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ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The eighth-generation Lexus ES is one of the oldest models in the lineup of Toyota Motor Corp.’s luxury brand. For 2026, the sedan adopts one of the newest innovations in the industry: the multi-energy platform.

Using a common vehicle architecture, the ES offers customers a choice of all-electric and gas-electric ...Read more

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sharply criticized Ford Motor Co's connections with Chinese companies — labeling those ties as "not a sustainable strategy for the United States" — in a letter sent to CEO Jim Farley on Tuesday.

"While DOT recognizes the intense competitive pressures of the global market," the Duffy letter said, "the...Read more

Here's an interesting thing to ponder -- if you're in the market for a full-size pickup: You could buy a half-ton F-150 regular cab and opt for the 5.0-liter V8 (in lieu of the otherwise standard 2.7-liter twin-turbo'd V6), or you could buy a three-quarter-ton F-250 regular cab -- which comes standard with a 7.3-liter V8 -- and pay only...Read more

The 2026 Lincoln Navigator Black Label is what happens when America decides it wants a Lincoln Town Car but is no longer willing to admit that it wants a Lincoln Town Car.

The Town Car was honest about its mission. It was a big, comfortable sedan for people who had acquired the social standing necessary to stop worrying about how much gasoline...Read more

California’s transition to electric vehicles is still underway, with more chargers for cars and trucks, more models to choose from and more ambitious sales targets. But it is increasingly shaped by what’s happening on the other side of the country, in Washington, where the federal government is working to slow the transition to EVs and ...Read more

Tesla Inc. shares tumbled the most in six weeks after a formal rollout of the Cybercab driverless car left investors underwhelmed and drew fresh scrutiny from U.S. auto regulators.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday opened a probe into the process and technical data Tesla relied on when the company self-certified the ...Read more

HELL, Michigan — How much is Frederic Edwin Church’s “Cotopaxi” oil painting at the Detroit Institute of the Arts? Priceless. How much is the 2026 Aston Martin Vantage S Roadster in my driveway? Out of reach for most.

But, like Church's painting, we are drawn to Aston’s masterpiece because it is a work of art. The pinnacle of its ...Read more

The court-appointed United Auto Workers monitor this week issued a cease-and-desist order against Region 2B Director Dave Green over an election rule violation.

The monitor, attorney Neil Barofsky of Jenner & Block LLP, found that leadership in the region, which covers Ohio and Indiana, pressured staff to remain neutral in the UAW's fall ...Read more

A coalition of major automakers urged U.S. lawmakers to permanently ban Chinese vehicles, citing the threats they pose to domestic economic and national security interests.

In a letter to Democratic and Republican leadership of both the House of Representatives and Senate, the head of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation said lawmakers should...Read more

U.S. sales for Ford Motor Co. fell 10.3% year-over-year in August, but higher-margin retail share was slightly up, despite the discontinuation of the Escape and Lincoln Corsair crossovers to retool for next-generation electric vehicles.

The decline of total sales to 170,681 vehicles for the month was driven by decreases in the daily rental and...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to finalize dramatically relaxed fuel economy standards for consumer cars and trucks in the coming days, though questions and concerns loom over the new rules.

The rules, which analysts expect to mostly match a proposal from late 2025, would slash light-duty corporate average fuel economy (...Read more

Is 4.2 inches more worth $35,700 more?

That's one way to look at the difference between a Range Rover Sport, which lists for $77,600 to start, and its only slightly bigger brother, the regular Range Rover, which lists for $113,300 to start.

There are of course some other differences. The slightly bigger Range Rover does come standard ...Read more

It’s May 1969 at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. Company leaders are gathered to drive proposals for efficient commuter cars, including the 512 Electric — a microcar with removable canopy and lead acid batteries that goes 58 miles … at 25 mph.

Three decades later, GM introduced the Impact concept that became the ...Read more

There is an arms race underway in the automotive industry.

Blackened chrome, LED strips, giant grilles, screens the size of suburban kitchen islands, illuminated logos, animated turn signals, ambient lighting in 35 colors and enough electronic wizardry to make the average pickup truck feel less like transportation and more like a Las Vegas ...Read more

Wrapped in Woolstone Green, the Land Rover Defender 110 is a seven-seat gem that blends everyday utility, off-road chops and luxury.

As Jaguar and Land Rover have joined hands recently to create JLR, the level of detail has increased nicely across the fleet. Our week-long tester had great boxy aesthetics on the exterior and a nicely apportioned...Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of the most extraordinary events in America’s year-long celebration of its 250th birthday, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix brought IndyCars to the nation’s capital Sunday, August 23 to race around the National Mall. Organized by American racing legend Roger Penske, the event was wrapped in a red-white-and-blue who’s-...Read more

It’s one of the busiest freight corridors in the United States, and it’s getting cleaner.

In the latest in the global effort to clean up heavy-duty freight, representatives from three countries gathered Wednesday at the Port of Long Beach to launch the British Columbia to Baja California Zero Emissions Vehicle corridor, or BC2BC, which, ...Read more

U.S. consumers are increasingly expressing opposition to data center developments across the country, raising questions about whether that pushback could extend to automakers in the stationary battery energy storage business that supplies data centers.

From Saline Township to Washington Township in Michigan and across the country, some ...Read more

Former employees of Stellantis NV's shuttered Belvidere Assembly Plant know by now not to get their hopes up.

The automaker announced earlier this month that it plans to reopen and build a new version of the Jeep Cherokee at the northern Illinois plant starting in late 2029. That's roughly two years after production of a midsize pickup ...Read more

DETROIT -- U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into a petition concerning a 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid compact pickup that experienced intermittent loss of braking.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the probe on whether to grant or deny the petition filed on July 7. Granting the petition ultimately could result ...Read more