David Phillips Managing Editor for Automotive News online [email protected] 313-446-0477 See All Staff Page Recent Stories 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning: A workhorse adds a new (green) trick The Lightning name returns to Ford showrooms this spring on an electric F-150 crew cab truck that promises prodigious power and strong work capabilities. Ultraluxury auto sales rise along with wealthy households While U.S. auto sales have been hobbled by parts shortages and other production bottlenecks, the exotic and ultraluxury auto market is revving up. VW confirms revived Scout will be independently run brand selling EV trucks The automaker, targeting some of the U.S. auto industry's most lucrative and loyal product segments, plans to show the first Scout prototypes next year and start output in 2026. VW to revive Scout as electric SUV, pickup in U.S. VW is targeting sales of up to 250,000 Scout-branded models annually in the U.S., with output slated to begin in 2026. 2023 Kia Sportage: A hybrid shines The Sportage, Kia's oldest nameplate, is larger, roomier and sleeker for 2023, in a nod to the fierce competition in the compact-crossover segment dominated by the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe: Plugging into nature Jeep's top seller, the Grand Cherokee, comes in a new flavor for 2022 — a plug-in hybrid. U.S. auto sales drop 17% in April; SAAR slides to 14.7M In a sign of incremental progress as the auto industry battles tight microchip supplies, LMC Automotive said U.S. industry sales rose by 5,000 in April over March, traditionally a stronger month. 2022 Range Rover: A masterful makeover The fifth-generation Range Rover marks the most radical changes in the 52-year history of the vehicle that ignited the luxury-SUV segment. Subaru's first EV to start at $46,220 When it goes on sale this summer, the 2023 Solterra, Subaru's first electric vehicle, will start at $46,220 and top out at more than $53,000. 2023 Toyota bZ4X: Charting a new green path Toyota, the king of gasoline-electric hybrids, has long been skeptical of all-electric vehicles. The bZ4X is a game-changer. The 1980 Citation, Chevy's first fwd car, goes on sale Honda to drop Insight hybrid in U.S. Honda will end output of the gasoline-electric hybrid at its Indiana plant in June to focus on hybrid versions of three core models — the CR-V crossover and the Accord and Civic. 2023 Maserati Grecale: Italian flare comes to the luxury compact SUV The least expensive Maserati, the compact Grecale, is built on a retooled version of the Giorgio platform slotted under Alfa Romeo's Stelvio. 2023 Nissan Ariya: A fashionable family hauler Nissan, which helped usher in the modern electric vehicle era with the Leaf more than a decade ago, is doubling down on EVs with a new nameplate. Market loses traction on critically low stockpiles; Toyota edges GM in Q1 March U.S. new-vehicle deliveries are projected to drop 24 to 26 percent on chronically low supplies, with the annualized sales pace falling to 12.7 million to 13.1 million, down from 17.79 million in March 2021, and well below January and February levels. Load More
David Phillips Managing Editor for Automotive News online [email protected] 313-446-0477 See All Staff Page