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UK June 2025: BEVs up 39.1%, Hyundai hits record #4, Nissan Qashqai best-seller

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in the UK for the first time since March 2024. According to local association SMMT, 191,316 new cars found a buyer in the UK in June, a comfortable +6.7% year-on-year increase. This is the best June result since the 223,421 units of pre-pandemic June 2019. The H1 2025 volume is up 3.5% to 1,042,219, also its best since 2019 (1,269,245).

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Man Walks Into Dealership And Drives Away With $218K Porsche Using Fake Identity

Carscoops

Man reportedly impersonated a California attorney to buy a $218,000 Porsche in Utah. Police say that presented a fraudulent $100,000 cashier’s check that later bounced. Charges include theft by deception, communications fraud, identity fraud, and forgery. There are no shortcuts to walking into a Porsche dealership and leave with the keys to a new car; you simply have to pay up.

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Tiny Defect May Land Half A Million Nissan And Infiniti Owners A Brand New Engine

Carscoops

Nissan is recalling 443,899 cars and SUVs after discovering their VC Turbo engines might fail. 2021-2024 Rogue, 2019-2020 Altima, 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50 and 2022 Infiniti QX55s are affected. Dealers will drop the 1.5 and 2.0 motors’ oil pans and replace any engines with debris in the oil. Free engine replacements are the jackpot of the recall world, second only to getting an entirely new car.

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Revived Freelander brand reveals new logo ahead of first car in 2026

Autocar

Autocar's prediction for the first Freelander model, with the company's new official logo Joint venture between JLR and Chery is set to launch this time next year with a mid-sized PHEV SUV The first model in JLR's new Freelander range will be a tech-led, electrified, full-size SUV that will be launched in the second half of 2026, JLR’s head of China has said.

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Why Recognition Matters: The Power of a Nomination

Women Automotive Network

In a fast-paced, performance-driven industry like automotive, we often celebrate the final result — the product launch, the breakthrough technology, the record-breaking figures. But behind every milestone is a person or team who dared to innovate, who led with integrity, or who made space for others to rise. That’s what the Women Automotive Awards: Europe are all about.

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BYD just did something no other Chinese brand has ever done in Australia

CarExpert

BYD has become the first Chinese brand to crack the list of top-five best-selling auto brands in Australia. The Chinese automaker, which exclusively sells electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles, delivered 8156 new vehicles in June 2025 – a staggering 367.9 per cent increase over June 2024. It beat its existing monthly sales record of 4811 deliveries in March, and achieved a total market share of 6.4 per cent last month.

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London (UK) H1 2025: Toyota bZ4X surges to #1, Omoda 5 lands at #3

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Omoda 5 lands directly in third place in London. 46,278 new cars found a buyer in Greater London over the First Half of 2025, a solid 7.6% year-on-year improvement. The best selling models here have gone to a complete reshuffle compared to last year. The Toyota bZ4X surprises everyone and soars to #1 with 2.4% share while the Volvo XC40 surges from outside last year’s Top 10 directly to 2nd place.

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'It's Time to Get Loud Again:' SRT Is Back

Motor 1

The newly revived SRT subbrand will build cars that "push the boundaries" of performance for Stellantis's American brands.

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The Agenda Is Live: What to Expect at the First-Ever Women Automotive Summit: Mexico

Women Automotive Network

As Mexico enters a new era of leadership and global influence, the Women Automotive Network is proud to unveil the agenda for our first-ever Mexico Summit , taking place on 2nd December 2025 in Mexico City and online. This exclusive, high-impact event marks a defining moment for the automotive sector in Mexico — and you're invited to be part of it. 👉 Register Today 🔍 Why This Summit — and Why Now?

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Expert Insights: Q&A with MG Motor Australia CEO Peter Ciao

CarExpert

MG has led the way for a wave of new auto brands in Australia. The Chinese-owned brand has built solid foundations since it was relaunched here in 2017, becoming a regular member of the top 10 list of automakers on our monthly sales charts thanks to its value-focused range of urban runabouts, family soft-roaders and affordable EVs. Its success hasn’t been without challenges, and new challengers.

