Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short. This is your place to catch up on the latest auto industry headlines every morning.
Honda has reportedly decided to stretch the lifecycles of its existing Odyssey, Accord, HR-V, Acura MDX, and Integra until about 2030. According to Automotive News, this move is aimed at saving money and buying time to develop more efficient next-generation models.
Volkswagen stated it won't achieve the same profit margins from electric vehicles as from gas cars until its next-generation SSP architecture launches before the end of the decade.
German automaker shares slid 2% to 3% after President Trump warned of raising tariffs on European auto imports from 15% to 25%.
BMW told Autocar that the upcoming gas-powered and electric M3 models will be priced similarly.
Ford’s cancellation of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup cost the company $100 million in December 2024.
Spyker, a reborn Dutch automaker, teased the return of its C8 Preliator supercar, promising a V8 engine with no electrification.
An R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R restored by Nismo’s Clubman Race Spec program is expected to fetch up to $1 million at auction.
Weekend race results: Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Texas; Mitch Evans won the Formula E Berlin E-Prix; Kyle Larson won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Texas; Chase Elliot won the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas; Kimi Antonelli won the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix; Tijmen van der Helm and Laurin Heinrich won the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Laguna Seca.