Carscoops

MAY 8, 2025

Delta4x4 and X-Raid have created a wide-body Mini Countryman with off-road upgrades. The rugged build is currently a concept, but the company is open to limited-series production. The study appears to be based on the EV version, but it’s likely to be compatible with ICE as well. The Mini Countryman is typically thought of as a road-focused SUV, but thanks to off-road experts Delta4x4 and the Dakar-winning team X-Raid, it’s been reimagined into something far more extreme, yet still st

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 8, 2025

Mahindra sales are up 43.1% year-on-year in April. New vehicle sales in South Africa grow by a solid 11.9% year-on-year in April to 42,401 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.6% to 186,433. Out of the monthly total, 37,258 units or 87.9% represent dealer sales, 7% are sales to rental companies, 2.7% to industry corporate fleets and 2.5% to government.

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Motor 1

MAY 3, 2025

It's one of three prototypes built for the Cooper's revival in the 1980s, and the only one known to still exist.

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Autocar

MAY 7, 2025

Next-gen model will be a bigger, lower-slung EV with emphasis on upmarket appeal The Range Rover Velar will undergo a radical makeover next year, becoming an electric car with a genre-bending new body shape that will depart from its traditional SUV roots. It is slated to be launched just a few months after the electric versions of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.

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Carscoops

MAY 8, 2025

The 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross facelift introduces subtle styling changes inside and out. A new GR Sport trim joins the range with primarily aesthetic upgrades for the model. European buyers can choose between a 1.8-liter or 2.0-liter hybrid engine in the new model. The Toyota Corolla Cross has never been the type of vehicle that sparks the imagination or gets the heart racing, but updates made to it for the 2026 model year do help give it a little more personality.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 5, 2025

First Australian Top 20 finish for the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro New vehicle sales in Australia drop -6.1% year-on-year in April to91,316 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 387,273. Private sales fall -8.9% to 44,568, business fleets edge down -4.9% to 34,159 but rental fleets surge 21.2% to 5,914. Government fleets skid -18.5% to 2,547. SUV sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year to 54,605 and 60.3% share vs. 55.7% last year and 56% two years ago, light commercials are down -4.6% to 20,436 an

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Motor 1

MAY 8, 2025

A spy video shot at the Nrburgring shows the performance EVs in action.

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Carscoops

MAY 3, 2025

Lucid owner shares on social media why he’s giving up the brand for an Acura. He says the car drives well but the service and ownership experience fall short. Highlights how early adopters often face frustrating issues with newer car companies. Buying into the latest automotive trend can feel like stepping into the future, until that future leaves you stranded at the service center.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 8, 2025

The Renault Symbioz outsells the Captur for the first time. Another disappointing month for French new car sales, down -5.6% year-on-year in April to 138,694 and leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.3% to 548,779. The only channels showing growth are tactical: short term rentals and self registrations whereas private and fleet sales collapse. More concerning, private leases sink by over 20% this month.

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Motor 1

MAY 7, 2025

All the surrounding states went to an 80-mph speed limit years ago, save for Minnesota, which still holds drivers to 70 mph.

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Automotive Addicts

MAY 5, 2025

The Cadillac Celestiq isn’t your typical flagship luxury sedan, and that’s exactly the point. With a $340,000 price tag and hand-built exclusivity, it’s not designed to fill showrooms, it’s meant to redefine what American luxury can look and feel like in a world where European marques usually dominate. While comparisons to ultra-rare Bugattis may offer perspective, the Celestiq isnt trying to mimic, its carving its own lane, quietly but confidently.

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Carscoops

MAY 5, 2025

A Nissan engineer confirmed that an SUV version of the Frontier Pro is under consideration. The new three-row model could replace the Navara-based Terra as Nissan’s offering in China. The SUV is expected to share the plug-in hybrid pickup’s specifications and powertrain. Nissan might be navigating some financial turbulence lately, but that hasn’t put the brakes on future product planning.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 4, 2025

The Renault Kardian is the best-selling recent launch. New light vehicle sales in Argentina continue to rally back up at a spectacular +63.2% year-on-year in April to 50,963 units. This is the best April result in 7 years: since the 76,554 sales of April 2018. The year-to-date volume after four months is up 83.5% to 205,201. Toyota (+26.5%) is back to the brands top spot with 19% share and despite vastly underperforming year-on-year.

