General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she is currently driving a GMC Hummer EV SUV. She says it’s ‘a great performance vehicle.’ The top 3X trim costs $107,995 and can deliver up to 1,160 horsepower. Mary Barra has been the CEO of General Motors since 2014. In that time, the automaker has built …
Alfa Romeo CEO Santo Ficili says the ‘world is not ready everywhere’ for EVs. The upcoming Giulia and Stelvio will have EV and hybrid options. Quadrifoglio models will live on with electrification. Batteries are inevitable, whether it’s a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric. Alfa Romeo recognizes this shift and plans a mix of hybrid and …
Ford CEO Jim Farley said he’s no longer paying attention to Tesla. He notes that the company does not have an updated vehicle. Ford is benchmarking itself against BYD, China’s best-selling automaker. For the last decade or longer, Tesla has set the bar for electric vehicles. Even though the brand has been …
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa said, ‘There were many mistakes” with Infiniti. The automaker learned Infiniti does not need a dedicated architecture to succeed. The executive said the brand needs at least 5 models before it can begin to grow. Infiniti is in the rebuilding stages. The luxury brand has struggled in …
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa has confirmed that a new GT-R (R36) is currently in development. The next GT-R is expected to remain a true performance car, likely incorporating some form of hybrid technology. Nissan is also considering expanding its sports car lineup, with the possibility of a more affordable model like a revived Silvia. The …
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa believes there’s still a demand for cheap cars in the US. Tariffs on Mexican-built cars make ultra-cheap models hard to price competitively. A new Versa is being built in Mexico for Latin America, but it likely won’t come to the US. The death of the Nissan Versa in the US following …