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Ford’s Service Scores Soar While Its Recall Record Burns

Ford’s Service Scores Soar While Its Recall Record Burns

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Ford Motor Company just logged the largest recall count any automaker has ever posted in a single calendar year. And then it climbed seven spots in J.D. Power’s customer service satisfaction rankings. That contradiction tells you everything about where the…

Nissan’s Sending a Tennessee SUV to Japan. Here’s Why.

Nissan’s Sending a Tennessee SUV to Japan. Here’s Why.

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Nissan will export the Murano crossover from its Smyrna, Tennessee, plant to Japan, with sales starting early 2027. It’s a left-hand-drive American SUV heading to…

Hyundai Is Giving Away Free EV Charging at the Nürburgring

Hyundai Is Giving Away Free EV Charging at the Nürburgring

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Two 400-kW DC fast chargers now sit at the entrance to the Nürburgring’s Tourist Drive, and they wear Hyundai N badges. The Korean automaker flipped…

Nissan’s Executive Exodus Raises Alarms in Turnaround’s Final Year

Nissan’s Executive Exodus Raises Alarms in Turnaround’s Final Year

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Four retirements, a CFO departure, and a sweeping reorganization — all in the span of a single week. Nissan is reshuffling its executive ranks with…

Audi’s Profits Slide 14% as Tariffs Bite Deep

Audi’s Profits Slide 14% as Tariffs Bite Deep

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

A $1.2 billion tariff hit, declining China sales, and no American factory. That’s the hand Audi is playing in 2026, and CEO Gernot Döllner wants…

Ducati’s Profits Crater 43% as Tariffs Bite Deep

Ducati’s Profits Crater 43% as Tariffs Bite Deep

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Ducati delivered 925 million euros in revenue for 2025, down 7.8% from the prior year. Operating profit fell far harder — 43%, from 91 million…

Audi Hungary Quietly Built Its Electric Future

Audi Hungary Quietly Built Its Electric Future

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Audi Hungaria produced 264,871 electric drives last year, a 74 percent jump from 2024. That number, buried inside an otherwise steady annual report from the…

Audi’s $1.2B Tariff Hit Hides a Bigger Gamble

Audi’s $1.2B Tariff Hit Hides a Bigger Gamble

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

The numbers tell two stories at once. Audi Group revenue climbed to 65.5 billion euros in 2025, up from 64.5 billion the year before. Profit…

Bentley’s Record Profits Can’t Hide 275 Pink Slips

Bentley’s Record Profits Can’t Hide 275 Pink Slips

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Seven consecutive years of profitability. A €216 million operating profit. A BEV assembly line nearly finished at the historic Pyms Lane factory. And 275 people…

Nissan LEAF Gets a Second Life as a Tokyo Robotaxi

Nissan LEAF Gets a Second Life as a Tokyo Robotaxi

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

A Nissan LEAF with dual NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor processors, forward-facing LiDAR, and no need for HD maps will roll through the halls of NVIDIA…