Carscoops

JUNE 1, 2025

Driver assistance systems aim to save lives but are helping drive up insurance premiums. Sensors and cameras are costly to replace and must be calibrated at specialized facilities. U.S. insurance rates have been rising for years and may soon reach $2,101 on average. Driver assistance systems are built to enhance safety and convenience, but they come with an unexpected trade-off: higher insurance rates.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

Ford Bronco sales are up 51.1% year-on-year in May. The rush to secure a new vehicle ahead of expected price increases in the wake of tariffs has slowed down in May, with sales up just 1.4% on the year prior to an estimated 1,469,000 units. Light trucks are up 4.9% to 1,215,000 and 82.7% share while passenger cars drop -12.8% to 254,000 units and 17.3% share.

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Motor 1

JUNE 2, 2025

"The car is sitting like lead at the dealers.

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Autocar

JUNE 3, 2025

New Renault 5 rival is being rolled out in seven new European markets and a right-hand-drive model is in the works The Nio Firefly , a Chinese rival for the Renault 5 and incoming Volkswagen ID 2 , has been confirmed for Europe and UK sales should soon follow. The electric supermini was launched in China in April, offering a range of 260 miles (albeit on the lenient CLTC test cycle) and a single rear-mounted 141bhp motor for the equivalent of around 12,500.

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Carscoops

JUNE 3, 2025

The EVs were driven off a train at GM’s Factory Zero plant, but didn’t get very far. It appears both Hummers lost their tires while driving on the train tracks. There’s no indication as to how the thieves managed to get into the train. Sometimes ambition outpaces planning, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the story of two would-be car thieves who bit off way more than they could boost.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

The new Acura ADX helps the brand surge in Canada in May. According to estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market gains 7.9% year-on-year to 187,000 units, however the year-ago comparison base was relatively low. This could yet again be attributed to a pre-tariff rush, with those being postponed once again and inventory fast depleting.

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Motor 1

JUNE 3, 2025

Say hello to Piston Peak National Park.

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Carscoops

JUNE 1, 2025

An Alfa Romeo Tonale owner reports tailgate rust and paint bubbling after one year. Dealership allegedly denies defect, claiming that such paint issues are “100% normal.” Customer’s Reddit post sparked debate over SUV’s long-term durability and paint quality. Some cars earn a reputation the hard way, and Alfa Romeo’s isn’t exactly built on sterling reliability.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

The Skoda Elroq is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in May. The Dutch new car market steps up a sturdy +7.3% year-on-year in May to 30,188 registrations. However due to a slow start of the year the YTD volume remains in negative at -6% to 148,610. HEVs hold 49.2% of the market at 14,850 sales, followed by BEVs at 34.6% and 10,440, Petrol at 14.2% and 4,288, diesel at 1.7% and 510 and LPG at 0.3% and 100 units.

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Machines with Souls

JUNE 3, 2025

The 2025 Subaru Outback Touring has a legacy to uphold, and it mostly does with a great ride and decent off-road ability. The post The fantasy of the 2025 Subaru Outback Touring appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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CarExpert

JUNE 3, 2025

It can be hard keeping track of all the new brands coming to Australia, almost all of them coming from China and many coming from one automaker in particular. That would be Chery, Chinas largest vehicle exporter, which re-entered Australia in 2023 with a factory-backed distribution operation. This year, its rolling out two brand names, but what it refers to as one brand: Omoda Jaecoo.

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Carscoops

JUNE 3, 2025

Ford is recalling thousands of vehicles due to multiple safety issues and repair mistakes. Lincoln’s Corsair and Nautilus as well as Ford’s Bronco Sport, Escape, and Maverick could catch fire. A failed earlier recall is also forcing F-150 Lightning trucks back to dealerships for repairs. Ford’s recalls are getting hot and heavy in all the wrong ways.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

First Taiwanese Top 10 finish for the Toyota Alphard. New car sales in Taiwan are off a devastating -23.1% year-on-year in May to 31,910 units. This mediocre result is attributed by the local specialised press to a wait-and-see attitude by car buyers amidst the uncertain tariff situation. Meanwhile the year-to-date tally is down -13.8% to 164,647. Toyota (-14.3%) resists better than the market but its share, at 28.2%, is significantly lower than its YTD level (31.2%).

