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Jaguar Land Rover CEO Stepping Down At the End of the Year | The Truth About Cars
Jaguar Land Rover is losing its CEO after three short years.Adrian Mardell is stepping down, ending his 35-year career at the company, which culminated with a few years in the top seat.His time at the helm included an eyebrow-raising shift to electrification for Jaguar and other challenges for the storied British automakers.
Chevy Finally Showed Some of the New Bolt EV's Exterior | The Truth About Cars
Note: A previous version of this post included images of the last-generation Chevrolet Bolt.It has been updated with the latest teaser shots from GM.General Motors cut the Chevy Bolt EV in 2023, but it almost immediately promised a replacement after hearing the backlash over the loss of an affordable electric car.
Cadillac Recalls a Handful of EVs for Improperly Secured Battery Packs | The Truth About Cars
Yesterday, we reported on a Hyundai recall that impacted just ten vehicles.Today’s recall is slightly larger, but not by much, as General Motors is recalling 53 2025 Cadillac Lyriqs and 2026 Vistiq EVs for an improperly secured battery pack.
Nissan Priced the 2026 Rogue - No Rogue Hybrid Yet | The Truth About Cars
Nissan is struggling, making its most important model, the Rogue, even more vital to its bottom line.Most expect the automaker to update the SUV with a new hybrid model soon, but Nissan’s 2026 Rogue announcement is free of anything other than light updates.
Stuff We Use: Locking Pliers | The Truth About Cars
On our never-ending quest to improve this place by listening to feedback from the B&B, we are taking a unique tack with product posts, choosing to focus on items we have actually used or purchased with our own income.After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories.While our Stuff We Use series of posts generally talks about gear for DIYers, this one is going the extra mile to add a lesson in word origins on top of some tool recommendations for your garage.Numerous trademarked brand names have entered the lexicon as a common label for a particular item – even though that word may not technically be its actual name.Kleenex is a great example of a word we use in reference to a generic item even though that word belongs to a company.
Honda Wanted To Build the "Ideal Sports Car" With New Prelude | The Truth About Cars
A lot of people have a lot of things to say about the new, hybrid-only Honda Prelude, and not all of them are positive.Honda’s all-in on the car, saying its engineers' focus “was to uncover the latent demand for the ideal sports car.”
Sony-Honda Mobility Kicks Off Early Afeela 1 Production Efforts | The Truth About Cars
Honda’s electrification efforts have involved partners, including General Motors, which builds the Prologue EV.The automaker’s team-up with Sony was more surprising, and the first vehicle from that effort has just entered production.
VW Pledges To Keep Gas-Powered GTI Into the 2030s | The Truth About Cars
Americans only see the two performance versions of the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf, but many have speculated that the automaker would electrify the car within the next few years.While that may become a reality, the company has pledged to retain internal combustion power into the 2030s.
Hyundai Recalls Ten Ioniq 5 EVs for Potential Fire Issue | The Truth About Cars
Hyundai is recalling a very small number of Ioniq 5s for an issue that could increase the risk of a fire.The automaker recently issued a recall for 10 units over a problem with the bus bar retention bolts, which were insufficiently tightened at the factory.
Cadillac EVs Offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for Buyers in Australia and New Zealand | The Truth About Cars
General Motors made news when it announced that its new EVs would lack Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of Google Built-In and in-house software.The automaker argued that the experience would be better with its more cohesive interface, but that apparently doesn’t apply to Cadillac EV buyers down under.
Used Car of the Day: 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer | The Truth About Cars
Remember, the point of this feature is to find interesting cars, not necessarily ones that are in great shape.And I feel that, for some of you at least, mediocre metal that needs some wrenchin' is just what y'all like.That's the case with this 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer.
Connecticut Throwing Book at Left Lane Loungers | The Truth About Cars
Drivers in the Nutmeg State may soon have fewer impediments in freeway traffic, at least if a new law works as intended.Part of a senate bill signed by the governor in June, the new rules are intended to increase safety by allowing first responders easier passage on freeways whilst attending to an emergency.We suppose lawmakers and their PR types could have stopped there with the spin but chose to also point out that the new regs are likely to ease highway congestion.Good.
Stellantis CEO Upbeat on Earnings Call | The Truth About Cars
Antonio Filosa held court today on a quarterly earnings call for Stellantis, giving details to investors and reporters about the company’s efforts to kick-start a better second half.Key points to which the CEO referred were movement on the product side, a reduction in standing inventory, mending of fences with dealers, and a reintroduction of popular options (read: the Hemi V8) in North America.Given that market used to be the Stellantis powerhouse in terms of profit, that change should be considered no small consequence.
What Happened to “Job One”? | The Truth About Cars
Ed.note -- We have yet another TTAC Content Creator starting today.He's Gary Vasilash, a long time automotive industry observer/writer/journalist.The headline on a news release from Ford surprised me:“Ford Receives Most Honors of Any Brand in 2025 J.D.
Stellantis is Staring Down A Huge Loss In 2025 | The Truth About Cars
Stellantis delayed financial guidance reports earlier this year due to economic uncertainty, but it just released some early numbers, and they don’t paint a pretty picture.The automaker said it expects to lose approximately $2.7 billion through the first half of 2025 and said it had seen a significant drop in new vehicle shipments.
One Less Sedan: Acura TLX Production Has Ended | The Truth About Cars
Americans are crazy about SUVs, causing some automakers to mostly abandon smaller cars.Acura held on longer than some, but it’s axing one of its two remaining car models.Production of the TLX sedan recently ended, marking the end of a car that has been on sale since the 1990s.