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Brazil June 2025: Volkswagen (+25%), BYD (+53%) strong, VW Tera lands

Best Selling Cars Blog

The VW Tera enters the Brazilian Top 30 in June. 201,437 new cars hit Brazilian roads in June, a small -0.5% year-on-year drop. The H1 2025 tally is in positive however at +5% to 1,131,271. Pre-pandemic levels aren’t that far away: the market totalled 1,248,299 sales over H1 2019 , or 9% more. Fiat (+8.9%) defies the negative market to 20.8% share, to be compared with 8.3% at home in Italy this month.

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The New Mercedes CLA Is Actually Selling Great

Motor 1

Due to popular demand, the compact luxury sedan will be made in three shifts.

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Kia chief confirms new city car in next wave of EVs

Autocar

Boss says non-EV powertrains are also needed to meet global demand The next wave of Kia EVs is being prepared for launch by the end of the decade, among them an entry-level model as well as a next-generation architecture that will underpin replacements for the likes of the EV6 and EV9. Kia’s rollout of electric cars continues apace, with the current EV3 , EV6 and EV9 being joined this year by the EV4 and EV5 , followed by the EV2 in 2026.

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Used car prices are ‘ridiculous’, says MG boss

CarExpert

Australians are paying ‘ridiculous’ prices for used cars, says MG Motor Australia CEO, Peter Ciao. And he has a plan to correct the market, while encouraging more new-car buyers, with a three-pronged powertrain strategy that’s designed to challenge the status quo. “For me, the used car price in Australia is ridiculous. It’s too high,” Ciao told CarExpert in an exclusive interview.

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South Africa June 2025: 4th straight double-digit market gain (+18.7%)

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Omoda C5 is the most popular new model in South Africa in June. New vehicle registrations in South Africa deliver a stunning 4th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in June at +18.7% to 47,294 units. This is also the 6th straight positive market. This way, the H1 tally is up 13.6% to 278,911. Passenger vehicle sales are up 21.7% for the month to 32,570 and light commercials claim a +14.9% uptick at 12,159.

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Hemi’s Return Sparked 10,000+ Orders In 24 Hours

Carscoops

Ram’s decision to bring the Hemi back in the 1500 has been a huge success. The company received more than 10,000 orders in a day. The 5.7-liter V8 engine produces 395 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque. Last month, Ram introduced the 2026 1500 and confirmed the legendary 5.7-liter Hemi V8 was making a comeback. While it was only gone for one model year, Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis admitted the company “screwed up when we dropped the Hemi.” Its return was celebrated by fans, who spoke with the

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The Electric Porsche Macan Is Outselling the Gas Model. But There's More to the Story

Motor 1

Nearly 60% of Macans sold so far this year don't have a combustion engine. It's not a surprise.

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Best manufacturer 2025: MG proves volume players can still excite

Autocar

In a sea of well-performing brands in 2025, few have a story quite as compelling as a revived MG Imagine the launch of a fictitious new car. It’s a luxurious-feeling two-seat roadster, an electric vehicle with two motors generating a total output of 503bhp. It has an electrically operated folding hood, styling so radical that it appears to be almost sculpted like a Lotus Evija at the rear and the most spectacular pair of remote electrically operated scissor doors.

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GWM sets new sales records in Australia

CarExpert

GWM continues to be one of Australia’s fastest growing auto brands – and the nation’s favourite Chinese brand – posting its best-ever monthly sales result in June and a new record for half-year sales today. The automaker was the country’s seventh best selling brand last month, and now holds the same rank in the year-to-date sales standings – up from 10 th in the first six months of 2024.

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Italy June 2025: Devastated market (-17.4%), Dacia places two models on podium for the 1st time

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Dacia Duster is #3 in Italy in June. Picture quattroruote.it Mediocre results for new car sales in Italy in June: off -17.4% year-on-year to 132,191 units. This way the H1 volume drops further into negative at -3.6% to 854,690. This is a loss of 21.1% and 228,500 units compared with pre-pandemic H1 2019. Sales by channel show private sales imploding -29.5% to 67,756 and 50.9% share vs. 59.5% in June 2024 (51.7% vs. 55% YTD).

