AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Forecaster expects continued rate increases, though smaller ones, this year.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Toyota RAV4 is currently the uncontested leader in Australia. The Australian new vehicle market confirms it will be softer in 2025 after a record 2024. December sales are down -2.4% year-on-year in January to 87,625 units, the 6th decline in the past 7 months. We still remain at very high levels as this is the third largest volume in history for January (add 2018 at 88,551), and sales have been negatively impacted by a shipping port strikes.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Last year, Jaguar said it would buy back almost 3,000 I-Pace models in the United States. Similar buyback schemes have been announced in other countries, including the UK. The I-Pace has been recalled on at least five separate occasions for battery-related issues. The Jaguar I-Pace was supposed to be a game-changer, a premium electric crossover that hit the market years ahead of its European rivals, earning the prestigious World Car of the Year title in 2019.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Mercedes-Benz AMG's GT 4-Door Coupe gains an 831-hp plug-in hybrid powertrain for 2025 Performance figures include 0-60 mph acceleration in 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 197 mph A 6.1-kwh battery enables a small electric range Mercedes-Benz AMG is significantly enhancing the performance of its GT 4-Door Coupe by adding a plug-in hybrid setup to.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Electric car sales climbed 42% year on year in January but still lagged well behind ZEV mandate targets The UK automotive industry is calling for more to be done to encourage private buyers into electric cars , as the latest sales figures reveal EV uptake is falling well short of the government's mandated targets. The 139,345 new cars registered in the UK last month included 29,634 pure-electric models, a significant 42% increase over the figure from this time last year, taking EVs to a 21.3% ma

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Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Kia EV3 is an instant blockbuster in the Netherlands. The Dutch new car market is off -4.6% year-on-year in January to 32,804 units. Hybrid sales (incl. PHEV) amount to 14,934 or 45.5% share, BEVs are at 34% with 11,157 units, petrol is at 19.5% with 6,388 and diesel at 0.8% with 270. Kia (+97.2%) stuns but almost doubling its year-ago result to 12.5% share, its highest since last July.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Suzuki has temporarily suspended orders for the Jimny Nomade in Japan. The automaker has received around 50,000 orders for the SUV in just 4 days. The five-door Jimny is exclusively manufactured at Suzuki’s plant in India. The four-door Suzuki Jimny Nomade has proven incredibly popular with Japanese buyers, forcing the automaker to temporarily suspend orders.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Combustion-engined A7 was thought to be on the way to accompany new electric A6 Under now-scrapped strategy, EVs wore evennumbered designations and combustion cars odd-numbered ones Audi has reversedits new model naming strategy thatdifferentiated combustion-enginedmodels from electric models using odd and even numbers. The move comes after customer and dealer feedback confirmed the new system was causing confusion.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Bestune T77 in Muscat, Oman Oman location Last December I had the privilege of visiting the country of Oman in the Arabian peninsula. It was a fascinating cultural change and the opportunity to discover fantastic landscapes. Oman is home to 5.3 million inhabitants including 1.72 million in its capital Muscat. Oman is the oldest continuously independent state in the Arab world.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Toyota’s RAV4 was the best-selling individual model in 2024, Jato Dynamics data shows. The RAV’s ascent to P1 ended the Ford F-150’s four-decade run at the top of the table. RAV4 sales grew 9 percent even though a successor is due; F-150 dropped 5 percent. Presidents come and go, and gas prices ebb and flow, but for over 40 years there’s one thing Americans have been able to rely on, and it’s that the Ford F-150 is the country’s favorite vehicle.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Aston Martin has scaled back its plans for future electric cars It will stay partnered with Lucid and Mercedes-Benz for powertrain pieces Some gas engines will stick around for "as long as possible" DBX will remain the only Aston SUV; Lagonda project's a no-go Five months after taking the top job at Aston Martin, CEO Adrian Hallmark sat down with.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

