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First Drive: 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona – Who Needs a Hemi?

First Drive: 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona – Who Needs a Hemi?

by | Dec 12, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , ,

If you’re a muscle car fan, is there life without a big V-8? That’s the question a lot of Dodge loyalists have been wondering since the performance brand ended production of the Charger and Challenger models a year ago. The Charger is about to stage its return – but for now, at least, it will be available in just two all-electric packages. The 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack package pumps out a tire-spinning 670 horsepower. But is it a suitable replacement for the legendary Hemi-powered model it replaces? Headlight.News had a chance to check out the all-electric beast and here’s our review.

GM Halts Cruise Robocab Program

GM Halts Cruise Robocab Program

by | Dec 11, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , ,

General Motors is shutting down its Cruise robocab program, shifting resources to the development of self-driving privately owned vehicles. The move comes a year after the subsidiary was blamed for a near-fatal accident near its San Francisco headquarters. It effectively hands what proponents see as a potentially huge market to competitors like Waymo and Tesla.

Consumer Reports Has Some Big Surprises as it Hands Out its Annual Automotive Report Card

Consumer Reports Has Some Big Surprises as it Hands Out its Annual Automotive Report Card

by | Dec 5, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ready to invest in a new car, truck or crossover? There are plenty of choices these days. But how do you know what’s right for you? Consumer Reports is offering a helping hand as it releases its Automotive Report Card. The annual study helps you figure out which brands and models are reliable, feature-loaded and fun to drive – and which products to steer close of. And this year’s report contains more than a few surprises.

Western Automakers Losing Ground in China; GM Takes $5 Billion Charge, May Close Plants

Western Automakers Losing Ground in China; GM Takes $5 Billion Charge, May Close Plants

by | Dec 4, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Not all that long ago, foreign manufacturers like General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen dominated the Chinese automotive market where, in some cases, they were making their biggest profits. Now, as domestic competitors like Geely and BYD gain traction, times have changed. On Wednesday, General Motors revealed plans to take more than $5 billion in charges to restructure its Chinese operations and is likely to close some of its plants there. But it’s far from the only international manufacturer struggling in the world’s largest automotive market.

Seven of Nine Finalists for North American Car, Truck and SUV of the Year are Electrified

Seven of Nine Finalists for North American Car, Truck and SUV of the Year are Electrified

by | Nov 21, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Battery power appears to have electrified the jurors of the North American Car, Truck and SUV of the Year awards. Eight of the nine finalists are offered in all-electric or hybrid form. Here’s who’s on the list.

Honda Moves Closer to Solid-State Battery Breakthrough with New “Demo” Production Line

Honda Moves Closer to Solid-State Battery Breakthrough with New “Demo” Production Line

by | Nov 20, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , ,

Even the most diehard EV fans wish for a next-generation battery-breakthrough, with most of the attention focused on solid-state batteries. Proponents claim they’ll deliver better range at lower costs, among other benefits. And now, Honda says, it’s bringing the technology closer to reality with the debut of a demonstration line meant to prove out the processes needed to launch mass production.

Job Cuts Growing as Automakers Fret About the Future

Job Cuts Growing as Automakers Fret About the Future

by | Nov 20, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Automakers in the U.S., Europe and Japan have announced thousands of job cuts over the past month and there’s growing concern the pace could increase as the industry moves into an uncertain new year, with a new presidential administration in Washington threatening to upend automotive rules and regulations — and possibly the economy, as well. Check out the story at Headlight.News.

Ford to Pay Up to $165 Million Fine for Dragging Out Recall

Ford to Pay Up to $165 Million Fine for Dragging Out Recall

by | Nov 15, 2024 | , , , , , ,

Ford agreed to pay one of the largest fines in automotive history for dragging its feet on a 2020 recall covering 700,000 vehicles while also failing to give federal regulators timely information. It’s the latest in a costly series of quality and safety problems impacting Detroit’s second-largest automaker.