Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
Ford wants to clock a Nürburgring lap time of less than seven minutes with its Mustang GTD, and to achieve this the automaker has developed a sophisticated aerodynamics package for the car. The package will be sold separately together with another package that adds some lightweight mods, Ford has revealed. BMW is working on a new generation.
Best Selling Cars Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Norway once again. The Norwegian new car market sinks in May at -23.2% year-to-date to 10,253 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally down -14.2% to 43,746. 7,893 BEVs found a buyer, a -26.7% year-on-year loss and accounting for a 77% market share vs. 80.4% a year ago. In contrast HEVs soar 20% to 1,250 but PHEVs implode -50.2% to 544.
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Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
Ford revealed the 2025 Mustang GTD's interior The automaker outlined the Mustang GTD's Performance pack and Lightweight pack Final pricing for the $325,000-plus Mustang GTD hasn't been announced, yet The 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is edging closer to the start of production later this year, and Ford on Wednesday provided some fresh details on the car.
Best Selling Cars Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
The Honda WR-V is inside the Top 20 in Japan and helps Honda up this month. New vehicle sales in Japan slow down their fall in May to just -4.4% year-on-year to 312,406 units. Keep in mind May 2023 was up 25% on the year prior. The year-to-date total is now down -14.8% to 1,753,849. Toyota (-13.4%) underperforms year-on-year but scores a solid 30.5% share.
Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
Fiat will add a gas engine option to the latest 500 The result? The 500 Ibrida, Italian for "500 Hybrid" Fiat hasn't said whether the 500 Ibrida will come to the U.S. The redesigned Fiat 500e electric car launched in 2020 is among the most popular EVs in Europe, with its sales in the region last year topping 65,000 units. The previous-generation.
Best Selling Cars Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
Dacia Sandero sales are up 91.9% year-on-year in May. 6,403 new cars found an Irish buyer in May, a tough -15.1% year-on-year decline. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the YTD volume is however up 3.8% to 77,449 sales. Volkswagen (+1.4%) repeats at #1 with 12.7% share, advancing to #2 year-to-date as a result. Toyota (-31%) suffers at 12.4% share vs. 14.8% so far this year while Skoda (-12%) lifts up two spots on last month to the #3 ranking it also holds YTD.
Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
The Mini Cooper 4-Door hatchback returns The 4-Door hatch variant will be a gas-only affair with no EV option offered The latest 4-Door hatch is a heavily updated model and isn't new like the Cooper EV The fourth generation of the modern Mini lineup continues to grow with the reveal on Wednesday of the new Cooper 4-Door hatchback. While Mini's.
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Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
Manthey-Raing plans to improve the 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS's performance Upgrades will include a larger rear wing with active functionality along with a central stabilizer fin The bodywork will receive an upgrade including a new rear diffuser Porsche's 992-generation 911 GT3 RS is already one of the most potent factory-built track cars.
Best Selling Cars Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
Dacia Duster sales double year-on-year in May. Next generation pictured New car sales in Romania gain a solid 14.7% year-on-year in May to 15,643 units, meaning the year-to-date volume tilts into positive at +2.8% to 62,148. Local behemoth Dacia (+30.5%) vastly outpaces its home market to lodge an outstanding 35.3% share its highest since February 2023 and to be compared with 30.8% year-to-date.
Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
BMW's given the M2 a bump of 20 hp The updated 2025 BMW M2 will cost $66,075 BMW's given M2 buyers new wheel, color, and trim options for 2025 BMW has updated the M2 together with the rest of the 2-Series range for the 2025 model year. While the updates to the 2-Series are relatively mild, the M2 gets a 20-hp bump in power, bringing total output.
Best Selling Cars Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
The Hyundai Staria-based ST1 makes its first appearance in the South Korean ranking. The South Korean new car market drops -7.1% year-on-year in May to 140,886 sales, including 116,677 locals (-10.5%) and 24,209 foreigners (+13.4%). Year-to-date volumes are off -9.8% to 658,593 including 558,241 locals (-10.9%) and 100,352 foreigners (-3.5%). Hyundai (-7.4%) lodges a third consecutive month atop the brands charts with 37% share, well ahead of sister brand Kia (-8.2%) at 32.8% of its home market.
