BMW reportedly forced to slash prices as slow-selling XM performance SUV remains glued to dealer lots
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Shift to Plug-in Hybrids and Range-Extenders Accelerates
While growth in the battery-electric vehicle segment has slowed sharply this year, sales are rising fast for hybrids – and automakers like Toyota, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Group and others are forecasting demand could grow at a near exponential rate for plug-in hybrids and range-extenders – driven in part by revised federal emissions standards.
Jeep Electrifies – Lucid and Fisker Cut Jobs – New BMW 3-Series – Chevy Equinox Review and This Week In Automotive History
Headlight News for The Week of 6-3-2024 – Jeep Electrifies – Lucid and Fisker Cut Jobs – New BMW 3-Series – Chevy Equinox EV Review – This Week in Automotive History
First Look: 2025 BMW 3-Series
Long the benchmark among compact luxury sport sedans, the BMW 3-Series faces a growing list of serious competitors. That means the Bavarian automaker has a lot riding on the upcoming mid-cycle update. Headlight.News takes a first in-depth look at the 2025 BMW 3-Series.
BMW’s 20th Art Car Is Rolling Painting, Set to Debut at 24 Hours of Le Mans
BMW takes its 20th art car to the track as the company prepares to make a splash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race later this month after a long absence away from the winner’s circle.
First Look: BMW Concept Skytop Set to Debut at Concorso d’Eleganza
BMW’s new Concept Skytop is a retro-futuristic ragtop that carries over distinctive design features of the Bavarian automaker’s historic 503 and Z8 models. It’s making its debut this weekend at Italy’s annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Headlight.News has a first look.
First Drive: 2025 Mazda CX-70 PHEV
There was a time when the little Miata defined the Mazda brand. Though the roadster remains a much beloved part of the Mazda portfolio, the new CX-70 is much closer to what the automaker is all about these days. New for 2025, it’s the two-row sibling of the Mazda CX-90 that made its debut a year ago. Like that three-row crossover, it’s well equipped and well appointed. And it offers some intriguing powertrain options, including the plug-in hybrid I had the chance to drive during a couple days behind the wheel in Palm Springs earlier this month.
Alpine Alpenglow Hy4: From Concept to Rolling Hydrogen-Powered Testbed
Originally introduced in pure concept form at the 2022 Paris Motor Show, French automaker Alpine apparently has some serious plans for the Alpenglow hypercar. A running version, dubbed the Alpine Alpenglow Hy4 is set to take to the track for the 6-hour Spa-Francochamps endurance race this weekend. What stands out is not just the exotic design and impressive performance but the fact that the Hy4 uses a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine.
2025 BMW M4 CS Sheds Weight and Increases Power to Dominate Track Days
BMW sharpens the M4’s track manners with the 2025 BMW M4 CS. The latest addition to the CS family uses race proven formula of weight savings and increased power to help achieve perfect lap times.
Cadillac Likely Won’t Be All-Electric by 2030
Cadillac has backed away from its plan to offer “an all-electric portfolio by 2030,” the luxury brand’s global boss acknowledged Wednesday. While that could yet happen, said General Motors Vice President John Roth, Caddy is likely to continue offering vehicles using internal combustion engines well into the next decade.
BMW Bringing Product Blitz in Bid to Lock Luxury Market Leadership
It was a good year for BMW, the automaker gaining traction in most global markets while setting an all-time record in the U.S. To keep the momentum going, the automaker is planning a product blitz that will see nearly 40 new models come to market over the next half-decade, including an assortment of battery-electric vehicles, EVs already generating about 13% of the Bavarian automakers U.S. sales.
Genesis Goes to Extremes with New GV60 Magma Performance SUV and Neolun Flagship Concept
Genesis intends to put more emotion into its brand, as it set out to prove during a Monday evening news event ahead of the New York International Auto Show. The Korean luxury brand confirmed plans to launch an all-new line-up of performance models starting with the GV60 Magma, a version of its compact all-electric SUV. Separately, Genesis also unveiled the Neolun Concept, an all but ready-for-production SUV flagship.