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Radio station snafu in Seattle bricks some Mazda infotainment systems

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Some Mazda owners in the Seattle area are stuck with bricked infotainment systems after listening to a particular radio station. According to the Seattle Times, the problem began on January 30 and afflicted Mazdas from model years 2014 to 2017 when the cars were tuned to the local […]

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Making sense of Mazda’s MX-30 electric commuter car

Mazda is about to sell its first battery electric vehicle, the MX-30 crossover. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] Mazda provided flights to Santa Ana and a night in a hotel so we could drive the MX-30. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. IRVINE, Calif. —It’s fair to say that Mazda has some work ahead of […]

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A silicon chip shortage is causing automakers to idle their factories

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) You may have noticed that it’s difficult to get ahold of new high-end graphics cards and game consoles these days. In large part, that’s due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In […]