September 2022

Instead of spending millions of dollars trying to defeat right-to-repair laws, automakers should save their money, says global research and consulting firm Ducker Carlisle. State laws, and eventually a national one, inevitably will be approved by voters, a Ducker Carlisle survey shows. But the firm’s research also found dealerships may not lose customers, as most

Mercedes-Benz full-size electric SUV will carry a hefty sticker price when it arrives in stores this fall. The EQS SUV starts at $105,550, including shipping, and is available in three variants. The top-of-the-line EQS 580 4MATIC version starts at $127,100, including the $1,150 shipping charge. While the Alabama-made SUV qualifies for a $7,500 federal tax

Toyota Motor North America is recalling about 84,000 of its newest light trucks, certain 2022 Toyota Tundra full-size pickups and 2022 Lexus NX 250 and NX 350 compact crossovers, over concerns that their electronic parking brake may not operate properly. The Japanese automaker said it intends to update the skid control electronic control unit software

MEXICO CITY — Volkswagen Group‘s Mexico unit said in a statement on Thursday it is “profoundly disappointed” by the union’s rejection of a 9 percent proposed salary increase. The raise would have been the country’s largest salary increase by an automaker in recent years, and is the second time the union has voted to reject

WASHINGTON — Electric vehicles, although subject to unique crashworthiness challenges, can generally lean on crash tests designed for vehicles with internal combustion engines. Whether a vehicle is powered by a combustion engine, a battery or a combination of the two, the stored energy poses a potential safety hazard in a crash and, therefore, certain precautions