AN ICONIC carmaker is abandoning a hatchback favoured by Brits – and will line up a new five-door model to replace it. The model on its way out has been described as “faultless” among motorists.

The EV giant has copped criticism from owners and regulators over a door handle design flaw which has left occupants trapped and, in severe cases, caused fatalities. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s ...

The Big Cat Project on Saturday shared footage of two Amur tigers reacting to their impending freedom with astonishing fury as their cage doors slid open. The footage, posted below, shows both tigers, ...

NHTSA said its initial review suggests this condition appears to occur when the electronic door locks receive insufficient voltage from the vehicle. The US National Highway Traffic Safety ...

When Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began wielding its ax at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this year, many believed this was done to weaken the agency’s ...

Who says journalism is dead? Less than a week after Bloomberg published a damning report about Tesla's "dangerous doors," the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now looking ...

Tesla is facing fresh scrutiny from US safety regulators, this time over electric door handles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday that it has opened a probe ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles ...

Tesla is now under a new federal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to an Office of Defects Investigation announcement on September 15, 2025—but it isn't ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab Model Y cars ...

Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. US car safety regulators have opened an investigation into the door handles of Tesla’s flagship Model Y model ...