Lexus introduced the F Sport trim as a way to offer sharper handling and more aggressive styling to its standard luxury lineup for buyers who don’t want full-blown F models like the V8-powered IS F and RC F, which represent the brand’s highest factory-engineered performance. The F Sport name
If you’re waiting for someone new Hyundai, A labor dispute currently unfolding in South Korea deserves your attention. Thousands of unionized workers at Hyundai’s massive Ulsan production complex – the world’s largest automotive plant – have already left work early for several shifts, and a new round of four-hour strikes is scheduled to begin on
Honda is bringing Google Gemini-powered conversational AI to a select group of its vehicles, and the rollout is more targeted than you might expect. Confirmed this week, nine Honda models and three Acura models will receive updated software featuring an AI assistant – but several popular nameplates are absent from the list. The difference matters
Ford is recalling 288,314 Explorer SUVs because their roof rails may detach. Ford has previously repaired some affected vehicles. Technicians may have incorrectly fixed the affected vehicles as part of previous repair attempts. Ford has issued its 57th recall of the year. This time, it is for 288,314 SUVs with roof rail covers that are
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Recent reports point to Volkswagen undergoing a transformational restructuring in the coming months and years, as the German manufacturing giant has faced some financial headwinds recently. These issues are due to a number of variables, including EV adoption and that segment’s research and development spending, the shocks of the brand’s Dieselgate fiasco still being felt,
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Audi sold 38,000 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026. Sales in the first half of 2026 are down 17 percent. EV sales have declined the most, but sales of new gas models have mostly increased. Audi reported its 2026 second quarter deliveries in the United States, with 38,030 vehicles delivered during the second three
Volkswagen’s headquarters and factory are in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Yen Duong/Bloomberg) July 9, 2026 4:30 PM, EDT key takeaways: Volkswagen plans to cut its model lineup by up to 50% after a July 9 supervisory board meeting. VW said low China profits, weak European demand, US tariffs and Chinese competition made existing cost cuts inadequate. Labor
VW Group is streamlining its portfolio by 50 percent. The number of alternative devices available is decreasing by 75 percent. Annual production capacity will drop to nine million units. We’ve known that things were bad at Volkswagen Group for some time, but the severity of the situation is shocking. In a worrying press release issued