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BMW Art Car World Tour – Pebble Beach Next
The BMW Art Cars by American artists Andy Warhol and Julie Mehretu will be exhibited at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, BMW said today. The display at the concours marks the beginning of the North America segment of the BMW Art Car World Tour which celebrates the collection in its 50th year globally.
“The display at the concours marks the beginning of the North America leg of the BMW Art Car World Tour, which celebrates the iconic collection in its jubilee year around the globe from Vienna to Hong Kong and Shanghai, from Dubai to Marrakech and Milan. The two BMW Art Cars will travel on to The Bridge and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. respectively,” BMW said. Continue reading
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Tagged African Film and Media Arts Collective, Andy Warhol's BMW Art Car, Aurora Straus, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, BMW Art Car Collection, Driven Artists Racing Team, Hirshhorn Museum, Ken Zino, McLaren Artura GT4, Mickalene Thomas, pebble beach concours d'elegance, The Bridge in Bridgehampton, X @KenAutoinformed
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Cadillac Off-Roader – Elevated Velocity
Cadillac today revealed the so-called Elevated Velocity concept. It is said to be a continuation of the Cadillac V-Series performance formula. [It’s not available for sale yet – Autocrat] This off-roader built on an elevated platform appears to be a serious concept that is winding its way through the sand, rocks, and mud of the GM bureaucracy to become a production vehicle. Yes, an off-road Cadillac?! Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Dymowska, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Bryan Nesbitt, Cadillac Elevated Velocity concept, Cadillac V-Series vehicles, Ken Zino, The Quail A Motorsports Gathering ®, X @KenAutoinformed
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Honda Racing Starts Merchandise and Memorabilia Sales
Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), the global racing branch of Honda, will launch a new merchandise and memorabilia business this week during California’s Monterey Car Week. To commemorate the new memorabilia business, HRC will auction the Honda V10 engine used by Ayrton Senna in his McLaren Honda MP4/5B during the final two rounds of the 1990 Formula 1 season. The historic engine will be auctioned by Bonhams during The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering at Quail Lodge on 15 August.
“Throughout our history, Honda has won at the highest levels of motorsports all over the world, and the new HRC merchandise and memorabilia business is all about sharing our incredible racing heritage with our race fans in exciting new ways,” said Jon Ikeda, senior vice president, Honda Racing Corporation US. “HRC will build an even stronger connection with Honda and Acura enthusiasts by offering exclusive opportunities to own a piece of racing history, including limited-edition collectibles and rare artifacts from our storied legacy in motorsport.”
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Tagged Australian Grand Prix, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Gerhard Berger, Honda RA100E V10 Engine, Honda racing, Japanese Grand Prix, Jon Ikeda, Ken Zino, McLaren Honda, X @KenAutoinformed
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EV Infrastructure Better J.D. Power Says
In the face of Trump chaos and continued uncertainty surrounding National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding, the electric vehicle (EV) public charging industry is showing strong signs of resilience and progress, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging StudySM released today. Non-charging visits at public EV chargers [when the driver visited a charger but was unable to charge their vehicle] are at their lowest level in four years. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Brent Gruber, EV Infrastructure, Ford Charge, j.d power, Ken Zino, Mercedes-Benz Charging Network, National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding, NEVI funding, PlugShare, Rivian Adventure Network, Tesla Superchargers., X @KenAutoinformed
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Mercedes-Benz Chauffeur-Driven Vision V in California
“Traditionally crafted materials blended with hyper-modern, tech-savvy design elements that are just as stylish as they are unexpected, providing an unprecedented immersive digital experience.,” Mercedes-Benz said. “Pebble Beach Automotive Week is the ideal setting for the world’s finest automobiles, where enthusiasts and collectors gather to celebrate automotive excellence and innovation making it perfectly suited for the Vision V to showcase its immersive user experience.” No word on powertrain offerings thus far. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ken Zino, mbna, Mercedes-Benz Chauffeur-Driven Vision V, Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Automotive Week, X @KenAutoinformed
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Annals Of Marketing – Genesis Collection of Lifestyle Goods
Genesis today announced the launch of the Genesis Collection, a selection of lifestyle goods “with a nod to the brand’s ‘son-nim’ or honored guest, philosophy.”
“The Genesis Collection is an extension of our brand’s commitment to delivering exceptional experiences and products that go beyond automotive,” said Kiri Kiely-Rodriguez, director, customer experience and training at Genesis Motor America. “From the materials to the designs, the Genesis Collection embodies our Korean heritage and allows customers to engage with the brand in a new and exciting way.” Continue reading
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Tagged Annals Genesis Collection of Lifestyle Goods, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Genesis G90 sedan, Genesis Motor America, Ken Zino, Kiri Kiely-Rodriguez, son-nim, X @KenAutoinformed
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Annals of Marketing – Curated by Cadillac
“Curated by Cadillac embodies our commitment to delivering an elevated level of customization,” said John Roth, vice president, Global Cadillac. “Drawing upon experience from the ultra-luxury, hand-built CELESTIQ, we are now offering a limited number of CT5-V Blackwing customers an opportunity to create a vehicle that is as unique as their own story.” Continue reading
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Tagged 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing sedans, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Curated by Cadillac, John Roth, Ken Zino, X @KenAutoinformed
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Bold EV Talk from Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said today that it is investing approximately $5 billion and creating or securing ~4000 jobs at the Louisville Assembly Plant and BlueOval Battery Park in Michigan to deliver a new pickup and produce advanced prismatic LFP batteries.
