Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Dodge may be best known for its performance on the dragstrip, but with its Hornet compact crossover the American muscle brand is expanding to the world of rallycross, specifically in Nitrocross' Group E class. Dodge will compete with the Hornet R/T FC1-X, which somewhat resembles the Hornet on the outside but is based on the FC1-X chassis common.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Toyota Starlet Cross aka Taisor ranks #8 in South Africa in August. The South African new vehicle market edges down -4.9% year-on-year in August to 43,588. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -6.1% to 333,662. Exports continue to freefall at -34.3% year-on-year in August to 28,073 and -16.8% YTD to 211,035. Toyota (-12.9%) remains the most popular manufacturer in the country at 24.4% share just as the Volkswagen Group (-5.5%) also underperforms slightly at #2.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Hyundai has decided to sweeten the deal on its 2025 Ioniq 5 N. The automaker last week announced an offer for buyers of the high-performance electric compact crossover that lets them choose between a complimentary Level 2 home charger or a $450 charging credit. Anyone who has already purchased a 2025 Ioniq 5 N can still take up the offer, though.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
BYD ranks in the Ukrainian Top 10 for the 2nd month running. The Ukrainian new car market steps up 40% year-on-year in August to 8,107 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 24.6% to 47,563. Toyota (+11.6%) remains the most popular brand in the country with 15.4% share, distancing Renault (+47.3%) and BM W (+46.2%) both beating the market. Skoda (+36.5%) follows with Volkswagen (-20.9%) in great difficulty.
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Ginetta is one of the biggest race car constructors in the world The U.K. company has just launched a road car packing a 600-hp V-8 The car is called an Akula, which in Russian means “shark” Ginetta's Akula sports car is ready for production, five years after the company previewed it as a concept at the Geneva auto show. The car is.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Dacia holds 23.3% of the Moroccan Market in August. The Moroccan new car market soars 8.3% year-on-year in August to 12,047 sales. This includes 10,415 Passenger Cars (+7.7%) and 1,632 Light Commercial Vehicles. The PC year-to-date volume is now up 1.2% to 97,164. Brand leader Dacia beats the market at +14.9% but its share remains below its year-to-date level at 23.3% vs. 25.7%.
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Audi in July launched the A6 E-Tron in standard and sporty S6 E-Tron guises, but still out testing is a high-performance RS 6 E-Tron flagship. The new RS 6 E-Tron has previously been spotted testing in its Sportback hatchback body style, but our latest shots show the car in its Avant wagon body style for the first time. Both body styles should be.
Auto Dealership Digest brings together the best content for architecture professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The car triple-F1 world champion Jack Brabham piloted in his first F1 race is up for sale The car is a 1955 Cooper T40 powered by a Bristol 2.0-liter inline-6 Brabham drove the car to victory at the 1955 Australian Grand Prix The car that Australian racing legend Jack Brabham piloted in his Formula 1 debut is up for private sale via RM Sotheby's.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Maranello's stunning V12-powered GT is now a tempting modern classic - is it time to take plunge on a used example? Ferrari’s answer to the Bentley Continental GT and Aston Martin Vanquish in 2004 was a front-engined, long-nosed, rear-drive 540bhp GT that was the closest the firm had ever come to making a 200mph family car.On which note, let’s start with the practical stuff.
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Vision 148 plans to build a carbon-fiber Ford Sierra RS500 Only 500 cars were built in 1987 as homologation specials Expect more than the original car's 224 hp A consortium of U.K. companies is uniting on a carbon-intensive Ford Sierra RS500 restomod. First spotted by Top Gear, the project is dubbed "Carbon Piranha," and the group building it goes.
Motor 1
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The company will attempt to restructure and discharge $1.2 billion in debt.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Futuristic Seven Concept design is expected to be retained for the production car New electric seven-seater, closely related to Kia's EV9, will go on sale next year The Hyundai Ioniq 9 will be revealed later this year as the brand’s answer to the Volvo EX90. The new electric seven-seater , twinned with the Kia EV9 , is a development of the Seven concept shown three years ago.