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Motor 1

MAY 8, 2025

It's not the one we were expecting.

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Autocar

MAY 7, 2025

New XC70 sits between XC60 and XC90 but uses a new REx-oriented platform New Volvo SUV is designed primarily for the Chinese market but a global launch is under consideration Volvo is reviving the XC70 name for a new long-range plug-in hybridSUV for the Chinese market. The company's first "extended-range plug-in hybrid" has been previewed for the first time today ahead of a reveal in the coming months and a launch later this year.

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Carscoops

MAY 8, 2025

A Ford employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing millions worth of car parts. The hoods, bumpers, and lights were resold through Detroit shops and eBay listings. Police found parts stacked floor to ceiling during Detroit shop raids linked to thefts. Ford’s employee pricing for all program appears to be a hit , but one employee allegedly decided to get a five-finger discount.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 7, 2025

Peugeot sales are up 393.3% year-on-year in April. New car sales in Luxembourg edge down -1.2% year-on-year in April to4,363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.7% to 17,034. Volkswagen (-4.4%) easily stays on top of the brands ranking with a dominant 13.6% share, distancing a struggling BMW (-17.8%). Mercedes (+31.7%) and Audi (+21.3%) both surge and ensure the Top 4 brands are in the same order as last month, YTD and Full Year 2024.

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Motor 1

MAY 8, 2025

After a 2018 IndyCar crash rendered him with paraplegia, Robert Wickens has been racing with hand controls. Now, he's stepping up to IMSA GT3 competition.

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Drive.com

MAY 4, 2025

A new plug-in hybrid ute from Nissan developed and built in China could spawn an SUV sibling. The first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) with a Nissan badge could spawn a left-field SUV sibling aimed at the Ford Everest, Isuzu MU-X and other popular ute-derived 4WDs. It is an idea floated by an engineer working on the Nissan Frontier Pro , a new 320kW plug-in dual-cab developed in China, for China, but poised for export markets that may grow to include Australia.

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Carscoops

MAY 3, 2025

GV90 is the production version of the Neolun concept from last year’s New York Show. The electric SUV will likely ride on Genesis’ new eM platform with 800V fast charging. Some versions of the GV90 may feature Rolls Royce-style rear-hinged coach doors. Breaking into the luxury SUV scene isn’t for the faint-hearted, especially when the playing field is packed with legacy heavyweights, ranging from Cadillac, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, to Bentley and its ultra-premium peers.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 8, 2025

Dacia Duster sales are down -27.9% year-on-year despite a new generation. It’s a mediocre month for new car sales in Romania with April off -24.7% year-on-year to 9,996 units. To be fair, April 2024 was up 34.6% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes are off -6.1% to 43,688. Local behemoth Dacia (-40.3%) falls significantly faster than its home market to 23.3% share vs. 28% so far this year.

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Motor 1

MAY 8, 2025

The new Grand Cherokee is nearly here. Jeep's released a couple of teaser photos to get us in the mood.

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Auto Express

MAY 5, 2025

Here are the times when the car makers got their car naming badly wrong

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Carscoops

MAY 8, 2025

Audit finds 568 vehicles worth $5 million missing from Hall Street impound lot. Tow records were incomplete or inaccurate in almost one-third of reviewed cases. Nearly $86,000 in cash also unaccounted for, deepening mismanagement concerns. It’s one thing to forget where you parked at the mall, most of us have done that. Even rental agencies , with fleets of cars and tracking systems, occasionally misplace a vehicle or two.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 7, 2025

The Fiat Fastback is up to a record 12th place in April. The Brazilian new light vehicle market recedes -5.6% year-on-year in April to fall back below the 200,000 monthly units mark at 196,326. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the YTD volume stays in positive at +3.1% to 712,608. This is however still -11% below the 801,330 sales achieved over the first 4 months of pre-pandemic 2019.

