Roger Biermann

1 day ago | carbuzz.com | Roger Biermann

Out of nowhere, Nissan has lifted the wraps on an all-new Frontier pickup truck at the Shanghai Auto Show (Auto Shanghai 2025). The fact that there's a new-gen Frontier - called the Frontier Pro - isn't all that major, but the big deal is that this is a plug-in hybrid truck, something we feel Nissan desperately needs to bring to the USA. But revealing the truck in China and choosing to launch it in the Chinese market first suggests it might not reach the US.

2 days ago | carbuzz.com | Roger Biermann

If you religiously follow the latest car news, you may have come across something called the Carolina Squat. It's a style of modified truck that made news across the United States over the last couple of years after several states banned vehicle owners from making the mod, which can be seen as a type of stance for trucks. It popped up in the news again recently after Arkansas became the latest state to ban the trend.

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Roger Biermann

Tariffs are nothing new to the automotive landscape, especially in America, where things like the Chicken Tax have greatly influenced our automotive landscape to drive the local manufacturing of trucks and vans. In a similar vein, incentives, like the EV incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), have had a significant impact on US production, driving investment announcements as automakers tried to cement their footing in the world's second-largest automotive economy.

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Roger Biermann

There's been a lot of hate for the forthcoming 2026 Honda Prelude, which will be fully revealed later this year. Some of it has been justified, but there's one area that perhaps we and the rest of the internet have been overly critical of: the e-CVT transmission Honda's giving it. I'll admit, we at CarBuzz have been referring to the transmission in the same way Honda does, calling it an e-CVT, but, here's the thing, it's not actually a CVT at all.

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Johnathon Gustin |Roger Biermann

Tesla has quietly removed an optional battery pack designed to boost the Cybertruck's range from its online configurator, raising questions about the accessory's future. The $16,000 add-on aimed to address criticism that the electric pickup's real-world driving distance fell short of initial promises. Its sudden disappearance leaves potential buyers wondering if the delayed accessory will ever be available.