Kevin Williams

3 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Apple CarPlay Ultra is available on new 2025 Aston Martin vehicles, and controls both the main infotainment screen and the instrument cluster. It requires an iPhone 12 or newer running iOS 18.5 or later. Porsche and Genesis may end up using CarPlay Ultra in the near future. Apple CarPlay is a hot-button topic in today’s vehicle infotainment discourse. It’s odd, surveys show that consumers do prefer the generally seamless phone-mirroring, but automakers don’t always see eye to eye.

3 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Honda is postponing its $10.7 billion expansion in Ontario to make EVs and EV components for two years. The brand cites reduced profits from U.S. tariffs and softer-than-expected demand for EVs in the U.S. and Canada. Originally, Honda's new Canadian facilities were supposed to produce up to 240,000 vehicles per year when it went live in 2028. The U.S. versus the world tariffs are continuing to have their effects.

3 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

The Volkswagen ID.2 will be introduced in 2026, with lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which tend to be cheaper than other chemistries. The brand will implement LFP battery tech through the whole MEB lineup, including the ID.3, ID.4 and ID.7.This new platform will be called MEB Plus. Volkswagen has been trying to adjust its EV aspirations. It may have stumbled out of the gate with the middling ID.3 and ID.4, and its flailing software arm, but it really is trying to right the ship here.

1 month ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Believe it or not, there were rumblings that the Shanghai Auto Show this year was “quieter” than last year’s Beijing Auto Show. That was hard to tell with the gaggle of executives, journalists and influencers buzzing around the show’s concrete venue, including the glut of coverage from Western media folks who were likely (and rightfully) overwhelmed by the incredible amount of choice we don’t have in the West. But it was true. Lots of automakers weren’t there.

1 month ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Zeekr went public in May 2024. Geely is the majority stakeholder in Zeekr, holding 65.7% of the company. Geely CEO Li Shufu says that this move will help Geely fend off increasing competition. Not long ago, Zeekr made a big pomp and circumstance in New York City when it went public and officially launched on the New York Stock Exchange. That feels like a lifetime ago—but it’s only been about a year, nearly to the day. Now, there are rumblings that Zeekr may go private again.