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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

BMW and Kith Reveal Inka Orange 3.0 CSi and M6 Restorations
Automotive

BMW and Kith Reveal Inka Orange 3.0 CSi and M6 Restorations

The fourth BMW-Kith collaboration pairs Ronnie Fieg's restored 1972 3.0 CSi and 1987 M6 E24 with apparel, a die-cast mod...

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Porsche 911 Carrera S Gets a Manual Again, Bundled With Performance Kit
Automotive

Porsche 911 Carrera S Gets a Manual Again, Bundled With Performance Kit

The 2027 Porsche 911 Carrera S MT Package pairs a stick shift with rear-wheel drive and enthusiast hardware. Deliveries ...

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Lucid Claims 1,070-HP Gravity GT-S Tops Three-Row Electric SUV Power Race
Automotive

Lucid Claims 1,070-HP Gravity GT-S Tops Three-Row Electric SUV Power Race

Lucid's 2027 Gravity GT-S debuts at Monterey Car Week with a claimed 1,070 hp and 3.1-second 0–60 time, edging the disco...

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Jeep Launches Avenger Compact SUV in Brazil From R$ 114,990, Built in Porto Real
Automotive

Jeep Launches Avenger Compact SUV in Brazil From R$ 114,990, Built in Porto Real

Stellantis's Jeep enters Brazil's compact SUV market with the locally built Avenger, a 116 cv mild-hybrid priced from R$...

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China's Auto Market Piles Up 650 New Models in Half a Year as Demand Cools
Automotive

China's Auto Market Piles Up 650 New Models in Half a Year as Demand Cools

About 650 new models hit China between January and June, yet demand is slowing. The launch wave shows an overcrowded new...

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Slovenian Gear Maker KLS Ljubno Rebuilds After Floods While Fighting Chinese Price Squeeze
Automotive

Slovenian Gear Maker KLS Ljubno Rebuilds After Floods While Fighting Chinese Price Squeeze

Three years after floods halted a supplier that once held 80% of Europe's gear-ring market, KLS Ljubno is recovering vol...

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McLaren 750S: The Supercar So Good It Undercuts McLaren's Own Range
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McLaren 750S: The Supercar So Good It Undercuts McLaren's Own Range

A charity track outing shows the 750S can humble GT3 machinery, but its all-round ability blurs the case for McLaren's p...

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Why the Dodge Nitro Flopped in Britain
Automotive

Why the Dodge Nitro Flopped in Britain

Dodge launched the Nitro in Britain in 2006 as a European-tuned SUV, but a noisy, underpowered V6, cheap cabin and wallo...

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Rezvani's C8 Corvette-Based Beast X Packs 1,560 HP and a Fighter-Jet Body
Automotive

Rezvani's C8 Corvette-Based Beast X Packs 1,560 HP and a Fighter-Jet Body

Irvine's Rezvani reveals a five-unit, carbon-bodied Corvette C8 with 1,560 hp, all-wheel drive and a claimed 1.9-second ...

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Skoda Fabia 130 Review: Weak Residuals Make a Compelling Case for Buying Used
Automotive

Skoda Fabia 130 Review: Weak Residuals Make a Compelling Case for Buying Used

Auto Express's long-term Fabia 130 is refined and practical, but DSG-only gearing and the worst depreciation in the Fabi...

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Mercedes Vito Sport-X: UK-only £56,995 crew van gets motorsport styling
Automotive

Mercedes Vito Sport-X: UK-only £56,995 crew van gets motorsport styling

Mercedes-Benz has revealed a range-topping Sport-X trim for its Vito Crew van, bringing sports seats, aero styling and 1...

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How Exports Became the Lifeline for China's Carmakers
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How Exports Became the Lifeline for China's Carmakers

A brutal domestic price war is squeezing Chinese auto profits, pushing BYD, Chery and Geely toward overseas markets wher...

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Mercedes-Benz Loses Software Chief Magnus Östberg
Automotive

Mercedes-Benz Loses Software Chief Magnus Östberg

The architect of the carmaker’s MB.OS platform is leaving at the end of August, with no named successor at a pivotal mom...

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Chrysler Reveals Two Custom Pacifica Minivan Concepts at Roadkill Nights
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Chrysler Reveals Two Custom Pacifica Minivan Concepts at Roadkill Nights

At the Roadkill Nights event, Chrysler unveiled a satin-red and a black Pacifica, both lowered and dressed with sporty m...

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2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Packs 600-HP Inline-Six to Win Over Hemi Diehards
Automotive

2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Packs 600-HP Inline-Six to Win Over Hemi Diehards

Dodge’s new Charger Super Bee aims to lure muscle-car fans with a 600-hp twin-turbo inline-six, slashing 0–60 to 3.6 sec...

