Mon.Dec 02, 2024

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Lotus open to Emira hybrid as electric successor pushed back

Motor Authority

Lotus plans to launch hybrids to join its EVs The company says it is open to launching an Emira hybrid Lotus is working on an electric successor to the Emira, but the launch may be delayed Lotus not long ago planned to exclusively launch electric vehicles, leaving the Emira sports car as its last vehicle equipped with a gas engine. However, the.

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Taiwan November 2024: CMC J Space lands directly inside Top 10

Best Selling Cars Blog

The CMC J Space is an instant blockbuster in Taiwan. The Taiwanese new car market suffers in November at -10.1% year-on-year to 39,181 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4% to 416,528. Toyota (-11.1%) roughly matches the market to reach an excellent 30.4% share vs. 27.4% so far this year. Honda (-22.2%) is up two spots on last month to #2 despite a mediocre year-on-year evolution.

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares quits amid declining sales

Motor Authority

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has quit more than a year before his contract was set to expire Stellantis reported a decline of 20% in global deliveries year-over-year in the last quarter Tavares' total compensation rose 56% to almost $40 million in 2023 Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has stepped down with immediate effect, the company announced on.

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Italy November 2024: Toyota and Volkswagen top Fiat

Best Selling Cars Blog

Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Italy in November. It’s a fourth consecutive month of decline for the Italian new car market in November at -10.8% year-on-year to 124,251 units. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory at -0.2% to 1,452,973. This is -18.2% below pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales drop -6.5% to 75,179 and 59.8% share vs. 56.7% a year ago, self registrations edge down -0.7% to 15,035, long term leases sink -25.3% to 25,903 and short term rentals fa

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Jaguar ultra-luxury EV concept leaks ahead of imminent reveal

Motor Authority

The Jaguar Design Vision Concept is set to debut during 2024 Miami Art Week The striking concept previews the first in a trio of ultra-luxury Jaguar EVs The production model will launch in 2025, with deliveries starting the following year Jaguar is on a mission to transform into a much more exclusive brand, offering a trio of ultra-luxury electric.

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Spain November 2024: Renault (+65.1%), Skoda (+40.6%) shine in solid market

Best Selling Cars Blog

Renault Captur sales double year-on-year in November. 83,339 new cars found a buyer in Spain in November, an encouraging 6.4% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is up 5.1% to 911,503 and could well reach 1 million by the time the year comes to an end. However keep in mind this year’s 11 month tally remains down -23.6% on the pre-pandemic 2019 result (1.193.642).

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Review: 2025 Audi S6 E-Tron pedals influence with battery power

Motor Authority

The S6 E-Tron replaces the gas-powered S6 It’s Sportback only, so far, for America Prices? Still TBD for the U.S., with sales set for late spring or summer 2025 The gas-powered S7 gets updated, will soldier on Fly for hours to the southwest from Madrid, along the coast of northwestern Africa, and eventually the dormant volcano Mount Teide.

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Qatar to buy stake in Audi F1 team

Motor Authority

Qatar Investment Authority to acquire substantial minority stake in Audi-owned Sauber F1 team Audi purchased 100% of the Sauber F1 team in March The Sauber F1 team will race as Audi starting in 2026 The Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, will buy a “substantial minority” stake in Sauber, the Formula 1 team.

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'All-new' Mk1 Ford Escort to be revealed on 12 December

Autocar

Cross through the Boreham Escort's lights is inspired by tape applied to classic race cars Brit firm Boreham Motorworks is reviving the classic saloon as a driver-focused performance car Ford -backed outfit Boreham Motorworks will revive the Mk1 Escort as an "all-new" car, due to be revealed on 12 December. It will be equipped exclusively with pure-petrol engines and manual gearboxes and will take inspiration from famed versions of the classic (1967-1975) saloon.

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Genesis GV60 Magma will sound more “primal and deep” than Ioniq 5 N

Motor Authority

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N sound is “a great start” but GV60 Magma may outdo it Performance hybrids are likely in the works G70 sedan could be next for the Magma treatment Can enthusiasts look forward to an even more scorching connection with the upcoming Genesis GV60 Magma performance EV, the luxury brand’s first model from its.

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Official: Jaguar enters new age with radical Type 00 Concept

Autocar

Low frontal area, long bonnet and bold grille treatment are key tenets New concept sets out the radical look destined for its £120k-plus, new-era EVs Forget the furore. Remove from your mind, if you can, the past two weeks’ noise about Living Vivid and Breaking Moulds. Concentrate instead on the Jaguar Type 00 (Zero Zero), the long-promised concept coupé that introduces an entirely new design style to the 90-year-old marque and sets the tone for its all-EV range that will hit showrooms from 2026

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Range Rover Electric endures over 120 degrees in hot-weather testing

Motor Authority

An electric Range Rover starts sales next year Prototypes have to endure temperatures ranging from -40 degrees F to more than 122 degrees F Electric versions of the Range Rover Sport and Velar successor are also undergoing testing An electric version of the iconic Range Rover is coming soon from JLR. Order books for the vehicle, to be known as the.

