Is it a car? Is it a motorcycle? The Polaris Slingshot is pure, unadulterated fun on three wheels, and the company best known for snowmobiles and ATVs made more improvements to the three-wheeler for 2025. Headlight.News has details.
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Autonomous Driving Tech Plans Helping Some, Cursing Others in Auto Industry
Not long after General Motors revealed it was getting of its autonomous driving subsidiary, Cruise, Waymo is expanding the number of its testing cities and Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the technology part of his rosy forecast for 2025. Will self-driving cars make it or not? Get details at Headlight.News.
Tesla Earnings Miss Targets, Stock Rallies on Future Promises
After reporting its first-ever year-over-year sales decline, Tesla Inc. fell short Wall Street analysts’ expectations, but after-hours investors seemed happy with the overall message from the EV maker, pushing the stock up in post-bell trading. Get details at Headlight.News.
GM Stock Plummets Despite Beating Wall Street Targets
General Motors finished 2024 strong. It beat analysts’ estimates for nearly every metric they examine. So why is the Detroit-based automaker watching its stock slide nearly 10% in the wake of all that positive news? Ignoring the obvious. Get details at Headlight.News.
Lucid Reveals Gravity Now Standard with Tesla Supercharger Port and New Powertrain
Lucid’s long-awaited second vehicle, the Gravity SUV, comes with a few surprises now. The company revealed the ute is capable of traveling 450 miles on a charge with 400 kW fast charging. Perhaps most importantly, starting Jan. 31, it will use the NACS as its standard charging port, gaining access to Tesla’s Supercharger network.
Consumers See Lower Prices as Automakers Enjoy Strong January Sales
Despite the winter storms and bitter cold that’s enveloped much of the U.S for a chunk of January, consumers appear to be finding time to go to auto dealers and buy new vehicles. They’re being rewarded with lower average transaction prices in the process. Get details at Headlight.News.
Banging Your Head May Have You Banging into Other Vehicles
An examination of some of the top songs downloaded on Spotify shows a correlation between aggressive music and aggressive driving. In short, if you’re a fan of the heavy metal anthems so many of us use to put a charge in our day, you may want to avoid listening to them during your daily commute — for your safety and ours. Find out more (and make up your own mind) at Headlight.News.
EV Growth Predicted to Continue in 2025 While Korean Makers Expand Gains in U.S.
In the time after U.S. voters chose a new president last November, what will happen to the U.S. auto industry has been the subject of conjecture with some going on instinct and others, like the Dave Cantin Group and Kaiser Associates, taking a more data-oriented approach. EVs grow, Korean makers gain, truck sales flatten are just some of what they suggest will happen this year. Get details at Headlight.News.
Searching for the Best Place to Own and Drive a Car — Move to Kansas
Where you live often plays a large role in what kind of vehicle you buy — convertibles aren’t big sellers in Alaska. However, a closer examination of the variables that do make owning a vehicle a great experience show that Kansas is the best place to be driving day in and day out. Check out why at Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2025 Infiniti QX80 Autograph 4WD
The full-size luxury SUV market is dominated by well-known longtimers like the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, but that hasn’t stopped others from making repeated runs at the kings of the segment. The 2025 Infiniti QX80 shows that an old dog can learn new tricks — but are they enough? Find out in our review of the all-new QX80 at Headlight.News.
EV Maker Canoo Latest to File Bankruptcy
With its quirky rounded exterior, Canoo caught the attention of plenty of potential electric vehicle buyers. However, the looks weren’t enough to translate to sales and profits. Canoo filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Get details at Headlight.News.
More Americans Underwater on Their Car Loans
As prices and interest rates have continued to rise in recent years, more and more owners are finding themselves with a lot of negative equity in those vehicles when they’re ready for a new car, truck or SUV. A new study shows Americans are upside down at record levels. Get details at Headlight.News.