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The 2027 Hyundai Tucson Kills Pure Gas Engines for Good

The 2027 Hyundai Tucson Kills Pure Gas Engines for Good

Wheel Front Team Jul 31, 2026

The next Hyundai Tucson has been caught testing on public roads in heavy camouflage, and what’s underneath the wraps looks like a complete departure from the swoopy, creased crossover that debuted in 2020. The prototype shows a flatter hood, a…

Mercedes Recalls 310K Cars Over a Tiny Corroded Switch

Mercedes Recalls 310K Cars Over a Tiny Corroded Switch

Wheel Front Team Jul 31, 2026

A corroded microswitch smaller than a thumbnail. That is what could send more than 310,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles rolling away from their owners, according to recall…

Stellantis Triples Profit, but One Region Does All the Work

Stellantis Triples Profit, but One Region Does All the Work

Wheel Front Team Jul 31, 2026

Stellantis posted 773 million euros in adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2026, more than tripling the 213 million euros it scraped together…

Ford, GM Fight for $1B Army Truck Contract

Ford, GM Fight for $1B Army Truck Contract

Wheel Front Team Jul 31, 2026

The U.S. Army quietly awarded prototype contracts to Ford, General Motors, and BC Customs on June 30, setting up a three-way brawl over a deal…

BMW Tops a Million Sales but the Cracks Are Showing

BMW Tops a Million Sales but the Cracks Are Showing

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

BMW moved 1,004,669 vehicles worldwide in the first half of 2026, a 6.2 percent decline from the same period last year. The million-unit threshold sounds…

Leasing Is Still Broken, and Automakers Like It That Way

Leasing Is Still Broken, and Automakers Like It That Way

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

Leases made up 23% of new vehicle transactions in the first half of 2026, according to fresh JD Power data. That is a recovery from…

Ferrari’s Luce EV Already Sold Out Its 2026 Run

Ferrari’s Luce EV Already Sold Out Its 2026 Run

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

Ferrari hit its full-year 2026 sales target for the Luce EV in just two months. The company dropped that nugget during Thursday’s earnings call without…

GM’s $157M Paint Shop Bet Reveals a Much Bigger Story

GM’s $157M Paint Shop Bet Reveals a Much Bigger Story

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

General Motors is spending $157 million to overhaul the paint shop at its Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri, adding roughly 28,000 square feet of new…

Tesla Hits 10 Million Cars. Now Count the Caveats.

Tesla Hits 10 Million Cars. Now Count the Caveats.

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

Tesla confirmed on July 30 that it has built its 10 millionth vehicle, a Diamond Black Model Y that rolled off one of its four…

Japan Quake Hits Toyota and Nissan Where It Hurts Most

Japan Quake Hits Toyota and Nissan Where It Hurts Most

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan on July 28, killing at least 13 people and tearing apart roads, buildings, and power infrastructure in the Kumamoto…