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Motor 1

MAY 7, 2025

A Jesko Absolut has broken the record for fastest speed in the standing half-mile. It's also the quickest gas car in the quarter-mile.

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Autocar

MAY 7, 2025

Brand calls start of testing in Morocco "a significant milestone" Jaguar Land Rover has begun testing its Defender Dakar D7X-R prototype ahead of entering the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, including the Dakar Rally. Official pictures have been shown of the mule smashing through the sand in Morocco, which, the British marque says, will mirror the extreme desert conditions that awaitthe team in the 2026 series.

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Carscoops

MAY 3, 2025

A wild Japanese build fuses Alfa Romeo styling with Honda Type R performance DNA. This Alfa Romeo Civic sports a custom bumper, tricolor accents, and Quadrifoglio wheels. The hot hatchback is based on the FL5 Type R, retaining the 2.0-liter VTEC with 325 hp. Alfa Romeo hasn’t built a true hatchback since the Giulietta bowed out in 2020, leaving fans of the brand with little more than wistful memories and secondhand listings.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 7, 2025

The BYD Seal U is only outsold by the Renault Clio in April. 105,352 new light vehicles found a buyer in Turkiye in April, a spectacular 38.8% year-on-year surge and a new record for the month, the first time above 100,000 units and eclipsing the previous April best of 97,679 in April 2023. The year-to-date tally is now in positive at 381,626, also a new record for the period beating the 371,438 units of last year.

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Motor 1

MAY 5, 2025

Great Wall Motor has been working on its claimed Ferrari beater for five years.

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Auto Express

MAY 8, 2025

Running costs for car share club EVs are 6k higher than ICE equivalents according to new data

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Carscoops

MAY 3, 2025

Before crossovers took over the world and “sporty” meant fake exhausts and paddle shifters, Alfa Romeo was building something a little different. The Alfa 75, known as the Milano in North America, holds a special place in the brand’s timeline as the last new model launched before the Fiat Group took the reins of Alfa Romeo in 1986.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 7, 2025

The CMC J Space is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in April. Another difficult month for Taiwanese new vehicle sales with April at -11.2% year-on-year to32,876 units. The year-to-date volume is also down -11.2% to 132,736. Brand leader Toyota (+3.8%) defies the negative context to an overwhelming 30.4% share vs. 32% so far this year. Lexus (-0.9%) and Mercedes (-3.7%) both contain their loss to close out the podium whereas CMC (+44.8%) and BMW (+13.8%) both post splendid year-on-year gain

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Motor 1

MAY 5, 2025

Lotus is paying tribute to two-time F1 champ and Indy 500 winner Jim Clark with this green-and-yellow Emira. I want one.

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Autocar

MAY 8, 2025

The Jaecoo 7 will need the mother of all software updates to make the grade Autocar is fast filling up with mentions of software-defined vehicles cars whose performance and functionality is primarily defined electronically rather than physically. The computing powerof the car becomes its ruling characteristic and the software for it can be improved and updated time and again, so that its never finished, rather in a constant state of flux.

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Carscoops

MAY 7, 2025

Hyundai recalls 620 Palisades over potential fire risk from poorly sealed electric oil pumps. Water intrusion could short circuit the electric oil pump controller, causing potential fire hazards. Owners should park outside until the recall remedy is performed on the affected SUVs. Recalls can range from seemingly minor things like missing decals to obviously serious ones where major parts might fail or fall off.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 7, 2025

T oyota Roomy sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in April. It’s another strong month for new vehicle sales in Japan at +10.5% year-on-year to 342,876 units as year-ago volumes were impacted by production disruptions. The year-to-date tally after four month is up 13% to 1,628,227. Toyota (+12.1%) manages to beat its home market to climb to 32.9% share vs. 31% so far this year.

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