After a rough start, Tesla appeared to get back on track during the third quarter, beating both sales and earnings estimates. But, buried amidst all the financial data, CEO Elon Musk said there won’t be a $25,000 Tesla and the EV maker’s potentially rocket-powered Roadster is delayed – again. But he may be working on a flying Tesla.
Concept Vehicles
BMW Confirms its Building Skytop Concept, Already Sold Out
BMW confirms its building production version of the Skytop concept but buyers looking to jump in are too late with the model already sold out.
As Musk Preps to Debut Tesla RoboTaxi Automaker Struggles with Flood of Exec Departures
It’s a put-up-or-shut-up-day for Elon Musk as Tesla prepares to reveal its long-promised Cybercab, but the company has plenty of other challenges facing it right now, starting with the departure of four top-level executives leading an exodus of talent as insiders balk at the CEO’s increasingly erratic behavior.
Toyota and Hyundai Confirm Collaboration for Performance Vehicle Festival
Toyota and Hyundai may be rivals in the automotive market but the two firms recently confirmed that they will be working together to produce a unique performance vehicle-focused festival while also perhaps planting the seeds for other collaborative efforts in the future.
Mopar Teases Ram 2500 Custom Build for 2024 SEMA Show
Mopar has been an iconic presence at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas and the accessory brand confirms that it will be bringing a rugged Ram 2500-based creation to the event with a new teaser image suggesting that it will be a beats out on the trail.
Toyota Investing Another $500 Million in Flying Cab Start-up Joby Aviation
As the first flying cabs approach production, Toyota is more than doubling down on its stake in Joby Aviation, a California-based an electric air mobility start-up that is now test flying its first production prototypes.
Nissan Wanted To Keep R35 GT-R Around For 17 More Years, Regulations Killed That Plan
Nissan admits that it wanted to keep the GT-R around for another 17 years but evolving regulations and a changing cybersecurity environment helped put an end to the R35 model’s attempt at achieving vehicular immortality.
GM Announces Potentially Far-Reaching Collaboration with Hyundai
General Motors have inked a Memorandum of Understanding, a preliminary agreement that could lead to joint work on everything from hydrogen fuel-cells to the development and production of new gas and battery-powered vehicles. But the MoU raises questions about the future of GM’s current relationship with Japanese automaker Honda.
Scout Reborn: All-Electric Brand Set to Reveal First Products Next Month
More than two years after Volkswagen AG revealed it was taking over the long-defunct Scout, the reborn off-road brand is set to reveal its first two all-electric products. And these teaser images give us a sense of what’s coming on October 24.
Hyundai May Build the N Vision 74, a Hydrogen-Powered Retro-Rocket, After All
They’ll build it. They’ll build it not. The fate of the retro-futuristic Hyundai N Vision 74 concept has been a source of constant debate since it was first unveiled in July 2022. The automaker subsequently insisted the show car was never going to see the light of day. Now, however, it’s starting to look like a production version really is in the works, at least based on what came out during the automaker’s latest Investor Day event.
Dodge Teases Next-Generation Charger Pursuit Model
Dodge confirms that the new Charger will be joined by an all-new pursuit model as it prepares a renewed assault on the police vehicle market to snatch more sales away from Ford.
A Woodward Dream Cruise Retrospective
It’s hard to ignore the guttural roar of a classic muscle car. Now, multiply that by several thousand. That’s what we can expect on Woodward Ave., the main drag bisecting Detroit and its northern suburbs as the annual Woodward Dream Cruise gets underway. Mother Nature isn’t being very kind, heavy storms expected to put a damper on a gathering that, in good years, will bring out as many as 60,000 muscle cars, hot rods, sports cars and other cruisers – with more than 1 million folks lining the 16-mile route. That seems like a good excuse to look back at my favorite shots from the past three decades.