Porsche has been facing a number of obstacles in recent years, and CEO Michael Leiters has his work cut out for him as he lays out a plan for the future. The company’s Capital Markets Day presentation includes a series of “value over volume” goals: Most valuable brand (where they are current ranked, according to the Brand Finance Luxury and Premium Ranking for 2026) 20% increase in average selling price of their “top 10K units”, which will be achieved with higher levels of pe

After a long wait (remember, it was supposed to be unveiled about a year ago), Jaguar’s Type 01 four-door coupe has finally made its public debut. Jaguar has already shown the original Type 00 concept (which was developed after the production Type 01 design was signed off), provided some technical information, and let the media drive camo’d prototypes. Jaguar’s reboot literally threw out everything but the “leaper” – and two of the original architects (CEO Adrian Mardell and

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/Rbvv6aKIREg BMW’s Iconic 3 BMW’s eighth-generation 3 Series arrives as a familiar but thoroughly updated compact sport sedan, pairing styling closely related to the electric i3 with more traditional long dash-to-axle proportions and a flatter beltline. At launch, it offers two mild-hybrid gasoline engines: a 437-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six in the M350 and a 208-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder in the 320, with diesels, plu

BMW's 8th generation 3 Series looks competitive but doesn't bring much new to the compact sport-sedan arena... With the all-electric i3 out, it's time for BMW to follow with the vehicle that many enthusiasts have really been waiting for: the internal-combustion-powered 3 Series. As promised, the new 3 is visually quite similar to the i3 (not unlike the strategy Mercedes is pursuing with their larger EVs and their ICE counterparts). If you look closely, you'll spot the more...

The biggest news on this topic over the past week or so, however, wasn’t from an automaker or a battery firm – it was from the Chinese government. China has a new five-year plan for the battery industry, which includes large-scale deployment (not merely small fleets) by 2030. The plan also includes supply chain security, industry consolidation, recycling, and a digital identity management system (similar to the EU’s battery passport). The government is also promoting developm

While we count down to the formal reveal of the Type 01 as the first product in the completely rebooted, throw-out-the-baby-with-the-bathwater Jaguar, another legendary automotive brand appears to be headed down a curious path. A Chinese report suggests Maserati --which has been suffering under a series of strategic pivots, resulting in a somewhat fractured showroom with one SUV, one supercar, a coupe and a convertible--may now be saved by Chinese-engineered vehicles. While S

I'm not surprised this was a hot topic at the Automotive News Congress this week. But it raises some interesting questions. Per Automotive News, a utomakers cited "possible worst-case scenarios from a Chinese landfall: cutthroat price competition, market share losses for legacy automakers, mass consumer data collection, and ravaged dealer earnings." Isn't there legislation already in place to prevent item #3? And are items #1, #2, and #4 significantly different from the threa

The Korean Car Blog has a succinct summary of everything that separates the new eMP architecture (underpinning the new GV90 flagship electric SUV) from the more mundane E-GMP (that's underneath a variety of Hyundai and Kia EVs, as well as the Genesis GV60). The list of upgrades is impressive: 🔹Stiffer structure to support pillarless coach rear doors, with a revised flat-floor architecture to support fully swiveling front seats 🔹Rear-wheel steering (to keep up with the Europ

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/4uitOP7wELI Bentley’s First EV Bentley’s first EV, the Torcal, blends the marque’s traditional luxury character with the performance and technology of Porsche’s 800-volt PPE platform. Slightly smaller and less expensive than the Bentayga, the $218,000 SUV pairs a 108 kWh battery with dual motors producing up to 876 hp and an estimated 375-mile WLTP range, while rear-wheel steering and fully active dampers aim to preserve Bentley’s signatu

The original Pixo was a rebadged Suzuki Alto for Europe--but now it's Renault-based. And while the new Renault Twingo E-Tech leveraged the original's iconic design, and Dacia went for a chunkier look with the new Spring, Nissan went down a lower-investment path with their new entry-level electric hatch. While the Dacia got its own look inside and out, the Renault roots of the new Pixo are more apparent here. Greenhouse and doors carry over from the Twingo, while the Pixo gets

