Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
The next-generation Dodge Durango looks to be back on. In a memo first spotted by Automotive News, Stellantis reconfirmed plans to build a redesigned Durango at its Detroit Assembly Complex, which already builds the current-generation Durango. That was subsequently announced in a press release from the UAW, along with confirmation that Stellantis.
AutoDealer Today
JANUARY 22, 2025
Year-over-year increase exceeds seasonal normal. Meanwhile, Cox expects muted growth this year.
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Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
A redesigned Mercedes-Benz V-Class is due in 2026 as the first model on the Van.EA dedicated EV platform The new V-Class is likely the luxury midsize van Mercedes previously confirmed for the U.S. market The Van.EA platform will eventually underpin all Mercedes vans Mercedes-Benz has been spotted testing a prototype for its next V-Class midsize.
Motor 1
JANUARY 22, 2025
The Dacia Sandero took the top spot, beating the Renault Clio and VW Golf.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
BMW isn’t getting rid of stalks or the volume knob But the iDrive controller in current BMWs is dead Every BMW, regardless of powertrain, will feature the same infotainment system in concept Hours after debuting the next-generation iDrive at the 2025 CES in Las Vegas in early January, BMW executives sat down to spill some secrets about the.
AutoDealer Today
JANUARY 22, 2025
SUVs may present problems that can lead to crashes.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
The 626-hp Defender Octa will serve as the foundation for a new Defender rally raid vehicle being developed by a JLR works team for the 2026 World Rally Raid Championship, whose premier event is the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The Defender rally raid vehicle will compete in the Stock category, which is designated for production vehicles. New.
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Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
Volvo EX40 is the new name for the Volvo XC40 Recharge, starting with the 2025 model year The Volvo C40 Recharge will also become a Volvo EC40, though not until the 2026 model year The Recharge designation will also be dropped from Volvo's plug-in hybrids With the arrival of its new EX30 electric subcompact crossover and EX90 electric midsize SUV.
Motor 1
JANUARY 22, 2025
The UAW says production starts in 2027.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
A successor to the Dakota should begin production by 2027, 16 years after the Dakota was discontinued The UAW pressured Stellantis to keep its commitment to the idled Belvidere, Illinois plant The plans come as Stellantis has cooled on EV truck production Stellantis will move ahead with plans to build a midsize pickup truck—likely for the.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
The race-prepped version of the Defender Octa will retain the road model’s D7X architecture. Land Rover will also use the standard model’s 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 from BMW. The Octa is the fastest and most capable model to ever wear the Defender badge. A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has revealed the racing model will be based on the flagship Defender Octa.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
Honda has ambitions to exclusively sell electric and fuel cell vehicles by 2040, meaning even performance models like the Civic Type R will have to lose their gas engines or be retired. A Honda official already confirmed in 2023 that the Civic Type R will live on in the electric era, so long as it can deliver the same enjoyable driving experience.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
Land Rover has acknowledged it’ll be challenging to electrify the current model’s architecture. An electric Defender could only happen with a complete redesign, which isn’t happening soon. An all-electric version of the Range Rover is just around the corner, but an electric Land Rover Defender is not on the agenda for the British brand – at least not for the current-generation model.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
Land Rover has been hinting for years at launching a Defender powered purely by batteries, but using the current Defender platform won't be possible, a senior executive at JLR has revealed. In an interview with Autocar published on Jan. 21, Lennard Hoornik, JLR’s chief commercial officer, said an electric version of the current Defender has.
Auto Express
JANUARY 22, 2025
Work is under way on a new petrol two-seater that will use the mid-engined powertrain from Toyota's Tokyo Auto Salon concept
Motor Authority
JANUARY 22, 2025
Polestar's top-selling 2 compact liftback will receive a direct replacement The redesigned 2 is anticipated to arrive before the end of the decade Polestar plans to move into Volvo dealerships in some markets to help increase its sales footprint Swedish electric performance marque Polestar will launch a direct replacement for its top-selling.
Motor 1
JANUARY 22, 2025
The twin-turbocharged off-roader is headed for Dakar and the FIA World Rally Raid Championship starting in 2026.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
The Mazda6 is the latest victim of the Australian Design Rule 98/00 concerning ADAS. The aging model was in its twilight years, having been discontinued from most markets. Mazda Australia has secured a “healthy supply” across all grades in local dealerships. Mazda has announced it will officially retire the Mazda6 sedan and station wagon from the Australian market, citing compliance issues with impending regulations, a move echoing Mitsubishi’s recent decision to axe three of i
Motor 1
JANUARY 22, 2025
The brand is taking its designs in a new direction.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
Jeep’s inventory has been cut from 129 days to 114 days as of early January. Dodge’s inventory dropped 52%, but its 122-day supply is still one of the highest. Ram’s inventory fell to 107 days in January, down from 128 days in November. 2024 was another rough year for Stellantis. US sales dropped 15%, marking the sixth consecutive year of declines.
Motor 1
JANUARY 22, 2025
The new version would allegedly mimic the original's quirky design.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
Volvo is testing a Cross Country version of the EX30 electric SUV. The mostly aesthetic package includes skid plates and black trim. Volvo previewed the XC in 2023, but the debut was pushed to ’25. Volvo is dusting off its Cross Country badge to add some overlanding appeal to its little EX30. These new spy shots show a gnarlier-looking version of the junior electric SUV testing in the snow ahead of a launch in the first half of this year.
