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The Margaret Dunning Foundation Awards Hartland High School's Auto Program $70,000 Grant
WHMI - Michigan
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August 17, 2025
Amanda Forrester / news@whmi.com Hartland High School’s Auto Program will be getting new equipment after receiving a grant. The Margaret Dunning Foundation awarded the group a grant of $70,000 to support automotive equipment upgrades. Automotive...
Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals
KPRC - Texas
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August 17, 2025
WASHINGTON – A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioning how they got visas, the State Department said it was halting all visitor...
Lexus LBX (2025) review: why don’t we have more small premium cars?
Car Magazine
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► Smallest ever Lexus ► LBX is based on Toyota Yaris Cross ► But feels different enough for you to consider Premium car manufacturers seem determined to do everything possible to stop selling their small cars. Mercedes keeps wanting to kill off...
Volkswagen now charges some EV owners a £16.50 monthly fee to unlock the full power from their electric cars
This Is Money
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August 14, 2025
If you thought paying a monthly subscription to the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube to avoid adverts was bad, Volkswagen is now charging a recurring fee to unlock the full power of customers' electric cars. The German automotive...
Last regular night of racing sets up final two specials at Off Road Speedway
Norfolk Daily News - Nebraska
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A variety of events in the area may have reduced the number of cars entered in the last regular night of racing at Off Road Speedway on Saturday, but the “A” features in the five divisions were as competitive as ever. The three drivers at the top...
America's EV Registrations Rise 7% in 2025 - Giving EVs a 7.5% Market Share
Slashdot
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EV sales are up 27% for the first seven months of 2025 — for the world. But in America "For the first half of 2025, EV registrations rose 7% to 620,642, with market share inching up just 0.1 percentage point to 7.5 percent," reports Automotive...
Treated like strangers: Sunjay Kapur's sister alleges family sidelined by company
India Today
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August 17, 2025
Mandhira Kapur Smith, sister of the late Sona Comstar Chairperson Sunjay Kapur, has voiced concern over how her family is being treated by the automotive company founded by their late father, especially her 80-year-old mother Rani Kapur. In an...
Experience the excitement of high-speed cars on Saturday at the Idaho Falls Raceway
East Idaho News
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August 14, 2025
IDAHO FALLS — This weekend, you can experience high-speed, competitive and exciting car racing on a dirt track in Idaho Falls. Snake River Stock Car Association, a local nonprofit, runs the Idaho Falls Raceway located at 8433 West Arco Highway....
This Is 2025's Most-Driven Car, According To A New Study
SlashGear
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August 17, 2025
The most reliable modern cars can reach more than 300,000 miles without major issues, but some will get there faster than others. A new study compiled data from over a million used car listings for three-year old cars to see which car models are...
Ringbrothers Perfects the Restomod With Their Aston-Martin-Based Octavia
The New York Sun
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August 17, 2025
For most of my childhood, I wanted to be a car designer. I’ve always loved cars, and would flick through magazines, read all eight volumes of “Car Design Yearbook,” and watch “Top Gear” on repeat, but the moment that hit me, where I understood why...
Serial offender imprisoned for Marketplace scams
SunLive
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August 17, 2025
The cars included a Nissan Skyline, Toyota Aqua, Suzuki Swift, Honda CR-V, Toyota 86, Subaru Impreza, Holden Colorado, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo and Mazda CX5. The Colorado and Golf were both “purchased” on the same day in November last...
Long: Austin Dillon’s win gives Richard Childress something to celebrate in challenging year
NBC Sports
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August 17, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — Richard Childress smiled and celebrated Saturday night. It was a contrast from recent weeks when the Hall of Fame owner has railed against his team’s cars and NASCAR’s decision makers. There were no controversies this time. In what...
Kamloops club to host Wildlife and Wheels car show, raising funds for Canucks Autism Network
Castanet Kamloops
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August 17, 2025
Photo: Pharoah's Car Club The Wildlife and Wheels event will take place at the BC Wildlife Park on Sept. 7. A Kamloops club will be hosting a fundraiser show n' shine at the BC Wildlife Park next month, aiming to support programs for children with...
London Cops Seize $9M in Cars in Driving Crackdown
Road and Track Magazine
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August 12, 2025
A collection of high-end supercars, including two purple Lamborghini Aventador SVJs, was among those seized in an operation in London this past weekend. According to a report by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), the operation targeted dangerous...
People being hit by cars caught on camera
KEYT - California
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August 14, 2025
By Rob McCartney Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police are on the hunt for three separate drivers who have one thing in common. Each one committed a hit-and-run offense and in two of the cases they sent victims...
Family wants charges in hit-and-run that pinned a woman between cars
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 14, 2025
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KNXV) — A Valley family says more could be done to follow up on hit-and-run cases after a young woman was injured being pinned between two cars. For Patricia Taveapont, a quick errand with her...
Elon Musk promises self-driving taxi cars across US as Tesla seeks to hire operators in NYC
The Post Millenial
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August 14, 2025
"I think we’ll probably have autonomous ride-hailing in probably half of the population of the US by the end of the year." Tesla's stock shares are settling around $339 as Elon Musk's company has ambitions for its robotaxi service. This comes as...
Hot Rod Nights rolling back into Glendale Westgate
Glendale Independent - Arizona
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Special to Independent Newsmedia Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale is bringing back its Hot Rod Night series on select Wednesdays in September and October. Look for a full showing of classic cars and hot rods, live music, and happy hour...
Why Cars Still Don't Have Airless Tires, Yet
Slashdot
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August 14, 2025
Tires come right off, and new ones can be put right back on. It's pretty easy; my elderly aunt used to do it. If this technology is really superior, we don't need a big concerted push to transition to it. We can just offer people a choice, and see...
Why Are So Few American Cars Sold in Japan?
The Globalist
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August 14, 2025
One of the key goals of the Trump administration negotiators for the trade deal with Japan was to achieve a goal at long last that many U.S. governments have failed to accomplish — selling more American cars in the Japanese market. The (shocking)...