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Chevrolet's breast cancer fundraiser now covers five Cup Series races and pays out on finishing positions as well as caution laps, with up to $50,000 on the table.
Toyota has cut the entry-level Hybrid S for 2027, so every Corolla Cross Hybrid now gets blind-spot monitoring and wireless charging. Gas models carry over with a $900 bump.
Light-duty pickups rose 9% and small SUVs hit a record, but a 62% EV collapse pulled GM's total down — and let Toyota close to within 37,751 sales.
The milestone car is a Fire Orange M3, but the bigger news is where its electric successor will come from: Munich, a plant that goes EV-only in 2027.
Every trim rises $200 to $300 and destination climbs $50, yet the base K4 still costs $985 less than a base Corolla. The hatchback is a different story.
Hyundai sold 246,896 vehicles in the US from July through September. The Tucson jumped 23% as its replacement debuted, while Ioniq EV sales fell by more than half.
Ram's entry-level muscle truck sold its 2026 allocation in 90 minutes and everything through March 2027 within a day. Ram hasn't said how many trucks that covered, or when more will open up.
Honda's manual-only hot hatch adds a sharper nose, retuned +R damping, heated seats, and Google built-in, with a price now $10 shy of $50,000.
Toyota's new trail-themed trim adds a half-inch lift, a removable cooler, and AWD as standard, while the Nightshade and Hybrid MAX Limited leave the 2027 lineup.
Kia sold 236,659 vehicles from July through September, its strongest quarter yet. Hybrid sales rose 152 percent in September while its EVs fell by more than a third.
Three dealer groups now split Europe as the hypercar's only official sellers, offering buyers factory visits and track drives at Lotus's Hethel base.
A new national report ranks auto technicians near the middle for shortage pressure. Their tougher problem is keeping up with driver-assistance sensors, hybrids, and EVs.
A two-speed transfer case, a locking rear axle, and a 24-inch fording rating turn the hybrid Cherokee into a genuine trail tool, at a cost of 6 mpg.
A new M Performance wheel for the M5 sedan and Touring saves up to 20% per wheel. BMW's fall update also hands the X3 M50 the new M350's six-cylinder output.
The No. 34 JMF Motorsports car finished second to AF Corse at Barber, yet left Alabama nine points clear with only the Indianapolis 8 Hour to go.
The owner skipped paint entirely, so Alfa Romeo Centro Stile turned the carbon weave itself into the design — on a car whose 33 build slots sold out before anyone saw it.
Ford's Custom Garage package fits only XLT and Lariat SuperCrew trucks with the 5.5-foot bed and comes with its own 3-year/36,000-mile warranty. The price, and whether it's paint or film, Ford hasn't said.
Pacific Northwest jurors picked the 35-mpg Telluride Hybrid as their top hybrid, but the K4 Hatchback's value prize went to its priciest trim's engine.
The lifted TrailSport now starts at $49,995 and loses 1 mpg on the highway, putting Honda's best-selling Passport within $5 of Toyota's 4Runner TRD Off-Road.
Sixteen points behind Nitro Motorsports teammate Jake Bollman entering the finale, Annunziata finished fifth at Kansas after Bollman crashed, then took the crown on his lone win of the year.