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Cadillac Escalade IQ Gains Celestiq-Style Customization for $54,995
Automotive

Cadillac Escalade IQ Gains Celestiq-Style Customization for $54,995

The Curated by Cadillac program brings hand-painted exclusivity, a personal concierge, and millions of design combinatio...

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Kumho Challenges Premium Tire Makers with New 3PMSF All-Season Truck Tire
Automotive

Kumho Challenges Premium Tire Makers with New 3PMSF All-Season Truck Tire

The Road Venture HT offers snow-rated traction, a 75,000-mile warranty, and a price 10–40% below rivals, but direct comp...

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Big Auto's Profit Plunge: Operating Earnings Down 18% in First Half of 2026
Automotive

Big Auto's Profit Plunge: Operating Earnings Down 18% in First Half of 2026

A CAM analysis of 15 top automakers shows a sharp divergence between modest revenue decline and a near-18% profit drop, ...

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Toyota Recalls 508,000 Camry Hybrids Over Dashboard Screen Failures
Automotive

Toyota Recalls 508,000 Camry Hybrids Over Dashboard Screen Failures

Software glitch can blank out the instrument cluster on startup, disabling speedometer, turn signals, and hazard lights....

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Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota President Who Championed the Prius, Dies at 93
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Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota President Who Championed the Prius, Dies at 93

The former boss of Toyota, the first outsider to lead the firm in decades, oversaw the launch of the pioneering hybrid P...

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Kazakhstan's Car Market Hits 234,852 Sales in 2025, But Warning Signs Flash as Discounts Dominate
Automotive

Kazakhstan's Car Market Hits 234,852 Sales in 2025, But Warning Signs Flash as Discounts Dominate

Record new-car sales driven by cheap credit and localization mask a simmering price war, margin squeeze, and slowing dem...

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Marc Philipp Gemballa Unveils £1 Million Marsien GT with 830hp, 30-Car Run
Automotive

Marc Philipp Gemballa Unveils £1 Million Marsien GT with 830hp, 30-Car Run

The road-focused Marsien GT turns the off-roader into a 205mph supercar, using a 992.1 Turbo S donor and bespoke carbon ...

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Global Automakers’ Profit Per Vehicle Slumps 15.8% as Margins Come Under Pressure
Automotive

Global Automakers’ Profit Per Vehicle Slumps 15.8% as Margins Come Under Pressure

A study of 15 leading car groups found operating profit tumbled 17.5% in the first half of 2026, even as revenues slippe...

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Germany’s EV Subsidy Has No Price Cap, So Luxury Car Buyers Also Get Cash
Automotive

Germany’s EV Subsidy Has No Price Cap, So Luxury Car Buyers Also Get Cash

A program meant to help lower-income households switch to electric cars has no upper limit on vehicle price, allowing bu...

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Ford's Focus Revival Could Turn an Iconic Hatch into a Sporty Crossover
Automotive

Ford's Focus Revival Could Turn an Iconic Hatch into a Sporty Crossover

Ford is developing a new C-segment crossover with motorsport-inspired design, and executives hint the Focus name may ret...

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VW Emblems Stolen in London Crime Wave as Thieves Target Costly Radar Sensors
Automotive

VW Emblems Stolen in London Crime Wave as Thieves Target Costly Radar Sensors

A spate of 70+ badge thefts in south-east London highlights the black-market value of advanced driver-assistance sensors...

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VW's new T-Roc Match trim makes £500 upgrade too good to refuse
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VW's new T-Roc Match trim makes £500 upgrade too good to refuse

Volkswagen adds a new Match trim to the second-generation T-Roc SUV, packing extra equipment for just £500 over the entr...

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EV Adoption Accelerates: One in Eight Car Switchers Go Electric, Used Market Jumps
Automotive

EV Adoption Accelerates: One in Eight Car Switchers Go Electric, Used Market Jumps

HUK Coburg data shows record electric-vehicle switch rates among private car owners, with used-EV take-up more than doub...

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Avatr 07L Rolls Out With 10-Minute Fast-Charge and Huawei’s Latest Driver Tech
Automotive

Avatr 07L Rolls Out With 10-Minute Fast-Charge and Huawei’s Latest Driver Tech

The small electric SUV from the Changan-CATL-Huawei joint venture enters a crowded segment at a starting promotional pri...

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Stellantis Poised to Revive Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk With Supercharged V-8, Riding Regulatory Tailwinds
Automotive

Stellantis Poised to Revive Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk With Supercharged V-8, Riding Regulatory Tailwinds

A Hellcat-powered 2028 Grand Cherokee SRT Trackhawk is taking shape as Stellantis capitalises on relaxed U.S. fuel-econo...

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