Author: John Faulkner

John Faulkner is Road Test Editor at Clean Fleet Report. He has more than 30 years’ experience branding, launching and marketing automobiles. He has worked with General Motors (all Divisions), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Eagle), Ford and Lincoln-Mercury, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota on consumer events and sales training programs. His interest in automobiles is broad and deep, beginning as a child riding in the back seat of his parent’s 1950 Studebaker. He is a journalist member of the Motor Press Guild and Western Automotive Journalists.
Autos US News

Ford Recalls 86 Mustang Mach-E Electric Vehicles Over Battery Software Issue

High-voltage battery software in modern electric vehicles Modern EVs are a leap forward in car technology-they have a complex electric drivetrain and a complex software system to manage it. Drivers rely heavily on digital displays for how far their vehicles can go, how healthy the batteries are and how healthy the vehicle is overall. And […]

Autos

Upcoming Electric Performance Cars Redefining Speed and Engineering Innovation

The EV revolution has become much more than a way to save on gas costs or provide an easy way to get around town. Electric powertrains are now promising a new kind of performance, offering an entirely different approach to acceleration, traction, weight management, aerodynamics, and chassis control. Instant torque and placing the batteries low […]

Autos

Ford’s Most Controversial Cars: A Deep Dive into Automotive History and Debates

Over the more than one hundred years Ford has been in operation, it has built vehicles that have become symbols of daily motoring  cheap family transportation, iconic performance cars, and thirsty four-wheel drives. As one of the biggest vehicle producers in the world, not everything Ford has made has been popular. Some vehicles have challenged […]

Autos

10 Next-Generation Long-Range Electrified SUVs and Crossovers Redefining Modern Mobility

A new era of mobility innovations is beginning for auto manufacturers, as they experiment with alternative powertrain concepts, long-distance extended-range electric vehicles and novel solutions to the range challenge. From the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, the pace of innovation on these solutions can be seen firsthand, as auto OEMs showcase vehicles that marry high voltage […]

Autos

Exploring Unique Automotive Collections: From Desert Pyramids to Custom Replicas

Car collecting can encompass just about any idea imaginable; collecting original classics, historic machinery and weird one-of-a-kind art cars created just because someone had both the thought and the means to do it. Classic car collections often concentrate on authenticity, rarity, historic racing history and high levels of restoration quality, but some out-of-the-ordinary motor museums […]

World News

Refreshed BMW iX Delivers Increased Power, Larger Battery Capacity, and Extended Range

BMW replaces the model designations of the iX electric SUV with the new xDrive45, xDrive60 and M70 variants. Electric power figures also go up significantly and the refreshed BMW iX model lineup boasts a higher charge capacity, longer driving range and a series of driver assistance, comfort, convenience and entertainment features. Along with the design […]

Autos World News

Intelligent Vehicles Face Expanding Recall Surge as Safety Oversight Frameworks Evolve

The world automotive industry is changing rapidly: switching to automation, connectivity, new software and more complex vehicle architectures. Automation is transforming cars into smarter connected systems that can operate as information processing centres, react according to circumstances and support the driver. This rising complexity brings increasingly significant safety challenges, as we explored at the 2026 […]

Autos

Fifty Years of the Mercedes-Benz W123: Engineering History and Lasting Legacy

Many decades since the first chapter of the three-pointed star was opened in Bandol, in the south of France, in January 1976, the Mercedes-Benz W123 is still considered an icon of the automotive industry. The latest Mercedes-Benz model set new standards in the segment for premium passenger cars, which had as its predecessor the first-ever […]

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