The redesigned coupe-like four-door is based on the MFA2 platform and will have sportier, fastback styling to set it apart from the A class.
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The redesigned coupe-like four-door is based on the MFA2 platform and will have sportier, fastback styling to set it apart from the A class.
The redesigned 2019 CLS is powered by a new 3.0-liter turbocharged Inline-6 engine, making it the first U.S. application of the automaker's new 48-volt electrical system paired with an integrated starter generator, known as EQ Boost. Mercedes scrapped the eight-cylinder engine for the base U.S.-market CLS, now called the CLS 450. With the update, the CLS moves to the new Modular Rear-wheel-drive Architecture platform, the same platform used for the redesigned E class.
A freshening is expected in 2020.
The compact commercial van is due to be redesigned in 2022.
The midengine hypercar, which debuted at the Frankfurt auto show in 2017, continues to be bogged down by delays.
Sports car sales for nearly all automakers are in a tailspin, but that won't stop the next-generation F-Type from reaching dealer showrooms in about two years.
GM's heavy-duty pickups received much-needed redesigns and capacity increases for the 2020 model year. The highly profitable vehicles, which began shipping to dealers in June, 2019, feature distinctive designs to separate them from the light-duty pickups.
Cadillac?s best-known nameplate will receive a redesign in 2020 and move to GM?s T1 platform, which debuted on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The redesigned full-size SUV is expected to be completely new inside and out. Spied test mules have shown less vertical lighting, more in line with Cadillac?s current crossovers, including a new mesh grille.
The retro-styled three-row electric minivan is due in the U.S. in 2023.
The first-generation subcompact crossover for the 2016 model year received a full freshening for 2019 and is on track for a redesign for 2021.
The 570S and 570S Spider carry on as the automaker's lowest price point models. Production of the 570GT has ended.
The Trump administration's tariffs on vehicles imported from China have put the compact crossover's future in the U.S. in question, but the nameplate is expected to continue for Buick. A redesign is expected in 2021. Reports of a name change or a new Enspire crossover replacing the Envision are unfounded. Sales this year through June were flat from a year ago.
Production of the large sedan was expected to end in June, but GM extended the life of the Detroit plant that builds it until January 2020.
The subcompact crossover became Subaru's first plug-in hybrid model sold in the U.S. with the addition of the Crosstrek Hybrid for the 2019 model year.
Ford plans to launch a self-driving vehicle at scale for commercial use in 2021.
Production of the road-legal Senna, which was limited to 500 units, has ended. Production of the track-only GTR variant is ongoing.
Versions of the pickups with a new 3.0-liter, inline-six turbo Duramax diesel engine are expected to arrive in dealerships in 2019 for the 2020 model year. A freshening of the pickups ? particularly concentrated on the interior ? could come as early as 2020.
Maserati's first crossover will get a redesign in 2024.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV.
The freshened version of the small crossover is likely to arrive this fall.
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Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The midsize utility, freshened for the 2019 model year with styling changes to the nose and tail, gets technology upgrades and new paint options for the 2020 model year.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
Tesla is expected to formally announce its pickup before year end, with production beginning in early 2022.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
A freshening of the four-door sedan is expected to arrive in late 2020. The Panamera 4S trim will receive a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V-6 mild-hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 sedans this year. A Panamera redesign could arrive by early 2024.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
For the 2020 model year, all Huracans, both coupes and convertibles, are under the Evo moniker. The Huracan Evo is powered by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine with 640 hp and 443 pound-feet of torque. Inside is a new 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system. U.S. deliveries are underway.
Given Lamborghini's longer life cycles, a replacement for the Huracan is not likely before 2024. When it arrives, it will be a plug-in hybrid.
Production of the 600LT coupe has wrapped up, while production of the 600LT Spider will continue through the spring of 2020.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
The car is expected to continue until at least 2024, when it will cease production. A freshening is possible around 2022 to help it through the final few years.
The smallest of Hyundai's crossovers for the U.S. will arrive in showrooms before year end.
Freshened for the 2019 model year, the compact crossover is due for a redesign for its fourth generation.
The compact crossover and brand volume leader received a technology upgrade last year that added Nissan's ProPilot Assist package, which includes assisted steering, braking and accelerating during single-lane highway driving.
The compact's last freshening ? for the 2019 model year ? updated the styling with the new corporate diamond pentagon grille and a lower price.
The new midsize, five-seat sedan was late to arrive in U.S. dealerships in early 2019 and will be due for a freshening in 2021.
Kia?s entry into the compact luxury segment was a revelation when it arrived for the 2018 model year, further marking its Genesis-like intentions.
The midsize crossover was new for the 2019 model year after Honda resurrected the nameplate.
With an SUV coming, it remains unclear as to what will happen to the four-seater shooting brake.
The subcompact crossover gets several new options for the 2020 model year, including a premium audio system and blind-spot monitoring with rear cross path detection.
To T's, or not two T's ? that is the question. The two-seat sport coupe and its derivatives were freshened this year and scheduled to be killed off by Ingolstadt, in part to offset the costs of electrification.
Versions of the pickups with a new 3.0-liter, inline-six turbo Duramax diesel engine are expected to arrive in dealerships in 2019 for the 2020 model year. A freshening of the pickups ? particularly concentrated on the interior ? could come as early as 2020.
Maserati's first crossover will get a redesign in 2024.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV.
