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A Wink, a Nod or a Duck: The Secrets Behind Car Owners’ Secret Handshakes

It’s more than the Jeep Wave: Miatas can wink with their pop-up headlights, and Porsche owners have their own waves, but only for the right cars.
Have a Montana License Plate in California? Officials Have an Eye on You.

Since 2018, Californians have bought luxury vehicles worth over $20 million in sales-tax-free Montana, exploiting a loophole that avoided millions of dollars in levies, an investigation revealed.
How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales

Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.
F1: Melbourne Embraces Its Grand Prix

Many Australian take pride in the race, which arrived in the city 30 years ago. With a new contract to hold the event through 2037, the track is being refurbished.
Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles

General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
Blaming Tariffs, Aston Martin Will Trim 20% of Its Work Force

The luxury automaker said losses for 2025 had increased from the year before, as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty took a toll on its operations.
Do You Back Into a Parking Spot or Back Out?

An exploration of what’s driving a change in America’s parking lots.
Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market

The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.
Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers

The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
Historic Climate Rollback Makes U.S. a Global Outlier on Tailpipe Rules

The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.
Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.
Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.
Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for 3 More Years

Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.
F1: Oscar Piastri Realizes the New Rules Will Bring Challenges

He said the cars require a different driving style with a higher level of mental work.