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BYD Will Pay for Self-Driving Crashes—but Only for a Year

BYD Will Pay for Self-Driving Crashes—but Only for a Year

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

BYD just made a promise with a very short shelf life. China’s largest automaker announced it will assume full financial responsibility for any crash that occurs during proper use of its City Navigation autonomous driving system. The catch: coverage only…

Trump’s 82% Content Rule Could Blow Up USMCA

Trump’s 82% Content Rule Could Blow Up USMCA

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

The Trump administration walked into Mexico City last week and dropped a grenade on the North American auto trade framework. The new demand: 82 percent…

Lexus Killed Its Electric Flagship Before It Ever Lived

Lexus Killed Its Electric Flagship Before It Ever Lived

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

The LF-ZC is dead. Lexus has canceled production plans for the electric sedan concept it revealed with great fanfare at the 2023 Tokyo auto show,…

Mazda Paints the Miata Green Again. Finally.

Mazda Paints the Miata Green Again. Finally.

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Mazda just unveiled Zinc Green, a new global color that debuted on the MX-5 Miata at the Karuizawa Fan Meeting in Japan on May 31…

Nissan Frontier Sport Edition Targets Budget Off-Roaders

Nissan Frontier Sport Edition Targets Budget Off-Roaders

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Nissan is betting that truck buyers want off-road looks and gear without paying PRO-4X money. The 2027 Frontier Sport Edition, due at dealers late this…

A Million Buyers Gone, And Detroit Couldn’t Care Less

A Million Buyers Gone, And Detroit Couldn’t Care Less

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

The U.S. new-car market has shed roughly one million buyers since the start of the decade, and the industry’s response has been a collective shrug.…

Kia’s Van Gambit: 40 Variants, Zero Combustion Engines

Kia’s Van Gambit: 40 Variants, Zero Combustion Engines

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Kia isn’t tiptoeing back into the commercial vehicle market. It’s kicking the door open with a ground-up electric platform, a dedicated dealer network, and plans…

Gas Cars Are Flooding EV Trade-In Lots With No Tax Credit

Gas Cars Are Flooding EV Trade-In Lots With No Tax Credit

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Seven out of ten people who bought a new electric vehicle in April traded in a gas car to do it. No federal tax credit.…

Lexus Engineers Fought Over Shock Absorbers Till the End

Lexus Engineers Fought Over Shock Absorbers Till the End

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Lexus ES chief engineer Kohei Chiashi didn’t hesitate when asked what created the most internal friction during development of the all-new sedan. It wasn’t the…

BMW Tops Europe’s Premium Chart — But the Lead Is Shrinking

BMW Tops Europe’s Premium Chart — But the Lead Is Shrinking

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

BMW registered 267,075 cars across Europe in the first four months of 2026, a 1.1 percent increase that keeps it firmly atop the premium leaderboard.…