Subaru, GM and Tesla top S&P Global Mobility’s latest Automotive Loyalty Awards rankings for dealer, manufacturer and make, respectively, as overall brand loyalty improves to 51.6%. +
Automotive News reports a group of Florida dealers has formally challenged Scout Motors’ plans to sell EVs directly to consumers, citing state law establishing the EV maker as a “common entity” with Volkswagen. +
Edmunds editors put 50,000 miles on more than 300 U.S.-sold vehicles to determine which cars, trucks and SUVs they would tell their friends and family members to buy. +
Discounts of up to $2,630 for a 2024 Cybertruck tell a different tale than that predicted by Tesla executives when the fully electric pickup hit the market. Laurence Iliff offers expert analysis for Automotive News. +
The Tesla Model 3 moved up in iSeeCars’ annual rankings of the nation’s best selling used vehicles, but pickups and SUVs continued to lead the market in 2024. +
U.S. new light-duty vehicle sales rose to 15.7 million in 2024, a 2.5% year-over-year increase driven by big gains among certain brands, marques and types and capped by a 4.1 million-unit fourth quarter. +
Tesla sold 1.79 million EVs worldwide in 2024, down 1.1% from the prior year despite a fourth-quarter push that included offers of 0% financing and free charging. +
Members of the Trump administration’s transition team have recommended that NHTSA no longer require automakers to report fatal crashes involving self-driving technology. +
President-elect Donald Trump will take office with plans to levy tariffs, delete EV tax credits and rely on the counsel of Elon Musk, forcing auto industry leaders to prepare for multiple outcomes. +
The decision to eliminate the $7,500 consumer tax credit has led to speculation that a repeal could give Tesla an edge over competitors like Ford and GM. +
