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2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee bags sharper pricing for V-6 models

Motor Authority

Jeep on Monday announced pricing for its 2025 Grand Cherokee which is already available at dealerships nationwide. The range starts with the Laredo with rear-wheel drive, which for 2025 is priced from $38,830, or $1,000 less than the comparable 2024 model. Adding four-wheel drive costs $2,000. It's worth noting the 2024 Grand Cherokee includes a.

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United Arab Emirates January-September 2024: Ford up 73.4%, Tesla at #10

Best Selling Cars Blog

Ford Territory sales double year-on-year in the UAE. 222,849 new cars hit Emirati roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a very satisfying 12.3% year-on-year jump. Toyota (-1.3%) disappoints with a year-on-year loss that thaws its market share from 28.9% a year ago to 25.4% now. Nissan (+16.

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Ferrari secures one-two finish at 2024 F1 US Grand Prix

Motor Authority

Ferrari celebrated a one-two finish on Sunday at the 2024 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, which was held at Austin's Circuit of the Americas. While it was Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen who took home the win during Saturday's standalone Sprint race, the reigning champion couldn't repeat that performance during Sunday's main event. Instead it.

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Qatar January-September 2024: Ford (+63%), Geely (+62.9%) highlight market up 9.8%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Geely Emgrand surges from #55 to #9 in the space of one year. The Qatari new car market is up a sturdy 9.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2024 to 48,032 units. Toyota (+15.4%) manages to improve its share to an even more dominant 34.5% vs. 32.8% a year ago. Nissan (+29.

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2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E debuts BlueCruise with automatic lane changes

Motor Authority

2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E brings a price cut 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E debuts new version of BlueCruise More personalization options added for electric crossover Ford on Monday announced changes to its Mustang Mach-E lineup for 2025, and among them is a lower starting price. The 2025 Mustang Mach-E goes on sale early next year with a starting price.

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Kuwait January-September 2024: Ford Territory up to #2 in negative market

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Ford Territory is up 19.6% to 2nd place. 92,817 new cars hit Kuwaiti roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a disappointing -4.7% year-on-year drop. Brand leader Toyota (-16.6%) sinks to 28.8% share vs. 32.9% last year, still very dominant above Nissan (-3.3%) at 8.3% share. Ford (+14.

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Stellantis reportedly selling Arizona proving grounds

Motor Authority

Stellantis to close 4,000-acre Arizona proving grounds Company expected to move testing to Toyota-owned proving grounds in Arizona Stellantis in midst of U.S. cost-cutting drive to help turn around major losses After recently suffering huge losses in the U.S. market, Stellantis is looking to cut costs and one of the items on the chopping block is.

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Audi A2 E-tron revealed as EV reworking of hypermiling hatchback

Autocar

Seminal 1990s supermini celebrates its 25th anniversary with a one-off electro-mod conversion Audi has reinvented the cult-classic A2 hatchback with electric power and a futuristic new look to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The one-off Audi A2 E-tron is the latest creation to emerge from Audi ’s apprenticeship programme, which in recent years has given us the outlandish RS6 GTO concept and a 240bhp, race-inspired reworking of the NSU Prinz.

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Lebanon January-September 2024: Nissan (+110.9%) catches up on Toyota

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Sunny (+128.8%) helps Nissan up but loses the top spot to the Toyota Land Cruiser. The Lebanese new car market edges up 4.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to 17,038 units. Toyota (+12%) outpaces the overall growth rate and climbs to 39.4% share vs. 36.

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Vauxhall upgrades Mokka interior as part of light update

Autocar

Facelift includes new screens, upgraded centre console, and a reworked front end Vauxhall has upgraded the interior of its Mokka as part of a light update to keep it competitive against a host of new rivals in the segment. The crossover - sold in ICE and EV forms - is the British brand’s second best seller behind the stalwart Corsa , but has seen sales drop by nearly a third over the past year.

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Bahrain January-September 2024: Toyota Hilux catches up on Land Cruiser

Best Selling Cars Blog

Toyota Hilux sales are up 78.6% year-on-year in Bahrain. The Bahraini new car market surges 15.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to 23,844 units. Toyota (+9%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and sees its share thaw by two percentage points from 34.7% to 32.7%.

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Kia Proceed axed after 16 years on sale

Autocar

Shooting brake accounted for “a relatively small proportion” of Ceed sales The Kia Proceed has been pulled from the Korean firm’s UK line-up after 16 years due to languishing sales. Kia confirmed it was “rationalising” the Ceed model line to “focus on the most popular models”. The Proceed accounted for “a relatively small proportion” of Ceed sales, said the firm.

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Saudi Arabia January-September 2024: Toyota Yaris Sedan and Hyundai Accent top market up 6.8%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Hyundai Accent is #1 in Saudi Arabia in September. 572,222 new cars found a buyer in Saudi Arabia over the first 9 months of 2024, a 6.8% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (-0.2%) is stable and sees its market share slide from 31% a year ago to 29% now. Hyundai (+12.

