Saturday, June 7, 2025

Cars: How Toyota’s bold EV expansion is catching up to prove critics wrong

Toyota and Lexus make up for lost ground when 3 new EVs go on sale in the U.S. in 2025-26. Plus 2 models already for sale here are being upgraded. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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2026 Toyota bZ (foreground) and CH-R electric vehicles at the automaker's North American headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Toyota and Lexus make up for lost ground when 3 new EVs go on sale in the U.S. in 2025-26. Plus 2 models already for sale here are being upgraded.

Ford vehicles are displayed at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
 

5 key Ford insights: Rare minerals supply chain to workplace culture

Ford CFO Sherry House also discussed what the Dearborn-based automaker is telling Wall Street about upcoming headwinds.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025.
 

Trump vs. Musk: Could Tesla, EVs be behind 2025's biggest breakup? | Analysis

President Trump has been feuding with Elon Musk over The One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Here's why Musk could have suddenly changed his tune on the Trump administration.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 21, 1954: Lee Petty guides his Chrysler through a turn on his way to winning the NASCAR Cup race on the Daytona Beach-Road Course. Petty dominated the event, leading 37 of the 39 laps. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)
 

Chrysler turns 100: Photos show its iconic cars through the years

See the iconic "Big Three" automobile manufacturer's car models, workers and company founders through the years.

The Mazda logo is displayed at the 46th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand on March 24, 2025.
 

Over 183,000 Mazda vehicles recalled. See impacted models.

Mazda said the majority of the recalled vehicles have an airbag issue preventing the airbags from deploying.

Frank Rhodes, great-grandson of Walter P. Chrysler, poses with his 1926 Chrysler Imperial E-80.
 

Chrysler CEO discusses future of brand as it approaches 100th birthday

Chrysler is part of Stellantis, and its future has often been in question. But both the brand and new company CEOs are looking toward its future.

NA view of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ at the Full Bloom: The 2023 Moth Ball Honoring Hasan Minhaj at Pier 60 on May 23, 2023 in New York City.
 

Over 41,000 Cadillac vehicles recalled. See impacted models.

Some video screens in certain Cadillac Lyriq vehicles may fail, resulting in loss of warning lights and camera display.

A blue Dodge Charger Daytona EV.
 

This EV accelerated on its own during test drive. How common is that?

A road test vehicle review expert experienced unintended acceleration in Dodge Charger Daytona EV. How common is it in self-driving vehicles?

Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan on March 12, 2025.
 
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Ford thinks it can reduce the impact of tariffs

John Lawler, Ford's vice chairman, laid out the possibilities during an interview with autos analyst Daniel Roeska at the Bernstein 41st conference.

Todd Storrs, 61, a Ford Model T mechanic at The Henry Ford, works on a Model T inside the Antique Vehicle Garage Facility in Dearborn on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Storrs joined the team a year and a half ago and is part of a small crew responsible for maintaining the museum's fleet of antique vehicles.
 

Want to work on Model T's? The Henry Ford Museum has the perfect job

The museum has a fleet of 27 antique vehicles that are used daily in Dearborn, Michigan. It is hiring someone to care for and repair them.

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