The freshened version of the small crossover is likely to arrive this fall.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV. (Photo credit: BRIAN WILLIAMS / SPIEDBILDE)
For 2020, the subcompact crossover receives a major exterior styling freshening, with the brand's new signature Dynamic Shield front grille, along with a new front bumper, hood and reshaped fenders to give it a more robust character.
Aston Martin's foray into the SUV segment is nearly here.
The other midsize crossover in the Honda stable was redesigned for the 2016 model year as a third-generation vehicle.
The midsize sedan was introduced as a 2015 model, which makes it ripe for a redesign.
The redesigned Q5/SQ5, which arrived in the U.S. in 2018, are due for a freshening in 2021.
The so-called Baby Bronco, Ford's rugged, off-road counterpart to the more refined Escape, is to begin production in Hermosillo in mid-2020 and go on sale that year.
VW redesigned the compact sedan onto its MQB platform in 2018. It is due for a freshening in 2022.
General Motors? midsize pickups are expected to receive minor updates early in 2020 amid increased competition from the Jeep Gladiator and Ford Ranger, but a redesign of the vehicles isn?t expected until at least 2022, if not 2023.
After years of ceding the electric vehicle market to the likes of Tesla and General Motors, Ford will enter the ring next year with a Mustang-inspired EV crossover that has a 300-mile range.
Daimler is ending production of the small roadster next year, citing a challenging market for compact two-seat roadsters as tastes shift toward sporty crossovers.
The sport sedan is due for a redesign in 2023.
The third-generation Sienna minivan, which went into production in 2010, is at the end of its life cycle.
BMW's long-awaited large crossover arrived in the first quarter of 2019 with three-row seating for seven passengers.
Lamborghini's hot-selling SUV remains unchanged for the 2020 model year. Variants are likely in the near future, according to press reports. A plug-in hybrid with a V-8 could arrive around 2021. A high-performance variant is likely.
Sharing a platform with the Mazda3, the crossover should come early next year.
Nissan has confirmed an all-electric crossover will join the Leaf
A new three-row crossover could join the lineup in 2022 on FCA's minivan platform, potentially replacing the Durango and Journey.
Mazda's sprightly subcompact crossover is ready for a new generation.
Like the light-duty model, the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD feature the brand's six-way MultiPro tailgate, large heads-up display and an advanced trailering system with an app, among other things. The highly profitable vehicles, which began shipping to dealers in June, 2019, feature distinctive designs to separate them from the light-duty pickups.
The midsize utility vehicle may appear in the 2023 model year.
Reports of the car's demise as soon as last year never came to fruition, but production is finally expected to end in late 2020.
Production of the Spark is expected to end in 2021, though Chevy could grant the nameplate a reprieve or transfer the name onto an all-electric vehicle.
The second-generation G class received a long overdue redesign in late 2018 and is now bigger, lighter and more luxurious than its predecessor.
Production of the semitruck, unveiled in 2017, has been pushed back to 2020, although questions about where it will be built remain. Tesla plans to offer a 300-mile range version for $150,000 and a 500-mile version for $180,000. Musk has said the automaker could build 100,000 semis per year.
Nothing's official, but Hyundai at one point included an additional crossover in Genesis' product guide for the future. With its corporate siblings offering myriad crossover sizes, Genesis could probably go bigger like the Hyundai Palisade or smaller like the possibly upcoming Kia Seltos.
Redesigned for the 2019 model year, the second-generation of the sedan is bigger and significantly more luxurious ? and expensive ? than the Cadenza.
The compact crossover got a redesign last summer.
The coupe and convertible will be redesigned ? the coupe in the second half of 2020 and the convertible in the first half of 2021.
Nothing's official, but Hyundai at one point included an additional crossover in Genesis' product guide for the future. With its corporate siblings offering myriad crossover sizes, Genesis could probably go bigger like the Hyundai Palisade or smaller like the possibly upcoming Kia Seltos.
Redesigned for the 2019 model year, the second-generation of the sedan is bigger and significantly more luxurious ? and expensive ? than the Cadenza.
The compact crossover got a redesign last summer.
The coupe and convertible will be redesigned ? the coupe in the second half of 2020 and the convertible in the first half of 2021.
Mazda's biggest crossover was freshened for the 2019 model year and received a retuned suspension for a better ride, more standard safety technology, optional wood insets and other premium touches.
The sixth-generation large crossover, on sale for a few months, sits on a new rwd platform shared with the Lincoln Aviator.
The midsize crossover received a redesign in November.
A freshened model is due around 2022.
Ford's crown jewel withstood a barrage of new products from its top two rivals and remains poised for another strong sales year.
The second-generation supercar emerged for 2017 after years of promises by Acura and a long wait. It received some minor exterior changes and a special orange paint for 2019.
The Macan, Porsche's best-selling vehicle in the U.S., will go all-electric when it is redesigned early next decade.
Ford freshened the midsize crossover last year and added an ST performance variant, but sales have fallen 5.6 percent through the first half of 2019.
Mitsubishi has confirmed that the next-generation Outlander will come in 2020 and be the first vehicle on an alliance platform, specifically sharing mechanicals with the Nissan Rogue
The redesigned heavy-duty lineup, loaded with premium interiors and the latest infotainment technology, joined the recently revamped 1500 in the lineup this year as the last piece of its "three-pronged truck selling strategy," FCA said.
The new full-electric Mini will go on sale in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020.
