Claire Donovan Ford has officially teased its upcoming entry-level electric pickup with a dedicated website and winter testing footage, ahead of a 2025 launch. The compact EV truck, potentially named Ranchero, slots into the market as a smaller alternative to the Maverick,…
Ford has started teasing its new compact electric pickup truck, which is expected to launch next year with a starting price of around $30,000. The truck, potentially dubbed Ranchero, will be similar in size to the old Ford Ranger and…
Rivian Automotive has initiated another round of job cuts, eliminating hundreds of positions as the company tightens spending while rolling out its new R2 line of plug-in electric SUVs. The layoffs, which affect fewer than 2% of Rivian’s workforce, are…
Car casting can elevate a scene—or sink it. When a production nails it, the right vehicle becomes part of the storytelling, reflecting a character’s personality, status, or even serving as a silent co-star. Recent standouts include the meticulously chosen rides…
A Canadian BMW owner scored a shockingly fair buy-back offer from an AI chatbot—only for the dealer to yank it minutes later. Zack Giacomelli, who bought a 2021 BMW X3 from BMW Toronto in 2023, received a text from “Quinn…
A tentative U.S.-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has started easing oil prices, but consumers won’t see immediate relief at the pump, grocery stores, or airports. Disruptions to oil, shipping, and fertilizer supply chains have driven up costs…
BMW and SOLARWATT are set to launch a joint offering that integrates upcoming Neue Klasse electric vehicles into home energy networks. Announced following an expanded collaboration on smart energy and home charging solutions, the system positions the EV as an…
Van life is often romanticised by Instagram shots of sun-kissed vans parked in jaw-dropping landscapes, but the reality is far more nuanced. Justin Hughes, who spent three full years living in his Ford Transit camper—Smokey Da Van—has seen both sides…
German sealing giant Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has unveiled Cell Caps 2, a next-gen battery cell cap that ditches traditional metal-and-plastic designs in favor of a liquid-elastomer injection process. The tech permanently bonds terminals directly into the cell cap structure…
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) will expand its remote over-the-air (OTA) software update capability in late 2026 to allow VNL and VNR trucks to receive updates while unoccupied. The feature, which lets drivers initiate an update, lock the truck, and…