Q: My Jeep was in my garage for 8 months without being started. Of course, the battery died. I am due for a state inspection sticker soon. A mechanic said there is nothing to test because the dead battery erased all info. I was told I need to drive it for 100 miles to get new data for testing. What should I do before I bring it into the station?...Read more

WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it has proposed new standards meant to reduce harm from vehicle-to-pedestrian crashes.

The standards, if enacted, would apply to all vehicles with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less — a cap that includes every new consumer vehicle currently sold in the United ...Read more

So, my friend asks, “Hey, Casey, what are you driving this week?”

To which I reply, “One of the new Mercedes electric vehicles.”

“Is it roomy?”

“Oh, yeah, lots of space. It’s like a bus inside!”

My daughter overhears this conversation as we’re rushing out the door to my dentist appointment. I’m sure she imagines her ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Just over a decade ago, the United Auto Workers union was instrumental in delivering a resounding Michigan victory for former President Barack Obama in his successful 2012 reelection bid.

UAW officials, then-union President Bob King recalled, received personal thanks for their organizing efforts by Obama and two of his key ...Read more

The 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto may be the supercar brand’s first hybrid — and a plug-in hybrid at that — but you’ll never mistake it for a Prius, thank goodness. For the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto retains wildly classic Lamborghini traits, even as it takes its initial step toward electrification. And, being Lamborghini, it’s little ...Read more

When Infiniti entered Grasso’s Garage in the past, we were excited that the brand’s models exceeded expectations while still maintaining an appropriate price point. With traces of Nissan design are still evident in the 2025 Infiniti QX80 Autograph, we recognized nicely apportioned accouterments. But brace yourself, this one is going to hit ...Read more

HELL, Michigan — The VW Jetta GLI has long lived in the shadow of its sibling, the OG hot hatch Golf GTI. No more.

With a dramatic refresh for the 2025 model year, the once-frumpy GLI is now a lean, mean, fighting machine.

A lean Golf-like fascia has replaced the previous bulbous, Shrek-like nose. The lower red front lip curls with a sense ...Read more

MIAMI — Outside the Walmart parking lot in Hialeah, a chic young woman smoking a skinny cigarette waited next to her brand-new electric Porsche Taycan, painted an equally chic pale pink color the automaker calls “frozen berry.”

The woman, who would give her name only as Tang P, had driven 25 minutes from downtown Miami to find the closest...Read more

SAVANNAH, Georgia ― With a tug on a drape, Hyundai on Tuesday unveiled the electric vehicle currently under test production at its assembly facility near Georgia’s coast.

The South Korean automaker debuted the 2025 IONIQ 5 during an event at a Savannah dealership. The EV is one of the first manufactured at Hyundai’s massive, 16-million-...Read more

Q: Love my 2020 Chevy Blazer! Fast and stylish. But I have had this constant issue with the gas gauge going from half full and increasing as I drive, then it drops to empty. I brought it to a dealer many times. Their excuse was "we cannot replicate the problem with our diagnosis systems." Well heck no, it happens if I am on the road and then ...Read more

One sentence in a contract document that runs more than 300 pages is drawing scrutiny as the United Auto Workers warns it could strike Stellantis NV over the automaker’s delays reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois.

The language says that the company’s investments and employment levels are “contingent upon plant performance, ...Read more

If California is going to hit its ambitious electric vehicle targets, drivers need to know there will be plenty of charging stations nearby. State officials just released statistics showing that in the first half of this year, the Golden State added more than 24,000 chargers available to the public.

That means the number of charging stations in...Read more

At a time when average new-vehicle prices near $50,000 are pushing more shoppers to consider the used market, Consumer Reports is releasing brand reliability ratings and "top picks" of pre-owned models for the first time.

The consumer advocacy nonprofit, which is providing used car-specific insights available at ConsumerReports.org/usedcars, on...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Hell has frozen over. The Chevrolet Equinox is cool.

The brand’s compact-class SUV was a reliable flavor of vanilla its first three generations. For 2025, it’s added Chunky Monkey Peanut Butter Rocky Road Chocolate Crunch to the recipe. I suppose this was predictable. After all, the entry-level Chevy Trax was my 2024 Detroit...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is leaning into what it sees as an underserved market with a refresh on the Bronco Sport for 2025 with expanded availability of the Sasquatch off-road package, updates to its technology and new features to tackle adventures.

Since it launched for the 2021 model year, Bronco Sport has attracted buyers looking for an SUV capable of...Read more

As the Volkswagen Group has a large fleet of vehicles across its array of brands, the need for another SUV in the fleet is shocking, but in 2024 the VW Taos arrived in Grasso’s Garage for a slice of the review pie.

In hopes of competing with the Hyundai Kona and Kia Niro, Volkswagen delivers the Taos, a basic and plain subcompact SUV fit for ...Read more

You have to applaud the Hyundai executives and designers for the redesigned 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe, the company’s three-row crossover. In a market where bland design uniformity prevails, it stands apart, a brutalist breadbox that proudly proclaims its identity. There’s no mistaking it for anything else — except possibly as a Land Rover ...Read more

General Motors Co. is bringing its BrightDrop electric commercial vans under the Chevrolet brand in an effort to expand sales beyond delivery companies.

Since commercial customers pay close attention to the overall cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle, EV commercial sales have consistently been seen as a growth opportunity by ...Read more