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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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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....
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bugatti Destrier: A Sculptural Masterpiece Built for One
Bugatti unveils Destrier — the third unique creation of its Solitaire program — stripping the Bolide of its racing aggre...
Great Wall's Tank 400 Hybrid Debuts in Russia at 7 Million Rubles
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor has launched the hybrid version of its Tank 400 SUV in Russia, priced at 6.999 millio...
Spain’s Electric Motorcycle Industry Hits Critical Mass as Domestic Brands Dominate H1 2026
Spanish electric two-wheeler registrations grew 7.5% in H1 2026, with local manufacturers Silence, Velca, Nuuk, and Star...
How the Porsche 918 Spyder Paved the Way for the 1,250-HP Corvette ZR1X
A decade and a half after Porsche’s hybrid hypercar debuted, the Corvette ZR1X shows how electrification has become the ...
Smart #1 Gains 800V Architecture, Charges 10-80% in 12 Minutes
The updated Smart #1 switches to an 800V system, slashing rapid-charge times to 12 minutes and lifting power to 328 bhp....
Lamborghini to Reveal Revuelto SV Hypercar at Monterey Car Week as V12 Legacy Enters Hybrid Era
The Italian marque prepares to unveil a track-focused, more powerful variant of its flagship Revuelto plug-in hybrid at ...
Stellantis SRT's eBoost Air electric supercharger aims to give turbo engines Hellcat-like feel
A prototype system cuts turbo lag to 0.65 seconds, allowing a recalibrated inline-six to pump out 620 hp. The technology...
Dodge Expands Custom Factory Paint with ‘Color Jailbreak’ Program and Smokescreen Concept
Dodge previews Color Jailbreak, an expanded custom-paint program for the masses, alongside a blue Durango Smokescreen co...
Volvo EX90's Rocky Start: Charging Faults, Broken Seats Plague $96,000 Long-Term Tester
MotorTrend’s 2026 Volvo EX90 three-row electric SUV suffered a Level 2 charging failure at just 1,830 miles and has non‑...
Brazil's Vehicle Sales Jump 17.9% Year-to-Date; Exports Slump 20.8%
Domestic registrations hit 1.7 million units in Jan-Jul 2026, driven by light vehicles, but imported models captured 22....
Dodge Unveils 2027 Charger Super Bee with 600-HP Twin-Turbo Inline-Six
Dodge introduces a high-performance Super Bee variant of its gas-powered Charger, packing 600 horsepower, track-ready ha...
Chinese EV Onslaught Sends German Auto Profits Tumbling as Xiaomi, BYD Eye Europe
Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW saw first-half profits plunge 30 % or more as Chinese sales collapsed and domestic EV ...
Skoda Reportedly Eyes Lake District Rebrand as ‘L&K District’ in Latest Marketing Stunt
A satirical report suggests the Czech carmaker may rename England’s famous lakes after its luxury trim, complete with am...