Aug 12 WATCH: Catalytic converter thefts are skyrocketing. Here’s why By Tim McPhillips, Nicole Ellis Annual thefts of the auto part increased more than 1,000 percent between 2018 and 2020. Here's what you need to know. Continue reading
Apr 01 Sanctions on Russia mean a struggle for Cuban car owners looking for parts By Juan Zamorano, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press Tens of thousands of vehicles poured into Cuba from its Cold War allies in the Soviet bloc and later Russia over the past half century. Many are aging and need spare parts. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 4:46 Prices for new and used cars skyrocket leading up to the holidays By PBS NewsHour With the auto industry still reeling from a computer chip shortage and low production due to COVID-19 shutdowns, rising car prices show no signs of abating soon—and consumers are bearing the brunt of it, with record high average asking prices… Continue watching
Aug 19 Toyota slashes production as pandemic strains supply chain By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press In North America, Toyota said it expects August production to be slashed by 60,000 to 90,000 vehicles. Continue reading
Jun 28 Honda changing course, will build its own electric vehicles By Associated Press Company officials say they're developing their own EV architecture, and after two GM-made EVs go on sale in 2024, Honda will start building its own. Continue reading
Dec 23 How Rose Simpson’s lowrider is an homage to Pueblo potters By Kira Wakeam “A long time ago, we would actually make a pot, and carry it on our head. We would use it for the things we needed,” said Simpson. “And nowadays, we have these cars, and we use them, and it’s still… Continue reading
Jul 10 The end of an era for the VW Beetle has special meaning for this one Mexican city By Michael Krumholtz, Associated Press For Mexico, the halt to Beetle production marks an end of an era. The VW factory in Puebla, southeast of the capital, had long been the only plant in the world still manufacturing classic Beetles and more recently became the… Continue reading
Jul 09 Volkswagen to stop making the Beetle after 81 years By David McHugh, Associated Press Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 6:04 Why U.S. pedestrian deaths are at their highest level in almost 30 years By Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Cronkite School of Journalism U.S. pedestrian deaths are at their highest level since 1990. Possible explanations include wider roads, sprawling cities, heavier traffic in residential areas due to navigation apps and increasing distractions from digital devices. And according to victims’ families and safety advocates,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 3:26 Trump administration plans rollback of fuel standards, setting up legal fight with states Over President Obama's tenure, rules were put in place that would have nearly doubled the average fuel economy standard in the U.S., which the Trump administration has argued goes too far. Now a new EPA proposal would set standards to… Continue watching