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Stellantis Just Lost Nearly Half Its Dodge Sales In Six Months

Carscoops

Stellantis U.S. sales dropped 11 percent in H1 2025, with Dodge down nearly 50 percent. Dodge sold 4,299 Charger EVs but 26,876 ICE Chargers during the same period last year. Alfa Romeo sales slumped 34 percent, with declines across Giulia, Stelvio, and Tonale. While many car manufacturers, such as Ford and Kia, reported an increase in US sales through the first half of the year, things have not turned out so favorably for Stellantis.

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Kerrigan Advisors Represents US Auto Trust in Sale of Jaguar Land Rover Dealerships in Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Jose to Sonic Automotive

Dealer World

Transaction represents the most valuable Jaguar Land Rover sale in automotive retail history; sale of four dealerships marks Kerrigan Advisors’ 76 th top luxury franchise sold Los Angeles, CA – July 7, 2025 – Kerrigan Advisors, the leading sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers nationwide, represented Los Angeles, California-based US Auto Trust in the sale of its Jaguar Land Rover (“JLR”) dealerships in Los Angeles, Newport Beach and San Jose and Land Rover dealership in Pasad

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Inside the new range-extender that could change the world

Autocar

Car markers supply the ICE; ZF provides everything else to turn create an REV Range-extenders have been in the mix of possible alternatives to pure-petrol and pure-diesel powertrains for nearly three decades, and with new eRE and eRE+ powertrain products from ZF Friedrichshafen arriving in 2026, we could start seeing more of them. It’s a technology that appears to be enduring.

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Why Mitsubishi thinks its new Renault-based ASX will appeal to Aussie buyers

CarExpert

Mitsubishi Australia is just months away from launching its next-generation ASX SUV locally, and it justifies the move to rebadge a Renault as a means to lift the nameplate’s level of sophistication and attract new buyers. The upcoming ASX is a restyled Renault Captur , and though powertrains and pricing aren’t yet known, it’s expected to be skewed towards the upper end of its segment – a departure from the current ASX’s entry-level positioning.

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Croatia June 2025: Opel places Corsa at #2 and Mokka at #3

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Opel Mokka scores its first Croatian podium finish since April 2022. 8,779 new cars hit Croatian roads in June, up 6.7% year-on-year. The H1 2025 volume is up an equally satisfying 6.3% to 41,257. Skoda (+25.3%) returns to the brands top spot it holds year-to-date, toppling Volkswagen (+19.7%). Opel (+33.2%) excels at #3 with 12.8% share vs. 7.5% year-to-date where it is up to #4.

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Toyota Puts New Electric SUV On Ice As Demand For One Gas Model Soars

Carscoops

Toyota has delayed the introduction of a new large electric SUV to 2028, reports say. The move is a response to slow EV sales and strong demand for the Grand Highlander. The brand will now build the delayed EV alongside another electric SUV in 2026. As demand patterns shift in the auto industry, the tension between future-focused electric vehicles and proven combustion models continues to shape manufacturing plans.

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Preferred Vendor… or Preferred Tee Time?

Dealer World

After 35 years in the car business, working with OEMs and their ever-rotating carousel of “preferred vendors,” I’ll admit that the very first thing that pops into my head when I hear about a newly announced partnership isn’t excitement. It’s a question: “So, who sits on whose board, or who shares a tee time at Torrey Pines?” I’m not trying to be cynical (well, maybe just a lil), but after decades of watching solutions come and go, I’ve learned to be skeptical when a new service or system is sudd

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Big Surprise: The Hemi V-8 Ram 1500 Is Explosively Popular

Motor 1

The Hemi-powered Ram 1500 goes on sale this summer. And people are lining up.

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Cut-price electric Kia Picanto replacement coming to take on BYD Seagull

CarExpert

Kia has confirmed it’s planning an affordable city-sized electric car – even smaller than the 2026 Kia EV2 already announced – and much would be a direct competitor to the BYD Seagull, Dacia Spring and Fiat 500e. Speaking to UK publication Autocar , Kia president and CEO Ho Sung Song said a cheaper, smaller electric city car, which could be called the EV1, was “homework” for the company’s product developers, confirming such a car was “one area we are studying and developing”.

