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JUNE 8, 2025

Oregons SB1213 was written specifically to legalize kei cars and would apply to a vehicle that "[w]as originally manufactured in Japan or South Korea," "[h]as an engine that has a piston or rotor displacement of 660 cubic centimeters," "[i]s 11 feet or less in length," "[i]s 4.9 Sorry, bud, those arent safe enough.

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JUNE 17, 2025

Its a general guideline is to get your tires rotated every 5,000 to 8,000, but its always best to check with the tire manufacturers recommendations. Misaligned tires, poorly inflated tires, worn suspension, messed up vehicle alignment, and road conditions can all cause tires to wear out early and unevenly.

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JULY 8, 2025

Unfortunately for those looking to dodge tariffs, though, the Trax is manufactured in China and South Korea. Manufactured" is in the eye of the beholder, but assembled, certainly.👍 A win for American manufacturing, if not for American nameplates. All easily great vehicles. How old of a Ford is it, exactly?

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JUNE 23, 2025

The tours are a display of modern industrial automation Robert Way/Shutterstock If youre lucky enough to snag a ticket, youll be treated to a display of modern automated manufacturing. Now, tens of thousands of people are signing up for just a chance to get a behind-the-scenes peek at automakers like BYD, Nio and Xiaomi.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Manufacturers will still be allowed full control of manufacturing and deploying their own rear power units, motor controllers, gear reduction boxes, rear suspension, and software, as has been the case for a handful of seasons now.

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JULY 15, 2025

Carter July 15, 2025 3:21 pm EST Rivian Rivian builds brilliant electric trucks that offer almost everything the modern car buyer could want, but they still lack one feature that many people consider a dealbreaker: Rivian doesnt offer Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.

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JULY 11, 2025

Welcome to being a car manufacturer these days. That makes for a worldwide decline of 6% for the Stuttgart stallion, despite the record-breaking performance in America. So for 2025, its yay, but also, ouch? On the bright side, Porsches global EV sales made for 36% of their total, a 14.5%

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JULY 11, 2025

The manufacturer produced carbon composite bodywork to drape over the chassis, again, designed to be quickly assembled and disassembled. Lamborghini Its not uncommon to see manufacturers use cars that easily exceed GT3 performance specifications to pare them down for competition. The first was Ferrari, of course.

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JUNE 16, 2025

by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Its important that we continue to work with the sector, and to be frank, to press the sector to. embrace the transition," she said at the Canada Automotive Summit, hosted in Vaughan, Ont.

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JUNE 26, 2025

The manufacturers, who would rather build whatever makes them the most money, dislike this. Though home to over a billion people, low incomes and high import duties have long hampered manufacturers efforts to sell more cars in Africa. Now, theyre asking for a major restructuring of the organization. Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Co.

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JUNE 8, 2025

Once removed, swollen or overly corroded lug nuts can be replaced with fresh original equipment lug nuts from the vehicles manufacturer or a lower cost reproduction part. Instead, vehicles required towing to a repair shop. In either case, the swelling may reoccur after a certain period of time.

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JULY 3, 2025

A potential manufacturing defect in specific engine bearings. Variable compression engine failure Infiniti According to the recall, "Nissan has identified bearing failures in certain vehicles equipped with the subject 3-cylinder 1.5L or 4-cylinder 2.0L variable compression turbo engine (VC-Turbo) engines.

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JUNE 5, 2025

Manufacturers sell way more boring-colored cars than they do bright and distinctive colors, so there are significantly more of them available on the used market. The study notes that used car depreciation is much higher than it was just a few years ago, and that paint colors do not affect resale value as much as they have in the past.

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JUNE 23, 2025

The fact that there are torque specs at all is a clear indication that the auto manufacturers want you to follow them. You can find handy charts listing oil drain plug torque specs for most cars built between 1992 and 2011. A torque wrench is the tool to make sure a bolt is just the right amount tight, not too much or too little.

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JULY 8, 2025

manufacturing is that it still uses parts from abroad, or built with steel from abroad. Of course, the big problem with U.S. If Toyota wants to fully dodge those taxes, itll have to start running mining operations here in the States.

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JUNE 11, 2025

All Rights Reserved If Its This Hard To Make A Grill Scrubber 100% In The U.S., Imagine Doing The Same Thing With A Car Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise News If Its This Hard To Make A Grill Scrubber 100% In The U.S.,

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JULY 16, 2025

For the kids Erin Marquis We just happened to be visiting Copenhagen on Graduation Day for high school students, and ended up behind several large open trucks full of drunk teenagers. In Copenhagens man roundabouts, the steering needed only slight inputs to make it through the other side.

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JULY 14, 2025

Theres also no legal requirement for manufacturers to keep making parts or updates for long-dead cars, either. Todays high-tech is tomorrows obsolete. Automakers already cut off older models with 3G modems from subscription services because, well, 3G networks dont exist anymore.

