“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.
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.
With rising inflation and interest rates at levels still deemed too high by most consumers, everyone’s looking for ways to save money. An increasing number of people are discovering they can refinance their vehicle loans, cutting their monthly payments significantly. Get details at Headlight.News.
Trump’s tariffs are raising the prices of new vehicles and threatening the finances of buyers looking for a way to purchase, which are leaving them deeper in debt, new studies show.
Ford released its second-quarter earnings results, setting a new record with $50.2 billion in revenue, but it wasn’t enough to keep it out of the red. The company recorded a net loss of $36 million. Get the rest of the numbers at Headlight.News.
While it had high hopes when it launched its EQ line-up of all-electric models, Mercedes-Benz has seen sales fall well short of expectations and is now putting its U.S. EV order bank on hold. Headlight. News has more.
What a difference a year makes! According to a new study, the technology new vehicle buyers want most is semi-autonomous driving technologies, such as General Motors Super Cruise and Ford’s BlueCruise. It didn’t make the top 10 list of wants in the same study last year. What changed? Find out at Headlight.News.
Tariffs Drag Stellantis Deep Into the Red – and Will Get Worse in 2nd Half, Automaker Warns
On this week’s Headlight News podcast, we talk about President Trump’s trade deals, how the existing tariffs crashed Tesla’s and GM’s second quarter earnings, the new Honda Prelude as well as offering a review of the new Toyota Prius Prime. Check it out and tell us what you think.
It’s not quite the “Zoom Zoom” brand anymore, but Mazda consistently churns out offerings that look great, drive great, and are priced great. And the brand continues to improve these vehicles, the 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Premium Plus being the latest example. Find out why in our review at Headlight.News.