{"id":225682,"date":"2022-05-30T12:06:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=225682"},"modified":"2022-05-30T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:06:21","slug":"spend-the-holiday-getting-the-latest-news-about-new-cars-evs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2022\/05\/spend-the-holiday-getting-the-latest-news-about-new-cars-evs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend the Holiday Getting the Latest News about New Cars, EVs and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each week TheDetroitBureau.com reports on the biggest news and events about new vehicles, mobility, technology, trends as well as offering our years of experience and insights in our car reviews. Then we put it all into our weekly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2494QjUnI7Q078WN07mc0V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the Headlight News podcast<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-image-1-3\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-400x242.png 400w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-1536x929.png 1536w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-398x241.png 398w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-812x491.png 812w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3-1226x742.png 1226w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Toyota-Indiana-plant-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Toyota&#8217;s cuts will impact the supply of vehicles, which are at historic lows. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Automakers have struggled to keep production steady due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage and now a resurgence of COVID is putting the brakes on more assembly lines, with Toyota begin the latest automaker to suffer. The Japanese automaker said it would be shutting down two lines, which could make it just a little tougher to get new Corollas and RAV4s, reports Editor-in-Chief Paul A. Eisenstein.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the other stories you need to know about include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>While automakers and buyers have struggled during the past 18 months or so with lower profits or dashed expectations, auto dealers have enjoyed record profits due to the higher prices and, in some cases, additional markups;<\/li><li>A new study finds the new EVs coming to market should find plenty of willing buyers with 1 in 4 saying they\u2019re planning to buy an electric vehicle as their next purchase. However, despite this, the overwhelming majority of Americans are still shaking their heads no;<\/li><li>With more and more Americans continuing to buy crossovers, SUVs and pickups, many automakers have decided to get out of the midsize passenger car segment, and some reports suggest Hyundai and Kia are next, with the Hyundai Sonata and Kia K5 allegedly on the chopping block; and,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Volkswagen is the latest automaker to \u201cfeel the force\u201d rolling out two special versions of its ID.Buzz electric minivan designed to represent the light and dark sides of the force. The moves come as newest Star Wars series debuts, this one focusing on Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-image-1-3\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"VW Obi-Wan Kenobi ID Buzz - two versions\" class=\"wp-image-225648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-398x224.jpg 398w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-812x457.jpg 812w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions-1226x690.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VW-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-ID-Buzz-two-versions.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>VW is feeling &#8220;the force\u201d with two special versions of its ID.Buzz electric van representing the light and dark sides of the force. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Automakers have struggled this year, watching sales and profits slide in the first quarter. With the end of May coming, the predictions by auto analysts are for more of the same, notes Executive Editor Joseph Szczesny. Double-digit losses for monthly sales are expected in May compared to a year-ago \u2014 just like in April and March before that. However, there are signs that some change is coming that will at least stop the constant price increases: increased production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Editor Larry Printz asks if the party\u2019s over? With gas prices at all-time highs, is time to switch to the auto industry\u2019s version of sensible shoes? If so, the 2022 Toyota Corolla hybrid might be the best pair you can find. Perhaps the most overlooked member of the Corolla family is powered by a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine paired with a 53 kW electric motor that generations 121 horsepower and returns an astounding 52 mpg in combined driving \u2014 best of any Corolla offering and on par with the Toyota Prius. All this in a package that doesn\u2019t resemble an alien life form. Find out more about the hybrid at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-image-1-3\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid\" class=\"wp-image-220945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-398x295.jpg 398w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-812x602.jpg 812w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002-1226x909.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022_Corolla_Hybrid_0002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid looks like any other Corolla, except it delivers 50 mpg. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead to this week, Managing Editor Michael Strong says that despite the long holiday weekend typically being primetime for vehicle sales, it\u2019s unlikely much will change. However, that will all become clear midweek when the automakers report May sales, which are expected to be similar to March and April results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ford CEO Jim Farley and his counterpart at Rivian, R.J. Scaringe will be offering up insights about their companies and the industry at the Alliance Bernstein conference. Toyota\u2019s got hordes of journalists coming to its North American headquarters this week so it should be a busy time for TheDetroitBureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Printz to walk us through this week in automotive history, starting with 1903 when Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson accepts a $50 bar bet, and he and his mechanic, Sewell Crocker, set out to drive across the U.S. With no driving experience, Jackson drafts Crocker to help. The pair makes it in 63 days despite having no maps \u2014 and in some places, no roads!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more the industry\u2019s history and more by listening to TheDetroitBureau\u2019s latest edition of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/detroit-bureau\/episodes\/Headlight-News-for-the-Week-of-5-30-22-e1j8oj4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Headlight News podcast by clicking here<\/strong><\/a>. And look for a new episode every Monday!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TheDetroitBureau.com\u2019s podcast, Headlight News brings you the latest information about autos and mobility. You can find it on Spotify or wherever you download podcasts, including Apple Music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":205453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,5,905,3541,2648,1347,9],"tags":[1594,1593,1596,344],"make":[],"post-state":[1685],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225682"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225684,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225682\/revisions\/225684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225682"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=225682"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=225682"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=225682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}