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Wholesale auto market dynamics from Cox Automotive show a significant shift in the luxury car segment as mid-August 2026 data reveals nationwide price corrections. Softening values across secondary markets stem directly from rising fuel costs and shifting buyer priorities. Commuter vehicles retain strong demand while high-end executive transport experiences steep value drops. This widening split creates unprecedented secondary market parity between mass-market daily drivers and flagship prestige vehicles. Shoppers now have access to high-end engineering, advanced comfort, and executive styling for mainstream money. Current inventory trends confirm that changing market conditions offer value-conscious enthusiasts an ideal entry point into premium…

Hyundai Motor America and Seattle Children’s have launched a new partnership to expand free child passenger safety education and car seat inspection events across Washington state. According to the announcement, Hyundai Hope, the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative, is providing a $25,000 investment to help Seattle Children’s reach approximately 300 families in underserved South King County communities over the next two years. The funding will support year‑round car seat checks in Federal Way, Seattle and Bellevue. At these events, certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians provide hands‑on guidance to help families properly install and use car seats, check for expired or…

The Geely Monjaro EM-i hybrid SUV, which made its global debut in Cairo, Egypt, on August 29, 2026. Credit: Geely The Monjaro EM-i is 4.8 meters long, and the all-wheel-drive version can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.83 seconds. As the new model is launched, overseas markets are becoming Geely’s primary source of growth. Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) launched the Monjaro EM-i in Egypt on August 29, officially beginning the global roll-out of its first hybrid D-SUV, according to a company statement on Monday. The new model made its debut in Cairo on August 29, with a focus…

Whatever the outcome, value will continue to be core to the Sandero’s appeal, with Marotte telling us Dacia needs to be “best in class in terms of affordability in the EV world”, emphasising that its objective is “to find the balance between product performance and affordability” in order to “bring EV to mass markets”. Advertisement – Article continues belowIt’s understood that Dacia is keen to adopt a universal design language that will make its combustion and electric vehicles indistinguishable to the untrained eye.  While the ICE models will get a conventional front-end treatment, the EV is expected to feature subtle…

The Tiger Li-Ion electric baggage tug is quietly revolutionizing the airport ground handling and ground support equipment (GSE) market with silent, emission-free running, massive fuel savings, and a 60,000 lb. (!) payload capacity. Despite their fun, approachable appearance, airport baggage tugs are seriously capable machines, geared down to produce the sort of immense torque necessary to haul literal tons of luggage (or airplanes) from terminal to tarmac hundreds of times a day on duty cycles that would trash your neighbor’s “tough guy” pickup in under a month. That amount of work requires huge amounts of energy and, as a consequence,…

AI scribes are rapidly making their way into doctors’ offices, promising to cut down on tedious paperwork and free up time for patient care. However, growing evidence suggests these tools are introducing a new set of risks for patients and clinicians alike. AI scribes are mangling diagnoses and prescriptions A new report by The Guardian highlights how automated transcription tools are routinely botching medical records in the UK. Findings from Healthwatch England, an independent consumer advocacy group for patients in the UK public health system, reveal that patients are catching severe transcription errors that jeopardize their health if left uncorrected.…

UPDATE: 2026/08/30 10:05 EST BY ROGER BIERMANN Top Gear Relaunch Faces Toughest Challenge Yet In New Grand Tour This article has been updated with additional information on the forthcoming Grand Tour reboot and the challenges the BBC will face in trying to recapture the Top Gear magic. Just when we think nothing else could possibly surprise us in this absolutely crazy year for automotive news, we get blind-sided by something else. At least this time it’s not more tariff news, or another upstart restomod company wanting a gazillion dollars to reimagine a classic supercar. This is something that, potentially, automotive…

From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecedented survey of the universe. Its field of view is 100 times larger than Hubble’s and, according to NASA, it can survey the sky 1,000 times faster using its 300-megapixel infrared camera. Roman also has a Coronagraph system that can block and mask glare from stars, allowing it to directly image exoplanets, even smaller, older, and colder planets orbiting close to their stars.Roman will also conduct detailed 3D scans to help map the distribution of dark matter and narrow down the potential candidates for its makeup. Using the same 3D scans and…

Old-school tuning still has its place in today’s world, but there is a far easier way of chasing higher outputs, as owners of turbocharged engines would surely be aware. Electronic control unit tuning acts as a shortcut for boosted car owners to access an easy 50 horsepower or more without having to so much as turn a wrench. Horsepower Has Traditionally Been Quite An Expensive Metric To Chase Modified 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air V8Bring A Trailer Back in the days before the wide-scale rollout of ECUs for mass-market cars, everything was mechanically controlled. So, it simply wasn’t possible to plug…

When the 2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio was new it was slapped with an entry-level MSRP of $42,350. With a starting price of that nature, it fell within the wheelhouse of other luxury crossovers, like the BMW X3, Audi Q5, and the Lexus RX. These days, though, the Stelvio’s value has changed considerably. Currently, it carries a used market value of around $20,000, with some sources stating it’s even lower. $20k for 280 horsepower, Italian flair and one of the best driving cars in its segment. What are you waiting for? Of course, every silver lining has a cloud. According to…