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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 region. Within hours, the tremors reached the balance sheets of two of the world’s largest…

Stellantis Bounces Back, but Europe Is Still Bleeding

Stellantis Bounces Back, but Europe Is Still Bleeding

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

A year ago, Stellantis was posting a €1.9 billion quarterly loss and watching its North American business crater. On Wednesday, the automaker reported Q2 2026…

Mini Wants the Countryman to Get Dirty. For Real.

Mini Wants the Countryman to Get Dirty. For Real.

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

A camouflaged Mini Countryman is scrambling over rocks and gravel in the Rocky Mountains right now, and the Oxford-born brand swears this one is different.…

Audi Q9 Will Project Turn Signals Onto the Pavement

Audi Q9 Will Project Turn Signals Onto the Pavement

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

The 2027 Audi Q9 will shine animated turn signal arrows directly onto the road surface, using its Digital Matrix LED headlights to broadcast your intentions…

The New Mercedes GLA Runs on Volts or Gas. You Pick.

The New Mercedes GLA Runs on Volts or Gas. You Pick.

Wheel Front Team Jul 30, 2026

Mercedes-Benz just revealed the next-generation GLA in Warsaw, and the compact SUV arrives with a split identity. Buyers walking into U.S. dealerships in the second…

Ford Recalls 80,000 SUVs Over Self-Reclining Seats

Ford Recalls 80,000 SUVs Over Self-Reclining Seats

Wheel Front Team Jul 29, 2026

Ford has a new problem, and it’s an odd one. Nearly 80,000 Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators are being recalled because the driver’s seat may…

GM Is Already Killing the Equinox EV After Two Years

GM Is Already Killing the Equinox EV After Two Years

Wheel Front Team Jul 29, 2026

The Chevrolet Equinox EV went on sale yesterday, relatively speaking. Now General Motors is already engineering its replacement, targeting a 2029 model year launch on…

Ram Rumble Bee SRT: 777 HP for Under $100K

Ram Rumble Bee SRT: 777 HP for Under $100K

Wheel Front Team Jul 29, 2026

Ram just priced its entire Rumble Bee lineup, and the numbers tell a story about how serious Stellantis is about owning the muscle truck segment…

MINI’s Overlanding Countryman Hits the Rockies

MINI’s Overlanding Countryman Hits the Rockies

Wheel Front Team Jul 29, 2026

Six Dakar Rally victories hang on the wall, but MINI has never sold anything close to a proper off-roader to the public. That’s about to…

Audi’s Q9 Finally Takes the Fight to BMW’s X7

Audi’s Q9 Finally Takes the Fight to BMW’s X7

Wheel Front Team Jul 29, 2026

For the first time in its history, Audi has a full-size three-row luxury SUV. The 2027 Q9, revealed alongside a 591-horsepower SQ9, lands squarely in…