A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV has set a new world record, delivering 1,059.2 miles on a full charge. That’s more than twice the truck’s EPA-estimated range. What did it take to get there? Well, it took a lot of inspiration – and perspiration. Headlight.News has more.
Even as it puts a hold on sales of its EQ series, Mercedes plans to move forward with its rollout of new EVs and has offered up a first teaser image of the all-electric GLC set to debut at the Munich Motor Show next month. More from Headlight.News.
In this week’s Headlight News podcast we look at rising new vehicle sales, but falling Q2 earnings, Mercedes halting EQ sales in the U.S., GM CEO Mary Barra remind us about the Chevy Bolt EV and review the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser. We also look at what’s coming in the week ahead as well as what’s happened in the past. Check out the podcast.
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” goes a well-worn saying. About a quarter century after the adage came to be, Ferdinand Porsche was born. And if there was ever a vehicle that lived up to that idea, it is the 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera. Our week in the most iconic sports car built confirmed it. Check out the review at Headlight.News.
Three years after his sudden promotion to CEO, Adrian Mardell is stepping down as Jaguar Land Rover CEO. His successor, P.B. Balaji inherits a much more financially sound company – but faces plenty of his own challenges.
Porsche is stretching out its planned shift to EV and will launch a new gas-powered crossover by 2028, it confirmed, replacing the current ICE version of Macan. Porsche also remains committed to hybrid technology and will go with a gas-electric package when the...
Pres. Donald Trump’s tariffs will add billions to the cost of manufacturing vehicles in the U.S., as well as importing products from abroad. So far, however, automakers have been reluctant to pass those higher costs onto consumers, fearing that could trigger a sharp downturn in demand. How long they can continue swallowing those higher costs remains to be seen. More from Headlight.News.
Automakers, especially Asian brands, posted healthy sales for July. But the pace is expected to slow as the economy turns sluggish from Trump’s tariffs and as unemployment begins to climb.
When you stop and think about the first word that comes to mind when someone says “Toyota Land Cruiser,” invariably it’s “capable” or some version of it. After a brief hiatus, the venerable beast returned last year. The new model retains the capability, but now infuses some luxury into the package, as we found out in our week with the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser. Go to Headlight.News for the review.
Protests targeting Tesla and Elon Musk continue, even though its CEO has left the Trump administration. Demonstrators have found a new high-profile site, the new Tesla diner in West Hollywood. More from Headlight.News.
After a more than two-year absence, the Chevrolet Bolt will make its return next year, the bowtie brand now says. It will undergo a number of changes and is expected to get better range and performance. But the bigger question is whether it will maintain its position as the country’s most affordable battery-electric vehicle. More from Headlight.News.
Ford’s push into affordable EVs appears to be coming a big step closer to reality, CEO Jim Farly planning to make a major announcement on August 11 at the automaker’s assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky next week. It will be, the CEO suggested, “a Model T moment,” referencing the legendary vehicle that put Ford on the map more than a century ago. More from Headlight.News.