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NYC ‘Pit Crew’ Ring Stole $1.2M in Honda and Toyota Parts
A 971-count indictment landed Thursday against 16 men accused of running a Bronx-based auto theft ring that stripped Hondas, Toyotas, and Nissans across four boroughs with the speed and choreography of a pit crew at Daytona. The haul: $1.2 million…
Ford’s Q1 Looks Great — If You Squint Past the Fine Print
Ford Motor Company rolled into its first-quarter 2026 earnings call on Tuesday with numbers that Wall Street wanted to hear. The Dearborn automaker reported higher…
Toyota’s First Carbon-Neutral Plant: Progress or PR?
Toyota’s Tahara Plant, a 4.03-million-square-meter sprawl in Aichi Prefecture employing roughly 9,000 workers, has become the first factory in the company’s global network to claim…
Wisconsin’s 17.3 MPH Speed Limit Is Clever but Futile
A recycling facility in Appleton, Wisconsin, just posted a speed limit of 17.3 mph. Not 15. Not 20. Seventeen point three. The Outagamie County Recycling…
Ransomware Just Doubled in Auto — And It’s Personal
Ransomware attacks against the automotive industry more than doubled in 2025, accounting for 44% of all publicly reported cyber incidents across the sector. That’s not…
BMW’s iX3 Claims 434 Miles Before Any U.S. Deliveries
Six months ago, BMW unveiled the second-generation iX3 with a 400-mile range estimate. That number was already aggressive enough to rattle Tesla and every other…
Porsche Kills the Gas Macan but Can’t Quit It
Porsche’s CFO told investors on April 29 what enthusiasts and dealers have dreaded for years: the gas-powered Macan dies this summer. But in nearly the…
One Family’s Chevy Store Shows Why Small Dealers Are Dying
Matthews Automotive Group closed on Sylvester Chevrolet in Peckville, Pa., in late March, absorbing a family dealership whose roots trace back decades into a 16-rooftop…
Ford Sells Fewer Cars, Makes More Money. That’s the Plan.
Ford Motor Co. sold 8.8% fewer vehicles in the first quarter of 2026 than it did a year ago. Its revenue climbed 6% to $43.3…
VW’s U.S. Retreat Costs Half a Billion, But Škoda Steals the Show
Volkswagen’s Brand Group Core posted a 38 percent jump in operating profit to 1.54 billion euros in the first quarter of 2026. That number looks…