Spooky season might be in the rearview mirror, but we’re still feeling a bit macabre over here at AutoInfluence. As the jack o’lanterns rot on the front porch and the kids start to ask where all of their Halloween candy disappeared to, we thought it would be a good time to pay our respects to […]
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Reborn or Rehashed? Lessons From the Prelude and Testarossa Revivals
I’m always skeptical when it comes to car revivals. On one hand, it’s exciting to see a beloved nameplate return from the dead—especially one that shaped my love for cars in the first place. On the other hand, most resurrections fail to capture the magic of the original. Some feel like ghosts in modern clothes. […]
Is It Time for a Bronco Sport Hybrid? Here’s What We Know
As part of the triumphant return of the Ford Bronco nameplate, Ford introduced a little brother that has become successful in its own right. The Ford Bronco Sport debuted in late 2020 as a subcompact SUV alternative to the traditional body-on-frame Bronco, offering light to mid-level off-roading ability and a strong road presence. It was […]
Checking In: US Trade Deals & Their Auto Industry Impact
We’re talking about trade deals and tariffs today, and throughout the year, this is a topic that has been wildly unpredictable, swinging from one extreme to the next in response to a variety of factors, including everything from public outcry to stock market instability to foreign diplomacy. All of this chaos around tariffs is especially […]
Tariffs and the Auto Industry: May 2025 Update
It’s been a month since we last looked at the situation with tariffs and how they’re impacting the auto industry, which means quite a few things have changed. In the short term, tariffs have been nothing but bad news for the industry. Many of the tariffs put into place remain, though there have been some […]
Tariffs and the Auto Industry: April 2025 Update
I’ve been writing about the auto industry for many years now, and in that time, plenty of unexpected situations have come up, and I’ve seen numerous complicated issues arise. Never in this time, however, have tariffs been such a huge issue for the auto industry; I don’t have to tell you that tariffs are impacting […]