-
Recent Posts
- Audi to Build First American Plant in Georgia
- GM Q3 2026 Net $3.3B. More Share Buybacks Coming
- Toyota Installs Two Hydrogen Fueling Stations in Ontario CA
- WEC Barcelona – Toyota Racing Takes Manufacturers’ Title
- Park Outside! Genesis Recall for Power-Seat Motor Fires
- New UAW International Executive Board Sworn In
- First Look – Porsche Mission S Sports Car Concept Debut
- HondaJet APMG S Upgrade Approved by EASA
- Acura to Debut New SUVs Targeting Detroit Models
- Trumpoline – EV Sales Increase in Q3 2026!
- Annals of Marketing – Subaru on Travel and Pets
- MBUSA Recalls 30,000 Vehicles for Brake Hose Failures
- Ram 1500 Recall for Bad Tire Pressure Monitoring
- Cause of Ongoing Volkswagen ID.4 Battery Fires Unknown
- Americans Directly Link Affordability Concerns to Trade Policy
Recent Comments
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Trump Mis-Administration – Record High Gas Prices Persist
- NHTSA on Steering Loss – Ford Recalls F-Series Trucks
- AAA on AAA – August 20 Gasoline Prices Highest Ever!
- Nissan Motor on Nissan Posts ¥77.9B Profit in Q1 of Japanese Fiscal Year
- Jeff Badman on Ford Motor Recalls 850,000 Vehicles for Sudden Stalling
Archives
Meta
Category Archives: new vehicle
Corvette ZR1 Sets Lap Record at VIR
Reuss once kicked the author’s butt at a closed track in New York State. It’s surprising when the president of an auto company appears at a race track to drive a car he worked on as an engineer. It’s embarrassing, though, when he’s as fast, well frankly faster, than any hot shoe out there. Continue reading
2018 Hyundai Kona SUV Prices
In a 2016 LinkedIn post, Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn says that Nissan had a clear choice when considering its acquisition of a stake in Mitsubishi Motors: Sever ties with its longtime partner, or choose to support its revival. Continue reading
New Generation Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Motor is teasing the New Generation Santa Fe, which will celebrate its world premiere in February before making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. The Gen 4 Santa Fe continues the model’s global success story – no great trick – as all brands are benefiting from the rush to two-box crossovers and SUVs, with scant if any discernible styling differences. Continue reading
Street Legal Mustang Shelby GT500 in ’19. Bullitt Edition First
An all-new Mustang Shelby GT500 with a +700-plus horsepower supercharged V8 will be the most powerful street-legal production Ford ever. The Mustang is said to be legal on roadways and race tracks, with claimed “new innovative track technologies, performance hardware, … Continue reading
Ford Finally Will Offer F-150 Diesel Engines
The best in class bragging – if it sticks – will see an engine rated at 11,400 pounds of towing capacity and 2,020 pounds of payload capacity, with a BiC diesel of 250 horsepower and 440 lb.-ft. of torque. The diesel is available for both 4×2 and 4×4 F-150 pickups. Continue reading
Acura, Honda at 2018 North American International Auto Show
The all-new 2019 Honda Insight will offer – what else – “premium style and high fuel efficiency in a five-passenger sedan that will be powered by latest generation of Honda’s two-motor full hybrid powertrain. The Insight comeback timing is inauspicious … Continue reading
New 2019 Jeep Cherokee Crossover Debuts at NAIAS
What’s next – how about Jeep imports to US from China? Continue reading
Posted in new vehicle
Tagged autoinformed.com, Beijing Jeep, china, Compass, Crossover SUVs, grand cherokee, jeep, jeep cherokee, Ken Zino, naias
Leave a comment
GAC Motor GM8 Minivan at 2018 NAIAS. Sold in US by 2019
GAC Motor is expected at NAIAS in 2018 with a extensive lineup, including he GM8, GA8, GS8, a new mass-production sedan GA4 and an all-new concept car. Continue reading
Another Crossover! Hyundai KONA Debuts at LA Auto Show
Hyundai is unveiling the US-production version of its KONA crossover at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It appears to be a thoroughly mainstream entry from a company that missed its current global forecast after years of rapid expansion. Hyundai claims … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, new vehicle
Tagged autoinformed.com, CUV, Hyundai KONA, Ken Zino, los angeles auto show
Leave a comment
Crossover Mania: 3-Row Lexus RX Debuts at Los Angeles
The Lexus RX – the original SUV built from a car platform – debuting in the U.S. at the Chicago Auto Show 20 years ago – will get three rows of seats. Continue reading
Posted in marketing, new vehicle
Tagged autoinformed.com, Crossover SUVs, Ken Zino, Lexus RX350L, los angeles auto show
Leave a comment
Ford, Zotye Ink Chinese JV Agreement on Electric Vehicles
Pending regulatory approval – all but certain in the government directed economy – the new JV will design, build, market and distribute all-electric passenger vehicles for China, the world’s leading electric vehicle market. The establishment of the JV is a combined investment of 5 billion RMB (~ $756 million). Continue reading
Mazda CX-5 Crossover Build Starts at Hofu Plant
The reasons for Mazda’s struggles are many – a bias toward old architectures, single or limited joint ventures, different operating philosophies and systems, no true mergers, lack of trust and inequality. However, the potential savings are just too large to ignore, especially for CEOs, but not necessarily for middle managers and workers. Continue reading
Glub? Aston Martin Going into Submarine Business!
In the deal at sea appropriately announced at the Monaco, Aston Martin Consulting will work on a partnership that it claims will lead to an exclusive, strictly-limited edition submersible Project Neptune takes Triton’s three-person platform as a basis upon “to explore a new iteration of Aston Martin’s progressive design language.” Continue reading
