Go to a car dealership that sells a domestic brand, and you’re going to see something pretty quickly: there are very few sedans left out there. While sedans once dominated American car sales, they’ve been left behind, discontinued, and ignored by many auto manufacturers – especially the Big Three here in the US. Ford, GM, […]
Category: Current Auto News
The Chip Shortage is Ending, Right? …Right!?
Some people within the auto industry want to act like the chip shortage isn’t that big a deal; after all, Ford’s chief financial officer, John Lawler, recently said, “…we could see it bleeding into the first part of next year.” That seems like a pretty optimistic take, and it’s funny to me that the auto […]
Car Shows are Back!
Unless you’ve been living off the grid in a pretty extreme way, you already know just how much the COVID pandemic has messed up the world in the last [checks notes] 18 months!? While I enjoy the existential crisis caused by this reminder of how long things have been going so badly, let’s focus on […]
Behind the Curtain – How Advanced Sensors Enable Automated Driving
Automated driving is here – and we’re not talking about the recent release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving 9.0 Beta. Pretty much every new car (and most recent used models) are officially considered to have some level of driving automation according to the industry standards set out by the SAE. While this is still not a […]
EV Future: What About the Batteries?
We find ourselves at an interesting moment in the auto industry. Not since the development of the internal combustion engine itself and the birth of the industry has there been something quite so revolutionary and important for the future of transportation: the proliferation of Electric Vehicles (EVs). A lot of people (including me) are very […]
Congress Pushes for Strict Emissions Regulations
Fuel economy and standards for emissions have become political subjects, just like many other commercial and scientific considerations. That means that in recent years, there has been a great deal of push and pull over what federal regulations and guidelines should be for the auto industry. In particular, the debate and standards have involved the […]
LFPs: How A New Type of Battery Could Bring Electric Vehicles to the Masses
GM recently joined Jaguar and Volvo as the latest manufacturer to announce plans to fully shift its attention to the electric vehicle market, and a steady rise in the number of electric vehicle charging stations has helped make EV technology a more viable alternative than ever. With such widespread industry buy-in, electric vehicles undeniably represent […]
Is an Apple Car Coming Soon?
If you’re one to keep your finger on the pulse of the auto industry and check headlines from news outlets, then you probably think the answer to that question is a clear and definitive “yes.” After all, it seems like every news website, auto blog, and tech site out there has an article once a […]
Previewing the EV Truck Market
Whether you like it or not, with each passing day, it seems more and more that the future of the auto industry is going to be electric. While EV cars make-up most of the market right now, there’s no denying that SUVs and pickups are a major part of the EV plans being plotted by […]
Lucid Motors Builds its Factory – Now They Just Need to Build Cars
If you’ve been following the auto industry lately, particularly the development of competing Electric Vehicle (EV) models, then you’ve likely heard of Lucid Motors. If not, then now you have – they’re a brand-new auto manufacturer with their sights set squarely on competing with Tesla and other major luxury brands. So far, they’ve talked a […]
Title Lender That Charges 300% Annual Interest Given Federal Pandemic Loan With 3% Interest
I have a riddle for you: a middle-class American worker and a massive, multi-state corporation both apply for a loan. The worker puts up his beloved Ford F-150, which he worked hard to buy, as collateral, while the corporation makes no such offer. One of them receives a $25 million loan while the other receives […]
Truck News, UAW Strike & the Countdown to Tokyo
Annnnd we’re back. AutoInfluence checking in with current auto news headlines for the past couple of weeks. Sure, we’re playing some catch-up, but thanks for joining us…so, let’s get down to it. Ford / Lincoln It was announced that the 2020 Super Duty is continuing Ford’s inarguable reign over the truck segment, delivering some […]
Mopar Editions Celebrate ’10’, The Blackest Black, and the ‘Countdown to Frankfurt’
Annnnnnd we’re back…AutoInfluence with all your current auto news headlines for the week of August 30th – heading into Labor Day Weekend, here in the states. Now, last week, we had offered a rundown of the various auto shows waiting for us right around the corner. And if you needed any greater evidence that […]
Hyundai『45』, Goodbye to VW (as you know it) and ‘3 Cheers’ for the Acura Type S
Annnnd we’re back, AutoInfluence with all the current auto news that you can handle. In fact, there’s quite a bit to cover this week — with lots of stuff on the horizon, as well. That’s right, we’re easing into major motor show season and you won’t want to miss a beat of it. Ford […]
Celebrating Daytona’s ’50th’, a Baby Bronco, and the Eye-Catching Lexus LC500
Ford In the last few weeks, our coverage of the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 has picked up, with official information greatly outweighed by rapid speculation. That said, it’s been reported by mustang6g.com that the GT500 possesses an approximate base curb weight of 4,225 lbs. Slating the vehicle between the 3,890-lb Camaro ZL1 and the […]
’10 Most Stolen’, ‘Dodge Dollars’ and the ‘Most Powerful SUV on the Planet’
Annnd we’re back, AutoInfluence making up for some lost time with our first episode of the month of August, and all your current auto news headlines. Has it been two weeks? Don’t blame it on sunshine. Don’t blame it on the moonlight. Don’t blame it on the good times. Just blame it on […]
All-Electric F-150, Silverado Diesel & Why The Charger (Still) Rules
Annnnd we’re back. AutoInfluence with all of your current auto news headlines for the week of July 26th. This includes the all-electric F-150, the Silverado 1500 Diesel, and California Emissions standards taking home a big win thanks to a few automakers in particular. In fact, let’s get that last one out of the way […]
Goodwood Festival of Speed & This Week’s Current Auto News
Did you miss us? We missed you. That’s right, AutoInfluence is back after a two week break and there’s plenty of current auto news to cover – from everyday industry headlines to the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Q2 Truck Sale shootout to the impactful death of two industry giants, there’s plenty […]
Tesla on Fire (Literally), the American Made Index & Electrified Porsche.
Annnnd we’re back. AutoInfluence with all of your current auto news headlines for the week of June 28th. And FINALLY. What a week it was! We have rumors of one iconic muscle cars’s retirement, FCA change-ups, Tesla firefighting, results of this year’s American Made Index, Porsche electrification and the rumor of one model’s death […]
How High will Truck Prices Go?
Today on AutoInfluence, we touch on one of the most oft-debated topic in recent years: the six-figure pickup truck (as often discussed in current auto news headlines). At the risk of using a phrase out of context to mark the passage of time, we were living in a pre-9/11 world when Ford first served up […]