According to reporting from Reuters, on March 30, 2026, General Motors’ Detroit-based electric vehicle plant Factory Zero announced an extension of its production halt until April 13, with the plant manager citing aligning with “market dynamics” and initiating temporary layoffs for approximately 1,300 workers. Furthermore, in December 2025, Ford Motor Company announced a USD 19.5 billion capital impairment charge related to its electric vehicle operations and cut roughly 1,600 jobs at its BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky. Ford simultaneously announced it would cease production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning and abandon its production plans for the next-generation T3 electric pickup and electric vans. Media reports also indicate that Magna’s factory in St. Clair, Michigan, a supplier of EV components to General Motors, now sits nearly vacant; as the automotive industry recalibrates its electric vehicle investments, the plant has suffered a significant blow and is essentially in a state of shutdown or large-scale dormancy.
What once was heralded as the “hope for revival” of the American automotive industry is now facing a rapid decline.
Gone In 60 Seconds
Federal prosecutors say they have uncovered a large-scale vehicle theft operation in the Washington, D.C. region, one that allegedly relied on OBD-II tools and an export pipeline that stretched as far as Africa.[…]
According to officials, the group used handheld OBD-II scanners—readily available online—to bypass factory security systems. These tools can reprogram a vehicle to accept a blank key fob, allowing thieves to take a car without forced entry. Authorities say the process can be completed in under a minute.
“They don’t need keys and they don’t need hot wiring,” Pirro said. “No smashed windows, no drama. Just a sleek electronic device called an Autel, A-U-T-E-L. And in under a minute, the car’s brain is rewritten. The car is gone in 60 seconds. Welcome to the new world of car theft.”
Pirro also said there should be more regulation surrounding ownership of OBD-II devices.
Better yet would be regulation to end the ridiculous key fob. That a vehicle can be driven away without the fob being physically present may be the greatest automotive breakthrough since the decision to move the fuel pump into the gas tank.
“Sidhu, a rookie Calgary trucker”
A federal judge has granted a last-minute reprieve for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, temporarily preventing his imminent deportation to India.
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The cool guy we followed home from Battleford for over an hour. He definitely held the centre on the fourlane. #tooscaredtopass #accidentinwaiting #inevertookthevideo pic.twitter.com/muMoEQhfEN
— Sean McGrath (@grassncows) April 25, 2026
It’s Like A 737 Jet Crashes Everyday In America…
5,000 people every year killed every year in America by poorly trained and inexperienced truck drivers.
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38-year-old Dalvir Singh Jhattu crashed into the back of the tow truck, destroying that vehicle, the tractor-trailer and the Mercedes.
Convicted of dangerous driving and “sentenced”…
…to a six-month conditional sentence order, 90 days of house arrest, a 12-month Canada-wide driving ban and conditions, including no possession or consumption of alcohol, drugs or intoxicating substances.
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“At the time of the collision on the night of July 19, 2022, Singh was playing the cellphone game while driving his 53-foot tractor-trailer on Highway 30″
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A massive trucking scandal is (again) unfolding in Illinois and you can be sure the Chicago/IL media will go out of its way to ignore it.[…]
The FMCSA (under DOT) in continuing an ongoing audit of IL SOS office related to the issuance of at least 10,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses over the past few years.
These are truck driver’s licenses awarded to non residents–foreigners–including some here illegally.
In 2024 and 2025, the state saw a huge jump in the number of non-domiciled CDL issued by IL SOS. In fact, an industry watchdog group obtained records via FOIA that showed roughly 40% of ALL CDLs issued by IL SOS in 2025 went to foreigners.
FMCSA determined at least 20% of all non-domiciled CDLs issued by IL SOS were done so illegally. Applicants did not furnish federally required paperwork including unexpired passports and IL SOS issued CDLs for a longer period of time than the applicants’ work authorization permitted.
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Prabjot Singh Johal does not like some of the attention his social media posts have gotten.
He makes threats while hiding behind his Sikh religion.
Canadians have a problem with his disrespect of our laws and officers and for his regular phone and drug use while driving. pic.twitter.com/RbojzkmWEW— AwareBears (@bears_aware) April 1, 2026
Prabjot Singh Johal is quite the social media sensation.
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars
Here Are All the EVs That Have Been Canceled or Discontinued
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars
DOA: Sony surprised everyone when it dabbled in the car scene at CES 2020 with an electric sedan, followed a year later by an SUV. The tech giant teamed up with Honda in 2022, establishing the Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) joint venture to bring these concepts to production. However, that’s no longer happening, as neither the sedan nor the SUV will ever go on sale.
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Reported as north of Airdrie, AB
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With yet another hit on a Saskatoon overpass, our friend Gord McGill will be a guest on Evan Bray today at 11am Saskatchewan time.
When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal
Pure poetry.
A message from the president of the United States: pic.twitter.com/qY9QmZ8sMp
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 21, 2026
Somewhat related.
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Taber, Alberta this morning. pic.twitter.com/UqfAWYDehy
— Karen K 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 (@Shareme23) March 18, 2026
Correction, location was in the US: I thought it odd that Taber would hold two truck vs locomotive bouts in a week.
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-$15.8 billion: Japanese automaker Honda just cancelled the production of three planned made-in-the-U.S.A. electric cars, including the 0-Series SUV, the 0-Series Saloon, and the Acura RSX — and the company says it will write off massive losses as a result.
You know, for a million bucks I could have told them this would happen. Since nobody seems to listen to my free advice.
And How Was Your Day?
Train derailment outside Lestock Saskatchewan. pic.twitter.com/gUyB9orEqv
— Just Bins (@JustBins) March 12, 2026
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In a recent interview aired on RED FM, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who has been ordered deported the courts, the CBSA, the Immigration and Refugee Board, as well as the appeals court, says his last option is to challenge his deportation order if the CBSA does not allow his request to defer the decision on his new application to stay in Canada on “humanitarian” grounds to the Minister of Immigration or the Minister of Public Safety.
If what he says is true, he is not going anywhere anytime soon. Avenues to avoid deportation after destroying 29 families seem to be endless in Canada.