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Why car insurers are under pressure to cut rates

November 12, 2025

What’s worse for car insurers: a trade war or a price war? Consumers might like the answer, but investors probably won’t. Back in February, insurance groups began warning that stiff import levies could drive up the cost […]

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Auto shows drive car sales, new data shows

November 6, 2025

A new study challenges the notion that auto shows are relics of the past, indicating that in-person vehicle events drive purchase decisions and brand engagement in an increasingly digital market. According to the report by […]

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How China took over the world’s rare-earths industry

October 21, 2025

Beijing used bare-knuckle tactics in multidecade effort to consolidate control over supplies When China tightened restrictions on rare-earth exports this month, stunning the White House, it was the latest reminder of Beijing’s control over an industry vital […]

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The rest of the world is following America’s retreat on EVs

October 15, 2025

Canada, U.K. and European Union back off electric-vehicle targets as economic reality sets in and even China shows cracks The U.S. retreat from its electric-vehicle ambitions is spreading around the globe. In Canada, Prime Minister Mark […]

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October 14, 2025

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Americans are falling behind on their car payments

October 13, 2025

Delinquency rates on subprime auto loans are at records One of the cylinders in the U.S. economic engine is causing some sputtering.  Since the pandemic, buyers on auto-dealer lots have encountered surging sticker prices and […]

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The Texan who scored a 1968 Cincinnati Bengals-themed Dodge Charger

October 6, 2025

Clair Luttrell, 70, a retired railroad conductor living in New Braunfels, Texas, on his 1968 Dodge “Bengals” Charger R/T, as told to A.J. Baime In 1993, I was on vacation in Hazard, Ky. I was […]

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Sometimes car tech goes too far. Automakers are admitting it

October 2, 2025

When Tesla Inc. designer Franz von Holzhausen announced that his team would reconfigure the signature pop-out electronic door handles that had been criticized as a safety hazard, it was a rare admission that the company […]

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September 24, 2025

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