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EU Trade Deal Will Cost American Car Buyers, European Automakers Billions

by Paul Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, BMW, Bugatti, Business, Deals and acquisitions, Earnings and Financials, Fiat, Government, Lamborghini, Maserati, Mercedes, Tariffs, trade

U.S. and European trade negotiators reached the framework agreement on a new trade deal that will result in new, 15% tariffs on most European goods shopped to the States, including automobiles. That’s a sixfold increases from before and for buyers of products from brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Fiat and Maserati, that could mean substantially higher prices. It could also hammer profits for those manufacturers – though U.S. negotiators hope the deal will see more production moved to the United States. More from Headlight.News.

The “Ultimate American Hypercar”? Chevy Reveals Corvette ZR1X

by Paul Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, Bugatti, Business, Car Culture, Chevrolet, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Ferrari, General Motors, Hybrids, Motorsports, Porsche, Technology

With the 2020 launch of the mid-engine Corvette Stingray, Chevrolet finally delivered the sort of sports car even fans of exotic European brands couldn’t ignore. Now, the bowtie brand is ready to take things to a new level with the Corvette ZR1X, a hybrid hypercar promising to outperform competitors like Aston, Ferrari and even Bugatti. More from Headlight.News.

Infiniti Makes it Official: Here’s What Models are Coming…and Going

by Paul Eisenstein | Jan 24, 2025 | *Daily News*, BMW, Bugatti, Business, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Infiniti, Mercedes, Nissan

As Headlight.News first reported, Infiniti will drop its two base SUVs as it restructures its product line-up and business model. But it will add its first EVs and some other new products. Here’s the complete story, now made official as the automaker meets with its dealers to outline the new program.

The Past Lane: Seven Memorable Mercurys

by Larry Printz | Jan 5, 2025 | *Daily News*, Bugatti, Business, Car Culture, Executives, Ford, History, Safety

This week in 2011, the final Mercury automobile rolls off the line at Ford Motor Company’s St. Thomas Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada. The last Mercury, a Grand Marquis, is the dying vestige of a marque championed by Edsel Ford to fill the cavernous price gap between the Ford and Lincoln. Introduced in 1938, Ford sold more than 21 million Mercury vehicles during its 71-year lifetime. Being the middle child, it rarely had a distinct image, although it did have a handful of memorable models.

14 Models Driving Off Into the Sunset as 2024 Comes to a Close

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 27, 2024 | *Daily News*, Bugatti, Business, Car Culture, Chevrolet, Consumer Guides, Ferrari, Fisker, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Kia, Lamborghini, Maserati, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ram, Toyota, Volvo

Ashes to ashes, dust to rust. The life of an automobile is fairly limited. And the same can be said for automotive nameplates. With only the rarest exceptions, even the most popular badges have finite lives, as the Ford Model Y and Volkswagen Beetle proved. With the arrival of the 2025 model year there are still more nameplates set to drive off into the sunset, the Chevrolet Malibu being just one of the best-known examples. Here’s a look at some other product lines we won’t see going forward.

Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Could Cost Automakers 17% of Earnings

by Michael Strong | Dec 2, 2024 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Bugatti, Business, BYD, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Hybrids, Sales, Technology

President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on all goods form Canada and Mexico, plus on all Chinese imports could wind up costing automakers as much 17% from their annual earnings. The estimate comes from a new study from S&P analysts. Check out the story at Headlight.News.

CEO Tavares’s Resignation Could Leave Struggling Stellantis Rudderless

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 2, 2024 | *Daily News*, Bugatti, Business, Chrysler, Deals and acquisitions, Dodge, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Fiat, Green Power, Hybrids, Jeep, Personalities, Ram, Sales, Stellantis

With CEO Carlos Tavares resigning “with immediate effect,” and no successor in sight, Stellantis could face even more trouble trying to resolve the problems that saw its sales, earnings — and stock price tumble so far this year. The lack of a chief executive officer also comes at a time when the Euro-American automaker is set to launch an assortment of critical new products, including the first all-electric Jeep and Ram models aimed at the U.S. market.

For $4 Million You Can Get The New, 1,800-HP Bugatti Tourbillion

by Paul Eisenstein | Jun 21, 2024 | *Daily News*, Aspark, Bugatti, Car Culture, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Hybrids, Motorsports, Technology

With the EV market cooling, hybrids are the hot ticket – and even hypercar brand Bugatti is getting into the game. For just $4 million you can drive off with the new, 1,800-horsepower Bugatti Tourbillion, the first new product from the French automaker since it was taken over by Croatia’s Rimac.

Bugatti Could Provide Customers With Their Own Fueling Station

by Carl Malek | May 24, 2024 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Bugatti, Green Power, Technology

Bugatti is exploring methods to ensure its customers can continue to enjoy their bespoke vehicles including the possibility of giving them their own fueling station at home

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