EV market

Ford and Subaru Cut 2027 Prices on the Mach-E and Outback, a Week After New-Car Prices Nearly Set a Record

Plus, Honda confirms a pickup built on Mitsubishi's Triton, Ferrari prices the Luce at $560,800, and Cadillac builds a $239,000 Escalade-V.

Oct 22, 2026

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6 min read

Mercedes-AMG's First In-House SUV Is a 1,153-HP EV Aimed at the Cayenne, and the Base Model Undercuts Its Own Sedan in Germany

Plus, a loaded Silverado EV costs more than a base Hummer EV, Fiat's Topolino makes TIME's best inventions and what a Democratic Congress would mean for tariffs.

Oct 18, 2026

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6 min read

Toyota's bZ Is Now America's No. 4 EV as Volkswagen's EV Sales Fall 90%

Plus, Jeep heads for a 13-year low, BMW shows an armored 7 Series concept and Formula 1 signs a 10-year deal to race in Rwanda.

Oct 13, 2026

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7 min read

Europe's Paris Show Faces 20 Chinese Brands and an $11,000 Cost Gap

Plus, Polestar nearly sells out in the U.S. before its ban and Rimac pitches its batteries to AI data centers.

Oct 11, 2026

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5 min read

Lucid Charges $950 to Bring Its New Software to Older Airs; Lexus Japan Already Sells 40 HP for $1,400

Plus, Tesla blames grey kittens for its robotaxi night curfew and FedEx orders 2,000 electric box trucks.

Oct 4, 2026

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5 min read

BMW Reveals the Gas 3 Series and Prices the Electric i3 at $61,500

Plus, CarMax sold 13.8% more used cars by giving up $111 each, and the Chinese vehicle bill's sponsor says Mercedes won't be banned.

Sep 30, 2026

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6 min read

A New Car Now Costs $12,863 a Year to Own. In EV Sedans, Depreciation Eats the Fuel Savings.

Plus, Nissan puts conditions on a UK factory investment, and McLaren makes its SUV official.

Sep 16, 2026

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5 min read

August Beat the Forecast, and Hybrids Are the Reason

Plus, the world's biggest battery maker says China is launching EVs too fast to build them properly, and Xiaomi will hand you a new SUV if yours catches fire.

Sep 6, 2026

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7 min read

EVs Hit 29% of the World's New Cars. In America They're 5.8%.

Plus, Nissan's first profit in two years, Mercedes admits it went too far killing buttons, and a million unsold Chinese EVs are looking for a market.

Aug 5, 2026

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6 min read

Waymo Gave Uber Notice. The Exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta Ends.

Plus, NHTSA had no door-handle rule for Tesla to break, and Mao's limousine brand now builds a $1.6 million flagship.

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

Plus, BMW sweeps six segments in JD Power's owner satisfaction study and a heat wave exposes a Cadillac Optiq defect.

Jul 26, 2026

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4 min read

VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

Plus, Waymo's crash data lands ahead of regulators and a Rivian R2 flip barely clears sticker.

Jul 25, 2026

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5 min read

Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

Plus, Penske's $3.8 billion go-private bid and used EV prices climbing as gas prices rise.

Jul 23, 2026

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3 min read

EV Registrations Just Had Their Best Month in 8. The 2026 Forecast Still Says Retreat.

Plus, BMW lets ChatGPT spec your next M3, and VW's cheapest EV racks up 25,000 orders in weeks.

Jul 18, 2026

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3 min read

The EV Laggard Just Passed Ten Brands: Toyota's US EV Sales Are Up 136%

Plus, VW's model purge advances without board approval, and Dodge is paying $10 per horsepower to clear lots.

Jul 12, 2026

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4 min read

VW Confirms It Could Kill Half Its Models, Cut 1 Million Units of Capacity

Plus, BMW's Q2 US luxury surge and Lightning McQueen's Goodwood run.

Jul 10, 2026

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5 min read

Three Tariff Clocks, One Cliff: Auto's July Converges on the 24th

Plus, dealers are stickering new cars higher than ever, and California just made robotaxi companies ticketable.

