Like the feeling of wind in your hair? You’ll get plenty of it in the new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante by pushing the topless grand tourer to its limits at 214 mph. Headlight.News checks out the new British supercar.
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Hyundai Set to Invest $21 Billion in U.S.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest $21 billion for a variety of U.S.-based projects, including steel production and the expansion of its U.S. automotive production to 1.2 million vehicles annually. That more than doubles what the South Korean has invested since entering the U.S. market in 1986. More from Headlight.News.
Trump Turns Tail, Reportedly Won’t Follow Up With Auto Tariffs
Faced with strong resistance from domestic and foreign automakers alike, Pres. Donald Trump has reportedly folded and won’t put in place 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian autos and auto parts which, critics warned, could cripple the auto industry while also giving a hammer blow to the U.S. economy as a whole. More from Headlight.News.
Trading in Your Tesla? You’re Not Alone – But Be Ready for an Unpleasant Surprise
As protests at many Tesla showrooms become a daily occurrence and those who own the automaker’s products find themselves routinely given thumbs-down or an extended middle finger, more and more are trading in, according to new data. But they’re finding residual values for used Teslas have come crashing down. That’s something competitors such as Lucid and Polestar hope to take advantage of, as Headlight.News reports.
First Drive: 2025 Cadillac Optiq – A Good Look for an Entry Luxury EV
This is a busy year for Cadillac as it accelerates its push into the battery-electric market. In the coming weeks, the domestic luxury brand will bookmark its line-up with the Escalade EV at the high end and for those looking for something more affordable that still offers plenty of luxury features, there’s the new Cadillac Optiq. Headlight.News spent a couple days in San Francisco checking out Caddy’s new entry EV and here’s our review.
GM, Hyundai Working Up Product-Sharing Alliance for Pickups, EV Vans
General Motors and Hyundai are said to be in talks that would lead to significant product sharing in the pickup and commercial EV van segments, according to a new report. Such a move would expand on the alliance the two automakers recently announced focusing on hydrogen fuel-cell technology. More from Headlight.News.
Taiwan’s Foxconn Reportedly Doing EV Deals with Two Japanese Automakers – including Mitsubishi
Best known as the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone, Foxconn is reportedly locking down a deal to produce battery-electric vehicles with two Japanese automakers. Details have yet to be revealed but Mitsubishi appears to be one of the new partners and there is speculation Foxconn may be working out arrangements with either Nissan or Honda, those two Japanese automakers having failed to secure their own merger deal. More from Headlight.News.
Breakthrough Technology Lets New BYD EVs Charge as Fast as You Can Fill a Gas Tank
While most EV owners charge their vehicles at home overnight, plugging in can be a real hassle when you’re on the road. With many of today’s EVs it can take an hour to go from a 10 to 80% state-of-charge. But China’s BYD claims its new “super e-platform” can allow motorists get another 249 miles of range in as little as 5 minutes at public quick chargers, essentially matching the time it takes to fill up a gas tank. Headlight.News has more.
Musk Under Mounting Pressure to Quit Trump or Leave Tesla
Two top Tesla investors are taking aim at CEO Elon Musk, one saying he must pull back from his work for the Trump administration, the other saying the damage is done and that it’s time for the automaker to find a new chief executive. Things grew worse for the...
Update: Tesla Recalls Cybertruck as Exterior Panels Fly Off
After initially halting deliveries due to reports of exterior panels detaching while the vehicle is being driven, Tesla said Thursday it would recall all Cybertrucks it has produced from launch through late last month. It comes as the eighth safety recall of the electric pickup and another setback for a manufacturer that has seen its stock price plummet by nearly half its value since mid-December. It underscores the fact that Tesla has had major ongoing quality, durability and recall problems. Headlight.News has more.
Tesla Halts Cybertruck Deliveries as Exterior Panels Fly Off
Bad enough for Tesla that demand Cybertruck has fallen far short of its original expectations – with the electric pickup coming to symbolize growing opposition to the politics of the automaker’s CEO. Now comes word Tesla has had to halt Cybertruck deliveries as it struggles to find a way to prevent sheet metal and other body parts from flying off when the truck is driven at highway speeds.
Mazda Readies New EV Platform but Shifts to a “Multi-Solution” Strategy Emphasizing Hybrids
Mazda has been one of the slowest automakers to embrace electrification and its first battery-powered model in the U.S., the MX-30, didn’t last very long due to limited range. Now, however, the Japanese automaker seems to be getting serious about EVs and has offered the first look at an all-new platform expected to be used for a battery-powered SUV due out in 2027. But the automaker also is shifting resources to put more emphasis on hybrids, such as one coming for the next-gen Mazda CX-5 crossover. Headlight.News has more.