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LOS ANGELES — And then there were nine.

Finalists for 2025 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) were announced Thursday to kick off the Los Angeles Auto Show. In a variety pack of nominees, Detroit brands scored four nominations.

Car of the Year finalists are the $29,845 Honda Civic Hybrid, $23,145 Kia K4 and $...Read more

As Ford Motor Co.’s upscale brand has had some hurdles in recent years, recently with new releases and lackluster profits, the Lincoln Nautilus arrives in Grasso’s Garage with a bang. Wrapped in beautiful Blue Panther Metallic paint, our Nautilus AWD Black Label tester was appealing to onlookers and riders alike.

On the inside, the Nautilus...Read more

Woodside, California — Forget Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul. The heavyweight fight to watch is GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate vs GMC Sierra Denali EV.

That's right, the gold-studded GMC brothers are facing off in a V-8 vs. battery death match.

Along with Honda, General Motors Co. is the most committed legacy automaker to an electric future. It even ...Read more

If you live in Florida, California, New York, Texas or Georgia, you’ll particularly appreciate the 2025 Hyundai Tucson. These states lead the nation in plastic surgeries, accounting for 92% of procedures, according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. So if you live there, odds are better that you’ve had work done. So ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — While other manufacturers have moved away from auto show reveals in recent years, Hyundai Motor Co. has embraced the big tent. That includes the Los Angeles Auto Show, where the brand has pulled the sheets off a parade of new vehicles in the last four years including the gas-powered Palisade and Santa Fe SUVs and the battery-...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it's reassigning about 400 workers to other southeast Michigan plants for reduced production at its Bronco plant in Wayne, Michigan, and is reducing its workforce by 4,000 in Europe by the end of 2027.

Although Bronco SUV sales were up 105% year-over-year in October, deliveries are down 10% overall in 2024. The ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is looking to slash fuel-efficiency requirements for new cars and light trucks as part of plans to unwind Biden policies he’s blasted as an “EV mandate,” according to people familiar with the matter.

Trump advisers plan to reexamine fuel economy requirements that were finalized in ...Read more

A majority of 2025 model year half-ton trucks no longer even offer a V8 engine. It's almost unimaginable -- but that doesn't make it less true.

The Chevy Silverado is one that offers two.

It is also still available in regular cab (two-door) configuration -- and with an 8-foot bed. Several rivals -- including the Ram 1500, Nissan Titan...Read more

Q: So, in the 1960s my parents said I learned to read by reading the Tribune sports section. I have been a life-long subscriber and have enjoyed your straightforward advice. Now that I’ve entered my sixties, I finally have a question for you. I am considering a PHEV as I work close to home and usually drive no more than 15 miles a day and may ...Read more

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