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OU hosting autonomous vehicle competition
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (138+ words) An autonomous vehicle competition is returning to the campus of Oakland University May 29 through June 1. This year 32 U. S. and international teams are scheduled to compete, which will take place in Parking Lot 37 in the southwest area of OU's campus. Co-hosted by…...
This year's North American Car of the Year award winner announced
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (188+ words) The Dodge Charger won the 2026 North American Car of the Year award, while the Ford Maverick Lobo took the crown for the truck honors, and the Hyundai Palisade won the utility award. The awards were announced Wednesday morning during an…...
Honda joins rivals in warning of costly slowdown in EV growth
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (338+ words) Honda Motor Co. added to a chorus of global automakers warning of the costly fallout from slowing demand for electric vehicles, as well as persistent pressures from U. S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The Japanese carmaker said one-time EV-related expenses, including losses…...
Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1089+ words) New car prices didn't spike after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in the spring, as some experts and dealers projected. But prices on many models are now pushing notably higher " and analysts said carmakers recouping Trump's higher import costs…...
Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (144+ words) Tesla said that it delivered 1. 64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a year earlier. Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2. 26 vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker. For the fourth quarter, sales totaled 418, 227, falling short of the 440, 000 that analysts polled…...
Woodward Dream Cruise celebrating 30 years of automotive history
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (71+ words) What started as a fundraiser for a local soccer field celebrates its 30th anniversary and has become what organizers say is the largest one-day display of auto nostalgia in the world. The free event. .. Organizers estimated around 30, 000 people attended the first…...
New models aim to electrify crowds at Dream Cruise
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (927+ words) The Woodward Dream Cruise has been a celebration the past 30 years of America's car culture. And its excesses. More size, more chrome, more horsepower, more luxury and speed, more artistic and avant garde designs with no thought to gas consumption…...