Each year, I’ve taken to asking you fine readers of Jalopnik to peer into your crystal ball and tell me just what you think is going to happen in the automotive world for the upcoming year. From the painfully true (nope, car prices still aren’t normal) to the hilariously incorrect (Charles Leclerc as Formula 1 World Champion), these are how your predictions fared.
In 2023 demand for existing EV charging points will exceed availability in many US locations, causing a reckoning, of sorts, with many consumers trading back to ICE vehicles. While the Biden administration will express interest in addressing the shortage on a national level, a republican congress will prevent meaningful change.
Suggested by: Paaron
No surprise: Tesla Cybertruck and Roadster are still MIA. Lordstown, Canoo, and Faraday Future collapse (or stick around as shell companies that exist only to sue other companies for stealing trade secrets for cars that no one actually makes). At least 6 car models die, while 20-30 new SUV/Truck models and/or variants are born.
Suggested by: paradsecar
At least a dozen Ford recalls
GM announces a Trailblazer EV, causing rumors the Bolt will finally get axed in a few years.
Suggested by: engineerthefuture
In Formula 1 the driving will be overshadowed by allegations of cheating, rules bending and people just being dicks.
Suggested by: Pitchblende
Charles Leclerc is the 2023 F1 drivers champion
Lewis Hamilton will announce his retirement from F1 at the end of the 2023 season, a decision which he will regret and tries to go back on immediately after Mercedes has replaced him.
The new Prius is a hit.
Tesla finishes 2023 with a new CEO.
Suggested by: Forkish
I predict there will be even fewer new cars that I have any interest at all in purchasing.
Suggested by: krhodes1
January 1, 2024:
Faraday Future still isn’t fucking dead? How is that even possible?
Suggested by: shanepj13
I predict supply of new cars will finally catch up with demand, and we will once again see vehicles available below sticker price.
Suggested by: marktheboomer
I’m also predicting that there will be still more accidents caused by people that can’t seem to understand that his “autopilot” just isn’t and probably won’t be for a good while.
Suggested by: ObscureReference
I predict that Toyota will come out with a Maverick competitor in the fourth quarter.
Suggested by: JAB2022
As a means of combating slower sales, automakers will start pushing 10 year loans on cars.
Suggested by: dolsh
Tesla finds itself in serious need to have positive news in the market and will rush the Cybertruck out. Unfortunately, a couple significant recalls on it will affect it even more than the fact that it’s ugly.
Suggested by: dolsh
My 2023 Predictions:
1. Toyota will buy Mazda
2. Tesla stock will continue to tank and the company will be sold
3. Apple or Google will announce some crazy car-related AR tech with a cringey name like Dynamic Windshield
4. Some or all of my Predictions will be wrong
Suggested by: Stephen
Across the board of slowing demand for EVs from consumers, while automakers continue to be behind the 8 ball and invest disproportionally large budget in EV development and treat ICE like a chronic PITA that wouldn’t go away.
R34 Skyline prices mysteriously collapsed so I could buy one.
Suggested by: OhAlbanianKar
Nobody will have any idea what Stellantis is up to.
Suggested by: dolsh