States are divided in their willingness to welcome a project from a Chinese automaker because the allure of such a billion-dollar investment and its promise of thousands of jobs also could raise serious national security concerns and fuel popular pushback.

Still, some industry analysts predict a China-based automaker — beyond Chinese-owned ...Read more

As Chevrolet continues to dominate the American vehicle market, the 2025 Suburban shows up in Grasso’s Garage for the ultimate people-moving test drive.

We put the seven-seat Chevrolet Suburban High Country to the test on the roads of New England, and it was outstanding. Our tester's Radiant Red Tintcoat showed out beautifully, accented by a ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Some automobiles, like Ferrari, have names that inspire lust and envy. Others, like Yugo or Cimarron, make you chuckle. Others, like the Honda Accord, inspire adoration. Then there are names that bring blank stares. They are typically alphanumeric and unrelated to the vehicle to which they are attached.

That’s not the case with ...Read more

It had 205 horsepower, ran 0-60 mph in 7 seconds, and topped out at 140 mph, but cleared a track for the 1,064 horsepower 2025 Corvette ZR1. The fourth-generation “C4” Corvette that debuted for 1984 was the model’s first new design since 1968 and first complete re-engineering since 1963. Like today’s mid-engine Vette, it was a revolution...Read more

Jay O’Brien, a real estate broker in Liberty, was a technology fan of Elon Musk’s years before the world’s richest man turned Twitter into X, and under President Donald Trump, became both the reviled and admired federal-program-slashing leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE.

So, in November 2019, when Musk, as the owner...Read more

PONTIAC, Michigan — When the auto industry zagged toward electric SUVs, Volvo zigged to an X60 plug-in hybrid station wagon.

Sleek looks, hatchback utility, electric smoothness, no range anxiety.

After plugging into the 220-volt charger in my garage for four hours, the V60’s battery was fully charged to 40 miles — enough to get my daily ...Read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it'll reconsider the greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions regulations instituted by the Biden administration that are a key provision behind what President Donald Trump has called an electric vehicle "mandate."

“The American auto industry has been hamstrung by the crushing regulatory ...Read more

Q: My 2012 Passat brake pedal felt soft and went to the floor in July 2024. My shop determined air was in the lines and bled the brakes. The problem returned a few weeks later. They replaced the master cylinder and bled the brakes again. The problem returned a few weeks later. They bled the brakes again. The problem again returned. Each time ...Read more

Global freedom and democracy have been declining for two decades, reaching historic lows, according to two reports just released from the Economist Intelligence Unit and Freedom House.

To those of us who witnessed the end of the Cold War, it’s hard to accept that the trend toward a freer and more democratic world has reversed. But that’s ...Read more

In the weeks after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, investors pumped more than $700 billion into Tesla Inc. shares, betting that Elon Musk’s relationship with the commander in chief and growing political prominence would pay off for the automaker. Barely four months later, that wager is shaping up to be one of the biggest duds ...Read more

As robotaxis become a more familiar sight on the streets of Los Angeles, Tesla has taken a step that could bring it closer to building its own fleet of self-driving electric vehicles, the California Public Utilities Commission confirmed last week.

In November, Tesla applied for a permit that would allow the electric-vehicle manufacturing giant ...Read more

Winston Churchill is credited with the following insight, delivered to the Royal Society: “Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.”

Certainly, England is the land of longstanding traditions, such as Guy Fawkes Night, cheese rolling and 12-cylinder Bentleys. But in the case of the ...Read more

As Range Rover enters Grasso’s Garage again this year, it’s time to review its flagship, the Range Rover SE. It definitely earns top marks for appearance and style.

Our tester, a Long Wheel Base (LWB) seven-passenger model, comes in with a base price of $113,000. With all of the luxurious features Range Rover can pack into an SUV, the SE ...Read more

SEBRING, Florida — Like a St. Bernard, my Hyundai Kona tester is two-toned and funky-looking outside — fiercely loyal on the inside.

Its looks may not be for everybody, but it’s got everything you need.

Hyundai has been one of the industry’s most creative stylists with lookers like the Lego-brick Santa Fe and bar-of-soap Ioniq 6 EV. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even with President Donald Trump granting an ambiguous one-month reprieve for North American autos from blanket 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, industry observers said the continued trade drama is harming business.

"While another postponement of the White House’s proposed tariffs on automotive-related trade between the U.S. ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Monday said U.S. sales in February fell 8.9% year-over-year as it sees lower rental demand from a year ago, unloads older product and its largest plant in Kentucky is retooled for the next-generation Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

The report from the Dearborn automaker comes as analysts expected the auto industry's ...Read more

Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up U.S. car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent.

The cost to build a crossover utility vehicle will rise by at least $4,000, while the increase would be three times that for an ...Read more

Q: My 2020 Toyota Sienna has a significant amount of corrosion on the positive battery post and absolutely nothing on the negative post. What causes this and is it problematic? Can it be stopped?

P.J., New Lenox, Illinois

A: It’s called galvanic corrosion and usually occurs on the cathode, the positive terminal of the battery. You can remove...Read more

TARRAGONA, Spain – While many of the world’s automakers are slowing their ramp-up of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide, Kia Motors is not one of them. The Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary is expecting to produce an additional one million units worldwide by 2030, all of them EVs.

“Customers still face limited choices with many OEM EVs,” ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is withholding $330 million in previously approved federal grant awards for about 30 Maryland transportation projects, according to the state Transportation Department, which is urgently asking the administration to reconsider.

Among the projects placed in limbo are key elements of Gov. Wes Moore’s ...Read more