Jul 5, 2026

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4 min read

Porsche's Growth Story Is Becoming a Scarcity Strategy

Plus, Tesla's fatal Texas crash gets a federal probe, and Corvette just shattered the Pikes Peak production record.

Jun 23, 2026

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3 min read

Two-Thirds of China's Cars Are Now Electric. BMW Is Paying the Price.

Plus, Canada quietly cut a deal to let in Chinese EVs, and a Rosso Dino Enzo just set the online auction record.

Jun 21, 2026

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5 min read

Europe Is Coming for Chinese PHEVs After BYD and Jaecoo Gamed the System

Plus, Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis for driving into construction zones, and Ferrari's July 4th reveal has a manual gearbox.

Jun 20, 2026

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5 min read

Honda Recalls 1M+ Accord Hybrids and CR-Vs Over a Tire Repair Kit That Has Injured 8 People

Plus, the electric BMW M3 concept at Le Mans, and Japan's automakers face a $40B tariff tab.

Jun 13, 2026

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3 min read

The New Mitsubishi Eclipse Is a Nissan Leaf With a Sports Car Badge

Plus, BYD says it'll pay when God's Eye crashes, and a £295k Ford Escort with a 10,000-rpm engine.

Jun 10, 2026

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4 min read

BYD Snapped an Eight-Month Sales Decline in May. Every Unit of Growth Came From Exports.

Plus, Ford's secret $30K EV truck starts road testing, and an owner billed $1,854 for a recall with no fix.

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

Toyota Kills the Lexus EV Sedan It Called a "Symbol of Electrification"

Plus, Waymo's Chinese-built robotaxi now taking riders, and Chery targets Japan's kei-car stronghold.

May 29, 2026

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3 min read

Porsche Stopped Building the Taycan. The Market Already Said Why.

Plus, BMW's iX1 stalled over a missing wheel order, and Xiaomi's CEO admitted the YU7 was mispriced.

May 24, 2026

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2 min read

EV market

Ford and Subaru Cut 2027 Prices on the Mach-E and Outback, a Week After New-Car Prices Nearly Set a Record

Mercedes-AMG's First In-House SUV Is a 1,153-HP EV Aimed at the Cayenne, and the Base Model Undercuts Its Own Sedan in Germany

Toyota's bZ Is Now America's No. 4 EV as Volkswagen's EV Sales Fall 90%

Europe's Paris Show Faces 20 Chinese Brands and an $11,000 Cost Gap

Lucid Charges $950 to Bring Its New Software to Older Airs; Lexus Japan Already Sells 40 HP for $1,400

BMW Reveals the Gas 3 Series and Prices the Electric i3 at $61,500

A New Car Now Costs $12,863 a Year to Own. In EV Sedans, Depreciation Eats the Fuel Savings.

August Beat the Forecast, and Hybrids Are the Reason

EVs Hit 29% of the World's New Cars. In America They're 5.8%.

Waymo Gave Uber Notice. The Exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta Ends.

Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

EV Registrations Just Had Their Best Month in 8. The 2026 Forecast Still Says Retreat.

The EV Laggard Just Passed Ten Brands: Toyota's US EV Sales Are Up 136%

VW Confirms It Could Kill Half Its Models, Cut 1 Million Units of Capacity

Three Tariff Clocks, One Cliff: Auto's July Converges on the 24th

Porsche's Growth Story Is Becoming a Scarcity Strategy

Two-Thirds of China's Cars Are Now Electric. BMW Is Paying the Price.

Europe Is Coming for Chinese PHEVs After BYD and Jaecoo Gamed the System

Honda Recalls 1M+ Accord Hybrids and CR-Vs Over a Tire Repair Kit That Has Injured 8 People

The New Mitsubishi Eclipse Is a Nissan Leaf With a Sports Car Badge

BYD Snapped an Eight-Month Sales Decline in May. Every Unit of Growth Came From Exports.

Toyota Kills the Lexus EV Sedan It Called a "Symbol of Electrification"

Porsche Stopped Building the Taycan. The Market Already Said Why.

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