Fred Beans Buys 4 Dealerships From Rosenthal Automotive Organization
Fred Beans Automotive Group has acquired four Abington, Pennsylvania dealerships, as well as a collision center from Rosenthal Automotive Organization. According to Automotive News , the dealerships Fred Beans bought include Acura, Honda, Hyundai and Mazda of Abington, with the collision center located in Fred Beanss Read more...
Buick Teases Expansion Of Electra EV Sub-Brand With Two New Concepts
Buick is big in China. Buyers there see the brand as aspirational, something akin to Lexus. While the brand sells just four vehicles each one of them a crossover here in the U.S, Buicks Chinese lineup has 12 models. Theres everything ranging from compact sedans to luxurious vans . The brand also has an EV Read more...
Make The Scuderia Ferrari Drivers LiveStream The Race From Their Co-Branded Meta RayBans
Scuderia Ferrari, the undisputed kings of merchandise in the Formula 1 paddock, have partnered with RayBan sunglasses and Mark Zucks Meta to deliver a limited-edition branded pair of Meta Wayfarer Scuderia Ferrari Miami LTD smart sunglasses. The smart glasses in regular black have been available for a few years Read more...
Watch A Normie Spend 30 Minutes Losing His Mind Over New Car Trends
If youre looking to learn something new, its usually a good idea to go to an expert on the subject. Theyve studied it for years, know the ins and outs and can explain it in a way that youll understand. For example, this video from an optical engineer explaining how to see better while driving at night. Read more...
2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, 2025 Ram RHO, 2025 Nissan Frontier: The Week In Reverse
By news@motorauthority.com (Joel Feder)
We drove the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO debuted, and the 2025 Nissan Frontier broke cover. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We slid behind the wheel of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro for a first taste of next-gen off-road pickup. The latest Tacoma TRD Pro is new for the first time in what feels like...
Stellantis CEO Thinks EV Mandates Will 'Kill' Industry
Jurisdictions around the world are imposing EV mandates , regulating ICE vehicles out of production and sale . This is probably a necessary step to prevent us all from drowning in our homes , but the folks who sell ICE vehicles arent happy about it. Case in point: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, speaking to a group of UK Read more...
Bentley to reveal a limited-edition W12-powered model on May 7
On May 7, Bentley is set to reveal its third modern coachbuilt model, following the intricately handmade Bacalar barchetta and Batur coupe. Bentley has released two teaser photos of the new model, with one of them previewing a tonneau cover, which means that it's a convertible. Only 16 units of this model will be produced, each powered by Bentley's iconic twin-turbocharged W12 engine, which will also be the most powerful version of the 12-cylinder engine. The Batur at the time... [read more]
Heres How Much Severance Laid Off Tesla Workers Are Getting
Tesla cut 10 percent of its workforce a few weeks ago, and now were getting a better look at what sort of severance package its recently laid-off workers are getting. CEO Elon Musk sent an email to impacted employees late at night on April 14 letting them know they were immediately terminated and cut out of Teslas Read more...
Rare Saleen Collection Heads to Auction
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Mario Kart Ride-On Racer Recalled For Unintended Acceleration After 15 Crashes
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck its ever built all 3,878 of them because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you dont even need to be old enough to get your drivers license to deal with unintended acceleration Read more...
You Can Now Wear Part of Senna's 1986 Lotus F1 Car On Your Wrist
This piece from Rec Watches is made with reforged aluminum taken from the Lotus 98T John Player Special raced by Arton Senna in 1986.
Fisker Claims 4 Automakers Are In Talks To Buy Out The Struggling EV Startup
We learned last month that despite Fisker beginning production on its Ocean SUV, the startup automaker lost nearly half a billion dollars last year and desperately needed a bailout. Nissan was reportedly in negotiations to give Fisker $400 million, but that apparently fell through, so it looked like bankruptcy was the Read more...
Coach-built Bentley teased, debuts May 7 with W-12 engine
By news@motorauthority.com (Stephen Edelstein)
A new coach-built Bentley powered by a W-12 engine will debut May 7. The unnamed new model will be a follow-up to the limited-edition Bacalar speedster and Batur coupe, and like those cars it will be built by Bentley's Mulliner personalization division. Production will be limited to just 16 examples, compared to the 12-unit Bacalar and 18-unit...
Maybe Don't Buy This 'Former Government Vehicle' From 1940s Germany
Cars dont deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty , but as humans we cant help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz Grosser 770 Open Touring Car. Its an incredible piece of history, but considering its Nazi roots, it might be better Read more...
