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David Phillips
News Editor overseeing Cars & Concepts, Future Product Pipeline and China coverage for Automotive News
dphillips@crain.com
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David Phillips oversees and edits coverage of product news, the Cars & Concepts newsletter, monthly and quarterly U.S. sales reports and Automotive News’ China report and weekly newsletter. He joined Automotive News in 2010 and has covered the U.S. and global auto industry since 1989, including 13 years at The Detroit News.

Latest from David Phillips

Hyundai, Kia set 5th straight record sales in February; Ford, Toyota, Honda deliveries fall

Strong consumer demand, aided by rising incentives, is pushing the market, but softer fleet deliveries will hold back the total.

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT: Ready for some rocks and dirt

Hoping to give the Ioniq 5 more appeal, Hyundai has added an XRT model aimed at outdoor enthusiasts.

2025 Porsche Taycan: A new halo and much more

With two body variants ― sedan and wagon ― all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive, and multiple power levels of Porsche’s E-Performance motors, the Taycan can now be had in 13 major flavors.

2025 Lexus LX 700h: A green new high for on-, off-road luxury

There is a new hybrid atop Lexus' lineup of crossovers and SUVs, with something for everyone.

2025 Toyota 4Runner: More frills and off-road thrills

The redesigned 4Runner adds more trim levels — from a good-better-best lineup to nine options that feature a wide variety of equipment and styling — including five trims under the TRD performance sub-brand.

Market gets bounce from hybrids, light trucks to start 2025; SAAR slips below 16 million in January

New car and light-truck sales rose 4.3 percent to 1.11 million in January in the U.S., GlobalData said in a preliminary report, near the low end of the range of forecasts.

2024 Jeep Wagoneer S: A big (electric) step

The Wagoneer S is a sleek, luxurious, powerful, capable and expensive ute. Jeep has just began deliveries of the loaded Launch Edition. priced from $71,995 with shipping, with lower-priced trim levels expected later this year.

Dodge Charger Daytona: The muscle car gets rewired with a jolt

The electric muscle car era has officially arrived: Dodge is vrooming into EVs with the Charger Daytona.

2025 Nissan Armada: All polished up and ready for more turf

We gather views from around the industry on the 2025 Nissan Armada SUV.

U.S. auto sales in 2024: Key takeaways

U.S. light-vehicle sales continued to recover in 2024, though at a slower pace, from the pandemic and chip shortage.

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