Autocar
JANUARY 22, 2025
Aircraft folds up and automatically loads into the rear of the 'mothership' Six-wheeled 'mothership' with range-extender electric powertrain is used to transport folding six-rotor aircraft The radical Xpeng AeroHT Land Aircraft Carrier a six-wheeled off-truck with a built-in modular flying car is on track to begin mass production in 2026 after making its public debut recently.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
Jeep is recalling over 63,000 Cherokees due to an issue with their power transfer units. Some don’t have a fully seated input shaft snap ring and this can cause damage over time. When things finally go bad, the vehicle can rollaway in park or lose drive power. The Jeep Cherokee might be dead, but that doesn’t mean the recalls stop. Quite the opposite as 63,082 are being recalled over a potential loss of drive power.
Auto Remarketing
JANUARY 22, 2025
The number of vehicles with unrepaired recalls has grown dramatically in the past two years, according to the latest research by CARFAX and a fourth of them have multiple recalls that havent been fixed. CARFAX said its data shows 58.1 million vehicles about one in five cars on the road have an open recall, up 16% over two years. More than 14 million have two or more unresolved recalls, which the company said significantly raises the risk of critical safety component failures.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
The Trofeo retains the same basic 3.0-liter V6 that powered the standard Alfa Romeo SZ. This rare SZ Trofeo competed in a support race before the 1993 Monaco Grand Prix. F1 driver Andrea de Adamich used the SZ as his daily for more than a decade. The Alfa Romeo SZ, affectionately (or not so affectionately) nicknamed ‘Il Mostro’ —Italian for “The Monster”—has always been a polarizing car.
Motor 1
JANUARY 22, 2025
That's despite a decline in deliveries of about 11%.
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
With hundreds of vehicles on sale, it can be hard to remember all of them. Some fly under the radar, while others are built in relatively small numbers. We’re asking our readers which models they’ve completely forgotten about. Automakers offer countless nameplates in the United States and we’ve seen an assortment of newcomers riding the electric wave.
CarExpert
JANUARY 22, 2025
The latest version of the Skoda Octavia RS has been priced for Australia, joining the already launched and more affordable Octavia Select. Skoda unveiled the facelifted, fourth-generation Octavia in February last year, with the liftback and wagon getting new equipment, an interior and exterior refresh, and changes under the skin. The Octavia Select went on sale in October, starting from from $41,490 drive-away in liftback guise (down $1000 on the previous entry-level Style), or $43,990 drive-awa
Drive.com
JANUARY 22, 2025
Hyundai Australia will not continue with the planned launch of a top-of-the-range version of its i30 Sedan Hybrid. Plans to launch a flagship version of the 2025 Hyundai i30 Sedan Hybrid have been cancelled for Australia. Hyundai Australia has confirmed it no longer intends to launch the i30 Sedan Hybrid Premium, despite announcing the variant in October 2023 for an arrival between April and June 2024.
CarExpert
JANUARY 22, 2025
The new-generation MG ZS arrived here late last year with hybrid power, and now more affordable, exclusively petrol-powered models are coming. They’ll arrive in local showrooms from mid-February, with the range now opening at $26,990 drive-away. The new petrol-powered ZS replaces the old ZS, which was priced at $22,990 before on-road costs, and the ZST that opened at $25,490 before on-roads.
Drive.com
JANUARY 22, 2025
Join the Mater Cars for Cancer lottery and help fund life-saving cancer research and care while entering for the chance to win the ultimate prize package. Sponsored by Mater Cars for Cancer Men can get breast cancer too A diagnosis of breast cancer came as a shock to Brisbane’s Ross Schumacher, who found himself fighting the same disease which tragically claimed his mother’s life 30 years ago.
CarExpert
JANUARY 22, 2025
Kia Australia has recalled 305 examples of the EV9 , after it was discovered the large electric SUV might not be fitted with all of its seat mounting bolts. Due to a manufacturing defect, vehicles may have been assembled with missing seat mounting bolts. As a result, the seats may not be correctly secured to the vehicle and could move inadvertently, the carmaker said in its recall notice.
Auto Express
JANUARY 22, 2025
As well as striking looks, this electric shooting brake packs up to 637bhp for supercar-troubling acceleration
CarExpert
JANUARY 22, 2025
The Ford Ranger Wildtrak X is returning to Australia, giving buyers a more off-road-ready version of the top-selling ute without having to shell out for a Raptor. Deliveries of the Wildtrak X will begin during the first quarter of 2025, with just 750 examples earmarked for Australia. It’s priced from $77,640 before on-road costs, just $3000 less than the turbo-diesel V6 Platinum and $1650 more than when it was last sold in Australia.
Auto Express
JANUARY 22, 2025
Contrary to reports, Citroen isnt eyeing up a modern 2CV, but will double down on offering different family cars
Carscoops
JANUARY 22, 2025
The Dodge Attitude gains a special edition, with a limited production of 300 units. The Attitude GT Green Hornet is exclusively available in a Matte Olive Green shade. The sporty sedan is a rebadged version of the GAC Empow for the Mexican market. Dodge may not have a sedan in its US and Canadian lineups at the moment, but that doesn’t mean it’s entirely abandoned the category—at least not in Mexico (or later this year when the Charger sedan re-joins the range ).
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