AutoDealer Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
First half of the year sees a new record for transactions.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
VW Amarok The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in August to 9,990 sales. This is to be compared with 14,662 in August 2022. The year-to-date tally is off a daunting -18.7% to 82,067. In August, Passenger Cars are up 6.6% to 1,412, SUVs down -5.4% to 5,327 and Light Commercials up 24.7% to 2,586. Year-to-date, Passenger Cars sink -33.5% to 10,183, SUVs fall -24.5% to 42,887 and Light Commercials gain 0.5% to 23,695.
AutoDealer Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
NHTSA is investigating suspected engine-compartment issue, death claim.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Nissan has revealed performance figures for the new Ariya Nismo ahead of sales beginning in January 2025. The sportiest version of Nissan’s electric SUV can hit 62 mph (100 kmh) in 5 seconds using a 429 hp, bi-motor drivetrain, compared with 5.1 seconds for an 388 hp Ariya e-40rce. Tesla’s AWD Model Y Long Range can also reach 62 mph in 5 seconds, but the Model Y Performance gets there in 3.7 seconds.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A6 Performance puts out 362bhp while S6 gets 543bhp Striking estate and saloon get Q6 e-tron tech, 800V architecture and 543bhp range-topper Order books for the new Audi A6 have opened, with the executive car priced from £69,900 in saloon form and £71,700 as an estate. It is available solely as an electric car , taking the fight to the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE with up to 543bhp and 463 miles of range.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
VW has notified German dealers about upcoming price hikes on ICE models. The price increases range from 2.1% to 4.2%, depending on the model. The new pricing catalog will take effect on September 12, 2024. Volkswagen needs cash, and it plans to get it not just by cutting costs but also—predictably—by raising prices. The automaker is reportedly increasing the cost of its gas and diesel models in Germany by 2.1 to 4.2 percent.
Motor 1
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Get the supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8 engine while you still can.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Jaguar’s managing director has announced plans to introduce a new concept later this year. It will preview the brand’s all-electric future, which will be spearheaded by a new four-door GT. Rawdon Glover said Jaguar won’t build cars that don’t make customers want to spend £120,000. Jaguar, as we know it, is about to die as the company pivots to become a pure-electric, ‘super luxury’ brand, moving into the territory of marques like Bentley.
CarExpert
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Hoonigan – the automotive lifestyle brand founded by late internet star and motorsport icon Ken Block – has filed for bankruptcy, having wound up with US$1.2 billion (A$1.8 billion) in debt. Originally launched in 2010 as a lifestyle and media business by Mr Block and long-time friend Brian Scotto, Hoonigan quickly became synonymous with the former’s wild ‘gymkhana’ online stunt videos, with related merchandise driving up exposure for the brand.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The once large gap between used prices for C8 and C7 Corvettes has shrunk, Hagerty reports. Increased availability and new models like the Z06 and E-Ray have pushed down C8 prices. Despite the C8’s praise, the C7 remains the last Corvette with a manual transmission option. A few years back the C8 Corvette was at the forefront of the pandemic price-gouging movement and people were paying crazy money to get behind the wheel of the first-ever, mid-engined Chevy sports car.
Motor 1
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
At the Goodwood Revival, Minis, Alfas, and Jaguars have few answers for the muscle of a big-block Ford.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The 26-year-old F1 driver knows Monaco’s streets in both race and road cars. Leclerc took delivery of his silver Purosangue in June, adding to his Ferrari collection. The impact between Leclerc’s Purosangue and the minivan likely caused minimal damage. Most would agree that Charles Leclerc is one of the best drivers on the current Formula 1 grid and yet despite this, and his recent triumph at the Italian Grand Prix, that doesn’t make him impervious from having accidents on the
Motor 1
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The recall affects half-ton trucks back to 2019 for problems with the stability control system.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Skoda published exterior sketches of the upcoming Elroq, a fully electric compact SUV. The new model will debut in October, but we already know most of its specifications. The Elroq will ride on VW Group’s MEB platform, offering 4 powertrain/battery options. Skoda continues the teasing campaign for the Elroq electric SUV with a couple of exterior sketches.