Redesigned onto TNGA, the fourth-generation three-row large crossover is expected to begin arriving in showrooms in December as a 2020 model, with the hybrid version to follow in February.
The 710-hp F8 Tributo mid-engine model will be its most powerful V-8 engine production car to date, Ferrari says.
The brand?s flagship LS sedan was redesigned in 2017 and will be freshened in 2021. A camouflaged fuel cell-powered version of what appeared to be an LS was spied testing in California last week, but Toyota has given no public indication of plans to extend its light-vehicle fuel-cell fleet beyond the Toyota Mirai.
Ferrari recently began deliveries of its new entry-level model Portofino.
An Aventador redesign isn't likely until 2020 at the earliest. It will have a normally aspirated V-12 coupled with a plug-in hybrid.
The fourth-generation Escape is launching this month with a sleeker design as Ford tries to split the compact crossover segment between it and the upcoming Baby Bronco.
Ford this year added new driver-assistance technology and engines as part of the full-size van's freshening. Much like Ford's consumer-oriented vehicles, the Transit gets new technologies including precollision assist with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, post-collision braking, lane keeping and automatic high-beam headlamps. There are no redesign plans for the foreseeable future.
The midsize sedans were redesigned in 2018, with the A6 arriving in the first half of 2019 and the S6 due in the last half.
The crossover coupe is based on the next generation of Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture platform.
Chevy?s small van, a rebadged Nissan NV200, is expected to be updated in 2020, when Nissan plans to add an electric version.
Ferrari confirmed it will launch a V-12 midengine sports car that could debut in 2019, but has not specified the timing or the name.
Nissan's entry-level subcompact received a redesign for the 2020 model year.
The hatchback will be discontinued after the 2019 model production ends in fall, a casualty of the consumer shift from small sedans to crossovers.
The resurrected SUV-turned-crossover received praise from critics, but the fact that it's made in Mexico has turned it into a political football for the UAW and public officials to use against GM.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sees an opening in the midsize pickup segment that the rugged Jeep Gladiator can't fill.
The company plans Ford- and Lincoln-badged midsize battery-electric crossovers for the 2023 model year, as Automotive News first reported last month.
Lexus? top-selling RX crossover gets a freshening this year that reworks the infotainment system and adds a touch-screen interface.
Minor tweaks for the current model year, such as the inclusion of automatic emergency braking, resulted in its current badging as a 2018.5 model.
Infiniti's volume sedan is to be redesigned in 2022.
The convertible will carry over until a redesign around 2025 at the earliest.
Redesigned last year, the compact crossover should carry on until a freshening expected in 2022.
The redesigned 2020 Porsche 911 retains the automaker's venerable styling DNA but receives upgrades in horsepower, a new interior layout inspired by 1970s models, and 21st century driving conveniences.
Slotted below the Tiguan in size and expected in 2021, the as-yet-unnamed subcompact crossover will be built in Puebla, Mexico, and closely resemble a vehicle sold in South America, the Volkswagen Tarek.
The debut crossover's introduction is on track for early next year, with sales starting in spring or summer.
A freshening for the midsize crossover arriving at dealerships in August, 2019, includes the addition of a Sport model and a 2.0-liter turbo engine for the Luxury and Premium Luxury trims.
Unlike the Insight, the Clarity vehicles (plug-in hybrid, full electric and fuel cell) are weird-looking but surprisingly normal to drive. The plug-in makes the most sense for purchase, with 47 miles of electric-only range. The electric vehicle makes the least sense as a consumer vehicle compared with competitors, with just 89 miles of range and availability in just California and Oregon and as a lease-only. This EV needs a new battery, or Honda needs to find a better platform for its full EV future and drop that variant. The fuel cell version is available in California only.
The flagship sedan was freshened last year and updated with a revised V-Motion front grille, new LED headlights, redesigned rear lights and a new rear fascia.
Production of the redesigned compact sedan began at Volvo's factory near Charleston, S.C., last year.
The brand's first foray into SUV territory, the Cullinan will begin U.S. delivers in the fourth quarter of this year.
The U.S.-built three-row large crossover will be freshened in early 2020.
Ford's heavy-duty pickups will be updated this year with a second V-8 engine option, new technology and improved power, payload and towing capability.
The subcompact crossover is still in its first year on the market, having arrived in North America in December.
Given a slight freshening in 2019 for its 60th anniversary, the big three-row luxury SUV is expected to be redesigned onto Toyota's global body-on-frame platform in 2023 but could soldier on for one more product cycle with a freshening instead.
Production of the Volt plug-in hybrid ended in February.
After a successful redesign of the large crossover for the 2018 model year, sales are starting to slow, sliding 2.3 percent in the first six months of 2019. Expect a freshening late next year for the 2021 model year
The Limited trim gets a new Red S package, which features Rodeo Red Nappa leather seats, for the 2020 model year.
Also in its 10th generation, the Accord midsize is two years newer than the Civic, so it's coming up on a freshening for the 2021 model year and a new generation for 2023.
A redesign of the large crossover for the 2018 model year and the addition of an Avenir trim have proved successful. Sales increased 2.2 percent last year to nearly 50,000 vehicles and rose 24 percent in the first half of 2019. To keep the momentum going, Buick will freshen the vehicle in late 2020 ? earlier than previously expected. The update could include a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that also is being added to the 2020 GMC Acadia.
Toyota's largest sedan in the U.S. may get an all-wheel-drive variant in the future, to match the Lexus ES, but timing remains unknown.
