Heavier Than Air, But Lucid Gravity Pulls Its Weight

Lucid has built the engineering achievements that went into the Air into a new form – one that Americans are more likely to put in the driveway.

By Bengt Halvorson • April 16, 2025

Major Engine Upgrade in Mercedes-AMG C63 Refresh

The German automaker’s performance unit is answering customer demand for more power in the C-Class.

By Greg Kable • April 15, 2025

Stellantis Sees Vehicle Shipments Slide Q1 2025

Stellantis starts to face U.S. tariffs from a weakened trading point as the hunt for a new CEO goes on.

By Paul Myles • April 14, 2025

Can Rivian Cut Into Tesla’s Franchise?

Rivian is targeting Tesla owners in current ads and hopes that its upcoming R2 EV model will attract mainstream BEV buyers.

By David Kiley • April 14, 2025

WardsAuto Podcast: Can Public Charging Be Fixed?

One of the big hurdles for consumers looking at buying battery-electric vehicles is the availability and reliability of public charging. ChargePoint, one of the leading charging networks, believes it is on the right track to building confidence in public charging.

By Wards Staff • April 14, 2025

BYD Brings Luxury Denza Brand to Europe

China’s top-selling battery-electric-vehicle maker brings premium brand products to the Continent despite a slowdown in consumer demand for pricey BEVs.

By Paul Myles • April 8, 2025

Mahle Helps Develop 1,824-hp Road Car Hybrid Powertrain

Niche hypercar maker Zeno Automotive turns to U.K. powertrain specialist in creating monster V12 street-legal powerplant.

By Paul Myles • April 8, 2025

Maserati Scraps BEVs

With the rest of the luxury brand's BEVs languishing at the bottom of its sales charts, customers tell the company they want powerful ICE vehicles instead.

By Paul Myles • April 7, 2025

Leapmotor’s C10 REEV Hits the Road in Europe

Stellantis' joint venture with China's Leapmotor holds media test drive through Spain to prove its range-extended electric vehicle's powertrain.

By Paul Myles • April 2, 2025

Ineos Slams EU Negotiators for Failing to Cut U.S. Tariff Deal

SUV manufacturer warns its business will take a hit with punitive tariffs imposed on its biggest sales market.

By Paul Myles • April 1, 2025

Peak Auto: Why the Global Auto Industry Has Stopped Growing

Some regions still have room to grow, but sales in most of the world’s biggest markets have begun to decline — meaning the industry may have reached Peak Auto. That’s trouble for automakers — but hardly anyone is talking about it.

By John McElroy • March 31, 2025

Xiamoi Plans Expansion as Luxury BEV Sedan Claims Top Safety Spot

Smartphone giant's first premium BEV sparks huge consumer demand and would make an attractive value-proposition in expansion plans that include European markets.

By Paul Myles • March 28, 2025

Cadillac Energizes 2025 Lineup From Optiq to Escalade

Cadillac unleashes its full portfolio of battery-electric vehicles this year, with the Escalade IQ positioned as the sub-Celestiq luxury leader and the Optiq CUV targeted at the price-conscious luxury buyer.

By Bob Gritzinger • March 24, 2025

2025 A6 e-tron is Audi’s Longest-Range BEV in U.S.

Audi has six battery-electric vehicles on sale in the U.S. and has been an innovator in electrification. Its newest addition, the A6 e-tron, is entering a very competitive segment, BEV sedans.

By David Kiley • March 20, 2025

Stellantis Shuns Defense Role in EU

Stellantis is sitting out greater defense production as the EU increases armaments to make up for U.S. budget cuts and position to likely not intervene to stop Russian expansion, choosing to increase vehicle production in Italy.

By Paul Myles • March 20, 2025

Toyota Shows EV Pickup

Toyota has delayed its EV push, but waiting on segments like CUVs and pickups looks like the right strategy.

By David Kiley • March 19, 2025

Lotus’ Historic Turbo SE Nameplate Takes Flagship Spot

Revived spec badge from the 1980s now takes the top slot as the brand's fastest road-going Emira model.

By Paul Myles • March 12, 2025

Nissan Completes ‘Most Rigorous’ U.K. Driverless Tech Trials

Automaker's work with industry consortium will focus on identifying the best places in the nation to begin mass deployment of its systems.

By Paul Myles • March 11, 2025

Honda Unveils Cheaper, More Efficient Fuel Cell Stack for 2027

Honda continues to develop hydrogen fuel-cell systems to put into both personal and commercial vehicles. While refueling infrastructure will remain a challenge for personal vehicles, FCEVs could get traction in commercial vehicles on multiple continents.

By David Kiley • March 5, 2025

2025 Honda Prologue, Chevy Blazer Get Upgrades

The Honda Prologue and Chevy Blazer, manufactured via a joint venture between General Motors and Honda, get upgrades in their second year.

By David Kiley • March 4, 2025

U.K. Autonomous Specialist Expands Into Europe

Wayve to establish a German R&D hub to test its AI-powered driverless tech platform.

By Paul Myles • March 4, 2025

New V-8 Leads Mercedes-Benz Into ICE Renaissance

Mercedes-Benz’s refocus on traditional gasoline and diesel models is behind the automaker’s response to a dramatic collapse in EV sales and headwinds in China. The AMG performance brand is replacing the 4-cyl. plug-in hybrid used in current C-Class models with a mild-hybrid V-8.

By Greg Kable • March 3, 2025

Sales Lucid’s Biggest Challenge As CEO Rawlinson Steps Down

Peter Rawlinson’s inability to grow sales put the Lucid Motors CEO in a hot spotlight.

By David Kiley • Feb. 26, 2025

Magna Reveals Performance-Packed PHEV Powertrain

EtelligentCommand from Canadian-based supplier Magna brings a performance-car level of punch to a plug-in hybrid powertrain.

By Craig A. Cole • Feb. 25, 2025

Continental’s Technology Blitz

From “emotional” cockpits to autonomous trucks, Continental touts multiple technologies.

By Gary Witzenburg • Feb. 25, 2025