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Germany June 2025: Market falls -13.8%, VW off -20.7%, Opel Corsa on podium

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Opel Corsa signs its first podium finish in over two years. 256,193 new cars found a German buyer in June, a harsh -13.8% year-on-year fall. The H1 2025 volume is down -4.7% to 1,402,789. This is to be compared with pre-pandemic June 2019 levels of 325,231 sales for the month (-21.2%) and 1,849,000 YTD (-24.1%). BEV sales grow 8.6% to 47,163 and 18.4% share vs. 14.6% a year ago and are up 35.1% YTD to 248,726 and 17.7% share vs. 12.5% over the same period in 2024.

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A New Infotainment Glitch Just Added Fuel To Ford’s Growing Recall Fire

Carscoops

More than 200,000 Ford and Lincoln models are being recalled in the U.S. All three recalls will require dealership visits for cars to be repaired. Ford will need to replace the entire passenger airbag module for one recall. The pace of Ford’s recalls isn’t letting up anytime soon. Shortly after the automaker claimed the top spot for most number of recalls in the first half of the year, three new actions were issued within a span of just three days.

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New 2028 Polestar 7 to be built on Volvo platform in Slovakia

Autocar

Polestar 7 is an Evoque-rivalling crossover being launched in 2028 Polestar will use Volvo's next-gen EV platform and new European factory for its high-volume crossover Polestar will begin production of its upcoming compact crossover, the 7, in 2028 at sibling firm Volvo 's new Slovakia factory. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding for Volvo's third European plant – currently under construction in Kosice – to build the electric Range Rover Evoque rival, which is set to be

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Affordability is Top Driver for Consumers Leasing Vehicles, according to New CULA Survey

Dealer World

Nearly 70% of consumers surveyed would lease again for lower payments, shorter terms and flexibility in uncertain economy, and nearly 90% found leasing a good option versus a loan San Diego, CA – July 8, 2025 – Affordability is the top reason consumers are leasing vehicles, according to a new Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) survey of consumers at the beginning and at the end of their leases, with the majority saying they would lease again.

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Australia’s best-selling EVs in the first half of 2025

CarExpert

Tesla may have experienced a sales slump in recent months, but it’s still Australia’s number one electric vehicle (EV) brand by a huge margin. According to data supplied by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), Tesla delivered 14,156 EVs in the first half of 2025, placing it well ahead of second-placed BYD at 8556.

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Luxembourg June 2025: BMW above VW, Skoda (+52.2%), Mercedes (+38.1%) impress

Best Selling Cars Blog

BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in June. New car sales in Luxembourg are relatively weak in June at -3.6% year-on-year to 4,169 units. However the H1 2025 tally is in positive, just, at +0.7% to 25,262. Like it did last January and a year ago in June 2024, BMW (-4.2%) takes the lead of the brands charts with 12% share, toppling traditional #1 Volkswagen (-11.8%) which falls to #2.

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Stellantis May Close Plants To Avoid Crippling EU Fines

Carscoops

European car manufacturers have warned they could face fines reaching €15 billion soon. To deal with new regulations, Stellantis will need to boost EV sales or lower ICE production. Stellantis European chief Jean-Philippe Imparato highlighted the Atessa van factory risk. There’s exciting stuff brewing at Stellantis , especially now that Tim Kuniskis is playing a more important role within the company and leading the revival of the SRT brand.

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June new car sales: Winners & Losers

Motor Trader

June saw some dramatic improvements in car sales for brands while others found the going tough. Stellantis owned DS was the top performer for the month with a five-fold (588.8%) increase in sales to 577 units closely followed by fast growing Chinese brand BYD which delivered a 557.5% increase in sales to 4,583. Polestar was also in the ascendancy for the month with registration up 293.2% to 2,595 while Peugeot, another Stellantis brand was up 76.8% to 8,057 units for the month.

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