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NHTSA publishes notice of GM petition for inconsequential-noncompliance decision (Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0048); comments open until October 13, 2026

NHTSA published a Federal Register notice on September 11, 2026 (91 FR 57957) acknowledging receipt of General Motors' petition for a decision of inconsequential noncompliance, Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0048, with comments due October 13, 2026.

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Friday, September 11, 2026

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UK new car registrations rise 13.7% in August 2026, with BEV share above prior Augusts back to 2023 ahead of the '76 plate change
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported on 4 September 2026 that UK new car registrations rose 13.7% year on year to 94,236 units in August 2026, the market's ninth consecutive month of growth. Battery electric vehicles took 29.8% of the month's registrations, a share the SMMT itself attributes partly to August's low volumes; that share tops the prior Augusts the SMMT lists back to 2023. Year to date, BEV share stands at 25.6% against the UK mandate's 33% headline target. All figures are UK-market only.

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Twenty million in 1976, fifty million in 1986: Toyota's cumulative production milestones as the company announced them

Two primary Toyota Motor Company releases-one dated July 8, 1976, the other January 17, 1986-document two cumulative factory-production milestones for the Japan-based automaker: the Corona 1800 GL at the Tsutsumi Plant as the 20-millionth vehicle, and the Crown 4-door Hardtop Royal Saloon G at the Motomachi Plant as the 50-millionth. Both carry the company's own breakdowns and chronologies. This files entry quotes the passages as issued and names the dates; it holds no driving impression and no reliability verdict.

October 23, 2026

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NHTSA publishes notice of GM petition for inconsequential-noncompliance decision (Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0048); comments open until October 13, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026

UK new car registrations rise 13.7% in August 2026, with BEV share above prior Augusts back to 2023 ahead of the '76 plate change