Ford Motor Co. plans Ford- and Lincoln-badged midsize battery-electric crossovers for the 2023 model year, as Automotive News first reported last month.
The iconic vehicle ended its long production run this year. Don't be surprised if the name is resurrected on an EV based on the automaker's modular MEB platform. The timing of such a move is unclear.
The compact crossover will be redesigned in the second half of 2020.
A freshened version is expected to arrive in late 2020.
Fresh off a minor refresh, the large sedan will be redesigned in 2021.
Ford this year added new driver-assistance technology and engines as part of the full-size van's freshening. Much like Ford's consumer-oriented vehicles, the Transit gets new technologies including precollision assist with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, post-collision braking, lane keeping and automatic high-beam headlamps. There are no redesign plans for the foreseeable future.
The midsize sedans were redesigned in 2018, with the A6 arriving in the first half of 2019 and the S6 due in the last half.
The crossover coupe is based on the next generation of Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture platform.
The high-performance Shelby GT500 variant will launch this year, and a hybrid will come in 2020.
The LC was redesigned in 2017 and would be due for a freshening in 2021, given Lexus product cycles.
For the 2020 model year, the JCW version of Mini's largest model gets a more powerful 301-hp engine.
The subcompact crossover will chug into 2020 as a carryover model with no updates on the horizon.
Production of the Jaguar flagship sedan ended in early July after 51 years. But the XJ is scheduled to return as a Tesla Model S-fighting battery electric sedan in 2021 on the new MLA platform.
The redesigned pickup hit the market in 2018. The 2020 1500 EcoDiesel arrives in the fourth quarter with a new twist: The Rebel variant gets a diesel engine for the first time.
The Golf family of compact cars is being redesigned in Germany for 2020, but the Golf GTI and Golf R that will sell in the U.S. won't be here until 2021.
Toyota announced this year that it would add RAV4 Hybrid production to its plant in Georgetown, Ky., along with the hybrid version of the Lexus ES 300.
The large SUV was freshened for the 2018 model year, with a taller and wider front end and deeper body contours.
The popular compact crossover, which was redesigned for the 2018 model year, is expected to get freshened in late 2020, which is sooner than previously expected. Expect a redesign around 2023.
Mercedes-Benz's first seven-seat compact crossover, the GLB, will arrive at U.S. dealerships in late 2019.
The 2020 crossover and coupe was announced this year, and will go on sale in the U.S. by late 2019.
New for the 2018 model year, the popular subcompact crossover could get a freshening as early as the 2021 model year.
The sedan receives the Widebody treatment for the Hellcat and Scat Pack iterations for the 2020 model year, which is expected in dealerships early next year.
The 2019 models now carry a standard LED version of Mini's characteristic circular headlights.
The redesigned midsize crossover will go on sale in the U.S. in November.
The compact wagon, which looks like a smaller V90, arrived in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2019.
Porsche will continue to introduce variants of its re-engineered and renamed roadster.
The off-roader, whose return was teased at the 2017 Detroit auto show, will go on sale in late 2020 for the 2021 model year.
The full-size SUV is in line for a freshening in late 2020.
The filing was part of a lawsuit by Tesla shareholders alleging the company’s board breached its duties to investors by approving the $2.6 billion acquisition of the struggling company, which was run by Musk's first cousins.
Nissan has confirmed an all-electric crossover will join the Leaf
A new three-row crossover could join the lineup in 2022 on FCA's minivan platform, potentially replacing the Durango and Journey.
The new three-row crossover just went on sale and is probably two years from a freshening.
Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The midsize utility, freshened for the 2019 model year with styling changes to the nose and tail, gets technology upgrades and new paint options for the 2020 model year.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
The Panamera Sport Turismo, a wagon variant, went on sale in the U.S. this year.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
The Huracan likely will be refreshed for the 2020 model year with a redesign following in 2021 or 2022.
Joining McLaren's portfolio this year is the McLaren 600LT Spider, an open-top variant.
The slow-selling two seater, built by Mazda on the same line that produces the Japanese automaker's MX-5, gets a modest cosmetic update for 2020 with a Scorpion Sting side stripe and hood decal package available on Abarth models. Its future is unclear beyond 2020.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV. (Photo credit: BRIAN WILLIAMS / SPIEDBILDE)
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
A Chevy compact crossover EV, similar in size to the Equinox, is expected in 2022.
The large sedan got a publicity boost from a limited-run special edition with suicide doors. It made just 80 of the Continental Coach Door Edition for the 2019 model year and will produce some 2020s, although officials declined to provide a number. After that, the vehicle will die, at least in the U.S., with plans to end production in Michigan in 2021. It most likely will live on in China, though.
The sedan, on a rear-wheel-drive platform with optional all-wheel drive, has won a lot of accolades since hitting the market last year, including North American Car of the Year from automotive journalists.
In the first half of 2020, the BMW 2-series coupe and convertible will be joined by a new all-wheel- drive four-door 2-series Gran Coupe.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sees an opening in the midsize pickup segment that the rugged Jeep Gladiator can't fill.
The company plans Ford- and Lincoln-badged midsize battery-electric crossovers for the 2023 model year, as Automotive News first reported last month.
Lexus? top-selling RX crossover gets a freshening this year that reworks the infotainment system and adds a touch-screen interface.
Minor tweaks for the current model year, such as the inclusion of automatic emergency braking, resulted in its current badging as a 2018.5 model.
