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Tesla’s FSD Hits Lithuania as Europe Finally Cracks

Tesla’s FSD Hits Lithuania as Europe Finally Cracks

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Lithuania became the second European Union country to receive Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite on May 20, marking the moment a tightly controlled regulatory rollout starts looking like actual momentum. Tesla confirmed the expansion with video clips of FSD navigating Lithuanian…

Stellantis Invites China to Build EVs in France

Stellantis Invites China to Build EVs in France

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Stellantis just invited a Chinese automaker to build electric vehicles inside a French factory, and the implications stretch far beyond a single plant in Rennes.…

Stellantis and JLR Circle Each Other in a Deal Worth Watching

Stellantis and JLR Circle Each Other in a Deal Worth Watching

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to explore joint product development in the United States. The deal pairs two…

Audi Brings Back the A2 as a Compact EV

Audi Brings Back the A2 as a Compact EV

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Twenty-three years after Audi quietly killed the original A2 — a lightweight, aluminum-bodied oddball that was ahead of its time and behind on sales —…

Tesla Quits India as Its Own Factories Sit 40% Empty

Tesla Quits India as Its Own Factories Sit 40% Empty

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Tesla’s five-year flirtation with India ended not with a bang but with a bureaucratic shrug. India’s Minister of Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy confirmed on May…

AMG Kills the V8: 1,153 Electric HP Takes Over

AMG Kills the V8: 1,153 Electric HP Takes Over

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

The hand-built V8 that defined Mercedes-AMG for decades is gone from the brand’s flagship sedan. The 2027 AMG GT 4-Door goes fully electric, replacing twin-turbo…

Kia Killed the Old Seltos and Started From Scratch

Kia Killed the Old Seltos and Started From Scratch

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Kia didn’t just facelift the Seltos. It killed it and started over. The all-new subcompact SUV rides on an entirely different platform, Kia’s K3 architecture,…

AMG Goes Electric: 1,153 HP and a Fake V8

AMG Goes Electric: 1,153 HP and a Fake V8

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Mercedes-AMG just dropped its biggest bet in decades. The all-new GT 4-Door Coupe is fully electric, packs up to 1,153 horsepower from three axial flux…

Audi Sued Over V-6 Water Pumps It Allegedly Knew Were Bad

Audi Sued Over V-6 Water Pumps It Allegedly Knew Were Bad

Wheel Front Team May 19, 2026

A pair of Audi owners are dragging Volkswagen Group of America into federal court over water pump failures they say the automaker has known about…

Volvo Kills Its Wagons, Then Promises They’ll Return

Volvo Kills Its Wagons, Then Promises They’ll Return

Wheel Front Team May 19, 2026

Volvo will not sell a single station wagon in the United States after 2026. The V60 Cross Country and V90 Cross Country are both dead…