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CR-V dethrones Ford F-150, Toyota RAV4 as supply shortages hand Honda top spot

Honda led the nation’s largest segment as Toyota navigates a disruptive model changeover.

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Tesla launches long-wheelbase, three-row Model Y L in U.S. as $63,630 special edition
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Auto loans lengthen while dealers fear 84-month terms and negative equity
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2027 BMW X5 cool things: X’s, slate and winglets
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Honda CR-V tops first-half sales; why DRAM shortage hits autos especially hard

Honda’s CR-V dethrones the F-150 as America’s best-selling vehicle through the first half of 2026. Nissan’s CEO pushes back on Renault alliance fracture talk. Plus, SBD Automotive’s Alex Oyler joins Daily Drive to explain why the DRAM chip shortage is hitting the auto industry especially hard and why Tier 1 suppliers may be bearing the most pain.

Automakers
CR-V dethrones Ford F-150, Toyota RAV4 as supply shortages hand Honda top spot
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First Shift: VW Group weighs massive restructuring
GM
GM sales slip 4.2% in Q2 on lower EV demand, consumer economic sentiment
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Hendrick Automotive adds Ferrari, other exotic brands with 3 dealership purchases in North Carolina
Finance & Insurance
Fraudsters use AI to fake pay stubs; lenders can deploy same technology to catch them
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Ford plant electrician’s career ends over $1.95 cookie he paid for
Hyundai
Hyundai Elantra gets radical redesign with ‘Art of Steel’ look, AI at South Korea debut
Renault
Renault China adds software office to develop SDVs for global market

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2027 BMW X5 cool things: X’s, slate and winglets

Over the years, X5 styling changes have been evolutionary rather than radical, but that changed with the 2027 model.

2028 Mercedes-Benz VLE: A luxurious people mover with unhurried grace
Chinese automakers dominate Goodwood Festival of Speed lineup with BYD, MG, Chery debuts
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Volvo
Polestar dealers ‘devastated’ as Trump administration forces brand out of U.S. over Chinese tech
Nissan
Nissan will slash software development time from months to hours to catch China SDVs
Subaru
Subaru shifts to ‘ultraefficient production’ amid $362 million EV write-down, product delay
Technology
How technology, regulation and competition are shaping the robotaxi market
Mobility
VW’s Cariad and Bosch end autonomous driving tie-up
Mobility
Why strategy matters as much as technology in the robotaxi race

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U.S. light-vehicle sales by nameplate, June & YTD 2026

Unit sales of cars and light trucks by nameplate in the U.S. listed alphabetically under brand and automaker for the current and previous year periods; table reflects U.S. sales for automakers that report monthly

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