Automotive News

Buick’s $25K Electric Sedan Makes America Look Foolish

Buick’s $25K Electric Sedan Makes America Look Foolish

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Buick just opened orders in China for a rear-wheel-drive electric sedan with 378 horsepower, 436 miles of range, and a starting price of $25,170. Read that again. The Electra L7 is everything GM refuses to sell Americans. It packs an…

1.5 Million Ram 1500s Recalled for Loose Seatbelts

1.5 Million Ram 1500s Recalled for Loose Seatbelts

Wheel Front Team Aug 5, 2026

Stellantis is pulling back more than 1.5 million Ram 1500 pickups spanning the 2019 through 2026 model years because second-row seatbelt anchors may not be…

BMW Now Runs Movie Ads on Screens You Already Paid For

BMW Now Runs Movie Ads on Screens You Already Paid For

Wheel Front Team Aug 5, 2026

A BMW iX3 owner fires up the infotainment system and gets hit with a Spider-Man promo. Not a software update notification. Not a service reminder.…

BMW’s Electric 3 Series Wagon Caught Leaving the Factory

BMW’s Electric 3 Series Wagon Caught Leaving the Factory

Wheel Front Team Aug 5, 2026

A near-production BMW i3 Touring prototype was filmed leaving the Munich factory gates this week, captured on video by a sharp-eyed reader of Bimmer Today.…

BMW’s iX3 50 Is Just the Middle Child

BMW’s iX3 50 Is Just the Middle Child

Wheel Front Team Aug 5, 2026

The iX3 50 xDrive and its 463 horsepower? That’s the middle of the lineup, not the top. BMW Australia’s product boss Brendan Michel let that…

BMW Hits 150,000 Bikes in Brazil as Global Sales Slide

BMW Hits 150,000 Bikes in Brazil as Global Sales Slide

Wheel Front Team Aug 4, 2026

BMW Motorrad just rolled its 150,000th motorcycle off the line at its Manaus plant in Brazil, a factory that didn’t exist a decade ago. The…

Honda’s Hot July Hides a Messier Global Picture

Honda’s Hot July Hides a Messier Global Picture

Wheel Front Team Aug 4, 2026

American Honda sold 124,553 vehicles across its Honda and Acura brands last month, a 12.8% jump that marks the company’s best July since 2019. Sedan…

California’s MyFirstEV Program Splits the Tab With Automakers

California’s MyFirstEV Program Splits the Tab With Automakers

Wheel Front Team Aug 4, 2026

California launched its MyFirstEV incentive program on August 3, offering first-time electric vehicle buyers $3,500 off a new purchase or $1,750 off a used one.…

Mazda Sales Slide 13%, but the Mazda3 Refuses to Die

Mazda Sales Slide 13%, but the Mazda3 Refuses to Die

Wheel Front Team Aug 4, 2026

Mazda moved 39,180 vehicles in the U.S. during July, a 13 percent decline from the same month last year. The year-to-date picture isn’t much prettier,…

BMW’s Monterey Takeover: Concepts, Race Cars, and M3

BMW’s Monterey Takeover: Concepts, Race Cars, and M3

Wheel Front Team Aug 4, 2026

BMW is hauling two concept cars, six street M3s, four race-prepped M3s, and a fashion collaboration to the Monterey Peninsula next week. The August 13-16…