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Autocar

JUNE 3, 2025

New Leaf will be twinned with the next-generation Juke and built in Sunderland Nissan confirms full debut for the Leaf crossover in June ahead of production starting in Sunderland The new third-generation Nissan Leaf will be fully revealed later this month ahead of a market launch by the end of the year. In a new video showcasing some of the Leaf's headline attributes, Nissan revealed new details and angles of its upcoming Skoda Elroq rival, which will begin production at the firm's Sunderland f

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Drive.com

JUNE 3, 2025

The gimmicks to prove one plug-in hybrid ute is tougher than another are only set to get more outlandish as GWM takes the first swipe at BYD in a battle of the brawniest. GWM has taken its first swipe at BYD as brands clamour to show which of their new-energy utes best lives up to the Aussie need for a hard-working, go-anywhere dual-cab ute. In a demonstration organised by GWM , the newly released Cannon Alpha PHEV was sent to tackle Beer OClock Hill, part of The Springs 4×4 Adventure Park

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Carscoops

JUNE 3, 2025

Ford’s overall May sales rose 15.2 percent despite a major drop in EV deliveries. EV sales fell 25 percent in May alone, dragging Ford’s electrified progress down. Lincoln sales jumped 39 percent with Navigator surging 133 percent year over year. We’re approaching the halfway point of the year, and things have already been wild. Tariffs , both the ones in effect and those merely looming, have changed the automotive industry, regulations are changing, and automakers are trying t

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Third incursion inside the UK Top 10 for the Hyundai Kona. 150,070 new cars hit UK roads in May, a small 1.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date total is now up 2.8% to 850,903. Petrol is down -12.5% to 71,291, diesel off -15.5% to 7,792, but HEVs are up 6.8% to 20,351, BEVs up 25.8% to 32,738 and 21.8% share and PHEVs surge 50.8% to 17,898 and 11.9% share.

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Autocar

JUNE 2, 2025

Swedish firm targets significant sales growth with expanded line-up led by crucial new electric SUV The forthcoming Polestar 7, the brands first mass-market model, is set to be a far bigger seller than any of its current line-up but will retain the premium billing and dynamic credentials of those cars. The Europe-made, Europe-focused crossoveris being primed as the catalyst behind a significant growth in sales for the Swedish car maker.

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CarExpert

JUNE 3, 2025

If you’re thinking about buying a Ford Ranger PHEV and replacing the tub with a steel tray or work canopy, the Blue Oval has a word of advice: don’t. The first plug-in hybrid Ranger will only be available in four dual-cab 4×4 pickup variants from launch: XLT, Sport, Wildtrak, and Stormtrak. The new PHEV powertrain option wont be offered in the same fleet- and trade-oriented single-cab, 4 2 and cab/chassis configurations as the diesel-powered Ranger, leading to questions around

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Carscoops

JUNE 3, 2025

Six Utah cities earned over 10 percent of general fund revenue from traffic fines in 2024. Sunset led the state by collecting nearly $500K or 14.7 percent from traffic enforcement. Practice raises growing concerns about quotas, policing priorities, and loss of public trust. Some small towns in Utah might be pulling more from your glovebox than you think.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

The Honda HR-V hits its highest ranking since February 2017. 213,196 new cars changed hands in Brazil in May, a cool 16.4% year-on-year progression. This brings the year-to-date tally after five months to 927,291 units, up 6% over the same period in 2024. For context, over the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019 , the market stood at 1,035,481 units.

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Motor 1

JUNE 3, 2025

When we reached out to Dodge for a comment, the automaker didn't offer an explanation.

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Call Revu

JUNE 5, 2025

by CallRevu Route Smarter, Respond Faster AI is officially upping the ante on automotive dealerships’ service departments, and with good reason. AI-powered phone systems—cloud-based or hosted systems—are successfully analyzing call sentiment, automating follow-ups, and helping customer-facing teams improve efficiency and satisfaction all around. From the start of an inbound call, for example, AI-powered technologies can more effectively route calls, meaning less wait time for the customer a

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Carscoops

JUNE 6, 2025

The automaker is recalling 171,412 Mazda3 and CX-30 vehicles over an airbag issue. Airbags can fail to deploy if the battery is accidentally drained in a specific way. Mazda avoided a recall for months as they blamed user error, before changing their tune. Airbags are one of the most important safety features and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates they saved the lives of more than 50,000 Americans between 1987 and 2017.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

The Renault 5 is up to a world-best #6 in Denmark in May, also reached in France. New car sales in Denmark shoot up 23.2% year-on-year in May to 17,953 units, leading to a year-to-date total up 5.5% to 70,508. Volkswagen (+56%) easily retains the top spot in the brands charts with 16.3% share, distancing a surging Skoda (+235.8%) at 10.9%, now also ranking #2 year-to-date.