“We took a radical approach to a very hard challenge: Create affordable vehicles that delight customers in every way that matters – design, innovation, flexibility, space, driving pleasure, and cost of ownership – and do it with American workers,” claimed Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. Continue reading
Palou Takes Fourth IndyCar Drivers’ Championship
Alex Palou’s third-place finish yesterday at the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland resulted in his fourth NTT IndyCar Series drivers’ championship in five years, as well as his third-consecutive title. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver now has eight victories on the season with two races left of the 2025 season. Honda as a result took manufacturers’ championship. This is Honda’s seventh NTT IndyCar Series manufacturers’ title, and 11th in American Open Wheel Racing. Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Palou IndyCar Series manufacturers' title Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Chip Ganassi Racing, Christian Lundgaard, Honda racing, Ken Zino, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, NTT IndyCar Series, Will Power, X @KenAutoinformed
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Avoidable Contact – IndyCar Penalizes Kyffin Simpson
IndyCar today announced a six-position starting grid penalty for the No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing entry for avoidable contact involving driver Kyffin Simpson during the Sunday 27 July 27 race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca during the Grand Prix of Monterey The penalty comes after a post-race review of the Lap 1, Turn 6 incident with the No. 60 entry of Meyer Shank Racing driven by Felix Rosenqvist. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing, Grand Prix of Monterey, Ken Zino, Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing, Laguna Seca, Portland International Raceway, X @KenAutoinformed
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Goodyear Posts H1 2025 Loss of $59 million
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today posted a Q2 2025 loss of $48 million compared to a net income of $48 million in Q2 of 2024. Goodyear during H1 2025 had net sales of $8.7 billion, with tire unit volumes totaling 76.4 million. Goodyear net income was $369 million ($1.27 per share) compared to Goodyear net income of $10 million (4 cents per share) a year ago. Goodyear’s first six months 2025 saw net sales of$8.7 billion, with tire unit volumes totaling 76.4 million. Goodyear net income was $369 million ($1.27 per share) compared to Goodyear net income of $10 million (4 cents per share) a year ago. Nonetheless, the stock market punished the stock dropping it ~17% from the previous day closing as the impending Trump tariff recession appears to be underway. Tariff costs at Goodyear are now estimated at, gulp, $350,000,000 for 2025.
“The second quarter proved challenging in both our consumer and commercial businesses, driven by industry disruption stemming from shifts in global trade – including a surge of low-cost imports across our key markets,” said Mark Stewart, Goodyear CEO. “We expect conditions to stabilize in the coming quarters, and we see clear opportunity ahead as we capitalize on our strong U.S. manufacturing footprint. We continue to expect to exceed the original goals for Goodyear Forward both in terms of cost savings and proceeds from asset sales.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Goodyear Forward Mark Stewart, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Ken Zino, NASDAQ: GT, X @KenAutoinformed
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Pep Boys to Run Auto Service Centers on U.S. Navy Bases
The Pep Boys said today that it has a contract with the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM). Under the contract, Pep Boys plans to operate 14 of NEXCOM’s automotive service centers located on U.S. Navy bases across the country. This transition, which will be implemented on a rolling basis, will provide service to military personnel and their families. The converted locations* will be rebranded under the Pep Boys name, continuing a legacy that dates back to the company’s founding by Navy veterans Manny, Moe & Jack.
“We are honored to work with NEXCOM*** to bring Pep Boys’ best-in-class automotive & tire services to Navy personnel and their families,” said Joe Auriemma, CEO of Pep Boys. “Our company was founded by three Navy veterans, and we take immense pride in continuing that tradition by serving the military community with the same dedication and excellence that has defined us for more than 100 years.” Continue reading
Hot Cars – Camaro ZL1 Most Stolen Vehicle
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is at the top of the list of America’s most-stolen vehicles, while a software upgrade helped reduce theft rates for Hyundai and Kia vehicles, according to new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute. Relative to its numbers on the roads, the Camaro ZL1 had a whole-vehicle theft rate 39 times the average for all vehicles. The frequency of whole-vehicle theft claims for the standard Camaro was 13 times higher than the average. Along with the two Camaro variants, pickup trucks and other expensive or high-horsepower models dominate the list of the top 20 vehicles with the highest claim frequencies for whole-vehicle theft.
“Muscle cars have often topped this list, as thieves are attracted to vehicles with high horsepower,” said Matt Moore, chief insurance operations officer at HLDI and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “That also helps explain why the more expensive, more powerful ZL1 is stolen so much more often than the standard Camaro.”
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, highway loss data institute, hldi, Ken Zino, Least Stolen Model Year 2022-24 Vehicles, Matt Moore, Most Stolen Model Year 2022-24 Vehicles, X @KenAutoinformed
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GM and Hyundai – Plans for Co-Developed Vehicles
General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Hyundai Motor Company (KRX: 005380 KS) today announced plans for their first five co-developed vehicles. The vehicles announced today are targeted at the largest segments in the Central and South American markets, as well as … Continue reading
Acura RSX Prototype EV Debuts
Acura yesterday at Monterey Car Week staged the world-debut of the Acura RSX Prototype, promoting the brand’s next-generation all-electric performance SUV.
“The dramatic styling of our Acura RSX Prototype demonstrates that it’s not just a new EV, but a compelling all-new Acura model,” said Lance Woelfer, vice president of Auto Sales at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “RSX will deliver on nearly four decades of Acura Precision Crafted Performance brand DNA with appealing design and cutting-edge technology.” Continue reading →