Infiniti's volume sedan is to be redesigned in 2022.
The convertible will carry over until a redesign around 2025 at the earliest.
Redesigned last year, the compact crossover should carry on until a freshening expected in 2022.
The redesigned 2020 Porsche 911 retains the automaker's venerable styling DNA but receives upgrades in horsepower, a new interior layout inspired by 1970s models, and 21st century driving conveniences.
Slotted below the Tiguan in size and expected in 2021, the as-yet-unnamed subcompact crossover will be built in Puebla, Mexico, and closely resemble a vehicle sold in South America, the Volkswagen Tarek.
The debut crossover's introduction is on track for early next year, with sales starting in spring or summer.
A freshening for the midsize crossover arriving at dealerships in August, 2019, includes the addition of a Sport model and a 2.0-liter turbo engine for the Luxury and Premium Luxury trims.
Unlike the Insight, the Clarity vehicles (plug-in hybrid, full electric and fuel cell) are weird-looking but surprisingly normal to drive. The plug-in makes the most sense for purchase, with 47 miles of electric-only range. The electric vehicle makes the least sense as a consumer vehicle compared with competitors, with just 89 miles of range and availability in just California and Oregon and as a lease-only. This EV needs a new battery, or Honda needs to find a better platform for its full EV future and drop that variant. The fuel cell version is available in California only.
The 986-hp SF90 Stradale, the automaker's first production plug-in hybrid, is the automaker's most powerful road car to date.
The two automakers are jointly developing a battery-electric platform to underpin crossovers and sedans that are midsize and larger.
The flagship sedan will be freshened with a mild-hybrid powertrain in late 2020.
After a minor freshening in late 2019, the Quattroporte will be redesigned in 2022.
The sport coupe concept has been around for years, but the Alfieri will become reality in 2020, replacing the GranTurismo in Maserati's lineup.
The third-generation Insight has been the charm, arriving for the 2019 model year with a stylish new body and none of the funkiness of previous versions.
The low-volume hydrogen fuel cell sedan, the unicorn of Toyota's lineup, will get a freshening for the brand to show off its engineering prowess at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The 600-hp plug-in hybrid coupe has a 93-mile electric-only range, and pricing will start at $155,000.
Production of the Cruze ended in March.
The flagship sedan was freshened last year and updated with a revised V-Motion front grille, new LED headlights, redesigned rear lights and a new rear fascia.
The compact crossover will be redesigned in the second half of 2020.
A freshened version is expected to arrive in late 2020.
Fresh off a minor refresh, the large sedan will be redesigned in 2021.
Ford this year added new driver-assistance technology and engines as part of the full-size van's freshening. Much like Ford's consumer-oriented vehicles, the Transit gets new technologies including precollision assist with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, post-collision braking, lane keeping and automatic high-beam headlamps. There are no redesign plans for the foreseeable future.
The midsize sedans were redesigned in 2018, with the A6 arriving in the first half of 2019 and the S6 due in the last half.
The crossover coupe is based on the next generation of Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture platform.
Chevy?s small van, a rebadged Nissan NV200, is expected to be updated in 2020, when Nissan plans to add an electric version.
Ferrari confirmed it will launch a V-12 midengine sports car that could debut in 2019, but has not specified the timing or the name.
Nissan's entry-level subcompact received a redesign for the 2020 model year.
The hatchback will be discontinued after the 2019 model production ends in fall, a casualty of the consumer shift from small sedans to crossovers.
The resurrected SUV-turned-crossover received praise from critics, but the fact that it's made in Mexico has turned it into a political football for the UAW and public officials to use against GM.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sees an opening in the midsize pickup segment that the rugged Jeep Gladiator can't fill.
The company plans Ford- and Lincoln-badged midsize battery-electric crossovers for the 2023 model year, as Automotive News first reported last month.
Lexus? top-selling RX crossover gets a freshening this year that reworks the infotainment system and adds a touch-screen interface.
Minor tweaks for the current model year, such as the inclusion of automatic emergency braking, resulted in its current badging as a 2018.5 model.
Infiniti's volume sedan is to be redesigned in 2022.
The convertible will carry over until a redesign around 2025 at the earliest.
Redesigned last year, the compact crossover should carry on until a freshening expected in 2022.
The redesigned 2020 Porsche 911 retains the automaker's venerable styling DNA but receives upgrades in horsepower, a new interior layout inspired by 1970s models, and 21st century driving conveniences.
Sports car sales for nearly all automakers are in a tailspin, but that won't stop the next-generation F-Type from reaching dealer showrooms in about two years.
GM's heavy-duty pickups received much-needed redesigns and capacity increases for the 2020 model year. The highly profitable vehicles, which began shipping to dealers in June, 2019, feature distinctive designs to separate them from the light-duty pickups.
Cadillac?s best-known nameplate will receive a redesign in 2020 and move to GM?s T1 platform, which debuted on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The redesigned full-size SUV is expected to be completely new inside and out. Spied test mules have shown less vertical lighting, more in line with Cadillac?s current crossovers, including a new mesh grille.
The retro-styled three-row electric minivan is due in the U.S. in 2023.
The first-generation subcompact crossover for the 2016 model year received a full freshening for 2019 and is on track for a redesign for 2021.
