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2026 New York International Auto Show Recap - Yahoo Autos
NEW YORK -- One of the things I love about New York City -- and other big cities, like Chicago or LA -- is the constant motion. Yes, sometimes it can overwhelm. But sometimes, it feels like all the motion isn't just the routine beats of daily life -- it feels like some sort of progress.The 2026 New York International Auto Show gave off that vibe.I don't want to oversell it. One auto-show media day is not a good barometer for industry health. It's too small of a sample size. New-car reveals also have to lineup with product cycles and launch timing.So I won't try to tell you that the auto-show media day is back -- I think the glory days are over, killed by Zoom and the need to be budget conscious. I still worry about the future of Chicago and Detroit -- NYC has an advantage in that the non-automotive business press has a huge presence in Midtown. You can see the New York Times building from the Javits Center.But I can say that, regardless of whether it has any deeper meaning for the long term, this year's NYIAS press day, held on April Fool's Day, was a busy one. Well, at least until lunch time. Given the relaxed vibes of recent shows, that's progress.Let's break it down. By my count, there were six new or refreshed vehicles slated for production -- the Volkswagen Atlas, the Kia EV3, the Kia Seltos, the Subaru Forester Wilderness Hybrid, the Subaru Getaway EV, and the Chrysler Pacifica. If you count the Hyundai Boulder, which is a concept, and the special-edition Dodge Durango, you have eight vehicles getting the spotlight.A far cry from the old days, yes, but better than nothing. And Hyundai actually took things back to the salad days with an old-fashioned surprise.There's still the usual whiff of disappointment when it comes to vehicles that don't appear majorly made over. The Atlas looks a little too familiar, and the Pacifica's reskin seems mostly confined to the fascias. At least the Atlas will get a hybrid powertrain soon enough, and at least the Pacifica offers some new features.That's why the Hyundai Boulder caught my eye. It's just that it looks kind of cool -- it's because the practice of showing design-study concepts is on life support. I understand why -- the bottom line is the top priority -- but it's nice to see a sad trend bucked.The Boulder bears watching -- can Hyundai get the truck it previews to market by 2030? I will be interested to find out.But I am just as curious about the cars launching sooner. Will a thoroughly reworked Seltos becom...
Automakers are teaming up, speeding up, and hoping AI can help them ...
The New York International Auto Show is America's most popular car exhibition. This year, the event's biggest update wasn't a new model: it's how all carmakers are using AI. Ben Shimkus & Bryan Erickson/Business Insider 2026-04-03T18:11:03.345Z Business Insider spoke to auto executives at the New York Auto Show. They all talked about AI. Top bosses also chatted about company collaborations, the future of sedans, and product launches. I asked six executives to choose a car from a competing automaker. There was a clear winner. The auto industry is under siege on multiple fronts — tariffs, supply chain shocks, the associated rising costs, competition from China, and uneven demand for EVs. So when I walked into the New York Auto Show this week — my third consecutive year at the expo — I expected executives to have a wide array of answers to the industry's myriad challenges.Instead, they all said the same thing: They're responding to these pressures with a trunk full of AI.That bet could dramatically change how automakers design, build, and sell vehicles. Most importantly, it could collapse a product's development timeline and make companies more agile.For decades, developing a new vehicle typically took four to six years from design to production. That timeline is now too slow as companies try to respond more quickly to fickle demand and global disruptions. Nissan executives, for example, said they're aiming to cut development time dramatically — targeting 36 months for a new powertrain and about 30 months for vehicles built on the same platform."Lead time to development time, all said and told, is a couple of years," Eric Ledieu, the vice president of Infiniti America, Nissan's luxury arm, told Business Insider. "Trying to get that cycle shortened is really our ambition."Executives from Hyundai said it's doing the same, though it declined to share an exact timeline."The people that are using AI today, it will make them more efficient and effective," Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor North America, told me. "The quicker that you lean in, the quicker you can embrace it. I think it will help you be more efficient and get to market a lot faster."Toyota, Ford, and GM executives are all humming a similar tune. Behind the show's flashy product launches — a sleek Corvette concept from Chevy, a rugged new Hyundai SUV, EVs from Kia and Subaru — the executives all discussed their desire to find ways to move more efficiently.Everything on the Javitz Center's showr...
2026 Automotive Forum JD Power Announcement | JD Power
TROY, Mich.: 31 March 2026 — JD Power, a leading provider of proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise and insights that drive the global auto industry, presented an updated auto industry outlook to kick off the New York International Auto Show, today. The outlook, which maintains the 2026 forecast JD Power presented earlier this year, projects 16.3 million total new ...
2026 New York International Auto Show: Major Highlights
The 2026 New York International Auto Show officially opened on Wednesday at the Javits Center in Manhattan, showcasing the latest electric vehicles from automakers worldwide. The event is open to the public from April 3 through April 12. This year's edition highlights several notable debuts, encompassing concept cars as well as production models set to arrive for the 2027 model year. A range ...
