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The Future Of Maserati Could Lie In The Hands Of Two Chinese Companies

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Maserati will launch an electric SUV and an electric GT with Huawei and JAC. Vehicles from the brands will be marketed as Maextro models in China. Sales at the Italian brand collapsed last year, and it needs rescuing. The long-term future of Maserati has been up in the air for quite some time, and its ultimate savior may come from an unexpected place. As per a new report from China, the Italian brand has finalized plans for a cooperation with Huawei and JAC that will lead to the creation of two new models. Rumors of a potential tie-up involving Maserati, Huawei, and JAC first surfaced in May, but at the time, discussions between the three companies were only in their early stages. It’s now understood that the brands have agreed to a deal, with models co-developed between the brands to be marketed in China as Maextro models, while overseas, they will be badged as Maseratis. Read: Stellantis Responds To Report Of Maserati EV Tie-Up Wi...
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Fake Cop Pulls Over Tesla, Then Calls Real Cops On Himself

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Man allegedly used Chevy pickup with red-and-blue lights to stop Tesla. He stayed at the scene and spoke with arriving state troopers. Arizona DPS believes there could potentially be other victims. We all make poor choices from time to time. What we hope not to do is compound one bad choice with several others. That’s a lesson not everyone has learned and one man in Arizona proves the point. According to police , he impersonated a police officer, pulled over another motorist, called the real police, and was courteous enough to stick around until they could show up. When they did, they arrested him, not the driver of the car he allegedly illegally pulled over in the first place. The incident happened at around 8:29 a.m. Thursday on southbound Interstate 17 near Dove Valley Road in Phoenix. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, a man driving a Chevrolet pickup used red-and-blue emergency-style lights mounted on the dashboard...
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BYD Shark 6 Recalled In Australia Over Runaway Spare Wheels

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BYD has recalled all 36,000+ Shark 6 pickups that were sold in Australia. The defect relates to a faulty spare wheel support. If it fails, the spare wheel could become detached. BYD made a shock entry into the pickup space with their plug-in hybrid Shark 6. But despite going head-to-head with established competitors, the model has proved popular, not least in the land of the UTE, with Australian consumers buying over 32,000 examples in the two years since it was launched. But every one of those Shark 6s has been issued a recall (32,009 to be precise) and it’s all because the spare wheel could fall out. It’s one of the largest recalls that the brand has had to issue within Australia . Meanwhile, customers have been advised to remove the spare wheel from its mounting until the fix is applied. Read: The Shark 6 Couldn’t Tow Like Other Mid-Size Pickups, So BYD Made One That Can The defect stems from the potential for...
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Hyundai Sounds Alarm Over Chinese Cars In The US

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Hyundai’s CEO warns the US over Chinese cars disrupting the market. Munoz, Hyundai Motor’s CEO, points to markets like the UK and Europe as examples. The Korean manufacturer urges the US to keep tariffs in place. While Chinese automobiles continue to disrupt markets around the world, that impact hasn’t yet been felt in the US thanks to high tariffs and policies designed to keep those threats out, at least for the time being. But clearly, automakers already present in the States are still concerned about the road ahead. And, with President Donald Trump saying he would welcome Chinese automakers building cars in the United States , Hyundai is the latest manufacturer to sound the alarm. Hyundai Motor’s CEO, Jose Munoz, warned that the US car market could start to look like the UK and Europe’s, if the US were to do away with import restrictions. See: Detroit’s Big Three Push Back Against Trump’s Chines...
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Cops Used ‘LMAO,’ ‘Idk’ And Keyboard Gibberish To Justify License Plate Searches

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EFF found bizarre justifications in police ALPR search logs. Entries included “LOL,” “LMAO,” “Sexy,” “idk,” and gibberish. Some departments say questionable searches still involved legitimate investigations. Police have repeatedly defended automated license plate readers as serious tools for solving serious crimes. Apparently, though, the paperwork documenting why officers are searching these enormous vehicle-tracking databases isn’t always treated quite so seriously. An investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation found officers entering reasons including “LOL,” “LMAO,” “Sexy,” “idk,” and we’re not talking about just one little department. In one particularly striking example, EFF says a Goshen Police Department officer conducted a search spanning 6,474 ALPR networks and data from 82,413 cameras on May 7, 2025. The reason entere...
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Toyota RAV4 Gains An Unapologetically Massive Bull Bar

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Outfitted TUFF Australia offers heavy bull bars for the Toyota RAV4. Options range from subtle nudge bars to massive road-train armor. The assemblies preserve factory safety tech, airbags, and warranty. The Toyota RAV4 was the world’s best-selling automobile last year, and is known for combining SUV practicality with the efficiency of a hybrid powertrain. While the vast majority of owners use it for daily commute, school runs and weekend trips, there is a place in the world with slightly different requirements. We’re talking about the Australian outback, where wildlife encounters on rural roads pose a hazard to drivers of trucks and passenger vehicles. Off-road outfitter TUFF Australia has a pretty straightforward solution for protecting the bumper, hood, lights, and cooling systems of the popular SUV in the case of a kangaroo accident. The company offers a range of heavy-duty bull bars, giving the RAV4 (and other models) the rug...
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This Six-Wheeled Ford EcoSport Is A Monument To Questionable Decisions

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The dash shows 5.6 mpg after one hour and 27 minutes. The six-wheel conversion adds length but zero additional passenger room. Polished fabrication is undermined by deeply unflattering auction photos. There are bad ideas, great ideas, and ideas pursued with such commitment that they somehow become impressive no matter what. This six-wheeled Ford EcoSport belongs in that third category. Its dashboard shows 5.6 mpg, the second row remains comically cramped, and it has been presented with some of the least flattering photos we’ve seen on Bring a Trailer . Somehow, bidding has already climbed beyond $6,000. Here’s the important part… the actual conversion appears to have been done remarkably well. Turning an ordinary 2019 EcoSport Titanium into this stretched, six-wheeled billboard must have consumed untold hours of cutting, fabrication, fitting, refitting, painting, and finishing. The builder added an extra rear body section an...
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