The Trump administration's tariffs on vehicles imported from China have put the compact crossover's future in the U.S. in question, but the nameplate is expected to continue for Buick. A redesign is expected in 2021. Reports of a name change or a new Enspire crossover replacing the Envision are unfounded. Sales this year through June were flat from a year ago.
Production of the large sedan was expected to end in June, but GM extended the life of the Detroit plant that builds it until January 2020.
The subcompact crossover became Subaru's first plug-in hybrid model sold in the U.S. with the addition of the Crosstrek Hybrid for the 2019 model year.
Ford plans to launch a self-driving vehicle at scale for commercial use in 2021.
Mazda's top seller in the U.S., the stylish compact crossover received much needed attention this year, including an optional turbocharged engine, an available twin- turbo diesel engine on the Signature trim (for just over $42,000, including shipping), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, plus premium options such as ventilated seats and a surround-view camera.
The freshened 2019 C 300 and C 300 4MATIC have new front and rear styling, interior improvements and a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The Land Cruiser-based luxury behemoth is due for a redesign in 2023, when it is expected to move onto the F1 platform.
The EQC, Mercedes' first electric compact crossover, will arrive in the U.S. in first-quarter 2020.
Porsche plans variants of the re-engineered and renamed coupe.
Executives and dealers are counting on the new large crossover, which launched this summer, to be a home run.
A major refresh is scheduled for late next year.
Ford has said it plans to add an affordable "white-space vehicle" ? meaning it will fill a void in the brand's lineup ? in 2022 to help make up for the loss of many of its budget-friendly sedans.
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Permalink | Email this | CommentsA "starter" Maserati, built on FCA's Giorgio platform, will be rear-wheel drive with hybridized powertrains.
Smaller than the Stelvio, this as-yet-unnamed vehicle will compete with the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and the Mercedes-Benz GLA class, and is due to arrive in the U.S. in 2020.
Next month at the Frankfurt auto show, Land Rover introduces the second-generation Defender.
Jaguar gave the compact sedan a major freshening in launching the 2020 model.
With the phaseout of the Fiesta and Focus small cars, the EcoSport is Ford's entry-level vehicle.
A freshening of the brand's three-row crossover that went on sale in 2018 is still a few years out.
An all-electric flagship vehicle is expected for Cadillac around 2022. It could follow a luxury trend of having a crossover silhouette with the underpinnings, performance and handling of a car.
The full-electric sportback sedan, first shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November as a concept, will join the Audi lineup in the U.S. in 2021.
Mazda's sprightly subcompact crossover is ready for a new generation.
Like the light-duty model, the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD feature the brand's six-way MultiPro tailgate, large heads-up display and an advanced trailering system with an app, among other things. The highly profitable vehicles, which began shipping to dealers in June, 2019, feature distinctive designs to separate them from the light-duty pickups.
A coupe based on the Giulia, the GTV will boast 600-plus hp and all-wheel drive with torque vectoring.
Reports of the car's demise as soon as last year never came to fruition, but production is finally expected to end in late 2020.
Production of the Spark is expected to end in 2021, though Chevy could grant the nameplate a reprieve or transfer the name onto an all-electric vehicle.
The second-generation G class received a long overdue redesign in late 2018 and is now bigger, lighter and more luxurious than its predecessor.
Musk has revealed plans for an electric semitruck offering a 300-mile range for $150,000 or a 500-mile range for $180,000.
Nothing's official, but Hyundai at one point included an additional crossover in Genesis' product guide for the future. With its corporate siblings offering myriad crossover sizes, Genesis could probably go bigger like the Hyundai Palisade or smaller like the possibly upcoming Kia Seltos.
Redesigned for the 2019 model year, the second-generation of the sedan is bigger and significantly more luxurious ? and expensive ? than the Cadenza.
The compact crossover got a redesign last summer.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
The Panamera Sport Turismo, a wagon variant, went on sale in the U.S. this year.
Ford plans to launch a self-driving vehicle at scale for commercial use in 2021.
Mazda's top seller in the U.S., the stylish compact crossover received much needed attention this year, including an optional turbocharged engine, an available twin- turbo diesel engine on the Signature trim (for just over $42,000, including shipping), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, plus premium options such as ventilated seats and a surround-view camera.
The freshened 2019 C 300 and C 300 4MATIC have new front and rear styling, interior improvements and a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The Land Cruiser-based luxury behemoth is due for a redesign in 2023, when it is expected to move onto the F1 platform.
The EQC, Mercedes' first electric compact crossover, will arrive in the U.S. in first-quarter 2020.
Porsche plans variants of the re-engineered and renamed coupe.
Executives and dealers are counting on the new large crossover, which launched this summer, to be a home run.
A major refresh is scheduled for late next year.
Ford has said it plans to add an affordable "white-space vehicle" ? meaning it will fill a void in the brand's lineup ? in 2022 to help make up for the loss of many of its budget-friendly sedans.
A fourth generation appears to be imminent, but maybe not for the U.S.
The Phantom VIII was redesigned for the 2018 model year ? the first redesign since the Phantom VII launched in 2003.
These are trim levels of the same vehicle, body-on-frame premium-level SUVs that return to the Jeep lineup in 2020
The long-running entry car, sold only as a sedan in the U.S., was redesigned for the 2018 model year and updates its powertrain for the 2020 model year.
After a midcycle freshening this year, including a new front fascia, enhanced safety features and an off-road option, the GX is due for a redesign onto the F1 platform in 2022, when it is expected to add a hybrid version.
