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First Look – 2024 Honda Ridgeline Pickup
Ridgeline of course continues with its unibody construction that includes fully boxed frame members and an independent rear suspension. Here the age-old pickup truck debate about American versus Japanese designs continues. “The unique design and sophisticated chassis deliver a high level of driving refinement and responsive handling no traditional body-on-frame competitor can match, while supporting an impressive 1583-pound payload capacity. Ridgeline can also tow as much as 5000 pounds, which is more than enough for many boats, campers or ‘toy’ trailers that serve as the key to adventure for many customers,” Honda said. Continue reading
New Mustang For 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Shown
Based on the seventh-generation Mustang, this Dark Horse version means that starting in 2024, Mustang will be eligible to race on six continents. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Brad Keselowski, Chase Briscoe, chevrolet camaro, Clash at the Coliseum, Ken Zino, Mark Rushbrook, NASCAR Cup Series Mustang Dark Horse, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, Stewart-Haas, Toyota TRD Camry
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Toyota Posts FY2024 Q2 Net Income of $18.4 Billion
“We are grateful for the support of many stakeholders, from production to logistics, sales, and services, including suppliers. As a result of selling each car meticulously at prices that match the product appeal refined through Toyota’s ‘making ever-better cars’ initiative, operating income increased from the same period of the previous fiscal year,” Toyota said. Continue reading
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Tagged 7203 Prime of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ken Zino, Toyota Motor FY 2024 Q2
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Urban Automotive Custom Rolls-Royce Ghost at SEMA
Urban Automotive, a customizer of luxury automotive brands, showed its Rolls-Royce Ghost on Milltek Corporation stand at SEMA 2023. It has carbon fiber styling “upgrades, now distributed in the USA officially and exclusively by Milltek as Urban Automotive USA.” Continue reading
Stellantis Posts Q3 Sales Up 37%. Pre-Tax Profit €3B
Stellantis* today posted a pre-tax operating profit of €3 billion. The company that is partly comprised of Jeep, Dodge Jeep and Ram said the strikes cost it around €750 million. However the strikes – characterized as “work stoppages”- resulted in … Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, carlos tavares, chrysler, Controlled Thermal Resources, Dodge Fiat, fca, Jeep and Ram, Ken Zino, Natalie Knight, Stellantis Q3 2023 results, STLA
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Made In CA and US – Honda Civic Hybrid Back Next Year
The Civic hybrid will join CR-V and Accord in Honda’s expanding hybrid-electric line-up as a 2025 model. Civic hybrid production will start with the sedan in Canada, followed by the hatchback in Indiana; the two-motor hybrid electric system is made in Ohio. Continue reading
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Tagged 2025 Civic hybrid, Alliston Ontario, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Honda and LG Energy Solution, Honda Canada, Honda of Canada, Honda US, Ken Zino, Marysville Auto Plant, Roxanna Metz
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Toyota Adopts the Tesla North American Charging Standard
Toyota and Lexus customers will have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in North America. Toyota and Lexus will incorporate North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports in some new Toyota and Lexus battery electric vehicles (BEVs) starting in 2025 to eliminate the need for what are sometimes awkward adapter plugs in AutoInformed’s experience. Continue reading
CALTY Design Reveals Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser
CALTY Design Research, the American base of Toyota’s global design network (NYSE:TM), marked five decades of creation today by revealing the Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser. The BLC concept has so-called adaptive technology and heritage design cues from the original FJ40 … Continue reading
What Strike? September US Vehicle Market Grows Sharply
US light vehicle (LV) sales grew by 19.7% year-on-year (YoY) in September, to 1.34 million units, according to the latest analysis by the respected GlobalData consultancy. The UAW Big Three Strike that began halfway through September has thus far had little apparent effect. However, YoY comparisons are supercharged because of a low base of weak September 2022 sales. Ironically, Labor Day sales appears to bolstered sales. Continue reading
Ford Motor 2023 Q3 Sales up 8%
“We saw strong balanced sales growth providing choice to our customers in the third quarter, with growth coming from our gas engine, electric, hybrid and commercial van lineup,” said Andrew Frick, vice president, sales, distribution and trucks. “Ford’s truck lineup remains the industry’s top seller.” Continue reading
Bentley Motors Unveils the Belonging Bentayga
Bentley Motors today revealed the ‘Belonging Bentayga.’ This is a hand painted Alpine Green Bentayga Hybrid with different skylines and well-known buildings from all across the world, such as New York, London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Venice, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Each side of the car depicts a different continent. The art piece that displays 29 different landmarks is drawn from memory by Stephen Wiltshire* MBE, a British architectural artist and autistic savant, who is known for his ability to draw a landscape after seeing it just once. Continue reading
First Look – 2024 Toyota RAV4 Compact SUV
The 2.5-liter 4-cylinder powered RAV4 is available in LE, XLE, XLE Premium, and Limited with either FWD or All Wheel Drive (AWD), as well as the Adventure and TRD Off Road grades with AWD standard. Continue reading
First Look – 2024 Ford Mustang GT California Special
Ford Motor (NYSE:F) today revealed the 2024 Ford Mustang GT California Special, saying that it adopts modern style as a classic package returns. It will be offered on the 2024 Mustang GT Premium fastback coupe and convertible models, using visual cues of the 1968 original .The California Special package adds $1995 to the price of a Mustang GT Premium and is available in Coupe (~$47,015) and Convertible (~$56,999) body styles with either the six-speed manual gearbox or the optional 10-speed automatic transmission. Continue reading →