Posted: 9/22/26
Millions of American motorists have been priced out of the new car market. But even if they settle for something previously owned they could find it straining their budget, affordability just as much of a problem in the used vehicle market these days. More from Headlight.News.
Screwed: The Fed Rate Hike Adds to the Mounting Misery of Automakers and Auto Buyers Alike
At first glance it may not look like Ford has done much to the 2027 F-150. But a closer inspection reveals plenty of updates, including more V-8 options, more affordable entry packages, and a big upgrade to the hands-free BlueCruise system. Ford is also expanding its ties to Carhartt. More from Headlight.News.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”?
Here’s how the upstart Korean automaker Hyundai, once seemingly destined to fail, has grown into the world’s 3rd-largest automaker and now has even Toyota and Volkswagen worried.
Hyundai Motor Co. will add or refresh more than 100 new products before the end of the decade in a bid to lock itself in as one of the world’s best-selling and most profitable automakers – a move that could threaten the industry’s two giants: Toyota and Volkswagen. To meet that target, Headlight.News reports, will require significant increases in global production capacity.