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FRANKFURT, Germany – The microbus is back! Volkswagen announced today that it plans to start selling battery-powered versions of a new VW bus in North America next year. The revived model will be called the ID. Buzz and will include an “extra-long version” that can seat up to seven passengers. …

DETROIT – Owners of current and future electric vehicles made by Ford will have access to Tesla Supercharger stations across in the United States and Canada under an agreement announced Thursday by Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. But access may come with a catch – a …

DETROIT – AM radios will be retained in Ford cars, trucks and SUVs for the 2024 model year. The automaker announced Tuesday that it has reversed a previous decision to eliminate the radio band after talking with government policy leaders concerned “about the importance of AM broadcast radio as part …

DETROIT – Owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs from the model years 2014 through 2016 are being told to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles due to a fire threat involving their power liftgates. The devices can catch fire even when the engines are turned off. Water …

DEARBORN, MI – Ford will resume taking orders on its electric Mustang Mach-E on Wednesday. Prices on the model’s six versions have been lowered anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000. The company said also today that it has completed necessary plant upgrades to enable it to ramp up production and reduce …

(Editor’s Note – May 5, 2023: It took less than nine hours for the Atlantic Shark Institute to sell the 600 plates necessary to commence production, and more than 2,700 sold within four days.) Drivers in neighboring Rhode Island will soon be displaying license plates that have a bite. A …

(Editor’s note: A wet day didn’t deter the participants from taking their ancient cars over rain-soaked streets for the second annaul Adurain Veteran Car Run on Sunday, April 30th.) NEWPORT, RI – The weather forecast for Sunday morning may be iffy, but a few raindrops aren’t apt to deter the …

DETROIT – Production of the Chevrolet’s electric Bolt and larger Bolt EUV models will come to an end by year’s end, General Motors CEO Mary Barra reported in an earnings call this morning. The suburban Detroit plant where the models are built will be retooled in preparation for building electric …

Traffic fatalities soared 28.9 percent in Connecticut in 2022 over 2021, while deaths decreased slightly nationally, statistical projections released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed. Connecticut had the greatest percentage increase in traffic fatalities among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A total of 384 …

HAMDEN, CT – A picturesque hilltop setting and an expansive parking lot combined today to make the Quinnipiac Car Club Spring Show a success as cars and patrons old and young gathered outside the M&T Bank Arena. “This is our fifth annual show and definitely one of the biggest. We …