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Good News on Traffic Deaths

AutoDealer Today

Fatalities fell in more than a dozen categories in the first six months of this year.

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2025 Subaru WRX lineup drops base car, jumps $3,065

Motor Authority

The 2025 Subaru WRX sees an effective $3,065 price increase because of the deletion of the base model from its lineup. The least-expensive WRX is now the Premium grade, which starts at $36,920 with the mandatory $1,170 destination fee. That's compared to $33,855 for the 2024 base model, with $50 of that difference due to a higher destination fee.

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Radical Jaguar Type 00 Concept Previews Make-Or-Break MY26 Electric Sedan

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Jaguar has given us our first taste of what to expect from the reinvented brand’s EV-only lineup coming in 2025. The Type 00 two-door concept will transform into a four-door sedan for production late next year, and be followed by two more EVs. Jag’s engineering team is targeting 478 miles (770km) WLTP and 430 miles (692 km) of EPA range.

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Genesis teases LMDh race car

Motor Authority

Genesis has provided the first glimpse of its LMDh race car, as well as a hint at where it will compete. The luxury brand recently posted a teaser sketch on its Instagram page, which was reposted by the official page of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). LMDh cars are currently eligible for the WEC Hypercar class, as well as the GTP class.

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James May Throws Some Love Jaguar’s Way As Concept Leaks

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Jaguar has taken a lot of heat for its rebranding campaign but James May says he’s excited about the automaker’s new car. The ex-Top Gear and Grand Tour host was speaking to BBC Radio when he offered the embattled car brand some positive vibes. May’s comments went out as Jag’s new concept coupe leaked ahead of the official reveal in Miami tonight.

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Vehicles Recalled Over Failing Cameras

AutoDealer Today

Hyundai to replace rear-view devices that can fail over time.

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Bernie Ecclestone Selling His Extraordinary F1 Racing Car Collection

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Included in the collection are no less than 30 cars from the Brabham team Ecclestone owned between 1972 and 1988. One of the most prized cars in the collection is a 2002 Ferrari F2002 driven by Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Many of the cars in Ecclestone’s collection have not been seen for decades. Ex-Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is selling his remarkable collection of 69 historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars worth well over $100 million.

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DS No8: New name strategy, radical interior rethink for 466-mile EV

Autocar

High-riding DS No8 flagship will replace slow-selling DS 9 saloon Long-range flagship introduces a new naming strategy and a completely overhauled cabin DS will launch a new model naming strategy and completely rethink its approach to interior design with its new flagship EV, which is due to be revealed imminently. The high-riding saloon, which is claimed to have one of the largest maximum ranges of any electric car on sale at 466 miles, will be called the DS No8 – rather than just the '8' as

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BYD Outsold Ford Last Quarter To Become Sixth-Largest Carmaker

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There’s a chance the Chinese giant could sell 4 million vehicles this year. BYD was just 10,000 units shy of topping Stellantis and being the fifth-largest automaker in the world. Sales of China’s other two big car companies also rose during the July-September period. BYD was the sixth-largest automaker in the third quarter of this year, selling more new vehicles than Ford for the first time in its history.

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Radical new Jaguar EV concept leaked

CarExpert

Jaguar’s highly anticipated – and slightly controversial – electric concept car has leaked ahead of time, previewing what the brand’s rebirth will look like. Though the official unveiling of Jaguar’s concept isn’t due to take place until later today, images of the car surfaced online via CocheSpias and Wilco Blok. First teased as a camouflaged prototype before a publicly derided online rebranding campaign , the slab-shaped grand touring concept will eventually influence Jaguar’s new electric-onl

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2026 Jaguar Type 01: Everything We Know About The $130,000 Electric Sedan

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Jaguar has confirmed that a four-door GT will be the first production EV of its new era. The luxurious sedan will debut in late 2025, drawing styling cues from the Type 00 concept. It promises up to 430 miles of EPA-estimated range, and a “captivating driving experience” Reinvention is no small feat, especially when you’re Jaguar. After years of grappling with identity crises, the storied carmaker has decided it’s time to go big or go home.

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Lamborghini driver first to be fined after not obtaining ‘supercar licence’

CarExpert

South Australia’s world-first ‘supercar licence’ requirement has caught one motorist out on its first day in force, with a Lamborghini Huracan driver copping a fine for not completing an hour-long course. The Huracan was stopped on Queensborough Avenue, Hillcrest at about 7:30am on December 1, after police officers noticed it didn’t have a rear licence plate.

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2025 Citroen C5 Aircross Stays True To The Concept In First Spy Shots

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A camouflaged prototype of the Citroen C5 Aircross was caught by our spy photographers. The compact SUV will be larger than its predecessor, measuring 4,65 cm (183.1 inches) long. The new C5 Aircross will be available in petrol, hybrid, and fully electric versions. The second-generation Citroen C5 Aircross was spotted testing ahead of its market launch in 2025.

