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What a great son! He claims the department violated his civil rights. The rider thought he could smoke a state trooper. He fell for quite the ruse. They didn’t stand a chance of keeping up. We could watch these videos all day. Guess he doesn’t want it anymore? The driver learned an expensive lesson. Things are changing

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theautowire.com > 09/10/2026 > california-tire-efficiency-rule-explained-what-changes-in-2029-and-2033

California Tire Efficiency Rule Explained: What Changes In 2029 And 2033

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (684+ words) California just rewrote the rules for what you’re allowed to bolt onto your car, and almost nobody noticed until the number “70 percent” started circulating. On August 17, the California Energy Commission voted 5-0 to adopt regulations creating the country’s first minimum efficiency…...

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theautowire.com > 09/08/2026 > byd-paxini-robotics-partnership-data-mine

BYD Isn't Really Betting On Robot Hands — It's Cashing In On Something It Already Owned For Free

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (889+ words) John Lloyd writes for The Auto Wire, where he covers the more entertaining corners of the car world—celebrity rides, motorsports drama, and whatever automotive thing happens to be blowing up online that week. He's drawn to where cars meet…...

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theautowire.com > 09/01/2026 > an-iowa-dealer-allegedly-financed-the-same-cars-twice-stellantis-just-won-5-5-million-by-default

An Iowa Dealer Allegedly Financed the Same Cars Twice — Stellantis Just Won $5.5 Million By Default

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (361+ words) That is the version of this story every outlet will run today, and it is true as far as it goes. It is also the least interesting part of it. The real story is how a dealership can allegedly borrow…...

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theautowire.com > 08/23/2026 > houston-won-worst-road-rage-city-in-america-heres-what-your-insurance-wont-cover

Houston Won 'Worst Road Rage City in America.' Here's What Your Insurance Won't Cover.

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (278+ words) Houston didn’t win an award this week. It topped a new ranking of the worst cities in America for road rage, and by the next morning the story had done its lap around local news: a shocking statistic, a scary…...

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theautowire.com > 08/18/2026 > east-l-a-autozone-hit-twice-27-sought-and-what-it-means

East L.A. AutoZone Hit Twice: 27 Sought And What It Means

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) A parts store is not a jewelry counter. There’s no vault, no serialized inventory, no activation lock. That’s exactly why it keeps ending up on the wrong end of these things. Both incidents happened while street takeover activity was underway…...

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theautowire.com > 08/18/2026 > state-farms-5-billion-thank-you-check-is-actually-a-receipt-for-three-years-of-rate-hikes

State Farm's $5 Billion 'Thank You' Check Is Actually a Receipt for Three Years of Rate Hikes

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (813+ words) John Lloyd writes for The Auto Wire, where he covers the more entertaining corners of the car world—celebrity rides, motorsports drama, and whatever automotive thing happens to be blowing up online that week. He's drawn to where cars meet…...

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theautowire.com > 07/24/2026 > tesla-fsd-probe-nhtsa-demands-internal-radar-saves-us-file

Tesla FSD Probe: NHTSA Demands Internal "Radar Saves Us" File

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (325+ words) You don’t need the July letter to see how bad the underlying record looks, because the March opening resume is public and it is not kind. The timeline is the part that should make a product liability attorney sit up....

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theautowire.com > 07/05/2026 > the-beginners-guide-to-not-destroying-your-brakes

The Beginner's Guide to Not Turning Your Brakes Into Expensive Scrap Metal

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (424+ words) Brakes are the part of your car you notice only when they stop working, which is a spectacularly bad time to start paying attention. The good news is that destroying your brakes prematurely is almost always self-inflicted, and avoiding it…...

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theautowire.com > 07/05/2026 > what-certified-pre-owned-actually-means-and-what-it-doesnt

'Certified Pre-Owned' Sounds Fancy — Here's the Fine Print Dealers Hope You Skip

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (320+ words) “Certified Pre-Owned” is a phrase engineered in a marketing lab to make a used car feel like it went to finishing school. It sounds official, reassuring, faintly premium — and it can genuinely be worth the extra money. It can also…...

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theautowire.com > 07/03/2026 > a-400000-lesson-that-a-patrol-suv-is-not-a-traffic-cone

Baltimore Just Paid $400,000 to Learn a Patrol SUV Isn't a Traffic Cone

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (166+ words) Check This Out: 5 Genius Garage Upgrades Under $100 That Make a Big Difference The city’s lawyers did not argue that running over a pedestrian is fine. They argued it was an accident — that the contact happened because Jett stepped into the…...