In today's issue:

Filtered from 4,531 items published across 322 sources in the last 24 hours.

Acura's sales are up 4.4% this year on those three models, led by an MDX up more than 25%, per CBT News, so dealers have momentum and little new to sell with it: the first new Acura is more than a year away and the flagship about three. RDX production stays paused until the hybrid arrives in 2028.

Volvo's EX60 Is Building About a Tenth of Its Target, and U.S. Dealers May Wait Until Late 2027: Following up on Volvo scrapping its 2026 outlook, Automotive News reports the EX60, built in Torslanda, Sweden since late April, is running at about a tenth of its roughly 2,000-a-week target, per a person with knowledge of the situation. That source says Volvo is putting Europe first, leaving no more U.S. allocations this year and no significant volume until the second half of 2027, while a Volvo spokesperson says "a significant number" of already allocated cars should reach U.S. retailers early next year. Dealers had expected about 7,000 EX60s in the U.S. this year, and Volvo's late-September dealer memo said the delays are "not related to vehicle quality, safety, or product performance." The problems are fitting the battery pack into the body and building the electric motors, on Volvo's first model with megacasting and cell-to-body construction. #analyst

BMW's Deliveries Fall 6.3% as China Drops 24.8%: BMW Group delivered 551,072 vehicles in the third quarter, with China-region deliveries down 24.8% to 114,355, per Just Auto. Europe rose 2.7% to 235,628 and the U.S. rose 2.5% to 106,741, and electric deliveries rose 7.2% to 110,257, with Europe's up 37.5%. GM's China sales fell 24% in the same quarter, a fourth straight quarterly decline, per Automotive News, though GM's own release called the quarter "solid." BMW CEO Milan Nedeljković, in China for the first time since taking office, said BMW targets local production of more than 95% of the cars it sells there by 2030, per ChinaEVHome, citing Beijing Business Today. #market

Ford Killed the F-150 Lightning, and Used Ones Now Sell in 20 Days: Used Lightnings take about 20 days on average to sell, less than half the 44-day average for used vehicles in the U.S., and go for about 50% to 60% of their original sticker price, per a Bloomberg report relayed by Autoblog. Edmunds puts the average transaction price for a used Lightning at $50,000, up 4% since the start of the year, and Autoblog says used Lightnings now cost about what used gas-powered F-150s do. Nearly a third are sold by dealerships that carry other brands, which would normally wholesale a trade-in Ford to a Ford dealer and are now listing the trucks themselves. Ford discontinued the Lightning last December, three months after the federal EV tax credit ended, and Autoblog says surging gas prices are a major reason buyers are turning to the used truck. #market

Rivian's R2 Stops Shorter and Corners Harder on Its All-Terrain Tires Than on Its Street Tires: Car and Driver tested a 656-hp R2 Performance on the $1,000 optional 20-inch BFGoodrich all-terrain tires and measured 0.84 g on the skidpad against 0.81 g on the standard 21-inch Pirelli street tires, per Car and Driver. It stopped from 70 mph in 166 feet and from 100 mph in 320 feet, 12 and 43 feet shorter, and reached 60 mph in 3.4 seconds against 3.5. Motor Trend also found the all-terrains outperformed the all-seasons in some measures. Car and Driver says Rivian's tires are not stock BFGoodrich rubber: they carry a 149-mph V rating where every other size is rated T or H, and they have less tread depth and an M+S rating instead of the snowflake mark. The cost is range, 260 miles on the 21s and 220 on the all-terrains in its 75-mph test, against EPA ratings of 330 and 307 miles. #enthusiast

BMW Brings a 570-hp V8 Back to the 7 Series as the M760 xDrive: The twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 makes about 570 hp, up from the 536 hp of the 760i it replaces, with standard all-wheel drive and U.S. arrival in the first half of next year, per Car and Driver. BMW has not given a price, and Car and Driver expects it to exceed $126,000. Motor1 notes the old V12 M760i is not returning and that, unlike the 760i, this car will also be sold in Europe. BMW says it is refocusing its U.S. M Performance range around the V8, per Car and Driver.

Ford Spreads the Raptor's Twin-Turbo V6 Across the 2027 Bronco Lineup: A 380-hp, 440-lb-ft tune of the Bronco Raptor's 3.0-liter engine becomes available on the Outer Banks, Badlands and Heritage Edition and is standard on the new Filson series, per Car and Driver. The Raptor keeps its 418 hp, and Ford has not said what the engine will cost. The Bronco RTR returns as a desert-running trim starting at $50,495 before destination, per Motor1, and the Filson reaches dealers in early 2027.

GM Defense Shows a Driverless Silverado 3500HD Built for Army Logistics: At the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting, GM Defense showed an unmanned ground vehicle concept on a dual-rear-wheel Silverado 3500HD "skateboard" architecture, meant for quiet logistics runs and evacuations, per Car and Driver. It relies on drive-by-wire and Scout AI's Gx Ground Agent software, and functional trials are aimed for 2027. GM Defense's Colorado ZR2-based Infantry Squad Vehicle started as a 649-vehicle requirement that has grown to nearly 12,000, per the same report.

Hyundai Motor Group Plans to Invest $15.5 Billion in India Through 2032: The plan follows chairman Euisun Chung's Oct. 13 meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and covers more capacity, a $700 million R&D build-out and local supplier development, per Just Auto. The group can build more than 1.4 million vehicles a year in India today, and Autocar India reports a third plant is being weighed that could add about 500,000 units around 2030, though the announcement confirmed no location.

