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Here's How Automakers Are Reacting to Trump's Tariffs

The Trump Administration recently announced a 10-percent baseline tariff on all goods imported into the United States, including vehicles. Some countries will face even higher costs, with goods from China subject to 34-percent tariffs, and goods from the European Union subject to 20-percent tariffs.

Motor1 · Apr 4, 2025

Sad: This Is the Last Manual GTI

The last manual Volkswagen GTI has been built and sold, a company spokesperson confirmed to Motor1 on Tuesday. The lucky buyer, Jamie Orr, documented his buying experience on TikTok, giving us an up-close look at the car.

Motor1 · Apr 1, 2025

How Rivian Beat Everyone to Better Headlights

For well over a decade, drivers around the world have enjoyed better headlights. Adaptive Drive Beam (ADB) moves beyond the old-school binary of high and low beams, taking advantage of modern lighting technology that allows parts of a headlight’s beam to dim for oncoming drivers, reducing glare. In America, the…

Motor1 · Mar 28, 2025

RIP: Ford Focus Production Ends in November

One by one, Ford of Europe's iconic nameplates are dying. The final Mondeo (aka Fusion in the US) was built in April 2022, followed by the last Fiesta in July 2023. Later this year, the Focus will also be retired. In an e-mail to Motor1, the company's European Communications Manager, Finn…

Motor1 · Mar 6, 2025

Vaporware Gone Mad: Tuner Turns C8 Corvette Into Fighter Jet

The Motor1 email inbox receives tips, press releases, and pitches of "groundbreaking" new vehicles on a daily basis. Almost all of that is vaporware, and to be honest, we usually let it pass without a mention. But sometimes, something so absurdly crazy comes through the wire that we simply can't…

Motor1 · Feb 25, 2025

This Pontiac Trans Sport Is Our New Favorite Lego Set

Unless you were at least a few years old in 1990, it's hard to describe the "dustbuster" craze. At a time when American vehicles still largely had sharp edges, the Chevrolet Lumina APV, Oldsmobile Silhouette, and the Pontiac Trans Sport landed from the future. These aerovans and their raked windshields…

Motor1 · Feb 9, 2025

Keeping the Manual Is 'Super Important,' Says Porsche GT Boss

The manual transmission is a dying breed. There are just 29 new cars you can still buy with a stick shift. Porsche sells two of those cars, the 718 and the 911. While things don't look good for the mid-engine 718, which is set to go all-electric later this year,…

Motor1 · Jan 28, 2025

VW's Crossover Cabrio Outsold the Miata Last Year in Europe

Although math has never been my forte, odd statistics have always captivated me. Aside from the so-called zombie cars that appear in sales charts years after being discontinued, niche segments also pique my interest. Motor1 got in touch with car market research company Dataforce from Germany to learn how convertibles…

Motor1 · Jan 28, 2025

Confirmed: Ram's Mid-Size Pickup Is Happening

Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis will get his wish. Stellantis confirmed with Motor1 today that the brand is building a new mid-size truck model. However, the automaker declined to provide further details.

Motor1 · Jan 22, 2025

We Asked Every Automaker How Many Customers Went for Manuals in 2024

In what is now an annual tradition at Motor1, we’re kicking off 2025 by sending lots of emails to automakers to see what manual transmission sales were like the previous year. This gives us a look at the state of the manual in America, where it is certainly not the…

Motor1 · Jan 15, 2025