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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
In a move rumored since early last month, Tesla appears to have ended plans to build a range-boosting second battery for its Cybertruck pickup. Electrek reports that Cybertruck owners have begun receiving refunds for the battery booster.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to the framework of a deal that will allow 100,000 British-made cars into the U.S. at a 10% tariff rate instead of the 25% paid by most of the world. Details of the deal remain murky.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is due for an update, though not a complete redesign, for the 2026 model year. Jeep’s best-seller and one of the 15 best-selling vehicles in America, the Grand Cherokee will see an exterior nip-and-tuck and some updated interior tech. Jeep hasn’t released details, but sent on a pair of photos to whet your appetite. A front-end shot shows new, thinner LED headlights flanking the brand’s signature 7-slot grille.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
Ford has announced a recall covering just three examples of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup from model year 2023. Ford tells the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “Affected vehicles may have one or more missing or loose retention nuts on the high voltage battery junction box bus bars in the high voltage battery pack.” That could cause an electrical arc, which might trigger a fire.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
Volvo has recalled 413,151 vehicles equipped with Google built-in infotainment systems because their backup cameras may not display an image. Recalled models include the:2021-2025 Volvo XC402022 Volvo V902022-2025 Volvo S902022-2025 Volvo V90 Cross Country2022-2025 Volvo XC602023-2024 Volvo XC902023-2025 Volvo S602023-2025 Volvo V602023-2025 V60 Cross CountryThe company tells federal safety officials that a software conflict can prevent the image from showing.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
Nearly every automaker now sells at least one electric vehicle (EV) in the U.S. But one early EV pioneer is conspicuously absent. Mitsubishi dealers have nothing all-electric on their sales lots. That fact is all the more surprising when you remember that Mitsu dealers had an EV to sell as far back as late 2011. The quirky little i-MiEV was vaguely egg-shaped, had a range barely over 60 miles, and took 20 hours to recharge.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
The Toyota Corolla Cross has been an unqualified success in its short time on the market, bringing the venerable Corolla name and Toyota’s legendary resale value to subcompact SUV buyers in need of a little more space than a small sedan offers. Toyota doesn’t need to make significant changes to keep it on buyers’ minds. So for 2026, Toyota will keep updates to the model and its hybrid twin modest. The company hasn’t announced pricing.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette will be half new. Chevrolet will keep the body and most of the mechanical aspects of its flagship sports car the same for the new model year. But Corvette fans will see an all-new interior. Automakers usually redesign a car every five to seven years and give it a thorough update at the midway point of its production run. But Chevrolet has been regularly making dramatic changes to the Corvette lineup since the car’s last redesign.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady yesterday. The board didn’t even provide the traditional projection of its future moves. According to Jonathan Smoke, chief economist at Cox Automotive, the parent company of Kelley Blue Book, the central bank is waiting. Car shoppers are starting to do the same.
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1 week ago | 
kbb.com | Sean Tucker
Electric vehicle (EV) builder Polestar has recalled 27,816 Polestar 2 sedans from model years 2021 through 2025 because their backup cameras may not display an image. But owners won’t need to return their cars to Polestar to have them fixed. The company will instead push out an over-the-air software update that should correct the problem. Polestar tells federal safety officials that a “synchronization error” between the camera and infotainment screen can keep the image from appearing.