Tesla Sets Its Roadster Reveal for Thursday With a Livestream on X: The event is at 7:55 p.m. Central and limited to reservation holders with tickets, per Business Insider, after Tesla postponed the original Oct. 1 date for weather. Tesla first showed the Roadster in 2017, targeted 2020 production and has given no production or delivery date.

Every 2027 Toyota Camry Costs $700 More, Starting at $29,700: The LE rises from $29,000 and the XSE reaches $36,100, before an unchanged $1,295 destination fee, per Motor1 and Toyota's release. The hybrid powertrain and five grades carry over, with 225 hp (232 hp with all-wheel drive) and 51 mpg combined on the LE.

Chevy Raised Blazer EV Prices $300 After Selling Only 1,261 in the Third Quarter: The 2027 Blazer EV LT now starts at $45,000, up $300, or $46,795 with destination, per Autoblog and Electrek. Autoblog says Blazer EV sales fell 84.4% in the quarter, to 1,261, and Electrek, citing Kelley Blue Book, counts 4,427 through the third quarter, down 78% from 20,825 a year earlier. Last year's third quarter was inflated by the rush to buy before the $7,500 federal credit expired.

One in Four New-Car Loans Now Runs 84 Months or Longer, a Record: Loans of 84 months or more made up 25.5% of financed new-vehicle purchases in the third quarter, up from 21.8% a year earlier, per Edmunds data reported by Repairer Driven News. The average payment was $787 and 21.2% of financed buyers paid $1,000 or more a month, both records, with the average rate steady at 7%.

Ford Has Issued 75 Recalls This Year After a Record 153 in 2025: Ford's 75 recalls in 2026 are more than any other automaker's, and its 153 in 2025 nearly doubled General Motors' 2014 record of 77, per Autoblog. Hearn data for 2021 to 2025 puts Ford's average at 174 days to fix a recall, shorter than Stellantis's 225 and Nissan's 299, though Nissan has issued only 13 recalls this year. Some fixes take far longer: a recall of nearly half a million Explorers for detaching door trim, announced in June 2025, has no remedy expected until November 2026, a 514-day wait. About 27% of Ford's 2025 recalls covered vehicles already recalled with a failed fix, and Ford says the Hearn figure is misleading because it leaves out recalls resolved within 60 days. NHTSA fined Ford $165 million in November 2024 for handling recalls too slowly.

Yesterday's picks

Toyota's bZ Is Now America's No. 4 EV as Volkswagen's EV Sales Fall 90%: The Toyota bZ ranks fourth among U.S. EVs for the year through September, behind the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 5, after its sales doubled to nearly 25,000, per Electrek. In the third quarter Toyota's EV sales rose 328% from a year earlier and Lexus's 442%, per Electrek, while Rivian's rose 46% and Subaru's 31%, per CBT News.

Stellantis Plans a Hellcat V8 Dodge Charger for 2028, a Planning Document Shows: A planning document reviewed by Automotive News has production of a 6.2-liter supercharged Charger starting at the end of 2027, and Stellantis has told suppliers it intends to build about 12,000 a year. A Stellantis spokesperson called the details "purely speculation/rumor." The gas Charger Sixpack uses the 3.0-liter twin-turbo Hurricane inline-six that was meant to replace the V8 Charger, which ended production in 2023. Automotive News describes sales of the 670-hp electric Charger Daytona as sluggish; Dodge has sold fewer than 800 Charger Daytonas this year.

A Fire Destroyed Six EVs at a Texas Cadillac Dealership and Took Nearly 18 Hours to Put Out: The fire at Frank Kent Cadillac in Fort Worth began around 5 p.m. on Oct. 9, destroyed six electric vehicles and injured no one, per Automotive News, which says photos show all or most of the vehicles were Escalade IQs. The cause is under investigation.

The week in attention

How many separate outlets ran a headline naming each company over the last 7 days, across the 560+ sources we monitor. Press releases and Reddit are excluded, so this counts what got written about, not what got announced.

Avatr: 12 outlets this week, about 2 in a median week. Most of it: "Changan-CATL’s Avatr unveils flagship T09 concept at 2026 Paris Motor Show".

JLR: 77 outlets this week, about 34 in a median week. Most of it: "Jaguar Type 01 blends radical styling with potent powertrain".

XPeng: 29 outlets this week, about 15 in a median week. Most of it: "XPENG Launches the G9L Next-Gen AI Flagship SUV in Europe, Debuts NGP and Expands Global Technology Collaboration at 2026 Paris Motor Show".

Rivian: 35 outlets this week, about 18 in a median week. Most of it: "Rivian Halloween Mode 2026 Brings Ghostbusters to R1 and R2".

Quieter than usual: Aston Martin (13 outlets against about 29), Toyota Motor (56 outlets against about 83).

Most covered overall: Volkswagen Group, Stellantis, Ford Motor.

Worth a listen

One episode from Car Curious, our sister car-podcast platform, picked out of everything the shows published in the last day.

From NASCAR To Driver Safety with Brad Coleman (To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History, also at carsloved.com): Former NASCAR driver Brad Coleman, who raced in the series from 2006 to 2011, talks driver safety, including how Nationwide sent its NASCAR drivers to high schools with a distracted-driving simulator.

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