Buying Advice
Used Car Prices Are Falling, Unless You Want an EV
Wholesale used-vehicle prices fell in September when they usually rise. Diesels and big trucks are piling up at auction, while used EVs set sales records.
News
New models, spy shots, industry moves and everything else worth knowing in the car world — reported fast and checked twice.
Recalls
Toyota Recalls 31,000 RAV4 Plug-In Hybrids — Owner Letters May Take Until December
A control-unit fault can shut down the hybrid system at speed. The fix is a free software update, but Toyota won’t finish notifying owners until early December.
Trucks
Silverado 3500HD, Sierra 3500 and F-350 Earn ‘Poor’ in First IIHS Crash-Avoidance Tests
Only the Ram 3500 avoided the bottom rating against other vehicles, and it managed just marginal. Among seven cargo vans, the Mercedes Sprinter was the lone good performer.
Industry
Porsche’s U.S. Sales Are Down 14% — and the Dead 718 Explains Most of It
Global deliveries fell to 178,532 through September. In the U.S., the discontinued 718 accounts for nearly two-thirds of the drop, while the 911 is up 33% and the Taycan is down 56%.
Heritage
Porsche’s Restoration Finals Pit a 4.0-Liter 993 Against a Rescued 930 Turbo
Nine dealer-restored Porsches are being judged in Georgia this weekend. The field is smaller than last year’s, and a third of it is water-cooled.
Industry
Volvo Says Its Cars Protect Women as Well as Men. Here’s What the Data Shows
A 50-year study of real-world crashes found women in 2010s Volvos faced about the same injury risk as men. The data covers one brand in one country.
Industry
McLaren 750S Production Ends in 2027 — and Final Orders Are Open Now
McLaren’s core supercar bows out a decade after the 720S started the line. The company hasn’t named a replacement, and dealer reports point to a gap before one arrives.
Preview
Paris Motor Show 2026: What's Debuting, What's Coming to America, and What Isn't
BMW, Porsche, and Ferrari are skipping Paris while 20-plus Chinese brands fill the halls. We sorted the 60-plus premieres by one test: can you buy it in America?
Industry
Polestar’s Record Quarter Came From the One Market It’s Leaving: the US
Polestar sold an estimated 14,371 cars in the third quarter, up 1 percent. The math implies US sales more than doubled during its exit sale, while every other market combined shrank.
Pricing
2027 Honda Civic Adds a Leather-Lined Sport-L for $28,495 — $1,200 Shy of the Hybrid
The new Sport-L brings leather and heated power seats to the gas Civic for $28,495 before destination. Every carryover trim costs $300 more, and the top hybrid gains the Prelude’s S+ Shift.
Concepts
Hyundai's CRATER Off-Road Concept Is Now Drivable — in The Crew Motorfest
Hyundai's boxy off-road show car arrives in Ubisoft's open-world racer with a new winch mechanic, the first Korean-brand vehicle in the game and a preview of where XRT is headed.
Industry
Mercedes' U.S. Sales Rose 4% in Q3 on a 47% S-Class Jump — but the Year Is Still Down
Mercedes-Benz USA sold 76,200 passenger cars in the third quarter, its sedans grew fastest, and the brand still trails BMW and Lexus with sales down 1% for the year.
Explainer
Will the 4G Shutdown Brick Your Car? What Actually Stops Working — and When
Carriers are preparing to retire 4G LTE, and hundreds of millions of cars depend on it. Your car will keep running, but crash alerts, remote apps, and live navigation may not.
Preview
Can a Bone-Stock Honda Beat a Built Subaru? 4 Questions for the 2026 Rebelle Rally
A bone-stock Passport, a title-defending Forester on 30-inch tires, and a MINI that isn't on sale yet will all chase the same X-Cross class across 1,500 miles of desert.
Industry
As Ioniq Sales Slide, Hyundai's R&D Chief Says No Single Powertrain Will Win
At Germany's Aachen Colloquium, Manfred Harrer laid out a four-track plan spanning EVs, hybrids, range extenders, and fuel cells, months before the Santa Fe EREV arrives.
Explainer
Can You Put Red Diesel in Your Pickup Now? What the New Order Actually Does
A new executive order lifts the federal penalty for running dyed diesel on the road through December 31. The tax is deferred, not repealed, and your state still decides.
Industry
Porsche's New Plan: Electric-Only Boxster, a Gas Small SUV, and a Supercar Above the 911
The gas Boxster isn't coming back, a new gas small SUV arrives in 2028, and a supercar preview lands October 15. Here's what reaches U.S. dealers, and when.
Analysis
Japan's Automakers Are Building More in America. What It Means for What You Pay
Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan are shifting production to U.S. plants to escape a 15% tariff. That protects their margins, but it won't lower sticker prices anytime soon.
Industry
Jeep Is Paying Moab $125,000 a Year to Be Its "Official 4x4"
The two-year deal brings Moab $250,000 in cash, five loaner Jeeps, and a marketing push the city manager values at about five times the town's tourism budget.
Industry
Hyundai Is Beta-Testing Its 2032 Science Museum on the Public
A free Exploratorium-built pop-up in Seoul will collect visitor feedback for the museum planned inside Hyundai's long-delayed GBC headquarters.