Breaking News: Nissan will streamline its vehicle line-up, even while adding more powertrain options, CEO Ivan Espinosa announced during a Tuesday morning news conference on Tuesday morning Tokyo time. The strategy, dubbed “Mobility Intelligence for Everyday Life,” will also see the second-largest Japanese automaker put more emphasis on “AI-defined vehicles.”
Nissan is getting ready to roll out an all-new version of its best-selling product line. But it will be taking a big risk with the 2027 Nissan Rogue. It’s not just the fact that the compact SUV will be offered solely as a hybrid for at least the first year, but the fact that this will be Nissan’s all-new e-Power technology which takes a radically different approach from the hybrids currently on the road. Headlight.News has more.
Hyundai unwrapped two new EV concepts in China. The location clearly made sense considering that’s the world’s largest market for battery-electric vehicles and the two show cars help mark the official launch in China of Hyunai’s Ioniq brand. But the two concepts, dubbed Venus and Earth, are more than fantasies in chrome and offer a hint of broader changes to come in Hyundai’s design approach.
Kia will follow sibling Korean brand Hyundai in launching a midsize pickup, one in what’s expected to be a family of body-on-frame trucks bound for the U.S. market by 2030. The Kia model will be offered with various powertrain options, including a hybrid and an extended-range EV package, reports Headlight.News.
Paying for a new car is getting more complicated as monthly payments climb and the length of loan contracts increase. It doesn’t help that interest rates remain high. More from Headlight.News.
Three years after sending the Chevrolet Camaro driving off into the sunset, General Motors appears ready to bring it back to life – but it could be a very different vehicle from the one muscle car fans are familiar with. More from Headlight.News.
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Across Southern Florida, hundreds of affluent buyers apparently saw something unique in the idea of living in a luxury car-themed condo. But for many of them, things aren’t working out quite as planned in high-rises linked to automotive brands including Porsche, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Mercedes-Benz. Headlight.News has more.
Auto sales tumbled sharply during the first quarter and could dip further, industry insiders warn. There is a big exception, however. After roughly doubling in 2025, sales of hybrid models rose another 57% through March. Headlight.News has more.
Hyundai’s been toying with the off-road market for several years, but it’s about to get serious, challenging the like of Ford Bronco and Jeep. While officially only a prototype, Headlight.News has learned that the Hyundai Boulder concept SUV that debuted at the New York International Auto Show will make it into production by 2030 –and will be part of a full family of body-on-frame trucks.
The BMW iX3 was the big winner at this year’s World Car Awards, taking both overall honors and a trophy in the best-EV category. Who else was honored this year? Headlight.News has more.
The Beetle may be the iconic Volkswagen but when it comes to today’s market, the big Atlas underscores the transformation the German automaker has gone through in recent years. So, it’s no surprise VW pulled out all the stops when it came to developing the second-generation Atlas that made its debut at the New York International Auto Show. Headlight.News has more.
Since its rolled into the U.S. market in 2021, the Kia Seltos has become the Korean carmaker’s best-selling model line. But Kia has even bigger ambitions for the subcompact crossover. Making its debut at the NY Auto Show, the 2027 Kia Seltos grows larger, add more features and a first-time hybrid option. Headlight.News takes a first look at the next-generation SUV.