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Ford struck a deal with VW to use its MEB EV platform 3 years ago. The company made that decision to speed up development of its European electric car fleet. Now Ford is rethinking its approach and according to the latest report from Financial...

Xpeng's four European markets are each getting a brand new delivery and service center by June. It all starts in Norway - as EV-related things generally do in continental Europe. The Norwegian delivery and service center in Lørenskog will open in...

BYD's premium brand YangWang announced its big luxury SUV, the U8, earlier this month, delivering some impressive specs and hyping up its custom Yisifang platform. It enables the car to perform a 360-degree turn in place, but also takes care of...

Rear-wheel-drive Volvos have a legendary status among the automotive fans. They weren’t particularly fast but offered huge amounts of space in the wagon versions, and their handling around the corners was fun. Good old 740 didn’t need much...

The Seres 5, detailed at this year's auto show in Brussels, will be coming to Europe as early as this spring. And to some extent, we already know what to expect from the Seres 5, as the compact SUV is already sold in China. However, Seres...

American automaker Jeep won European Car of the Year 2023 at the Brussels auto show with its newly released Avenger compact SUV. The interesting bit is that the Avenger can only be found in select North American countries and in Europe as the CEO...

The upcoming electric sedan Lotus Envya is undergoing its winter testing in northern parts of China. We saw the first images of the car a while back in a different part of the country and now we have some more shots thanks to eagle-eyed Lotus...

The Standard Range of the AWD Model Y is back after a short hiatus. Tesla has quietly slipped the model back into the lineup and slapped a $64,000 starting price on it with only 40 units available from stock in the US to start with. Quite a while...

Chinese electric car manufacturer AITO revealed it will be lowering the prices of its M5 and M7 EVs by RMB 30,000 ($4,462). This move is part of industry-wide trend of price cuts, notably including Tesla. China Passenger Car Association reported...

The Dongfeng Nano Box is one of a few cars made in the same factory in China and which are sharing most of their specs. The others are the Dacia Spring, Renault City K-ZE, Aeolus EX1, Fengxing T1, Fengguang E1, and Venucia e30. So if when you look...

The Dacia Spring, Europe's most affordable EV, has undergone its first significant redesign. Renault-owned Dacia unveiled the new version of its smallest EV - Spring Extreme. This is a more powerful trim that comes with a new electric motor and...

While last year Tesla was struggling to match demand as supply chain shortages caused huge order backlogs, the final months of 2022 saw manufacturing outpace new orders. As a result, Tesla is now lowering its prices in key markets to shore up...

Mazda is bringing back the iconic Wankel engine in a rather unexpected manner. The rotary engine does not drive the wheels on the newly unveiled MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, though. Instead it serves as a generator, helping the crossover get better range...

The Tokyo Auto Salon is well underway and among the many exciting new models on display is the new Lexus RZ Sport Concept. It is based on the road-going RZ, but has undergone a series of modifications to boost its performance and give it a more...

Seres 5 is taking a major step in its global expansion by hitting the EU. Currently, only the Seres 3 can be found in stores in the Netherlands, but the company now confirmed it will bring the Seres 5 pretty soon. The Seres 5 is 4.7m long...

Volkswagen's R&D chief Kai Gruenitz shared some exciting news about the ID Buzz. An ID Buzz GTX is in the works, sporting all-wheel drive with dual motors that combine for 250kW (335hp) of power. The GTX will have a "dedicated interior, new...

EV names, and EV branding in general, has been quite the hot mess throughout the industry these past few years. Mercedes has been one of the least worst offenders in this area, though. While "EQ" isn't the best brand around, the way it was used made...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published the certification documents of the Nio ES6 and EC7, confirming they are eligible to enter the Chinese market and revealing their designs in the process. This is the final regulatory...

According to a source close to Porsche, the company is in talks with Google to provide access to Google's apps and services on its native infotainment system. That would enable access to useful apps such as Maps without having to connect a...

Wuling is rapidly expanding its portfolio of city-friendly cars and the Bingo EV is joining it before the end of this quarter. The car just got certified by the MIIT in China, revealing that it's bigger than the the Mini EV with 3,950/1,708/1,580mm...