Automotive News

Volkswagen Cuts Half Its Models and 50,000 Jobs

Volkswagen Cuts Half Its Models and 50,000 Jobs

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

The Volkswagen Group is about to become a much smaller company. The supervisory board has approved plans to slash the global model lineup by up to 50 percent, reduce equipment options by as much as 75 percent, and eliminate another…

Polestar’s Record Sales Can’t Hide Its American Crisis

Polestar’s Record Sales Can’t Hide Its American Crisis

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

Polestar just delivered the best first half in its history — 30,423 vehicles sold globally through June — and almost none of it matters in…

BMW iX1 Skips Facelift, Gets a Full Rebuild Instead

BMW iX1 Skips Facelift, Gets a Full Rebuild Instead

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

BMW’s smallest electric crossover just showed up in spy footage wearing heavy camouflage, and it’s not the mid-cycle refresh anyone expected. The next iX1, codenamed…

Alfa Romeo Teases Another Crossover Nobody Asked For

Alfa Romeo Teases Another Crossover Nobody Asked For

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

Alfa Romeo just revealed a teaser for a new crossover at Italy’s National Automotive Industry Roundtable. It is not the Stelvio replacement. It is not…

Kia’s New Seltos Wants to Be a Baby Telluride

Kia’s New Seltos Wants to Be a Baby Telluride

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

Kia just pulled the wraps off the 2027 Seltos in Newport Beach, and the subcompact SUV that once quietly punched above its weight now openly…

California’s $3500 EV Rebate Plays Favorites

California’s $3500 EV Rebate Plays Favorites

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill today handing first-time EV buyers in California a $3500 point-of-sale discount on new electric vehicles — but the fine…

California’s $270M EV Rebate Rewards Tesla, Punishes Its HQ

California’s $270M EV Rebate Rewards Tesla, Punishes Its HQ

Wheel Front Team Jul 14, 2026

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 into law on Monday, creating a $270 million point-of-sale EV rebate program called MyFirstEV that launches this summer. The…

BMW Tops One Million, But China Is Gutting Everyone

BMW Tops One Million, But China Is Gutting Everyone

Wheel Front Team Jul 13, 2026

BMW moved 1,004,681 cars in the first half of 2026. Mercedes managed 837,200. Audi trailed at 727,200. Those are the scoreboard numbers, and BMW wins…

Stellantis Surges 38% in North America on Jeep and Ram

Stellantis Surges 38% in North America on Jeep and Ram

Wheel Front Team Jul 13, 2026

Stellantis posted a 10% global sales increase in the second quarter of 2026, but the real story is buried in the regional breakdown. North American…

Off-Lease EVs Are About to Flood the Market

Off-Lease EVs Are About to Flood the Market

Wheel Front Team Jul 13, 2026

Three years ago, the Inflation Reduction Act’s leasing loophole turned electric vehicles into irresistible deals. Now the bill is coming due, literally, and dealers are…