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As you may know, Ford’s Dearborn plant in Michigan has recently been offline for nearly a week due to a supply chain issue. The automaker’s Kansas City facility was affected, too, though not as severely as its counterpart up north. Ford doesn’t seem eager to provide any details about the disruption, but CEO Jim Farley assures us everything is back to normal. Still, the factories in Dearborn and Kansas City are the backbone of F-150 production, so these recent events were guaranteed to have a downstream impact on sales. And with Ford about to release its September and third-quarter sales…

Photo: EWG Californians who can’t install rooftop solar are getting another way to tap into the sunshine. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill opening the door to small plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar, alongside two laws designed to get more out of home energy devices and the grid California already has. All three were signed on September 30. Plug and play balcony solar For renters, apartment dwellers, and homeowners with unsuitable roofs, the most immediately relatable change is SB 868, state Senator Scott Wiener’s Plug and Play Solar Act. Balcony solar is pretty much what it sounds like:…

Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone’s camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google’s AI help with things like reading small text, describing your surroundings, finding or identifying objects around you, and describing details on specific objects.Like the VoiceOver Live Recognition feature Apple has added to the iPhone and Vision Pro, it’s designed for people who are blind, have low vision, or want assistance in specific situations. In addition to the Gemini app, Guided Vision…

Healthy competition within the industry is usually great, not only for the customers but also for the brands to try to one-up each other. One of the more recent examples of such a tussle is the Ram 1500 TRX vs the Ford F-150 Raptor. The Ram was launched in 2021 with its eyes set on the performance off-road pickup truck prize.

A global rollout will follow, although we don’t yet know the details. Samsung Samsung is hopping on the clip-on earbud bandwagon. On Thursday, the company revealed the Galaxy Buds On for its home Korean market, bringing the style popularized by Bose, Huawei and Shokz to the Galaxy ecosystem. Those of us living elsewhere will have to wait. If you aren’t familiar, the clip-on style is designed to latch onto the side of your ear, leaving the canal open. Although that can be an advantage for those who don’t like the feeling of something stuffed in their…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Public infrastructure for charging an EV in America is a mess. Executives have all been vocal and up front about it. So much so that seven of the world’s largest automakers formed a joint venture called Ionna to tackle the issue and stand up a nationwide charging network. Toyota joined the party a year later to bring the count to eight. But this isn’t just about selling EVs, it’s an entirely new form of…

Automotive General Motors remains the top-selling automaker in the United States after the third quarter of 2026, but Toyota is getting increasingly close as the market continues to shift toward hybrids and more fuel-efficient vehicles. GM delivered 670,974 vehicles during the quarter, keeping it comfortably at the top for now, though its sales were down about 5.5% compared with the same period last year. Toyota, meanwhile, posted 633,223 sales, up slightly from a year ago and close enough to make the fight for the U.S. sales crown considerably more interesting heading into the final months of the year.…

Geely Auto Monthly Sales 2024-2026 Month 2024 2025 2026 January 213,487 266,737 270,167 February 111,398 204,910 206,160 March 150,835 232,177 233,031 April 153,267 234,112 235,164 May 160,658 235,208 237,637 June 166,085 236,036 240,799 July 150,782 237,717 250,161 August 181,229 250,167 270,194 September 201,949 273,125 292,168 October 226,686 307,133 November 250,136 310,428 December 210,055 236,817 Geely Auto monthly sales 2024 2025…

Toyota’s new electric vehicles are selling surprisingly well, even as many automakers report fewer EV sales in the third quarter. Toyota’s EVs and hybrids boost US sales Toyota Motor North America, including Lexus, sold 633,233 vehicles in Q3 2026, up 0.6% from Q3 2025. Although GM remained ahead, selling nearly 671,000 vehicles in the US last quarter, Toyota’s electrified vehicles helped close the gap. GM blamed “the much smaller EV market and discontinued vehicles” after reporting that Q3 sales were down 6% from the third quarter of 2025. Advertisement – scroll for more content Sales of GM’s most popular electric…

Subaru made some great moves for the 2026 model year when it brought back the base-model WRX, lowering the cost of entry by thousands for the popular rally-bred sports sedan. Not only that, but the automaker’s evergreen Forester is enjoying its own record-breaking popularity, meaning that even in a tough year, the company’s looking great when it comes to sales. In fact, pretty much the entire Subaru lineup posted improved showroom performance in September 2026 versus September 2025, portending great things for the future. Close2026 Subaru WRXSubaru2026 Subaru WRX interior view of the front cabinSubaru2026 Subaru WRXSubaru The WRX Saw…