recently confirmed that the brand would be launching several new vehicles in the near future, expanding its modest lineup, learning that one of them may have been cancelled is somewhat disconcerting.

Stellantis recently had to delay the launches of new EVs from Jeep and Dodge due to software problems. The automaker appears to have squashed whatever bugs it found, however, as the first shipment of Dodge Charger Daytonas and Jeep Wagoneer S EVs are on their way to dealers' lots, though the earliest arrivals will be from Dodge.

The revised Audi Q3 has been floating around in spy shots and churning through the rumor mills for a while now, well, at least for people who care about subcompact SUVs. Audi only recently confirmed the new vehicle, however, stating that the updated Q3 will come this year. Note that the images used in this article are of a 2022 model-year SUV after its last refresh, not the 2025 update.

With all the talk about automakers backstepping on aggressive EV plans, it’d be easy to assume the market is tanking and that we’ll all be driving our V8-powered family haulers off into the sunset. However, despite all the noise, EV sales grew by a few million units in 2024, faster than the year before.

The Italian tripartite of Tonale, Stelvio, and Giulia will get a flamboyantly named special edition package for the 2025 model year.

An advocate of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan and proponent of using public transportation to reduce vehicle ownership was reportedly attacked in a Manhattan subway station last week.

Spy shots of the updated Tesla Model Y have been floating around for a little while now, but we don’t have to rely on leaks any longer. Tesla debuted the new EV in China last week, showing off significant styling updates, new tech, and a revised interior.

The Honda Civic Type R is one of those vehicles that you don’t hear a lot of people complaining about. Beyond its admittedly high price tag, any gripes about the model are typically nitpicks. However, there are a few items that could be tweaked without ruffling any feathers and the manufacturer has decided to publicly address this at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon.

While he may not technically be at the helm of the company which bears his namesake, master driver and huge gearhead Akio Toyoda is still very much pushing Toyota down sporty paths.

The Corvette has long been viewed as an almost bargain alternative to pricier European supercars, but Chevrolet is slowly chipping away at the car’s affordable perception. It’s pretty easy to specify even the standard Corvette Stingray to $100,000 or more, but the range-topping ZR1 takes things to a new level.

The new Subaru WRX landed a few years back, raising eyebrows with its funky styling and loss of the vaunted STI variant. But, while we likely won’t see a true-to-the-original STI in the States anytime soon, Subaru recently introduced a concept car that it’s calling a “true” STI car at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

Yours truly attended a Ford event in downtown Detroit tonight thinking it would be all about the Ford Mustang GTD Spirit of America.

That turned out to be only partially correct.

Ford had the biggest -- and perhaps only -- splash at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show with the Ford Mustang GTD Spirit of America.

Aptera Motors has unveiled its very first production car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), claiming that the model will be the only solar-powered vehicle on sale to the public when it launches.

The incoming Trump administration is expected to kill federal EV tax credits, but in the meantime, the program’s tightening rules have knocked another handful of vehicles out of eligibility, though the number of qualifying models grew in the new year.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s astronomical pay package raised a lot of eyebrows and is still working its way through the courts, but today, we’re here to talk about Tesla board member compensation. The automaker’s directors recently settled a case with Tesla shareholders, who alleged that they took enormous sums in compensation and deprived investors of their earnings.

Honda revealed a pair of all-electric prototypes at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Tuesday. Despite looking like purely conceptual vehicles, the manufacturer says the plan is indeed to put them both into production by the end of 2026.

As in vogue, the Genesis brand is introducing a Black trim package for its large and comfy G80 sedan in the 2025 model year.

General Motors’ chief designer is retiring from the automaker after a 42-year career. Michael Simcoe will step down on July 1 this year and will be succeeded by the executive director of Global Cadillac Design.

Porsche’s already staggeringly expansive 911 lineup is growing in 2025. The new 911 Carrera S Coupe and Cabriolet are due this year, bringing a power boost and even more options and configuration choices.

Volkswagen EV owners will soon be able to charge on Tesla’s vaunted Supercharger network. The automaker recently announced that it expects to have an official VW adapter by June or July this year, at which point owners could begin using the Tesla chargers.

One can always count on CES as a venue in which an automaker will trot out futuristic displays right out of a Jetsons episode. This week, Hyundai Mobis, which is the company’s software arm, is showing off a windshield which can display holographic information and even serve as a projection space for some virtual features.

