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    Jeep Gladiator and Wrangler Recalled for Clutch Problem

    Jeep is recalling 33,237 Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles to fix a problem with the clutch pressure plate and has issued a stop-sale order for unsold vehicles involved in the recall. The recall includes 2018–2020 Wranglers and 2020 Gladiators that have a manual transmission. FCA will start the recall on April 22. More than 33,000 of […] More

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    Elon Musk Seeking Central U.S. Location for Cybertruck Factory

    To meet expected demand for its upcoming Cybertruck and newly released Model Y, Tesla is scouting more potential Gigafactory locations in middle America. Nashville, Tennessee, is on the short list, according to reports. Musk had previously tweeted about a location in Texas. Tesla needs more factory space. It has the Model Y spinning up production, […] More

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    Diesel Brothers Exhaust Their Defense in Truck Pollution Case

    The Diesel Brothers, stars of a Discovery Channel reality-TV show, have been fined more than $850,000 for bypassing emissions regulations in customizing the trucks that star on their show. The three defendants were sued by Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, which bought one of their diesel trucks and found it to be 36 times […] More

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    Hey, Speeders: Valentine One Finally Has a New Radar Detector

    Valentine One has released a successor to its classic V1 radar detector. Called the V1 Gen2, it has military-grade radar tech to find further away targets, it scans much faster, and it has built-in Bluetooth. It costs $499, and customers also have the option to upgrade their original V1 to the latest tech. Valentine One […] More

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    New York Auto Show Moved to Late August over Coronavirus

    Anadolu AgencyGetty Images The organizers of the New York auto show have announced they’re moving the annual mega-event to late August from early April. The reason, of course, is the coronavirus, which has spread into New York State in the past week. Among the companies scheduling major new-model debuts were Ford, Infiniti, and EV maker […] More

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    2021 Mercedes Metris Work Van Gets a Load of New Tech

    Mercedes-Benz has announced updates to its Metris mid-size cargo and passenger vans for the 2021 model year. They’re U.S. siblings of the Europe-market Vito pictured above. The majority of the updates are technology based, including a bigger touchscreen and new standard safety features, plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration. Expect to see the updated […] More