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Ford Blows Past 11 Million Recalls in Just Six Months

Ford Blows Past 11 Million Recalls in Just Six Months

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

Ford just added another 777,000 trucks and SUVs to its 2025 recall tally, pushing the automaker past 11 million affected vehicles in barely six months. That’s 53 recalls since January. Nobody else in the industry is even close. The larger…

Kia’s Hybrid Boom Delivers a Record-Breaking First Half

Kia’s Hybrid Boom Delivers a Record-Breaking First Half

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

Kia America sold 70,507 vehicles in June, a 10 percent jump over last year and the best June in the brand’s history. Through the first…

Mazda’s Record June Hides a Deeper Sales Problem

Mazda’s Record June Hides a Deeper Sales Problem

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

Mazda just posted its best June ever — 37,167 vehicles sold across North America, an 11.3 percent jump over the same month last year. Pop…

Lamborghini’s 801-HP Urus SE Performante Is Absurdly Extra

Lamborghini’s 801-HP Urus SE Performante Is Absurdly Extra

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

An SUV that already held the title of world’s fastest production SUV apparently wasn’t enough. Lamborghini just unveiled the 2027 Urus SE Performante, a plug-in…

BYD Is About to Take Back the EV Crown

BYD Is About to Take Back the EV Crown

Wheel Front Team Jul 1, 2026

BYD delivered 557,090 battery-electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2026. Tesla is expected to report roughly 396,500 when its numbers drop next week. That’s…

Half of America’s Teens Skip the License. Detroit Shrugs.

Half of America’s Teens Skip the License. Detroit Shrugs.

Wheel Front Team Jul 1, 2026

The last time the US auto market hit its ceiling was 2016. That year, 17.6 million new vehicles rolled off dealer lots. Nine years later,…

The 805-HP AMG SL63 S Is Brutal, Heavy, and $209K

The 805-HP AMG SL63 S Is Brutal, Heavy, and $209K

Wheel Front Team Jul 1, 2026

The numbers land like a punch. The 2026 Mercedes-AMG SL63 S E Performance just ran to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds during Car and Driver…

The 2027 Kia Niro Ditches EVs, Goes All-In on Hybrid

The 2027 Kia Niro Ditches EVs, Goes All-In on Hybrid

Wheel Front Team Jul 1, 2026

Ten years in, the Kia Niro is dropping any pretense of being anything other than what it always did best: efficient hybrid transportation in a…

California Puts $3,500 on the Hood for First-Time EV Buyers

California Puts $3,500 on the Hood for First-Time EV Buyers

Wheel Front Team Jul 1, 2026

Eight months. That’s how long American car buyers have gone without the $7,500 federal EV tax credit that President Trump killed late last year. California…

Audi’s New Q7 Bets Big on Diesel in an EV World

Audi’s New Q7 Bets Big on Diesel in an EV World

Wheel Front Team Jul 1, 2026

Audi just revealed the third-generation Q7, and the most striking thing about it isn’t the illuminated panoramic roof or the micro-LED headlights. It’s what’s under…