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China's shift to electric vehicles has hit the production of internal combustion engines for vehicles. State-owned Dongfeng has put up for sale its 50 per cent stake in Dongfeng Honda Engine, a joint venture that produces engines for Chinese Honda models.
Stellantis has launched its first car dismantling centre, Circular AutoPeças, in Brazil. The facility is located in the city of Osasco, São Paulo state. It is the first of its kind in South America and should extend the life of car parts and reduce waste.
In May 2025, the Ford Mustang GTD became the fastest American-built production car at the legendary Nürburgring in Germany with a 6:52.072 minutes per lap. But that result has now been surpassed by a very different Ford - the Transit SuperVan 4.2 electric van.
Automakers continue to experiment with subscriptions, and Volkswagen has decided to go beyond the usual features like smart lights or navigation. Now ID.3 Pro owners are offered to increase the electric motor's power from 150 to 170 kW for money.
The G15 generation of the BMW 8 Series, in production since 2018, is coming to its logical end, and to celebrate, the Bavarian brand has unveiled the limited edition M850i Edition M Heritage. A total of 500 examples will be produced, each with an extended equipment package and painted in iconic shades from the 8 Series E31 generation palette.
The Volkswagen brand has reached an important milestone on the road to electrification. The 1.5 millionth vehicle of the ID range was handed over to the customer at the Emden plant in Germany in the presence of the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Olaf Lies. The jubilee vehicle was the black-coloured ID.7 Tourer Pro, which can travel up to 606 kilometres on a single WLTP charge.
The Ford Mustang Dark Horse is powerful and fast in its own right. Its 500bhp 5.0-litre V8 engine propels the car to 60mph (97km/h) in about four seconds. But for the Shelby American, simply "fast" is not an option.
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian importers imported C$1.08 billion ($784 million) worth of passenger cars from Mexico in June, compared to C$950 million from the U.S. For the first time since the early 1990s, the Mexican auto sector surpassed the U.S. in this measure.
The electric car market is increasingly resembling an elimination game, with carmakers competing to see who can cut prices the fastest. After a period of observation, Nissan entered the race by cutting the price of the Ariya crossover in the UK.
Mercedes-Benz has run out of battery stocks for the electric Smart 451 series (Smart ED3) produced from 2012 to 2015. Instead, the company now offers a "repair solution" through a third-party partner.
Nissan has repeated its long-standing fuel efficiency record: the Qashqai crossover with an e-Power hybrid system drove the legendary 837-mile (1,347km) route from Land's End to John o'Groats on a single tank of petrol.
Almost a quarter-century ago, the Acura RSX replaced the Integra and was a more premium version of the Honda Civic. Now the model returns in a completely different image - in the form of an electric crossover with a sloping roof. The RSX prototype premiered in time for Monterey Car Week and precedes the production model.
Chery's sub-brand Exeed has published the first images of the new Exlantix E05 crossover. The premiere will take place in September at the Munich Motor Show, and the model is planned to be sold outside China.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra electric sedan, which recently became the fastest production electric car at the Nürburgring, has shown that it can not only drive fast, but also glide spectacularly in a controlled skid. A new Gymkhana-inspired video shows spectacular drifts worthy of Ken Block's best work.
Toyota has revealed in Brazil an unusual Prius prototype that can reduce CO₂ emissions by 90 per cent thanks to a combination of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system and an engine adapted to run on ethanol.