BMW has revealed its updated Panoramic iDrive system at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, with the system slated to land in production vehicles by the end of this year. The goal is to make this standard equipment for all models moving forward, allowing the business to ditch the venerable iDrive knob so that the company can implement more touch controls.

The most recent Toyota Prius redesign turned the car from an awkwardly styled hybrid into a shockingly stylish car, but it didn’t lose the great fuel economy and practicality that made it popular to begin with. The 2025 model year brings light updates for the Prius, including a new Nightshade appearance package, but its price also climbed slightly higher for the new year.

Lucid has found itself on the losing end of a dispute with the United Autoworkers Union (UAW). The automaker was recently ordered to pay more than a quarter-million dollars in back pay and reinstate the jobs of at least three workers after the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ruling on December 31 last year.

Detroit automakers always seem to enjoy beating each other over the head when it comes to heavy duty pickup trucks. Torque figures, towing prowess, interior bling, and ever-growing grille sizes are generally top-of-mind for teams tasked with resetting the bar.

The Sony-Honda partnership is one that still sounds odd, even after a few years and plenty of news on the subject. The pair announced a joint effort to develop new electric vehicle models and have shown prototype units on several occasions. This year’s CES is bringing more talk about the duo’s first car, the Afeela, as it received pricing and more details about its specifications at the event.

New York City is now officially the first and only locale inside the United States to utilize "congestion pricing.” Despite years of pushback from local residents, and recent attempts from New Jersey officials to stop the plan, NYC will now require anyone driving into its busiest quadrants to pay a fine. The cameras are now active and the fines are legally in effect to help combat a problem that were arguably the city's own making.

The Scout Terra and Traveler aren’t due for release for a while, giving the automaker plenty of time to announce new features before its launch. At this year’s CES, Scout announced a satellite-based Wi-Fi hotspot system for its upcoming vehicles, giving them a way to communicate with the outside world when they’re way off the beaten path.

The Genesis GV60 EV debuted a few years ago, offering the brand’s signature eye-catching design and compelling tech. It’s getting an update for the 2025 model year that brings a revised exterior appearance, a giant new touchscreen, and more.

Nobody sells a ton of sports cars these days, but Nissan recently reached a benchmark not many expected it to hit. The Nissan Z outsold the Toyota Supra for the first time in 2024, and while the sales numbers for both are pretty small, it’s good news at a time when Nissan likely needs it most.

Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru were the most-trusted vehicle brands by dealers in 2024, according to research from Kerrigan Advisors. Ford was once the least-trusted automaker, but it lost that “honor” to Stellantis last year, as its Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Ram (CDJR) dealers said they’d lost trust in the group.

California has launched new parking enforcement laws designed to protect pedestrians. Assembly Bill 413, known as the “Daylighting Rule,” increases the distance motorists can legally park their vehicles from an intersection or crosswalk. The goal is to improve safety by enhancing visibility by eliminating parking spaces near crossings.

U.S. Steel has had a rough several years, and a recent decision from President Biden is unlikely to improve its fortunes. Biden announced his decision to block Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel earlier today, saying that U.S. Steel would remain “a proud American company,” though this move is unlikely to go unchallenged in court and could lead to factory closures if it moves forward.

It will surprise precisely zero percent of our readers to learn that car prices have remained stubbornly high and likely will so for the next umpteen zillion years. But a $141,350 Lexus – even the top dog SUV for that brand – seems unexplored territory.

For the first time, Tesla sales didn’t climb higher than they were the year before. The automaker delivered 1,789,226 vehicles in 2024, failing to beat 2023’s total of 1.8 million.

Carvana’s recent recovery should be the subject of MBA classrooms for years to come. After a massive stumble following a COVID-driven surge, the company has seemingly removed its foot from the grave and recovered. While Carvana stock has rocketed up 284 percent since its low, a recent report from Hindenburg Research suggests that it could all be a mirage.

Ford Motor Co is recalling roughly 20,000 hybrid crossovers from the 2020–2024 model years over a manufacturing defect pertaining to the battery. Impacted models include plug-in variants of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair.

While dealer markups have come down substantially over the past twelve months, it’s not uncommon to see brand-new models carrying price adjustments retailers believe some will pay just to be the first to one to park one in their driveway. Volkswagen’s I.D. Buzz banks heavily on nostalgia of the original Type 2 (Microbus/Kombi/Transporter) and interested parties have had to wait an additional two years after its European launch for the automaker to ready it for North America. This has made it an obvious candidate for markups, with some examples now listing above $100,000.

