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Ronan Kavanagh

Automotive Reporter

205 Articles

About Ronan

Ronan reports on the automotive sector: production, demand, the EV transition and the supply chains underneath it. He is interested in the gap between announced targets and delivered vehicles, and in what the industry's turns mean for jobs, prices and buyers.

Areas of Expertise

Carmakers EVs suppliers mobility

Latest Articles

Honda's 2028 CR-V Hybrid: A Potential Game-Changer for the Toyota RAV4
Automotive

Honda's 2028 CR-V Hybrid: A Potential Game-Changer for the Toyota RAV4

Honda's upcoming 2028 CR-V Hybrid is expected to offer improved fuel efficiency and driving range, potentially threateni...

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Citroën's Electric 2CV Concept Targets Sub-$17,000 EV for Europe's Budget Buyers
Automotive

Citroën's Electric 2CV Concept Targets Sub-$17,000 EV for Europe's Budget Buyers

Citroën unveils a pre-production concept reviving the iconic 2CV as an ultra-affordable EV with a stated target price un...

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Cadillac Escalade IQ Power Doors: Six Months In, an OTA Update Finally Fixes the Fuss
Automotive

Cadillac Escalade IQ Power Doors: Six Months In, an OTA Update Finally Fixes the Fuss

Our long-term 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ's powered doors went from gimmick to indispensable — then a software glitch sour...

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Cadillac No. 31 Secures IMSA GTP Title as Petit Le Mans Begins
Automotive

Cadillac No. 31 Secures IMSA GTP Title as Petit Le Mans Begins

Jack Aitken and the Whelen Cadillac team clinched the 2026 GTP drivers’ championship after a season built on frequent po...

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Changan Begins Integrating Avatr and Deepal in Push for 1.5 Million Global Sales
Automotive

Changan Begins Integrating Avatr and Deepal in Push for 1.5 Million Global Sales

A new AD Synergistic Development Department starts combining marketing, product and shared functions, while Changan targ...

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How the Nissan Maxima SE Beat the Ford Taurus SHO in a 1992 Sports Sedan Showdown
Automotive

How the Nissan Maxima SE Beat the Ford Taurus SHO in a 1992 Sports Sedan Showdown

A 1992 Car and Driver test crowned the Nissan Maxima SE the best all-round sports sedan, beating the Ford Taurus SHO and...

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India's Passenger Vehicle Market Settles Above 400,000 Monthly Sales After GST 2.0
Automotive

India's Passenger Vehicle Market Settles Above 400,000 Monthly Sales After GST 2.0

Wholesales rose 22.3% in the 11 months after the tax reform, with utility vehicles contributing three-quarters of the in...

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GM Reveals New 5.7L and 6.6L V-8s for 2027 Silverado and Sierra, Keeps Diesel
Automotive

GM Reveals New 5.7L and 6.6L V-8s for 2027 Silverado and Sierra, Keeps Diesel

GM's redesigned full-size pickups gain 402-hp 5.7L and 481-hp 6.6L V-8s, a stronger 2.7L turbo four, and an updated Dura...

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Volkswagen Cuts 2026 Margin Forecast to 1% as China Slump and Porsche Write-Down Hit
Automotive

Volkswagen Cuts 2026 Margin Forecast to 1% as China Slump and Porsche Write-Down Hit

Volkswagen now expects an operating margin no higher than 1% in 2026 and roughly €10bn in charges, with a €6bn Porsche w...

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Polestar 3 Long-Distance Test: Can a China-Built SUV Win Europe by Undercutting the Electric Cayenne?
Automotive

Polestar 3 Long-Distance Test: Can a China-Built SUV Win Europe by Undercutting the Electric Cayenne?

A 2,600 km test of the Polestar 3 shows 800-volt fast charging and a lower price than the electric Porsche Cayenne, as U...

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Afreximbank and AfCFTA to Host African Auto Investment Forum in Egypt's Alamein
Automotive

Afreximbank and AfCFTA to Host African Auto Investment Forum in Egypt's Alamein

Egypt will convene OEMs, component makers, financiers and policymakers in New Alamein on 2-3 October to turn AfCFTA auto...

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Ford's 2027 Trucks: Engine Simplification, Cheaper Off-Road Trims, and a $30,000 EV
Automotive

Ford's 2027 Trucks: Engine Simplification, Cheaper Off-Road Trims, and a $30,000 EV

Ford reshuffles F-150, Maverick and Super Duty engines and packages, opens more accessible off-road trims, and previews ...

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Jeep Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees Over Coil Springs That Can Detach
Automotive

Jeep Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees Over Coil Springs That Can Detach

The recall spans 2021–2023 Grand Cherokee L and 2022–2023 Grand Cherokee and 4XE models; Jeep estimates just 0.1% may be...

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Audi S6 Sportback E-tron Review: $80,895 Buys a 543-HP Electric Sport Sedan That Gets It Right
Automotive

Audi S6 Sportback E-tron Review: $80,895 Buys a 543-HP Electric Sport Sedan That Gets It Right

The 2027 Audi S6 Sportback E-tron delivers 543 hp, 326 miles of rated range and sharp handling from $80,895. Real-world ...