Motor Authority
JUNE 12, 2024
The 2025 BMW 2-Series will cost $40,375, Minor updates for 2025 to the 2-Series lineup includes new paint colors, wheels, and trim options The 2025 BMW 2-Series goes on sale in August A compact coupe with rear-wheel drive from a premium brand is hard to find these days, unless you're willing to pay well over $50,000, but BMW still offers one in.
AutoDealer Today
JUNE 12, 2024
U.S. says $1 billion-plus saved by buyers since the new year, tallies lifetime savings versus gas-powered ownership.
Autocar
JUNE 12, 2024
Optional M Driver's package can raise M2's top speed from 155mph to 177mph Sports coupé now packs nearly as much punch as the M3 and the 2 Series drops diesel BMW’s M division has ramped up the power and performance of the M2 as part of a series of running changes for the popular sports coupé. Planned for UK sales in August from £63,360, the upgraded 2024 model receives a more powerful version of BMW’s turbocharged 3.0-litre straight six, developing an added 20bhp, at 473bhp.
AutoDealer Today
JUNE 12, 2024
Company says system delivers real-time, actionable insights designed to enhance performance and accountability.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
Tesla is offering German buyers a €6,000 ($6,500) “environmental discount” on stock EVs delivered before the end of June. Deal takes the price of a base Model Y below €40,000 ($43k). Automaker’s sales shrank by 64 percent last month, compared with a 30 percent slide for the EV market overall. Tesla is offering German car buyers a €6,000 ($6,500) “environmental discount” on new Model Y EVs to help reverse a shocking sales drop.
AutoDealer Today
JUNE 12, 2024
The industry pushes back over cost of compliance, disclosure definitions, informed consent, and pricing rules.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
A reader spotted a camouflaged Lamborghini Temerario during the last stages of development. The new supercar looks sharper than its Huracan predecessor, and will come with a tech-filled cabin. It will use a hybridized twin-turbo V8 with a significant increase in power compared to the discontinued V10. As we approach the unveiling of Lamborghini’s next supercar, set to replace the Huracan and rumored to be named the Temerario, prototypes of the plug-in hybrid have been spotted cruising on p
AutoDealer Today
JUNE 12, 2024
Survey shows passive warnings to curb growing fatalities would fly, as would stronger measures.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
More than 60 percent of drivers wouldn’t object to audible anti-speeding tech on new cars, an IIHS survey says. Half of those polled said they would be okay with devices that made it physically more difficult or impossible to drive beyond the limit. Speed is currently considered a factor in a quarter of traffic fatalities, according to the IIHS.
Autocar
JUNE 12, 2024
Adoption of smaller solid-state batteries will benefit packaging Japanese brand's tech took 17 years to develop; battery units are half the size but can provide twice the energy The manufacturer that brought us the first mainstream electric cars could also be about to become the first to bring us the next big thing in EVs: a car with double the range for less money.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
The Tesla CEO has threatened to ban all Apple devices from his companies. The statement, made on X, followed news that Apple would integrate ChatGPT into its operating systems. Musk claims that the partnership poses a risk to users’ data. Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference always brings with it big news for fans of the tech giant.
Automotive Addicts
JUNE 12, 2024
It’s not that often that I get a vehicle that puts a huge smile on my face every time I hit the gas while, at the same time, I can tote my family around town. Moreover, it’s not that often that I feel like I’m somehow killing the earth and shattering eardrums from a press of the throttle. This week, the vehicle that I jokingly say these things about is the Cadillac Escalade V, a beastly luxury SUV that was masterfully crafted by people who must also have a massive smile on their faces because th
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
Like other Manthey Racing products, its upgrade package for the GT3 RS will be available from Porsche dealerships around the world. The car has been fitted with a dramatic shark fin and an even more outlandish rear wing. Manthey’s latest creation should beat the standard model’s 6:49.33 lap around the Nurburgring. The 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS has the most outlandish aerodynamic package of any road-going 911 ever.
