Owners of certain Tesla Cybertrucks will have to visit the repair shop after Tesla issued a recall affecting 2,400 of the electric vehicles over possible sudden loss of power to the wheels.

At issue is a transistor in some trucks built between Nov. 6, 2023 and July 30. Failure of the component could lead to a non-responsive accelerator pedal ...Read more

There’s a crazy idea going around, fueled by one Elon Musk, that Tesla Inc., an electric vehicle maker, would be unscathed if Republicans ditch the federal EV tax credit.

There is a certain superficial logic at work. Tesla is a profitable EV maker years ahead of the competition in designing and selling vehicles powered by batteries. Old ...Read more

Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter.

If new rules enable wider deployment of cars without human controls, it will directly benefit Elon Musk,...Read more

General Motors Co. on Friday laid off roughly 1,000 people globally with a majority working out of the automaker's Global Technical Center in Warren, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The layoffs, which were done as part of a reorganizing effort, affect both salary and hourly GM employees and impact multiple departments.

The ...Read more

Tax-reform legislation being planned by President-elect Donald Trump's transition team to revoke an up to $7,500 consumer tax credit for plug-in electric vehicles would do more damage to the Detroit Three's electrification prospects, analysts say, than to a Tesla Inc. led by Trump ally Elon Musk.

Reuters first reported the plans, citing unnamed...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle company Cruise LLC has admitted to filing a false report to sway a federal probe into a crash last year in which a pedestrian was run over and dragged more than 20 feet, according to authorities.

As part of a deferred prosecution agreement, Cruise will also pay a $500,000 fine, the U.S. ...Read more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — A century after Michigan fueled the American auto industry, state officials are focused on shoring up college curriculums to ensure a workforce is prepared for the evolution of combustion engine vehicles to those powered by batteries.

Though the industry's transition to electric vehicles is expected to meet resistance...Read more

In the ever-changing automotive market, EVs are being released and updated seemingly on a weekly basis. As manufacturers enter the dog-eat-dog environment, consumers sit home itching to buy something. This week in Grasso's Garage, we consider British luxury manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover's beautifully designed and updated Range Rover Velar. This...Read more

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan — Behold the transformed Cadillac.

With the 2026 Vistiq three-row SUV completing Caddy's five-model EV lineup, GM’s luxury brand has gone back to the future. The transformation is not only one of the most complete in the industry but places its models at the forefront of what Cadillac hopes will be an electric ...Read more

Acura has jumped into the affordable, compact luxury SUV segment with the sporty ADX.

The long-awaited entry-level SUV from Honda’s luxury brand will be the complement to Acura’s spicy compact Integra hatchback. Think BMW’s X1 and 2-series coupe tag team, or Audi’s Q3 SUV and A3 sedan. In an SUV-dominated age, Acura is the rare ...Read more

ANTRIM, Michigan — The dirt track of 10 Pines Ranch here is alive with American Motocross Racing District 14 racing during the summer/fall months. Bike racers young and old show up to show off their physical skills and fitness over the one-mile track’s diabolical mix of high-speed turns, jumps and moguls. Their steeds? A spicy international ...Read more

Here’s the first thing you probably want to know about the 2025 McLaren 750S Spider: 2.7 seconds. That’s how little time it takes for this rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered supercar to reach 60 mph on its way to a 206-mph top speed. Of course, to experience such exhilarating acceleration, you’ll have to pony up $364,500. That’s more than the...Read more

Stellantis NV's luxury brand Maserati has made several major leadership changes in recent weeks amid plummeting sales this year.

Last month, Stellantis named Santo Ficili as the new CEO for the upscale Italian brand, replacing Davide Grasso. Ficili, who previously oversaw the overall Italian market for Stellantis, also now leads the automaker's...Read more

Ford Motor Co. will pay the second-largest civil penalty in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's history after the Dearborn automaker failed to comply with federal recall requirements, according to a new release from the agency.

The three-year consent order agreed to by Ford and the NHTSA includes a civil penalty of up to $165 ...Read more

Anyone in Los Angeles will be able to digitally hail a Waymo robotaxi beginning Tuesday, but don't expect the driverless vehicle to jump onto a freeway.

Waymo announced it will begin Waymo One service in Los Angeles County but will limit its vehicles to surface streets, where the startup owned by Google's parent, Alphabet, has been testing the ...Read more

Q: I read your column every week and have learned a lot. Thank you for all the info. I live in Chicago and have a deep-cycle battery for my pop-up camper that I keep in my unheated garage between trips. I have it on a maintenance charger. Should I bring it indoors during the Chicago winter, or will the charger keep it ready (and undamaged) for ...Read more

Tesla Inc. was admonished by a US agency over how the carmaker was promoting its driver-assistance technology on social media months before the regulator opened a defect investigation of the system.

In a May 15 email sent to Tesla representatives, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration official flagged seven social media posts the ...Read more

Stellantis NV plans to cut about 400 workers at an east Detroit warehousing facility early next year.

The indefinite layoffs will affect all workers at the Freud Street parts sequencing facility, which is near the company's Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson plant. Stellantis said it's transitioning the operations to a third-party.

"As ...Read more

As the sedans continue to be a backburner choice for American car consumers, Acura pushes forward and does the unthinkable: manufacturing a sporty sedan with all-wheel drive, power and luxury. The 2024 Acura TLX Type-S is exactly what consumers in many categories are looking for.

With Acura’s long lasting history of great value, excellent ...Read more

NARDÒ, Italy — Don’t look now, but Lamborghini builds nothing but gas-electric hybrids.

As Lamborghini develops its first battery-electric supercar, due in 2028, it’s also busy fielding gas-electric hybrid powertrains in the interim. It started with the Aventador’s replacement, the Revuelto. With 1,001 horsepower flowing from its 6.5-...Read more