It's looking like a buyer's market for cheap EVs. Interested? These are the ones to go for Strong sales of new electric cars over recent years is great news for used car buyers. Growing numbers of pre-owned electric cars, combined with todays weak residual values, mean that buying one of the best cheap used electric cars is no longer a pipedream. Theres now enough variety out there that weve been able to weed out the less appealing choices, yet most of our top 10 used EVs come in below 10,000.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. Something very rare: in January the Croatian new car market is absolutely identical to a year ago: 4,461 sales vs. 4,461… Volkswagen (+63.1%) surges ahead to 12.3% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2024, and is followed by last year’s leader Skoda (-14.1%) in difficulty this month.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The all-new sixth-generation 2025 Toyota 4Runner has arrived, and from our time behind the wheel, it’s the best iteration yet. But where does it stand against its pricier sibling, the North American Land Cruiser? Toyota’s decision to bring back the Land Cruiser at a higher price point has raised plenty of questions about how the two SUVs compare.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Palm Beach International Raceway may not have the provenance of fellow Florida racetracks Daytona and Sebring, but unlike those tracks, it's for sale. As reported by The Drive Tuesday, Palm Beach International Raceway is now listed for sale by real estate firm CBRE at an undisclosed price. This comes after the local zoning commission blocked a.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Whole Bigster range comes in at less than 30k as firm aims to steal a chunk of Europe's biggest segment Dacia's new Bigster flagship has hit UK roads for the first time ahead of customer deliveries beginning in spring. Wearing only light camouflage as Dacia conducts some final pre-sale tests and training, the Nissan Qashqai rival is all but ready for the showroom.

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Motor Trader

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

January saw new car registrations get off to a weak start, falling for the fourth consecutive month but there were contrasting performances among carmakers with winners and losers. Chinese brand BYD started 2025 as it had finished last year with the strongest performance of any brand, up 550% to 1,614 car sales. In second place was EV maker, Geely-owned Polestar which saw sales rise 216% to 756 units for the month.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Detroit Auto Show only attracted 275,000 visitors last month. That’s down nearly half a million people in less than six years. The 2025 show was disappointing as there wasn’t much besides two new Fords. The Detroit Auto Show used to be a can’t miss event, but its return was barely worth mentioning. The Ford Mustang RTR and Mustang GTD Spirit of America were introduced ahead of the event, leaving the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Awards as the only worthw

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

An electric Cayenne based on the PPE platform is due for launch in the next 12-18 months An electric Cayenne Coupe variant is also coming, a prototype for which has been spotted Gas and plug-in hybrid Cayennes will live alongside the electric generation Porsche is out testing prototypes for an electric Cayenne, and the latest prototype spotted is.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The EV will be revealed late this year before going on sale in 2026 Ferrari's CEO said the firm will unwrap its future at its Capital Markets Day, hinting at debut for EV Ferrari is set to reveal its long-awaited debut electric car on 9 October. In an announcement accompanying the Italian firm's 2024 financial figures, CEO Benedetto Vigna said Ferrari will "reveal more of our future on 9 October at our Capital Markets Day".

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Up to four Suzuki models could soon become unavailable in Australia, where the popular three-door Jimny 4×4 may also face a sales hiatus. Production of the current Ignis , S-Cross , Vitara and Swift Sport has ended for Australia, with Suzuki Australia managing director Michael Pachota confirming to CarExpert they’ve reached the end of their local lifecycles.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Dodge just kicked off its lease deals for February and in some corners of the USA, the new Charger Daytona is just $299 a month. At the same time, most places across the nation will pay hundreds more but have the benefit of a lower down payment. These deals are exclusive to the 2024 model year of the Charger and lend a bit of weight to previous rumors we’ve heard.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Audi introduced a new naming strategy in 2023 to better differentiate between models equipped with internal-combustion engines and those powered purely by batteries. Under the strategy, models with gas or diesel engines, including hybrids, were to use an odd number in their names, while EVs would use an even number. However, on Monday, Audi.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Autocar, SMMT and Ennis & Co celebrate those making the automotive industry more diverse and inclusive JLRs Barbara Bergmeier has been named the overall winner at the inaugural Autocar Drivers of Change awards. Held and judged in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and Ennis & Co, Autocar Drivers of Change is a new initiative championing diverse talent in the automotive industry.