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CarExpert

JUNE 3, 2025

The Volkswagen Tayron is arriving in Australia in September as a replacement for the Tiguan Allspace , and it’ll be offered with a choice of three trim levels, three powertrains, and two seating layouts. Volkswagen Australia has released some specification details for the new SUV, though it will release pricing closer to the new models local launch.

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Auto Express

JUNE 3, 2025

Internal distractions, such as chatting to a passenger, led to 940 road casualties in 2023, including 81 fatalities

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Carscoops

JUNE 3, 2025

Polestar has begun accepting orders for the 4, which will arrive this fall. Pricing starts at $56,400 and customers can get rear- or all-wheel drive. All-wheel drive variants have 544 hp and an estimated range of 270 miles. The Polestar 4 debuted over two years ago , but the model has finally gone on sale in the United States. However, customers still have a wait ahead of them as production for US-bound models won’t begin in South Korea until this summer.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

The Tesla Model Y holds 16.5% of the Norwegian market in May. New car sales in Norway surge 39.1% year-on-year in May to 14,260 units. This is the best May volume in 39 years: since 1986. The year-to-date tally is up 30.6% to 57,142. BEVs hold 93.9% of the market vs. 77% in May 2024, HEVs are at 3.5% vs. 12.2%, diesel is at 1.2% vs. 4.2%, PHEVs at 1% vs. 5.3% and petrol at 0.4% vs. 1.3%.

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CarExpert

JUNE 5, 2025

The Tesla Model Y was unsurprisingly Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in May, but a surprising new nameplate claimed third place. Another mid-size electric SUV, the Geely EX5 notched up 511 deliveries in May, placing it behind only the Kia EV5 (703 deliveries) and Model Y, which found a whopping 3580 new homes. Not only did the new Chinese electric SUV, launched earlier this year, surpass the Tesla Model 3 electric sedan (317) – typically Australia’s second best-selling EV –

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Auto Express

JUNE 5, 2025

Chinese giant beats Tesla in monthly sales in May as UK car market grows year-on-year

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Carscoops

JUNE 3, 2025

Work on a new Celica is reportedly already at an advanced development stage. The sports model hasn’t yet been approved, at least not for the United States. It’s been nearly 20 years since the seventh-generation Celica ended production. There’s something uniquely persistent about the sports car rumor mill, and Toyota seems to be feeding it again.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

Mahindra sales are up 62% year-on-year in May. 45,308 new vehicles found a buyer in South Africa in May, a fantastic +22% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.6% 231,719. In contrast exports are off -14.6% to 30,112 for the month and up just +1.4% to 159,199 year-to-date. Brand leader Toyota (+17.5%) trails the market to 22.8% share vs. 24.3% so far this year but Suzuki (+35%) excels at 12.2% share.

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Motor Trader

JUNE 5, 2025

Arnold Clark is to represent Maserati for the first time with dealerships in Glasgow and Manchester. The Maserati representation brings the total number of car brands on Armold Clarks books to 33. Models on display include the Grecale, a mid-sized SUV, available in both petrol and electric form, the four-seater GranTurismo coup, GranCabrio and the MC20 supercar.

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Torque Report

JUNE 5, 2025

Ram is reversing its decision to drop its Hemi V8 in the Ram 1500, since it says that Ram “screwed up when we dropped the Hemi — we own it and we fixed it.” The 5.7-liter V8 is coming back, just how it left with a 48-volt eTorque hybrid system that generates 395 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. This means that the Hemi will sit in the middle of the Ram’s engine lineup, since it will have more power than the 3.6-liter V6, but less than the Hurricane twin-turbocharged 3.0

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Carscoops

JUNE 5, 2025

Our spy photographers spotted what appears to be the successor of the Mustang Shelby GT500. The prototypes feature heavy camouflage, hiding the redesigned bumper, hood, and wide fenders. According to the latest reports, the GT500’s replacement will enter production later this year. Ford isn’t finished tuning the Mustang’s performance portfolio just yet.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

The Peugeot Partner is the best-selling vehicles in Chile in May. Third consecutive month in positive for Chilean new light vehicle sales at +4.3% year-on-year in May to 24,337 units. The year-to-date tally is also in positive, just, at +1.2% to 121,347. Chinese brands trail the market slightly to 30.8% share for the month, but China-made vehicles hold 38.7% share so far this year, well above India (10.4%) and Japan (7.8%).

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