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New Mercedes plant can recycle 96% of a battery's raw materials

Autocar

Plant will run on a carbon-neutral basis, using energy from a solar panel array on its roof Facility will recover enough raw materials to create 5000 EV batteries a year Mercedes-Benz has opened a new plant capable of reclaiming 96% of the raw materials used in its electric car batteries. The new facility in Küppenheim, southern Germany, will recover materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel from existing electric car batteries so that they can be used in the production of brand-new cells.

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Oman January-September 2024: Toyota up to 53.9% share, Land Cruiser #1

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Oman. 46,266 new cars found a buyer in Oman over the first 9 months of the year, a solid 9.2% year-on-year improvement. Brand leader Toyota (+23.7%) tightens its stranglehold on the market even further to bring its share to a suffocating 53.8%.

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Audi A2 Revived As A One-Off Electromod For Its 25th Birthday

Carscoops

The Audi A2 is back, not in the form of a production vehicle, but as a one-off EV conversion from the automaker’s apprentice programme. The A2 e-tron reimagines the brand’s innovative modern classic with new styling cues and a fully electric powertrain, in time for the 25th anniversary of the original. The model was presented on Audi AG’s social media channels, without any information on the EV underpinnings.

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Iraq January-September 2024: Suzuki (+103%), Geely (+94.1%) shine, Hilux above Kia Frontier

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The Geely Emgrand is up 357.8% to #37. New car sales in Iraq soar +28.4% over the first 9 months of the year to 113,633 units. Toyota (+53.7%) almost doubles the market growth rate to reach 30.6% share vs. 25.6% over the same period a year ago. Kia (+19.

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GM Unveils Cyclist Safety Feature

AutoDealer Today

Alerts intended to prevent the kinds of collisions that kill hundreds every year.

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Media post: The Future of Electric Vehicles Trends Challenges and Opportunities in the Automotive Industry

Best Selling Cars Blog

As the automotive industry propels into a future dominated by cutting-edge technology, electric vehicles (EVs) stand at the forefront of this transformation. EVs are reshaping transportation by addressing the urgent need for sustainability and offering innovative solutions that have sparked immense interest across consumers, industries, and governments alike.

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Private Racetrack For Sale, Better Bring A Mower

Carscoops

A speedway has come up for sale in Palmyra, Queensland, Australia. The site contains a house, garaging and a quarter-mile oval track that is now covered with grass. A drag strip, kart track and airfield surround the property but aren’t included in the sale. Most of us have dreamed of being able to walk out of the front door and onto our own private racetrack.

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Comply or die: car makers must stop selling cars to keep selling cars

Autocar

Tightening emissions rules on the continent are set to follow blueprint of the UK's ZEV mandate Stellantis has throttled sales of combustion-engined cars in the UK in a bid to hit government-mandated sales targets for electric cars this year and avoid paying fines. That's according to the company’s new head of Europe Jean-Philippe Imparato, who added that the strategy will continue until the end of this year.

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Michael Schumacher’s 2006 F1 Ferrari Could Smash Auction Records

Carscoops

Michael Schumacher’s 2006 Ferrari 248 F1 is expected to fetch over $10M at auction this November. This 248 F1, driven by Michael Schumacher, claimed five victories during the 2006 F1 season. The racer has been housed in a private collection since being purchased directly from Ferrari in 2007. One of the most successful Formula 1 cars ever piloted by Michael Schumacher will be auctioned off in November and could smash records.

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Cancelled Apple car DNA can be found in BYDs – report

CarExpert

Apple may have killed off its autonomous electric car project earlier this year, but a new report suggests Chinese carmaker BYD is still using battery technology co-developed with the tech giant. An anonymous source told business publication Bloomberg that Apple secretly started working with BYD on long-range electric vehicle (EV) battery technology back in 2017, the two companies collaborating to develop a long-range battery pack using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry.

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Manhart’s Next-Gen BMW M5 To Put Almost 800 HP Into Hunting Supercars

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Manhart previewed the MH5 800E, based on the new BMW M5 Touring. The plug-in hybrid powertrain will be boosted to nearly 800 hp. The kit includes new aero, wheels, and a lowered suspension. Just a few months after BMW introduced the new-generation M5 in Sedan and Touring forms, Manhart previewed their first upgrade package for the beloved model. The MH5 800E treatment will include visual, chassis, and performance upgrades, for those who find the stock M5 a little bit understated.

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Where you can buy a Deepal in Australia

CarExpert

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Deepal is launching in Australia, and its sales network will start small according to local distributor Inchcape. Deepal will start sales of the S07 electric SUV, a rival to the upcoming Xpeng G6 , BYD Sealion 7 and Leapmotor C10 and best-selling Tesla Model Y , in November 2024. Distribution of the S07 will be managed by Inchcape, the same group responsible for Peugeot and Subaru in Australia.

