The Winners and Losers of the Year in Cars

In 2019, I wondered if we’d hit peak supercar. Boy, was I wrong.

As I look back on the past 12 months in the automotive world, the Year of the Supercar could rightfully be considered 2025, since it now seems there may be no limit to the number of cars Bugatti, Pagani, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini and Ferrari could sell this year. While onerous tariffs, slow electric vehicle sales and increasing competition from Chinese brands have many legacy automakers on the ropes, those fancy brands are reporting plump profits and stacked order books with waits that can extend beyond a year.