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Who’s ready for a Hyundai Palisade N edition? Or a hydrogen-powered Nexo N SUV, or a Prophecy N EV in baby blue paint with a little sporty red flair? We do! The Ns look pretty awesome, and are of course, the latest April Fool’s Day jest from our friends at Hyundai. And you thought the holiday was canceled this year? Wrong.

The Korean brand said on its Instagram feed that it is looking toward the future and it hopes these fake N models will make us smile, and they do. Like other manufacturers, Hyundai has seen its sales fall by 43% in March due to the ongoing COVID-19 disruptions but it still managed to sell 17,089 Palisades so far this year.

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We’re using this April Fools to look towards the future. Do you think #Prophecy N could be the one [...]

The Land Rover Defender and the Ford Bronco having been reanimated for release into the American automotive population (plus the ongoing popularity of the Jeep Wrangler) serves as proof that public interest in capable 4x4s hasn’t been dampened by the swarm of pavement-oriented crossovers that currently dominate automotive sales charts. To mark this off-road reawakening, we decided to put together our own list of 4×4 nameplates that deserve a similar resurrection in the States. These venerable classics have been left out in the cold for far too long, and are primed for a comeback of their own on both street and trail. Which would you bring back first?

It could be argued that the Isuzu Trooper has already had its nine lives, given that over its first two generations it was rebadged as an Acura (SLX), Subaru (Bighorn), Chevrolet (uh, Trooper), Opel (Monterey), Honda (Horizon), Holden [...]

Ordinarily, delivering new cars to happy owners (or getting them fixed later if something goes wrong) is ordinary, business-as-usual stuff in the car business. It’s a system that’s been smoothed out by decades of practice: Go to a dealership, sign papers, get your car. Or take it back and have a plastic number put on its roof, then relax in a waiting room as the mechanics figure out what’s wrong before handing you an invoice and a right-as-rain ride. But how does this work in our new world of social distancing? Tesla has some new ideas—in addition to its regular programming of anti-establishment ideas on dealerships and service.

Even though Tesla paused manufacturing on March 23rd, it still has cars it already built that are still headed for their new owners. So, mindful of the nation’s newfound spatial caution, Tesla has gotten clever with its distribution of new models. Say you’re anxiously waiting for your [...]

Organizers have canceled the North American International Auto Show scheduled for this June in Detroit, as the TCF Center (formerly Cobo Hall) becomes a Federal Emergency Management Agency temporary field hospital in the effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Dates have been scheduled for the next Detroit show in June 2021.

“Although we are disappointed, there is nothing more important to us than the health, safety, and well-being of the citizens of Detroit and Michigan,” NAIAS executive director Rod Alberts said in a release. “And we will do what we can to support our community’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak.” Michigan, especially the Detroit Metro area, has become a major hotspot in the outbreak alongside New York City and the state of Washington. “With more than 100 convention centers and facilities around the country being considered to potentially serve as temporary hospitals, it became clear to us that the TCF Center would be an inevitable [...]

It may be a bit unorganized, even chaotic, but the Arsenal of Democracy is gearing up as the auto industry is scrambling to help health care workers fight a pandemic. Politics and confusion aside, carmakers and suppliers are forming partnerships and retooling idled plants to make masks, respirators, ventilators, and protective gear.

Despite the voluntary efforts underway, President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order requiring General Motors to produce ventilators to fight the coronavirus pandemic under the Defense Production Act, giving the government the authority to dictate how many ventilators GM must make. GM had already released a statement saying it has been working around the clock with partners for more than a week to get ventilator production underway as soon as possible.

Here are some of the auto industry’s efforts so far:

Ford has a long history with aiding this country’s war efforts, so it is not [...]