Automakers had all manner of difficulty during the COVID-19 pandemic, from factory shutdowns to parts shortages. F ord recently discovered another COVID-related problem, leading to the recall of almost 300,000 pickup trucks.

People don’t seem to be fretting about EV range anymore, as many new models are able to achieve similar numbers to their gas-only counterparts. One of the most common remaining concerns is about EV battery longevity and the replacement costs, but a recent study from the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center suggests that real-world driving has less of an impact on battery life than lab testing, which could mean that most will last longer than people think.

The Tesla Cybertruck has been big news since its announcement more than five years ago, but it hasn’t been eligible for federal tax credits that could further boost its popularity. That has changed, at least for the base model, though it’s anybody’s guess as to whether or not the tax credits will continue into a second Trump presidency.

A Tesla Cybertruck has exploded outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. At least one person is dead and at least seven people are injured.

Following a model year hiatus, Chevrolet has chosen to once again offer the tony High Country trim on its three-row Traverse.

Seats and seatbelts are two of the most important safety features in any vehicle, which is why it’s a big deal when one of them isn’t installed properly. The Kia EV9 is being recalled for just such an issue, with almost 23,000 units potentially missing seat mounting bolts.

It might not feel like it for some EV owners, but the U.S. charging grid kept pace with electric vehicle sales in 2024. A recent study from Paren, a data service provider for EV charging companies, which also found that the charging network improved reliability this year.

For a hot minute today, anyone looking at the Twitter (X) account belonging to the Ford Motor Company will have found some unexpected messages.

Chinese industry is no stranger to slavery and forced labor allegations, but the reports are usually about workers within the country. China’s BYD, its largest EV manufacturer, is breaking that trend with reports that workers building its new factory in Brazil were kept in “slavery-like” conditions, leading the South American country to stop issuing temporary work visas for the company’s employees.

Many European governments are going much further with EV mandates and emissions regulations than we are here in the U.S., but at least one country is second-guessing its approach. The U.K. government may look to loosen some of its requirements as automakers struggle to keep pace with the gas phaseout process.

Many new vehicles come with flashy connected tech features that require a smartphone and app to function, but that process can leave behind a significant digital trail for the owners. Volkswagen and its associated brands (Audi, Seat, etc.) are now dealing with the fallout from their alleged mishandling of customer data, which involves hundreds of thousands of owners.

The BMW M8 Coupe is about to say auf wiedersehen to the world. According to dealer memos, the manufacturer doesn’t plan on taking any orders for the model since production will soon be ending. While the vehicle still exists on the company’s website, that’s also supposed to change come January.

So many automakers have been caught cheating emissions rules that it’s almost no fun to talk about them anymore, but today, we’re going to do exactly that. Stellantis recently agreed to pay the state of California more than $4 million to settle a case involving the company’s diesel truck emissions violations.

Solid-state batteries may be here sooner than previously expected, though the word “may” is doing a whole lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. A recent report from The Korean Car Blog suggests that the automaker could start testing the new battery configurations as soon as next year, but it’s important to note that the tests don’t mean Hyundai is on the verge of a commercial breakthrough.

Presidential inaugurations are expensive, which is why Joe Biden raised more than $60 million in 2021 and Trump pulled in more than $106 million in 2017. Now that he’s headed back to the White House, President-Elect Trump needs to raise more money for the big day, and he’s getting help from three major automakers.

Scout has made plenty of noise this year, revealing two new EV models due in the next few years. While many people seem excited about the brand’s revival under VW, California car dealers aren’t so stoked. The state’s new-car dealer association demanded that Scout Motors and Volkswagen stop taking deposits for the vehicles, saying direct sales are prohibited in California.

Nissan’s former CEO Carlos Ghosn is still living in Lebanon with a Japanese arrest warrant, but that hasn’t stopped him from speaking out against the automaker’s desire to merge with Honda. Speaking with reporters from his home, he expressed skepticism that the pairing would do either company any good.

A press release put out by Honda and Nissan confirm the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to start discussions about merging.

Over the weekend, Volkswagen Group announced that it would be cutting over 35,000 jobs and scale down back production on select models. But the cutbacks aren’t happening immediately and are apparently being viewed as a victory by the Germany union because things were originally assumed to be far worse and had responded accordingly. VW has seen some of the largest labor strikes in its long history this year, with the above deal representing dozens of hours of intense negotiations.