Automotive News

China Hits the Brakes on All Self-Driving Permits

China Hits the Brakes on All Self-Driving Permits

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Dozens of Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis stopped dead in the streets of Wuhan in March, stranding passengers and snarling traffic across one of China’s largest cities. A month later, Beijing responded with something American regulators have struggled to muster: a…

German Automakers Admit China Dominance Is Over

German Automakers Admit China Dominance Is Over

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Hildegard Mueller, president of Germany’s VDA auto lobby, stood in front of reporters at the Beijing auto show on Saturday and said something her predecessors…

Automakers Burned Billions on EVs. Now Comes the Reckoning.

Automakers Burned Billions on EVs. Now Comes the Reckoning.

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Honda just posted its first-ever loss. Stellantis is restarting V8 production. Ford killed its electric family haulers. Nissan is pivoting back to gas-powered body-on-frame SUVs.…

VW’s ID. Polo Nails the Brief America Will Never Get

VW’s ID. Polo Nails the Brief America Will Never Get

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Volkswagen just revealed the production ID. Polo, and it lands like a rebuke to every automaker that insists affordable EVs are impossible. A 54-kWh battery…

BMW’s 7 Series Overhaul Hides a Power War Under New Screens

BMW’s 7 Series Overhaul Hides a Power War Under New Screens

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

The 2027 BMW M760e now produces 603 horsepower. That’s a 40-horse jump from the outgoing model, enough to drop the zero-to-62-mph sprint to 4.2 seconds…

VW’s €25K Electric ID. Polo Targets Europe’s Heart

VW’s €25K Electric ID. Polo Targets Europe’s Heart

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Volkswagen just put a price on the electric revolution’s next front: 24,995 euros. That’s the starting tag for the new ID. Polo, unveiled today in…

Mao’s Favorite Car Brand Eyes a Stellantis Factory in Spain

Mao’s Favorite Car Brand Eyes a Stellantis Factory in Spain

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

A Chinese luxury automaker once reserved for Communist Party elites is negotiating to build cars inside a Stellantis plant in Spain, according to five sources…

Aston Martin Kills a Miata’s Dream of Being a Bond Car

Aston Martin Kills a Miata’s Dream of Being a Bond Car

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Bidding had reached $23,500. The auction had hours left to run. Then Aston Martin’s lawyers showed up and shut the whole thing down. A rebodied…

Ram’s Blank Screen Problem Is Becoming a Pattern

Ram’s Blank Screen Problem Is Becoming a Pattern

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

FCA US is recalling more than 65,000 Ram trucks because a 3.5-inch instrument cluster screen can go dark without warning — while the truck is…

GM’s $500M Tariff Refund Barely Dents a $3.5B Problem

GM’s $500M Tariff Refund Barely Dents a $3.5B Problem

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

General Motors expects a $500 million check from the federal government. It won’t come close to fixing what’s broken. On the automaker’s Q1 earnings call…