Remember when auto shows were the place to go for all the new vehicle previews? These days, you may be better off lining up a visit to Monterey Motor Week, the series of events surrounding the iconic Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. More than a dozen hot new products made their debut there this past weekend. Here’s a look at some of the most significant intros.
Acura has long struggled to carve out a successful niche in the luxury market. It may finally have found the design language that this requires in the form of the Nexera Vision concept making its debut during this year’s Monterey Car Week. Headlight.News takes a closer look.
Honda will end production of the Prologue, its only remaining battery-electric vehicle offered in the U.S., at the end of the 2026 model year. The move caps a frantic retreat by a company that, not long ago, wanted to become a dominant player in the American EV market. Now it’s shifting focus to a complete line-up of hybrids – and may build a new U.S. plant to produce them. More from Headlight.News.
It’s a big week for automotive recalls – among the biggest, Jeep and Honda each are targeting more than 1 million vehicles due to safety defects. A potential fire risk has Jeep telling owners they should park their vehicles outside.Then there’s Ford which could soon set another recall record. Headlight.News has more.
Honda reported its first loss in seven decades, largely due to major cuts in its EV program. But the automaker plans a major ramp-up of its hybrid line-up, its CEO revealed. Mazda is following a similar strategy, albeit on a smaller scale, as Headlight.News reports.
Honda may have scrapped three planned battery-electric vehicles this past month, as well as its joint venture with Sony, but its not giving up on EVs entirely. Its new Fastport eQuad is set to debut at this week’s New York Auto Show. What’s that? Headlight.News will fill you in.
They’ve lost that Afeela feeling. Sony and Honda announced Tuesday that they’ve killed plans to bring out a tech-laden series of battery-electric vehicles. The move comes just weeks after the Japanese automaker scrapped plans to launch three new EVs in the U.S.. But it also reflects questions about the market viability of the original $90,000 Afeela sedan and subsequent models.
Honda scrapped plans to bring three EVs to the U.S. market, joining a growing list of manufacturers shifting plans following the phase-out of federal tax credits last September. Honda executives also warned the company could post losses of up to $16 billion due to factors that also include the cost of U.S. tariffs. More from Headlight.News.
Honda will begin exporting two models from U.S. plants to Japan, Headlight.News learned, marking the first time it has done that in four decades. The move echoes plans by Toyota which late last year said it would export three American-made products to its home market.
The severe winter weather blanketing the U.S from Texas to Maine failed to slow new vehicle sales in January, with Asian automakers, in particular, reporting gains for the month. More from Headlight.News.
Consumer Reports released its annual Top 10 Picks in New Cars, Trucks and SUVs and potential buyers might notice a theme running through them, all of the choices either a hybrid – or available as one – or an EV. Separately, the non-profit announced its first-ever “Safety Verdict,” ranking 29 automotive brands on a variety of factors. Who came out on top? Some surprises here, as well, reports Headlight.News.
Tens of millions of American motorists were told to bring their vehicles in for repairs last year as recalls surged to near-record levels. In fact, Ford ordered more safety service actions than any other automaker in history in 2025. But other brands, some traditional known for quality and reliability, including Toyota and Honda, also racked up the recall notices for problems ranging from faulty backup cameras to failing engines and transmissions. Here are the 10 brands with the highest recall counts in 2025.