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China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s final tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, escalating a dispute that’s straining an already fraught relationship.

Beijing brought the case to the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism on Monday to “safeguard the development interests” of the...Read more

Q: ​I drive a 1998 Toyota that has 62,000 miles on it. I have read your column faithfully for years and have learned so much from you. As you can tell from the mileage on my car, I barely put 2,000 miles on it in a year. The most I might drive in a day is 3-5 miles and sometimes I go days without driving at all. Also, I never do expressway ...Read more

HOLLY OAKS, Michigan — Raptor, meet Rhino.

The 2025 Ram 1500 RHO supertruck is here and it’s a worthy competitor to segment pioneer Ford F-150 Raptor. RHO is short for Ram High Output, and the acronym’s similarity to rhinoceros is no accident. This is a full-grown, armor-plated, earth-pawing, terrain-chewing, bone-crunching beast.

Better...Read more

It’s been six years since Japanese authorities arrested Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn over allegations of false accounting. It marked the end of a tenure that had started strong, with Nissan fielding impressively rejuvenated products. But Ghosn’s vision ultimately faltered as he became consumed by increasing market share at the expense of all else...Read more

As Mercedes has been pressed for years to deliver outstanding luxury vehicles, they have also instilled a great amount of sportiness to their fleet. When sports and luxury come together, it’s easy for consumers to demand more and more. With Mercedes historically leading the way in the German market, the GLC43 AMG is here and wow is an ...Read more

United Auto Workers-represented workers at General Motors Co.'s Fort Wayne Assembly truck plant overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote over local issues at the plant, according to results Wednesday from Local 2209 representing workers there.

More than 70% of the voting workers approved a strike if it becomes necessary.

The vote ...Read more

Volkswagen Group is using metro Atlanta as the starting line for a new subscription service that’s intended to offer an alternative to car leasing and vehicle ownership.

Volkswagen Financial Services, the German automaker’s finance arm, announced Wednesday it will launch its subscription service called VW Flex at select dealerships in the ...Read more

Stellantis NV continued to slash vehicle production and cut jobs in the United States this week, including at the automaker's Detroit Assembly Complex where the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs are built.

Vehicle production at both the Mack and Jefferson sides of the east-side complex is paused this week, with workers temporarily laid...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan voters are deeply divided on whether the federal government should subsidize General Motors Co.’s retooling of a Cadillac sedan plant in Lansing for future production of electric vehicles, according to a new statewide poll commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4).

The survey of 600 likely voters, ...Read more

Q: I see in a recent column you advocate holding a car steering wheel at the 3- and 9-o’clock position. As an older adult who took a driving safety class for an insurance discount, they advocate the 4- and 8-o’clock position. They said it gives optimal control and if you’re in an accident and your steering wheel airbag goes off, it’s ...Read more

While the minivan is almost extinct, thanks to the dominance of the SUV, the Honda Odyssey still has a favored spot in Grasso’s Garage. The 2024 Odyssey, assembled in Lincoln, Alabama, boasts tremendous room, comfort and style.

Our 2024 Honda Odyssey Elite tester came wrapped in Lunar Silver Metallic and a gray interior. Since Honda delivered...Read more

The economical Ford Maverick of the 1970s was a wildly popular sedan — equaling Mustang sales in its first year — as rising gas prices spurred shoppers to become more fuel conscious. The $1,900 starting price at launch didn’t hurt either.

Ford dusted off the nameplate a couple of years ago and is having similar success with the new ...Read more

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz is more than an homage to another era. It’s representative of Volkswagen’s American market conundrum.

The German automaker is celebrating its 75th year in America, an astounding feat of marketing for a company established by Adolf Hitler in the late 1930s and popularized in the United States by an ad agency whose...Read more

Tesla Inc.’s shares surged the most in more than 11 years after the carmaker reported surprisingly strong earnings and forecast as much as 30% growth in vehicle sales next year.

Third-quarter results were buoyed by Tesla turning a corner with the Cybertruck, which generated profit for the first time. Lower material costs, an expanding energy ...Read more

Stellantis NV said Wednesday it plans to launch a demonstration fleet of Dodge Charger Daytona electric muscle cars in 2026 that will be equipped with solid-state batteries — an emerging technology that some view as the future of EVs.

Stellantis is working with its partner Factorial Inc. on the solid-state battery project, a Massachusetts ...Read more

Tim Echols is a bona fide a conservative. The Georgia public service commissioner is an ordained evangelical minister, is solidly against abortion and founded a nonprofit to help teens understand the political process and “defend their Christian faith.”

But there’s one place where he’s a little out of step with his political colleagues...Read more

On the back of strong internal combustion engine sales and pricing in North America, General Motors Co. beat Wall Street earnings expectations on Tuesday with third-quarter net income of $3.056 billion, down just 0.3% year over year, on revenue of $48.757 billion, up 10.5%.

GM's incentive spend in the quarter as a percentage of the average ...Read more

It's a little weird that Mercedes is selling subcompact front-wheel-drive sedans with four-cylinder engines. Those attributes used to describe economy cars.

But the Mercedes CLA 250 -- which is FWD and comes standard with a small four-cylinder engine -- does not come with an economy car's price tag.

It is, however, available ...Read more

WARREN, Michigan — The United Auto Workers has held rallies, solicited door-to-door canvassers and brought on members to make calls to support the candidates it's endorsed this election — topped by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president. But some are less than enthused.

"They won't say it in public that they're voting for Trump this...Read more

Q: My driver seat belt fails to retract all the time and one day may damage the door. I’ve shown my belt retraction to two dealership mechanic foremen with pictures of it hanging outside the car. They say they can only fix it if it happens to them. Is there anyone else to turn to? My door sill paint is wearing thin.

J.S, Chicago

A: It will ...Read more