The freshened 2020 Mini Clubman and John Cooper Works Clubman are on their way to stores.
The redesigned A8 flagship sedan arrived in 2018, and the sporty S model will show up in U.S. dealerships in the second half of 2019.
The 2020 GT-R comes in three trim levels: GT-R Premium, GT-R Nismo and GT-R Track Edition, along with the GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition.
A new generation of Audi's fastback sedan arrived this year in the U.S.
A freshening was done in 2019, but Schot suggested in March that the current model would be the curtain call for the Four Rings' high-powered R8 in its current form.
The Jeep Compass plug-in hybrid could be exported to the U.S. if there is sufficient demand, FCA says.
The redesigned 3-series sedan arrived in U.S. stores at the end of 2018.
Given Lexus product cycles, the low-volume performance coupe would be due to transition onto the TNGA platform in 2022.
The large commercial van received a redesign for the 2019 model year.
A lightly freshened 2020 model with the new Ingenium inline six-cylinder engine with stop-start and mild hybrid system is on sale.
A redesigned G80 is coming to the U.S. next year on a platform it will share with the GV80 crossover.
As Bentley Motors awaits EPA certification of the redesigned Continental GT coupe and convertible with W-12 engines, V-8-powered versions will arrive first in the U.S.
GMC may add an off-road SUV based on the Chevy Colorado in 2020 as it tries to grab market share from Jeep.
The electric crossover, shown last week with heavy camouflage at the Frankfurt auto show, has a more traditional shape than the ID Crozz concept on which it's based.
A "starter" Maserati, built on FCA's Giorgio platform, will be rear-wheel drive with hybridized powertrains.
Smaller than the Stelvio, this as-yet-unnamed vehicle will compete with the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and the Mercedes-Benz GLA class, and is due to arrive in the U.S. in 2020.
Next month at the Frankfurt auto show, Land Rover introduces the second-generation Defender.
Jaguar gave the compact sedan a major freshening in launching the 2020 model.
With the phaseout of the Fiesta and Focus small cars, the EcoSport is Ford's entry-level vehicle.
A freshening of the brand's three-row crossover that went on sale in 2018 is still a few years out.
An all-electric flagship vehicle is expected for Cadillac around 2022. It could follow a luxury trend of having a crossover silhouette with the underpinnings, performance and handling of a car.
The full-electric sportback sedan, first shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November as a concept, will join the Audi lineup in the U.S. in 2021.
Mazda's sprightly subcompact crossover is ready for a new generation.
Like the light-duty model, the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD feature the brand's six-way MultiPro tailgate, large heads-up display and an advanced trailering system with an app, among other things. The highly profitable vehicles, which began shipping to dealers in June, 2019, feature distinctive designs to separate them from the light-duty pickups.
A coupe based on the Giulia, the GTV will boast 600-plus hp and all-wheel drive with torque vectoring.
Reports of the car's demise as soon as last year never came to fruition, but production is finally expected to end in late 2020.
Production of the Spark is expected to end in 2021, though Chevy could grant the nameplate a reprieve or transfer the name onto an all-electric vehicle.
Nothing's official, but Hyundai at one point included an additional crossover in Genesis' product guide for the future. With its corporate siblings offering myriad crossover sizes, Genesis could probably go bigger like the Hyundai Palisade or smaller like the possibly upcoming Kia Seltos.
Redesigned for the 2019 model year, the second-generation of the sedan is bigger and significantly more luxurious ? and expensive ? than the Cadenza.
The compact crossover got a redesign last summer.
BMW has positioned the X2 as a sportier alternative to the X1.
A freshening is planned in 2020.
A freshening for the midsize sedan is scheduled for the 2020 model.
The Panamera Sport Turismo, a wagon variant, went on sale in the U.S. this year.
With its last freshening in 2018, the Yaris subcompact sedan, a reskinned Mazda2, is likely to soldier on in the lineup until 2022, when a decision is due on whether it remains.
Nissan caught up with the competition after it unveiled a longer-range version of the Leaf in January.
The aging midsize pickup could finally be reborn as a 2021 model, arriving as early as September 2020.
The midsize Camry transitioned to the TNGA platform in 2017 and will be due for a midcycle freshening in 2022.
The aging, Tacoma-based 4Runner has had to fill double duty in Toyota's lineup as a traditional two-row, truck-based midsize SUV while also carrying on the brand's off-road legacy since the FJ Cruiser departed.
The midsize sedan is due for a freshening in the second half of 2020 and a redesign in second half of 2023.
The Huracan likely will be refreshed for the 2020 model year with a redesign following in 2021 or 2022.
Joining McLaren's portfolio this year is the McLaren 600LT Spider, an open-top variant.
GM's full-size SUVs will be redesigned in 2020 as the company works to counter a well-received redesign of the Ford Expedition and the upcoming resurrection of the Ford Bronco SUV. (Photo credit: BRIAN WILLIAMS / SPIEDBILDE)
The repositioning of the Opel-derived midsize sedan as a fastback and wagon in 2018 initially did well for Buick, but the future of both models in the U.S. is uncertain. GM has a purchase contract with Opel for them, though lackluster sales ? down 22 percent this year through June ? and a cut in production at the German plant that makes the Regal could have Buick cutting the nameplate sooner rather than later.
The other midsize crossover in the Honda stable was redesigned for the 2016 model year as a third-generation vehicle.
The midsize sedan was introduced as a 2015 model, which makes it ripe for a redesign.