CarExpert
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Australian buyers have always loved a big, burbling V8 engine – and nowhere is that more evident than in the Ford Mustang. Close to 90 per cent of buyers opt for a 5.0-litre V8 in their Mustang locally, ignoring the more affordable and efficient EcoBoost four-cylinder option. In the USA, it’s a different story. Speaking about the sales split between the V8 and the 2.3-litre turbocharged EcoBoost engine, global Ford Mustang brand experience manager Joseph Bellino told Australian media it
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has opened a probe into underwood fires on the Jeep Gladiator and Wrangler. More than 781,000 Jeeps built for the 2021-23 model years fall under the scope of the investigation looking at fires breaking out with the ignition switched off. The ODI has received one report of an injury and several more incidences of fire.
CarExpert
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
SsangYong Australia is rebranding, and at the same time it’s launching a new, more boldly styled mid-sized SUV. The company is now called KGM SsangYong Australia, and the new KGM SsangYong Torres is its first new model launch. It goes on sale in October. The company is no doubt hoping the Torres will give it the cut through in the mid-sized SUV segment the slow-selling Korando never could.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A prototype of the Audi RS6 E-Tron Avant was caught during development testing. The performance flagship of the A6 E-tron lineup has a more aggressive bodykit. The EV is rumored to produce 805 hp, along with several handling-focused upgrades. The Audi RS6 is ready to enter its EV-only era, as the ICE-powered version is being renamed to RS7. The all-new RS6 E-tron is expected to debut next year, but our spy photographers have just spotted a camouflaged prototype of the Avant bodystyle, flaunting
Motor Trader
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Car Buying Group has partnered with The Sun Motors, offering dealers the opportunity to increase visibility and drive sales. For a monthly subscription fee, dealers can accelerate their stock turn by tapping into The Sun’s audience to sell their vehicles. The Sun Motors do not offer sponsored listings, both pricing and stock visibility is fair for all dealers.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Sharp’s LDK+ concept EV is a minivan designed as an “extended living room” with rotating seats. Equipped with a 65-inch screen and solar panels, the Sharp LDK+ aims for off-grid versatility. Developed with Foxconn, the concept features AI-driven comforts and multi-functional interiors. Japanese electronics giant Sharp decided to dabble in cars with its new EV concept developed alongside tech manufacturing titan Foxconn.
CarExpert
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The high-performance Hyundai Ioniq 5 N electric vehicle (EV) is set to get a leaner, sleeker companion. What appears to be the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N has been spied testing in Europe, wearing a wild rear wing and forged, black-finish 20-inch wheels behind which sit bright red brake calipers. The prototype also appears to have a wider track than the regular Ioniq 6.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A rare 1934 Hispano-Suiza J12 Vanvooren Cabriolet worth $2 million burned down in a trailer. This is the second high-value car destroyed by fire in a month after a 1979 Ford concept. Authorities are investigating the cause, with no signs of foul play despite two similar incidents. Accidents happen all of the time – and sometimes, they can occur in one of the world’s largest car shows.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Flagship SUV is Nismo's first model since 370Z and gets bespoke styling and chassis tweaks The Nissan Ariya Nimso will hit UK roads early next year, bringing sport cars power and fitted with motorsport-derived aero. Based on the Ariya e-4orce, the first EV to get the Nismo treatment – and the first Nismo model since the 370Z – gets tuned throttle dynamics, a Nismo driving mode and a raft of more aggressive exterior design touches.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Mazda offers free repairs and extended warranties for models with faulty valve seals. Owners of affected models can claim refunds for costs tied to excessive oil use. Eligible models for repairs include certain 2021-2022 CX-30, CX-5, CX-9, Mazda3, and Mazda6. Mazda has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in the United States , which involves multiple models equipped with its 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
Motor Trader
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Omoda, a subsidiary of Chery International, was officially launched in the UK at a ceremony held in London’s Docklands at Magazine London on 29 August. The event was attended by VIP guests and dealers from across the 60-strong network of franchised retailer sites, which are dual branded with Jaecoo. Victor Zhang, Country Director OMODA & JAECOO UK, added: “We have arrived in the UK fully prepared with a large network of experienced franchised retailers, backed by the most comprehensive after
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
300 
Let's personalize your content