Two years ago, Renault rebooted the R17 sports coupe from the 1970s as a modern EV heavily layered with heritage design cues. Now, with the Paris Motor Show around the corner, Renault has taken another icon--the compact Renault 8 Gordini--and reinvented it for the electric age. The original Renault 8 launched in 1962 as a rear-engined compact sedan as an alternative to VW's Beetle; the 95hp Gordini launched two years later, as an early precursor to today's hot hatches. The ne

Like every other automaker, Bentley's EV strategy has been upended. The new Torcal should have been on sale last year and would have been followed by a string of EVs leading to an all-EV portfolio by 2030. But the new plan means we won't see another EV until early next decade. That’s fine; they have a portfolio of PHEV and plain-old gasoline-powered vehicles. But if your tastes run to EVs, they’re off to a good start. Rolls-Royce told us the Spectre was designed as a Rolls fi

Ceer Motors arose from a partnership between the Saudi Public Investment Fund (the same group that's been funding struggling startup Lucid) and Foxconn (makers of the iPhone and newcomers to the EV space) back in 2022. There was initially talk of using BMW EV components, and it appears Croatia's Rimac supplies the integrated rear electric drive system (e-axle), while Hyundai Transys (affiliated with the Hyundai Motor Group) provides the front motors. The Exobot fullsize sedan

It's hard to argue Volvo hasn't done well under the patronage of Geely. The Chinese automaker purchased the Swedish company in 2010 and took an admirably hands-off approach. They essentially wrote an $11 billion check, telling the company to be the best Volvo they could be. Compared to their last full year under Ford's ownership, Volvo has seen global sales double, revenue nearly triple, and EBIT go from a ~$1 billion loss to a $1.2 billion profit. After abandoning an all-EV

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/F56xAForFEY Bigger is Better Kia’s PV7 is a larger, midsize electric commercial van built on the same 800-volt-capable E-GMP.S platform and software ecosystem as the award-winning PV5, which became Europe’s top-selling small electric van with a 37% market share in the first half of 2026. Positioned between Ford’s Transit Custom and full-size Transit, the PV7 follows a capacity-focused “tool box” concept and will eventually offer 23 cargo,

The JLR/Stellantis alliance may yield a US-market pickup IMAGE: GEMINI The Stellantis/JLR tie-up--intended to build a Defender-branded product in the US to take the brand into a new segment--was announced earlier this year. Given Stellantis’ portfolio, there are a number of architectures and configurations that could be adapted to fit the Defender ethos. Automotive News is reporting the companies have settled on a pickup--and that leads to all sorts of speculation in terms of

Their latest infotainment update suggests maybe so... Three years ago, GM announced plans to remove smartphone mirroring (a/k/a Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) from their EVs, claiming they wanted a “more integrated” solution. Last fall, they expanded the ban with plans to eventually remove the feature from their internal combustion vehicles as well. There was, as you may recall, an outcry from consumers. Although some expected other automakers to follow suit, no one else has

Their new commercial concept does exactly what it says on the tin Stellantis’ Pro One commercial vehicle business unit says, “It is a box, it has wheels.” It, of course, is... the Box On Wheels, or simply “BOW.” (yes, oddly, with a period after the name). Developed with UQI Robotics, it is intended to be a fully autonomous electric delivery van for urban and controlled-environment operations. There are no technical specifications, nor are there photos of the interior--which,

After unveiling the PV5 last year (named the 2026 International Van of the Year) as the first entry off their Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) architecture, the larger PV7 slots somewhere between Ford’s midsize Transit Custom and fullsize Transit (as shown in table below). The PV7 shares the same E-GMP.S 800V-capable platform and software ecosystem, now in a larger and more capable size. Kia notes the PV7 was designed around a ‘tool box’ concept, compared to the PV5’s ‘open box’

Thirteen years after its groundbreaking 240mpg XL1, VW offers up a super-efficient EV concept With drag coefficient of 0.158 (15% better than the XL1), the mundanely-named Mission Efficiency leverages the updated front-wheel-drive MEB+ platform used on the new VW ID.Polo and ID.Cross. While the XL1 was a diesel plug-in hybrid, the Mission Efficiency is, of course, pure electric, claiming a consumption rate of 7.51kWh/100km (with charging losses), about 1/3 better than a Lucid