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Here’s a winter checklist for your car

Can’t remember everything you need to know to get your car ready for winter? Here’s an easy checklist to walk you through the steps.

The Weather Channel

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Most people shouldn't convert their gas car to electric. Here’s why

Most gas-to-electric car conversions are too expensive for everyday drivers, but for city fleets, they might be the smartest shortcut to cutting emissions fast. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks at how retrofitting garbage trucks and work ve...

CBC News

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BMW outpaces German rivals

BMW appears to defy the industry downturn. While profits at VW, Mercedes and other major carmakers are slipping, the Munich-based automaker says its third-quarter profit has leapt to €1.7 billion. But there’s a catch.

DW News

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Autonomous electric trucks hit the road in Sweden

Swedish startup Einride uses autonomous electric trucks to transport goods between an online pharmacy's warehouses. Controlled by AI with cameras, radar and lasers, the vehicles have no human driver on board.

DW News

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Vehicle price out of reach for many in Iran

In Iran, the dream of owning a car is becoming increasingly distant for many people.

Al Jazeera

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Germany's Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank

Profits at Porsche plunged by nearly 96 % in the first nine months of 2025. The German carmaker attributed the decline to a change in strategy, shifting its focus back to combustion engines due to weak demand for electric vehicles.

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Canada limits tariff-free U.S. vehicle imports from GM and Stellantis

The federal government will limit the number of tariff-free vehicles General Motors and Stellantis can import from the U.S. to sell in Canada. The move is designed to pressure the two companies to reinvest in Canadian production.

CBC News

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Women who changed driving forever

Most people think cars were shaped by men. But many of the features keeping you safe and comfortable behind the wheel today were actually invented by women.

DW News

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Behind the rise of new car prices

The price of new cars has hit a milestone. The average sale price in September was, for the first time, more than $50,000.

CBS America

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Stellantis moves Jeep production from Canada to the U.S.

Automaker Stellantis announced it is moving production of the Jeep Compass from Brampton, Ont., to Illinois as part of a larger expansion in the U.S. It’s the latest blow to Canada’s auto industry since the start of the trade war.

CBC News

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Stellantis moves thousands of auto jobs to U.S.

Automaker Stellantis announced it's moving production of the Jeep Compass from Brampton, Ont., to Illinois as part of a larger expansion in the U.S. It’s the latest blow to Canada’s auto industry since the start of the trade war.

CBC News

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GM takes $1.6 billion hit for scaling back EV plans

General Motors is taking $1.6 billion in charges for scaling back its electric vehicle production. In a filing Tuesday, the automaker is blaming weaker federal support and weakening demand.

Bloomberg

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The science behind car window buffeting

Ever crack your car window and feel that painful thumping sound? Scientists call it "buffeting", and Meteorologist Tony Laubach explores the quirky physics behind the booming noise - with a little help from his own storm chase experience.

AccuWeather

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Auto summit: Why German carmakers need help from politics

Germany’s automakers are suffering a dramatic sales slump that forced them to shed more than 51,000 jobs within a year. Therefore, the government has invited industry executives to find ways for a turnaround.

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AI-powered service helps car buyers saves money and avoid dealerships

AI technology is being used to help in all aspects of daily life, including shopping for a new car.

Scripps Local

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Waymo's self-driving car tested after traffic violation

Police near San Francisco say a self-driving Waymo vehicle made an illegal U-turn, raising questions about accountability when driverless cars break the law.

CBS America

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Driverless Waymo seen blowing past a school bus in Atlanta

It was five years ago this month that Waymo first started offering fully driverless robotaxi service to the public. As more self-driving cars hit the road, the technology continues to improve, but it's still not perfect.

CBS America

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U.S. tariffs spark layoffs in South Africa’s auto sector

New US tariffs and the expiration of a key trade deal threaten thousands of auto jobs in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.

Al Jazeera

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Vehicle owners try to navigate rising costs of routine maintenance

Scripps News Group's John Matarese shows how many car owners are dealing with the high prices when it comes to keeping their vehicles running.

Scripps Local

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Electric vehicle sales surge across EU as overall car market stalls

Battery-electric and hybrid models are gaining ground in the EU, while diesel and petrol car sales continue to lose momentum.

Germany’s auto giants are seeing profits and market share tumble as critics argue they’ve been too slow to embrace electric vehicles and digital transformation. Can the legacy carmakers reverse the downward trend?

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