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EV hype or reality? Follow the money

Automakers are spending billions on electric vehicles, and journalists are taking note, as they should.
To hit and miss in L.A.

We sent a couple of our journalists to the City of Angels to take in the auto show, and they had some devilish opinions.
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Honda fends off Hyundai challenge in KBB Best Buy Awards

Honda's namesake brand took home the most trophies for best-in-segment vehicles with five, followed by Hyundai's three.
Hachigo: Honda stays realistic on EVs, AVs

The CEO taps the brakes on high expectations for high technology, joining a small but growing chorus of executives who aren't sold on the rapid rollout of electric cars and autonomous driving vehicles.
Memories of hybrids and dreams of fuel cells

Twenty-two years after Toyota showed off its new Prius hybrid, we're still in the early, unprofitable stages of manufacturing electric cars. But tremendous progress has been made.
Lexus exec sees long road to EVs

Toyota's luxury brand is working on EVs, but it sees the transition as a very gradual one.
Lexus concept defies definition

The Lexus LF-30 Electrified Concept shown in Tokyo last week is a design that eludes category — so Lexus made one up: "Speed Lounge."
Lexus Tokyo concept foretells an electrified future

At the Tokyo show, Toyota's premium brand displays potential for EVs with autonomous driving. A less spectacular battery car will be introduced next month.
Tesla, too, sees service as central

Like more-established rivals, the EV maker is focusing on building service capacity. For Elon Musk, it's all about driving sales.
As Tesla losses continue, Musk points to global growth

Automotive gross margins slipped and the stock sank, but CEO Elon Musk projected continued rapid growth and “incredible” profits in the second half of 2020. 
To get biggest bang from merger, Nissan must be part of the deal

If Nissan isn't a major party in the combined FCA-Renault, it will be a massive missed opportunity, especially in pivotal North America.
2019 New York auto show hits & misses

Two industry-watchers from Automotive News walked the floor at the New York auto show and issued their views and verdicts.
Honda to stop Ohio shift to prepare for electrified autos

Honda will stop second-shift production on one assembly line at its flagship Marysville, Ohio, complex in August so the factory can be refurbished and retooled to make electrified vehicles. No layoffs are planned. 
Wall Street lets Lyft skip profit step

Lyft, that hot-pink little rival to Uber, sold stock to the public late last month with a gobsmacking valuation of $22 billion. That's about two-thirds of the value of Ford Motor Co., which is very good at making money on pickups and SUVs. Lyft's profits? Stuck in reverse.
FCA thrives alone, but tie-up OK, too

CEO Mike Manley refused to rule out any deal that could make the Italian-American company better, and a French rival reportedly sees FCA as a possible partner.