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Eric's Autos: 2025 Cadillac CT5

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There aren't many new sedans left on the market -- and most of the ones still on the market are front-wheel-drive/all-wheel-drive and hybridized sedans.

The Cadillac CT5 is one of the few that's still RWD as it comes (AWD is available if you want it) and that just has an engine rather than an engine and an electric motor(s) ...Read more

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Jeep owner Stellantis warns of fire risk in 200,000 plug-in SUVs

Automotive / Automotive News /

Stellantis NV warned that nearly 200,000 plug-in hybrid Jeep SUVs worldwide may be at risk of catching fire.

The carmaker is recalling roughly 154,000 late-model Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe SUVs in the U.S. over the flaw, the automaker said in a statement on Monday. An estimated 14,038 vehicles in Canada are also affected, plus 673 in ...Read more

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GM's Cruise gets more oversight after robotaxi dragging incident

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co.’s robotaxi company will undergo tougher oversight and pay a fine to settle claims by U.S. auto safety regulators that it failed to properly disclose information about a crash involving one of its cars that struck and dragged a pedestrian last fall.

GM’s Cruise LLC unit must pay a $1.5 million civil penalty, submit regular...Read more

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Stellantis lowers 2024 outlook, accelerates inventory reductions

Automotive / Automotive News /

Stellantis NV on Monday lowered its annual financial guidance for the year and said it was accelerating actions to reduce U.S. inventories as sales struggle.

The transatlantic automaker is forecasting an adjusted operating income margin of 5.5% to 7% for the year, down from the expected double-digit projection. Roughly two-thirds of the reduced...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2025 Chevy Equinox

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

It's interesting that Chevy -- General Motors -- offers two iterations of the Equinox. One of them sells really well.

The other not so much.

You can probably guess which one -- and why.

What It Is

The Equinox is a compact crossover that seats five in two rows. It's also Chevy's best-selling model after the Silverado 1500 pickup. So ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2024 Toyota GR86

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

General Motors used to sell two slightly different versions of the same thing -- the Pontiac Firebird and the Chevrolet Camaro. It was done that way because GM's Pontiac and Chevrolet divisions both needed a sporty car in their respective lineups, and the thought was it'd be less expensive (and so more profitable) to design one car and sell it ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2025 Mazda CX-70

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

The trend has been to install smaller engines in place of larger engines -- and to charge people more for what they're not getting anymore.

It's nice to see Mazda bucking that trend.

Last year, they brought out a new six-cylinder engine -- rather than a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine. And they put it in a new crossover (the CX-...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2024 Lexus GX550

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

When Toyota brought back the Land Cruiser this year, it no longer came standard with a V8. It now comes only with a turbo-hybridized four.

If you'd like something more than that -- as well as less -- Lexus has it.

The new GX550 is a premium-badged (and slightly larger) iteration of the new Land Cruiser that comes standard with a ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

Volvo used to be the go-to brand for safe vehicles that lasted a long time. Then everyone else began making "safe" vehicles, chiefly because the government was mandating that.

Other-brand vehicles also became as or even more reliable than Volvos used to be.

Now Volvo is making electric vehicles like the 2024 XC40 Recharge -- and ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2024 Mazda CX-30

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

Mazda's CX-30 has a couple of things going for it that most of its competitors either charge extra for -- or don't offer at all.

The CX-30 also hasn't got two things that are getting hard to avoid in a new crossover.

What It Is

The CX-30 is Mazda's compact, lowest-priced crossover. It differs from other small crossovers in that it ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2024 Vw Gti

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

2024 VW GTI

It's the last call. The final hurrah. Call it what you will, it amounts to the same.

Right now -- this year -- is the last time you'll be able to buy a new Volkswagen GTI without an automatic transmission.

When the 2025 GTI comes out, it will come with an automatic only. For the first time ever. So if you prefer to shift ...Read more

 

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