Auto Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
Filed under: Government/Legal , Infrastructure Continue reading I spent a week in a city filled with roundabouts. It was delightful I spent a week in a city filled with roundabouts. It was delightful originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
Infinix and BMW partner on a new Android phone called the Note 40 5G Racing Edition. BMW Group Designworks created a race car-inspired “Wings Of Speed” design. Prices of the Note 40 5G Racing Edition will start at around $225. Grabbing the brand cachet of a premium automaker is a seemingly desirable strategy employed by all manner of non-car-related companies keen to forge some kind of association with the automotive world.
Auto Express
JUNE 12, 2024
Labour’s bid for the motorists’ vote includes funding for potholes, an investigation into unfair car insurance practices and a reform for road building and EV charging planning systems
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
The Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato got spiced up by Mansory The all-terrain supercar features a new and more extensive bodykit made entirely of forged carbon The interior has also been upgraded with leather, Alcantara, and carbon fiber Mansory presented a new limited edition project based on the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato , the “all-terrain” version of the Italian supercar.
Autocar
JUNE 12, 2024
Chinese-made EVs will be hit with as much as 38% extra import tax if sold in the EU The UK “will have to follow” the European Union by imposing additional tariffs on Chinese EV makers, industry executives and watchers have said. However the UK could also exploit the split by encouraging more inward Chinese investment. On Wednesday the European Commission announced that Chinese-built electric vehicles exported to the EU are to be hit with additional duty rates as high as 38.1% in reaction to inve
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
The 2025 M2 features a 20 horsepower boost, while automatic models get a 37 lb-ft increase in torque. The exterior stays largely the same, save for some minor tweaks to the tailpipes, badges, and color palette. Interior sees the most changes, with BMW Operating System 8.5 and a new steering wheel design. BMW’s lifecycle update for the M2 is here, and the main takeaway is a boost in power.
Auto Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
Filed under: Green , Electric , Infrastructure Continue reading Charging cable thieves pose yet another obstacle to EVs Charging cable thieves pose yet another obstacle to EVs originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
Audi RS7 Avant prototype spied testing ahead of 2025 launch. Model takes over from RS6, whose badge will be used on a rapid EV. This car displays no charging flap, but a 700+ hp plug-in V8 seems the most likely power source. BMW fans eagerly await the return of the M5 Touring – and its first official posting to America, but Audi enthusiasts have just as much to look forward to, as these images of the 2026 RS7 Avant show.
Autocar
JUNE 12, 2024
This week in Autocar. Entry-level BMW EV detailed, a sad farewell to the Jaguar XF, the new Aston Martin DBX 707 rated This week in Autocar, we detail an all-new entry-level BMW hatchback, bid a sad farewell to the Jaguar XF and rate the new Aston Martin DBX. News BMW is targeting younger buyers with new electric versions of the 1 Series and 2 Series, due in 2027 and 2028 respectively - we have full details.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
BMW has announced a handful of updates to the 2025 2-Series Coupe. The model offers new paint colors and wheels as well as a revamped interior. Pricing starts at $39,200 and climbs to $50,100 for the M240i. The BMW 2-Series is an absolute gem and it’s getting better with age thanks to a handful of updates. While they’re relatively minor, the changes include styling tweaks, technology updates, and interior revisions.
Auto Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
Filed under: BMW , Coupe , Luxury , Performance Continue reading 2025 BMW M2 gets more powerful — and lots more colorful 2025 BMW M2 gets more powerful — and lots more colorful originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
JUNE 12, 2024
Grieco Nissan in Delray Beach appears to have a $20,000 markup on a Z Nismo Final pricing for one customer ended up barely shy of $100,000 That goes directly against what Grieco says on its own website. The automotive industry might not be anything like it was a few years ago but some dealers can’t help themselves. They’re still stacking tens of thousands of dollars on cars as markups or market adjustments without shame.
Autocar
JUNE 12, 2024
The retro supermini will be in showrooms in the first months of 2026 on current timings New partner will help develop a city car after VW deal fell through; remains on track for a 2025 reveal Renault has partnered with a Chinese engineering firm to develop its sub-£17,000 Twingo city car after talks with Volkswagen about a potential collaboration proved fruitless.
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