Why It’s So Hard to Buy One of the Country’s Top-Selling Cars Right Now

P.M. Edition for Oct. 21. Toyota’s RAV4 had long been the most popular SUV in the U.S. But now, as autos reporter Chris Otts (wsj.com/news/author/christopher-otts?mod=WSJ_W…) discusses, production decisions from the Japanese carmaker undermined that leader status (wsj.com/business/autos/how-toyotas-top-selling…). Plus, Journal Ukraine bureau chief Marcus Walker (wsj.com/news/author/marcus-walker?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) fills us in on what’s happening on the battlefield (wsj.com/world/elon-musks-starlink-speed-cap-ha…). And security researchers, with the help of AI, discovered a vulnerability (wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/ai-just-found-a-bug…) that puts up to 70% of the world’s websites at risk. Alex Ossola hosts.

Correction: The Honda CR-V has become America's best-selling vehicle that isn’t a pickup truck, and the country’s most popular SUV, in 2026. An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said that the Toyota RAV4 still holds that status, but it lost it this year. (Corrected on Oct. 22)

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