David Phillips News Editor overseeing Cars & Concepts and Future Product Pipeline coverage [email protected] 313-446-0477 See All Staff Page Recent Stories 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE coupe: Comfort and quiet trump handling Mercedes-Benz is the latest to acknowledge that there are just not as many buyers today to embrace its expansive lineup of sedans, coupes and convertibles. 2024 Hyundai Kona: Flipping the script Hyundai has flipped the script in redesigning and reengineering the second-generation Kona subcompact crossover. Honda Accord, BMW 5 Series, Toyota Prius, Ford Mustang, Chevy Corvette E-Ray, Blazer EV among models in running for NACTOY honors Some of the auto industry's most venerable nameplates are among the latest finalists named for 2024 North American Car of the Year. 2024 Polestar 2: Plot improves with Act II For 2024, the Polestar 2 packs more power, range and content — along with a higher sticker price. In a notable change, the single-motor variant shifts from front- to rear-wheel drive. Subaru launches U.S. output in 1989 with Legacy sedan Toyota, Ford, Honda sales rise as market rebounds 17% in August Analysts expect U.S. new light-vehicle sales to rise between 15 and 20 percent in August, helped by strong fleet shipments, and rising stockpiles and deals that are drawing consumers back to showrooms, even amid higher interest rates. 2023 Volvo XC90 Recharge: Turning green with age The XC90 large crossover became a new flagship for Volvo when it debuted in 2015, and the 2023 XC90 Recharge plug-in hybrid will serve as the brand's green flagship until the 2024 EX90 arrives. Peugeot abandons U.S. market after more than 30-year run Peugeot informed its 151 American franchisees in a letter that arrived on Aug. 6, 1991, that the company would no longer produce cars for the U.S. market. 2024 Fisker Ocean: Making waves Henrik Fisker's latest automotive act, an all-electric crossover, the Ocean, is finally hitting U.S. shores after an extended certification process with regulators and delays to fix software glitches. 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Bordering on ultraluxe With redesigned E-Class, Mercedes sticks to the car's famed trademarks: quiet comfort, elegant functionality, top-notch engineering and advanced technology. Toyota, Ford, Honda, Hyundai sales advance as 'buoyant' economy drives market rebound Improving stockpiles and pentup demand helped push light-vehicle deliveries up 15 percent to some 1.3 million in July, from depressed levels a year earlier, GlobalData said. Toyota set to show Land Cruiser Aug. 1 Toyota, with a cherry red Land Cruiser FJ62 used as a background prop for comparison, released another image previewing the Land Cruiser with rectangular headlights flanking an egg-crate grille. 2024 Ford Mustang: Remixed with more horsepower, tech The seventh-generation Mustang — still distinguished by a long hood and short rear deck, with a bit of a hunch at the rear wheels — remains available with a potent V-8 engine, while most buyers will opt for the base 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine. 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: Redefining the ultra EV Journalists have gotten behind the wheel of Rolls-Royce's first EV, the Spectre, and experienced the lavish, custom interior of some early models. Market rebound rolls on The seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of sales for June came in at 15.8 million, near the high end of forecasts and the third best showing of the year so far, as inventories recover. Load More
David Phillips News Editor overseeing Cars & Concepts and Future Product Pipeline coverage [email protected] 313-446-0477 See All Staff Page