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The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. If data brokers can track the devices you take with you, they know where you live, where you go, and what you do. And the stakes are only poised to climb higher, now that surveillance companies that sell automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are getting in on the game. Defense contractor Leonardo is promoting a new technology called SignalTrace that will package plate cameras with sensors that can scrape unique identifiers tied to your smart devices and…

RAMaggedon claims another one. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple’s outgoing CEO all but confirmed that higher prices are on the way for the company’s products. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” Tim Cook told the publication. “We’re doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we’ve been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable.” Unfortunately, Cook didn’t offer any specifics about either the amount prices will go up or when. With WWDC 2026 in the books,…

Forget pickup trucks or hypercars, the real driving force of vehicle innovation since 1984 has been the minivan. Especially the Chrysler minivan. Now CarBuzz has found a new patent from the people carrier experts that could make the company’s only model more flexible than ever. New Seat Idea Lets You Slide Back, Flip It, Or Reverse It Stellantis Minivan sliding seat patent drawingStellantis The patent is called Cross-Car and Fore-Aft Positionable Seating System. It’s a dull name, but the result makes even the modularity of Lego bricks look like child’s play. Stellantis engineers have invented a system of tracks that…

The sun was shining at Woodington Lake Golf Course in Tottenham, Ont., as hundreds of automotive aftermarket professionals gathered to raised money for a good cause. The annual Shad’s R&R golf tournament raised $220,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada on June 11. Check out the photo gallery and highlight video below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cars Magazine & Jobber News (@autoserviceworld) The post Event recap: Shad’s R&R appeared first on Auto Service World.

A Hyundai EO on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost China’s NEV retail totaled 341,000 units in June 1-14, down 8% from a year earlier but up 5% from the same period last month. The broader car market remained weak, with overall passenger vehicle retail falling 18% year on year. China’s retail sales of passenger new energy vehicles (NEVs) fell 8% year on year in the first two weeks of June, narrowing from the decline in the first week. NEV retail in China reached 341,000 units in June 1-14, down 8% from the same period…

TuxMat Custom interior floor mats remain a crucial component in the automotive aftermarket sector. Unfortunately, standard off-the-shelf floor mats tend to fall short when it comes to keeping a vehicle’s interior pristine. These products typically leave critical areas exposed to daily wear and tear and suffer from worse manufacturing quality. Opting for substandard quality mats usually leads to frequent replacements and a compromised interior quality experience. Premium custom-fit floor mats are a much better option that redefines vehicle protection, acting as a tailored, edge-to-edge coverage system. TuxMat is an interior mat and trim protection specialist. The company achieves a high-quality…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Wagon fans, pour one out for another Porsche wagon. On Thursday, the 2027 Porsche Taycan was revealed with fake gear shifts from a fake transmission, amongst other changes. Notably absent and overlooked? The Taycan wagons, both the Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo, are gone. Dead. A Porsche spokesperson confirmed to The Drive it’s not our imagination and the wagons are indeed gone. A moment of silence, please. Also, we can only blame the public, not Porsche. Had…

Automotive Porsche just gave the 2027 Taycan its latest round of updates, including a larger standard battery and a new E-Shift feature that simulates gear changes for a more connected driving experience. But buried beneath the tech headlines is the part that hurts for wagon fans: the Taycan Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo appear to be gone from the lineup here in America. For a brand that has always understood the strange magic of practical performance, losing both long-roof Taycans feels like watching the cool kid leave the party early. Of course, this is not really a mystery.…

Photo: Electrify America Electrify America just opened a new “large-format” EV charging station in downtown Santa Barbara, California, adding 20 DC fast chargers and the company’s largest public battery energy storage system to date. Electrify America’s new “large-format” EV charging station, Santa Barbara, CA. Photo: Electrify America The new site is at 36 West Carrillo Street on the former Greyhound bus depot property. All 20 chargers can deliver up to 350 kW, allowing compatible EVs to add up to 20 miles of range per minute under ideal conditions. For now, all 20 chargers feature CCS connectors. Later this summer, Electrify…

Compared to its German rivals, there’s a certain level of expectation when it comes to Maserati, even with the Grecale 300, which is the cheapest car in the Italian brand’s range. The design of the 300 is identical to the old GT, and while it’s neatly proportioned with some key Maserati design traits (a huge grille, the three air vents on the front arch, trident badge on the rear pillar and quad exhausts), it strangely doesn’t have a tremendous amount of road presence.  The interior is also a mix of genuine luxury and some suspect parts sourced from Maserati’s parent…