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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…

The 5 Series in BMW’s lineup has been the logical middle ground between the compact 3 Series and the posh 7 Series for generations. With this latest generation, the sedan tends to lean more towards luxury rather than sportiness, but it still has multiple powertrains and trims on offer to meet most expectations. With the 530i, BMW offers an entry-level model with a four-cylinder and plenty of standard technology. So, is it worth spending more to upgrade to the higher models? Or does the entry level package justify its price with all its features? Here is a comprehensive look at…

A federal judge has dismissed a pair of antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Rolling Stone parent company Penske Media Corporation, which accused Google of driving away web traffic with its AI-powered search features, as reported earlier by Reuters. US District Judge Amit Mehta takes Google’s side in a ruling on Wednesday, writing that PMC and Chegg’s claims don’t stand up to antitrust law.In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by coercing publishers into supplying content for AI Overviews for free, or risk disappearing from search results. The publishers alleged Google’s practices…

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. Ten years (and about a half-dozen daily drivers) ago, I purchased a brand-new Ford Fiesta ST. Back then, when you bought one of Ford’s fun cars, the company threw in a complimentary day of driver “education” at what we colloquially call Utah Motorsports Park. If you bought a either the Focus or Fiesta ST, that program took the form of ST Octane Academy. The Academy was a day-long school that mixed time on track…

GWM Monthly Sales 2024-2026 Month 2024 2025 2026 January 104,030 80,933 90,312 February 71,027 77,883 72,594 March 100,276 97,991 106,198 April 94,796 100,061 106,312 May 91,460 102,231 100,399 June 98,080 110,690 108,080 July 91,285 104,372 108,067 August 94,461 115,558 113,396 September 108,398 133,639 114,944 October 116,799 143,078 November 127,394 133,216 December 135,286 124,020 GWM monthly sales 2024 2025 …

As it stands, Pandora offers two paid subscription tiers. The first, Pandora Plus, now costs $5.99 per month, or $65.89 per year. Complete with ad-free personalized music, unlimited skips, offline listening, and ad-supported search features, the music genome project subscription is the same price as Spotify’s and Apple’s discounted student options.  The streamer’s music-on-demand tier, Pandora Premium, is more expensive. Now costing $11.99 per month or $131.89 per year, Pandora Premium is more in line with its competitors’ prices. The Ad-free service, with unlimited skips, offline listening, shared playlists, and search and play features, is much closer to the service offered by top…