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Chery has slashed the cost of entry to its Tiggo 7 Pro crossover range with a new SE (Special Edition) base model. The Tiggo 7 Pro range now opens at $29,990 drive-away for the new SE, a price that Chery says on its website is available until March 31, 2025. The range previously opened at $36,990 drive-away, though runout pricing late in 2024 saw this reduced to $31,990 drive-away.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The AGTZ Twin Tail is limited to just 19 units worldwide, making it extremely rare. Based on the Alpine A110, the car pays homage to the 1960s Alpine A220 racer. The removable rear section allows the Twin Tail to be configured for both layouts. It’s been a year since Zagato first pulled the wraps off its $700,000 Alpine A110 -based AGTZ Twin Tail, and now, the first production-spec example has made its debut at the Rétromobile exhibition in Paris.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Genesis put Jacky Ickx behind the wheel of the X Gran Berlinetta Concept at Bathurst The X Gran Berlinetta sounded like it had a V-8 rather than a V-6 hybrid powertrain Genesis is going racing with a V-8-powered hypercar both at Le Mans and around the world in 2026 Genesis has likely built another X Gran Berlinetta Concept car and put it on the.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Electric equivalent of best-selling XC60 SUV will provide a 'huge boost' to Swedish firm's EV ambitions The first prototype of the newVolvo EX60 the firm's first model to sit on an advanced new highly scalable platform will begin on-road testing this year ahead of is production launch in 2026. The new model will be a key model for Volvos electric switch as the EV equivalent of the hugely popular XC60 family SUV , which has long been its best-seller.

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AutoSuccessOnline

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Tom Castriota addressed the countrys franchised new-car dealers for the first time as the NADA chairman at the NADA Show 2025 , setting the tone for a year of advocacy and emphasizing the community impact of dealerships. Yes, you are individuals who compete against each other and thats a good thing, Castriota said to a room of thousands of dealers, managers and automotive retail industry leaders in New Orleans.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

A 1991 Honda CRX Si with only 326 miles recently sold for a shocking $71,500. A low-mileage 2000 Honda Civic Si Coupe fetched $66,000 at Mecum’s auction. Both models were in pristine, factory-original condition with minimal signs of use. Over the past few years, we’ve watched prices of Honda S2000, NSX, and several Type R models surge, but never did we think we’d live to see the day when a 1991 CRX Si would sell for $71,500 and a 2000 Civic Si Coupe would fetch $66,000.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Lexus’s flagship SUV now gets hybrid power It’s rated at 457 hp, more than the similar Toyota twin-turbos Adaptive suspension, crawl control, and all-terrain drive modes included Prices start with the $115,350 LX 700h Overtrail—our pick of the lineup On a hilltop near Napa, somewhere out among the vines, I tap a switch to ensure.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Vibrations from Valkyrie's V12 engine could be simulated in future Aston EVs New Aston boss outlines plan to make future EVs as thrilling to drive as current combustion cars Aston Martin could use oscillating body structures on future performance EVs to simulate the experience of driving a V12-engined sports car, company boss Adrian Hallmark has hinted.

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

BYD sales slumped in January, and the brand has blamed a lack of supply for the drop. Compared to January 2024, BYD deliveries were down by 48.5 per cent. The Dolphin hatch was down 66.8 per cent to 85 units, the Atto 3 down 77.4 per cent to 105 units, and the Seal fell by a whopping 91.2 per cent to just 52 units. BYD also delivered 433 Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUVs.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The electric SUV is 8 inches longer than the Tesla Model Y but promises up to 472 miles of range. Xiaomi has yet to confirm battery pack sizes for its first all-electric SUV. Both dual-motor all-wheel drive and a single-motor rear-wheel drive SU7 will be available. Eight weeks ago, Xiaomi dropped the covers on its long-awaited electric SUV, known as the YU7.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Anthony Jannarelly has revealed his latest design, the Ælla-60 supercar The supercar features a mid-mounted 473-hp V-8 mated to a manual transmission Pricing starts at $896,000 and only 60 examples will be built Talented car designer Anthony Jannarelly is back with a new project: a mid-engine supercar powered by a V-8 engine and equipped.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Sandero's 268,101 sales saw it take top honours by a wide berth Sandero outsold the second-placed Renault Clio by more than 50,000 cars; Golf completes the podium The Dacia Sandero was the best-selling car in Europe by a significant margin last year,according to figures released by industry analyst Jato Dynamics. A total of 268,101 examples of the value-focused supermini were registered in Europe (including the UK) last year, beating the second-placed Renault Clio by more than 50,000 units.

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Motor Trader

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) has bolstered its ranks with the addition of two new members. Joining the IMDA is Allan Thompson, MD of County Garage Ford and chairman of the National Ford Retail Dealers Association (NFRDA). Also coming on board is Sandy Burgess, ex-CEO of the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA). Thompson has been involved in automotive for all his working career, in various roles within franchised dealers.

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