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Audi Poland Boss: Premium Is Democratising as Financing and TCO Reshape Buying
Automotive

Audi Poland Boss: Premium Is Democratising as Financing and TCO Reshape Buying

Łukasz Zadworny says premium has grown from 15% to 23% of Poland's car market, with financing and balloon payments makin...

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Volkswagen Prepares Workers for Overhaul That Could Cut 120,000 Jobs
Automotive

Volkswagen Prepares Workers for Overhaul That Could Cut 120,000 Jobs

CEO Oliver Blume tells staff the situation is ‘more than critical’ as the group plans to halve its model range by 2035; ...

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Elon Musk Teases a Tesla 'Way Cooler Than a Minivan'—With No Specs, Timeline or Official Design
Automotive

Elon Musk Teases a Tesla 'Way Cooler Than a Minivan'—With No Specs, Timeline or Official Design

Elon Musk's reply to a fan's minivan plea has set off fresh speculation about a Tesla people mover, but no details or da...

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Lamborghini Design Chief on Revuelto SV: Building a 'Spaceship' Hybrid With a 1,963-Unit Cap
Automotive

Lamborghini Design Chief on Revuelto SV: Building a 'Spaceship' Hybrid With a 1,963-Unit Cap

The Italian marque's latest V12 hybrid is its fastest production car, with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.4 seconds. Design head Mit...

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Tesla Reportedly Prepares Public Cybercab Launch in Austin
Automotive

Tesla Reportedly Prepares Public Cybercab Launch in Austin

Tesla is reported to be preparing a public launch of its steering-wheel-free Cybercab in Austin this month, moving from ...

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Ferrari's First Electric Luce Sells for $40 Million at Charity Auction
Automotive

Ferrari's First Electric Luce Sells for $40 Million at Charity Auction

A bespoke first-production Ferrari Luce sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction, setting a record only thr...

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EU Mandates Driver Attention Monitoring and Pedestrian-Sensing Brakes on New Cars From July 2026
Automotive

EU Mandates Driver Attention Monitoring and Pedestrian-Sensing Brakes on New Cars From July 2026

From 7 July 2026, new EU cars must add driver attention monitoring, pedestrian-detecting emergency braking and protectiv...

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Giugiaro at 88: The Fiat Panda's 50-Year, Nearly 8 Million-Sale Run
Automotive

Giugiaro at 88: The Fiat Panda's 50-Year, Nearly 8 Million-Sale Run

A veteran Auto Express columnist presents Giorgetto Giugiaro as the greatest current car designer, citing the Fiat Panda...

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Best Electric Estates for 2026: Audi, BMW, VW, Vauxhall and More Compared
Automotive

Best Electric Estates for 2026: Audi, BMW, VW, Vauxhall and More Compared

Auto Express has ranked the practical electric estate cars that aren't SUVs. The Audi A6 Avant e-tron leads, but VW, BMW...

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How VinFast's VF 3 Became Vietnam's Bestselling Electric Car
Automotive

How VinFast's VF 3 Became Vietnam's Bestselling Electric Car

The VF 3 delivered 44,585 units in Vietnam in 2025 and kept selling strongly in 2026, becoming an owner-personalized urb...

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Rajesh Jejurikar: Mahindra Will Chase EV Volume, Not Mass-Market Scale
Automotive

Rajesh Jejurikar: Mahindra Will Chase EV Volume, Not Mass-Market Scale

The Auto and Farm CEO explains why Thar, Scorpio and Bolero still sell close to 10,000 units a month, how GST shaped aff...

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Chinese Automakers' R$465 Million Celebrity Ad Blitz Reshapes Brazil's Car Market
Automotive

Chinese Automakers' R$465 Million Celebrity Ad Blitz Reshapes Brazil's Car Market

Chinese brands spent R$465.4 million on Brazilian advertising in two years, 44% of the sector total, using Gisele Bündch...

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Pebble Beach Concours Hands Leadership to Vince Finaldi as Younger Collectors Reshape Classic-Car Elite
Automotive

Pebble Beach Concours Hands Leadership to Vince Finaldi as Younger Collectors Reshape Classic-Car Elite

Sandra Button steps down Oct. 1 after 34 years steering the world's most important classic-car contest. Successor Vince ...

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Chevrolet's 1994 S-10 ZR2: A $30 Million Bet on Off-Road Image
Automotive

Chevrolet's 1994 S-10 ZR2: A $30 Million Bet on Off-Road Image

GM's ZR2 package put 31-inch tires on the S-10 and spent heavily to tame their compromises—mostly to sell an image, not ...

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Lincoln Continental Edges Cadillac Seville SLS in 1995 Luxury Sedan Duel
Automotive

Lincoln Continental Edges Cadillac Seville SLS in 1995 Luxury Sedan Duel

A June 1995 Car and Driver comparison put two 32-valve American V-8 sedans through snow and Kentucky back roads, with th...

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2026 VW Golf R: 328 HP, 3.9 Seconds to 60, and Euro Style Package Tradeoffs
Automotive

2026 VW Golf R: 328 HP, 3.9 Seconds to 60, and Euro Style Package Tradeoffs

A photo gallery shows the 2026 VW Golf R's all-wheel-drive performance, DSG behavior and the Euro Style package's cabin ...

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