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2026 Toyota RAV4: Is this the next generation of Australia’s most popular SUV?

CarExpert

The next-generation Toyota RAV4 may have been spied for the first time. A single image reshared by Coche Spias – which appears to have been taken in the US – shows a camouflaged vehicle wearing design cues from both the current RAV4 as well as newer Toyota models. That suggests we could be looking at the upcoming sixth-generation Toyota RAV4, expected to debut sometime in 2025. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now.

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Viral Cybertruck Coated In $60,000 Of 24K Gold Hits the Auction Block

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What may be the most famous Cybertruck ever is officially going up for sale. Given the gold plating, JerryRigEverything thinks its value is estimated at around $200K. Every dollar from the sale, including the buyer’s fee, will benefit a charity. Say what you will about the age of influencers or the divisive Tesla Cybertruck, but this story has both—plus a generous dose of feel-good energy.

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The best sports cars - driven, rated and ranked

Autocar

Here is the definitive top 10 list of the best sports cars currently on sale - only one can be the very best. The most obvious part of the new car market eyed up by petrolheads is the sports car segment. It's home to some of the most memorable cars ever built, with car makers including Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Alpine investing heavily to produce some seriously capable models on sale today.

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Low-Mileage E39 M5 Is BMW M At Its Finest

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Power comes courtesy of a 4.9-liter naturally-aspirated V8 with 394 hp and 369 lb-ft. This M5 has been driven just ~18,000 miles and looks to be in superb condition. It’s finished in Carbon Black over Caramel Nappa Heritage leather. BMW has built plenty of memorable M5s over the decades, but of them all, few have aged as gracefully as the E39 generation.

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MINI Aceman: eight key features (and why they matter)

Autocar

Here are the ways in which MINI’s new all-electric crossover changes the game for style, space, tech and amped-up go-kart driving character Goldilocks would absolutely love the new all-electric MINI Aceman. Blending compact city-friendly dimensions with elevated crossover style, it delivers the perfect blend of driving confidence, family-friendly five-seat space and all-round practicality.

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Nissan CFO Reportedly Out As Automaker Grapples With Crisis And Drastic Cuts

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Reports say that Nissan’s Chief Financial Officer is about to step down. That man, Stephen Ma, stepped into the role in 2019. If he leaves he’ll be the second major executive from Nissan to depart in less than two years. Times are extremely tough at Nissan these days. CEO Makoto Uchida recently declared that the company is in “emergency mode.” Sharing the stage with him during that very announcement was CFO Stephen Ma.

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Jay Leno Had His Turbine Car Rebuilt. Watch His First Drive Right Here

Motor 1

Leno's Turbine car had a full meltdown and had to be almost completely rebuilt, but now it's back in action thanks to many of the car's original engineers.

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Vin Diesel Wants Fast X2 To Finally Return To Its Street Racing Roots

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Vin Diesel says he is still working out the final details of the upcoming Fast X2 film. He believes the franchise should return to its roots with practical effects and street racing. Dwayne Johnson is reportedly set to appear in the film despite past disputes. Every day, we get a little closer to the release of Fast X2. Scheduled for sometime in 2026, Vin Diesel just dropped a few hints about what to expect.

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Audi A6 E-tron and S6 E-tron

Autocar

Audi’s larger executive car turns electric, with a cutting-edge platform giving it more than 400 miles of range Rear-wheel drive, you say? An Audi estate with 375bhp and rear-wheel drive? Well, get your flying goggles on and pick your pig, because the unthinkable has happened. This is the new Audi A6 E-tron, which will arrive in the UK in the next few months.There's an Avant estate option but no traditional saloon; that role is filled by the saloon-ish yet conveniently hatched Sportback.This ele

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Rivian R1T Takes Down Tesla Cybertruck In A Dirt-Pulling Tug-of-War

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Just five horsepower separates the two, but the Rivian has a big torque advantage. Both the flagship Cyberbeast and tri-motor R1T can tow 11,000 lbs. Ten years ago, the idea that two startups would be producing the two most compelling electric pickup trucks on the market would have been inconceivable. However, here we are in 2024 with the Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T leading the charge in the electrification of one of America’s most iconic and popular vehicle segments.

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Lamborghini driver first to be fined by police for no high-power licence

Drive.com

Despite widespread media coverage, one man has allegedly failed to obtain his U-class licence before driving his ultra high-performance Lamborghini in South Australia – resulting in a fine from police. A Lamborghini driver is the first person to be fined under new ‘ultra high-powered vehicle’ laws, just hours after being introduced by the South Australian Government.

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Rolls-Royce Introduces A New Roadster And It’s Cheaper Than A Miata

Carscoops

Rolls-Royce has introduced a new roadster that is part art piece and part toy car. The model is constructed out of aluminum, wood, and the same leather as a ‘real’ Rolls-Royce. One dealer has the Cameo listed for $5,500 and it would make an excellent, although pricey, Christmas gift. Ultra-luxury convertibles are the ultimate expression of carefree elegance, but they’ve largely fallen by the wayside.

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