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Auto review: The 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric van is a barn-dominium that hauls big loads
So, my friend asks, “Hey, Casey, what are you driving this week?”
To which I reply, “One of the new Mercedes electric vehicles.”
“Is it roomy?”
“Oh, yeah, lots of space. It’s like a bus inside!”
My daughter overhears this conversation as we’re rushing out the door to my dentist appointment. I’m sure she imagines her ...Read more
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UAW's tall task: Rebuilding its political power to boost Harris campaign
WASHINGTON — Just over a decade ago, the United Auto Workers union was instrumental in delivering a resounding Michigan victory for former President Barack Obama in his successful 2012 reelection bid.
UAW officials, then-union President Bob King recalled, received personal thanks for their organizing efforts by Obama and two of his key ...Read more
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Auto review: 2024 Revuelto: an electrifying raging bull from Lamborghini
The 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto may be the supercar brand’s first hybrid — and a plug-in hybrid at that — but you’ll never mistake it for a Prius, thank goodness. For the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto retains wildly classic Lamborghini traits, even as it takes its initial step toward electrification. And, being Lamborghini, it’s little ...Read more
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Auto review: 2025 Infiniti QX80 inspires luxury sticker shock
When Infiniti entered Grasso’s Garage in the past, we were excited that the brand’s models exceeded expectations while still maintaining an appropriate price point. With traces of Nissan design are still evident in the 2025 Infiniti QX80 Autograph, we recognized nicely apportioned accouterments. But brace yourself, this one is going to hit ...Read more
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Auto review: Affordable Jetta vast, fast, and (at last) fetching
HELL, Michigan — The VW Jetta GLI has long lived in the shadow of its sibling, the OG hot hatch Golf GTI. No more.
With a dramatic refresh for the 2025 model year, the once-frumpy GLI is now a lean, mean, fighting machine.
A lean Golf-like fascia has replaced the previous bulbous, Shrek-like nose. The lower red front lip curls with a sense ...Read more
Why public EV chargers almost never work as fast as promised
For EV drivers traversing the great state of Wyoming, the Smith’s grocery store in Rock Springs is an oasis. It’s just off I-80, there’s a Petco across the street, and it has six plugs promising to charge at 350 kilowatts. At that rate, a Tesla Model 3 could go from empty to full in the time it takes to hit the bathroom and grab a Snickers...Read more
Workers at GM-LG battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee join UAW
Workers at the General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution joint-venture Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, are joining the United Auto Workers, the union said Wednesday.
A majority of the 1,000 workers at the plant — the second such Ultium Cells facility in the country — signed cards to join the UAW and the company ...Read more
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Florida falls short on EV chargers. So why is state sitting on millions to install them?
MIAMI — Outside the Walmart parking lot in Hialeah, a chic young woman smoking a skinny cigarette waited next to her brand-new electric Porsche Taycan, painted an equally chic pale pink color the automaker calls “frozen berry.”
The woman, who would give her name only as Tang P, had driven 25 minutes from downtown Miami to find the closest...Read more
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Hyundai shows off new EV model built at soon-to-open Georgia factory
SAVANNAH, Georgia ― With a tug on a drape, Hyundai on Tuesday unveiled the electric vehicle currently under test production at its assembly facility near Georgia’s coast.
The South Korean automaker debuted the 2025 IONIQ 5 during an event at a Savannah dealership. The EV is one of the first manufactured at Hyundai’s massive, 16-million-...Read more
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Motormouth: Mysterious gas gauge problem
Q: Love my 2020 Chevy Blazer! Fast and stylish. But I have had this constant issue with the gas gauge going from half full and increasing as I drive, then it drops to empty. I brought it to a dealer many times. Their excuse was "we cannot replicate the problem with our diagnosis systems." Well heck no, it happens if I am on the road and then ...Read more
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UAW-Stellantis faceoff over Belvidere plant's future centers on a single contract sentence
One sentence in a contract document that runs more than 300 pages is drawing scrutiny as the United Auto Workers warns it could strike Stellantis NV over the automaker’s delays reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois.
The language says that the company’s investments and employment levels are “contingent upon plant performance, ...Read more
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California adds 24,000 charging stations in the first half of 2024
If California is going to hit its ambitious electric vehicle targets, drivers need to know there will be plenty of charging stations nearby. State officials just released statistics showing that in the first half of this year, the Golden State added more than 24,000 chargers available to the public.
That means the number of charging stations in...Read more
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New cars cost too much? Consumer Reports offers used model 'top picks'. Here's the top 10
At a time when average new-vehicle prices near $50,000 are pushing more shoppers to consider the used market, Consumer Reports is releasing brand reliability ratings and "top picks" of pre-owned models for the first time.
The consumer advocacy nonprofit, which is providing used car-specific insights available at ConsumerReports.org/usedcars, on...Read more
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Auto review: Bold Chevy Equinox ICE is born again
MINNEAPOLIS — Hell has frozen over. The Chevrolet Equinox is cool.
The brand’s compact-class SUV was a reliable flavor of vanilla its first three generations. For 2025, it’s added Chunky Monkey Peanut Butter Rocky Road Chocolate Crunch to the recipe. I suppose this was predictable. After all, the entry-level Chevy Trax was my 2024 Detroit...Read more
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'Built wild': Bronco Sport expands Sasquatch lineup, updates tech for 2025
Ford Motor Co. is leaning into what it sees as an underserved market with a refresh on the Bronco Sport for 2025 with expanded availability of the Sasquatch off-road package, updates to its technology and new features to tackle adventures.
Since it launched for the 2021 model year, Bronco Sport has attracted buyers looking for an SUV capable of...Read more
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Auto review: 2024 VW Taos is blah at best
As the Volkswagen Group has a large fleet of vehicles across its array of brands, the need for another SUV in the fleet is shocking, but in 2024 the VW Taos arrived in Grasso’s Garage for a slice of the review pie.
In hopes of competing with the Hyundai Kona and Kia Niro, Volkswagen delivers the Taos, a basic and plain subcompact SUV fit for ...Read more
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Auto review: 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe looks better than it drives
You have to applaud the Hyundai executives and designers for the redesigned 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe, the company’s three-row crossover. In a market where bland design uniformity prevails, it stands apart, a brutalist breadbox that proudly proclaims its identity. There’s no mistaking it for anything else — except possibly as a Land Rover ...Read more
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GM moves BrightDrop electric vans to Chevrolet brand to expand customer base
General Motors Co. is bringing its BrightDrop electric commercial vans under the Chevrolet brand in an effort to expand sales beyond delivery companies.
Since commercial customers pay close attention to the overall cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle, EV commercial sales have consistently been seen as a growth opportunity by ...Read more
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GM, Samsung finalize deal for battery cell plant, delay opening until 2027
General Motors Co. and Samsung SDI this week finalized a battery joint venture agreement that the companies announced in 2023, with the companies' plant in Indiana to open in 2027, a year later than originally planned.
GM and the South Korean battery supplier last year said they would build a multibillion-dollar battery cell manufacturing plant...Read more
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EV maker Fisker to be liquidated under plan to keep owners on the road
Troubled electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc. has reached a settlement with creditors that will allow it to liquidate its assets while working with owners to keep their pricey SUVs on the road.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June after failing to reach a strategic agreement with another automaker that could provide it ...Read more
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- Auto review: The 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric van is a barn-dominium that hauls big loads
- Why public EV chargers almost never work as fast as promised
- UAW's tall task: Rebuilding its political power to boost Harris campaign
- Auto review: 2025 Infiniti QX80 inspires luxury sticker shock
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