Automotive News

California Drops $1B to Electrify Semis and Heavy Trucks

California Drops $1B to Electrify Semis and Heavy Trucks

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

California just committed $1 billion to a question the trucking industry has been dodging for years: can you actually get fleets to go electric? Starting June 26, the California Air Resources Board will hand out rebates ranging from $7,500 to…

Dating Apps Now Bribe You With Gas Cards. Says It All.

Dating Apps Now Bribe You With Gas Cards. Says It All.

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

A dating app called BLK is giving away $500 gas gift cards to attract new users. Ten winners, announced yesterday, will receive the cards after…

Tesla’s Quiet European FSD Wins Hide a Much Bigger Play

Tesla’s Quiet European FSD Wins Hide a Much Bigger Play

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

Estonia became the third European Union country to approve Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) on May 29, joining the Netherlands and Lithuania in a rapid-fire regulatory…

Mazda’s CEO Admits the Brand’s Real Crisis Is Identity

Mazda’s CEO Admits the Brand’s Real Crisis Is Identity

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

Tom Donnelly, Mazda’s top executive in North America, just told his own dealers the quiet part out loud: nobody knows what Mazda is. Not the…

Huawei’s X800 SUV Wants Cullinan Clout at BMW Money

Huawei’s X800 SUV Wants Cullinan Clout at BMW Money

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

Seventeen thousand sedans in a year. That is how many Maextro S800s Huawei’s luxury brand has moved in China, outselling every European luxury car above…

Car Batteries in Dumpsters Are Blowing Up Garbage Trucks

Car Batteries in Dumpsters Are Blowing Up Garbage Trucks

Wheel Front Team May 30, 2026

Three garbage trucks in three different states were damaged or set ablaze in a single week, all because someone tossed car batteries into the trash.…

BMW’s $15K Paint Job Takes 75 Hours and 20 Workers

BMW’s $15K Paint Job Takes 75 Hours and 20 Workers

Wheel Front Team May 30, 2026

For €14,000 — the price of a brand-new Dacia Sandero in Germany — BMW will now paint your 7 Series in two finishes of the…

Boulder Residents Sue to Kill 31 License Plate Cameras

Boulder Residents Sue to Kill 31 License Plate Cameras

Wheel Front Team May 30, 2026

Thirty-one cameras. That’s how many Flock Safety automated license plate readers Boulder, Colorado, has deployed across the city, and two residents just filed suit to…

AC Cobra GT Coupe: 720 HP and a Huge Gamble

AC Cobra GT Coupe: 720 HP and a Huge Gamble

Wheel Front Team May 30, 2026

AC Cars just turned 125 years old, and it’s celebrating by announcing plans that would have seemed delusional a decade ago: a tenfold increase in…

Toyota’s Woven City Bets Big on AI and “Kakezan”

Toyota’s Woven City Bets Big on AI and “Kakezan”

Wheel Front Team May 29, 2026

Toyota’s experimental smart city at the base of Mount Fuji just got its nerve center. The Inventor Garage, a development hub inside Woven City, officially…