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JULY 4, 2025

Still, Rivians truck and SUV are good cars, and Im always more than happy to bring them up when someones considering getting a new vehicle. Bonus points for cars not just from American manufacturers, but actually manufactured within the borders of this one nation, under God, indivisible. Comment(s) Recommended

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JULY 14, 2025

In this mornings edition, Trump sets a new date for tariffs against vehicles made in the EU and Mexico, Elon Musk says he doesnt want Tesla and xAI to merge, GM idles its truck plant in Mexico, and Land Rover recalls thousands of Range Rover Evoques for an airbag issue. Its quite the masterful gambit by Musk. and major profit generators.

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JUNE 10, 2025

If you want something that does regular truck stuff , though, you probably want to look elsewhere. But how did we get from Tesla promising a go-anywhere, conquer-any-terrain truck to the current disaster? The manufacturing team also identified the part as problematic, this person said.

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JULY 2, 2025

Tesla recorded the fastest-ever model ramp-up with just six weeks to full production of the refreshed Model Y in its largest manufacturing hub in Shanghai earlier this year. From Reuters : Deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles made in its Shanghai factory, including both China sales and exports to Europe and other markets, rose 16.1%

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JULY 23, 2025

American carmakers are now unhappy that the Japanese tariff is lower than the rates for Canada and Mexico, where the Big Three still do much of their manufacturing. Duties that were due to come into effect on other Japanese goods from August 1 will also be cut to 15% from 25%. year-on-year drop to 1.25 Reverse: Howd that work out for him?

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JUNE 27, 2025

The dealers said tax credits for new and used clean vehicles, the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit meant to incentivize battery production, the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit and others "must continue, even in a reduced form, for at least the next several years."

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JULY 10, 2025

These changes are not just aesthetic, but improve aerodynamics thanks to a collaboration with race car manufacturer Dallara. The bumpers are slightly different, with angles replacing curves in the grille and intakes. On the Cielo in particular, Maserati claims theres no loss of efficiency or decreased thermal management with the roof off.

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JULY 18, 2025

All of this is hitting us hard — harder than many other car manufacturers," Blume said. The models, which are the first electric models to be manufactured directly by JLR, required extended testing, which partly led to the delay, the report added. Thats a trillion years from now.

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JULY 11, 2025

In this mornings edition, Fords struggles with recalls are only getting worse, California officials say Tesla hasnt actually applied for permits to bring robotaxis to the state, Nissan might start building Honda trucks at its plant, and Polestars rearview camera fix for thousands of vehicles may not have worked.

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JULY 13, 2025

Its good that many manufacturers have moved away from using as many rare earth metals in their motors, but that does still leave them vulnerable to price fluctuations in the copper market. After all, even a diesel truck with enough torque to tow a train is full of electrical components, and all of those components need to be connected.

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JULY 1, 2025

Once McLaren became a true production manufacturer in the 2010s, Ojjeh ordered every new model again, and again, and again. Named Yquem after a dessert wine, McLaren never used this color for anyone but Ojjeh, ever. In fact, the company later renamed it to Mansour Orange, because of course. That was back in the 1990s.

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JUNE 25, 2025

Overall car sales in Europe rose 1.9%, with the strongest growth coming from plug-in hybrids and cars powered by alternative fuels, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed. EV makers revised Model Y yet to show signs of reviving the brands fortunes. Glad someones looking out.

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JULY 17, 2025

While the truck does look like it borrows more of its looks from the Bronco Sport, its size more closely resembles the full-size truck. Its going to be manufactured by JMC — a joint venture between Ford and Jiangling Motors, CarScoops reports. If you ask me, its a damn shame this truck isnt coming stateside.

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JULY 17, 2025

During World War II, the Axis war machine relied heavily on synthetic fuels manufactured from coal and hydrogen through a catalytic process known as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. We need to discuss whether those miles matter and, if so, what they should reasonably make the car worth.

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JULY 7, 2025

I, for one, think the earlier EVs from the very start of the eventual surge will be considered hot commodities on the collectors market, especially short-lived EVs.

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JUNE 17, 2025

The come in all shades, manufacture and model in a constant glorious parade of real steel bodies and white-walled tires. Its sunny and beautiful here in the Motor City, which means the classic cars are coming out of storage, getting wiped down with a baby diaper, and slowly cruising up and down the many-lanned roads that call the city home.

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JUNE 24, 2025

Lured by the Wankels compact size and mechanical simplicity, a number of manufacturers not only embarked on rotary engine development but also designed entire cars around the engine. Rotary Club Craigslist For the most part, the Wankel engine is dead as far as automotive applications are concerned. That wasnt always the case.

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JUNE 10, 2025

In this mornings edition, were looking at VinFasts ruinous first-quarter finances, Bentleys tariff pricing plan, a new truck merger between Toyota and Daimler and Ubers robotaxi expansion in London. manufacturer is trying to understand the matter." [.] The manufacturers will be fine regardless. Bentley sure doesnt.

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JULY 17, 2025

tariffs took a toll on the countrys manufacturers, with its fragile economy exposed to greater risks from the global trade war in coming months. Unless they get pushed back again. Again, capricious executive branch. From Reuters : Japans exports fell for a second straight month as sweeping U.S. Japan failed to clinch a deal with the U.S.

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