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The 3-row electric SUV segment is expanding with both mainstream and luxury options that offer great room and are outstanding to drive

Stellantis is in a struggle for its ongoing existence

After going through several years of software quality problems on its current generation of EVs, General Motors finally feels ready to take advantage of the software defined vehicle nature of its vehicles with new features coming to the 2026 Hummer EV and also to existing Hummers on the road

Toyota is bringing the CH-R back to North America in 2026 as a 338-hp all-wheel-drive EV

Like Ford a couple of weeks ago, General Motors has announced a breakthrough in developing lithium manganese rich cells for next generation electric vehicles that achieve cost similar to lithium iron phosphate batteries with nearly 30% more energy density. The cells will be launched in a production vehicle in 2028.

The new Mercedes-Benz CLA launching this year will offer the brand's first level 2++ system, dubbed Drive Assist Pro. It also features an 800V electrical architecture, but inexplicably, it will only support DC fast charging on 800V chargers, not on the more common 400V chargers like those used by Tesla

The financial impact of the Trump tariffs is starting to bite the bottom line for automakers and Ford is increasing prices.

As the automotive world has transitioned toward software defined vehicles, legacy automakers have had a hard time doing it successfully. GM has had a lot of issues including a multi-month stop-sale on the Chevrolet Blazer EV. With a new software testing lab at its Warren Michigan tech center, the automaker is hoping to improve the situation. Read more about it in this article https://www.theautopi...

It's Electric has launched it's first 3 commercial deployments of its curbside EV charging system in Boston, San Francisco and last in Detroit. By the end of 2025, it hopes to have 200 chargers operational.

Aurora Innovation has completed its safety case for its automated driving system and this week it launched commercial driverless trucking operations between Dallas and Houston with El Paso to be added later this year.

Like most other legacy automakers, Ford has struggled with adapting to a new way of designing and building modern software and electronics architectures. The automaker has now reportedly cancelled the next-generation electronics architecture it has been working on for several years.

Toyota and Waymo have announced a preliminary agreement to collaborated on automated vehicles which could see Waymo technology deployed on consumer vehicles from Toyota and Lexus in future years.

At ACT Expo 2025, Hyundai has unveiled its latest generation Xcient hydrogen fuel cell heavy duty truck and announced a partnership with automated driving system developer Plus.

Startup Slate has introduced a minimalist compact electric pickup truck that offers a 5-foot bed, 150 miles of range, 2 seats and not much else for $27,000. Whether Americans actually go for this is going to be a very interesting market research experiment. https://www.telemetryagency.com/post/slate-s-big-market-research-experiment

A new automated vehicle safety framework announced by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy does nothing to improve or ensure the safety of AVs, but should make life a little easier for Tesla and its hopes to deploy robotaxis

American economic policy that relies solely on the blunt hammer of tariffs on everything is doomed to fail and could well end up destroying whatever relevance the US auto industry still has

As VW Group works to recover from a 33% sales decline in China since its 2018 peak, it is launching 3 new concepts at this week's Shanghai Motor Show

Along with a fully redesigned Palisade 3-row SUV, Hyundai is launching a revamped next-generation hybrid powertrain

Even after surviving the 2009 bankruptcy, GM's oldest brand may finally be facing the axe if tariffs are maintained for any length of time. Buick sales are already way down in China and only one of its 4 models is produced in the US.

Following a recent fatal crash involving a Xiaomi SU7 being used in an automated mode, Chinese regulators are cracking down on the deployment of more advanced driving automation

After an underwhelming start to its EV deployment with the Solterra 2 years ago, Subaru has listened the complaints and brought a heavily re-engineered version to the New York Auto Show along with a second new EV called the Trailseeker

Hyundai Motor Group's three brands are still very much interested in auto shows and brought lots of new machines to the New York Auto Show

As the Trump instigated a trade war with the world, China is now fighting back by banning exports of rare earth permanent magnets and that will soon lead to all sorts of production disruptions if this conflict isn't resolved

Two new electric pickup trucks have popped up recently that should be coming to market in the next 2 years. The question is, will there still be a market for them?

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