IndyCar Won't Let An RFK/Trump Car Race At The 500
Americas premier open wheel series has rejected one teams bid to run a bizarre joint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Donald J. Trump livery for the biggest race on the calendar next month, according to reports from Racer . In case youre living under a rock, 2024 is an election year, and the series has made the decision Read more...
Genesis G80 EV Magma, McLaren P1 successor: Today's Car News
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Genesis has a new performance sub-brand to challenge the likes of Mercedes-Benz AMG and BMW M. It's called Magma, and hot on the heels of the debut GV60 Magma concept at last month's New York auto show comes a new G80 EV Magma concept at this week's 2024 Beijing auto show. McLaren recently held a dealer meeting where information about the...
2026 Genesis GV70 gets a massive 27-inch display
Genesis has unveiled the updated GV70 SUV, which is slated to launch in Korea next month. Since Genesis has already put the 2025 GV70 on sale here in the U.S. the updates we see here are expected for the 2026 model year. This is the first refresh for the GV70, which features updated front and rear fascias. At the front there are slightly redesigned headlights, a new grille pattern, and a new lower bumper with larger air intakes. At the... [read more]
Here's How GM Was Able To Spy On The Driving Habits Of Millions Of Its Customers
Weve previously reported on how General Motors has been collecting and selling the data of millions of drivers to the insurance industry, but now it seems the New York Times reporter who first broke the story also got caught up in this spying . This happened to her and her husband in their 2023 Chevy Bolt even though Read more...
It's Been 20 Years Since NASA Drew A Penis On Mars
There are some anniversaries that are worth celebrating, and the platinum anniversary of a Martian dick is definitely one of them . Way back in 2004, when I was still a high-school junior, the scientists at NASA in charge of the Spirit rover were doing pretty much the same thing I was; scribblin dicks on shit. My Read more...
Someone Bought a $20M McLaren F1 and Drove It 14 Miles. Now They're Flipping It
This McLaren F1 sold at Pebble Beach in 2021 for over $20 million. In the three years since, the new owner has driven just 13 miles.
Check Out The Weirdest, Most Beautiful French Cars From The Mullin Museum's Auction
Fourteen years after it was first opened by renowned car collectors Peter and Merle Mullin, the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California has closed its doors following the death of Peter in September 2013. Over the past few months the Mullin family has been auctioning off much of their collection , which was Read more...
2026 Ram 2500 HD Rebel spied with updates
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Ram has been spotted testing a prototype for an updated 2500 HD. The particular prototype is for the Rebel grade, but most of the styling tweaks should feature on the heavy-duty pickup's other grades. A debut for the 2026 model year is likely for the updated 2500 HD range. It will be the most significant update for the current pickup which first...
Toyota Classic, Audi 1000S, Blue Bird Bus: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Folks, its a Friday once again. In fact, its my last day seeing you all for some time Im spending much of next week out in Vegas, bopping around on a shiny new middleweight adventure bike. Itll be a welcome change from here, where I bop around on a decade-old middleweight adventure bike. I have broad tastes in Read more...
Finally, A Campaign I Can Get Behind
Im a big fan of public transport. Services like trains enable hundreds of people to get from A to B in one go, subway systems help hundreds of thousands of workers get to their jobs every day and even buses have their merits when it comes to cutting congestion in city centers. Because of this, Im all for improving Read more...
These Are The Most Controversial Cars You Can Buy Right Now, According To You
Not everyone likes the same thing. Some of us are chocolate fans, while others are perfectly happy with vanilla. Cars are the same way , but some generate an unreasonably strong response deep in the cockles of the enthusiast heart. We asked you what is the most controversial cars on the market today, and you delivered. Read more...
Whats The Worst Car Maintenance Task You've Ever Attempted?
Its finally happening: the days are getting warmer , the evenings are getting longer and the scent of spring is wafting through the air . That means its time to roll your project cars out and get to work once again, but is there anything youre dreading tackling on your cars ? Read more...
Crypto Bro Who Bought A $51,000 Tesla And Makes $50,000 A Year Probably Should Have Listened To Dave Ramsey
Generally speaking, Dave Ramsey and his cohorts have a history of giving some terrible and frankly unhelpful advice when it comes to buying a car. However, in this case of a young crypto investor who is bad at planning, Ramseys buy a cheap car and have no debt approach would have been beneficial. Read more...
These Popular Semi Trucks Have Headlights From An Unlikely Source: The Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Daimler-Benz AG bought Freightliner from the American company Consolidated Freightways back in 1981, and under Daimler control it became the largest heavy duty truck producer in North America by 1992. Parts sharing across mutually owned companies is a common practice, but its not always as drastic of a cross-market Read more...
