Paul Eisenstein, Author at Headlight.news

First Drive: Turning Over a New (Nissan) Leaf

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 12, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, Business, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, First Drive, Green Power, Hyundai, Nissan

Few vehicles have had more of an impact on the U.S. automotive market since the turn of the Millennium, even though Nissan Leaf has slipped into relative obscurity in an increasingly crowded EV segment. Can it regain its early luster? That’s what the Japanese automaker hopes as it rolls out an all-new 2026 Nissan Leaf offering a new crossover design, improved performance, substantially better range and plenty of other reasons to check it out. Add a surprisingly affordable price according to this Headlight.News review.

Yet again? Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles Due to Faulty Rearview Cameras – And More Could Follow

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, Ford, Government, Lincoln, Recalls, Regulatory, Safety

Another day, another big Ford recall, it seems, the automaker now announcing it needs to fix faulty rearview cameras in about 1.9 million vehicles. It’s the second time this problem has cropped up recently – and now brings the total number of recalls involving Ford products to well over 100 this year. Headlight.News has more.

Where’s the Rear Window? What We’ve Discovered About Polestar 5

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2025 | *Daily News*

Polestar’s next EV, the Polestar 5, is an all-electric beast, punching out as much as 884 hp and 749 pound-feet of torque. But there were also some surprises to be learned during the EV’s debut at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. No rear window, for one thing. And it won’t be sold in either the U.S. or China – at least not for now. Here’s the latest from Headlight.News.

Lucid’s First Midsize Entry is a Year Away – If it Can Raise New Capital

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, EVs and batteries, Executives, Green Power, Lucid, Sales

Lucid’s new Gravity model got off to a slow start, the EV marker’s CEO acknowledged, but production – and sales are ramping up, even as the company races to finish work on a trio of affordable, midsize models now scheduled to start rolling out by the end of 2026. That is, however, going to require Lucid to raise substantial amounts of new funding. More from Headlight.News.

Get Ready, Get Set. Ford Introduces New Global Media Campaign

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2025 | *Daily News*, Advertising & Marketing, Business, Car Culture, Earnings and Financials, Ford, Lincoln, Motorsports, Racing, Recalls

In a fast-changing automotive world, even the biggest brands have no guarantee they can survive indefinitely. That’s led Ford to launch its first global marketing campaign in a decade. But what’s the “Ready Set Ford” big buck project trying to achieve? Headlight.News has the story.

BMW Plans 40 Models Off Neue Klasse Platform by 2027

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2025 | *Daily News*, Auto Shows, BMW, Business, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Hybrids, Technology

The new BMW iX3 is the first all-electric model based on the automaker’s Neue Klasse platform – but it won’t be the last. The Bavarian automaker’s CEO said Monday that 40 new and updated products using the “new class” technology will roll out over the next two years. Up next: the i3, an all-electric version of the 3-Series, reports Headlight.News.

Polestar 5 Performance GT Debuting at Munich Auto Show

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Lucid, Polestar, Porsche, Sales, Tariffs, Tesla

Polestar’s next model is set to make its debut at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich this week and it could position the Swedish automaker as a serious contender to performance products like the Tesla Model S, the Lucid Air and Porsche Taycan, with a top-end model set to deliver nearly 900 horsepower and gobs of tire-spinning torque. Here’s more from Headlight.New.

Hyundai Plant ICE Raid Kicks Off Diplomat Incident

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2025 | *Daily News*, Deals and acquisitions, EVs and batteries, Genesis, Government, Green Power, Hyundai, Kia, Regulatory, Tariffs, trade

South Korea’s foreign minister headed to the U.S. Monday morning to move forward with plans to release hundreds of South Korean nationals arrested last week while working on the construction of a $7.6 billion Hyundai battery plant in Georgia. The move came just days after the Korean carmaker upped investment plans for the U.S. to $26 billion — and threatens to chill relations between the U.S. and one of its staunchest allies. Headlight.News has more.

Tesla Board Wants to Give CEO Elon Musk a $1 Trillion Pay Package

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 5, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, Deals and acquisitions, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Green Power, Tesla

He’s already the richest man in the world but the Tesla board of directors has proposed a new $1 trillion pay package that would put CEO Elon Musk’s wealth nearly on a par with the market capitalization of some of the world’s most exclusive companies. Headlight.News has more.

BMW Reveals New iX3, First of its All-Electric Neue Klasse

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 5, 2025 | *Daily News*, Auto Shows, BMW, Business, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Technology

Setting the stage for the upcoming Munich Motor Show, hometown automaker BMW on Friday launched one of its most important product lines in decades. The new iX3 SUV is the first production version of the all-electric Neue Klasse and offers up to 400 miles range, ultra-fast charging and a new design language soon to reshape the rest of the BMW line-up. Headlight.News has more.

The Honda Prelude is Back for 2026 – and This Time It’s a Hybrid

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 4, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, Auto Shows, Business, Car Culture, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Honda, Hybrids, Motorsports

In an industry where rumors spread like a California wildfire, Honda has long been known to be working up an all-new version of the once-popular sporty Prelude. And now it’s official, the Japanese automaker revealing the sixth-generation coupe during a Thursday event in Japan. But it still may surprise many potential buyers to learn that the 2026 Honda Prelude will be the automaker’s latest model to go hybrid.

All-Electric VW ID.Polo Debuting in Munich – and Ushers in a New, Less Confusing Naming Strategy

by Paul Eisenstein | Sep 3, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, Auto Shows, Business, Car Culture, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Volkswagen

While it’s slowed down the pace of EV rollouts, Volkswagen isn’t giving up on all-electric power and will debut a new battery version of the Polo at the Munich Auto Show next week. The little hatchback also will mark a transition in its naming strategy that VW hopes will make it easy for shoppers to figure out which EV is which. Headlight.News has more.

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