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We began our deep dive into the history ofon-board diagnostics last week. OBD began in earnest on the 1967 Volkswagen Type 3 when it launched with an engine that featured electronic fuel injection. Regulation pushed things forward over the years: Emissions standards and monitoring were required by law, and manufacturers had to implement some sort of system to provide diagnostics. What resulted was a proprietary connector that linked the car to the proprietary OEM diagnostic computer, and it prov

German automakers seem to be in particularly rough shape these days. While BMW is asking 8,000 employees to pack their bags, Volkswagen is coming off an announcement that it would be laying off an estimated 35,000 people over the next few years in the home country. Globally, VW is supposedly considering cutting about 100,000 jobs.
The BMW layoffs were shared byThe Guardian, which likewise noted that Porsche (presently a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group) announced 5,000 staffing cuts as part of its

For a long time a “lease” was a dirty word in automotive buying circles. However, it began to gain favor in the early part of this century, reaching a high of about 30 percent just before the pandemic hit.Since then, the percentage of folks leasing new cars, trucks, and crossovers has been steadily declining. In fact, leases accounted for 23 percent of new vehicle purchases during the first half of 2026, reports  Reuters using data from JD Power & Associates. &nbs

Rivian exceeded analysts’ expectations for revenue and raised its full-year production forecast based on early response to the R2, the company’s second vehicle.The company began delivering the R2, the second vehicle line for the nascent EV maker. Based on the initial returns, officials are optimistic that the second half of the year will be strong. Rivian raised its full-year forecast to 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles — 3,000 vehicles higher on both ends of the prediction.“Th

Tesla is locked in a legal standoff with a key parts supplier, warning that production of the Cybertruck could grind to a halt within mere days.Tesla has filed an emergency federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against Michigan-based Angstrom Automotive Group LLC. The EV manufacturer is asking a federal judge in Waco for an immediate emergency hearing to force Angstrom to surrender custom manufacturing tooling and components that Tesla claims it legally ow

Jay Leno's Garage is a dream, but does he actually have too many cars? | Getty Images
I've got an old Mini Cooper S and BMW 3 Series Touring, but my next car might be something wildly differentA popular pastime among car enthusiasts, both in conversation and mentally during idle moments, is to ponder the dream garage. More specifically, which cars will occupy it, should money not be a concern. Less commonly pondered is the garage itself and how big or small it should be.
Like many, I enjoy the J

Mercedes' screens can span the entire width of a dashboard
The industry isn't yet at 'peak screen' but has hit 'low button', says Ola KälleniusMercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius says touchscreens in cars could continue to grow in the future - but he believes the industry might have reached peak "low button".
As with many of its rivals, the Stuttgart firm's cars have focused on introducing large touchscreens in recent years at the expense of physical buttons.
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Rugged-looking Ti7 goes on sale in the UK as Chinese brand's new flagshipThe BYD Ti7 has gone on sale in the UK as the Chinese brand's biggest model, priced from £47,995.
Sized between the 110 and 130 variants of the rival Land Rover Defender, it undercuts the British 4x4 and the petrol-engined Mercedes-Benz GLC and BMW X3.
The Ti7 will be the first UK-bound car to use the Chinese brand’s new, performance-focused ‘DM-p’ plug-in-hybrid powertrain.
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Lexus's eighth-generation ES becomes its one and only big executive saloon – and goes all-electric to boot.Lexus is one of those car brands that slowly seems to be morphing into an SUV specialist almost by force majeure rather than by force of will. At no point has this firm vowed to stop making other sorts of cars or expressed any particular commitment to becoming a tougher-looking, more outdoorsy version of its former self (unlike some other brands we could mention). It&r

DS sold just 112 cars in the UK during the first half of 2026, down from 948 a year agoDS is poised to introduce two crucial new models in the UK – the N°3 supermini and N°7 crossover – as it begins a fightback after sales slumped to a record low.
The French premium brand sold just 112 cars in the UK during the first half of this year. That's an 88.19% decline from the 948 cars it registered here during the first six months of 2025.
The sharp fall was primarily due to the cha

Celebrated giant-killing ‘super-Porsche’ enters the electrified eraVersatility is a strange concept to find as a core quality at the heart of a 200mph super-sports car. Yet that is how the Porsche 911 Turbo has been defined for most of its 50-year life.The first version, built from 1975, endured for a long time, but the early ‘930’ Turbos made an impression the car would spend decades trying to erase: the ‘Widowmaker’ cast a long shadow.The memory of that car