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The Biggest Automotive Stories of 2024

by Headlight.News | Jan 2, 2025 | *Daily News*, Advertising & Marketing, Aftermarket, Autonomous Vehicles, Business, BYD, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, Deals and acquisitions, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, geely, General Motors, Government, Green Power, Honda, Hybrids, Jaguar, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Regulatory, Renault, Sales, Stellantis, Technology, Tesla, Toyota, Union, Volkswagen

Oh, what a year it was. 2024 took saw a number of predictable stories top our coverage on Headlight.News, but the year also saw some surprising twists and turns — like the planned merger between Honda and Nissan – that no one likely would, or could, have predicted 12 months ago. There was some good news for consumers, and some bad. Some automakers made out like bandits, while others are now struggling with an uncertain future. Here are the 2024 stories that our editorial team found most compelling.

Jimmy Carter, Dead at 100, Had Major Influence on Auto Industry

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 30, 2024 | *Daily News*, Business, Cadillac, Car Culture, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Deals and acquisitions, Earnings and Financials, Environment, Executives, Ford, General Motors, Green Power, Personalities, Regulatory, Safety, Technology, Union

He may have had just one term in the White House but it came at a critical time for the nation, as a whole, and for the auto industry, in particular. Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 100 oversaw changes to automotive safety and emissions regulations. He was also in the Oval Office at a time of a major oil embargo, an assault by automotive imports and a time of reckoning for Detroit’s automakers – including the near collapse of Chrysler Corp.

Auto Sales Expected to End Year on High Note – but 2025 Could See Momentum Stall

by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 27, 2024 | *Daily News*, Business, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, General Motors, Honda, Sales, Stellantis, Tesla

December has become one of the biggest car buying months of the year and this December should be something to remember. Sales are looking very healthy as carmakers spend lavishly on product promotions, interest rates dip and higher tariffs – and prices – appear on the horizon.

Q&A With: Stephan Winkelmann, CEO Automobili Lamborghini

by Larry Printz | Dec 24, 2024 | *Daily News*, Business, Car Culture, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Hybrids, Lamborghini, Personalities, Q&A interviews, Volkswagen

A conversation on the future of Lamborghini in the face of electrification and troubles at parent company Volkswagen Group with the sports car brand’s CEO Stephan Winkelmann.

VW, Union Agree to Unprecedented 35,000 Job Cuts

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 23, 2024 | *Daily News*, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Hybrids, Legal, Union, Volkswagen

In an unprecedented compromise, Volkswagen reached an agreement with its German labor union to cut as many as 35,000 jobs in Germany – though the automaker agreed not to order immediate layoffs or plant closures and dropped a demand for 10% wage cuts. The move avoided a mass walkout by members of the IG Metall union but is billed as a way to curb VW’s bloated labor costs, among the industry’s highest.

Honda to Take Lead in Planned Merger with Nissan

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 23, 2024 | *Daily News*, Business, BYD, Chrysler, Deals and acquisitions, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Honda, Hybrids, Hyundai, Legal, Nissan, Regulatory

Honda and Nissan will merge under a new holding company, the automaker’s announced, confirming months of rumors, with the smaller of the Japanese automakers effectively taking control of the new alliance. Mitsubishi, which was rescued by Nissan in 2016, has yet to decide whether to become part of the alliance. And Renault, which bailed out Nissan in 1999, plans to determine what role it may have going forward.

Mercedes Teases All-Electric Van Ahead of U.S. Return

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 16, 2024 | *Daily News*, Business, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Mercedes, Tesla

Mercedes released teaser images of what will be a new line of family-sized all-electric vans. Based on its EV-only VAN.EA platform, the German automaker is confident enough to bring it back to the U.S. market where it’s been out of the people-mover segment for some time.

GM Halts Cruise Robocab Program

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 11, 2024 | *Daily News*, Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Citroen, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Ford, General Motors, Recalls, Safety, Technology, Tesla

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.

VinFast Adding Second Plant in Vietnam

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 10, 2024 | *Daily News*, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, trade, VinFast

VinFast will add a second factory in Vietnam to handle anticipated demand for its small and midsized products. The new facility is expected to begin production by July 2025. The move comes even as it delays construction of a U.S. assembly plant.

The Shake-Up Accelerates at Stellantis as Kuniskis Returns, More Moves in the Works

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 9, 2024 | *Daily News*, Alfa Romeo, Business, Chrysler, Deals and acquisitions, Dodge, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Fiat, Green Power, Personalities, Ram, Stellantis

Dodge brand boss Tim Kuniskis has returned to Stellantis after retiring in June. He’ll take charge of Ram, the automaker announced Monday. It’s just one of the first steps in what could be a much broader management shake-up to follow the unexpected resignation of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares earlier this month.

Lucid Hopes to Get Off the Ground as Production of Gravity SUV Begins

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 9, 2024 | *Daily News*, Business, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Lucid, Rivian, Tesla

Lucid Motors has started rolling out its second product line and the all-new Gravity line is likely to determine whether the struggling start-off takes to the air or comes crashing back to earth. The first version of the electric SUV will start at $96,550, with lower-priced trims to follow late next year.

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

by Paul Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2024 | *Daily News*, Buick, Business, BYD, Chevrolet, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Ford, GAC, General Motors, Green Power, Hybrids, Jeep, Tesla, trade, Volkswagen

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.

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