Americans owe $1.7T in auto debt

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.

In today’s edition:

• Americans buried in auto debt

• Tesla redesign following probe

• Rivian breaks ground in Georgia

• Recent recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

Americans owe over $1.66 trillion in auto debt as defaults and repossessions surge

Manufacturers need to find the sweet spot between screens and simplicity in the digital cockpit revolution, J.D. Power finds

Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation

Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026

Apple updates CarPlay with iOS 26, released on September 15th

Lyft and Waymo are partnering to bring robotaxis to Nashville

Genesis is about to launch a slew of new luxury EVs and hybrids

Mercedes won’t use BMW engines after all, says “there’s no truth to this”

BMW says China was the reason for its massive grille phase

RECALLS

Another Ford backup camera recall has been announced, this time for about 1,570,000 vehicles

Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday with more car content.

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