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VW ID.Buzz Review: Retro Style, But At A Steep Price

Carscoops

Criticism of companies like Tesla that promise products only to delay or cancel them is fair and just. What’s odd though is that Volkswagen has teased a Type II or Bus return for over two decades without catching much flack for it. Now, in the year of our lord 2024, the ID. Buzz is about to end the long wait so many U.S. VW fans have faithfully dealt with.

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Cars Disappearing More

AutoDealer Today

Theft rate still elevated across the country in wake of pandemic spike.

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Chery To Introduce Solid-State Batteries In 2026

Carscoops

Solid-state batteries from Chery will have an energy density of up to 600 Wh/kg. Large-scale production of the new cells should begin in 2027. The Nio ET7 and IM L6 launched this year as the first EV’s with semi-solid-state batteries. Solid-state batteries are viewed by many as the next frontier for EVs and are being developed by startups and legacy carmakers alike.

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Fake car parts warning as 15% of motorists admit to buying them in the last year

Auto Express

The IPO’s ‘Fake Always Breaks’ campaign warns motorists not to be drawn in by the attractive prices of potentially deadly counterfeit car parts

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BMW’s New M2 Automatic Racecar Tackles Nurburgring In First Race But Can’t Finish

Carscoops

BMW’s new entry-level customer racecar has completed its first live event. The stripped-down M2-based coupe’s maiden outing was a four-hour endurance race at the Nurburgring. Our interior photos reveal the coupe’s turbocharged inline six is mated to an automatic transmission. The latest BMW M2 has already won plenty of praise from reviewers and owners for the way it drives (if not the way it looks).

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Government campaign targets fake car parts

Motor Trader

The Government’s Intellectual Property Office has launched its ‘Fake Always Breaks’ campaign, targeting fake car parts as one in six motorists admit to buying counterfeits in past 12 months. OECD research has estimated that vehicle counterfeit parts imported to the UK were worth almost £1billion in a single year. Miles Rees, IPO Deputy Director of Enforcement at the Intellectual Property Office, said: “Fake car parts are illegal to sell and are very dangerous for motorists and other road users.

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GM Dips Into AI To Improve Quality And Catch Software Glitches

Carscoops

Automated tools catch 10 times as many problems as before on vehicle software. GM uses AI to increase uptime and improve efficiency in its production facilities. Camera-based AI systems continuously check equipment and components. General Motors has integrated Artificial Intelligence tools in production, to improve quality control and assist in plant equipment inspections while ensuring that vehicle software is glitch-free.

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20 Honda Civic Type Rs among fleet of cars stolen in holding yard heist

CarExpert

The brazen theft of 45 vehicles worth more than $2 million from a holding yard in Port Melbourne has already led to one woman being charged, and now police have detailed what cars they’re on the lookout for. As reported earlier today , the 45 cars and vans were stolen from a Salmon Street facility between 3pm Sunday, 20 October and approximately 6.30am Monday, 21 October.

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Hurricane Milton Tossed A Porsche GT3 And Boxster Into A Florida Pool

Carscoops

Floodwaters from Hurricane Milton swept two Porsches into the pool of a Florida homeowner. Both the 911 GT3 and Boxster likely suffered significant damage from saltwater exposure. The two flood-damaged models may appear at a salvage auction in the coming weeks. Hurricane Milton ripped through parts of the US and Mexico earlier this month, leaving behind a trail of destruction with damages estimated to be in the region of $30 billion.

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45 new cars and vans stolen in brazen daylight theft

CarExpert

Victoria Police remain on the hunt for a group of brazen thieves who stole 45 new vehicles from a car yard in Port Melbourne over the weekend. Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the thefts, which all occurred at the Salmon Street facility between 3pm Sunday 20 October and approximately 6.30am Monday 21 October. All the stolen vehicles were brand new and unregistered, with many still wearing protective plastic film. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExper

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Tennessee Men Charged With Scamming Ford In Repackaging Scheme

Carscoops

A Tennessee company was selling used injectors and packaging them as if they were new, genuine Ford replacement parts. The fraudulent operation exploited Ford’s rebate system, triggering a full-scale investigation by Homeland Security authorities. Investigators claim the scheme involved selling repackaged used injectors at inflated prices, profiting over $170 per sale.

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Evolution Funding appoints finance chief for M&A and expansion drive

Motor Trader

Evolution Funding has appointed Mat Hanson as group chief financial Officer (CFO). Hanson will oversee key aspects of Evolution’s transformation and strategy, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and potential international expansion. He will also oversee key stakeholder and shareholder relationships, including those with investors Carlyle and LDC, as well as banking and debt funding partners.

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