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Michigan Gas Prices Spike Nearly $1 in Just One Week

Michigan Gas Prices Spike Nearly $1 in Just One Week

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

A dollar a gallon in seven days. That’s what Michigan drivers woke up to this week, with AAA reporting the statewide average for regular unleaded at $4.87. That 85-cent spike from the week prior ranks among the sharpest single-week increases…

NIO’s Volume Surge Hits a Wall Called Profitability

NIO’s Volume Surge Hits a Wall Called Profitability

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

NIO delivered 29,356 vehicles in April, a 22.8% year-over-year increase that looks impressive until you place it next to the 98.3% surge the company posted…

Musk’s $158B Tesla Pay Is a Mirage. He Got Zero.

Musk’s $158B Tesla Pay Is a Mirage. He Got Zero.

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

Tesla’s latest regulatory filing pegs Elon Musk’s 2025 compensation at $158 billion. The actual amount he took home? Nothing. That jarring gap between the headline…

Honda Freezes Five Core Models as Losses Pile Up

Honda Freezes Five Core Models as Losses Pile Up

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

A supplier memo reviewed by Automotive News reveals Honda plans to stretch the life cycles of five models — the Accord, HR-V, Odyssey, Acura MDX,…

Ford’s $1.3B Refund Can’t Outrun Its Aluminum Crisis

Ford’s $1.3B Refund Can’t Outrun Its Aluminum Crisis

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

Ford is expecting $1.3 billion back from the federal government for tariffs that were levied and later invalidated between February 2025 and March 2026. On…

BMW Motorrad’s New Engineering Boss Has Big Shoes to Fill

BMW Motorrad’s New Engineering Boss Has Big Shoes to Fill

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

Josef Honeder takes over as Head of Development at BMW Motorrad on June 1, replacing Christof Lischka, who is leaving the BMW Group “at his…

Kia Drops EV6 Below $40K With Massive Price Cuts

Kia Drops EV6 Below $40K With Massive Price Cuts

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

The 2026 Kia EV6 now starts at $37,900 before destination, a price cut that averages roughly $5,000 across every trim and pushes some configurations closer…

Honda’s Triple Bet: Batteries, Hydrogen, and E-Bikes

Honda’s Triple Bet: Batteries, Hydrogen, and E-Bikes

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

Honda is bringing its swappable battery pack to the American market next month. It’s a quiet but potentially significant move buried inside the company’s display…

BMW’s M350 Spied at the Ring With 400-Plus HP

BMW’s M350 Spied at the Ring With 400-Plus HP

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

A camouflaged 3 Series prototype just lapped the Nürburgring wearing quad exhaust tips and a turbocharged inline-six growl that no electric motor can fake. The…

McLaren’s Le Mans Gambit Doubles as a Track Toy

McLaren’s Le Mans Gambit Doubles as a Track Toy

Wheel Front Team May 4, 2026

Nearly 700 horsepower, a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V-6, a carbon fiber monocoque, and a papaya livery that nods to Bruce McLaren’s 1960s Can-Am dominance. The MCL-HY,…