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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

You've probably seen off-roading Land Rovers and Jeeps with Jerry cans of gas strapped to their sides. The reason for that being that there aren't many gas stations around off-road. So it's interesting to see Hyundai offer an off-road version of the Ioniq 5, which is a compact electric crossover.

It does come standard with a larger/...Read more

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Here's why used EV prices are in line with pre-owned gas-powered cars

Automotive / Automotive News /

Heavy discounts on new electric vehicles and buyer skepticism about their durability continue to push down used EV prices, which experts say has opened up a traditionally pricey market to more U.S. drivers.

While new EVs on average cost $9,000 more than similar gas models, prices on used EVs now are competitive with their internal combustion ...Read more

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Trump extends auto tariff offsets, details duties on medium- and heavy-duty trucks

Automotive / Automotive News /

The White House on Friday extended to five years an arrangement that eases tariffs on automakers assembling vehicles in the United States and provided details on a 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty trucks set to take effect Nov. 1.

The extension of offsets that allow automakers to reduce what they pay in tariffs on imported car parts ...Read more

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Auto review: Checking boxes with the 2025 Audi Q5

Automotive / Automotive News /

Audi enters Grasso’s Garage for the first time this year with its historically proven 2025 Audi Q5, a mid-size luxury five-seat SUV. Wrapped in Navarra Blue Metallic, our Q5 Prestige Quattro tester was appealing, comfortable and sporty.

Powering the Audi Q5 is a 2.0-liter TFSI inline four-cylinder engine, paired with a seven-speed S-tronic ...Read more

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Auto review: In a noisy world, the 2025 Honda Civic Sport Hatchback is quietly exceptional

Automotive / Automotive News /

The 2025 Honda Civic Sport Hatchback is not a Ferrari, not a Bentley, not a Porsche. It’s a Civic. A hatchback. There’s something deeply comforting about its continued existence even as too many buyers opt for SUVs big enough to blot out the sun, pickup trucks tall enough to require a Sherpa, and luxury EVs that glow like radioactive ...Read more

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Auto review: Road trippin' in the big, bold, boosted BMW X3

Automotive / Automotive News /

GAYLORD, Michigan — I made an easy drive this fall up Interstate 75 to Charlevoix. Cruising on adaptive cruise control at 80 mph, listening to Sirius XM. Navigating Google Maps on a jumbotron screen while taking in the fall colors. I could have been in any compact SUV.

But as I exited at Gaylord onto the challenging M-32 twisties, I selected ...Read more

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Collaboration sustains auto suppliers amid tariffs, but challenges loom

Automotive / Automotive News /

WASHINGTON — Automotive suppliers have so far been able to weather the storms of tariffs, high interest rates and a rocky transition to electric vehicles, but industry experts said they aren't sure how long business can go on before major disruptions or even bankruptcies start to emerge.

"All of the Tier 1 (suppliers), everybody is nervous. ...Read more

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Stellantis investing $600M to reopen Belvidere plant to build Jeep Cherokee and Compass

Automotive / Automotive News /

Stellantis announced plans Tuesday to invest in production facilities across four Midwest states — including the idled Belvidere plant in Illinois — to roll out new lines and increase U.S. production by 50% over the next four years.

The largest single investment in the company’s 100-year history will gear up plants in Illinois, Michigan, ...Read more

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Look out, Uber. The future looks a lot more like Waymo

Automotive / Automotive News /

There’s something fundamentally American about the freedom to get in your car and drive.

Driving is self-determination. The liberty to set your own course. The power to move under your own willpower, whether for duty or sheer pleasure. Despite some decline among Gen Zers, plenty of teens still eagerly anticipate getting their driver’s ...Read more

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Stellantis investing $13B in US to boost production

Automotive / Automotive News /

Stellantis NV plans to pump $13 billion into its U.S. operations over the next four years in what the transatlantic automaker says is the largest investment in its history.

The investment supports the introduction of five new vehicles, an all-new four-cylinder engine and more than 5,000 jobs at its facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and ...Read more

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GM reports $1.6B hit from now-unused EV investments

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co. on Tuesday reported that it sunk roughly $1.6 billion into electric vehicle manufacturing capacity that it no longer is using because of shifting federal auto policies under President Donald Trump.

GM reported the loss to the Securities and Exchange Commission as what's known as an impairment charge. Impairment charges ...Read more

Eric's Autos; 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

Volkswagen had a problem -- one of its own making.

It had a very successful small crossover -- the Tiguan -- that was the only German-brand crossover in its class. The Tiggy has always been a little more upmarket-feeling than the other crossovers in the compact crossover class, which were (and still are) Japanese, Korean and American.

Then VW ...Read more

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GM ends work on hydrogen fuel cells for everyday driving, scraps planned Detroit plant

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co. is scrapping plans for a factory in Detroit as part of a broader decision to end development of hydrogen fuel cells for everyday drivers, the automaker said Friday.

Salaried workers, primarily in Pontiac, were laid off Friday morning as part of the closure of GM's Hydrotec brand, spokesperson Stu Fowle said. Fowle declined to...Read more

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Ford taps former GM global product lead in leadership change-up

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co. on Friday said it has added a former General Motors Co. executive to lead its product development, among a number of other executive changes.

Jim Baumbick, vice president of advanced product development, cycle planning and program, will lead the strategic direction of Ford Europe as its president starting Nov. 1. Replacing him on...Read more

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Auto review: 2025 Acura ZDX is back with EV revenge

Automotive / Automotive News /

As someone who owned an original Acura ZDX back in 2010, I believe the historically ugly crossover SUV failed due to its futuristic design and coupe-like tail, which was years ahead of its time. Now consumers love coupe-shaped SUVs and are gaga for the German automakers' stylish designs.

The ZDX name plate is back for 2025, but this time as an...Read more

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Auto review: 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo is a sport truck lightweight that makes small feel big

Automotive / Automotive News /

The 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo isn’t a big truck. Nope, the Lobo is small, at least by modern truck standards. That means it’s about the size of an old Ford F-150 from the Clinton administration or a Chevy Silverado from the Reagan years. And because the full-size American pickup truck has supersized along with the American waistline, the ...Read more

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Ford joins GM in dropping scheme to extend EV credit

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it won't file for federal plug-in vehicle tax credits for transactions after the program's deadline, following a similar decision by General Motors Co.

The Dearborn automaker will continue to offer its current lease rates to customers, but will not claim the tax credit of up to $7,500. The incentive ended on Sept...Read more

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Analyst estimates up to $1B Ford earnings hit from aluminum plant fire

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co. could face as much as a $1 billion earnings hit from the shutdown of an aluminum plant in New York after a fire last month, an Evercore ISI analyst said in a Wednesday investor note.

The Sept. 16 incident at Novelis Inc.'s Oswego, New York, plant is expected to take much of the plant down until the first quarter of 2026. It ...Read more

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Stellantis CEO shakes up senior leadership team in turnaround effort

Automotive / Automotive News /

Stellantis NV's CEO Antonio Filosa shook up his senior leadership team on Wednesday as he appointed new heads of Europe and South America, a new global manufacturing chief, and made several other personnel moves.

Filosa, who took the top role of the transatlantic automaker in June, has been working to reverse a recent trend of declining sales ...Read more

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GM cuts short EV tax credit extension scheme

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co. no longer will apply for federal electric vehicle tax credits as part of a scheme to extend savings to customers after Congress and President Donald Trump axed the government incentive program in September, the Detroit automaker confirmed Wednesday.

The company will continue to offer about $6,000 in savings on EV leases ...Read more

 

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