With a summit meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping fast approaching, Pres. Donald Trump suggested he could reverse course and open the American market up to Chinese automakers – if they set up U.S. plants. More from Headlight.News.
Month: September 2026
A Week With: 2026 BMW M5 Touring
For the life of me, I do not understand why people continue to fawn all over crossover SUVs when cars like the 2026 BMW M5 Touring offers all the utility most people will ever require. Find out what else you get in our review at Headlight.News.
Hyundai Takes Things to Extremes with Big Push into Both Off-Road and Performance
If you think of Hyundai as a purveyor of plain vanilla products you could be in for a surprise. As it prepares its biggest expansion program ever the Korean automaker plans to take things to extreme, with an expanding lineup of both off-road and performance models. More from Headlight.News.
Ford Under Fire as White House Expresses “Profound Concern” Over China Ties
U.S. Transportation Sec. Duffy expressed “profound concern” over Ford’s ties to China. The automaker fired back at the “wrongheaded” criticism it saw as simply aimed at grabbing headlines. More from Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2026 Toyota C-HR XSE
Nowhere else is everything that’s old new again like the auto industry. Toyota’s the latest to bring us back to the future with the 2026 C-HR XSE. And while its predecessor was a small, gas miser, the new variation is a powerful, stylish, electric-only model that could benefit from some more range. Get the details in our review at Headlight.News.
Diesel Hits an All-Time Record and It’s Going to Cost Every American Consumer
The cost of diesel is up 57% since the start of the Iran War, hitting an all-time high on Friday. That’s a problem when 80% of U.S. freight goes out using diesel-powered trucks, trains, ships and barges.
Ford Teases All-Electric Fathom Pickup Driving Down Las Vegas Strip
Hoping to build momentum ahead of the new Fathom pickup’s launch next year, Ford CEO Jim Farley has posted a handful of images showing a camouflaged version of the EV making its way along the neon-lit Las Vegas Strip. Headlight.News has more on Ford Fathom.
Who Says EVs Are Dead? Not China – or Norway, Germany, Mexico and Even Ethiopia
It’s easy to write off EVs, at least if you live in the U.S. where sales and market share have tumbled since federal tax credits phased out last September. It’s a very different story in a number of other global markets, starting with China where pure electric models now account for a third of all sales. More from Headlight.News.
Hybrids Continued to Power Up U.S. Auto Sales in August
Overall new vehicle sales held up in August thanks to the growing popularity of hybrids, which have served as a shield from increasingly troubling economic news.
Time’s Running Out for Volkswagen and its CEO
The world’s second-largest automaker could get a little bit smaller – at least if CEO Oliver Blume has his way. He’s hoping to convince the Volkswagen supervisory board to approve a downsizing plan it rejected two months ago. But what happens if they say “No”?