Police tow Teslas to solve crime

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

In today’s edition:

• Toyota & Honda's success with Hybrids

• Stellantis retaining auto portfolio

• California police tow Teslas

• Recent recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

Ford August vehicle sales up 13.4% led by demand for hybrids

Honda posts hot August with American auto sales up 25%

Stellantis won't sell or kill any of its 14 car brands after all

California police are towing Tesla's to obtain crime scene footage

NHTSA estimates traffic fatalities declined in the first half of 2024

Volvo scales back margin and revenue ambitions, abandons 2030 EV-only target

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in July 2024 compared to July 2023

Volkswagen is rolling out its ChatGPT assistant to the US

BMW plans hydrogen fuel-cell production car for 2028

Aston Martin debuts 2025 Vanquish, a V-12 icon

Volkswagen says considering factory closures in Germany

RECALLS

More than 102,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles recalled, may need new Nano EcoBoost engines

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

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