Looking for the safest SUVs? See which ones meet IIHS safety standards
The Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford Expedition failed to qualify for the IIHS’s 2024 “Top Safety Pick” award. The Jeep Wagoneer was the only one of the three large SUVs tested to be named a top safety pick. This was the…
Only one of the Detroit automakers won safety awards for large SUVs
Only one of the Detroit Three automakers can claim it has a 2024 Top Safety Pick award for its full-size SUV from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Stellantis, which makes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Fiat brands. On Thursday,…
Toyota recalls Tundra trucks, Lexus SUVs over possible engine debris
Toyota is recalling approximately 102,000 trucks and Lexus vehicles, the company announced Thursday. The Japanese car conglomerate said that the engines in some model year 2022–2023 Tundra and LX vehicles may have machine debris that was not cleared during production. The…
Event to honor GM proving grounds, aid Gleaners
The Milford Proving Grounds helped birth a century of the some of the world’s best known road creations, from four-wheel brakes to supercharged Corvette V-8s to crab-walking GMC Hummer EVs. This weekend, it will help raise money for Metro Detroit’s…
2025 Ram 1500 RHO pricing, performance revealed
The 2025 Ram 1500 RHO might be a “beast of a truck,” as one company official described it recently, but the Stellantis brand says it’s not trying to replace its even beastlier TRX, once billed as the Ford F-150 Raptor…
UAW blasts Stellantis for ‘disgusting’ layoffs at Sterling Heights plant
Detroit — Stellantis NV on Monday laid off 199 workers at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, which builds Ram 1500 pickups, a union official confirmed. Michael Spencer, president of United Auto Workers Local 1700, which represents workers at the plant,…
Europe car sales drop in March as EV weakness persists
Passenger-car sales in Europe fell 2.8% in March as automakers including Volkswagen AG and Stellantis NV faced weaker demand, particularly for electric vehicles. New-vehicle registrations dropped to 1.38 million units last month, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said Thursday. Sales…
About 55,000 Prius, Prius HEV compact cars recalled
Toyota is recalling about 55,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of an issue that could cause rear doors to open unexpectedly. The automaker said Wednesday it was recalling about 55,000 of its 2023-2024 Prius and Prius HEV hybrid electric vehicles…
GM expected to move headquarters from RenCen to Hudson’s tower
The center of gravity in downtown Detroit is shifting about a mile north as General Motors prepares to give up its view of the Detroit River to move to central downtown, in a historic change for the auto giant and…