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Americans Are Quietly Footing a Combined 100 Billion Dollar Fuel Bill Because of the Iran Conflict, and Truck and SUV Owners Are Paying the Steepest Price of All
CNN ties a combined $100.9 billion national fuel bill to the Iran conflict. Here’s what that translates to for truck, SUV, and hybrid owners at the pump.
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One Blunt Ultimatum From Trump’s Own Transportation Secretary Landed on Ford’s Desk Over China, and the Automaker’s Fiery Public Response Did Not Hold Back at All
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy publicly told Ford to sever its Chinese battery-tech licensing deal at its Michigan LFP plant. Ford’s on-record rebuttal did not pull punches.
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Eleven People Are Now Dead Because Their Airbags Were Secretly Counterfeit, and Federal Regulators Say Equinox, Malibu and Sonata Owners Need to Check Their VIN Right Now
NHTSA confirms an 11th US death tied to counterfeit Chinese airbag inflators and urges Equinox, Malibu and Sonata owners to check their vehicle history immediately.
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Federal Regulators Just Issued Their First Defect Recall Order in Decades — Here’s Why That’s Completely Different From a Normal Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a mandatory recall order banning the sale and
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The Average New Car Just Broke $50,000 for the First Time in History, Kelley Blue Book’s Own Data Confirms
The average new vehicle sold in the United States hit $50,080 in September 2025, the
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Hybrids and SUVs Are Quietly Deciding Which Car Brands Win in 2026, Kelley Blue Book’s Own Shopper Data Shows
Hybrid vehicles pulled in 22% of new-car shopper consideration in the first half of 2026,
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Two Years Passed Between a Jeep Gladiator Owner’s Driveway Fire and the Recall That Finally Addressed the Defect Behind It, a Federal Lawsuit Now Argues
Jeep Gladiator owners suing Stellantis over an underhood fire risk are still fighting their case
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The IIHS Just Rolled Out a Brand-New Whiplash-Prevention Crash Test That Could Reshape Every Car Seat on the Road
Four small SUVs earned a Good rating and three flunked outright in the first results
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Engine Failures in GM’s 6.2 Liter V8 Are Continuing Even After the Official Recall Fix, According to Owner Complaint Data Filed With Federal Regulators
Engines that GM already repaired under a major recall are failing again, and federal regulators
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New Vehicle Sales in America Are on Pace to Top 16 Million for a Sixth Straight Month, According to Cox Automotive’s Own Newly Published Sales Forecast
New-vehicle sales in the U.S. ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.8 million
