Rolls-Royce will silently glide into the electric age this winter with the arrival of the Spectre — the British marque’s first battery-powered vehicle. The 2024 Spectre starts at $420,000 and promises performance in an ultraluxury package. The coupe is “a Rolls-Royce first and an electric car second,” CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös said. The tony BMW Group
Supercar brands are staring into the maw of an existential crisis. The automakers must find a way to comply with tightening global emissions rules without sacrificing the world-class performance that their one-percenter clientele demands. Brands from Aston Martin to Rolls-Royce are speeding down different roads to reach that balance. Aston Martin is racing into the
Automakers and their retailers are getting creative in the race for service technicians. In February, Mercedes-Benz USA partnered with Job Corps to grow its technician ranks. In March, Ford Motor Co. announced a $1 million scholarship fund for future technicians in four U.S. cities. And Volvo Cars, in an effort to recruit more female technicians,
MUNICH — Mercedes-Benz plans to launch deliveries of a compact, battery-powered version of the venerable G-Class SUV in the U.S. in the first half of 2027. The mini G will retain the boxy profile of the original truck and ride on the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture, a new “electric-first” platform that will underpin compact and midsize
It’s been a slow road to the electric age for Japan’s second-tier automakers, Subaru, Mazda and Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi Motors offers only one electrified model in the U.S. — a plug-in hybrid variant of its bestselling Outlander crossover. Subaru has just one electric vehicle — the Solterra — on the market, while Mazda will ditch its
Mitsubishi faces an existential crisis in the world’s second-largest auto market — and beyond. The Japanese automaker’s almost exclusively gasoline-powered U.S. lineup is out of step as the U.S. ratchets up fleet emission standards, mirroring similar moves in Europe and China. But Mitsubishi has a response. In March, the automaker announced an ambitious $10 billion
The pandemic slammed the brakes on the luxury segment’s profit engine — leasing. At the end of 2022, lease penetration at BMW was down dramatically — 30-plus points vs. pre-pandemic levels, BMW National Dealer Forum Chairman David Sloane told Automotive News at the time. “The No. 1 goal should be to retain our lease customers,”
Porsche will dial up the Cayenne lineup’s performance with its most powerful variant yet. The 2024 Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid, available in crossover and coupe body styles, will arrive in the second quarter. The crossover will start at $148,550, while the coupe version starts at $153,050. Both prices include shipping. The midsize Cayenne is Porsche’s second-best
A theft of tooling from a supplier in Mexico has forced Nissan Motor Co. to delay the U.S. launch of the next-generation Kicks, people briefed on the matter told Automotive News. Production of the subcompact crossover in Aguascalientes, Mexico, now will start next June, with U.S. deliveries following shortly, one of the people said. This
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will ditch one of America’s most affordable new cars even as new-vehicle prices soar. The Japanese automaker will halt U.S. sales of the Mirage, available as a four-door hatchback and a sedan, by mid-decade and exit the sedan market altogether, sources told Automotive News. With a starting price of $17,340 including shipping,
