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Q&A: Gary Shapiro: High-Tech Autos Take the Stage at CES 2025

by Paul Eisenstein | Jan 6, 2025 | *Daily News*, Afeela, Auto Shows, Autonomous Vehicles, BMW, Business, Car Culture, Concept Vehicles, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, Flying cars, Green Power, Honda, Hybrids, Safety, Scout Motors, Technology, Tesla, Toyota

Computers, TVs, drones, “smart” appliances, digital cameras. If those are the things you think of when someone mentions “consumer electronics,” you’re not alone. But you should add automobiles to the list as, these days, they’re starting to look more like smartphones on wheels. Indeed, high-tech “mobility” is one of the big topics at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. To get a sense of what we can expect at CES 2025, Headlight.News spoke to Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, the trade group sponsoring the annual event.

Boosted by Givebacks — and Uncertainty About the New Year — Automakers Deliver Solid December Sales

by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 3, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Car Culture, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Sales

The U.S. auto industry ended 2024 on a high note, manufacturers revealed Friday as they delivered uniformly solid sales numbers for December. That translated into the strongest full-year demand since the COVID pandemic struck in early 2020. Get the details at Headlight.News.

The Vehicles We Liked the Best in 2024

by Headlight.News | Jan 3, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, BMW, Business, EVs and batteries, Ford, Genesis, Green Power, Honda, Hybrids, Hyundai, Lexus, Mazda, Sales, Technology, Toyota, Travel and road trips, Volkswagen

The editors at Headlight.News spend hundreds of hours behind the wheel, or wheels in this case, of new vehicles talking about everything from how fast they accelerate to what kind of safety tech they feature to just how pretty are they? From those hundreds of vehicles, we’ve curated a list of the vehicles we enjoyed the most in 2024. Check them out.

The Big Automotive Stories We Expect in 2025

by Headlight.News | Jan 3, 2025 | *Daily News*, Autonomous Vehicles, Business, BYD, Chevrolet, Deals and acquisitions, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Ford, General Motors, Government, Green Power, Honda, Hyundai, Jeep, Mercedes, Nissan, Personalities, Ram, Recalls, Regulatory, Safety, Technology, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen

The new year is likely to be a big year when it comes to the auto industry, especially with a new president coming into office who has signaled plans to scrap EV sales incentives and enact hefty new tariffs on imported auto parts and fully assembled vehicles. We’ve...

A Week With: Kia’s 2025 Carnival and 2025 EV9 — Defying Expectations

by Lyndon Conrad Bell | Jan 3, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Car Culture, EVs and batteries, Green Power, Kia, Sales, Technology

The tagline “You’ve come a long way, baby” was once used for a less healthy product, but if you’ve climbed into just about any Kia in the last several years, you know it’s certainly applicable here. New products like the Carnival and EV9 continue to drive the automaker to new heights. Check out this comparison of two new Kia models at Headlight.News.

FBI Investigating Tesla Cybertruck Explosion in Las Vegas

by Michael Strong | Jan 2, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, EVs and batteries, Executives, Green Power, Legal, Safety, Sales, Technology, Tesla

The explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday is now being investigated by the FBI for potential ties to terrorism as well as any connection to the New Orleans truck attack that killed 15 people. Get details at Headlight.News.

Tesla Sales Take First Full-Year Fall; Musk’s Politics Catch Some Blame

by Paul Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2025 | *Daily News*, Business, BYD, Chevrolet, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Executives, Fiat, General Motors, Government, Green Power, Hyundai, Mullen, Personalities, Recalls, Technology, Tesla, Volkswagen

While EV sales growth has slowed down this past year, demand was still up by about 10% in 2024. And the numbers would have been even bigger were it not for Tesla. While still the market leader, it suffered a first-ever annual sales decline last year. A variety of factors were at play, including CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly polarizing politics. More from Headlight.News.

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.

A Week With: 2024 Fiat 500e Inspi(RED)

by Lyndon Conrad Bell | Dec 24, 2024 | *Daily News*, *Reviews*, Afeela, Automakers, Business, EVs and batteries, Fiat, Green Power, Ineos, Mullen, Sales, Technology

True believers will tell you resurrections are quite inspirational. Perhaps it is with this in mind that the first version of the Fiat 500 to return to the U.S. marketplace after a five-year hiatus would be the 2024 Fiat 500e Inspi(RED). Check out our review at Headlight.News.

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.

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.

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