From a new Hyundai recall covering blank radio screens, to Chevy’s not-so-long-term plans for the latest Bolt, to the pseudo-return of BMW icons, things aren’t the way they were yesterday. Here, we’ll round up the biggest news stories of the last 24 hours on AutoBlog and divvy them up into bite-sized chunks that get right to the heart of the story, allowing you to go deeper if you want.
Chevy reiterates that the Bolt’s time is limited
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The Chevy Bolt was never going to last long. Its production was always going to be limited, the result of a blip in consumer demand that Chevrolet, perhaps foolishly, or perhaps wisely, believes will go away. No matter what, that means things will come to a close just as soon as they’ve begun for the small EV. “When we revealed Bolt in October, we said it’d be a limited-run model, which we are bringing back due to strong customer demand,” a Chevrolet spokesperson told Inside EVs. “We also said it would account for the majority of EV volume for Chevrolet in 2026, alongside the Chevrolet Equinox EV. We reiterate that today.” To read our full coverage on the future of the EV, check the link below.
Read More: America’s Cheapest New EV Is Already on Borrowed Time
Hyundai tells Genesis owners to leave their radio be
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Hyundai, which owns Genesis, is recalling a number of the brand’s luxury vehicles from the 2025 and 2026 model years, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), because their instrument cluster displays can intermittently reboot and go blank, potentially for 5-10 seconds. The issue sounds relatively minor, but the NHTSA and Hyundai have opted to go ahead and issue the recall because the blank display may deprive drivers of essential information and potentially increase the risk of a crash. Six models have been recalled – to find out if yours is on the list, continue reading at the link below.
Read More: Hyundai Tells 84,000 Genesis Owners to Stop Using the Radio
Stellantis aims to cut new car costs
2026 Jeep Wrangler 85th Anniversary Edition
Stellantis
Stellantis, the corporate umbrella under which brands like Dodge, Jeep, and more nest, believes that the new car market is becoming a little top-heavy. New cars are cresting the $50,000 mark on average for the first time in history. Driven by inflation, record tariffs, and the ever-increasing competition between automakers to provide the most car to their buyers, prices have soared. With new strains on the market, Stellantis says it is working on “a combination of value proposition with being competitive in the price offer,” according to CEO Antonio Filosa. To read more on Stellantis’ plan, click below.
Read More: Stellantis Wants to Bring New-Car Prices Back Under $40,000
BMW’s electric M3 will use fake sounds from its best engines
BMW
BMW will attempt to recreate the engines it was known for in the aggregate. Like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, the latest electric M product will employ fake engine noise to give nostalgic drivers something to cling to – and to hopefully get butts in seats as the M brand transitions further and further from the iconic naturally-aspirated engines it was known for in the past few decades. Engines like the S85 V10, and more, will be played synthetically through the speakers in conjunction with simulated gearshifts. To read more on the upcoming M3, continue below.
Read More: BMW M’s Legendary V10 Scream Is Coming Back—Just Not How You Expect
