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Honda Kills Three EVs and Eats a $15.8 Billion Loss

Honda Kills Three EVs and Eats a $15.8 Billion Loss

Wheel Front Team Mar 12, 2026

Less than a year after Honda reinvented the Acura RSX as an electric crossover, the car is dead. So are the Honda 0 SUV and 0 Sedan. All three vehicles were axed on March 12, development halted, market launches canceled.…

Can a Nissan LEAF Crack Tokyo’s Robotaxi Market?

Can a Nissan LEAF Crack Tokyo’s Robotaxi Market?

Wheel Front Team Mar 12, 2026

A Nissan LEAF — the aging EV that launched a thousand punchlines about range anxiety — is about to get a second life as a…

BMW’s CEO Says the 7 Series “Facelift” Is Basically a New Car

BMW’s CEO Says the 7 Series “Facelift” Is Basically a New Car

Wheel Front Team Mar 12, 2026

Oliver Zipse stood on stage at BMW’s annual conference and said something CEOs almost never say about a mid-cycle refresh. He called the upcoming 2027…

VW’s ID.3 Neo Is a Band-Aid Before the Real Fix Arrives

VW’s ID.3 Neo Is a Band-Aid Before the Real Fix Arrives

Wheel Front Team Mar 12, 2026

Volkswagen just dropped teaser images of the ID.3 Neo, a heavily facelifted electric hatchback due in mid-April 2026 that replaces the current ID.3. The name…

Mercedes-Benz Gave Away 20 Electric Vans. Here’s What the Numbers Say.

Mercedes-Benz Gave Away 20 Electric Vans. Here’s What the Numbers Say.

Wheel Front Team Mar 11, 2026

More than 43,000 car seats, helmets, and reflective gear kits handed out to families. Nearly 88,000 families touched across the country. Almost 5,000 volunteer hours…

Honda’s Ohio Plants Nail 20 Straight Years of EPA Energy Star Awards

Honda’s Ohio Plants Nail 20 Straight Years of EPA Energy Star Awards

Wheel Front Team Mar 11, 2026

Twenty consecutive years. That’s how long Honda’s Marysville and East Liberty auto plants in Ohio have earned EPA ENERGY STAR certification, every single year since…

Nissan’s e-Power Finally Hits the U.S. — A Decade Late

Nissan’s e-Power Finally Hits the U.S. — A Decade Late

Wheel Front Team Mar 11, 2026

Ten years after debuting in Japan, Nissan’s e-Power series hybrid system is finally crossing the Pacific. The 2027 Rogue will be the first American Nissan…

Kia’s EV Lineup Is Shrinking Fast as the Niro EV Gets Axed

Kia’s EV Lineup Is Shrinking Fast as the Niro EV Gets Axed

Wheel Front Team Mar 11, 2026

The Kia Niro EV is dead. Senior marketing manager Jung Yoon-kyung confirmed it to The Korea Herald in terms that leave no room for interpretation:…

The Charger R/T Is a Gas Muscle Car Built on an EV’s Bones

The Charger R/T Is a Gas Muscle Car Built on an EV’s Bones

Wheel Front Team Mar 11, 2026

Four hundred twenty horsepower from a twin-turbo inline-six, standard all-wheel drive, and a chassis originally designed around a battery pack it doesn’t carry. That’s the…

Stellantis Raises $5.8B in Bonds After Betting Wrong on EVs

Stellantis Raises $5.8B in Bonds After Betting Wrong on EVs

Wheel Front Team Mar 11, 2026

Five billion euros. That’s how much Stellantis just raised in hybrid bonds, maxing out its entire board authorization in a single shot. The settlement date…