The redesigned Q5/SQ5, which arrived in the U.S. in 2018, are due for a freshening in 2021.
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has said it plans to launch 12 full EVs by 2022 using common platforms. Hybrids are likely to show up in Mitsubishi vehicles based on alliance technology.
And Mitsubishi considers itself a leader in plug-in hybrids with the Outlander plug-in hybrid EV. Over time, probably all Mitsubishi vehicles on alliance platforms will offer hybrids and plug-in hybrids, and Mitsubishi will get its own EVs on shared architecture.
While it is Wrangler-based, the 2020 Gladiator pickup is distinct from the venerable off-road SUV, with a frame that is 31 inches longer and a wheelbase that is 19.4 inches longer to carry its 5-foot cargo bed.
The Ranger launched to much fanfare in January, and sales steadily grew through the first half of the year.
GM executives have said an electric pickup is in the works, but there's not much more to say than that at this point. Whether the pickup will be powered by fuel cells, which was previously rumored, and the energy source for a military prototype GM made, or a battery also remains in question. The zero-emission truck is expected no earlier than 2023.
Mini could launch a three-door, electric-powered hatchback in 2022, based on the Rocketman Concept, according to Autocar.
The popular family hauler is due for a freshening in 2021, when Lincoln will add a hybrid model.
The small battery-electric car received a larger 42.2-kilowatt-hour battery and greater driving range in 2018.
A plug-in hybrid variant should arrive in the first half of next year.
After years of rumors about its pending demise, the slow-selling large crossover will be killed at year end, with some sales trickling into early 2020. That will free space at Ford's Oakville, Ontario, plant for more production of the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus.
In its third generation, the X3 crossover generally maintains its overall exterior dimensions, although the wheelbase has grown 2.2 inches.
A third EV will be a version of the ID Vizzion sedan and possibly arrive in 2023.
The new three-row crossover just went on sale and is probably two years from a freshening.
Ford's last traditional sedan is not long for this world. Production of the Fusion Sport trim was phased out this year. And despite relatively healthy sales, the midsize sedan is expected to be killed in 2021, freeing space at Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant for more profitable vehicles.
The hot-selling midsize SUV greatly benefited from a styling refresh this year.
Freshened for the 2019 model year, the compact crossover is due for a redesign for its fourth generation.
The compact crossover and brand volume leader received a technology upgrade last year that added Nissan's ProPilot Assist package, which includes assisted steering, braking and accelerating during single-lane highway driving.
The compact's last freshening ? for the 2019 model year ? updated the styling with the new corporate diamond pentagon grille and a lower price.
The new midsize, five-seat sedan was late to arrive in U.S. dealerships in early 2019 and will be due for a freshening in 2021.
Kia?s entry into the compact luxury segment was a revelation when it arrived for the 2018 model year, further marking its Genesis-like intentions.
The midsize crossover was new for the 2019 model year after Honda resurrected the nameplate.
The midengine hypercar, which debuted at the Frankfurt auto show in 2017, continues to be bogged down by delays.
Sports car sales for nearly all automakers are in a tailspin, but that won't stop the next-generation F-Type from reaching dealer showrooms in about two years.
GM's heavy-duty pickups received much-needed redesigns and capacity increases for the 2020 model year. The highly profitable vehicles, which began shipping to dealers in June, 2019, feature distinctive designs to separate them from the light-duty pickups.
Cadillac?s best-known nameplate will receive a redesign in 2020 and move to GM?s T1 platform, which debuted on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The redesigned full-size SUV is expected to be completely new inside and out. Spied test mules have shown less vertical lighting, more in line with Cadillac?s current crossovers, including a new mesh grille.
The retro-styled three-row electric minivan is due in the U.S. in 2023.
The first-generation subcompact crossover for the 2016 model year received a full freshening for 2019 and is on track for a redesign for 2021.
The Trump administration's tariffs on vehicles imported from China have put the compact crossover's future in the U.S. in question, but the nameplate is expected to continue for Buick. A redesign is expected in 2021. Reports of a name change or a new Enspire crossover replacing the Envision are unfounded. Sales this year through June were flat from a year ago.
Production of the large sedan was expected to end in June, but GM extended the life of the Detroit plant that builds it until January 2020.
The subcompact crossover became Subaru's first plug-in hybrid model sold in the U.S. with the addition of the Crosstrek Hybrid for the 2019 model year.
Ford plans to launch a self-driving vehicle at scale for commercial use in 2021.
Mazda's top seller in the U.S., the stylish compact crossover received much needed attention this year, including an optional turbocharged engine, an available twin- turbo diesel engine on the Signature trim (for just over $42,000, including shipping), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, plus premium options such as ventilated seats and a surround-view camera.
The freshened 2019 C 300 and C 300 4MATIC have new front and rear styling, interior improvements and a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The Land Cruiser-based luxury behemoth is due for a redesign in 2023, when it is expected to move onto the F1 platform.
The EQC, Mercedes' first electric compact crossover, will arrive in the U.S. in first-quarter 2020.
Porsche plans variants of the re-engineered and renamed coupe.
Executives and dealers are counting on the new large crossover, which launched this summer, to be a home run.
A major refresh is scheduled for late next year.
Ford has said it plans to add an affordable "white-space vehicle" ? meaning it will fill a void in the brand's lineup ? in 2022 to help make up for the loss of many of its budget-friendly sedans.