Whether it's a sleek, low-slung Impala, a candy apple red Monte Carlo or a roaring T-top Trans Am — the classic cars of the late 1970s and the '80s are an iconic part of California's automotive heritage.

But many of these vehicles have been relegated to driveways and garages due to the challenge of passing a smog check. Auto lovers have ...Read more

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 300,000 of its smallest SUVs over issues with the rearview camera screens, federal regulators announced Thursday.

The recall applies to certain 2024-25 Buick Envista, 2024-26 Buick Encore GX and Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax models. The rearview camera screen might be distorted or blank...Read more

FLINT, Michigan — General Motors Co. is "very confident" in newly designed V-8 engines for its reimagined light-duty pickup truck lineup after being dogged by engine recalls last year.

GM's new L76 5.7-liter and L78 6.6-liter V-8 engines will outfit the light-duty versions of the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, high-selling...Read more

The newly refreshed 2026 Lexus ES 350h Hybrid proves that a family vehicle with a lasting history can be luxurious.

While its fresh hybrid powertrain provides the modern tech upgrades that vehicles in 2026 deserve, it’s the traditional low-key Lexus accouterments that ensure the ES will be here for years to come. The 2026 ES increases ...Read more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — Boeing sells a 747 jumbo jet and a little 717. Cheesecake Factory’s menu offers a Double Smash Cheeseburger and Cheeseburger Bites. Austin Powers has Mini Me.

Kia Telluride has the Kia Seltos.

Following the runaway success of the three-row Telluride, the Korean automaker has produced a wee doppelganger for the 2027 ...Read more

MONTEREY, California — There are worse problems for an automaker than having more customers than cars. Most automakers would regard this as a champagne problem. Lamborghini regards it as a business problem.

That was evident during Lamborghini’s unveiling of the Revuelto SV, the latest, loudest and most gloriously unnecessary version of its ...Read more

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is addressing affordability for off-road enthusiasts with F-150's 2027 model year by lowering the starting price on its Tremor and Raptor trims.

On track for its 50th consecutive year of U.S. truck sales leadership, the Dearborn, Michigan automaker is looking to expand accessibility to its off-road trims and ...Read more

DETROIT — The style and workwear durability of Carhartt, another iconic Motor City brand, is coming to Ford Motor Co.'s flagship F-150 for the 2027 model year.

Building off their shared heritage as family-influenced brands with century-plus roots in the Motor City, the Dearborn-based companies unveiled the pickup on Tuesday. Similar to the ...Read more

LANSING, Michigan — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain blasted the idea of the federal government allowing a Chinese company to manufacture cars in the United States, something President Donald Trump recently suggested might be possible.

At a UAW conference on Sept. 15 in downtown Lansing, Fain said Trump's comments represented "a slap ...Read more

Stellantis NV said it has a tentative deal to sell its shuttered Brampton Assembly Plant in Canada to defense manufacturer Roshel — a development that quickly drew criticism from the Unifor autoworkers union that has urged the company to reopen and invest in the facility.

Unifor said in a Sept. 11 statement that it was at an impasse in ...Read more

The first thing you notice is what you don't hear.

No V-6 growl. No four-cylinder wheeze. No transmission downshift. No great subterranean snarl as 670 horsepower prepares to do something irresponsible. Nothing. Just tires crunching over rock. Somewhere in the hills north of Healdsburg, California, the 2026 Jeep Recon is crawling up a trail as ...Read more

The Honda Passport TrailSport is strutting its stuff.

Just a year after its introduction, the off-road-focused halo model of the midsize Passport SUV is already getting a glow-up to meet high demand. Leaning into consumers’ insatiable appetite for rugged SUVs, a lack of Detroit competitors, and a deregulated U.S. market, the 2027, all-terrain...Read more

General Motors Co. is among the latest automakers to roll out new dash cam recording features on some of its models, a move industry analysts said is a long time coming and likely will become standard as the cost of cameras drops.

For GM, the security-focused over-the-air updates also are a chance at redemption after what federal regulators ...Read more

Subaru continues to market to a highly active consumer base that genuinely enjoys traveling, camping, hiking and biking, and its vast array of vehicles consistently delivers for every single one of them.

While traditional commuters usually focus entirely on their basic needs, Subaru hits those marks and addresses some of their “wants” as ...Read more

POINT PLEASANT, West Virginia — During Prohibition, my home state of West Virginia was notorious for bootleggers running moonshine across state lines. To outrun the law, shiners like future NASCAR racer Curtis Turner famously ran hooch through the state, using the treacherous mountain passes to escape the feds in modified Ford Coupes, ...Read more

U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into a single petition concerning the 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine in a 2017 Ford Edge, alleging coolant intrusion into the motor resulted in a significant loss of power.

The Office of Defects Investigation has opened the case on whether to grant or deny the petition for a more thorough probe into the ...Read more

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

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