Q: Loved seeing your “glove box” item in my East Bay Times today. Glove box is what my mom called it. Dad said “jockey box." What can you tell us about jockey box history? I’m 78 so my parents are long gone, but I like to say jockey box when my grown grandkids are in the car, just to hear their reaction and so I can tell family stories. ...Read more

When Stellantis NV Chairman John Elkann this week explained his concerns with costly U.S. tariffs, he made sure to draw a comparison with growing automotive powerhouse China.

Both the American and European auto sectors are struggling to navigate "extreme" policy and regulatory pressures — including the new import tariffs — as China's ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. has adjusted shipments to China from the United States as a result of retaliatory tariffs, the Dearborn automaker confirmed.

Citing anonymous sources, The Wall Street Journal first reported the Blue Oval this week halted shipments completely of F-150 Raptor pickups, Mustang muscle cars and Bronco SUVs built in Michigan, as well ...Read more

ANZA-BORREGO DESERT, California — With all-terrain tires, all-wheel drive, seven driving modes and wireless navigation, the Ford Bronco Sport is a packhorse built for all seasons.

In southern California, those seasons can happen in one day.

The Bronco Sport — aka, Son of Bronco, Bronco Jr., Bronco Lite — is the entry-level sibling in ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. seems to have gone down a rabbit hole in recent years with EVs, spending tons of money and time on production and innovation. While the company's trusty old nameplates continue to be profitable and modern, Ford has left the Mustang untouched, and for good reason. In Grasso’s Garage today, we review the 2025 Intense Lime Yellow ...Read more

World events can bring about the creation of great products. Consider the 1956 Suez Oil Crisis, when Egypt nationalized the British- and French-owned Suez Canal Company.

With Europe's oil supply threatened, the British Motor Company created a car that was even more fuel efficient than its popular Morris Minor. The work of Minor's designer Alec...Read more

Ford Motor Co. customers waiting to purchase a vehicle this summer could be in store for higher prices if President Donald Trump's tariffs remain unchanged.

Andrew Frick, president of vehicle divisions Ford Blue and Model e, alerted dealers Wednesday that if trade policy continues as has been outlined, the company could make adjustments to the ...Read more

Ford Motor Co.'s vice chair on Wednesday suggested one of the reasons the Dearborn automaker isn't repurchasing its stock is to preserve capital for technology development that he said will require industry collaboration.

Tariffs, a bumpier-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles and Chinese competition are all putting pressure on U.S. ...Read more

SEATTLE — Anti-Elon Musk activists from Seattle's Troublemakers group this week are airing a satirical pharmaceutical advertisement video on the "Tesla Regret Syndrome."

"Do you find yourself giving preemptive disclaimers about your car?" a narrator says in the video as a man begins to lower his garage door, covering the back of his Tesla and...Read more

Mercedes-Benz has named a new leader for its U.S. division, which is based in Sandy Springs.

Adam Chamberlain will become CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA and the automaker’s head of sales and marketing in North America starting July 1, the company said in a news release. He succeeds Dimitris Psillakis, who the company said will become a senior ...Read more

Tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts coming into the United States could be just the latest bump in the road amid slow electrified vehicle adoption.

Many electric vehicles, especially lower-cost ones, are imported for sale in the United States. The 25% tariffs that President Donald Trump has placed on them are expected to increase the ...Read more

Stellantis NV Chairman John Elkann warned Tuesday that the American and European car markets are "being put at risk" by tariffs and stringent emissions regulations just as China rapidly pulls ahead.

"In Europe and the United States, policy and regulatory choices have put our industry under extreme pressure, while China is on another trajectory,...Read more

In another twist, the automotive industry may soon see relief on tariffs imposed on imported vehicles and parts after President Donald Trump said Monday that companies need more time to set up more U.S. manufacturing.

"I'm looking at something to help some of the car companies," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "They're switching to ...Read more

Q: I own a 2019 Toyota Highlander. Over the years I have found getting into and out of the vehicle more and more difficult. I have learned online about a set of "short coil springs" that drop the height 2-3 inches. Is this a possible solution?

M.F., Morton Grove, Illinois

A: Although lowering springs are available, I would caution you to think...Read more

Detroit's three automakers could bear an additional $41.9 billion in annual costs from President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, according to new estimates.

An analysis from the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan — commissioned by the American Automotive Policy Council, a Detroit Three advocacy ...Read more

President Donald Trump's new 25% automotive tariffs are set to push new car prices thousands of dollars higher, but some automakers and dealers are sending a message that for now, at least, there are still hot deals to be found.

Ford Motor Co. began offering employee pricing to all customers last week, just as the tariffs on new car imports ...Read more

As my long-term readers know about my array of cars in my collection and with an outpouring amount of emails requesting a review on something from within the Grasso Garage stable. Well, that time is here, so let’s strap in and take a drive down memory lane together, with one of Grasso’s Garage favorites.

Grasso’s Garage is proud to review...Read more

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Rounding the 180-degree, left-hand bend at the east end of Pechanga Arena’s autocross course, I stabbed the throttle pedal of my 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo and twin clutch packs accelerated the pickup’s outside rear wheel. SQUAAAWWWWWWWW! The tires squealed in protest as I drifted sideways through the next gate of pylons ...Read more

Milan Design Week, which is just wrapping up, is an annual affair that draws in the biggest names in fashion, such as Armani, Dior, Hermès, Bottega Veneta, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Versace. Yet increasingly you’ll find automakers there as well, and this year’s attendees included Bentley, Bugatti, Jaguar Land Rover, ...Read more