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Europe’s EV Boom Barely Hides a Global Slowdown

Europe’s EV Boom Barely Hides a Global Slowdown

Wheel Front Team Jun 20, 2026

Global EV and plug-in hybrid sales crept up just 0.9 percent through the first five months of 2026. That’s not growth. That’s a rounding error propped up by a single region. Europe is doing all the heavy lifting. Sales there…

Carvana Opens a Dealership With No Salespeople

Carvana Opens a Dealership With No Salespeople

Wheel Front Team Jun 20, 2026

Carvana, the company that built its brand on never making you talk to a car salesperson, just opened a place where you can talk to…

BMW Dealer Eats $5K After Its AI Chatbot Cuts a Deal

BMW Dealer Eats $5K After Its AI Chatbot Cuts a Deal

Wheel Front Team Jun 20, 2026

A 2021 BMW X3 with a fat repair bill and $27,162.79 Canadian still owed on it. That’s what Zach Giacomelli brought to BMW Toronto when…

BMW’s Wagon Gamble Is Paying Off Big in America

BMW’s Wagon Gamble Is Paying Off Big in America

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

The M5 Touring is splitting sales nearly 50/50 with the sedan in the United States. That number alone is remarkable for a market that supposedly…

Moody’s Rates SpaceX Two Notches Above Tesla. Musk Fumes.

Moody’s Rates SpaceX Two Notches Above Tesla. Musk Fumes.

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Elon Musk has $44.7 billion in cash on Tesla’s balance sheet, zero debt, and a Baa3 credit rating from Moody’s. SpaceX, his rocket company, just…

BMW’s $500K Shooting Brake Strips Down Near the ‘Ring

BMW’s $500K Shooting Brake Strips Down Near the ‘Ring

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Seventy cars. Half a million euros each. All spoken for before a single one rolls off the line. The BMW Speedtop, the company’s two-door luxury…

Mercedes VLE: The 700-km Electric Van That Wants to Be an S-Class

Mercedes VLE: The 700-km Electric Van That Wants to Be an S-Class

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Mercedes-Benz just dropped the most ambitious electric people-mover the premium segment has ever seen. The all-new VLE is an electric van that wants desperately to…

Waymo Recalls 3,871 Robotaxis Over Construction Zone Fails

Waymo Recalls 3,871 Robotaxis Over Construction Zone Fails

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Alphabet just recalled 3,871 Waymo robotaxis because the vehicles kept driving into closed highway construction zones. Thirteen times, to be exact — six in Phoenix,…

Ferrari’s $636K EV Is a Toll Booth, Not a Car

Ferrari’s $636K EV Is a Toll Booth, Not a Car

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Ferrari didn’t build the Luce to win over electric-vehicle enthusiasts. It built a loyalty test with a plug, and collectors are lining up to take…

Maserati Wants the Quattroporte to Be an AMC Eagle

Maserati Wants the Quattroporte to Be an AMC Eagle

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Santo Ficili, Maserati’s COO, just said the quiet part out loud. The Quattroporte — a nameplate that once graced some of the most elegant four-door…