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I just returned from an overnight international flight and am running on coffee and minimal sleep, so let’s get started.
🚘 What I’m driving: I recently traveled on an Airbus A320 across the Atlantic, and the 2025 Mercedes-Benz E 450 4Matic All-Terrain is waiting for me at the airport in the U.S.
💨 A coalition of nearly all major automakers has requested that the Trump administration reconsider upcoming vehicle emissions limits, arguing that they are unmanageable due to new legislation signed by Trump that raises the effective cost of EVs and may lead to a drop in EV sales in the near future.
💸 Americans currently bear an astonishing amount of automotive debt exceeding $1.6 trillion, resulting in an increase in auto loan delinquencies, defaults, and repossessions.
💥 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has postponed stricter crash-test regulations following a request from automakers for additional time to comply, citing a lack of published testing procedures for the new rules. This comes after the new NHTSA head mentioned a desire to modernize safety standards and promote innovation in tandem with updating outdated regulations.
🏎️ The Genesis GMR-001 has successfully completed its initial endurance test session at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, as the team gets closer to the planned race debut set for 2026.
👖 Infiniti is employing a robot dressed in jeans to assess the durability of its leather.
⚡️ Porsche has postponed its software-defined EV platform, known as SSP Sport, “well into the 2030s” as the company shifts its focus back to gasoline engines in response to market changes.
‼️ Ford is recalling 115,539 heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. due to a defect that could result in the upper shaft of the steering column detaching.
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