Over the last ten years or so, it’s been hard to find a car manufacturer that hasn’t been focusing on making more electric vehicles. It’s almost felt as if someone announced an unofficial race to see which car brand could go fully electric first, and every major player, including Honda, lined up to run. Between […]
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The Lexus LS Van Concept Marks a Major Pivot for the Luxury Brand
The LS has been the flagship sedan of the Lexus lineup since its introduction to the North American market in 1989. As the first-ever release from Toyota’s luxury brand, the LS400 quickly earned a reputation for bringing Japanese luxury sedans to a level on par with the great luxury car manufacturers of Europe, with […]
25 and Up Club: How Old Does a Car Need to Be to Enter the US, and Why?
For years, I’ve watched car enthusiasts obsess over machines they can’t legally own yet. Not because they’re rare, fragile, or unobtainable, but because they’re too new. In the States, some of the most exciting vehicles to ever hit the market are locked in a bureaucratic time capsule known as the 25-Year Rule. If you’ve ever […]
Here Lie the Discontinued Cars of 2025
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 […]
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 […]