Question of the Day

I chatted with Robby DeGraff about it on our podcast, and now it's your turn.

What does Donald Trump's election back to the White House mean for the car business?

Nissan is still struggling, even with a much-improved Kicks on the market and other new product on the way. So, I ask of you, if you woke up tomorrow as CEO of Nissan, how would you fix the brand?

We'll be poking around the issue ourselves, and perhaps writing about it -- but I also wanted to pick your brains. What does the Trump victory mean for Tesla?

And, perhaps, Tesla's competitors?

The first polls are closing as we elect our next president down here in the States.

I am going to do what I did four years ago and ask you which candidate will be better for the automotive industry.

There's a major event happening this week that is going to get all the attention and it could even alter the course of history.

Piggybacking off of today's TTAC podcast, I am curious -- are you or someone you know upside on your/their car loan?

Suzuki hasn't sold cars in the U.S. for a bit over a decade now, but the company will be working with Toyota -- which is a part of owner of Suzuki -- on a planned EV.

It certainly looks like the Kia Tasman isn't coming to the North American market.

Does this bum you out?

Is the Lucid Gravity, which will start at just under $80K, priced right? Will it move for that money?

On our podcast Friday, we discussed how used-car prices are dropping.

The Scout is out.

What do you think about the truck and SUV?

Former president and current Republican nominee for president Donald Trump threw out a proposal for auto loans to be tax-deductible for cars built in America.

Today, Matt brought us this story about households holding back on buying a new vehicle.

Last week I drove what might be the most interesting, if not anticipated, vehicle launched this year -- the 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz.

Today, my review went live.

I've had my say -- I want to hear yours.

I just spent the morning driving the 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz around San Francisco and Marin County. I can't yet tell you about how it drives -- check back next week -- but I have a bit more time with VW internals before I leave and can get some questions answered for you.

So, what do you want to know?

Rumors continue to swirl that Stellantis will cut a brand. We've already asked you which brand the company should cut -- now we're asking if the company will cut a brand. And if it does, which one will it cut?

Tesla had its big robotaxi reveal last night.

A week or so ago, I was on the freeway and I saw a road-rage battle playing out in real time.

Earlier today, Matt went deep on why it seems like more and more folks are skipping out on auto insurance.

Automakers love to appeal to our nostalgia. Sometimes this is done via a paint color, or trim graphics, or an Easter egg. Sometimes an entire vehicle is designed to look "retro."

We talked imports on the podcast today.

The Southeast has been battered by Hurricane Helene and its remnants. And if you'll pardon the bad pun, the used-car market will be flooded with flood-damaged cars before too long.

It feels like we've covered car hacking a lot over the past few years.

Today's podcast was all about the longest-lasting cars and trucks you can buy.

The idea of getting a freebie if you test drive a car is nothing new.

I wrote a mini-review of the 2024 Toyota GR86 today, and I mentioned how that car, when it first launched as a Scion, was criticized for being a fun handler that was lacking in power.

Yesterday we reported that it might, finally, be a good time to buy a car.

It seems to be a bipartisan effort to keep Chinese automakers from coming in to the States and beating the brakes off of the American, European, and non-Chinese Asian automakers.

On today's podcast, we spoke with Consumer Reports about their ranking of brands that make the best used cars.

We have a story today about two of our contributors taking an epic road trip.

It seems Dodge might bring back the Stealth name and slap it on a SUV to replace the Durango.

We took some time this morning to show you what new Apple CarPlay features await iOS users as iOS 18 launches.

We reported last week that the new mail trucks are finally hitting the road.

We had spy photographer Brian Williams on our podcast today, and his appearance got me thinking.

Do you enjoy seeing spy shots online and in car magazines?

I am in southern California right now to the drive the 2025 Nissan Kicks.

Today's QOTD will be brief because I am on the West Coast to drive an updated Nissan and I need to seek out coffee after a long travel day before this dang debate begins.

American car buyers are less willing to buy an EV than they were last year.

Are you?

Today's podcast was all about car care.

Once again, we're covering an automaker working on putting ads in your car.

This afternoon's story about a woman accused of killing two people while intoxicated behind the wheel of a Ford with BlueCruise is downright dystopian.

Last week our podcast covered car-buying tips.

The LA Times has a piece out that goes deep into vice presidential candidate Tim Walz (D) and his affinity for cars in general and International Scouts in particular.

This is a QOTD about polarization. Thankfully, not political polarization.

NASCAR is going to Mexico.

Today's story about almost half of EV sales being leases, plus a conversation that will be part of our next podcast, got me wondering: How many of you buy, and how many lease?

I was driving on the freeway the other day when I got very angry at another driver's aggressive move.

Dodge continues to stretch the Hemi.

Even when one is on vacation in another country, it can be hard to disengage from American political news, especially during a presidential election year.

We all seem to dislike having our data harvested by our cars and sold to insurance companies. Now, the state of Texas has sued.

I am a firm believer that while excessive speeding is dangerous and bad, not all speeding is.

For example, driving 11 mph over the limit on the freeway in a well-maintained car when you're dead sober and paying complete attention isn't that dangerous. Driving 60 mph in a school zone is.

I also firmly believe that speeding enforcement is often more about revenue collection than safety.

We'll give you a preview of this week's podcast -- we're going to talk a lot about what Austin Dillon did at Richmond last night.

Today's podcast leads to an obvious question of the day: What new-car features do you want in your next ride?

Electric vehicles don't make exhaust noise. Some EVs will be performance cars. Performance cars with ICE powertrains often make very cool sounds.

For some, the lack of those sounds will be a problem

Last week I asked if you guys had any extended-warranty horror stories after we brought you this story about CarChex.

I could probably write some version of this QOTD just about everyday, and I probably have written some version of it at some point over the last half-decade.

But it's worth revisiting. When will new-car prices become less insane?

After hanging on for quite some time, the Ram Classic is finally dead. Fully dead. Kaput.

On our podcast last week, Matthew Guy and I discussed OBD readers. Guy also wrote about them this morning. I started wondering how many of y'all use them when working on your own cars?

I took a little bit of time this week to read this piece in The Atlantic that advocates for urban and suburban residents to close off local streets to cars, at least some of the time, in order to foster better relationships among locals.

Today we showed you that CarChex got put on the hook by the FTC for deceptive practices. The extended-warranty peddler faces a large settlement.

Recaro, or at least the part of Recaro that builds seats for sports cars, has entered bankruptcy.