The Ford Maverick compact truck is a long-awaited launch and its birth was triggered by a trend. In the past couple of decades, we have seen monocoque crossovers gain ground over old-school ladder-frame based SUVs. With the arrival of the Maverick, Ford is looking to shake up the U.S. pickup truck segment, even if past attempts at crossover pickups by Honda and Subaru produced a lukewarm response.
The month of May 2021 turns out to be a breather for the automotive scene with just a handful of recalls around the globe. Here is the list.
Lifted wagons (not crossovers) were in a niche of their own three decades ago, with only a few still being sold nowadays to lukewarm sales. They seem to be making a minor comeback though. Ford has joined in on the trend with their new creation for the Chinese market, named the Evos.
A couple of days earlier, Ford jumped into the EV truck waters with the Ford F-150 Lightning. With the meat of the Lightning range catering to the lifestyle customers, Ford is now wooing the commercial market with their F-150 Lightning Pro, an entry-level model to the EV truck range.
The original Ford F-150 SVT Lightning was a “sports truck” last since almost 2 decades ago, bowing out as a legend that was never replaced as the Raptor took over the mantle of top dog. So it was a smart marketing move by Ford to rebirth the F-150 Lightning as a speedy all-electric truck that is going to shake up the segment.
The Cadillac Lyriq came out of the covers last year as a concept that captured a lot of attention as the luxury brand’s first electric vehicle. A year in, Cadillac shows off the 2023 Lyriq in its production form which keeps almost all the glitter of the concept.
GMC Terrain was supposed to be renewed last year but due to the pandemic, the little crossover had to wait for another year to freshen up. So here it is, the 2022 GMC Terrain, coming in with visual upgrades and new safety features, along with new Denali and AT4 trims.
Ford Escort was quite an important nameplate for the brand till it was discontinued when the Focus came around in 2002. The Escort name can now be found on a China-made sedan on our roads that came in 2019. Now, the 2021 Ford Escort gets a thorough facelift in China.
Here is the list of all recalls announced around the world in the month of March 2021.
Half a year ago, Hummer made a comeback 11 years after its demise during The Great Recession as a GMC sub-brand with an electric pickup truck. Everyone knew that a Hummer EV SUV was coming and now their beliefs turn into reality. The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV officially debuts and it looks like a brute, just like the classic Hummer.